Qing Chen hovered in midair, his gaze roaming over the distant stretch of sea as he repeatedly weighed the pros and cons.
Did he really have to postpone the matter of the Rebel-Slaying Platform?
Qing Chen remained expressionless as he pondered, If the Snake Spirit Thieves went all out, things would become hard to predict. The plan for the Rebel-Slaying Platform might not even be feasible.
But I've already put the word out. If I postpone it, all the subsequent arrangements will be thrown into disarray. It might even trigger unforeseen complications.
His thoughts turned to the Demon Lotus Sect. Withdraw the personnel from Ghostly Manor and force Ji Cangming and the others to abandon their original plan?
But it took so many schemes to secure this opportunity! How many people and resources have I cheated the Condensed Jade Sect out of for this? If I miss it, that gang of traitors will very likely notice something amiss and flee to other seas.
Then setting another trap to lure them out would be harder than gelding Yuji True Person. Who the hell knows how long I'd have to wait for another chance? There might not be another opportunity like this for decades.
The more Qing Chen thought, the more agitated he became.
Was all that flesh and blood, and all those contributions, really going to flow away down the river?
How many days have I been drooling over them already!
Just then, Dragon-Seal Vajra noticed Qing Chen's hesitation. In a flash, he appeared beside Qing Chen and stated his purpose:
"Island Lord Qing, isn't this very matter the reason we came all this way, sparing no effort? I'll lay it out plainly. Though our three sides keep our well water out of one another's river water on the surface, we're