Making a few changes

He Xiuyuan was dumbfounded.

Even though he had forced himself not to dwell on all the things about Ying Huaixu that made no sense, he still couldn't help asking, "How did you know the intelligence was in his stomach?"

Ying Huaixu smiled. "I guessed!"

He Xiuyuan: "..."

Fine. You're really good at guessing.

Fighting back his nausea, He Xiuyuan removed the outer layer of special paper, then took out the intelligence inside and read it.

By the time he finished, He Xiuyuan was numb.

How could one person uncover such an enormous secret?

More importantly, they kept stumbling across these damn secrets one after another.

Blood Sacrifice Cultivators were summoning an Annihilation Envoy into their world!

He Xiuyuan had no idea what an Annihilation Envoy was, but the words "summoning into their world" alone told him this was something big.

He Xiuyuan scratched his head.

"Ying, should we report this?"

Ying Huaixu nodded. "Of course, but before we do, we need to add one more thing!"

He Xiuyuan seemed to have expected this.

"Tell me what to add!"

He already had his Jade Token ready.

Ying Huaixu was beginning to consider testing things out.

What he mainly wanted to see was whether his decisions could influence the direction of this World Mission.

With that in mind, Ying Huaixu gave him the answer outright.

"This operation is being carried out entirely by the Thousand Mechanisms Sect and the city lord of Falling Radiance City. Not only did they secretly leak the earlier plan to us themselves, but we've now overheard further plotting. The Thousand Mechanisms Sect and the city lord of Falling Radiance City seem to be deliberately encouraging us to send reinforcements so that, once the Annihilation Envoy descends, they can offer us to him as Blood Offerings! We cannot verify this information and ask the sect to make the final judgment!"

He Xiuyuan was left completely bewildered by Ying Huaixu's words.

"Wait, are you really sure we should add that?"

Ying Huaixu nodded. "Trust me!"

He Xiuyuan looked troubled. "Ying, you do know that submitting false intelligence is a serious crime if you're caught, right?"

Ying Huaixu nodded. "I know. That's why I said we can't verify it. Let the sect decide for itself!"

He Xiuyuan was speechless.

But thinking it over, that did make sense.

Ying Huaixu hadn't categorically claimed that this intelligence was true.

Once they reported it, whether it was taken seriously would be the Divine Firmament Sword Sect's business.

He Xiuyuan gritted his teeth, added that final passage as Ying Huaixu had suggested, and submitted the report.

Afterward, the three hurried out of the death-row prison and settled in to wait again.

Deep down, Ying Huaixu was actually rather invested in this change to the mission.

Whether He Xiuyuan survived depended on how seriously the Divine Firmament Sword Sect took the intelligence they had submitted.

Just then, Ying Huaixu's mission updated again.

World Mission, act two!

Investigation into the origins of the blood sacrifice items complete. Rewards: 10,000 experience, 2,000 spirit stones, 30 Spirit Leaves!

Act three unlocked: the Annihilation Envoy descends!

Assist the disciples of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect in defending Falling Radiance City, and successfully slay the descending avatar of the Annihilation Envoy!

Holy shit, it changed...

Ying Huaixu couldn't tell whether he was excited or frightened.

He was excited because he really seemed capable of changing the course of a mission, but frightened because he had no idea what changes that would bring to later missions!

Ying Huaixu fell silent again.

He had to consider what he should do going forward.

Back when he had played the game, its story had been pretty heartbreaking.

Watching it unfold had given him a headache.

Since he could change it, of course he wanted to.

The problem was that every mission was part of Ye Ningshuang's growth, a necessary step on her journey along the Emperor's Path.

Ying Huaixu admitted that he was actually quite selfish.

With a leading lady like Ye Ningshuang around, why should I do the hard work?

Couldn't I just stay on the sidelines, leech some experience, and level up?

This world had a savior, and that savior was Ye Ningshuang.

Why should I make trouble for myself?

Forget it. I'll take things one step at a time!

For now, Ying Huaixu stopped himself from thinking about it.

He Xiuyuan, however, was feeling nervous.

He rarely lied, especially to his sect.

Ever since submitting the mission report, he had been on edge.

"Ying, will this really be okay?"

Ying Huaixu nodded. "Relax. Nothing will happen!"

He Xiuyuan still couldn't put his mind at ease. "The sect actually has a Truth-Testing Stone. That thing can tell whether someone's telling the truth!"

"What you added at the end was seriously explosive. It could even start a war between the two sects!"

Ying Huaixu closed his eyes to rest.

"Stop sleeping! Say something!"

As he spoke, He Xiuyuan shook Ying Huaixu.

Ye Ningshuang watched with a very strange expression.

Why did this scene make me feel like a third wheel?

Ying Huaixu was getting thoroughly fed up.

He was starting to regret it. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have changed anything. He should have just let the guy die.

But he had already saved him. What else could Ying Huaixu do?

To get him to quiet down, Ying Huaixu could only say, "I really did hear the things I asked you to add. When Ye Ningshuang and I went to wipe out the Thousand Mechanisms Sect's outpost, she went off to kill people while I searched the place for Storage Bags. I happened to overhear two members of the Thousand Mechanisms Sect talking about it!"

He Xiuyuan froze.

"Really?"

Ying Huaixu was speechless.

"When have I ever lied to anyone?"

He Xiuyuan thought about it. That did seem to be true.

"That's a relief. That's a relief!"

He Xiuyuan finally quieted down.

Then curiosity got the better of him. "Ying, what's going to happen next?"

Ying Huaixu shook his head. "I honestly don't know!"

Disbelief was written all over He Xiuyuan's face.

And not just his-Ye Ningshuang looked equally unconvinced.

Ying Huaixu: "..."

Soon, however, He Xiuyuan's token flashed.

He hurriedly picked it up and checked it. There were only two words on it: "Stand by!"

He Xiuyuan looked at Ying Huaixu in confusion. "What does that mean?"

Ying Huaixu was speechless. "Exactly what it says! Stay here and await orders!"

He Xiuyuan asked curiously, "There's no deeper meaning? After all, I feel like you interpret things differently from everyone else!"

Ying Huaixu went numb.

What the hell was he even talking about?

How did I interpret things differently from everyone else?

Just then, a thunderous boom suddenly rang out overhead.

Ying Huaixu and the others immediately looked up.

"Holy shit..."

This time, Ying Huaixu was genuinely shocked.

He hadn't expected that giving the compass of fate the slightest turn would have such an enormous impact.

The disciples of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect had indeed arrived, just as they had in the game.

The only difference was that, in the game, only a dozen or so had come.

Now, however, even the Divine Firmament Sword Sect's Warships had arrived.

And the sky was packed with Sword-Riding Disciples.

Every last one of them was at Meridian Opening.

What shocked Ying Huaixu most was the man standing aboard the foremost Warship.

Qiu Shiyi, a core disciple of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect's Demon Extermination Court, a powerful cultivator at the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm, known throughout the cultivation world as the Little Killing God!

Ying Huaixu's expression was a sight to behold.

"Well, damn. Once the Annihilation Envoy descends this time, he really won't be getting away!"