Reincarnated as the Death Spider Queen, sacrificing Bibi Dong at the start

"Either obediently roll out onto the sea to carry out the Pope's secret orders and come to your death; or disobey orders and be executed on the spot for treason!"

“Over the years, I’ve given them countless opportunities to choose sides. Since they’re still wavering and double-dealing, still clinging to Qian Daoliu’s side, hoping that old man will come out and regain power…”

Nan Feng's eyes turned completely cold. "In that case, they can just die."

Sensing the suffocating bloodlust and determination in Nan Feng's words, Bibi Dong's expression tightened slightly.

She knew that Nan Feng was using this game to completely clear away the last stubborn obstacles within the Spirit Hall for her.

She stopped wasting time and asked, "When will we make our move?"

“The Heaven Dou Empire’s team will be surveying this island for a few more days. It will be some time before they set sail.” Nan Feng leaned back in his rocking chair. “Pass down the order to have the Spirit Hall’s interception team arrive at the Heaven Dou Empire’s coastal area as soon as possible and set up an ambush.”

"Of course, considering Qian Daoliu's ban, coupled with those people's natural fear of the sea, they probably won't dare to actually go into the sea to intercept and kill them. I estimate that they will most likely choose to make their move at the landing point that the delegation is bound to pass through, Hanhai City."

"However, it doesn't matter. Whether they make their move at sea or in Hanhai City, the outcome will be the same. They'll all die anyway."

Bibi Dong kept all these arrangements in mind without any hesitation or further discussion.

"Om-"

A strong spatial fluctuation rippled through the courtyard. Bibi Dong's petite loli body was enveloped in a layer of gray-black light and disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye, rushing back to Wuhun City to make arrangements.

After Bibi Dong left, the courtyard fell silent once again.

The Sea Maiden Douluo, who had been eavesdropping in the corner, finally couldn't resist coming over.

She stared at Nan Feng with a strange expression, swallowed hard, and said, "You...you actually plan to use us to kill the Title Douluo of the Spirit Hall?! Aren't they all the Spirit Hall's top combat forces?"

"One of our own?"

Nan Feng's expression was indifferent: "He's two-faced, eating the food of the Papal Palace while still thinking about Qian Daoliu regaining power. This kind of person is the biggest time bomb around Bibi Dong, and her potential mortal enemy."

"Since they are enemies, who cares which side they are on? A dead enemy is a good enemy."

"If it weren't for the timing not being right, I would have killed all those old fogies in the Hall of Offerings. Anyway, they are of no use to me while they are alive, so it would be more reassuring if they were dead."

Chapter 248 Nan Feng: Poseidon lost because she was too kind. Ama: You won because you weren't human enough.

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"But……"

The Sea Maiden Douluo frowned slightly, looking puzzled. "Hasn't the reputation of the Spirit Hall changed now?"

She hadn't been idle on the island these past few days. Taking advantage of her proximity to the Tiandou delegation, she secretly read the thoughts of the politicians in the royal entourage.

"If it were the arrogant and domineering Spirit Hall that Qian Xunji used to lead, doing something like this street ambush would be perfectly normal."

The Sea Maiden Douluo analyzed, "But in recent years, the Spirit Hall, led by Bibi Dong, has implemented various people-friendly reforms. It no longer relies on absolute violence as recklessly as it did in the past, and its image in the hearts of ordinary soul masters has been greatly improved."

"Of course, I know that's all just appearances."

The Sea Maiden Douluo curled her lips, seeing through the filth of politics, "Those small sects and low-level soul masters who are powerless to resist may have really believed it, and have completely given up and resigned themselves to their fate."

But top-tier powers like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School knew very well that this was nothing more than a facade project put on by the Spirit Hall to lower the guard of all parties.

"After all, there are only so many interests in this world. If the Spirit Hall wants to take a bigger slice of the pie and gain more benefits, it will inevitably try to seize their share."

"What nonsense about the great cause of the world? It's all empty talk! The core of political games is always just the word 'interests'."

No large organization can do charity; only a fool would do something that doesn't benefit them.

Therefore, these matters are no longer a matter of right or wrong; they are simply a matter of each party acting in its own interest.

"But the problem is, since everyone knows the truth, if the Spirit Hall openly attacks the Heaven Dou Royal Family's team now, wouldn't all those image projects that Bibi Dong painstakingly built up over the years be wasted and completely destroyed?"

Upon hearing the Sea Maiden Douluo's analysis, Nan Feng countered, "Who said... they were allowed to act under the guise of a 'secret order from the Spirit Hall Pope'?"

The Sea Maiden Douluo was taken aback.

"Besides, who in the whole world doesn't know about the discord between the higher-ups of the Papal Palace and the Elders' Palace these days?"

Nan Feng continued, "Who doesn't know that in recent years the Pope has been implementing various reforms with great boldness, which has greatly affected the interests of the old faction and led to numerous internal conflicts within the Spirit Hall?"

"Now that such a heinous thing as intercepting the Heaven Dou royal family has happened, unless there is irrefutable evidence in black and white, who can prove that it was Bibi Dong's idea?"

“Bibi Dong now enjoys an absolute reputation for righteousness and goodwill in the eyes of the world. As long as she comes forward and denies it, no one will be able to find any evidence to prove that it was her idea.”

"But when it comes to matters that affect the overall situation of the world, without solid evidence, it's all just empty talk! What follows is nothing more than a war of words without gunpowder, a test of who can be more stubborn, who can talk better, and who can deceive more."

"Fortunately, the image projects that Bibi Dong did in previous years have not been in vain. Now her base of support in the middle and lower levels of the Soul Master world is quite large and stable."

"As long as she stands up and denies that it was her order, the public, out of goodwill towards her, will naturally come up with all sorts of conspiracy theories to exonerate her."

"What's more, those who will die in Hanhai City next are all troublemakers who don't get along with Bibi Dong."

"At that time, those self-proclaimed smart superiors or conspiracy theorists will be convinced that Bibi Dong is using someone else to kill someone else, deliberately setting a trap to eliminate dissidents."

"Ordinary people, or Bibi Dong's supporters, will see with grief and indignation that the Pope is powerless within the Spirit Hall and is being hindered at every turn by the higher-ups of the Elder Hall! They might even think that those stubborn old guys are disregarding the big picture and deliberately creating a scandal of assassination in order to seize power, hoping to smear the Pope and cause him trouble!"

Nan Feng picked up his teacup and blew on it to cool it down.

That's just human nature. People will only ever believe what they want to believe.

"And in the next big show, everyone will see... exactly the side they want to see."

After listening to Nan Feng's terrifying deduction that meticulously calculated human nature, public opinion, politics, and interests, the Sea Maiden Douluo felt a chill run from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

"No wonder……"

"No wonder the High Priest, despite possessing unparalleled strength, never dared to easily resort to such schemes and plots with you..."

The Sea Maiden Douluo gave a bitter smile, "She really can't outmaneuver you when it comes to playing mind games."

"It's not that we can't beat them."

Nan Feng put down his teacup. "These manipulative schemes are really just a thin veil that's easy to pierce; they're not anything profound or unfathomable."

“Poseidon doesn’t dare to play these games with me, not because she’s stupid, nor because she can’t see through things.”

The root cause is that her moral standards are too high, and she has too many concerns.

Nan Feng said calmly, "She can't do what I do, completely abandoning all moral constraints and going crazy without any bottom line in order to achieve my goals."

"This is how the game of life has always been. Every inch has its advantages and every foot its disadvantages."

Nan Feng leaned back slightly in his chair. "People with large and powerful families have more resources at their disposal and can do more things."

But correspondingly, they have more things to worry about and more things to consider.

After all, if they hadn't considered all aspects and learned to compromise with various interests, they wouldn't have been able to accumulate, let alone maintain, such a large fortune.

"Because there are things you truly care about in your heart, and you have concerns, naturally, you also have fatal weaknesses."

Hearing this, the Sea Maiden Douluo frowned and couldn't help but step forward, "Since you say that having concerns leads to weaknesses, then what about you? What are your weaknesses? And what are your concerns?"

Nan Feng did not answer immediately.

He simply looked at the Sea Maiden Douluo quietly and asked in return:

Do you think I am?

"..."

The Sea Maiden Douluo's eye twitched suddenly.

Does Nan Feng have any concerns? Does he have any weaknesses?

There shouldn't be any.

Previously on Poseidon Island, the High Priest made it very clear that, provided he could ensure his own absolute safety, Nan Feng was actually a very easy person to talk to.

He didn't mind going with the flow and using his intelligence to devise a way out that would result in the least bloodshed and a win-win situation for everyone.

But what if someone dares to truly threaten him, or rather, someone pushes him into a desperate situation where he feels utterly insecure...?

That evil spirit, which has been locked in the cage of reason, will break free completely!

When that time comes, he will not hesitate to abandon all worldly rules and morals, and may even put the lives of everyone in the world on the gambling table to launch a terrifying counterattack without any bottom line or limit!

The reason why Nan Feng still seems to have a so-called "bottom line" and hasn't gone to such an extreme that he incurs public wrath and is willing to kill everyone...

Simply because he felt the situation was still under control, and he felt there was still room for maneuver, so there was "no need" to go crazy.

Otherwise, this guy's ruthlessness and brutality would be far more than what they have seen so far!

Chapter 249 Why is your prized talent the biggest obstacle to getting closer to the truth?

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After seeing Bibi Dong off, Nan Feng pinched the bridge of his nose and then chased the Sea Maiden Douluo and Xiao Bai out of the courtyard as well.

He wasn't afraid of these two causing trouble, but if they continued to stay on the island and cause trouble, Qian Renxue would probably lose her temper and cause some big problems.

Moreover, Nanfeng really didn't want to play those back-and-forth tests and thrills with the sea women anymore.

He still doesn't understand what the merman, the Ama, is trying to do.

She developed a strange sense of trust in him, as if subconsciously she was certain that he would never hurt her, which is why she dared to so recklessly tread the line of his bottom line and tease him in various ways.

To be honest, if there were no one else around, Nan Feng wouldn't care about this childish trick; she would just consider it a way to relax after being on edge.

The problem is that when the Heavenly Dou delegation or other outsiders are present, the sea maid's actions, which are obviously intimate and cross the line, will make the originally clear situation extremely complicated!

In this current game, the relationship between Demon God Douluo and Seagod Island doesn't need to be explained too clearly to the outside world.

The mixed information he has released so far, some true and some false, is enough to make Ning Fengzhi and his group of politicians wildly conjure up countless versions in their minds.

If too much information is given, or too detailed information is given, it may give those people a strange sense of confidence that "I have seen through the situation," and things may become difficult to control.

Providing fragmented information is to let them see our strength and prevent them from panicking due to the unknown.

The remaining large areas of blank space and unknowns, which are deliberately concealed, are meant to leave them enough space for reverence.

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It was evening.

The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the beaches of the west coast a brilliant orange-red.

A gentle sea breeze blows, and the waves crash against the rocks, creating a rhythmic white noise.

Nan Feng was comfortably leaning back in his personal beach chair, with a charcoal grill in front of him and an iron skewer in his hand, slowly grilling a top-quality prawn that was as thick as an arm and had just been brought from the deep sea.