1011 The Treachery II (1/2)

There were only a few who had influence over the trend in the human world. Therefore Cheng Lixue said it was a very simple sum. But Ning Que did not think so. He wanted the answer even though it was simple.

Cheng Lixue looked at him who was standing in front of a curtain of rain, and said, ”Mr. First had to stay in the imperial palace and guard the Tang emperor until you came back from the Xuankong Temple. Even though he had left Chang'an, he still has no freedom but to follow the Drunkard.”

”Mr. Second has pinned down the entire Buddhism and stunned the cultivation world. Yet he won't be able to leave the Xuankong Temple soon because after all he is not the Headmaster.”

He continued, ”Mrs. Third is hard to track. It seems no one knows where she is. But actually we are all aware she has always been in the grassland, leading the strongest from the Wild People and working together with Tang to secretly kill those in the East Royal Court.”

Ning Que said, ”The East Wilderness is not far from Yan or Chang'an.”

Cheng Lixue said, ”But she is not coming to the south. Being the current leader of the Devil's Doctrine, how could she waste her time on the East Royal Court? What she really wants is Helan Mountain. The Academy wants the Wild People to enter the West Wilderness and attack the Golden Tribe together with the Northern Battlefront Army from both sides. You could never conceal this from the Abbey Dean.”

Ning Que said, ”It's definitely hard to be concealed. But what matters is whether or not we can succeed. You cannot deny that we at least seem to have a bigger chance of winning.”

Cheng Lixue smiled faintly and said, ”You used to serve in the army of Wei so you should know clearly how strong the Golden Tribe Royal Court is. Then why are you deceiving yourself? Even if she is the Twenty-Three-year Cicada, she could never win against the Golden Tribe alone. If she wants to carry out the Academy's plan, how could she have the extra energy to deal with the Central Plains?”

Ning Que said, ”I don't want to exhaust Senior Sister.”

Cheng Lixue said, ”Since the three of them are away, who can you count on? Chen Pipi's Mountain of Snow and Ocean of Qi was destroyed, and Tang Xiaotang has been in exile with him. Xu Chi has been struggling against General Lebu and other priests. How could you and the rest of the Back Hill be a match against the powerful Taoist cultivators?”

Ning Que said after a short pause, ”That's not a problem.”

Cheng Lixue looked at the calm Ning Que and mocked. ”The Abbey Dean, the Hierarch, Zhao Nanhai, Long Qing, or Hengmu, you could hardly defeat any of them. What do you mean that's not a problem?”

Ning Que said, ”Fighting a battle is different from playing chess. Those powerful Taoist cultivators are nothing to me, so that's not a problem. But you left out someone… The middle-aged priest by the Abbey Dean's wheelchair, to me, is far more troublesome than people like Zhao Nanhai and Long Qing.”

Cheng Lixue wondered, ”Why do you think so?”

”The cryptic ones are always more dangerous. But of course I just think he is more troublesome. I'm never afraid. And I still think that's not a problem.” Ning Que looked into his eyes and said, ”As long as we can take down the Drunkard and the Butcher, the Divine Halls of West-Hill are nothing but some shabby buildings to me. That's the confidence I want you to have as well.”

Ever since the beginning, the Academy had always made precise judgements for the situations. They supported the spread of New Stream, prepared Chang'an for a war, sent Yu Lian to the Wilderness and Jun Mo to the Xuankong Temple. Intentionally or unintentionally they had been trying to quake the foundation of Taoism to extinct them as soon as possible. Only by doing so could they cut off Haotian's power supply and help their Headmaster defeat Haotian.

In order to destroy the Haotian Taoism in Haotian's world, they must undergo extremely hard battles. The Abbey Dean was a wastrel now despite his unparalleled wisdom. He could never restore the divine power that he once possessed when he visited Chang'an by himself. Even though many young cultivators were blessed by the rain in spring, they could never defeat the three masters of the Academy.

Unfortunately, before Haotian left the human world for her Divine Kingdom, she found the two most powerful and terrifying watchdogs for Taoism and her followers.

”I've said it was a very simple sum. Even some kid who had only attended preliminary school would be able to do that. Everyone knows who the Academy wants to kill.”

Cheng Lixue continued, ”But the problem is, it's impossible to kill these two.”

Ning Que said, ”As long as they are human, they can be killed.”

Cheng Lixue said, ”To an extent, hese two are no longer just humans.”