Portents of Battle, Qinglin's Worry

"Yes, Yafei. Aunt Qing is preparing to set up a spirit array. Withdraw all the materials she needs from the storehouse and make sure to cooperate fully."

Meng Chen spoke solemnly.

A spirit array?

Though she did not understand it, Yafei still answered respectfully, "As you command."

"Thank you for your trouble."

Qing Yanjing replied coolly.

"It is merely my duty. It is not worth mentioning."

Yafei's expression remained respectful.

"Oh, right." Meng Chen turned to Yafei again. "Yafei, send word to Hai Lao as well. Have him come over."

Yafei agreed, and Meng Chen nodded in satisfaction. "Good. Now I can enter seclusion without worry."

Qing Yanjing frowned. "Enter seclusion? Now? With a powerful enemy at our gates, what if they come tomorrow?"

Hearing Qing Yanjing's worried words, Meng Chen's heart warmed, and he could not help thinking of his breakthrough back then...

He suppressed the urge to kiss her and said gently, "They will not come that quickly."

"How do you know?"

Qing Yanjing was still frowning, and Yafei was equally puzzled.

Meng Chen spoke with complete confidence. "Sky Serpent Mansion, Demon Flame Valley, and Black Emperor Sect have never joined forces before. Xuan Qiu, Earth Demon Old Ghost, and Mo Tianxing have each occupied their own territory for decades. Having come together at the last minute, they naturally have neither trust nor coordination between them—especially here in the Black-Corner Region."

"Sky Serpent Mansion is most likely uninterested in territory and resources. They only want Qinglin. But Demon Flame Valley and Black Emperor Sect are different. They are sending men and expending effort for Chen City's territory and resources. How will the territory and resources be divided? Earth Demon Old Ghost and Mo Tianxing will never go into battle without settling that clearly first."

"Both are long-established forces.