The way to win over the other members was much the same: exploit the deepest desires in their hearts and let them know that the New Moon Eye Plan could help them become gods faster and fulfill all their wishes.
Why could it help them become gods faster? That was the second step of the New Moon Eye Plan, aside from Infinite Tsukuyomi.
The second step was to use the Gedo Statue and Perfect Susanoo to absorb the power of all Soul Masters, gather the immense power of the human world, destroy the Divine Realm, seize every godhood, and redraw all the rules.
That night, Ye Chen and Konan diligently renovated the Akatsuki Organization's base. Though the scale of the work was enormous, everything became much easier after Ye Chen used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing returned to the hotel and remained in her room all night, unable to sleep.
Thinking back on what had happened the previous night, she felt chills run through her heart.
Should I... should I seek out those so-called Six Paths of Pain, obtain power, and kill Dai Mubai, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and all those people...?
Zhu Zhuqing hesitated. Her nature was not bad. Even though her heart had been shattered the night before, she still did not want to completely walk down the path of darkness.
After all, they had once been companions who fought alongside her.
Zhu Zhuqing still believed that these people cared about her.
Time passed quickly. While Zhu Zhuqing sat in a daze, dawn had already arrived. Sunlight streamed in through the window, and before she knew it, it was already noon.
Then, something Zhu Zhuqing had never expected happened.
At that moment, she suddenly heard a knock at the door.
Zhu Zhuqing turned her head numbly toward the door and asked,
"Who is it?"
The next moment, the voice of that hypocrite Tang San came from outside.
"You're back? Great, Zhu Zhuqing. Go out later and buy medicine for Boss Dai... Then follow the prescription I gave you before, brew it, and give it to Boss Dai. In a few more days, his broken bones will grow back, and he'll recover. Then we can set off again."
There was not the slightest trace of guilt in Tang San's words, as if everything were perfectly natural.
Zhu Zhuqing was stunned. Just as Tang San was about to leave, she suddenly opened the door and stared at him in disbelief.
"What did you say... After what happened last night, you still want me to buy medicine for him?"
Xiao Wu was standing beside Tang San at the time.
Upon hearing that, Xiao Wu looked confused, completely unaware of what had happened.
Tang San looked somewhat embarrassed, but he still nodded firmly and said to Zhu Zhuqing,
"You've been the one buying those herbs these past few days, so you're the most familiar with them... Besides, didn't I explain it last night? Boss Dai never did that sort of thing. He only went there with Fatty. You've misunderstood him like this, and Boss Dai feels terrible about it too. So I hope you can brew the medicine as usual and personally feed it to him. That way, it can clear up the misunderstanding between you."
Zhu Zhuqing had clearly not expected Tang San to be so shameless. He was obviously lying. Dai Mubai was obviously disgusting beyond measure, yet Tang San made it sound as though it were her fault.
Zhu Zhuqing finally could not endure it any longer. She took a deep breath, fixed her pitch-black eyes on Tang San, and said,
"Tang San, you really are just like my friend said... You're a complete hypocrite. Do you think I, Zhu Zhuqing, am an idiot?"
"What? This..."
Tang San stared at Zhu Zhuqing in shock. Clearly, he had not expected the usually gentle Zhu Zhuqing to dare speak to him that way.
Tang San could no longer save face. At that moment, Xiao Wu beside him took the initiative to blame Zhu Zhuqing.
Xiao Wu stepped forward and said,
"Zhu Zhuqing, what do you mean? Why are you insulting Third Brother... Do you have any conscience? Without the immortal herb Third Brother gave you, without the soul bone Third Brother gave you, could you have become a Soul Emperor so quickly?"
Seeing Xiao Wu speak up for Tang San and glare fiercely at her, Zhu Zhuqing was left speechless.
Only after a long while did Zhu Zhuqing gently bite her lip, nod, and say,
"Fine. It's my fault. Everything is my fault. I'll buy medicine for that man, then personally feed it to him."
After saying that, Zhu Zhuqing walked straight past Tang San and Xiao Wu, went downstairs, and headed to the same place as before to buy medicine.
Watching Zhu Zhuqing's departing figure, Xiao Wu saw that Tang San still could not save face and took the initiative to pat his shoulder.
"Third Brother, don't take what she said to heart. That woman is cold as ice and has always had a strange temper. I've never had much to say to her. Rongrong and Xiangxiang are much better."
"Mm..."
Tang San nodded and stopped thinking about the matter.
He thought that since Zhu Zhuqing had obediently gone to buy the medicine, everything was fine.
But after leaving the hotel, Zhu Zhuqing finally forced back the tears gathering in the corners of her eyes before heading to the same place to buy medicine for Dai Mubai.
What did she intend to do?
Actually, Zhu Zhuqing did not intend to do anything. She merely remembered what the girl named Hinata Hyuga had told her, so she wanted to see what kind of reaction these people would have if she revealed the whole truth, exposed the disgusting true faces of Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, and damaged the Shrek Team's reputation.
Would someone stand by her side and defend her...
Or would everyone join together to condemn her? Bully her...
If it were the former, then even if just one person stood by her side, whether Ning Rongrong or Bai Chenxiang... she would soften her heart and give up on seeking refuge with the Six Paths of Pain.
If it were the latter, then there was nothing more to say.
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