Chapter 169 Counter-Guest

Inside the flower shop, the young strategist's opening words were weighty.

However, the Celestial Maiden didn't show any unusual reaction. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and with a calm smile, she invited the strategist inside. A-Liang sat on the reception sofa, feeling as if his plan had fallen through… Jue's reaction was somewhat beyond his expectations.

The young strategist internally revised the information about the Celestial Maiden Jue—

It seems she isn't inept at handling these matters.

Rather, she only reveals her naive side when facing certain individuals?

High attack, low defense, limited edition.

Looks like only A-Yuan has a special attack against the Celestial Maiden…

The young strategist chuckled. The girl, with her aloof and indifferent expression, spoke gently, as if treating her own younger brother, and said, "What would you like to drink? Coffee or tea?"

"Black tea, please."

When the young strategist picked up the teacup, took a sip, and tasted the rich floral aroma and the flavor that instantly surpassed all the tea he had ever drunk, he was slightly stunned. He looked at the dignified and beautiful girl in front of him, possessing a divine aura.

Then he realized that his words hadn't been entirely ineffective.

Although they hadn't caused a critical hit like with A-Yuan.

They had significantly improved the girl's mood.

On the surface, she said nothing, but the tea she brewed was world-class. The young strategist pondered whether this was what Madame Vodka called "tsundere?" Seeming indifferent on the surface, but inwardly delighted to the point of spinning and bubbling?

Being sweet-talking has its benefits.

Having a good relationship with the sister-in-law means there's food to eat.

A-Liang chuckled to himself, a smile appearing at the corner of his lips.

Jue said, "So, you've come because..."

"Oh, this. I saw the goddesses Ehuang and Nuying, and those water gods, leave earlier, so I was a little curious. Did you reach some kind of agreement with them, Jue? If it's convenient, could you tell me about it?"

The Celestial Maiden thought for a moment, knowing the young man before her was reliable, and said, "Indeed."

"After being persuaded, those water gods were unwilling to join Gonggong's camp, nor were they willing to be enemies with humanity. So they hope to join forces with Kunlun and receive our protection. After all, they are facing the water god Gonggong, whose strength and control over the water veins are far beyond ordinary water-type deities..."

She recounted what had just happened.

A-Liang listened quietly.

The tea gradually cooled.

With a slight wave of his feather fan, he said, "So, they hope you, Jue, will represent Kunlun and protect them? Then, allow me to ask..." The young strategist paused, then said:

"What are those water gods willing to offer?"

The Celestial Maiden was slightly taken aback.

The young man waved his feather fan and said, "Protecting them will mean directly facing the wrath of the water god Gonggong; not protecting them won't significantly increase Gonggong's strength in his camp. In other words, rejecting them won't affect the situation, while accepting them will bring trouble."

"Although there's the saying of spending a fortune to buy horse bones (buying something useless to attract talent), the horse bones are still in my hands. We can provide protection, but the other party must pay a price for it. This would, of course, be detrimental to our reputation, but this isn't the time for humanity to suffer losses for the sake of fame."

"Back then, Yu the Great controlled the floods, and the mountain gods and water gods all obeyed his command at the Tushan Gathering."

"A-Liang, do you mean... an alliance?"

"Not quite."

The young man said calmly, "If you ask me, Jue, you, A-Yuan, and even all the other Kunlun mountain gods and water gods have been thinking about this the wrong way from the start."

"Since you all want to listen, why not come out openly? There's no need to hide to the side."

As soon as his voice fell, divine energy surged.

One figure after another emerged from the void.

Seeing that they had been discovered, Mountain God Taiqi, Mountain God Qianlai, Lord of Mount Chongwu, Water God Changcheng, and several other mountain gods and water gods all came out. The room instantly became somewhat crowded. The old mountain lord bowed slightly and said, "Little A-Liang, forgive us, forgive us. We didn't mean to eavesdrop."

"As for what you said earlier, heh... that we shouldn't easily accept those water gods, we've considered that too. Our plan is also to form an alliance of mutual assistance with them. But, young friend, you said our thinking has been wrong all along. I can't pretend I didn't hear that."

Outside, someone rode a bicycle through the old street, and sunlight streamed in through the glass.

It fell on the young man.

The young man waved his feather fan slightly. The Celestial Maiden sat in the center, the old mountain lord stood to one side with his dragon-headed staff, the towering Mountain God Taiqi behind him, the fierce Mountain God Qianlai, the number one martial god of the Western Mountains, and the other mountain gods and water gods surrounded the Celestial Maiden, their auras powerful, hidden in the shadows. The Mount Tai Mountain God was also among them.

On one side were several top mountain gods.

On the other side was just the young strategist, who was, relatively speaking, almost helpless.

Marquis Wu possessed great strategies and excellent personal combat skills, but compared to these ancient gods who could carry mountains and walk, and instantly smash down thousand-zhang peaks, his personal strength was almost insignificant compared to the Lord of Mount Tai. But at this moment, his aura didn't fall behind at all.

Mountain God Qianlai laughed loudly:

"I didn't expect that you're quite capable, kid. You were actually able to detect us."

The young strategist took a sip of the slightly cooled tea and chuckled, "I didn't detect you."

"After all, my strength is ordinary."

Everyone was stunned.

"But, these things don't require cultivation. I can know them."

I'm not A-Yuan.

The young man pointed to his brow.

"Just simple observation and judgment."

"The foundation of military strategy is deception; make reality out of illusion, and illusion out of reality."

"Although I'm not talented, I can also apply my judgment on the battlefield to everyday life."

"Not talented..."

The Lord of Mount Chongwu didn't know how to respond for a moment, but his attitude became slightly more serious. He changed the subject and said slowly, "You just said that our thinking is wrong. Why don't you tell us your insights, young friend? It'll be good to let us old fellows see your young mind. After all, young people's minds are more agile."

I was already in my fifties when I died, okay?

The young man complained inwardly, but on the one hand, he had been resurrected in his youthful state.

Those experiences of the future seemed like a hazy dream of Nanyang.

On the other hand, being in his fifties was indeed young compared to these guys who were over five thousand years old.

No wonder they weren't convinced.

The young man's voice was gentle as he said, "Insights are nothing. I just have a few questions I don't quite understand. Have you ever seen the past of the Queen Mother of the West, Kai Ming, and Lu Wu?"

The old mountain lord shook his head and said, "That, even I don't know."

"Those people's pasts are too distant."

"We were conscripted into the Kunlun God system later."

A-Liang said, "I see... Then, let me guess. The reason you and A-Yuan want to try to form an alliance is to further increase your influence within the mountain god and water god system, so that Kai Ming will have to take your existence seriously."

"The so-called strategy of turning the tables, being driven is being a slave, being treated with respect is being a guest. The alliance is the first step, the goal is to get out of being simply driven by the Kai Ming beast, and become a guest that Kunlun needs to take seriously."

"The second step is to take advantage of opportunities."

"Find Kai Ming's flaws and increase your influence in the Kunlun system."

"The third step is to intervene. After gaining enough reputation, you must start slowly issuing some orders, starting with small matters, and gradually increasing the influence of your alliance, until you can truly affect the main direction of Kunlun. This is the fourth step, to hold the secrets of heaven and turn the tables."

"This is precisely the strategy of turning the tables, although it's now a common idiom."

"But it's actually a complete strategic arrangement."

"Is that roughly your plan?"

The young strategist's voice was gentle.

Mountain God Taiqi's expression was slightly frozen.

Mountain God Qianlai couldn't hold back, and said with a dry laugh, "Yes, yes...

"Haha, that's what we were thinking! Yes, that's right!"

Mountain gods would never lie through their teeth!

So he laughed heartily while closing his eyes.

They hadn't even thought that far. They just planned to increase their influence through the alliance, so that Kai Ming wouldn't easily move against them.

How could someone predict the strategy four steps ahead before the alliance had even been formed? Moreover, this entire strategy was almost absolutely feasible, the ultimate goal was to directly replace Kai Ming. Is this the Human Realm's Ten Sages? And he only deduced so much by watching the exchange from next door.

These Ten Sages, are all monsters?

Just as Zuo Jiuyin had said, one of this strategist's greatest flaws was that he was gentle and not weak, possessing all the beautiful virtues and noble sentiments of humanity.

For family and country, his appearance was handsome, his calligraphy and painting were all recorded in history, the Mo family's mechanisms were still passed down after a thousand years, the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow was the pinnacle of divine land classical mechanism weapons, and the Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse were good things that countless strategists coveted.

The small toys he made, Kongming Lanterns and Luban Locks, were classic toys of later generations, a few family letters were collected by the Sage of Calligraphy, and the food he cooked was a staple food in northern China for over a thousand years. In order to avoid poisonous miasma, he became the tea ancestor of Yunnan.

From the military, Confucianism, Mohism, to calligraphy, painting, and various acrobatics, governing foreign affairs, and laws.

A truly all-round, six-sided warrior in concept.

Even in terms of emotions, he was a pure love god with not a single scandal.

The only flaw he was criticized for was that he did everything himself, and his early death led to a lack of talent in the Shu Han, and he was autocratic. You wouldn't believe that there was such a perfect man in this world unless you read the official history.

So, such a perfect Marquis Wu naturally possessed the magnanimity to measure others by his own standards.

But, his mistake was in thinking that others could at least run on the highway with his brain circuit. Often, when he turned around, he realized that his teammates were gone, a tragic situation. In this world, it seemed that only A-Yuan could make him slightly concerned, that he had to occasionally look back while his brain was running at full speed to see if A-Yuan had fallen behind again.

And what he had just said, after careful consideration, might even be considered mocking.

It's like you get 59 points on an exam, and a guy takes out a perfect score paper.

He smiles and says, "Come on, let me see yours."

"You must have done the problems the same way, right? The same score as me, right?"

What is this if not provocation?

A study bitch among study bitches.

The tea is strong.

The old mountain lord was kind and generous. After thinking about the completeness of this alliance strategy, he was already amazed. What shocked him even more was that the young strategist in front of him said that this strategy was wrong. With a frozen expression, he said, "Then, Mr. Little, you say we are wrong..."

Waving his feather fan slightly to cover his face, the young man's voice was calm: "The foundation of the alliance strategy."

"Is that Kai Ming will really not attack you because your strength has increased into an alliance."

"But, is that really the case?"

His eyes were deep, he fanned himself with his right hand, and poured himself tea with his left hand, his expression unchanged, and said slowly:

"You, Jue, and even A-Yuan, have all defaulted that the relationship between the three Kunlun gods is not that bad. They have thousands of years of friendship, so, you are puzzled by Kai Ming's actions against the Queen Mother of the West, but what if we change our thinking..."

"It's not that the three parties are working together to support Kunlun."

The young strategist swept his feather fan horizontally, then pointed at Jue, his voice decisive, shattering the dark mist that had been shrouding everyone's minds:

"But, it is mutual conquest, a three-legged stand!"

"Therefore, I say, you have been wrong from the start!"

…………………………

Boom!!!

In the buffer zone between the Great Wilderness and the human world.

The jade sword in the hand of that commander tore out a bright stream of light, possessing the power to tear apart mountains and seas. In the blink of an eye, he exchanged blows with the man who called himself Wei Yuan. He was also a top expert in the country, his strength unrivaled. Seeing Xing Tian's axe in Wei Yuan's palm smashing towards his vitals.

A sense of tragic determination also rose in the commander's heart. Ignoring everything, he stabbed towards the man's heart.

As a top expert, he naturally knew that hesitating even slightly at this time would mean certain death.

The only way was to seek life in death!

He regained the heroism of growing from a small soldier, entrusting his life to his sword!

The battle axe on the opposite side was heavy, he would win.

His sword indeed pierced the heart.

The commander was overjoyed, and then he heard a crack, and his divine jade sword shattered inch by inch, turning into dust. He saw that there was actually a shrinking stone tablet on the guy's heart, his jade sword didn't leave even a scratch, but the stone tablet shouted: "Hit me!"

"If you have the ability, hit me, have you eaten?!"

"Come on! Hit me! Haven't eaten?!"

He had been tricked!

The commander's expression froze. The stone tablet was extremely hard, as if only a few of the world's top divine weapons could shatter it, causing his body to stiffen. At this moment, the battle axe, which had seemed slower than him, suddenly accelerated violently.

He did it on purpose!

The commander roared, his head being chopped off.

The blood stimulated the Bolong to roar, and Wei Yuan spat out a mouthful of turbid air. So far, all the generals and captains of the 30,000 vanguard army were dead. The commander's true spirit was powerful, and it was still in the complete stage even after being chopped by Xing Tian's axe. He gritted his teeth and said, "Even if you defeat us, what's the use?!"

He laughed loudly: "This is a Yang Conspiracy, upright and fair, you will definitely lose!!!"

"Definitely lose! You brute, brute!!!"

"Is that so?"

The war god reached into his pocket with his left hand and took out a strange device. He pressed it.

A white pen-like device had a blue light flashing on it.

Then, a familiar voice came from inside.

"Our strategy is not to personally enter the game."

"But to directly scatter the Golden Crow Feather, which has been blessed with the principles of human weapons, into the human world."

"Let the human world be bombarded by ten suns at the same time."

"Directly injure Gonggong, who has just broken through the seal!"

"Reopen the situation as turbulent as ten thousand years ago."

??!

The expression on the commander's true spirit slowly solidified.

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "We can't lose our family's good traditions. By the way, this is the new version of the recorder, it has an editing function. Otherwise, Gonggong's arrogant personality definitely wouldn't pay attention to me, but now it's different."

"Well, select the war god keyword, and the Gonggong keyword, and perform audio replacement."

He operated slightly, and a familiar voice came from the recorder:

"What about Gonggong? The legends of Gonggong among the human race have not completely disappeared even after five thousand years!"

"As for Gonggong, to tell you the truth, you can treat him as..."

"Bullshit!"

The arrogance, confidence, and disdain in the voice were completely revealed.

The commander's expression was sluggish, and then his true spirit fluctuated violently, roaring in terror:

"You tricked me!!!"

Wei Yuan tossed the recorder, "The so-called 'speak too much and you are bound to err'. I didn't expect that the Chinese fan circle's technique of taking things out of context could actually be used here."

The young man put away the recorder.

Then, under the glare of the commander's true spirit, he bowed gracefully, put his right hand lightly on his heart and saluted, his black hair tied into a ponytail, and said gently, "Let me introduce myself."

"Wei Yuan."

"The Wei surname, Tu Shan clan."

……………………

Watching the true spirit collapse unwillingly, Wei Yuan clenched his fingers slightly, grasping the true spirit.

He took a deep breath.

Next...

He had to face Zhu Jiuyin. Thinking of the gray-robed man, Wei Yuan's mouth twitched, and he mocked himself inwardly:

What did the past me do!

ps: Today's first update...