Top-Tier Brainwashing

Li Wensong decisively recounted his entire story, from the moment he met Lu Qing'an to the moment he realized he was a pawn in a grand scheme and fully accepted this identity.

After saying that, he proudly added, "Having realized that I was a pawn in some grand scheme, I used my extraordinary intelligence to figure out this big shot's intentions in various situations and at crucial moments! So, based on my abilities, no one should object to me becoming this big shot's number one pawn!"

Qian Mingjing was dumbfounded.

Not just Peak Eternal Realm expert, but a Peak Eternal Realm expert who has mastered the Rule of Cause and Effect?!

Throughout the Nine Directions and Ten Domains, there are only a handful of the Peak Eternal Realm experts who have mastered the Rule of Cause and Effect!!!

I actually ran into this kind of big shot?!

"I've made myself perfectly clear, Little Jing. Now, do you still see any problems with what I just said?" Li Wensong grinned smugly.

Since he was the number one pawn, and Qian Mingjing was also a pawn, and even became a pawn after him, then in terms of seniority, he should be slightly older than Qian Mingjing!

In the grand scheme of such a powerful figure, this difference in cultivation level is not a significant factor in determining seniority!

And he will definitely become Eternal Realm later!

Qian Mingjing blinked, feeling his mind was in a daze, unable to process the massive amount of information that Li Wensong had suddenly dumped on him.

"Are you really sure he's a Peak Eternal Realm expert who has mastered the Rule of Cause and Effect?!" Qian Mingjing asked in a deep voice.

Li Wensong said with absolute certainty, "It was practically Brother Lu who told me himself! And think about it, with so many continents of the same origin in the Eternal Night Continent, is it really just a coincidence? He's also planning to rapidly elevate the Eternal Night Continent to the Ninth Heaven level, and he's even connected it to the Heavenly Fall Continent here. This clearly shows an extremely subtle yet somewhat traceable trajectory! However, as for what kind of plan it is, and what the outcome will be, I can't guess, but it must have an extremely incalculable significance for the future of the Nine Directions and Ten Domains!"

Qian Mingjing frowned and pondered, trying to understand the things Li Wensong had just mentioned in detail through Li Wensong's explanation, and gradually discovered that there was indeed some mysterious connection between them.

"He's definitely at the Peak Eternal Realm, and to be able to orchestrate such a complex and interconnected scheme truly resembles someone at the Peak Eternal Realm who has mastered the Rule of Cause and Effect! If he's truly planning a grand scheme, then naturally he needs pawns. Li Wensong's existence involves the Heavenly Fall Continent, the Pill Cloud Continent, and also me and the Qian Household! He just asked about Chen Lingling! And Chen Lingling is related to that Divine Continent that Li Wensong mentioned! Most importantly, Xu Heng is now involved with our Qian Household! All of this truly seems to be firmly controlled by a powerful hand!!!"

Thinking of this, Qian Mingjing swallowed hard, his throat bobbing, before he could calm himself down.

Everything matches up!!!

So, I really am just a pawn in this game?!

A pawn of one of the top powers in the Nine Directions and Ten Domains?!

"Li Wensong, according to you, our Qian Household is also playing a very important role in this scheme?!" Qian Mingjing asked.

Li Wensong held up one finger and waved it at Qian Mingjing.

"No?!" Qian Mingjing frowned.

"What I mean is, don't call me Li Wensong anymore, you should call me Brother Song!" Li Wensong said smugly.

Qian Mingjing: "..."

Qian Mingjing took a deep breath and accepted this new identity. There was nothing he could do; Li Wensong was right, and denying it would only be a pointless struggle.

"Okay, Brother Song, can you answer my question now?"

Li Wensong laughed and said, "That's more like it! As for your question, the answer is definitely yes! The Qian Household has already become involved with the Eternal Night Continent! So what you should do right now is find a way to move all your assets to the Eternal Night Continent! Ideally, you should move the entire Qian Household to the Eternal Night Continent. The current headquarters will become a branch, and the headquarters will be located on the Eternal Night Continent from now on!"

Qian Mingjing was stunned.

Li Wensong continued, "I know you find this information overwhelming, but think about it carefully. With such a powerful figure around, how long would it take for the Eternal Night Continent to break through to the Eighth Heaven level? Let me tell you, the Eternal Night Continent went from the Second Heaven to the Seventh Heaven in less than a year!!! How long will it take to break through to the Eighth Heaven? Your guild's continent is only at the Eighth Heaven! What about the Ninth Heaven? Your Qian Household moved to the Eternal Night Continent ahead of time, working hard to serve this big shot. You are the first merchant guild to exist on the Nine Heavens Continent!!"

Qian Mingjing was stunned by Li Wensong's words.

Damn it!

That does make a lot of sense!

He was absolutely smitten!

With such a powerful figure orchestrating the development of a continent, it shouldn't be difficult for this continent to break through to the Ninth Heaven!

The continent where the Qian Household lived was only at the Middle Stage the Eighth Heaven, and later barely reached the Late Eighth Heaven, which was still a huge gap from the Ninth Heaven!

Now that the Eternal Night Continent is just beginning to develop, no merchant guild can compare with the Qian Household. When the Qian Household moved there, they were indeed somewhat limited at first, but things changed afterward!

At most, it'll be quiet for a few years, and then it can take off from Wuhu!!!

"You're right! However, I need to discuss this matter thoroughly with my brother!" Qian Mingjing said.

Li Wensong laughed and said, "Alright, go ahead and talk to your brother. Actually, if nothing unexpected happens, your brother is also one of Brother Lu's pawns! What you need to do now is to persuade him to accept his status as a pawn!"

Qian Mingjing pondered for a moment, then nodded.

This is indeed a very important matter.

Just as he was thinking of his elder brother, Qian Mingjing suddenly remembered something and looked at Li Wensong, asking earnestly, "What was the name of the man standing next to Xu Man just now? What was his background?"

Seeing that Qian Mingjing had suddenly changed the subject and was talking about Qian Lingxu, Li Wensong asked in confusion, "Why are you asking about this?"

"I always felt his eyes looked familiar, but strangely, I've never seen that face before," Qian Mingjing said.

"You know him???" Li Wensong's eyes widened suddenly, then a knowing smile spread across his face. "This is interesting! It seems Brother Lu controls far more than I thought! If I'm not mistaken, you really do know him. The person you're talking about is called Qian Lingxu. His real appearance isn't like that; he used something I gave him to disguise his appearance. This is what he really looks like."

When Qian Mingjing heard Li Wensong mention Qian Lingxu's name, he froze on the spot. Now, seeing the portrait that Li Wensong had drawn with his cultivation, he was speechless with astonishment.

"Judging from your expression, you really know him. Who is this person?" Li Wensong asked with a calm smile.

Qian Mingjing shook his head and smiled bitterly, "My nephew..."

Li Wensong laughed heartily, "Just as I thought, that's settled then. After you finish talking with your brother, tell him to call me Brother Song too!"

Before long, Qian Mingjing successfully contacted Qian Xiuzhu, who was handling chamber of commerce affairs at the Qian Household Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

Qian Xiuzhu asked calmly, "Mingjing, have you seen that fellow Daoist? How did the negotiations go?"

Qian Mingjing said, "Brother, congratulations on becoming a qualified pawn."

Qian Xiuzhu: "??????"