"Hiss... if Chu Feikong really is the mastermind, his cunning and methods are truly formidable." Even Qing Chen could not help admiring him.
The likes of Yue Zhimu and Ding Buxing were probably nothing more than expendable pawns on his chessboard, used to draw fire and divert attention.
Once the time was ripe, he would reap them along with the "resources" they had plundered.
Afterward, Chu Feikong would still be the "Chivalrous King" who turned the raging tide and protected the region.
Not only would he gain complete control of Luofu Island, but he would also accomplish his ultimate scheme.
"Chu Feikong, your thoughts run as deep as an abyss."
Qing Chen inwardly shuddered. He must have noticed Ding Buxing, Yue Zhimu, and the others' little maneuvers long ago. He might even have been secretly guiding and exploiting them all along, drawing the demonic cultivators' activities into his calculations as well.
He could kill you, and you would still have to thank him;
He could sell you, and you would still have to count his money for him;
Even if someone accused him in public, no one would believe it.
If such a man did not die along the way, he would surely claim a place among the Azure Wave Archipelago's greatest powers.
Truly, many heroes rose from the wilderness, and many outstanding figures roamed the martial world.
As the ancients said, "Kill one, and you are a criminal; slaughter ten thousand, and you are a hero." Those words were true indeed.
Just as thoughts raced through Qing Chen's mind, Chu Feikong had already sprung into decisive action.
On one hand, he deployed his men, ordering them to seal off every major route on Luofu Island and spare no effort in hunting down Yang Jinquan, the "demonic remnant";
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