Xiao Lin's Speculation

Xiao Lin and Mu Chen had only just left the Gama Empire army camp with thirty Great Dou Masters when Xiao Lin stopped.

When Xiao Lin stopped, the other Great Dou Masters naturally did not say much. They had no standing to comment.

But Mu Chen did.

"What is it, Brother Xiao?"

Seeing Xiao Lin stop, Mu Chen naturally spoke up to ask.

For a moment, he even wondered whether Xiao Lin was planning to desert.

However, when he thought of Xiao Lin's relationship with Nalan Jie, as well as what he had learned about Xiao Lin over the past few days, he immediately dismissed the thought.

Xiao Lin did not answer Mu Chen right away. Instead, he glanced at the thirty Great Dou Masters he had brought along before pulling Mu Chen aside alone.

Seeing this, Mu Chen's gaze sharpened. He guessed that Xiao Lin might have some other idea.

Thus, after instructing the thirty Great Dou Masters to wait where they were, the two walked a short distance away.

There, the Great Dou Masters naturally could not overhear their conversation.

"Brother Mu, I have some thoughts regarding the rescue of Nalan Jie and the others. I hope you can cooperate with me."

Xiao Lin looked at Mu Chen with a solemn expression as he spoke.

"Brother Xiao, what are you saying? This operation was meant to be led by you in the first place. Whatever arrangements you have, just say the word.

"Besides, I already said not long ago that if you need my help with anything, all you have to do is ask!"

Seeing Xiao Lin's grave expression, Mu Chen naturally became serious as well.

After all, if this operation went wrong, they could easily lose their lives!

Even for the sake of his own life, their actions truly needed to be planned properly.

Rather, even if Xiao Lin had not brought it up, Mu Chen would have suggested discussing the rescue plan.

Now that Xiao Lin had raised the matter, it happened to align perfectly with Mu Chen's thoughts.

"Before we discuss the arrangements, Brother Mu, there is actually a question I want to ask you."

"A question for me?"

Xiao Lin's words left Mu Chen rather confused.

Weren't they supposed to discuss how to rescue Nalan Jie and the others? How had it turned into Xiao Lin asking him a question?

"That's right, Brother Mu. What I want to ask is, do you think the Grand Marshal is somewhat suspicious?"

In order to make Mu Chen cooperate with his plan, Xiao Lin could only reveal the speculation in his heart.

However, upon hearing Xiao Lin say this, Mu Chen did indeed furrow his brow.

At that moment, he began to think over everything that had happened since they had met Grand Marshal Mo Ya.

Were there strange things about it? There definitely were!

But in Mu Chen's view, it amounted to no more than an internal struggle within the Gama Empire.

Over the past few years, as the younger generation, including Xiao Lin, Nalan Jie, and Mu Chen, had gradually begun to distinguish themselves and displayed extraordinary cultivation talent...

Many people in the imperial capital had already begun discussing in private that, in the near future, the Xiao Household, Nalan Household, and Mu Household might very well become new Battle King Lineages!

And if that truly happened, the power structure of the imperial capital would undoubtedly undergo new changes.

As an old Battle King Lineage, the Intel Lineage was already inferior to the Mittel Family, which had become a Dou Emperor family, let alone the Jia Ma Royal House and the Misty Cloud Sect.

If three new Battle King Lineages emerged in the imperial capital at such a time, it would undoubtedly harm the Intel Lineage's interests in the Gama imperial capital.

After all, the Gama imperial capital was only so large. If three Battle King Lineages suddenly appeared, then if those three households wanted to develop, would they not have to carve up the Intel Lineage's interests?

Therefore, Mu Chen found it quite understandable that Mo Ya, the pillar of the Intel Lineage and the Empire's Grand Marshal, would suppress and target them.

Not just him—even the other generals in the command tent had seen through this long ago.

But what could they do even if they saw through it?

There was simply nothing wrong with the mission Grand Marshal Mo Ya had assigned them!

Moreover, in Mu Chen's view, even if their mission failed and the Great Dou Masters below them died, heirs of major households like themselves would most likely be used by the Cloud Empire as bargaining chips in negotiations with the Gama Empire.

This did not only refer to Xiao Lin and Mu Chen, but also to the trapped Nalan Jie.

Such things had already happened countless times in the wars between the Gama Empire and the Cloud Empire in previous years.

In fact, it was not limited to those two empires. Wars between other nations generally followed the same pattern.

When waging war, unless one could be absolutely certain of wiping the other side off the map, neither side would usually do something that would create a blood feud.

After all, if you captured my people today, I might capture yours tomorrow.

Thus, after capturing people with a certain status, one side would often pay a price to ransom them back.

As for struggles between households within the Empire, so long as they did not cross the bottom line, the Jia Ma Royal House generally would not interfere.

If they had to meddle in everything, with so many households throughout such a vast Empire, would the Jia Ma Royal House not be worked to death?

Therefore, Mu Chen subconsciously believed that Grand Marshal Mo Ya's strange behavior was merely because he did not want to see new Battle King Lineages rise and affect the Intel Lineage's own interests.

Or perhaps that was precisely the illusion Grand Marshal Intel Mo Ya had deliberately created for others!

After Mu Chen voiced his thoughts, Xiao Lin merely shook his head faintly.

His Heavenly Realm soul force naturally granted Xiao Lin exceptionally powerful powers of observation.

Though he could not be one hundred percent certain that Grand Marshal Mo Ya had other schemes, Xiao Lin was fairly confident that it was not merely the internal conflict Mu Chen had described.

There was far more beneath the surface.

Therefore, he had to verify his speculation.

And to verify it, he naturally needed Mu Chen to provide cover for him.

"Brother Mu, do you trust me?"

All of a sudden, Xiao Lin stared at Mu Chen and asked this seemingly inexplicable question.

"I do!"

After being stunned for a second, Mu Chen gave his answer.

"Good. In that case, Brother Mu, I need to verify a speculation that concerns the success or failure of this mission. I need you to cover for me. I want to leave the group for a while."

Afterward, Xiao Lin quietly explained his plan to Mu Chen.

"This... how is that possible? That's far too crazy! The Grand Marshal has served the Gama Empire for decades. How could he possibly do such a thing?"

After Xiao Lin finished explaining his speculation and plan, Mu Chen immediately shook his head like a rattle drum.

He could believe that Grand Marshal Mo Ya was engaging in internal conflict and wanted to suppress the Mu Household, Nalan Household, and Xiao Household.

But if Xiao Lin said that the man had betrayed the Empire, Mu Chen felt it was pure fantasy, utterly unbelievable.

No wonder he reacted this way.

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