Discussing Countermeasures

From beginning to end, Meng Xiaoxiao had known perfectly well what she was doing.

She knew just how utterly heartless the harvesting of blood qi was this time, even more heinous than the deeds of those evil cultivators of the Demonic Dao.

Even with war as a cover, the purpose behind sacrificing mortals and cultivators to harvest blood qi would sooner or later be exposed.

Once the righteous sects and great clans of the Central Region learned of this, they certainly would not let her run wild.

What she wanted to gamble on was the time difference created by the vast distance between the two regions.

If all went smoothly, Meng Xiaoxiao would have a great chance of withdrawing in success before the righteous powers of the Central Region could act against her.

What she had not expected, however, was that the vanguard of the Central Region's forces would arrive so quickly.

"Huo Yuan, Jia Huarai, and that True Intent Cultivator from the Barbarian Lands stepped in to halt the war barely a month ago."

Following her own judgment, Meng Xiaoxiao continued her analysis. "It seems the righteous powers of the Central Region must have informants in the Northwest as well. They must have detected that there was something more behind this war long ago, and thus sent a Central Region prodigy with outstanding combat strength to investigate first."

"Yes, it must be so. Otherwise, if they had fully understood what I was after, how could they have tolerated me? The one they sent would never have been merely a Path Seeking Realm prodigy."

Thinking this, Meng Xiaoxiao's state of mind eased somewhat.

Because if that was the case, then she still had time to make further arrangements.

"Alas... nine out of ten things in life go against one's wishes.