The Plan Begins!

"Yue Guan, Gui Mei, you two will go to the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire and summon all the Spirit Hall Soul Master within the Heaven Dou Empire, including its vassal kingdoms and duchies. Listen carefully, I am sending two Titled Douluo to carry out this task at the same time because I hope that not a single Spirit Hall Soul Master will be lost. I want them all to return safely. If even one is missing, you two will have to answer to me with your heads."

The next day, under Shui Bing'er's "generous" arrangement, Yu Tianshuang Ye Lingling spent another night with Ye Lingling, whom she hadn't seen in a long time. Standing Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong abandoned her usual lazy posture and instead, with her scepter in hand and her small hand waving, she was full of vigor and began to give orders to the people standing below.

"Nana, the ranking of the Seven Great Sects has been put on hold for so long, it's time to re-rank them. Over the years, the Seven Great Sects have become distant from our Spirit Hall. This re-election of the Seven Great Sects must be for those who are loyal to our Spirit Hall. You will be in charge of this. Remember, anyone who disobeys will be considered a heretic and killed without mercy!"

"Yu Tianshuang, what did you do about the Star Luo Empire? Did you support a useless puppet for me? That Crown Prince Dai Weisi has no access to the core of the Star Luo Empire. You handle this matter yourself."

That's all for now. Go and get back to your work!

From the Bibi Dong made the arrangements to the end, it took less than a few minutes. Everyone looked at each other, somewhat surprised by the Pope's change; she was far too assertive and sharp today.

"If that's really the case, it seems those words not only didn't bring you to your senses, but actually provoked you. But that's fine too."

Shui Bing'er glanced at Bibi Dong above, who seemed to be looking down on the world as if she had designated the country. At this moment, Bibi Dong was like a real queen, issuing orders to them, her "subjects." However, Shui Bing'er sensed a purple, evil aura emanating from Bibi Dong.

"What happened to my sister and brother-in-law? Could it really be because of the Crown Prince's rebellion in the Heaven Dou Empire? But that doesn't make sense. Xue Qinghe isn't a member of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family, but my brother-in-law is a genuine member. The Hell White Tiger can't lie..."

After returning, Zhu Zhuqing, unusually, spoke up and shared her insights. In fact, she had already learned about this matter from Hu Liena yesterday, but she didn't expect that Bibi Dong would still let Brother Tianshuang clean up the mess today.

"That's normal. What's there to be confused about? That old man just doesn't want to give Dai Weisi more authority, or Dai Weisi's proposal was rejected. Whatever the reason, we'll find out when we go and see for ourselves..."

Yu Tianshuang was too lazy to think about it so much. Rather than racking her brains here, she might as well rush over and ask.

"Senior sister..."

Yu Tianshuang had barely finished speaking when she received another flick on the forehead from Shui Bing'er, and could only cover her head and cry out in grievance.

"Puff..."

Looking at his pitiful appearance, Ye Lingling couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. She thought to herself, "Serves you right for bullying me like that last night. I even begged for mercy, but it wouldn't work. You had to knock me unconscious. Now, finally, someone can handle you."

"Lingling, you're still laughing..."

Shui Bing'er said irritably, "What's wrong with laughing at you? I think no one has really taken care of you for the past five years. Look at you now, always rushing over and fighting. Can't you use your brain for once?"

"Does this even require thinking? Just go ask and you'll find out... Okay, okay, I was wrong, let me think about it..."

Yu Tianshuang muttered to herself, but was met with Lengleng glare from Shui Bing'er, so she hurriedly waved her hand and pretended to be deep in thought.

"Have you thought of anything?"

Seeing that he was finally willing to think and use his brain, Shui Bing'er nodded with some relief. However, after waiting for a long time and seeing that he was still deep in thought with his chin propped up, she couldn't help but twitch her lips and sighed helplessly:

"Putting aside the Star Luo Empire, Tianshuang, I want to ask you, have you noticed any changes in Bibi Dong today?"

Yu Tianshuang: "Changes? No, you just stood up from the chair?"

Shui Bing'er: "I really... how about this, besides Tang San, was your reason for joining the Spirit Hall mainly because of the announcement you saw in that small town in the Frozen Forest back then?"

Yu Tianshuang: "Yes, actually, for ordinary people and the vast majority of people on the continent, the Spirit Hall is a very good organization. Not only does it regularly provide free Martial Soul Awakening services to various remote villages every year, but it also provides unconditional assistance to low-level Soul Master. That's why the Spirit Hall has won the hearts of so many people at the bottom of society. I joined the Spirit Hall because I want to promote the Spirit Hall's ideals on the continent and let more people benefit from them."

Shui Bing'er: "Yes, I believe Zhu Zhuqing, Lengleng feels the same way, but didn't you notice what Bibi Dong said today? 'Anyone who disobeys will be considered a heretic and killed without mercy!' Bibi Dong's meaning is that a new Seven Great Sects will be elected, but they must be subordinate to the Spirit Hall. If it's the autonomous system of the previous Upper Three Sects, I'm afraid..."

Yu Tianshuang: "Senior sister, what do you mean?"

Seeing that Shui Bing'er had already said all that, Yu Tianshuang still hadn't reacted, and even the usually silent Zhu Zhuqing couldn't stand it anymore and helplessly said, "Sister Bing'er means that if we're electing new Seven Great Sects, we don't want sects like the old Upper Three Sects, but sects like the Elephant Armor Sect that completely follow the Spirit Hall's lead. If they don't obey, they'll be killed without mercy and their entire sect wiped out!"

Yu Tianshuang looked at Zhu Zhuqing in surprise, somewhat incredulous. "Exterminate an entire family? Surely not?"

"Bang!" Shui Bing'er truly felt that her departure over the past five years was a mistake. Keeping Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing, those two girls who always did whatever he said, by his side had made him so different from before. Annoyed, she knocked him on the head again and said, "This kind of thing can be clarified by asking Hu Liena. There's no need to discuss it anymore. I want to ask you the most important thing now: do you think etiquette is important?"

Whether it was Shui Bing'er's train of thought being too abrupt, or Yu Tianshuang's brain simply not working properly and she couldn't keep up, she asked somewhat bewilderedly, "Etiquette?"

Shui Bing'er was truly helpless, so she patiently said, "On this continent, besides emperors, who else would grant multiple women the most important courtesies? If you want to maintain this kind of relationship with us, I don't care, but Lengleng? What about Zhu Zhuqing? Including your Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall."

"Sister Bing'er, I, I haven't, I haven't..."

Hearing Shui Bing'er mention her, Zhu Zhuqing blushed instantly, her heart pounding as she looked at Yu Tianshuang and said shyly.

"Um... I'm sorry, I really hadn't thought about these things, but now..."

Seeing Yu Tianshuang's somewhat embarrassed expression, Shui Bing'er didn't want to delve into the matter further. She had already had her thoughts, and bringing them up now was just to give him a heads-up.

"Alright, if you can't say anything, then shut up. It'll only pollute our ears. Now, let's get back to the Star Luo Empire. Okay, you don't need to say anything more, just listen to me."

"Based on my analysis and deduction, there's only one possibility for the Star Luo Empire's emperor to make this incomprehensible move: someone promised him conditions he couldn't refuse. The only person I can think of is Yu Yuanzhen, the one who once passed through the Star Luo Empire on his way to the Clear Sky Sect. But what I can't understand is, what ability does he have to make such a promise to the Star Luo Empire? You must know that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is now fighting to the death with the Heaven Dou Empire. If it's him, why wouldn't he let the two empires join forces?"

Shui Bing'er had thought about it for a long time and figured everything out, but there was one thing she couldn't understand: what abilities did Yu Yuanzhen possess that made the Star Luo Empire believe it could fight against the Spirit Hall after it had destroyed the Heaven Dou Empire?