Chapter 488: Machination (2/2)
A day later, Guo Jia flew to Siren City to inform Wei Yuan and others about the changes.
Coincidentally, Ma Moxi and others had just departed to the other realm. The women were about the gather in their Yin Slave Mansion to discuss the tournament.
Guo Jia rushed to the mansion as well. He approached Wei Yuan and gave her the letter of Liu Guang.
”Lady Wei. Lady Liu has asked me to pass you her invitation letter. It relates to her coronation ceremony.”
”What?!”
Wei Yuan frowned. She took the letter from Guo Jia and skimmed through it.
After she finished the letter, she dragged Guo Jia to the mansion, so they could include this matter in the meeting's agenda.
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Yin Slave Mansion Lobby
All yin slaves, except for Liu Guang and Fang Meirong, were present. Even Dian Wei, Hopea, Zhu Qiao, and the maid squad were there.
At first, they were looking forward to choosing their best eight representatives to join the Holy Land Tournament. But once Wei Yuan showed them the letter, their faces changed.
”That bitch! Is she rebelling?!”
Sun Yun was enraged. She, too, had a high status as Sun Wentai's daughter, but she never used it to take advantage of Miaomiao. Yet, Liu Guang did something unnecessary.
From the perspective of Sun Yun and others, the Aves Continent belonged to Miaomiao, and he should become the new emperor, not Liu Guang.
The women glared at Guo Jia, demanding his explanation.
Guo Jia sighed and repeated what he had told Liu Guang yesterday.
After listening to Guo Jia's story, Wei Yuan rolled her eyes, ”You are overthinking things. Our husband's backers will never abandon us. We don't need to fear the Immortal Emperor.”
”Why are you so sure that the deities won't abandon us? What if they stop investing in Lord Mao and everybody here? Won't that be our death sentence?”
”True. If we're looking at it from a mortal's perspective, it is indeed unwise to rely solely on our husband's backers to stop the Immortal Emperor as you just said.”
”Then?”
Wei Yuan laughed, ”Still, I'm holding a few pieces of information that I can't disclose to the public. I believe that you've miscalculated.”
Guo Jia squinted his eyes, ”Is that information sensitive enough that you can't reveal it to me?”
”Yes.”
”… I see.”
Guo Jia closed his eyes and sighed. He was both disappointed and relieved.
He was relieved that Miaomiao's influence was firm enough to repel the external threat of the higher realms. However, he was disappointed that Wei Yuan and Miaomiao didn't share the classified information with him.
”I guess I'm overly-paranoid as you said. Since Lord Mao already has a backup plan, I won't embarrass myself further.”
Guo Jia cupped his fist and prepared to leave.
”Wait!”
Wei Yuan called Guo Jia back. She smirked as she injected her memory into a jade slip. Then, she passed it to Guo Jia.
The jade contained the information about the relationship between Miaomiao and Macho Joshua, including the DaoTube business. However, she didn't tell him about the Devil and the protagonist hunt quests.
Guo Jia received the jade slip and scanned it. Then, he widened his eyes.
He understood now why the deities were so protective of Miaomiao and his family. There was something to be gained from them.
Guo Jia brightly smiled and bowed to Wei Yuan. He also destroyed the jade slip, destroying the sensitive information right away.
”I shall strive harder to be worthy of your trust.”
”Nah, you already do. Say, what do we need to do to make Liu Guang the empress?”
”!!!”
The girls turned to Wei Yuan in shock.
”Although this move is unnecessary, it can be used to unload some of our husband's burdens. Once Liu Guang is the new empress, we will have the influence in the Great Liu Clan, right?”
”Yes.”
”Then, let's turn the Liu Clan upside down from the inside. Say, Guo Jia, tell us about the rivalry between the great clans and their backers. Share us everything you know about them!”
”Of course!”
The meeting continued as the strategist and Wei Yuan began scheming and planning for the Holy Land Tournament.
30 minutes later, Azazel and Uriel entered the mansion and joined the meeting.
Wei Yuan and Guo Jia stopped talking and listened to the deities.
”Sorry to interrupt you, but you need to present me with eight representatives to fight in the Holy Land Tournament.”
Wei Yuan sighed and passed the name list of the chosen contestants to Uriel.
But the latter hadn't finished, ”Next, I will need someone to act as the supreme lord of Aves Continent. He or she shall represent the face of our continent, and this will also affect my reputation. Also, we can't choose a tournament contestant as our leader.”
Everyone looked at each other, ”Why?”
”They will have to join in another tournament, specially designed for clan lords. The seven winners of this tournament will be acknowledged as the lords of the new Seven Great Clans while the losers will be demoted. This tournament can change the ecosystem and the shape of this planet.”
”Oh!!”
The women grinned as they had a clear idea who to pick.
Wei Yuan took the name list back to fix it. Then, she returned it to Uriel.
Uriel gazed at the name list.
Seeing the name of their leader, who would join in the clan lord's tournament, he laughed.
”Are you sure?”
”Damn straight, senior.”
”He's gonna complain for sure.”
”He has THAT pet as a familiar. It's about time we put him to good use.”
”Well, I can't argue with that.”
Everyone in the room laughed while Guo Jia looked around in confusion.