Lin Cheng sipped his tea, his gaze deep and unreadable.
Of course he had plans of his own.
He had taken down the Circle of Friends because Fang Shiming had crossed his bottom line.
But the deeper reason was to pave the way for Red Ning.
Lin Cheng had already watched the Sky Screen's replay.
Everything was unfolding along the course he had envisioned, and the plan was proceeding smoothly.
The only real surprise was that after obtaining the Starvation Ghost, Red Ning had not chosen to merge with it and take control of it herself.
Instead, she had handed the Starvation Ghost over to Fang Shiming as a bargaining chip for an alliance.
But after a little thought, other ideas came to Lin Cheng's mind.
This did not affect his plan. If anything, it proved one thing: the Sheepskin Paper had underestimated her will after all.
Through a gradual, imperceptible process, Red Ning's way of thinking had undergone a fundamental transformation.
The path she was taking now fit perfectly with Lin Cheng's ultimate design.
Ning Rongrong had voluntarily changed her name to Red Ning.
That word "Red" alone spoke volumes.
As long as the Circle of Friends remained an enormous bloc of vested interests,
Red Ning would never be able to bring Fang Shiming completely under her control.
So eliminating the Circle of Friends was actually a way of secretly helping Red Ning establish her so-called Soul Master empire.
Only once the Circle of Friends fell would Red Ning have enough leverage to keep this man firmly under her control.
At that moment, a split-screen feed flickered in the corner of Lin Cheng's vision.
On the outskirts of Dachang City.
Two black sedans sped through the night.
They were about to leave Dachang City's boundaries and head toward an