"I see cooperation," the Pope said, a faint smile on his face. Just as Dracula had suspected, the Hua Xia powers would not easily let go of the matter of the Chaos Seal.
The fact that they had only exchanged for a Saintess’s identity now indicated that the Hua Xia powers had deliberately revealed information about the Chaos Seal.
So, what was the purpose of them revealing this information?
Naturally, it was not for the Light Hall to snatch it. Therefore, in the Pope’s opinion, the Hua Xia powers revealed the information because they believed they were incapable of obtaining the Chaos Seal.
Listening to the Pope’s analysis, Dracula’s doubts resurfaced, and he asked, "Another question, if you say they are here to cooperate, why didn't they say it directly? Why be so circuitous?"
The Pope immediately chuckled at this question and said, "You still don't understand the people from the Hua Xia powers. They have an old saying: 'If you rush to sell, it's not a sale!'"
That made sense.
With a single sentence, Dracula nodded, a glint of admiration in his eyes.
Although the Pope's strength was somewhat lacking, his mind was very sharp.
...
Night fell, and they were at the Light Hall airport.
Ye Cangtian and the others evaded the surveillance of the Light Hall and boarded their plane, preparing to fly back to Hua Xia overnight.
Only then did Elder Zhou turn his gaze to Ye Cangtian, his brow furrowed. "Kid, isn't what you did a bit risky?"
Elder Zhou could understand asking for the Saintess’s identity for Nancy.
But to exchange it for the secret of the Chaos Seal was clearly going too far.
This might provoke the Light Hall’s sensitive nerves, leading to more fervent attacks on Hua Xia by the Light Hall in the future.
Therefore, in his opinion, they should have changed the condition. Even if it meant paying some medicinal pills and precious materials, it would have been much better than mentioning the Chaos Seal.
"Master, only the Chaos Seal would leave the Light Hall with no reason to refuse," Ye Cangtian explained with a slight smile.
After all, the Light Hall was not short of medicinal pills, so offering them might not necessarily impress the other party.
Furthermore, he was reluctant to give away high-grade medicinal pills, and they disdained low-grade ones. This made it difficult for both sides to reach a consensus.
However, the news of the Chaos Seal was different. It was purely a chicken's rib. Even if they obtained this information, it would have no impact on them.
Because whether he said it or not, the other party would not give up their pursuit of the Chaos Seal.
Speaking of which, Ye Cangtian glanced at Elder Zhou playfully and said, "Of course, I'm not that naive. I also dug a pit for the Light Hall, and it all depends on whether the Pope is smart enough!"
"Dug a pit for the Pope?" Elder Zhou looked at Ye Cangtian in confusion, awaiting his explanation.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian gave a mysterious smile and then said, "Perhaps I shouldn't say it. If the Pope isn't smart enough, it would be embarrassing to say it..."
Before Ye Cangtian could finish speaking, a broadcast announcement echoed through the cabin.
"Mr. Ye, the airport control tower has just contacted us and asked us to postpone our takeoff..."
"..."
This announcement caused the expressions of Lan Yue and Nancy to immediately darken.
After finally boarding the plane and concluding everything here, the Light Hall suddenly appeared to stop them. There must be some trickery involved.
Perhaps another battle would break out!
On the other side, Elder Zhou, who had also heard the news, glanced at Ye Cangtian. He saw a mischievous smile on Ye Cangtian's face.
In an instant, he understood everything. It turned out that all of this was within Ye Cangtian's calculations, perhaps it was the effect of Ye Cangtian digging a pit for the Pope.
A moment later.
Lights flashed outside the cabin.
Several luxury cars stopped steadily beside the plane, and a few cardinals emerged. The one at the forefront was none other than Hassar.
Upon seeing this, Ye Cangtian opened his eyes and instructed the crew to open the cabin door before stepping down.
"Hassar, what is the meaning of this, Light Hall?"
"Our transaction with the Light Hall is complete. Now you are not letting us leave. Don't you need to give us a reason!"
Ye Cangtian's expression was grim as he questioned Hassar.
Hassar hurriedly said, "Mr. Ye, please don't misunderstand. It's like this, His Holiness the Pope feels that since you have all come all this way, it would be right to show you hospitality, so he sent me to invite you back..."
"Hmph!"
"When we left Tianyun Fort, he didn't say a word. Now that we've boarded the plane and you're stopping us, isn't the Pope too insincere?" Ye Cangtian snorted, speaking with a hint of anger.
"Mr. Ye, you misunderstand."
"The Pope didn't expect you to leave so soon before, so he didn't state it clearly."
"He only received the news of your departure just now and regretted it deeply. He immediately sent me to apologize and said that he must keep you here..." Hassar quickly explained.
"Hmph!" Ye Cangtian outwardly snorted and his expression softened, but inwardly he was beaming.
The more he appeared indignant, the greater his advantage would be at the negotiating table later.
Most importantly, Hassar was extremely cooperative.
As the two of them played their roles, the cardinals had no idea what was going on!
When they reported it, it would only be said that Hassar had endured humiliation and invited him back.
In this way, Hassar would receive some recognition.
With this thought, Ye Cangtian slowly spoke, "Alright, considering the Pope's sincerity, I will condescend to return with you. However, you'd better remove those dogs that don't bite, lest they disturb our rest."
"Yes, yes, yes. As long as Mr. Ye agrees, any request is not a problem," Hassar quickly replied.
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian did not hesitate. He communicated briefly with everyone and then led them off the plane.
...
In the hotel presidential suite.
Seeing Ye Cangtian's confident demeanor, Lan Yue and the others did not ask further questions and returned to their rooms.
They trusted Ye Cangtian completely, so they let him handle everything.
*Pop!*
In the room, Ye Cangtian lit a cigarette and casually exhaled a large smoke ring.
*Ring!*
Just then, an urgent ringtone sounded.
Ye Cangtian glanced at his phone and saw that it was from Viper. His brow furrowed.
Viper must know the time here, so calling at this hour probably meant something had happened in the capital.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian answered the call.
"Boss, two cardinals just attacked the villa and the Dragon Group base. Jian Wusheng and Qiangwei managed to block them..." Viper's voice came through, and Ye Cangtian's expression immediately turned grim. He knew the Pope wouldn't negotiate with him so simply.
As expected, while he was coming to the Light Hall for negotiations, the Pope had also extended his claws to the capital.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian asked, "Were the people not captured?"
"Yes." Viper responded and continued, "These two cardinals sensed that something was amiss and chose to withdraw immediately, slipping away from Jian Wusheng and Qiangwei..."
Listening to Viper's words, Ye Cangtian mused. To escape from Jian Wusheng and Qiangwei, it would be difficult without a quasi-heavenly level of power.
But the problem was, would the Light Hall send only two people for such an operation?
This was very different from the Light Hall's previous operations. In the past, the Light Hall would at least send a small team.
Thinking of this, Ye Cangtian said, "Keep a close watch, protect Xu Weiwei and Tang Xinwan, and I will handle other matters! Remember, seek no merit, but ensure no fault!"
"Understood!" Viper immediately responded upon hearing this.
After a brief exchange, Ye Cangtian hung up the phone.
...
As the sun rose, Ye Cangtian stretched and walked out of the room.
After having a meal with everyone, a knock came to the door.
Hearing the knock, Lan Yue quickly got up to open the door. Seeing that it was Hassar from the Light Hall, she let him into the room.
"Good morning, everyone." Hassar cupped his hands to everyone, greeting them, and then approached Ye Cangtian, saying, "Mr. Ye, His Holiness the Pope wishes to have lunch with you all, as a gesture of hospitality..."
"Lunch can be skipped, it's too time-consuming. However, meeting is possible," Ye Cangtian said slowly, glancing at Hassar.
Hearing this, Hassar nodded. "Alright, I will convey your wishes back. I will send a car to pick you up at noon."
"No need. There's no need to wait until noon."
"Send us there now. The sooner it's over, the sooner we can return to Hua Xia." Ye Cangtian waved his hand, not wanting to linger in the City of Light any longer.
On the other side, Hassar immediately agreed to Ye Cangtian's words. "Alright, I'll wait for you downstairs."
With a simple gesture, Ye Cangtian and the others left the hotel.