Zhutian: From Douluo, the illusion becomes real

Chapter 681, Section 680: The Tide Demoness Surrenders!
It's not about avoiding looking at what's improper, it's simply a matter of respect.

So, after taking one look, Ye Qingcang naturally looked away.

He nodded to Jing Ni.

Then, under the still-shaken gaze of Madam Mingzhu.

He swaggered over to the table and sat down.

In a calm tone: "What did you just say? Can someone repeat it to me?"

Jing Ni is a quiet, reserved person.

I don't like to talk much.

Madam Mingzhu still didn't understand the situation.

I dare not say more.

The appearance of Jing Ni here is terrifying enough.

Unexpectedly, another man appeared in the palace.

No, is it really true that you can come and go as you please in the Korean royal palace without any hesitation or concern?

What about the most basic reverence?

Aren't you all afraid of imperial power?

Moreover, after clearly seeing Ye Qingcang and Jing Ni sitting on equal footing, and even noting that Ye Qingcang's aura and demeanor were subtly superior to Jing Ni's, Jing Ni inexplicably appeared submissive and obedient, like a dutiful daughter-in-law. Although she wasn't sure if what she saw of the latter was real, the former was unmistakable. Although Madam Mingzhu wasn't certain about Ye Qingcang's identity, she already knew in her heart that Ye Qingcang was definitely stronger than Jing Ni, and might even be another Grandmaster of the Luo Net. Since Jing Ni was already a Grandmaster, only another Grandmaster could stand on equal footing with a Grandmaster. Therefore, knowing Ye Qingcang's identity was no longer important; what mattered was how to survive under the combined might of two Grandmasters. Two Innate Realm cultivators might not even survive against one Grandmaster, let alone one Innate Realm cultivator against two Grandmasters—it was practically a certain death sentence.

Even if her aunt were here.

It would be difficult to protect her completely.

Whether it's Jing Ni or Ye Qingcang, all that's needed is for one of them to hold them off, and then the other person can quickly deal with Madam Mingzhu.

Madam Mingzhu herself was aware of this.

Therefore, although he did not show any fear on his face, his heart was already half-defeated.

However, the fact that neither Jingni nor Madam Mingzhu spoke up does not mean that Honglian did not speak up.

Wrapped in a blanket.

The little face is red.

I've summarized what Madam Mingzhu said.

Add your own interpretation.

In short, this immediately provoked Madam Mingzhu to jump three feet high like a cat: "This Madam Mingzhu is using me to threaten Sister Jingni, meaning that with me as a burden, Sister Jingni can't kill her silently. And since Sister Jingni can't kill her silently, it will inevitably cause future trouble. I hope we can consider this carefully and it would be best to let her go..."

"That's not the exact quote!"

"That's not what I meant!"

Madam Mingzhu was completely panicked.

Don't blame her for panicking.

When someone's life is about to be lost, who wouldn't panic?
They asked you to repeat what they said, not to do reading comprehension!
Is it so hard to repeat what I said exactly?

Do you know that after what you just said, my head is about to roll on the ground, and I won't even have a chance to defend myself?
Therefore, Madam Mingzhu didn't have time to let Honglian finish speaking.

Interrupted midway.

He stated clearly, "Sir, perhaps Princess Honglian didn't have a good impression of me, and my arrival here in the middle of the night frightened her, so her description might not be entirely accurate. If you don't mind, I can repeat it for you."

Do you think I need to hear your retelling?

Ye Qingcang twitched the corner of his mouth.

He looked at Madam Mingzhu with an expression as if she were an idiot.

He knew who was in cahoots with whom.

Helping relatives but not caring.

Putting yourself in her shoes, why would Madam Mingzhu think he would listen to her explanation?

Because she's good-looking?

Or is it because of her mediocre martial arts skills?
Or perhaps it's because of her underhanded methods of palace intrigue that are beneath public scrutiny.
Madam Mingzhu also realized this.

in silence.

At the same time, they racked their brains trying to figure out their own value.

In the face of a true powerhouse, her petty tricks are utterly insignificant.

To put it bluntly, even if you're surviving by skill, you still need to have a skill. If everyone else knows it, then you naturally have no reason to live. It's like the bizarre claims in modern society that so-called superhumans are put on the dissection table. It really reflects a difference in perspective. In reality, as long as this superhuman is an isolated case, the kind where there's only one person in the world, then this superhuman will definitely be well taken care of, because a dead body has no research value, and no one would dare to turn such a living specimen into a corpse.

Uniqueness is the greatest value.

Therefore, Lady Mingzhu was thinking about what made her unique.

But even if she thought about it, she couldn't come up with an answer.

Even her most prized asset—her figure.

Even in the face of a Grandmaster, a non-human being, it is just an ordinary thing.

To put it bluntly, a Grandmaster can beckon countless beauties to him with a mere wave of his hand. In addition, beauties are also called "bone-scraping knives." When a martial artist reaches the Grandmaster level, or rather, the Innate level, many martial artists' criteria for choosing a partner will change. They will change from good looks to reliability. They want a partner with whom they can entrust their backs. Beauty or ugliness doesn't matter. The most important thing is peace of mind. This is also the saying that one should marry a virtuous wife and take a concubine for beauty. When with a concubine, one only seeks pleasure. There are even some secrets that one must guard against the concubines around him. But when with a wife, one can put aside his worries and speak the truth.

However, this refers to a virtuous wife.

Not everyone in the world is so lucky as to marry a virtuous wife.

Not everyone can distinguish between primary and secondary matters.

So, whether it's wives and concubines or anything else.

It's all relative.

Complement each other.

Indispensable.

If the wife is a virtuous wife, the husband is a good-for-nothing.

Life is still not going well.

In short, the idea that you can make a living by relying on your physical attributes is pure nonsense.

Therefore, after pondering for a moment, Madam Mingzhu gritted her teeth and made a bold decision, cupping her hands and saying, "Sir, please give me a chance. I will definitely not let you down, nor will I let down the Quicksand organization behind you!"

"What you're trying to say is that your Nightfall plans to use the Baiyue assassin group to kill Brother Han Fei, Brother Zi Nu, Brother Wei Zhuang, and others, seize back power, and intimidate Xinzheng, as a warning to certain restless people..."

As Ye Qingcang uttered one sentence after another.

Madam Mingzhu's face grew increasingly pale.

So much so that his body was swaying precariously.

He subconsciously began to suspect the others in the night.

After all, not many people know about this, and the timing doesn't make sense.

We discussed it in the first half of the night.

So far, less than four hours have passed.

The other party already knew.

Either there's someone in the Quicksand organization with extraordinary intelligence, or a traitor has appeared in the darkness and discovered the whole plan.

But whether it's the former or the latter.

The results were all bad.

If it's the former, then it means that Nightfall needs to contend with someone of extraordinary intelligence. It's not a question of whether they can win the contest, but rather, does such a terrifying figure need to contend with Nightfall?
If it's the latter, it means there's a problem within Nightfall. First, we can rule out General Ji Wuye, since no one can betray us. Second, we can rule out her; she knows for sure whether she said it or not. We can also rule out Bai Yifei; if she really was betting, her cousin Bai Yifei wouldn't have failed to warn her. Even if he couldn't let her get a share of the profits, he would have made her stop betting on projects that were destined to lose money but hadn't yet.

That leaves only the man in the straw raincoat and the jade tiger.

Among them, the man in the straw raincoat is the most likely suspect.

Thinking of this, Madam Mingzhu suddenly looked up.

I glanced at Jing Ni.

It seems they've figured something out.

With a bitter tone, he advised, "May I ask what role you play in the net of cunning?"

"You are very smart."

"But that's not enough." "Because all you have is cleverness."

"Moreover, it wasn't used in the right place."

"You should know what I want."

"Because that's the only thing that can move me."

Ye Qingcang slowly and deliberately exerted pressure.

This caused a slight sheen of sweat to form on Madam Mingzhu's forehead.

His voice trembled as he tentatively asked, "The price of betrayal is very high; it can easily crush a person, even me. Therefore, before betraying someone, I must weigh the risks. I will not do something as short-sighted as drinking poison to quench my thirst. I must know who I will follow in the future!"

"The leadership of the Net was handed over in Xianyang not long ago."

“I am not the leader of the Net.”

“But the leader of the snare is my man.”

"You don't need to know who I am."

"Because I have many identities."

"All you need to know is my name."

"My name is Ye Qingcang!"

At this point, Ye Qingcang smiled calmly, his tone still composed, but the sharpness within remained undiminished, sending chills down one's spine: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If you're not even willing to take risks, how can I trust your loyalty?"

Actually, Ye Qingcang didn't need to say what followed.

Only the first half of the sentence.

That was enough to make Lady Mingzhu submit.

The strength of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) is well-known.

The Eight Swords of the King of Yue.

In addition, there are some potential grandmasters.

The Eight Swords of Yue are standard equipment, meaning that as long as you find someone with a high degree of compatibility, you will inevitably be able to train a grandmaster.

Although the upper limit of the Eight Swords of the King of Yue is also Grandmaster.

But the guaranteed minimum is Grandmaster, which is already amazing.

A Celestial Realm martial artist is not easy to come by.

In fact, some of the founders of the various schools of thought in ancient China did not reach the realm of the divine, such as the School of Names, specifically the one who argued that "a white horse is not a horse."

Although it's still not as good as a farmhouse.

At its peak, the Farmer Clan had twenty-four Grandmasters.

That is, decades ago, the battle in which the peasants besieged and killed Bai Qi.

Of course, there were many coincidences in this battle. If Bai Qi hadn't drunk the poisoned wine given to him by King Zhaoxiang of Qin, even if the twenty-four masters of the Farmer's School formed a great formation, they would all have been killed by Bai Qi alone with his sword. At his peak, Bai Qi was only one step away from the Celestial Realm. If he hadn't been rejected in his attempt to destroy Zhao and hadn't been given the poisoned wine, he would almost certainly have entered the Celestial Realm. Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life. Bai Qi's mindset was already flawed because of the two blows he suffered. Just like Xiang Yu in the Battle of Gaixia, he was exhausted and had lost his fighting spirit. He killed so many Han soldiers that they dared not advance. In the end, he still committed suicide. Bai Qi's mindset was probably like this when he was besieged by the twenty-four masters of the Farmer's School.

Moreover, even so.

Bai Qi, despite his weakened state, also crippled the peasants.

Most of the twenty-four grandmasters were killed.

The main reason why rural areas are now so weak is Bai Qi.

Therefore, compared to farmhouses.

The net of cunning is really nothing compared to this.

There was no expert at the Celestial Realm level in charge.

They couldn't even muster twenty-four grandmasters.

But for Nightfall, which can't even produce a single Grandmaster, the Net, with its eight Grandmasters, is already a behemoth.

In fact, it's not just compared to nighttime.

Even if they are farmers.

Farmers also dare not provoke the night.

At least until the number of Grandmasters is restored to ten.

The farmers did not want any conflict with the net.

After all, as the saying goes, "There are thieves who can be thieves for a thousand days, but there are no thieves who can guard against thieves for a thousand days." Those who know, know, what it feels like to be targeted by an assassin, especially a master-level assassin. Even martial artists who are also masters do not want to experience such a thing.

To put it bluntly, no one can stay vigilant all the time.

Although nets do not possess any creative value.

Unlike the military, which can fight for the country on the front lines, mobilize the nation's strength, expand its territory, and has a complete system and organization.

But in terms of assassination.

Luo Wang dares to claim to be number one, and no one dares to claim to be number two.

Then I remembered the straw-cloaked man saying he couldn't beat the Net.

It's not that we can't beat them!
They clearly surrendered first!

They are all figures from the intelligence and assassin communities.

As for what's going on, a woman like her in the inner palace might not know, and it's normal for her cousin Bai Yifei, who leads troops in battles all year round, not to know either. There is a boundary between the martial arts world and the imperial court, including the military. But to say that people in the Suoyike circle know nothing about it is pure nonsense. She's not stupid enough to be fooled.

However, this is also why Ye Qingcang explained that Madam Zhu was clever.

If Lady Mingzhu were smart enough.

She wouldn't suspect that he was a man in a straw raincoat.

Since the man in the straw raincoat had no reason to lie to her, nor the ability to lie to her, the fact that he didn't say anything meant that he must not know.

In fact, the man in the straw raincoat really didn't know either.

The Faceless Man's secrecy was so great that even the Net was unaware of it.

How could the man in the straw raincoat possibly know?

If he had known, his intelligence organization wouldn't have developed in this small corner of South Korea, but would have become a world-renowned intelligence and assassin organization, like the Net.

However, it doesn't matter what Madam Mingzhu thinks.

The key point is Mrs. Mingzhu's choice.

"I am willing to pledge my loyalty to you."

"To become another eyeliner you place in the night."

Madam Mingzhu said sincerely.

He then quite readily agreed, saying, "Please instill some methods in me, and I promise I will never resist, as a testament to my loyalty!"

Loyalty is not a cheap thing.

"I don't need to use such things or methods to test your loyalty."

"The human heart cannot withstand testing."

"Therefore, I won't touch you."

"But I hope you understand one thing: I'm laying this out in the open now. If you choose to betray me, you'd better pray that I never find out, otherwise, I will not give you another chance to correct your mistakes!"

Ye Qingcang slowly tapped the table.

Madam Mingzhu paused for a moment, then nodded.

It's naturally better to be unrestricted if you can be.

She doesn't have any strange quirks.

I won't force myself to endure hardship.

But since Ye Qingcang dared to say that, she knew that Ye Qingcang must have a way to counter her, which was why he trusted her so much.

But as long as she doesn't betray him.

Then we don't need to consider this issue.

(End of this chapter)