Although Zhong Ling does not believe him 100% now, at least he will no longer be suspicious and look for opportunities to test himself.
Zhong Ling would not stand idly by when making decisions like this that were related to the safety of the entire Canglang Palace.
But before Zhong Ling could speak, Zhong Yu curled his lips in displeasure.
"Brother Yi, it's useless for you to ask her. This Menghulu is the least talkative..."
Hearing this, Zhong Ling glared at Zhong Yu coldly, and then spoke.
"Brother Yi, if you don't attend the meeting organized by the Thorns Emperor Army this time, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction from the Wuji Martial Arts Association."
"They have already sent manpower and funds. If we don't take action, it will be equivalent to a breach of contract, and they have even more reason to launch an attack."
"Haha... That's easy for you to say!" Zhong Yu rolled his eyes, "You mean to let Brother Yi directly assassinate the Emperor of Thorns while attending the meeting? Do you know how dangerous this is? It can't be done for us.
My life will be handed down there!"
"Now our Canglang store is worried about foreign troubles. There are not many manpower that Brother Yi can use. Old and cunning guys like Zhou Laosi will not be at the forefront if anything happens."
"Are you still dreaming that just a few of us can wipe them out in one fell swoop on this thorny land and inflict heavy losses on them?"
Zhong Ling ignored Zhong Yu's aggressiveness and spoke to Xu Tian calmly.
"Brother Yi, I'm not asking you to directly assassinate the Emperor of Thorns at the meeting and fight them tooth and nail. By then our manpower won't need to carry out any surprise attacks."
"What do you want if you don't take action?" Zhong Yu didn't know what happened today. He seemed to dislike Zhong Ling. Every time Zhong Ling said something, the little girl would retaliate.
"Zhong Yu, let her finish her words first." Xu Tian glanced at Zhong Yu warningly.
"Okay..." Zhong Yu could only shut up angrily.
"There is no need to start a war directly. When the time comes, Brother Yi, you just need to reject any proposal from the Emperor of Thorns and state the position of our Canglang Palace. You will never hand over the dues, let alone have any cooperation with Thorns."
Zhong Ling's analysis is clear and coherent.
"This way, even if we don't take action, we can shirk the timing later."
"Anyway, we have made our attitude clear. We will not become allies of the Thorns, let alone surrender to them willingly. In this way, countless Wuji associations will have nothing to say."
"Not bad!" Xu Tian glanced at Zhong Ling approvingly.
This girl is indeed more mature and steady than Zhong Yu.
Her proposal was mostly in line with his current judgment of the situation.
As long as he disobeys the Emperor of Thorns' arrangements at the meeting, even if it is just a quarrel and does not take action, the Wuji Martial Arts Association has no reason to accuse him of violating the agreement.
After all, the timing of taking action is very elusive. As long as Xu Tian says he is not ready, then if the Wuji Martial Arts Association forces them to take action, it is tantamount to asking them to die.
When the time comes, Xu Tian can even stand on the moral high ground and silence the old guys from the Wuji Martial Arts Association.
"Brother Yi, I know this too, but Zhong Ling got the better of me." Zhong Yu curled his lips aggrievedly.
"Okay, okay, you know that." Xu Tian looked at the angry little girl with some humor: "Didn't you say that you are an adult? Why are you still so childish?"
"Where am I naive? I'm better than Zhong Ling's pretentious tiger aunt, right?" Zhong Yu hid beside Xu Tian and made a face at Zhong Ling.
Who makes Mr. Zhong Ling suspicious? Even Brother Yi's identity must be doubted.
She just doesn't like this woman!
"Okay, stop arguing. I'm going to attend a meeting organized by the Emperor of Thorns. You should also prepare." Xu Tian said.
Now, he cannot act rashly and can only wait until the shadow's power grows before making any plans.
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Wuji Island, Kuncheng.
Shadow's stronghold is set up in a single-family villa.
This villa was originally used by the owner as his own residence and had no intention of selling it. However, after viewing several villas in succession, A Biao felt that this house was most suitable as their headquarters.
Therefore, as a member of Canglang Palace, he negotiated with the owner of the villa through half-intimidation and half-enticement, and bought the house.
After a final calculation, the total price was even lower than the average house price in Kuncheng.
After establishing the stronghold, all the men recruited by Qing Qing and others were placed in the villa.
This villa is located in the north of the city, far away from the city center. The environment is quiet and elegant. The villa is surrounded by large areas of dense bamboo, giving it a feeling of being hidden in the city.
A young woman wearing a bohemian dress walked to the door of the villa and rang the doorbell.
"Is anyone here?"
No one answered in the villa.
"Is there anyone?" The young woman pressed the doorbell again. This time she kept pressing the button, with the intention of not letting go if no one answered.
The shrill doorbell sounded a bit abrupt in the quiet environment. The bell rang for a full five minutes before someone came out.
"Stop pressing the button!" The man who came out was a man with a scarred face. His name was Hu Chengfeng. He was one of the first batch of masters recruited for nothing. His strength was the strongest among those people. "It's early in the morning."
Do you want to die for disturbing the people?"
Hu Chengfeng came out of the villa cursing, walked to the gate, and looked out through the iron gate. When he saw the young woman, he looked a little surprised.
It is indeed a bit strange to see a beautiful woman dressed strangely in such a remote place.
Hu Chengfeng's concentration was very strong. After seeing the person coming, he was just slightly distracted, but he quickly reacted and shouted sternly with a cold face.
"Who are you looking for?"
"Is this a stronghold of the shadows?" The young woman asked with a smile as she fiddled with her waist-length hair.
Hu Chengfeng frowned when he heard this, and asked with some caution: "Who are you, and how do you know this is the stronghold of the shadows?"
"Don't be nervous... I don't mean any harm..." The young woman waved her hand, "I heard it from a friend, and he also said that you are recruiting people here..."
"That's it..." Hu Chengfeng's expression softened a little.
Shadow Shadow has indeed been recruiting talents on a large scale recently. If someone wants to introduce a friend to join, there is no problem in telling them their address.
"It's not easy to join our Shadow. We only need strong people. Ordinary people without talent can't pass our assessment." Hu Chengfeng looked up and down at the strangely dressed young woman in front of him. The aura exuding from this woman was very peaceful.
Threat, if not an ordinary person, then an expert.
"You are really recruiting people." The young woman whispered clearly, "I understand."
"What do you mean?" Hu Chengfeng was slightly stunned.
"It's nothing. I just want to confirm whether Shadow's stronghold is here. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." After saying that, the woman waved her hand at Hu Chengfeng, turned around and walked deep into the bamboo forest.