Zhiyi sighed. See? I told you I was helpless. He has some skills, but he doesn't think they're enough to escape from the other side.

In the story, Yelan also came up with a plan: she intended to pretend to let Zhiyi pass the election, and then follow Zhiyi to find the secret base of the Fools.

After winning the election, Zhiyi would naturally report to the people who supported him, so Yelan was certain that he would go to the Fools.

However, Zhiyi has his methods, so tracking him is unrealistic and they would definitely lose him.

Fortunately, the fools he was working with were rather dim-witted, so he could follow them.

Rosalind smiled as she looked at Dadtalia: "So this is the army you trained~."

“My soldiers stole the Sky Harp right in front of the travelers, while your soldiers couldn’t even detect being followed.”

D'Artagnan was furious. How could someone be so stupid?

So, who came up with the idea of ​​interfering in the Seven Stars election? Who authorized such an idiotic decision?

He knew that Zhongli was the Emperor, and with him around, he never even considered interfering in the Liyue Seven Stars election. Why would his subordinates be so idiotic as to do this?

Seeing D'Artagnan's gloomy face, Rosalind felt relieved; the gloom that had lingered in her mind when she was reading the Forest Book a few days ago had dissipated.

Enjoy the story as you continue. As expected, Zhiyi and the Fools meet in a cave, where all the conspiracies are revealed.

Zhiyi couldn't bear to watch anymore; he had seen this part beforehand and knew what was going to happen.

I never imagined that the Fools would be so stupid. I feel that all my efforts to use the Fools were foolish.

I took a deep breath, closed the book, and thought, "Just wait, the people who've got me here should be here soon."

It's fortunate that he didn't completely become a lackey of the Fools, otherwise he would probably have been executed for treason, and even Yanfei wouldn't have been able to save him.

His actions of exploiting the Fools and intending to kill them actually mitigated his crime, because he was deceiving the Fools and planned to revise the original proposal after the plan succeeded.

In that case, it can no longer be called treason. His real crime was poisoning the Seven Stars. Poisoning the Seven Stars was the crime he could not escape.

He was indeed a master poisoner. In the story, he wanted to poison the Fool, and he even bought a fine wine glass (a knock-off).

The foolish group was somewhat wary, and they knew to let Zhiyi drink first before they drank.

[Yusupov said as he drank, "Back then, when I saw you add poison to the ingredients without batting an eye and then use it to make soup for your teacher, I thought you were incredibly audacious."]

This sentence is meant to mock Zhiyi's subservient attitude in front of their foolish crowd.

This is what happens when you become a traitor's lackey: you're disliked by both sides. But Zhiyi doesn't care what a dead man says; he still greets him with a smile.

That fawning smile made readers frown, especially the people of Liyue, who felt uncomfortable seeing him fawn over a Winter Fool.

No one knew that a knife was hidden behind his smile.

Chapter 713: A Plea from Conscience

Now readers know that Zhiyi poisoned Uncle Tian.

People generally have a good impression of Zhiyi, after all, he does have the qualities of a leader.

Yet he actually poisoned his own teacher! You have to understand that when he was in his most difficult time, it was Uncle Tian who gave him food!

You beast! Bah!

No matter how capable such a person is, they cannot become one of the Seven Stars because people do not trust them.

Xianyun was even more furious, and was even considering going to find this man named Zhiyi to "have a chat" with him. How could a person do such a shameless thing?

As the master herself, she naturally adopted Tian Shu's perspective.

The disciple he had helped, saved, and taught actually wanted to poison him. Just thinking about it made Xianyun dizzy with anger.

Uncle Tian himself reacted rather calmly upon seeing this, only letting out a sigh.

He could solve his daughter's psychological problems, but he couldn't solve his son's. Sigh.

Yusupov continued his taunts: "We fools have an old saying: For a starving wild dog, just one bone is enough to keep it guarding the house for life."

In the story, Yusupov helps Zhiyi for the treasure of Qingxupu, and at the same time, he can also plant an obedient dog in Qixing.

But what he didn't expect was that Zhiyi, that dog, was not loyal at all.

Zhiyi wanted to climb higher, to a position where no one dared to look down on him anymore.

Such a person is destined to be like Zhao Gao; how could he possibly allow the foolish masses to trample on his head?

If the Fools aren't dealt with, even if he becomes one of the Seven Stars, he'll still be nothing more than 'Amma's lackey'.

The other party had to be eliminated, so Zhiyi had already poisoned the drink.

Yusupov was right. Zhiyi was a master of poisoning, capable of fooling not only Uncle Tian but also the Fools.

D'Artagnan shook his head. How could they be so stupid? These should be soldiers of the rich.

Are you an idiot? Do you really think you can plant pawns in the Seven Stars of Liyue with such petty tricks?

It's not to say that those who can become Seven Stars are all capable and ambitious; once they reach the position, they will definitely try to remove any obstacles that hinder them.

After all, people work hard to climb up to the top, so how can they be happy if you step on their heads?

Even if you could actually promote a useless person to the top, do you think the other seven stars are also useless?

Even D'Artagnan, who is not politically astute, knows that controlling the Seven Stars is impossible unless you control at least five of them, then you are truly amazing.

Who exactly approved this plan? Did they think they could achieve great merit by succeeding, so they dared to bypass me? He is the executor of the Liyue region.

Even Rosalyn, who held a higher position than him, only spoke harshly to him but never gave him any orders.

Tadalia smiled slightly; it seemed it was time to practice. The water blade, tossed into the air, spun.

Actually, the "rich man" who was the "mastermind" was also quite confused, because this person's plan was entirely his own idea on a whim, and he had no idea about it.

Yusupov even thought that if this move succeeded, he could get a big promotion.

If D'Artagnan knew, he'd probably say that "Rich Man" was an idiot. Anyway, attacking his colleagues made him happier than attacking his subordinates, so who cares what really happened?

For example, Rosalind is already preparing to mock D'Artagnan.

Regardless of whose soldiers they are, it's reasonable for them to mock you a bit if something happens in the area you're in charge of, right?

It's not all bad that she 'died' so early; at least she didn't do anything stupid in the later episodes.

Rosalyn felt she was now practically invincible; she could mock other executives, but no one could mock her, and she could curse whomever she wanted.

Because she died long ago, there will be no more mention of her in the prophecy.

She doesn't worry about others attacking her when she attacks them, since once someone is gone, there's nothing left to say.

Returning to the prophecy, Yusupov wasn't the only one in this cave; the three undercover agents he had sent to Black Rock Factory were also brought here by Zhiyi and were now fast asleep nearby.

If a single fire is set, the hidden bombs will turn this place into ruins, and others will only think that the Fools tried to steal the treasure but triggered some kind of trap.

In this way, all those who knew the truth would perish in the fire and be buried in the ruins.

To ensure everything went perfectly, Zhiyi even contacted Yusupov's adjutant beforehand, bribing him and having the poison provided by him.

In this way, the adjutant and he would be in the same boat, and he would not be exposed.

It can only be said that he is indeed Yusupov's adjutant; even his thinking is the same as his, both wanting to get promoted without their superior's knowledge.

Zhiyi's series of actions were ruthless; he even poisoned himself. The audience has to admit that they are somewhat impressed by this man.

Although he is a beast, he is a beast to the very end.

Suddenly I realized I didn't dislike him as much anymore, because he wasn't a spineless coward.

If he were to actually wag his tail at the Fools in the end, everyone would despise him.

But he's a ruthless person, someone who's willing to give up everything to climb the ladder—dignity, family, even himself—there's nothing he wouldn't give up.

He drank the poisoned wine, and even though the antidote would still have side effects, he didn't hesitate at all.

Such a person is indeed admirable; if it weren't for the fact that his actions were so morally reprehensible, everyone would like him.

Unfortunately, his moral standards are too low, making him unsuitable to become one of the Seven Stars.

It's a pity about Uncle Tian; he truly regarded Zhiyi as his own 'child'.

I remember when I was chatting with Ye Lan before, Uncle Tian once said:

"I didn't intend to directly recommend him, but I planned to give him a fair chance to compete."

"Birth and reputation are important to many people, but I don't value them that much."

He never discriminated against Zhiyi; he genuinely tried to help Zhiyi. Yet, Zhiyi still hurt him, which is why no one can forgive Zhiyi.

This is also why Zhiyi no longer thinks about escaping punishment, and Yelan, who has been hiding and watching everything from the side, comes out at the right time.

Zhiyi was still trying to find excuses to deny his guilt, but when Yelan mentioned Uncle Tian, ​​he confessed.

Just as Ye Lan said, Uncle Tian never looked down on him, but he still hurt the other party. Even if he could escape punishment, he couldn't escape his conscience.

Conscience...conscience?

Zhiyi chuckled self-deprecatingly, realizing he still had a conscience...

The door opened, and it wasn't Ye Lan who came to arrest him, but Qian Yan Jun. He recognized the leader; it was Yu Heng Xing—Ke Qing.

He hasn't committed 'treason' or poisoned the Seven Stars yet, so the one who arrested him is naturally not 'Special Police Officer Ye Lan'.

Ke Qing's expression was cold and stern, showing none of the disgust or contempt he had expected. She simply waved her hand and said indifferently, "Take her away."

Zhiyi did not resist, but his gaze never left Keqing; this was the Seven Stars he longed for...

Chapter 714: Is the next story about Inazuma?

In the original story, he colluded with the Fools, which is why Yelan took action.

However, in the current timeline, he hasn't yet colluded with the Fools and poisoned the Seven Stars, so it's the Thousand Rocks Army that's coming.

In fact, Zhiyi was a bit like a frog in a well. He calculated everything and treated himself and the Fools as pawns, all in order to become a player.

In the end, he and the Fools were nothing more than pawns in a larger game played by Yelan and the "Rich Man".

The happiest people after the story was released were the Seven Stars, while the most upset were the Fools.

The Seven Stars found another reason to cause trouble for the Fools, and the Fools found it difficult to defend themselves.

It's true that painstaking effort is no match for a fool's quick wit.

This is similar to the story in Mondstadt before. Not many people knew about the theft of the Heart of God, since Venti himself kept his identity a secret.

So although they did bad things, the fools were not greatly affected.

As a result, once the prophecy was written, the whole world knew about it, and the Fatui had no choice but to apologize properly, since they couldn't really start a war with Mondstadt and Liyue.

The book also reveals that the gods don't care about the heart of the gods, so as long as they apologize properly, the two sides won't go to war.

But the Fools were still unhappy. The Wind God planned to hide his identity, and the Knights had to follow his wishes.

In other words, there was no need to even apologize; a small compensation would have sufficed. It was all Lin Qiu's fault for writing it, which directly aroused public anger and resulted in a hefty compensation loss.

Even now, in the story, the "rich man" cleaned up the mess by erasing all relevant clues, making it impossible for Liyue to gain any diplomatic advantage by focusing on this point.

Now that's great, the prophecy has been written again. No matter how powerful the "rich" are, they can't erase the prophecy. That's the biggest evidence.

Given the current 'brand effect' of the prophecy, there is no better evidence in the entire Teyvat universe.

The rich can already imagine the faces of D'Artagnan and Rosalind at future gatherings.

The people in Liyue were laughing their heads off. The coup hadn't even happened, but the compensation was about to arrive!

The squinting eyes of the "rich" seemed to carry a hint of depression, as they were about to lose a large sum of money for no reason.

Money isn't the most important thing; the most important thing is losing the game.

Aside from the biggest 'masterminds' on both sides, people who are bystanders have different feelings about this story.

Putting aside the terrible movie that I gave up reading halfway through, I really enjoyed the story of Raiden, her older sister; it was quite interesting.

Great, now I have another 'lesson plan' to teach my younger sister.

Lei Yingdong felt a jolt, sensing that something bad was about to happen.

She never imagined that the matter between Liyue and Zhidong would eventually become a sharp sword piercing her.

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