Lucky Fortune Tavern.
Xu Ye brought the couple from the Returning Cage Cult into the tavern, where he met everyone and made brief introductions.
Qin Feng was privately astonished. Recruiting two Sequence 7s at this stage was no easy feat.
Just what made this kid so compelling?
In the simply furnished room, everyone sat around a round table laden with fine liquor and food. A few mouthfuls of spirits drove away the winter chill.
Without looking aside, Xu Ye moved the wineglass out of Alice's paws, surveyed the room, and said solemnly:
"This operation carries some risk. Our goal is to use the chaos to rescue Qin Yanhua after she's exchanged for Shenchuan Shengshui."
"And destroy the Dead Soul ritual while we're at it."
"I have a plan..."
The room was quiet. Even the normally noisy Kus listened to Xu Ye with keen interest.
"I have one of the Illusion Overlord's eyeballs, with two uses remaining. It can turn falsehood into reality and vice versa. We need to take control of someone inside the Reincarnation Cult, get information, and locate the corpse that will be used in the Dead Soul ritual with Qin Yanhua. Then I'll use the Illusion Overlord's ability to disguise myself as that corpse and take Qin Yanhua away."
Qin Feng offered an objection. "As far as I know, the Death Marriage ritual is highly confidential. Probably only a handful of the Reincarnation Cult's leaders know about it. We can't exactly target their leadership, can we? Those people will likely stay together over the next two or three days."
"Besides, I'm worried Ron might sense it if he's there."
Ivy, wearing a broad aristocratic lady's hat, had rosy cheeks from the spirits she'd drunk. Her eyes lit up, and she raised both hands.
"I have someone in