Chapter 889 - I Want Him to Have the Best of Best of Both Worlds! (2/2)
“To what extent does Shadow Death require the human puppets to reach?”
“No comment.”
Three questions in a row without an answer, Bai Xiaofei creased his brows.
“Then what kind of questions can I ask?” he asked after pondering a little. The man was obviously willing to communicate, but there were certain things that he was not allowed to say, probably due to special reasons.
When two parties who did not trust each other enter a cooperation, they would often set up special contracts to fortify their relationship. Therefore, what Bai Xiaofei could ask did not depend on what he wanted to know, but on what the man in front of him could reveal.
“The imperial capital hasn’t been very peaceful recently,” said the man.
This seemed irrelevant, but Bai Xiaofei understood what he implied – Shadow Death wanted to use human puppets to interfere with the race to the throne!
“The imperial capital is strong and protected by powerful troops. It is impossible not to be peaceful.” Bai Xiaofei catered to the man and changed to another way of speaking.
The man laughed, finding it comfortable to deal with smart people. He continued, “Everyone knows how strong the army protecting the capital is, so this is not a problem.”
Implication: the human puppet army is almost completed and its power can even match the military strength of the imperial city!
Once again understanding the man’s words, Bai Xiaofei’s heart lurched.
“When two forces are at war, the quantity of soldiers may not be the key to victory. The quality is more important, isn’t it?” He was asking how strong the human puppets had gotten.
“Do you think grain sellers lack rice to eat?” answered the man with a rhetorical question.
Hearing this, Bai Xiaofei’s heart sank to rock bottom.
The quality of a human puppet depended on the strength of the person when they were still alive. Since Shadow Death ran a killing business, they certainly had more than just a few expert bodies in their hands, many of which might even be famous figures. Therefore, the quality of their human puppet army might be more terrifying than one could imagine.
“Since the grain is well stocked and there is now a famine, why doesn’t the merchant take this opportunity to make a profit?” asked Bai Xiaofei. According to the man, Shadow Death should have started attacking now that they were fully prepared.
“That’s because the grain collector slacks off as he doesn’t want the merchant to get this kind of dishonest profit. Unfortunately, the collector has limited ability and there are things he can’t stop.”
Implication: that’s because I’m deliberately slowing down the progress, otherwise, Shadow Death would have sent the human puppets to slaughter the city…
Bai Xiaofei fell silent. If that was the case, then there was not much time left for him and Yun Tianhe…
He looked up at the man and asked, “I want the collector to cooperate with me instead of working for the merchant. Can this be achieved?”
However, the answer was negative.
“You can only work on the food. The collector just wants to get away safely and doesn’t want to be exposed. He has already eaten his full share and no longer wants to continue his collector job.”
As the man finished his reply, a violent fluctuation spread.
“Since I have said all that can be said, this body needs to be disposed of. Otherwise, I’d have no way to explain to Shadow Death. I hope you can quickly find a solution to the problem.”
With that, the human puppet exploded into ashes. When the ashes cleared, Bai Xiaofei let out a long sigh.
How much a person’s words could be trusted could only be judged by the listener. Only Bai Xiaofei knew how much of the man’s words he believed.
“I’m done over there.” Golden Feather emerged from the puppet space as Bai Xiaofei sat by a cliff and quietly looked at the imperial city in the distance.
“Aunt Gold, why would brothers have to fight each other to the death? Even at the expense of violating human taboos…” asked Bai Xiaofei with a hint of sorrow.
Golden Feather sat down next to him.
“Born in an imperial family, who can be willing to live under another? You can only blame this place for being too wonderful, and only by standing at the top can they appreciate it better,” Golden Feather said lightly. She had witnessed too many similar events.
“Aunt Gold, have you ever seen a satisfactory method for this situation?” asked Bai Xiaofei again.
Golden Feather sighed. “There is no satisfactory method after brothers turn against each other. Even if they don’t kill each other, they will eventually become strangers.”
She was right. When brothers turned against each other, it was even more difficult to be at peace again than when lovers did.
Bai Xiaofei stood up and gazed at the city with a stubborn expression.
“But this time, I want him to have the best of both worlds!”