A man knelt before Bai Ru: Shadow, who had failed him once before. "Are you willing to redeem yourself?" How could Shadow dare say no? He hurriedly put on a look of fierce resolve. "I would die a hundred deaths for you, my lord!" "Good!" Bai Ru nodded in satisfaction. "Take this." A cylinder the length of a forearm landed in his hand. Three black vertical lines were engraved on it. Shadow froze. "Is this... Heaven-Shaking Thunder?" Bai Ru smiled Pale-ly. "That's right."
"My lord..." Seeing Shadow's confusion, Bai Ru smiled smugly. "Did you really think I'd simply compromise with them? Those Bandits, Ling Xingxian, Feng Feitian—I'll make every last one of them pay!" His smile hardened into a vicious expression, and gloom settled between his brows. "This Heaven-Shaking Thunder can blast a planet to rubble. Since Feng Feitian has agreed to cooperate with us, she certainly won't leave that Ninth Rank expert on the planet..."
Shadow rushed to flatter him. "Your foresight is truly divine, my lord. An expert of the Ninth Rank would never tolerate a mob running wild on his own turf. Feng Feitian will certainly take him off the planet." "Exactly. When that happens, disguise yourself as a Bandit and strike without warning. Blow her planet apart with the Heaven-Shaking Thunder. No one will suspect us."
Shadow found it strange. What benefit would that bring the Bai Household? He stole a glance at Bai Ru, who showed no intention of explaining. Shadow understood: if his lord wanted to tell him, he would. If not, he must never ask.
Bai Ru dismissed Shadow, then smiled to himself. *The Bandits aren't fools. How would they take the bait unless I made it convincing? This time, I'll bring down two birds with one arrow: strike at Feng Feitian and