Long Yangjun ignored Li Yao's shameless claim that he was not very good at lying. Pondering for a long time, she said slowly, "Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true. Except for the fact that you have to be wary of Yan Liren in case he suddenly draws his sword and slashes you when you confess your identity to him, it is basically a solution. Not just you, even I almost couldn't hold it back anymore. It was so hard to hold back my laughter just now that my guts were about to explode."
"Alright."
Li Yao rolled his sleeves. "I'll deliver the instant noodles to them right now.
"Wait. Wait. Wait."
Long Yangjun took a deep breath. "Mr. Monster Li, dominator of three Sectors, I'm not objecting to your plan, but you have to give them some time to catch their breath, right? We've just finished analyzing the cause and effect, and you're going to knock on their doors and have a heart-to-heart talk with them one by one? I don't want a few of them to be mentally deranged later … "
Li Yao thought for a moment and realized that it did make sense. "Alright. Then, let's wait for them to take a nap first before I talk to them and make everything clear! Otherwise, look at how things have turned out. A simple problem has become complicated! "
"Alright."
Holding back her laughter, Long Yangjun said, "Then, I beg of you. When you talk to them one by one tomorrow morning, please bring me with you. I promise that I won't talk or make any trouble. I'll just hide behind you and watch their faces in silence. It will certainly be marvelous!"
Li Yao frowned and said, "Is that why you came to me?"
"Not exactly."
Blinking her big, colorful eyes, Long Yangjun said with a smile, "You know that I came to the outside world for a different purpose. On one hand, I cooperated with you because I wanted to repair the Nuwa warship, but on the other hand, I wanted to observe the new world from the perspective of a 'Nuwa warrior', especially the new heroes and the new games in the new world.
"In the past half month, even I was amazed by the unexpected, marvelous drama that took place in the Xing Yao Federation. I almost couldn't help but applaud it.
"In fact, I've done an analysis on the whole thing, too. It's not very different from Han Baling's analysis, except that the details are slightly different.
"I feel that my analysis may be closer to the truth, but I can't be 100% sure. Also, there are many key points, the top secrets of the top secrets, that I can't possibly know. If those mysteries are not solved, my heart will itch unbearably, and I can't fall asleep no matter how hard I toss and turn. That's why I've come here to consult Monster Li, the person involved."
Li Yao snorted and said, "Why should I tell you the secret of my wife and disciple?"
Long Yangjun's eyes glittered. "So, you have analyzed the truth of the whole thing a long time ago, haven't you? But it does make sense. Even Han Baling, an outsider, could see through most of it. As someone who knows Ding Ling Dong and Jin Xinyue best, you naturally knew what they were up to a long time ago. How about this? You don't need to tell me anything. I'll tell you my speculation, and you only need to tell me if it's right or not. Will that do? "
Li Yao shook his head. "No, I won't."
Long Yangjun sniffed. "You are kicking me to the curb when I've outlived my usefulness, aren't you? I cooperated with you so wholeheartedly in the secret meeting just now, and you are turning your back on me right now?"
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao thought quickly and seemed to have thought of something. He stared at Long Yangjun thoughtfully and said, "Alright. You take a guess, and I'll tell you if it's right or wrong. But the whole thing is not as simple as it seems. There may be a series of changes later. Once you learn the truth, you won't have a chance to get off the boat. I won't let you stay out of it."
"I didn't mean to stay out of it in the first place," Long Yangjun said with a smile.
"Monster Li, your thigh is thick, strong, and dark. Now that I've clung to it so tightly, how can I let it go so easily?"
Li Yao coughed and said, "Go ahead."
"Alright!"
Long Yangjun nodded her head and began her analysis in high spirits. "In fact, Han Baling is indeed a rare strategist in the Ancient Sages Sector. He deserves to be called a 'great strategist'. Also, after he became the Master of Dark Cloud, crushed all the sects on the prairies, and established the 'Cloud Qin Eight Tribes', what he did was similar to what is happening in the Federation right now. The new forces crushed the old interest groups that were decaying day by day and did not adapt to the new changes.
"Therefore, his speculations about the whole thing were shockingly accurate. The truth was exactly as he described. It was a fatal trap where the sword was sharpened for a hundred years and the throat was cut in one attack!
"However, of course, he couldn't have guessed that the 'sword sharpener' was not Monster Li but Jin Xinyue, Monster Li's disciple!
"Jin Xinyue has truly surpassed her master. She is one of the best strategists in the Federation and far better than her master!"
Speaking of which, Long Yangjun suddenly sighed and eyed Li Yao with envy and jealousy.
Li Yao was slightly dazed. "What's with that look?"
"It's a look of deep jealousy. I'm jealous that you have recruited such an excellent disciple without doing anything!"
Long Yangjun said, "For people of our level, we are known as' Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators'. What we want is nothing more than two things. Firstly, we want to make further progress in our Cultivation, and secondly, we want to find a few loyal and talented disciples who can pass on our lifelong knowledge to them and carry forward their lifelong work!
"The path of Cultivation is always lonely at the top. To advance from Yuanying to the Divinity Transformation Stage is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
"However, in order to recruit a really good disciple, who has to be talented, capable, loyal, and dedicated to the glory of the sect, it is a hundred times more difficult than breaking into the Divinity Transformation Stage!
"It is the greatest achievement of your life that you have recruited such a loyal and perfect disciple like Jin Xinyue who is willing to sacrifice herself for the interests of the sect. Even if you were to die abruptly right now, I believe that you would be able to rest in peace, wouldn't you?"
Li Yao blinked. "Is that a compliment? Why does it sound so awkward? "
Long Yangjun smiled. "It is awkward because it is not the real thing. At the beginning, I read a lot of biographies of Jin Xinyue, Ding Ling Dong, and the rest of them, but there are too many glossy details in the biographies. It is impossible to analyze their real personalities and the logic of their actions. It's like the person in the 'Biography of Li Yao' is not the real you.
"Later, I switched to analyzing the videos of their speeches. You know that a lot of videos of their public speeches have been circulated on the Spiritual Nexus for the election of the Supreme Speaker.
"I studied almost a hundred videos of their speeches carefully. I dare not say that I know them as well as you do, but I can at least find something more than Han Baling and the rest of them."
Li Yao asked, "What is it?"
"Ambition, which is leaking out of Jin Xinyue's every pore and cannot be concealed at all," Long Yangjun said.
Long Yangjun said, "Jin Xinyue is an ambitious woman who craves power. Even if she sincerely considers you to be her closest and most respected master, it is impossible for her to sacrifice herself for you and your wife.
"Then, at first glance, the whole plan does not make sense at all.
"After her 'self-detonation', while Li Yao's group will rise and completely control the general trend of the Federation, she will inevitably be caught in prison herself and cut off all the possibilities on the surface.
"After all, no matter how despicable the traditional conglomerates are, she is still the center of the scandal. After such a destructive strike, not just the 'Speaker of the Federation', the minister of the Ministry of Development, or the president of the Dim Moon Fund, she is not even qualified to be in a position one level lower.
"For such a woman who is almost born for ambition and power, it is more painful than being cut into pieces. Is my speculation about your little disciple correct?"
Li Yao nodded. "Yes. She is indeed such a woman. I knew it a hundred years ago."
"But at that time, you didn't know that she would have such a huge appetite," Long Yangjun said.
"Or rather, Jin Xinyue was rather childish a hundred years ago and did not have such a huge appetite in the first place. A mere 'Speaker of the Federation' was enough to satisfy her at that time.
"However, after a hundred years of training and expansion, Jin Xinyue today has turned into an insatiable beast. What she wants is not the empty title such as the Speaker of the Federation but the real power of the entire Xing Yao Federation!
"The Speaker of the Federation is elected once every five years, and he can only serve two terms at most. That is ten years. During the ten years, he will be restrained by the parliament and the big shots of various parties, and he will also have to consider the influence and interests of various parties. Can he really be called a dictator?
"No. The Speaker of the Federation is just an empty title. There are other positions that are more critical than the Speaker. Sometimes, they overlap with the Speaker, but sometimes, they don't have to. The person who can manipulate everything behind the curtain is the helmsman of Li Yao's group!
"After the new Federation is cleared of the traditional conglomerates and the obsolete forces, Li Yao's group is thriving and unstoppable. Whoever is the real helmsman of Li Yao's group will control the entire Federation!
"Also, the Speaker has a term of office and is subject to all kinds of checks and balances, supervision, and exposure, but the helmsman of Li Yao's group does not have a term of office. He may not be checked or held accountable to the public, either! If he is capable enough, he can work for fifty years, a hundred years, or even longer, and control the changes of the Federation in the next hundred years! Monster Li, am I right? "
Li Yao showed neither approval nor disapproval. "However, even if there is a 'Li Yao's group', the helmsman right now will be Ding Ling Dong." Long Yangjun chuckled softly.
"As the saying goes, 'a man does not look like a man'. Your wife is neither cut out to be the Speaker of the Federation nor the helmsman of Li Yao's group. She is not even willing to be the Speaker of the Federation or the helmsman of Li Yao's group, is she?
"That is exactly why Jin Xinyue is going through all the trouble to push her to the position, because Jin Xinyue is very clear that Ding Ling Dong will never compete with her for power!
"On the surface, Jin Xinyue is sacrificing herself to pave the way for Ding Ling Dong. Her loyalty to her sect is rather touching!
"But on second thought, the core circle of the so-called 'Li Yao's group' is nothing more than four people, including Li Yao's wife and his three disciples.
"Li Yao's wife, Ding Ling Dong, and his first disciple, Wu Mayan, are both on the path of pure martial arts. Their abilities aside, they are not interested in power struggles and manipulating the entire Li Yao's group. Even if they take on the responsibility for now, it will not last long. After the difficulties pass, they will certainly relinquish the power to someone else.
"It is needless to mention Xie Anan, his second disciple. She is the purest refiner. I'm afraid that her ambitions are even smaller than Ding Ling Dong's and Wu Mayan's. She is not cut out to be a leader at all!
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