In a luxurious suite, Zi Long was awake, listening to the intelligence personnel provide updates.
Upon seeing Po Xiao, Zi Long immediately smiled.
"Haha, you're here? The direction of the capital's situation is becoming more and more interesting."
Zi Long smiled heartily. He had long been displeased with the people from Tian Wang.
Now that the Ren Bu and the follow-up support from the Viper had joined forces to eliminate many people from Tian Wang, it was truly gratifying.
Ye Cangtian shook his head with a wry smile and said, "The Guang Ming Dian is currently watching the tigers fight. If we don't pull them into the fray, they will sooner or later become our enemies."
Zi Long's smile lessened considerably at his words.
He pondered for a moment, and a faint smile reappeared on his face as he said, "The Guang Ming Dian has likely already made a move..."
When he was in Dong Ying previously, Tian Wang had advanced and retreated together with Guang Ming Dian, reaching a cooperation.
Now that Tian Wang had suffered greatly at the hands of Ren Bu, Guang Ming Dian probably couldn't sit still any longer.
After all, Ren Bu was merely a force that Guang Ming Dian wanted to cooperate with, while Tian Wang was a force that had already cooperated with Guang Ming Dian. Guang Ming Dian could clearly distinguish between the closer and further relationships.
Of course, to avoid falling out with Ren Bu, Guang Ming Dian would not make a move openly.
"Sigh!"
Ye Cangtian sighed and said, "If Guang Ming Dian doesn't act openly, it won't be of much benefit to us! Think about it, if Guang Ming Dian were to act openly, what would Ren Bu do?"
His words caused Zi Long to pause slightly, and his eyes immediately lit up.
Previously, Guang Ming Dian and Hei An Xie Hui had been competing for the opportunity to cooperate with Ren Bu.
For this reason, Guang Ming Dian had even secretly joined forces with Ren Bu to trap Hei An Xie Hui, bringing their relationship closer.
And now was the best time to sever the goodwill between Ren Bu and Guang Ming Dian.
Guang Ming Dian would definitely not abandon Tian Wang. If Ren Bu were to know that Guang Ming Dian was secretly supporting Tian Wang, Ren Bu would surely be extremely resentful towards Guang Ming Dian.
At that time, Ren Bu would lean towards the faction of Hei An Xie Hui.
Thinking of this, Zi Long looked at Ye Cangtian and said, "Po Xiao, do you already have a plan?"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian nodded and said, "It's not a brilliant plan, just to cooperate with Ren Bu openly."
Previously, Ren Bu might have been wary of the strength of both Guang Ming Dian and Hei An Xie Hui, hence they dared not agree to cooperate, but things were different now.
Guang Ming Dian was destined to lean towards Tian Wang. If Ren Bu did not agree to cooperate, they would suffer a crushing defeat.
At the same time, this was equivalent to putting pressure on Guang Ming Dian.
If Tian Wang knew about this, they would surely demand Guang Ming Dian to increase its support, leading to a complete rupture between Ren Bu and Guang Ming Dian.
"Good idea!"
Upon hearing Po Xiao's plan, Zi Long gave him a thumbs-up.
Po Xiao's plan could be said to put Guang Ming Dian in a difficult position, but Zi Long suddenly thought of something.
He hesitated for a moment and slowly spoke, "There's also the most crucial problem, what about the Yin Zu?"
Currently, all factions were in overt and covert struggles in Hua Xia, and their ultimate goal was still to eliminate Ye Cangtian of the Yin Zu.
In such a scenario, the Hua Xia Yin Zu and Long Zu would definitely not stand idly by.
As these factions fought amongst themselves, he worried that the Hua Xia forces would become the final beneficiaries, catching all the factions in one swoop.
"I've also considered your concerns."
Ye Cangtian glanced at Zi Long and continued, "The cooperation I mentioned is me, under the identity of Xuan Qi, cooperating with Ren Bu alone. As for you and your subordinates, you are for contingencies..."
After a pause, Ye Cangtian added, "Of course, in the mission report, I will state that everything was arranged by you."
Listening to Po Xiao's arrangements, Zi Long fell silent.
After a while, Zi Long looked up and said, "It's not that I'm afraid you'll snatch the credit, but I'm worried that you, having just entered the Earth-level realm, will suffer losses among so many experts..."
"You don't need to worry about that."
"As I said, I am cooperating with Ren Bu under the identity of Xuan Qi, and there are probably not many people who know that Xuan Qi is Po Xiao."
Ye Cangtian smiled slyly.
In the Dark Relic, the identity of Xuan Qi as Po Xiao was intentionally concealed by Xing Yuan.
The Guang Ming Dian faction at that time was mostly involved in the operation to rescue Shangguan Yanran and had been cleaned out.
The remaining informants also had to evade the subsequent sweep by Hei An Xie Hui, so in all likelihood, Guang Ming Dian should not have this information.
The only ones who might know his identity were Ren Bu.
This was because Hong Mo had leaked his information to Xuan San Qi, and Xuan San Qi happened to be a spy from Dong Ying.
Although Xuan San Qi was eventually captured, and Tian Can died by his hand, he was not sure if the information had been passed on.
However, even if Ren Bu knew this information, it didn't matter.
Firstly, the current cooperation was with Ren Bu. Ren Bu would naturally not betray an ally.
Secondly, even if they didn't cooperate with Ren Bu, Ren Bu would not leak the information.
They were just hoping that Hei An Xie Hui would play a trick on Guang Ming Dian, thus deepening the conflict between the two sides.
Therefore, in this cooperation, Xuan Qi's Earth-level identity would not be leaked.
In this way, the Earth-level experts from various factions would not pay attention to him. Under their carelessness, his chances of counter-killing would be very high.
"Yes, what you said has some truth to it."
"But playing the pig to eat the tiger is a test of acting skills. If you accidentally reveal any flaws, you will attract the close attention of experts, and it will be even more dangerous."
Zi Long nodded. He found such a matter truly difficult.
If something were to happen to Po Xiao, he, as one of the planners, would definitely not be able to escape the responsibility.
However, he had to admit that this plan had a high probability of success.
For a moment, he found it difficult to make a decision.
Ye Cangtian smiled slightly, "Don't worry, even if I slip up, it won't be so easy for those old fellows to kill me."
"Alright, then be careful. If you need my support, contact me directly, and I'll be ready at any time."
Seeing the resolute light flashing in Po Xiao's eyes, Zi Long pondered for a long time and finally nodded, agreeing.
...
In another corner of the capital, in a certain restaurant.
Carroll found Bedra.
For several days, Tian Wang had been engaged in clandestine fighting with Ren Bu and the Viper Legion, suffering heavy losses.
He had no choice but to find Bedra to request further support.
When he heard about this matter, Bedra's face turned grim, and he said, "Carroll, I hope you understand that your true enemy is Ye Cangtian, not Ren Bu!"
To be honest, Bedra really didn't want to deal with this mess.
Ren Bu and the Viper, with their combined strength, were not to be underestimated. Guang Ming Dian had always been eyeing them, wanting to bring Ren Bu and the Viper into their own faction.
But who knew that Tian Wang would stubbornly clash with Ren Bu? Guang Ming Dian, caught in the middle, was truly in a difficult position.
"Bedra, you speak nicely."
"The young master is dead, is that a trivial matter? And all of this was planned by Ren Bu, who else should I blame if not him?"
"Besides, I never said I wouldn't kill Ye Cangtian, but you must understand that this is Hua Xia. Would the Yin Zu allow us to kill Ye Cangtian?"
Upon hearing Bedra's words, Carroll understood Bedra's attitude and immediately became furious.
He wanted to kill Ye Cangtian, but once he took action, wouldn't Tian Wang and the Yin Zu and Long Zu engage in a bloody battle?
Even if Ye Cangtian were eliminated, how many people from Tian Wang would survive?
With those people, how could Ren Bu be dealt with?
It was likely that before he could make a move against Ren Bu, Ren Bu would kick him while he was down and attack him directly!
So, now, before the Yin Zu and Long Zu took action against Tian Wang, it was better to deal with Ren Bu first. At least Ren Bu did not have many forces in Hua Xia.
Coupled with the assistance of Guang Ming Dian, eliminating those people from Ren Bu should not be difficult and would not result in significant casualties.
But now, the situation was completely different. Guang Ming Dian had made a move, but they only sent a few divine envoys, not even a single purple-robed bishop, which made him angry.