Wen Shengqing was a man of dignity. His Yuanqi was spent, and it was as easy as eating a few mice.
The Old Speaker felt a deep sense of grief over this, but since things had already reached this point, he decided to follow Xu Chuyao’s lead and arrange for an evacuation first.
He directly sliced through the seawater, isolating an area of several thousand square meters on the highway and temporarily exiling that terrifying Rank 5 monster.
“You were so decisive,” Xu Chuyao said with approval. “You exploited the fact that the Serpent doesn’t want to move after it’s full, so you specifically left Peter Mo and the others behind.”
The Old Speaker’s face twitched. “Well, Chuyao, I really wanted to save everyone, but they were just too close.”
This was the truth. After all, they were six combatants ranging from late Rank 4 to Rank 4 Peak. They were meant to be the foundation he would leave for Chuyao later; if he could have saved them, he would have.
Ultimately, they were just too slow to react. Even after such a massive upheaval, they had stood there dazed. Their Marshal had been swallowed, yet they were still shouting, “Lord Marshal!”
Then there was Chuyao. How clever she was — the moment she saw things take a turn for the worse, she immediately led her people in a retreat.
Indeed, in today’s tragic event —
As the side that was initially besieged, the attackers were completely wiped out, while Xu Chuyao, Shen Ning, and Yu Jing remained unscathed.
All in all, whether intentional or not, after “sacrificing” the six councilors like Peter Mo and the source of the obsession, Wen Shengqing, the consciousness of both Chu Cang and the Serpent were simultaneously satisfied. They temporarily settled down within the Isolation Zone.
As long as it didn’t struggle any further, the Old Speaker could maintain the barrier for even longer.
Xu Chuyao whispered a question, “How long can the barrier hold?”
‘If it stays as quiet as it is now…’ The Old Speaker calculated in his mind. “Three days.”
“3… 2, 1?” Xu Chuyao tilted her head.
“Three days!”
—
They had arrived in a grand procession, but they left in scattered remnants.
Now, the only ones left in the Council were a few of Chu Cang’s subordinates and —
“It’s nothing, it’s just…” Xu Chuyao shrugged. “Chu Cang went crazy, killed Wen Shengqing, and turned into a monster himself.”
“What?”
Those words didn’t even sound like they were spoken by a human.
But the reality was even more absurd — Chu Cang was indeed no longer human.
Even though the news was brought back by the Old Speaker himself, it took everyone quite a while to accept it.
‘How did he… turn into a monster…’
They were naturally happy that Chu Cang had killed Wen Shengqing.
But now that Chu Cang was no longer human, they couldn’t bring themselves to laugh.
The Old Speaker didn’t have time to explain much. After giving instructions to his Assistant, he hurried back to find Xu Chuyao.
“Chuyao, can you tell me now? How do you plan to deal with it?”
—
In the restaurant.
Xu Chuyao ordered a cup of milk tea. She took a sip and chewed on the coconut jelly before slowly replying, “Don’t be in such a hurry. I’m thinking.”
The Old Speaker: …
‘Didn’t you say you had a plan a long time ago? You’re only thinking about it now?!’
But at this point, he could only wait.
A few minutes later, Xu Chuyao set down the empty milk tea cup and turned to say, “I’ve made up my mind. There’s a foolproof way, but I need resources.”
“Fine, I’ll call everyone over to follow your lead — “
“No, no, no!”
Xu Chuyao waved her hands dismissively. “I don’t want them. Just notify the high-level officials of each department.”
The councilors on Chu Cang’s side were mostly involved with the Ghost Party. To put it bluntly, they were all on the future liquidation list.
The Old Speaker didn’t overthink it and immediately contacted his Assistant to arrange a meeting.
“Alright, they’ll be online soon. I just want to ask one thing — what is the direction of your plan?”
“A direct confrontation, a breakthrough, and then elimination.”
Xu Chuyao’s tone was casual.
“The only problem is that our combat power isn’t enough.”
“Then how do we solve that?”
Xu Chuyao crossed her arms and gave a light hmph.
“It’s simple. Won’t it be fine if I just rise to Rank 5?”
—
The Tactical Plan was absurdly simple.
But it was indeed effective.
A steady two-on-one.
—
Due to the shortage of manpower, Long Jun had temporarily returned to his post at the Security Department.
He had originally thought this meeting would discuss today’s accident and detailed intelligence regarding Chu Cang.
As it turned out — not at all.
“Everyone, you might all know me, but please reacquaint yourselves with me now.”
On the large screen of the video conference, Xu Chuyao stood in the center with a bright smile.
“My name is Xu Chuyao, and I am the Acting Speaker of the Council of Pacifiers.”
“Due to some special reasons, there is basically no one left in the Council, so — “
She cleared her throat.
“You can understand it as… me holding all the power.”
Everyone: …
“Now, I have a plan that requires your cooperation.”
She paused.
“I want to be an idol.”
—
At the same time.
The Old Speaker had already stationed himself near the accident site to keep the barrier running.
He was unaware of the contents of the meeting.
Therefore —
He didn’t know that Xu Chuyao had gathered the high-level officials of various departments not to formulate any battle plans.
Instead, she announced —
That she and Shen Ning would be holding a World-class Concert together.
—
“Why are we singing now?”
After hearing the news, Shen Ning’s face was full of confusion.
“Shouldn’t we be dealing with the enemy right now?”
“There is indeed an enemy,” Xu Chuyao said righteously. “But the Old Speaker can stall it for at least a few days.”
“We can’t do anything major in such a short amount of time anyway, so we might as well adjust our condition first.”
“Then we’ll give it everything we’ve got when the time comes.”
“Is that how it is…?”
Shen Ning felt like something wasn’t quite right.
“Of course it’s true,” Xu Chuyao said with a serious expression. “Why would I lie to you?”
She really wasn’t lying.
She just didn’t mention —
That this concert would be on an unprecedented scale.
A global live broadcast.
The whole world would be watching.
And she prepared —
On that Stage, in front of the entire world,
To suddenly kiss her.