Hua Jian’s ideas quickly landed on Qian Feixue’s desk.
After reading it, Qian Feixue exclaimed, “This girl is so ruthless, she’s too dangerous to keep around… ahem, wrong script.”
“Impressive. To come up with a method like this—you really deserve to be the Wanhua Saintess. No flaws at all.” As she read the plan, Qian Feixue kept glancing up at Hua Jian.
It made Hua Jian a little embarrassed.
“But this plan doesn’t seem like something you wrote.”
“Ahem, Linglong wrote it down. After we came down from the sky yesterday, I worked with her to put this together.”
Hua Jian pointed at the little dragon girl sitting primly beside her, indicating Linglong was an accomplice.
Yesterday, Linglong had spent the entire night with Qian Feixu, burning the midnight oil with Hua Jian, finally putting Hua Jian’s verbal ideas down on paper.
As for how much psychological trauma Qian Feixu suffered seeing her idol and her closest friend conspiring together, no one knew.
Anyway, that kid also stayed up all night. This morning, she muttered something like “Fake, it’s all fake,” and ran crying back to her room.
She looked pretty broken.
“No wonder it’s so well written, with that official document feel. Linglong, you must write these kinds of things often, right?”
“I occasionally help Master with some writing.” Linglong lowered her head and replied quietly.
Just thinking about how she had personally crafted such an evil plan made Linglong feel ashamed. How could she be so wicked?
Last night, while writing the plan, when she imagined what would happen to the bad guys tricked into the secret realm, she shamefully felt a secret delight.
Sinful. Too sinful.
“I think this method is feasible. But the two factions might have different opinions. We’ll see then.”
Qian Feixu gently placed the plan on the table, telling the two girls she would submit this new plan to the elders of the two sects for detailed review.
Based on her understanding of the two sects, Wanhuagu wouldn’t have any objections.
After all, in this matter, Wanhuagu was playing the role of a hired thug doing odd jobs.
No matter how the plan changed, Wanhuagu’s tasks remained the same.
And according to the revised plan, Wanhuagu could even earn extra ticket fees without breaking their persona. It was a total win.
On the other hand, Yaochi might object, since this plan looked too evil—like putting cultivators into a bloody gladiator arena, forcing them to kill each other until only one was left.
It really didn’t match the reputation of the Yaochi Holy Sect.
“No need to rush. Even if the plan passes, the initial preparations will take time, and the news needs to spread slowly. Just sit tight and wait.”
…
“Valley Master, there’s a new message from the Qian Family. You should probably take a look.”
“Didn’t I say you could decide on that matter?”
The Valley Master of Wanhua was sitting cross-legged on an altar made of withered wood. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Yanghong Venerable in the distance.
Yanghong Venerable sighed. If it were other matters, she could indeed decide. But this was something the Valley Master had personally said she couldn’t decide.
“It’s about Hua Jian.”
“Oh? What trouble has that little one stirred up now?” At the mention of Hua Jian’s name, the dissatisfaction in the Valley Master’s eyes vanished, replaced by anticipation—an expectation of Hua Jian’s ability to cause trouble.
‘Can you be any more obvious with your favoritism, Valley Master? I’m a Venerable too—can’t you treat me nicely?’
Yanghong Venerable sighed inwardly, then raised the communication jade token in both hands and presented it to the Valley Master.
“She somehow found out about our current plan and proposed a solution. Now, Qian Feixue of the Qian Family has already decided to side with her.”
The Valley Master took the jade token, swept her divine sense over its contents, and her expression brightened.
It seemed Hua Jian’s method pleased her.
“If her friends want to know, there’s no way she wouldn’t find out.” Pocketing the jade token, the Valley Master’s voice carried a hint of amusement. “Wanhuagu has no objections.”
In fact, no matter how the Qian Family and Yaochi changed the plan, Wanhuagu wouldn’t object.
This trap was Wanhuagu’s compensation to Yaochi.
If Yaochi succeeded in severely wounding Tianmomen, Wanhuagu would naturally be happy.
If Yaochi failed and didn’t achieve the predetermined goal, Wanhuagu wouldn’t lose anything either.
After all, they had only sent one Ling Emperor to assist.
“But if we follow this plan, we probably won’t catch any big fish.”
Yanghong Venerable reminded her in a low voice.
The Black Dragon Venerable certainly wouldn’t come personally.
Hua Jian’s plan also mentioned that to keep the situation from spiraling out of control, they should limit the cultivation of entering cultivators to the Ling Wang Realm.
At the Ling Wang Realm, Tianmomen cultivators weren’t valuable prey.
“Heh, such small-scale skirmishes were never going to catch a big fish. As long as that Black Dragon’s hiding place isn’t found, Tianmomen will have endless opportunities.”
The Valley Master shook her head. Even if they followed the original plan, the best they could hook was a Ling Emperor.
If anything more, it would be a Ling Venerable standing behind the Ling Emperor, ready to provide backup. In the new plan, that supporting Ling Venerable would still exist.
It would just be replaced by a powerful Ling Wang within the Ling Wang Realm. Among those, there might be talents carefully cultivated by Tianmomen.
If they could lure Tianmomen into losing a few valued talents, it wouldn’t be a loss.
Besides, those losses wouldn’t be attributed to Wanhuagu. After all, Wanhuagu only provided a battlefield—the killers were the other desperate cultivators in the secret realm.
“Will Yaochi agree?” Yanghong Venerable was doubtful.
Wanhuagu had no psychological burden doing such things, but Yaochi was a Saint Sect. They had to maintain their dignity.
“Outwardly, they won’t agree. But they don’t need to appear onstage. They just need to be the fisherman who draws the net at the end.”
The Valley Master chuckled softly, tapping the jade token with her finger. “That child’s plan already clearly states the roles each of us will play.”
“Go ahead and give the orders. From today onward, all matters in Frozen Winter City are under Hua Jian’s authority. She can act at her discretion.”
This order made Yanghong Venerable look up at the Valley Master. Giving her such broad authority?
Wasn’t the Valley Master afraid Hua Jian would use that power to sell everything Wanhuagu had in Frozen Winter City for a good price?
“I know what you’re worried about. But you should also know that we don’t have much set up there.” The Valley Master shook her head with a smile. “Besides, don’t you think she’s very interested in this matter?”
Interest was the best driving force. By delegating power directly to Hua Jian and letting her show off in this matter, not only would Hua Jian develop good feelings about staying in Wanhuagu, but they could also deepen people’s impression of Hua Jian.
Even if Hua Jian wanted to remain anonymous, Wanhuagu would bring her out and publicize it heavily, telling the whole world that this matter was orchestrated by their Wanhua Saintess.
This time, Wanhuagu wasn’t lying. There was plenty of evidence. Those people had no choice but to believe.
Compared to the visible benefits, the risk of Hua Jian betraying them was almost negligible. After all, her biological mother was still in Wanhuagu.
“This matter is settled. Go prepare. According to this plan, send messages to the other Demonic Sects… Remember, tell them this was our little Saintess’s idea.”
“Yes!”
…
“That child really has a deep grudge against Linglong Pavilion for cheating her.”
Placing the jade token on the table, the Yaochi Sect Leader let out a soft sigh.
Across from her sat Fenghua Venerable, lounging carelessly, reaching over to steal fruit from the plate in front of her senior sister.
Hearing the Sect Leader’s sigh, Fenghua Venerable rolled her eyes and immediately caught the implication.
Who was the child who had been cheated by Linglong Pavilion and bore a deep grudge?
The one they both knew, who had been swindled by Linglong Pavilion multiple times—that could only be one person.
“News of Hua Jian?”
“Yes. And after all these years, that child remains unstained amid the mud. Quite good.”
The Sect Leader flicked her finger, sending the jade token across to her junior sister.
Fenghua Venerable scanned the contents in an instant, and her expression turned strange.
This was what her senior sister called ‘unstained amid the mud’? How did it feel like Hua Jian, who could come up with such an idea, had already turned completely dark?
“She was like this before. You should know that.”
The Sect Leader shook her head. From the start, Hua Jian had never been a pure, innocent girl.
After spending so many years in Wanhuagu, her heart hadn’t turned black—let alone her methods.
“By using her own methods, she has shown that Wanhuagu hasn’t influenced her too much. She still retains her original self.”
“That’s true. This child’s mind was never that good to begin with.” Fenghua Venerable thought about it and agreed. “So, should we agree to this plan?”
“We should reject it.” The Sect Leader’s expression remained unchanged, speaking very calmly.
Fenghua Venerable tilted her head. Ever since her senior sister became the Sect Leader, she had been increasingly unable to follow her sister’s thinking.
Since the plan was proposed by Hua Jian, why reject it?
“I think this plan is pretty good. Use a borrowed knife to kill, let the demonic paths slaughter each other…”
“Precisely because it’s good, we can’t agree.” The Sect Leader shook her head, her words full of tolerance for her silly junior sister.
They were a Saint Sect. How could they employ such a sinister, venomous scheme?
If they did, the sect’s image would collapse.
So they had to reject it—overtly.
“We cannot intervene in this matter. Let the Qian Family and Wanhuagu take the lead.” The Sect Leader drew a small circle in the air before her, then touched a point within it.
A wisp of black air seeped out of the circle.
“What we need to do is wait for the survivors in the secret realm to come out, and then… sweep them all up!”
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