Sect - Book 5, Chapter 168: A War Draws Near (1/2)
Chapter 168: A War Draws Near
Within Origin Light Castle, in a sled at Zhu Xianyao’s expression
Obviously, Iron Cliff had verywith Zhu Xianyao
Zhu Xianyao helplessly replied, “It seeoes on So those people ith you……”
“Cloud Leopard, Lin Xiao, and the others,” Iron Cliff replied
Of course
“Why are you guys here?” Zhu Xianyao asked, dumbfounded
“We’re here to look for you,” Iron Cliff repliedthat Zhu Xianyao would be tricked into entering Harpy territory, Su Chen had told Patelocke to pass his orders on to Iron Cliff and the others that they were to try and intercept the convoy Unfortunately, they had been a step too slow
Thankfully, that had also been accounted for If they weren’t able to stop the convoy, then they were able to proceed onto the next stage of the plan
The next stage, however, required hiet into contact with Zhu Xianyao first
Unfortunately, the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion was keeping too close of an eye on her They wanted to find an opportunity to get closer to Zhu Xianyao, but they weren’t able to find any chances Their illusion techniques, like Zhu Xianyao’s, ht have been able to trick some of the lower-status Harpies, but there was no way they would work to the sarance Pavilion’s defenses were airtight, and even real Harpies would be denied entrance if they were unfamiliar, not to mention fakes Harpies
Thankfully, they weren’t forced to suffer and wait for too long Zhu Xianyao had ed to escape on her own first
“What exactly happened?” Zhu Xianyao asked i to hear an answer for far too long
Iron Cliff began to suhly what had taken place in Sky City
When she heard about Su Chen’s repeated exploitations in Fate’s Hands and the Mother Goddess Sect, Zhu Xianyao was durehen she heard about how Su Chen had ed to draw the Thousand Poisons Toad to attack Sky City
Su Chen was basically planning on wiping out an entire kingdole-handedly!
No wonder the Harpies were so keen on capturing her They were definitely planning on using her as a bargaining chip to deal with Su Chen
When she realized this, Zhu Xianyao suddenly see and said, “Wait If they want to deal with Su Chen, then they should have directly captured me There’s no need for them to maintain this veneer of politeness”
“That’s only because they still haven’t confirmed the relationshi+p between you and Master yet In other words, Master’s true identity hasn’t been completely exposed yet However, there are soed to link what Su Chen has done with the arrival of the Zhu Clan two years ago That’s where they initially got the idea that the Zhu Clan is involved,” Iron Cliff explained
This ansasn’t so that Iron Cliff had come up with on his own Rather, Su Chen and Patelocke had cothy discussion Zhu Xianyao’s current situation was pretty good proof that this was indeed the case
If the Harpies were absolutely sure that their target was Su Chen, who had deep ties to the Zhu Clan, then Eternal Night would have never used such soft-handed techniques
“So that’s how it is” Zhu Xianyao sighed with relief before asking, “So shouldn’t we prepare to leave soon?”
Iron Cliff shook his head “Even though you’ve terance Pavilion, your clone won’t last forever The security around Origin Light Castle is incredibly tight If the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion discovers your escape, then they will definitely mobilize all their forces and lock down the borders You will never be able to escape And if you fail to escape, then that’s their best way of confir the connection between you and Master”
“So you aren’t here to take me away?” Zhu Xianyao crossed her arms in displeasure
Iron Cliff obediently replied, “Master has already given his orders If ere able to get in touch with you before the diploht Castle, then we could try to escape But now that you are in Origin Light Castle, we need to move onto Plan B instead”
“What’s Plan B?”
“Stall!” Iron Cliff replied
“Stall?” Zhu Xianyao squinted her eyes questioningly
“Yes, stall for ti around We’ll do so by strategically pressuring Origin Light Castle,” Iron Cliff replied
As Iron Cliff began to explain the plan, Su Chen’s ideas began to unfold before Zhu Xianyao’s eyes
First of all, Zhu Xianyao being placed under house arrest was a huge problein Bone Scepter to deter Zhu Xianyao, Su Chen was able to grasp a critical point in Eternal Night’s plan — he hadn’t yet completely confirmed the relationshi+p between Zhu Xianyao and the fake Halcyon Wing Streak
Everything was just a guess at this point!
And as long as it was a guess, it was entirely possible for the guess to be wrong No one was a stranger to this Even Su Chen had ht couldn’t confirm that there was no relationshi+p between Zhu Xianyao and Halcyon Wing Streak either, so his actions were quite cautious And this caution clearly revealed Eternal Night’s warinesses to Su Chen
More specifically, Eternal Night’s wariness towards the hu an all-out war!
The Zhu Clan was not an unimportant one Any clan with a Demonic Emperor Bloodline was only one tier weaker than an ih-status individuals
Arresting the successor to such a large clan without clear cause was not a small matter It was entirely possible that a war could break out over such an incident
And this was especially pertinent after the Desolate Beast’s attack on the city as the Harpies’ strength had greatly decreased This was a pri were to happen to Zhu Xianyao in any way, then that was absolutely o to war
It was for this reason that Eternal Night had given such specific instructions to the diploth and softness These two contradictory demands clearly indicated the difficult situation that Eternal Night found himself in