Chapter 1496: Intrigue Aboveboard
âThe City of Chaos will be expecting the new order after the chaos. No matter how powerful the Hall of Returning Nature is, it has lost the initiative now. It was impossible for the Hall of Returning Nature to claim a territory that is as big as the House of Chaotic Storms.â
âThat is the reality, but the Hall of Returning Nature canât accept it, so they would definitely do something about it.â
âWhen they do it, they fall into the trap that is set by the House of Chaotic Storms.â Ye Xiao made a sigh.
Master Bai was even much cunning than before.
Ye Xiao did see through the plan of him, but he only stayed outside the battle to have a big range of view. If he truly had to face Master Bai in a battle like this, he wouldnât be sure that he could win!
âThat is getting more and more ridiculous. I donât see all those inflections in it. Who has the bigger fist will control all. Thatâs all.â Bu Xiangfeng humphed.
âIt is an iron rule in cultivatorsâ world that the bigger fist has more power, but it doesnât fit the situation here. Think about it. The Hall of Returning Nature is the most powerful force in the Limitless Ocean indeed, but is it going to win a fight against the House of Chaotic Storms, the Xie League, and the Brotherhood Alliance together?â Ye Xiao asked.
âNo. Thatâs impossible. Even though the House of Chaotic Storms and the Xie League will fight together, what makes the Brotherhood Alliance join them? What you said is an absurd situation!â Bu Xiangfeng argued.
âThat is just a metaphor. You said the Hall of Returning Nature is the most powerful, so it will get the biggest territory, and I just proved it wrong!â Ye Xiao said with a smile.
âLetâs assume that you are right about this, but it doesnât mean everything you said is right. I donât think the House of Chaotic Storms made a good choice to stop there!â Bu Xiangfeng insisted.
âHmm⌠Fine. Letâs think this way. If you are the leader of the fourth most powerful force in the Limitless Ocean. Now, the House of Chaotic Storms has stopped expanding. Will you feel a bit better about them?â Ye Xiao said.
âOf course. They wonât fight me for more of the land. I definitely will feel relaxed a bit.â Bu Xiangfeng rolled up his eyes.
âThatâs good. Does it mean the House of Chaotic Storms has left you an opportunity? They left you an opportunity, so they have shown you respect, havenât they? They didnât say it out, but you know it, donât you?â Ye Xiao asked.
Bu Xiangfeng thought for a while and said, âI guess that is correct.â
Ye Xiao said, âGood. Thatâs enough for me. Now you have the opportunity to get a piece of land in the city, but you wonât just wait for the land to come to you, will you? You surely will fight for it!â
âAbsolutely! Only poisonous pies will fall from the sky. Only the pie I made for myself is safe!â
âNow, the Hall of Returning Nature comes to take a share. They are going to take some from the House of Chaotic Storms, even to kick the House of Chaotic Storms out of the city. Now, tell me, what would you think? Will you watch them? Will you just watch it?â Ye Xiao asked.
âHmâŚâ Bu Xiangfeng thought for a while, and said, âThe House of Chaotic Storms has stopped expanding. They have obtained enough⌠Besides, there is still a lot to take out there, they donât need to get it from the House of Chaotic Storms⌠The Hall of Returning Nature could fight for their own land somewhere else⌠It is dishonorable to take things from the House of Chaotic Storms.â
Bu Xiangfeng was an experienced cultivator. After Ye Xiaoâs questions, he had already guessed the result. Although he was stubborn, he wasnât a man without a conscience.
Ye Xiao nodded and said, âWhat else?â
Bu Xiangfeng thought for a while, trying to put himself into the position. He said, âIf the Hall of Returning Nature is overbearing like that, I suppose they wonât be satisfied even after they get the territory from the House of Chaotic Storms.â
âWhat will happen if they are not satisfied? You are not an ally to the Hall of Returning Nature, so what is your thought?â Ye Xiao kept asking.
âHmm⌠The Hall of Returning Nature is powerful. After it takes the territory from the House of Chaotic Storms, it becomes even more powerful. It is reasonable that it will keep taking more⌠I will have to worry about my safety.â Bu Xiangfeng said.
âWill they attack you?â Ye Xiao asked.
âYes, they will! I am sure! If the Hall of Returning Nature dares to fight the House of Chaotic Storms, they wouldnât care about us.â Bu Xiangfeng started to sweat.
âDo you understand now? How is it? If the House of Chaotic Storms asks you for your support, will you go help them?â Ye Xiao asked.
âI will!â Bu Xiangfeng said, âWe share the common fate. Helping the House of Chaotic Storms is helping myself. With the House of Chaotic Storms fighting in the front line, we will lose much less. It will weaken the Hall of Returning Nature for sure!â
âIsnât it simple?â Ye Xiao said, âIf the Hall of Returning Nature attacks the House of Chaotic Storms, you will definitely make your move right away, wonât you?â
âWhat about the other forces? Do you think they have the same thought with you?â
âThey do! We are not so different after all!â
Bu Xiangfeng was already soaked in sweats when he said the answer.
It was not easy to understand the truth without explanation. After the conversation with Ye Xiao, Bu Xiangfeng finally saw through everything. He was shocked!
âNow you are shocked, arenât you? But what comes next is even more shocking!â Ye Xiao smiled coldly.
âWhat? That is not all? What else?â Bu Xiangfeng looked awkward.
âTell me. Now that the House of Chaotic Storms has set up the trap, will the Hall of Returning Nature fall into it?â Ye Xiao coldly asked.
âWell⌠If the Hall of Returning Nature has a wise man who sees the truth, they wonât fall into it!â Bu Xiangfeng answered after thinking for a while.
âThey wonât? Is it possible that the Hall of Returning Nature escapes the trap?â Ye Xiao asked.
âNo! They will fall into it!â Bu Xiangfeng was sweating heavily. He said, âThey are the most powerful force in the Limitless Ocean, so they wonât allow the House of Chaotic Storms to seize the highest point in the city! They know it wonât be easy, but they will eventually fall into it.â
âOkay. The Hall of Returning Nature will definitely fall into it, and the other forces will definitely help the House of Chaotic Storms. Isnât it a certain thing?â Ye Xiao asked. âIsnât it a trap to the Hall of Returning Nature?â
âYes, it is!â Bu Xiangfeng got the sweat flowing down his face.
âIf the Hall of Returning Nature attacks, will they get surrounded by the joint force of the other forces? Will they win the fight against all the other forces together?â
âNo, they wonât! But they have to fight! They have to show their people that they do not fear the House of Chaotic Storms.â
Ye Xiao clapped and said, âThat is what the House of Chaotic Storms wants. The west city is not the most important thing for the House of Chaotic Storms. What they want is to destroy their biggest enemy, the Hall of Returning Nature!â
Bu Xiangfeng was astonished.
âIt seems to be such a simple move in territory competition⌠Are there really so many cunning plots in it?â
âWhat the hell are these people? Do they have to do it this way?â
âThis young man here is definitely a monster! How does he see through the entire situation so clearly?â
âHowever⌠There are wise ones in the Hall of Returning Nature for sure. Perhaps, they can see the trap and keep away from it. The other forces are not a bunch of fools. They must know that it is a cunning plan of the House of Chaotic Storms. Perhaps, they wouldnât support it.â Bu Xiangfeng thought for a while and still tried to argue.â
âWell then, letâs talk about the area taken by the House of Chaotic Storms.â
Ye Xiao said, âThe House of Chaotic Storms had taken the west city because they took the initiative. Nobody has a problem with it, except the Hall of Returning Nature. After all, the other forces have no reason to have a problem with the third most powerful force in the Limitless Ocean.â
âThese people will support the House of Chaotic Storms. If the House of Chaotic Storms didnât stop expanding, they couldnât have the chance to get themselves some land.â
âThey imperceptibly owe the House of Chaotic Storms a favor.â
âThe Hall of Returning Nature knows that it is a trap, but they still have to do it. They canât disgrace themselves. This is a fight that will surely happen.â
âAs long as the Hall of Returning Nature moves, the House of Chaotic Storms will ask for support. The other forces will move together to help. If the Hall of Returning Nature kicked out the House of Chaotic Storms, they might still keep expanding⌠They can easily swallow the entire city if the House of Chaotic Storms is out.â
âThe House of Chaotic Storms has shown everybody respect. If the other forces refuse to help, the House of Chaotic Storms will be provoked. Although the House of Chaotic Storms is not as powerful as the Hall of Returning Nature, it was much stronger than the regular forces.â
âIf they help the House of Chaotic Storms, they only have to deal with the Hall of Returning Nature. If they refuse to help the House of Chaotic Storms, they will have to face the expansion of the Hall of Returning Nature and the revenge of the House of Chaotic Storms at the same time. They know how to do the math.â
âTherefore, they know the House of Chaotic Storms is using them, but they have to accept it!â
âThere is no other way out! No matter how averse they are to it, they canât change the fact!â
âOnly the Brotherhood Alliance can get over the trap! Nobody else can escape!â
Ye Xiao smiled and said, âThat is what the House of Chaotic Storms is after!â
Bu Xiangfeng shed cold sweats and said, âTerrible! What a terrible intrigue!â
âIntrigue? I donât know!â Ye Xiao shook his head and said, âEverybody knows what this is about! It is clearly shown to everybody! That is why it is so good⌠You know it is a trap, but you have to jump into it! It is an intrigue, but only an intrigue aboveboard!â
âThe key to the intrigue is the area that the House of Chaotic Storms takes⌠It is not a big area, but it is absolutely not small⌠It is the exact size that all the other forces can accept⌠If they took more, the other forces would attack the House of Chaotic Storms first. If they took less, the Hall of Returning Nature might not attack!â
âIt is the perfect size! It is the core of the entire intrigue!â
Bu Xiangfeng tried to think of a reason to argue. âI donât think it is a sure thing. If the Hall of Returning Nature, maybe they will seize some places from the other four areasâŚâ
âAbsolutely not! They canât do it!â Ye Xiao confidently said, âIf the Hall of Returning Nature can do that, why would the House of Chaotic Storms play all these?â
âWhy?â Bu Xiangfeng didnât give up.
âSimple. The City of Chaos seems to be large, but not exactly. The House of Chaotic Storms has taken one-fifth now. Before that, the Brotherhood Alliance controlled most of the areas in the city. The prohibition is gone, and the House of Chaotic Storms is the first to move, so the Brotherhood Alliance will definitely be the second.â
âThe Brotherhood Alliance should have been the first, but the House of Chaotic Storms really did an incredible jobâŚâ
âHowever, the Brotherhood Alliance is still a local force, which is more powerful than the House of Chaotic Storms. It is not difficult for the Brotherhood Alliance to take at least one-fifth of the city.â
âAfter that, no more than three-fifths of the areas are left. About five hundred other forces are fighting for the three-fifth, and the Governorâs House might get an area as well.â
âThe Hall of Returning Nature did not make the first move, and they are not a local force in this city. No matter how powerful they are, they canât kill all the other forces, can they? Besides, the other seven of the ten most powerful forces and the Governorâs House are also in the city! For example, the Xie League, which is an ally to the House of Chaotic Storms!â
âIt will be a great success for the Hall of Returning Nature to take one-tenth of the city. That is only half of the territory of the House of Chaotic Storms!â
âThe one-tenth may cost them a lot of money, people, and resources. Besides, the Xie League is out there watching them. The Hall of Returning Nature could end up having nothing in their hands.â
âHow could they not attack the House of Chaotic Storms before it is too late?â
âThe House of Chaotic Storms planned all this. All in all, it is a battle nobody can escape!â
Ye Xiao turned around and looked at Bu Xiangfeng. âDo you understand now? When I saidâŚâ
âYou said I knew no sh*t!â Bu Xiangfengâs face turned red. He raised up both hands and said, âI do know nothing. You are rightâŚâ
âIt is not a humane job to be a leader of a big force. It is such a simple battle. They just fight for territories, and that should be all. However, the dirty plots play all the roles⌠I am doneâŚâ Bu Xiangfeng murmured.
âA simple battle⌠I donât think it is simple at all. At leastâŚâ Ye Xiao frowned said, âOver five hundred Divinity Origin Stage cultivators will dieâŚâ
âThe divine weapons, dan beads, and other medical materials will be in great demand.â
Ye Xiao took a deep breath and said, âOld Bu, it is dangerous. It is a danger, but it is also an opportunity. Perhaps, it is the biggest chance we have to accumulate wealth and to get an expansionâŚâ
Bu Xiangfeng didnât answer. He was thinking.
Just as Ye Xiao said, it was an above board intrigue, but Bu Xiangfeng didnât see it, even though it was right before his eyes.
Ye Xiao was much better⌠He had just heard about the situation but then figured out everything behind the scenes.
It was not just about wisdom and schemes.
It was about vision, experience, and knowledge. He knew a lot about peopleâs nature, different forcesâ territory division, relationships between every two different forces. He had such a smart brain.
It was all those advantages of him that gave him the capability of controlling all the information!
There was too much to learn.
Bu Xiangfeng seemed to be quite an experienced cultivator, but he missed a lot. Ye Xiao was young, but he knew everythingâŚ
He knew so much about the relationship between different forces, and he knew how those powerful forces would react when things happened⌠Bu Xiangfeng wondered how Ye Xiao figured all those out!
Suddenly, Bu Xiangfeng had another question in his head.
âDid he⌠Did he thought about doing the same thing?â
In those days, Bu Xiangfeng had been sneering at Ye Xiao all the time, but in fact, he was more and more impressed by Ye Xiao. He saw how Ye Xiao cure Qiu Luo step by step, who then had recovered to the second level of the Divinity Origin Stage. After some days, he would be fully recovered, even stronger than before. Bu Xiangfeng also saw how Ye Xiao improved the Dark Evil Spirit and Bai Long as wellâŚ
Energy, martial arts, resources, and treasuresâŚ
Ye Xiao gave his people everything.
Bu Xiangfeng was jealous!
The other three men had become Ye XIaoâs loyal and reliable followers!
They would never betray this young lord ever!
Bu Xiangfeng was sure about one thing.
âIf I attack Ye Xiao right now, those three guys would definitely come and try to kill me, even though they know they will only end up three dead bodies in my hands⌠They know it is impossible to defeat me, but they will still do it for this young man!â
âThey will give up their lives to save Ye Xiao!â
âEven though they can only buy one second for Ye Xiao with their death, they would still do it without hesitation!â
After staying with Ye Xiao for a longer time, Bu Xiangfeng clearly felt the vibe of a great leader on Ye Xiao. He was such a great man whom people would die for.
He was just a level three Faery Origin Stage cultivator, yet he dared to recruit a man in Saint Origin Stage!
That proved his courage and wisdom.
The four followers around Ye Xiao were all dozens, hundreds, even thousands of times stronger than himâŚ
However, he was always calm and steady. How incredible!
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His sharp eyes, incredible wisdom, meticulous mind, steady mentality, and a great leaderâs charmâŚ
There was only one thing he didnât have now. It was powerâa power that was strong enough to support his ambition! What was his ambition though? They didnât know.