late at night.
Atlantis Grand Hotel.
" Xue Ji! Why are you helping me?"
Inside the presidential suite, Great Tengu filled with suspicion and uncertainty. "Removing Nurarihyon from our Imperial Crown Team doesn't seem to do you any good, does it? Could it be Lord Youjing's idea?"
"It was my presumptuous decision."
Xue Ji covered her lips with her wide sleeves and said indifferently, "His Highness trusts Nurarihyon very much. Although the other party has not shown any hostility towards His Highness, I must take precautions to prevent any unforeseen problems."
The Great Tengu suddenly realized, but a new question arose, "Then why didn't you do it yourself? Why did you come to me of your own accord?"
"Are you playing dumb with me?" Xue Ji lowered her hands, her smile gradually turning cold. "One of the nine core members of the Imperial Crown, [ Xu Dog · Hanlu ]?"
Holy crap! How did you know?
The Great Tengu's pupils dilated in shock. Although he had proactively informed Yugong Youjing and Xue Ji about his joining the King of Glory's Team, Imperial Crown, he had never revealed the identity of Xu Dog · Hanlu!
" Sanya's specialty coconut juice must be delicious," Xue Ji said, her gaze falling on the half-empty bottle of coconut juice on the table. "You slept soundly last night, didn't you?"
You drugged me?
The Great Tengu's mouth twitched wildly. No wonder he felt refreshed after waking up; it was the coconut juice that Xue Ji had specially sent last night that was causing this trouble.
"You deliberately leaked the fact that Nurarihyon became a core member of the Imperial Crown to me!"
"This is all to clear you of suspicion that you are Nurarihyon." Looking at the Great Tengu who was grimacing in shock, Xue Ji said expressionlessly, "I will absolutely not allow anyone suspected of Nurarihyon to approach His Highness in reality!"
"You woman!"
Great Tengu cursed under his breath. For Xue Ji, Yugong Youjing was the lord she would be loyal to for life. No matter what happened, Yugong Youjing's safety was the highest priority!
So am I Nurarihyon?
Xue Ji said calmly, "The fact that you're alive and standing here talking to me is the greatest proof of that."
The Great Tengu shuddered.
If he had even the slightest suspicion of being Nurarihyon, he would have been beheaded. After all, Xue Ji was a death row inmate who had killed countless people. If it weren't for Yugong Youjing's mother taking pity on him and saving him from the execution ground...
Xue Ji had already been executed.
The alarm clock on the Great Tengu's phone went off.
Only 10 minutes remain until the internal voice conference at Imperial Crown.
Xue Ji's eyes flickered.
"Last time, you held a core member vote on the issue of [whether to go to war with the Three Champion Emperors ], and the result was a 4-4 tie. However, since the voting was anonymous, we don't know who voted for and who voted against."
The Great Tengu was speechless; it seemed that after Xue Ji drugged him, she had thoroughly checked all the group chat messages on his phone.
Let me state my conclusion first.
Xue Ji said in a deep voice, " Nurarihyon most likely wants to start a war between the Imperial Crown and the Three Champion Emperors teams so he can reap the benefits. He should be a proponent of war."
Great Tengu was slightly taken aback. "The pro-war faction?"
Xue Ji nodded and said, "By reviewing the records of your core members' statements, we can roughly deduce who was in favor of war and who was in favor of non-war at the time."
"[ Huranlang ][ Yujingzi ][ Jueying ][ Shejun ] and you [ Hanlu ] are the pro-war faction, cast your vote in support!"
"[ Wangsun ][ Ganglie ][ Chou Ox ] are in the non-war faction and cast their votes against it."
Wait a minute!
The Great Tengu frowned and interrupted, "The final result of the vote was a 4-4 tie. What kind of nonsense is your prediction of a 5-3 vote?"
Xue Ji glanced sideways and said, "There's no doubt that Hanlu cast his vote in favor. But among Huranlang, Yujingzi, Jueying, Shejun, one of them pretended to be a proponent of war and secretly cast his vote against it!"
"Pretending to be a proponent of war, but actually casting a vote against it?"
Xue Ji nodded and said, "Considering that at the time, Champion Emperor Silver Dragon had not yet confessed to joining Sovereign Dominion, Nurarihyon probably felt that the time was not ripe, so he outwardly advocated for war, but secretly cast a vote against it."
"This way, we can both mislead the crowd and secretly observe the reactions of other core members, preparing for the next vote!"
The Great Tengu shivered.
This Nurarihyon is incredibly cunning; if it weren't for Xue Ji's help in analyzing and reasoning, he probably would never have guessed this before he died.
"So, Nurarihyon is hiding among [ Huranlang ], [ Yujingzi ], [ Jueying ], and [ Shejun ]?"
Xue Ji nodded.
Based on your group chat history and voice conference content, the probability is high, but other possibilities cannot be ruled out.
The Great Tengu's mind raced. " The Huranlang is a mere warrior, obsessed with gaming skills, and determined to kill the Mountain Lord. Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable for him to vote in favor of war."
" Yujingzi has just won the title of the Strongest Uncrowned Emperor and become the face of the Imperial Crown. However, he is also the subject of much controversy within the team. He is eager to prove his strength by defeating the Three Champion Emperors. His reasons for supporting the match are well-founded."
" Jueying is someone the captain has been grooming for many years, and he is absolutely loyal. Everyone in the team knows that he wants to help Imperial Emperor eliminate the traitor, the Three Champion Emperors. It's perfectly reasonable for the team to support him!"
The Great Tengu suddenly looked up, " Shejun?"
"Currently, [ Zi Rat · Shejun ] is the most suspicious!" Xue Ji nodded. "He is the most steadfast advocate of war besides you, and his statements in the group are extremely inflammatory."
"To be honest, Shejun is indeed highly suspicious."
The Great Tengu's expression shifted between light and dark. In his memory, the Shejun was always acting suspiciously and doing things that were hard to understand, such as requesting that some strange characters be added when the Imperial Crown issued a nationwide announcement.
Xue Ji covered her mouth with her sleeves. "If my reasoning is correct, then at this Imperial Crown Conference, not only will Nurarihyon make a big fuss about the Silver Dragon and try his best to incite a war-loving atmosphere, but he will also cast a vote in favor!"
Great Tengu's face darkened. "The vote will be 5 to 3, more than half of the core members will support it, and the decision to wage war against the Three Champion Emperors will be approved!"
Xue Ji chuckled, "However, since you already know about the Nurarihyon and have suddenly realized your mistake, even if you were to switch sides and vote against it, the result would still be a 4-4 tie!"
"Right!"
The Great Tengu's face hardened with determination as he clenched his fists, declaring, "With me Xu Dog · Hanlu, here, I will absolutely not let Nurarihyon's schemes succeed!"
At this very moment.
The clock struck midnight.
The sign indicating a group call has appeared in the core group of the Imperial Crown.
"For the glory of the Imperial Emperor!"
Great Tengu took a deep breath, but then realized something and hurriedly explained, "My loyalty to Lord Youjing is as clear as day; I have absolutely no intention of betraying him."
Xue Ji remained unmoved.
The Great Tengu breathed a sigh of relief and clicked to enter the group call interface.
Can heaven and earth bear witness to loyalty?
Xue Ji glanced to the side out of the corner of her eye, a cold smile appearing on her lips. When the topic turned to the Imperial Crown Imperial Emperor, she blurted out words of loyalty to the Imperial Emperor. You are no longer the loyal Great Tengu who was once so devoted to His Highness.
Rather, they are the Xu Dog loyal to the Imperial Emperor!
But this is for the best.
For those who are loyal to His Highness... I, Xue Ji alone, am enough!