1232 The Man That Could Not be Schemed (2/2)
The man left a long trail of blood on the frozen lake as he crawled slowly into the distance.
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Salan sat inside the hut watching him go. She spoke even though it seemed empty, ”What do you think?”
”It does seem like the Cold Prince was trying to control the Parthenon Temple,” a voice appeared out of nowhere from the shadow in a corner.
The man had been completely unaware of the person's existence. Even if he was to look closely, he would only see a blurry silhouette.
”You're considering it too superficially. The Cold Prince would never have the guts to interfere with my business,” Salan said.
”You're saying that someone is behind the Cold Prince? But he's a Red Cardinal, who could possibly order him around...” the man paused for a moment, ”It's… the Supreme Pontiff!”
Salan did not speak. She scratched the surface of the frozen table with her nails.
”Why would the Supreme Pontiff do that?”
”Perhaps he realized the two of us are beyond his control. The things he has put all his effort into have gradually turned into his threats,” Salan said calmly. ”He gave me the name of Salan while trying to make that girl a Saintess, but in the end, people are falling to their knees in front of me, and Ye Xinxia has also noticed he's trying to pull strings.”
”I bet the Supreme Pontiff never expected Izisha to come back to life...”
”Mm, Izisha always likes to be the oriole behind, but it's better this way. I'll leave her as my final dish.”
”What about the Supreme Pontiff? If he was trying to take you down...”
”I have both Cardinal Blood Stones now. The Contract of the Blood Stones no longer threatens me. I believe he will express goodwill to me soon and tell me he's the most content with me among the seven Red Cardinals, hinting that he's thinking of making me his successor,” Salan said.
”The Supreme Pontiff is looking for a successor?”
”Humph, he thinks he can live for a thousand years! Even if he's lying in a coffin, he would still be holding onto his Supreme Pontiff Blood Stones. He will never look for a successor. He's trying to get rid of everyone who is a threat to him!” Salan stated.
”What should we do then?”
”He has been the Supreme Pontiff for a long time, but has kept living on his past achievements. Unfortunately, people are quite forgetful. They always forget about the past, no matter how gruesome it was...” Salan replied calmly.
”We should plan carefully if we are thinking of taking down the Supreme Pontiff.”
”He will reveal his cloven foot soon.” Salan seemed very patient.
”By the way, the Saintess publicly announced her relationship with you recently. She has sworn to take you down, too,” the man in the dark said.
”I'm looking forward to it.”
”You've asked me to protect her in the dark, but I believe someone is doing a better job than I am,” the man said.
”I don't really care if she's alive, I'm just keeping my promise of making sure she can live until she's twenty. Perhaps I'll kill her with my own hands the next time we meet,” Salan replied.
”I can't do that for you.”
”Then I'll do it myself, but it won't be necessary for the time being. She can fulfill her role as Izisha's stumbling block for now.”
”How about the kid with the Demon Element?”
”We must eliminate him as soon as we have the chance. He's a disaster!”
”Hehe, to think that there's someone that master is having trouble scheming against.”
Salan was startled after hearing the comment.
Hadn't she always been in control of everyone's lives? She would only allow those that were useful to her to live, and could end the life of anyone when the time came. Since when had Mo Fan become the exception?
Perhaps it was because she once had thousands of ways to kill Mo Fan, but the man eventually became a thorn in her side that she was struggling to kill, and the feeling had grown even stronger as time passed.
”He's growing stronger at a terrifying rate, so terrifying that I can't even tell how strong he will be when we meet again next time. We must get rid of him as soon as possible!” Salan stated.
”You're right. We should take him out before he becomes a Super Mage,” the man agreed.