The Yamato Restaurant, top floor presidential suite.
When Ye Cangtian saw Guiwu again, the latter was standing behind an old man.
This old man was Guiwu's teacher, and also Sasaki, who had injured him in Dongying before.
Sasaki warmly welcomed Ye Cangtian into the suite. Facing the Xuan-level steward of the Dark Association, he showed no arrogance at all.
Guiwu brewed tea for the two of them and served it. Then he stood behind Sasaki and quieted down.
"Xuan Qi, I'm very interested in what you said earlier. Have you thought of a plan?"
After chatting for a while, Sasaki finally spoke first.
"There isn't a specific plan yet, but we can discuss it now."
Ye Cangtian said with a smile. The Shinobi tribe was quite skilled in this area, and he didn't need to rack his brain at all.
Besides, even if he proposed a plan, the Shinobi tribe probably wouldn't agree, fearing some sort of scheme.
So Ye Cangtian decided to leave this matter to the Shinobi tribe.
"Heh heh, we've discussed it for the past two days, and we do have a plan. Would you like to hear it?"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Sasaki showed a smile, which was exactly what he wanted.
After all, they didn't have much trust in the Dark Association.
"I'm all ears."
Ye Cangtian smiled slightly, filled with curiosity, wanting to know what mischief the Shinobi tribe was up to!
"A Hongmen Banquet!"
Seeing Ye Cangtian's interest, Sasaki's face showed a sinister smile, and he uttered three words.
A Hongmen Banquet?
Hearing these three words, Ye Cangtian's brows furrowed slightly. He naturally knew what a Hongmen Banquet was.
But the Shinobi tribe was now in a state of rupture with the Temple of Light. The Temple of Light might not grace them with their presence, and even if they did, they would likely be extremely cautious.
After all, the Shinobi tribe had sided with the Dark Association.
If the Temple of Light was not cautious, they might lose their lives.
Thinking of this, Ye Cangtian asked curiously, "Mr. Sasaki, I'd like to know, what reason will you use to get people from the Temple of Light to accept the invitation?"
"Cooperation."
Sasaki blew on the hot steam floating on the tea and then slowly said.
There was a reason that the people of the Temple of Light could not refuse.
That was cooperation, to jointly kill Ye Cangtian.
Of course, this was just a facade.
As for why the Temple of Light could not refuse, Sasaki did not state it, only showing a confident smile.
As if saying, the conditions he offered were irresistible to the Temple of Light.
Even if they knew the Dark Association was involved, they would temporarily set aside their animosity with the Dark Association and cooperate in a low-profile manner.
"Since Mr. Sasaki is confident in luring the Temple of Light, I will fully cooperate with you in this operation!"
"Let's strive to eliminate the Temple of Light in one go."
Seeing Sasaki's confident expression, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and extended his large hand.
Seeing this, Sasaki also extended his hand, shook Ye Cangtian's, and then said, "Happy cooperation."
...
In another area of Kyoto, in a small hotel.
Bedra of the Temple of Light sat on the sofa, his eyes flashing with cold killing intent.
Having been pursued and intercepted by Chinese forces for several consecutive days, with his companions constantly falling or being captured, the anger in his heart was constantly surging.
Since he became an Earth-level steward, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
Although the Dragon Group and the Hidden Group were not strong enough, and he could have eliminated them single-handedly, he could not act.
He was worried that if he acted, it would delay his escape time and he would encounter Earth-level experts from the Hidden Group.
In that case, after a fierce battle, it would be difficult for him to achieve victory.
Even if he won and eliminated the opponent, it would still be difficult for him to escape with ease.
But he was truly tired of this life of hiding and dodging!
"Nancy, go count the numbers later."
"Notify them to be ready to kill Ye Cangtian with me at any time!"
Bedra was really pushed to the brink.
Now, major and minor forces had all withdrawn from China.
The Temple of Light's idea of jointly eliminating Chinese forces had basically been shattered, and they had ultimately underestimated the strength of China.
And the most important point was that although all forces were in an alliance, they were like loose sand, very disunited, and were defeated one by one!
Although Bedra was angry at this time, he was helpless. After all, all forces had their own ulterior motives.
Since they could no longer consume and destroy the forces on the Chinese side, his mission was only to kill Ye Cangtian.
His current idea was very simple: after killing Ye Cangtian, he would immediately leave Kyoto, China, and never again experience this life of being surrounded and intercepted.
"Lord Bedra, have you decided to attack Ye Cangtian?"
"Your subordinate hopes Lord Bedra can consider it carefully!"
"Don't forget, the previous SkyNet Carol also went missing during the operation to assassinate Ye Cangtian!"
Hearing Bedra's words, Nancy immediately became anxious.
Carol was an Earth-level expert. If he had fled with all his might, no one below Earth-level could have stopped him.
Yet Carol had disappeared, and it was likely a dire situation.
This could only prove that there must be powerful Earth-level experts around Ye Cangtian.
If Bedra forcibly assassinated Ye Cangtian, the Temple of Light might suffer the same fate as Carol.
"Do you think I haven't considered these things?"
"But a mission is a mission. Are we going to abandon the mission?"
Bedra glared fiercely at Nancy and said angrily.
He naturally knew the danger of assassinating Ye Cangtian, but if he were to abandon the mission, he couldn't do it. He couldn't afford to lose face, nor was he willing to be a useless failure!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Just then, the door rang, and a subordinate of the Temple of Light entered the room.
He came directly to Bedra, bowed slowly, and said, "Lord Bedra, people from the Dongying Shinobi tribe just came to deliver a message. Sasaki wishes to meet you, and he wants to join forces to kill Ye Cangtian!"
Huh?
Huh?
Hearing this, Nancy and Bedra were stunned.
Neither of them expected the Shinobi tribe to come knocking at this time, especially given their tense relationship, which was on the verge of open conflict.
However, hearing the reason for the Shinobi tribe's invitation, they exchanged glances.
This was a reason they could not refuse, especially since they had no confidence in killing Ye Cangtian.
Now, only by cooperating with the Shinobi tribe could they possibly complete the mission, allowing him to leave Kyoto at ease and return to the Temple of Light.
"Nancy, I will go to the meeting this time. As for you..."
After contemplating for a long time, Bedra dismissed the subordinate who had delivered the message and then whispered his instructions to Nancy.
Given the current strained relationship with the Shinobi tribe, he had to be fully prepared.
...
The meeting place was not in a high-class room in a hotel.
Instead, it was at a square in a park in Kyoto.
The time was also set for midnight, a time when almost no one was around.
The location and time were designated by the Shinobi tribe, with the implied meaning of a dark and windy night for murder.
However, the Shinobi tribe explained this as the square being accessible from all directions, allowing for an easy escape even if an accident occurred.
As for the timing, it was for caution, to try and avoid Chinese forces as much as possible.
This was a rather far-fetched reason, and anyone would have been suspicious, but Bedra did not question it and readily agreed.
And he arrived at the square on time with his men.
Three small tables were set up in the middle of the square.
However, as he had expected, he saw an annoying figure. The person was wearing a silver mask, and it was Xuan Qi from the Dark Association.
He had known for a long time that the Shinobi tribe had sided with the Dark Association, but for this cooperation, he really didn't want to see anyone from the Dark Association.
After all, they were sworn enemies, how could they truly cooperate!
The next moment, Bedra glanced at the Shinobi tribe's side and snorted, saying, "Sasaki, since the purpose is to kill Ye Cangtian, I think those who are not strong enough should withdraw!"
Hearing this, Sasaki's gaze turned to Xuan Qi on the side.
As everyone knew, Carol had disappeared after attempting to assassinate Ye Cangtian, thus raising the difficulty of assassinating Ye Cangtian in everyone's minds.
It was likely that only the joint efforts of Earth-level experts could complete this mission, and Xuan Qi was merely at the peak of Xuan-level, so he probably wouldn't be of much use even if he went.
"Bedra, what you said is somewhat inappropriate."
"Although Xuan Qi's strength is a bit lacking, he represents the Dark Association."
"And the Dark Association is an ally of my Shinobi tribe, so there is no problem with his participation in the Shinobi tribe's actions."
Seeing that Ye Cangtian had no intention of speaking, Sasaki suddenly had an idea and said slowly.
"Heh heh, the Dark Association is truly desperate for people, that even a Xuan-level little punk can participate in such an operation now!"
Upon hearing this, Bedra immediately sneered, his gaze flickered towards Xuan Qi, as if trying to provoke him.
"Bedra, have you been bitten by a mad dog?"
"Why do you seem to have rabies and bite everyone you see?"
Hearing Bedra's voice, Ye Cangtian sneered and looked over, meeting Bedra's gaze without flinching.