"What!?" Yang Luo's body trembled, and he was so shocked that he couldn't help but take a few steps back.
When Ling Tiandu uttered the words "Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce," "Royal Cooperation," "Fengyun Mountain Range," and "Dragon Vein," Yang Luoyi was truly astonished.
This is their largest setup in the main world.
The emperor is merely a pawn in their game. The Wan Jin Merchant Guild is nominally led by the emperor, but in reality, it is controlled by a few individuals. They have conducted thorough testing, and the existing intelligence is only sufficient to deduce that the Wan Jin Merchant Guild is actually backed by the royal family, far from enough to pin the blame on them.
Not to mention, there's also the Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce, the Fengyun Mountain Range, and the Dragon Vein—these are all heavyweight pieces of information. You have to understand that the magical artifacts set up there are not something just anyone can detect. Even a True Immortal who is skilled in detection wouldn't be able to sense anything unusual there.
Unfortunately, Ling Tiandu found out.
Knowing this, it's possible to deduce their strategy; deduce their strategy; and deduce their true plan. In an instant, Yang Luo felt a surge of murderous intent.
At this moment, a feeling of emptiness surged through his body again. Yang Luo took a few deep breaths and said coldly, "I don't know what you're talking about."
“Hehe.” Ling Tiandu laughed. “You’ve probably forgotten what I’m good at.”
Her smile was extremely beautiful, making it impossible to feel any ill will towards her, but her words sent chills down one's spine: "These few interactions with you have been enough for me to deduce the forces behind you. I should thank you, because without you, I would not have been able to deduce where the dragon vein is, and I never imagined that the Qian Kingdom's royal family would actually cooperate with the villains."
As the void dissipated, anger surged again. Yang Luo spoke coldly, "Heh, if you were really that capable, wouldn't you have already deduced everyone's background? If that's the case, why would you need to cooperate with me?"
Ling Tiandu smiled calmly: "Deduction doesn't mean anything. There are many things in this world that we can't change even if we know them. Our cooperation will benefit both of us. Besides, dragon veins are ethereal and elusive. What do you need them for?"
A sense of emptiness surged up again, and Yang Luoyi, regaining her composure, fell silent, offering no reply. She feared that Ling Tiandu would deduce something else from her answer.
At the same time, she was thinking rapidly.
[Although I don't know how she found out, the fact that she was willing to discuss it with me instead of attacking directly shows that she's mostly using me. To be honest, if Ling Tiandu can really help my mother change her fate, then having the dragon vein is indeed useless. However, hmph... this girl is cunning and unpredictable. She doesn't discuss the importance of the dragon vein, but instead demands more based on the already agreed-upon benefits—she's simply insatiable!]
She immediately rejected Ling Tiandu's suggestion: "Ling Tiandu, you really have a good plan. Changing fate was the agreed-upon reward in our original cooperation plan. Now you've not only changed it without my permission, but you're also asking us to add conditions. Besides, how do you know the dragon vein is useless to me? The dragon vein involves the fate of the nation, and behind the fate of the nation lies the fate of the people. You can't be unaware of what the fate of the people represents. You've dealt with two villains and obtained the fate of the people. Ling Tiandu, isn't it a bit much to dream in broad daylight?"
Ling Tiandu feigned a thoughtful expression: "In that case, what would it take for you to agree?"
"The Wuhe Flower," Yang Luoyi demanded, "give me the Wuhe Flower, and I'll give you the Dragon Vein."
Ling Tiandu's face immediately darkened, revealing murderous intent: "Yang Luoyi, don't go too far. You know that secret, and you know what the Wuhe Flower means to me."
Yang Luo laughed, feeling pleased to see Ling Tiandu humiliated: "What does this have to do with me? Don't forget, your secret is still in my hands. Trading a treasure of heaven and earth for your secret and luck is a good deal for you."
Ling Tiandu's smile vanished, and he said coldly, "Since that's the case, then you might as well go public. But I can tell you that as long as you dare to go public, the Guardian Heaven Sect's army will appear in the Fengyun Mountains an hour before you do. Yang Luoyi, threats are useless against me. As long as I deduce that you will go public, then whether you go public or not, your Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce will not exist."
At this point, she gave a few cold laughs and continued:
"I'm willing to talk to you because you can help me eliminate those two villains. Otherwise, do you think I would waste my breath and haggle like a shrew? Let me tell you this: you have to agree to this deal whether you like it or not. Expose me if you want, or we'll fight to the death. I don't believe that exposing my past will make Heaven disown me as the protagonist."
"I've tried everything to be nice to you, but in other words, don't push your luck."
Chapter 377 Damn it, all Yang Pingsheng does is bully his sister all day long.
Yang Luo knew that he couldn't really push Ling Tiandu to the brink.
Currently, the plan is not yet ready, and there is still some time before it begins. If Ling Tiandu is really pushed to the limit and directly leads people to rob, not only will it ruin the grand plan, but it will also get him into endless trouble.
The most troublesome thing is that if they are not relocated in time, Ling Tiandu may be able to deduce their true plans and arrangements based on the clues in the Fengyun Mountains. If that happens, there will be no hope of redemption.
It could be said that when Ling Tiandu mentioned the Fengyun Mountain Range, Yang Luoyi was already in a predicament. She couldn't push Ling Tiandu too far, nor could she directly agree to give up the dragon vein, since giving up the dragon vein would not be acceptable to the royal family.
She certainly didn't care about the opinion of an ordinary royal family; what she cared about was the opinion of another powerful figure.
In this situation, Yang Luoyi could only try to appease Ling Tiandu first. After all, the other party was good at deduction and must have deduced some possibility before choosing to negotiate with her. At least this also shows that their real plan has not yet been known to Ling Tiandu.
So, thinking of this, Yang Luoyi smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I was just joking."
"Did you see me smile?" Ling Tian asked coldly.
Yang Luoyi mentioned the Wuhe Flower to convince Ling Tiandu of the deal. She never expected the other party to actually hand over the Wuhe Flower, but if she didn't mention it more, she was afraid that Ling Tiandu would have doubts. Therefore, she continued, "The Wuhe Flower is useful to me. If you are not satisfied, I can raise the price."
"Are you really shameless?" Ling Tiandu said coldly. "The Wuhe Flower not only holds my greatest secret, but it is also my biggest trump card. Most importantly, it is one of the four great treasures of heaven and earth. As long as it is in my hands, the villains will never be able to get the position of the gate. What if I give it to you and you turn around and join the villains?"
Yang Luo thought for a moment in silence, then said, "In that case, how about you give me a few Void Beasts?"
Ling Tiandu will be silent now.
Void Beasts are actually quite easy to deal with. They might be incredibly valuable to others, but for Ling Tiandu, they are the least valuable thing. After all, as long as Wuhe Flower has enough energy, how many Void Beasts it produces is entirely up to Ling Tiandu.
She said, "In that case, it's not impossible."
Yang Luo then said, "The Wuhe Flower can control Void Beasts. Lend me the Wuhe Flower for a few months."
Ling Tiandu's face darkened again: "Are you never going to stop?"
The two sides once again engaged in negotiations regarding the Fengyun Mountain Range, the Dragon Vein, and the Wuhe Flower, with their back-and-forth exchanges bordering on profanity.
For Yang Luoyi, mentioning Wuhe Flower was purely to confuse Ling Tiandu's perspective. For Ling Tiandu, this transaction was originally part of her plan. Neither side was very sincere, but even so, the negotiations were extremely difficult.
A full hour later, the two parties finalized the new cooperation agreement, which included, but was not limited to:
Firstly, Yang Luo kept Ling Tiandu's secret.
Secondly, Yang Luoyi needs to capture Yang Pingsheng and try his best to use the Taixu Illusion to trap the other female villains, assisting the members of the Guardian Sect in killing the female villains.
Thirdly, Yang Luoyi needs to dispel the Heavenly Will within Yang Pingsheng and ensure that Yang Pingsheng and her mother will not become enemies of the Heavenly Guardian Sect.
Fourth, Ling Tiandu must help Yang Luoyi's mother change her fate to that of the protagonist.
Fifth, Ling Tian was not allowed to do anything to harm Yang Luoyi or her family.
Sixth, Ling Tian was unable to deduce the affairs of Yang Luoyi and her family.
Seventh, Yang Luo handed over the dragon vein below the Fengyun Mountain Range to Ling Tiandu, and Ling Tiandu had to give Yang Luo one hundred Void Beasts and ensure that she would not use the Wuhe Flower to turn them against her.
The cooperation is roughly like this, but there are countless other specific details, which are quite tiresome to look at.
The most obvious one is the protagonist's destiny. Ling Tiandu had been avoiding the topic of replacing destiny before, sometimes saying it was to replace it with the protagonist's destiny, and sometimes saying it was just replacing destiny. Now it is finally confirmed that she will definitely help Yang Luo replace her mother's destiny with the protagonist's destiny.
Both of them swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao. Yang Luoyi was originally unwilling, but under Ling Tiandu's coercion, fearing that the other party would suddenly attack the Fengyun Mountain Range, Yang Luoyi had no choice but to give in and swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao with her.
After losing contact, Ling Tiandu breathed a sigh of relief and practically collapsed onto the bed.
"I never imagined I'd be haggling with an ordinary middle-aged woman over the price of vegetables," she murmured to herself.
Although it was feigned, this mental and physical exhaustion surpassed any deduction.
"But in doing so, Yang Luoyi will be deceived by me. In addition, I have sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao twice. At this time, she will definitely not doubt me."
"[She could have directly seized the dragon vein, but she chose to negotiate with me, which means she still wants to use my methods to eliminate the villains.] Heh, as long as Yang Luo has this idea, then the winner will only be me."
Little did Yang Luoyi know that because of Gan Jiang's appearance, Ling Tiandu now regarded her as his number one enemy.
Even Ling Tiandu was considering that if all else failed, he could just give the dragon vein to Song Panning. After all, the future that Yang Luoyi and his group had achieved was just around the corner, and eliminating Yang Luoyi and his group was the best option.
But then Ling Tiandu thought again, if Yang Luoyi could take the initiative to hand over the dragon vein, wouldn't that save her the trouble?
She chose to have both the dragon vein and the elimination of the villains.
Of all the people who made the deal with Yang Luoyi, Ling Tiandu was undoubtedly the one who profited the most.
First, she lulled Yang Luoyi into a false sense of security, making ample preparations for the subsequent surprise attack.
Secondly, she made a deal with Yang Luoyi, and regardless of whether the deal was successful or not, her chances of obtaining the dragon vein increased significantly.
She has so many options at her disposal. Whether she launches a sneak attack during the transaction or conducts the transaction honestly, she now has the upper hand.
Conversely, the royal family and Song Panning were kept in the dark, especially Xu Weibang, who had no idea that he had been completely sold out.
Finally, there's Yang Pingsheng.
Currently, the future of the Invisible Ones becoming king is growing larger, and Yang Pingsheng is too conspicuous no matter how you look at him. But Ling Tiandu can't do anything about him. If she kills him, the will of heaven will fall on another person in the main world many times over. In that case, what's the point of her playing around?
If Yang Luoyi could help extract the will of heaven, that would be even better. At that time, under the pretext of changing fate, she would send Lucky Cat and the others as messengers to kill Yang Pingsheng and Yang Luoyi directly. Ideally, she would also take down Shi Guijia. Only in this way could she truly eliminate the two villains.
As for oaths, that's ridiculous. Even the Heavenly Dao has openly helped her, so why should she keep any oaths?
"The groundwork has been laid. The next step is to wait for Du Wanli and Mu Xiaobai to recover, while also further enhancing the strength of the guardians. At the same time, we need to persuade that old man Zhao Cai Mao. Once Yang Luoyi and I agree on the new terms, she will definitely go to her faction to discuss it. Oh well, let her go."
Ling Tiandu summoned the world in her palm once more. As she could see, after her manipulation, the future that was favorable to her had become much more solid.
"Once the overall situation is settled, even the Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce won't be able to cause any trouble."
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Boom boom boom!
A series of thunderstorms exploded in Yang Pingsheng's ears.
The terrifying spiritual energy ravaged the terrain of Immortal Valley. If Luo Benmo hadn't held back, Yang Pingsheng would probably have perished like the valley itself.
Beneath his shattered armor lay numerous wounds, amidst the billowing smoke. Yang Ping, panting heavily, watched as the ferocious Luo Benmo charged once more, calculating in his mind.
almost.
A thousand thunderbolts exploded in Yang Pingsheng's eyes, and before he could react, a small fist came flying towards him.
The punch landed squarely on Yang Pingsheng's head, sending him flying backwards. At the same time, he unleashed the move he had prepared long ago.
All the armor fell off his body, shrank by one size, and was put directly on Luo Benmo.
Luo Benmo: "?"
Her ferocious face revealed a look of confusion, and the next second, all of Yang Pingsheng's injuries were transferred to her.
puff!
Luo Benmo, covered in wounds, fell to the ground.
In contrast, Yang Pingsheng was debonair and acted as if nothing had happened.
In the distance, the three female villains watching couldn't help but marvel. They were Song Panning, Xu Anlu, and Su Murong, who were sitting on the back of the Vermilion Bird.
Seeing Luo Benmo fall to the ground injured, Su Murong couldn't help but clap his hands: "Great! The little dwarf has finally suffered a setback!"
Xu Anlu didn't speak, but Xu Anyin, who floated out, nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Su Murong's words.
The female villains actually share a common trait: they all dislike Luo Benmo.
Song Panning remained silent, pondering Yang Pingsheng's motives while observing the armor on Luo Benmo's body.
Clearly, Yang Pingsheng's magical artifact was the culprit behind Luo Benmo's loss.
"Is it a function of a celestial artifact? Indeed, if you don't have a killer move, developing a celestial artifact in a short time is a good option. However, it's unlikely that you can make Luo Benmo admit defeat just by using this."
She muttered to herself, "You're not following my plan, but instead carrying out your own behind my back. In that case, let me see what you're really planning to do..."
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt a gaze on him from the side. He looked up and found Su Murong tilting his head to look at him.
Song Panning frowned: "What are you doing?"
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