Inside the loft, a pot of fragrant tea wafted in the air. Jin Man seemed to be used to brewing tea here. She held the teacup and slowly sipped it, quietly observing the changes in Yang Qing's expression.
Yang Qing held a jade archive in his hand, looking at it with rapt attention. When he was done, he placed it on the table and closed his eyes, revealing a beautiful smile. It was as if he had drunk a fine wine to his heart's content.
Jin Man put down the teacup. "The information that the Dominator collected about the birthday banquet is all here. I don't know if it's true or not. Logically, news from the upper echelons of the Heavenly Court shouldn't have spread so quickly. I don't know what's going on either. "
Yang Qing opened his eyes and looked at her, smiling. "It must have been released by Lord Qing."
"Oh!" Jin Man was taken aback for a moment, then revealed a look of realization. She nodded slightly and asked, "What is the Sage King trying to do?"
Yang Qing smiled. "Just wait and see."
Jin Man said, "Recruiting a hundred thousand elites from the North, South, East, and West Armies. Can the Sage King win this bet? If he loses, his life will be in danger. Shouldn't we make preparations to reinforce him? "
"Haha …" Yang Qing chuckled. He raised his head and drank the tea in one gulp. He placed the teacup on the table and stood up to walk to the window, looking at the boundless sea with a pleased expression.
Jin Man stood up and followed him. She looked at him and asked, "Am I wrong? Let's not talk about whether the ministers of the Heavenly Court will secretly stop him. Why would the elites of the Four Armies go there to ruin their own futures? "
Yang Qing gazed into the distance with a deep and lustful expression. He smiled happily. "He won't lose! As long as the Sage King survives the birthday banquet, he will be undefeatable. No matter how the ministers of the Heavenly Court try to stop him, they won't be able to. Unless they directly kill the Sage King. But since Lord Qing has already made his move, how can he watch the Sage King be in danger? There's nothing to worry about. The hundred thousand elites are already in the Sage King's bag! "
"Oh!" Jin Man was surprised and confused. "What do you mean?"
"There's no rush. We'll know soon enough. Just wait and see, Holy Lord Jin!" Yang Qing smiled and shook his head. He looked into the distance with a strange look in his eyes.
Even though he had already helped Miao Yi draw up the general direction of this event, he still had to rely on Miao Yi for the specific execution. He had no way of predicting what would happen during the birthday banquet, so he started from Miao Yi's departure to the Imperial Garden. He knew that Miao Yi would be doomed if he made the slightest mistake. He could only hope that Miao Yi would be able to adapt to the situation and that the Dominator of the Six Paths wouldn't be able to help Miao Yi once he got there.
However, from the information they had received so far. Miao Yi's performance at the birthday banquet could be said to be bold, meticulous, and calm. His courage to brave danger alone and his outstanding ability to adapt to situations made Yang Qing gasp in amazement. 'Success!' He knew that the plan had succeeded!
Facing the upcoming outcome, he could already predict it. Looking into the distance, his eyes were filled with joy as he muttered to himself, "Great things are coming!"
"What?" Jin Man didn't hear it clearly and asked.
Yang Qing came back to his senses and tilted his head to look at him. He changed the topic and chuckled. "Who exactly is the spy that that person arranged in the celestial heavens?"
Jin Man was stunned for a moment. She understood what he was asking and shook her head. "I don't know. According to the rules, he's usually the one who takes the initiative to contact us. We've never taken the initiative to contact him, so we have no way of knowing who he is."
Yang Qing stared at her for a while. This wasn't the first time he had asked this question. After being here for so long, he already knew a few things. For example, Jin Man and the others were once controlled in one place for more than a hundred thousand years. It was only when Miao Yi came to Purgatory that he was able to escape. Although Jin Man refused to say, he had already guessed who did it. Another example was that after understanding the strength of the remnants of the Dominator of the Six Paths, he found out that these people had actually repelled the Celestial heavens' army several times. He found out from those who participated in the war that year about the situation. He guessed that the Dominator of the Six Paths had an undercover agent in the Celestial heavens who leaked military secrets to this side. He then found out from Jin Man that such a person did exist.
"What? You think I'm lying? "Jin Man asked with a frown.
Yang Qing shook his head and looked out the window again. Facing the sea breeze, he slowly said to himself, "I'm just impressed by someone's choice of people. It took them a hundred thousand years to find such a person. What a painstaking effort! And now I seem to understand something. The person he wants to choose doesn't need to be exceptionally talented, nor does it need to be overly intelligent. Perhaps what he wants is a strong adaptability, a strong execution ability, and a strong ability to adapt and survive in order to achieve his goal. I'm afraid that's why he chose him and not someone else … "
Green Central Garden. Miao Yi didn't expect news of the bet at the birthday banquet to spread so quickly. Logically speaking, things that happened in the upper echelons of the Celestial heavens usually wouldn't spread so easily. Even if it did, it would only spread within a small area. This time, however, it had spread so quickly that the entire world was in an uproar. It truly surprised him.
He only found out that the news had already spread after receiving messages of concern from various places. 'Huangfujun?' Y and his concubines all sent him messages, including Yun Aotian and the others from Purgatory, as well as Fu Qing and the others. However, Yun Zhiqiu and Yang Qing were the only ones who didn't send any messages. They seemed to be maintaining their silence.
'Until Huangfujun?' Y sent another message to inform him that the Great Ensemble was intentionally spreading the news on the orders of the upper echelons. Only then did Miao Yi realize that the so-called 'upper echelons' were naturally referring to the Heavenly Palace. Only then did he realize that the target should be Lord Qing. He was probably trying to boost his reputation, afraid that he would lose the bet!
After recuperating in the Imperial Garden for half a month, Miao Yi finally decided to return when his injuries were more or less healed.
As soon as he flew out of the Imperial Garden's planet, he was stopped by Dongfang Lie. Dongfang Lie, a Vice Governor of the Right Warden, was ordered to escort Miao Yi back to the phantom market's headquarters. Miao Yi was a little flattered. He didn't expect the Heavenly Palace to send a Vice Governor to personally escort him back. However, when he thought about Lord Qing, he immediately understood.
He didn't see anyone else. Dongfang Lie was the only one escorting him.
Along the way, Dongfang Lie tried to probe Miao Yi on how he was going to recruit a hundred thousand elites for the phantom market, but Miao Yi was vague and refused to reveal anything. Even though he had already guessed that it was Lord Qing who asked Dongfang Lie to ask, it was a matter of success or failure. He didn't know Dongfang Lie's background, so he didn't dare to tell him. He only told him that he would find out when he arrived at the phantom market.
When they arrived at the phantom market, Miao Yi found out that Dongfang Lie wasn't escorting him alone. With a wave of his hand, he summoned an army and assigned them along the way. After asking around, he found out that it was to prevent people from coming to the phantom market to seek refuge at the finish line. Another thousand or so people followed Dongfang Lie and Miao Yi into the phantom market. Dongfang Lie said that this group of people would also stay in the phantom market's headquarters to protect Miao Yi's safety. They would only leave when Miao Yi finished the bet.
As for after the bet, Miao Yi understood that Lord Qing wouldn't care whether he lived or died.
Once they arrived at the phantom market's headquarters, Dongfang Lie immediately gathered the Kou Clan's forces that were left behind. He took out the Heaven's Valley Palace's decree that he brought with him and announced it on the spot, ordering the Kou Clan's forces in the phantom market's headquarters to retreat immediately without delay. This meant that the Kou Clan didn't have to withdraw their forces themselves. The Heaven's Valley Palace would kick them out first. The reason was simple. Miao Yi could guess that the higher-ups were worried about the Kou Clan's forces, so they were protecting Miao Yi's safety.
The Kou Clan's forces were ordered to retreat immediately. The men brought by Dongfang Lie immediately took over the defense of the phantom market's headquarters, with Dongfang Lie personally overseeing the arrangements.
The new headquarters was originally located in a relatively remote and quiet area of the phantom market. But now, with Miao Yi's return, the surroundings were already bustling with activity. Everyone in the world knew about the bet at the birthday banquet. All kinds of people were gathered here to investigate, all wanting to see how they could recruit a hundred thousand elites.
Dongfang Lie, who was watching from outside, turned around and went back into the courtyard. He coldly issued an order, "Six hundred men are to take turns inside the headquarters. Be prepared at any time. Four hundred men are to stand guard outside the headquarters. Anyone who dares to approach without permission will be killed without mercy! If there are any mishaps, bring your head to me! "
"Understood!" His subordinates acknowledged and left.
Inside the headquarters, Miao Yi and Yun Zhiqiu were reunited after a short separation. Miao Yi and Yun Zhiqiu held each other's hands and looked at each other for a while.
"Let's not waste any more time. A long night is fraught with trouble!" Miao Yi said calmly. Yun Zhiqiu nodded and said, "Everything is ready."
Letting go of her hand, Miao Yi strode away. Yun Zhiqiu, Yang Zhaoqing, and the others quickly followed behind him, all the way to the Buddhist hall upstairs. This was also the place where he first met Mei Ji and Yu Luocha.
A complete stone tablet sat in the center of the hall. The tablet's surface was flat, and all that was missing were the inscriptions.
Miao Yi circled around the stone tablet, then stood still and slowly closed his eyes. He faced the flat surface of the tablet and fell silent for a while.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already holding the Inversed-Scales Spear in his hand. The spear shone with a cold glint, and the roar of a dragon resounded as the sharp tip of the spear carved out words on the tablet's surface. The dust that was stirred up by the spear was dispersed by the transcendence energy emitted from the spear's body, revealing deep words that weren't particularly good, but had a powerful aura to them. As the spear moved, the words appeared one by one.
After he finished writing on one side, he quickly wrote on the other.
When he saw the words on the other side, Yang Zhaoqing finally realized who Miao Yi wanted to recruit. He was dumbfounded.
When he finished writing on both sides, 'Dong!' Miao Yi propped the spear on the ground and said, "Carry it out and place it outside the headquarters. Start recruiting immediately!"
"Understood!" Yang Zhaoqing cupped his fists and accepted the order. He stowed away the nearly three-meter-tall stone tablet and quickly left.
In the courtyard, Yang Zhaoqing met Dongfang Lie. He cupped his fists and said, "Lord Dongfang, please give me four men."
Dongfang Lie looked him up and down, then asked calmly, "What for?"
Yang Zhaoqing said, "Lord Commander has just written the recruitment inscription and wants to place it outside the headquarters. He's afraid that someone will destroy the inscription without permission, so he hopes that four men will guard it day and night."
'So soon?' Dongfang Lie's heart skipped a beat. He raised his hand and waved it off. The attendant behind him immediately shouted, "Men!"
Soon, the guards at the entrance of the phantom market's headquarters parted, and a group of Heavenly Generals escorted Yang Zhaoqing out of the headquarters. Dongfang Lie followed behind them.
When they were a hundred and fifty zhang away from the entrance, Yang Zhaoqing looked around and summoned the stone tablet with a wave of his hand. With a loud rumble, it landed on the ground, and the nearly three-meter-tall tablet was erected outside the entrance of the phantom market's headquarters.
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