"But you have to admit, he really is quick-witted. He knows how to ride the momentum, and he's outrageously bold, daring to exploit the situation to keep everyone under his thumb."
"Especially the way he exploited the Emperor Pavilion's iron-fisted policy toward demons: better to kill ten thousand innocents by mistake than let a single demon escape. Any sect faced with that could only swallow its losses."
Ye Xiaotian listened in a fog of confusion, but did not interrupt.
He knew his daughter well enough.
Despite her bad temper, few people in the entire Eastern Region could match her wits.
Since she had said that, she surely had a better way to resolve their current crisis than moving away.
At this point, a flicker of resolve flashed through Ye Liuli's eyes. She slowly raised her head and looked at Ye Xiaotian again.
"Father, if they can use the Emperor Pavilion to extort people, why can't we?"
"Uh..."
Ye Xiaotian froze, unable to recover for a long moment.
Then he grabbed Ye Liuli. "Daughter, what are you trying to say?"
Ye Liuli's voice was icy. "I'm saying we have to earn back the money we lost."
Ye Xiaotian sucked in a sharp breath and hurriedly lowered his voice. "Daughter, don't tell me you want us to impersonate Emperor Pavilion Envoys too, take that Demonic Artifact you have, and go extort other sects?"
Ye Liuli nodded.
"Exactly."
"The Emperor Pavilion's ruthlessness has long been carved into everyone's bones. All we need to do is put this Demonic Artifact in someone's sect. Who would dare defy us?"
"Have you gone mad?"
Ye Xiaotian jumped up in fright.
Then he glanced around. Seeing that no one had come in, he hurriedly waved his hand and shut every door and window.
Once that was done,