After leaving the restaurant, Yang Qing paced back and forth among the crowd on the street. Ever since he received White Phoenix's message, he had been thinking about the entire incident from start to finish, sorting out if there were any mistakes. White Phoenix's easy success made him a little nervous. Wasn't it a little too simple? After all, the opponent was Xiahou Ta. However, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find any problems. On second thought, so what if it was Xiahou Ta? Wasn't all the careful preparation just for the final simplicity?
The pressure from the name Xiahou Ta was instantly relieved. He found a boat upstream and ordered the boatman to steer the boat downstream.
As he swam closer, he flicked a storage ring into the canopy of Xiahou Ta's boat when he was a few dozen feet away. Other than that, he didn't make any contact.
After White Phoenix caught the storage ring, she received another message from Yang Qing, instructing her on what to do.
White Phoenix summoned Yan Xiu from the storage ring and urged, "Your sneaky behavior is making me a little nervous. Hurry up!"
Yan Xiu didn't waste any more words with her. With a wave of his hand, he put her away. Yan Xiu himself sat on the White Phoenix's seat. With a flip of his palm, the Soul Summoning Banner that hadn't expanded yet spun in his palm. Beams of black light shot out and hit Xiahou Tuo's chest.
Yang Qing's boat was still moving downstream, with no intention of turning back. When Yan Xiu's message arrived, Yang Qing flipped his hand and hid a star bell in his sleeve. He inquired about the situation: How is it?
Yan Xiu: That's right, it's Xiahou Ta himself!
Joy appeared on Yang Qing's face. He asked: Are there people lying in ambush around him?
Yan Xiu: There are definitely people watching over here, but he's not sure how many people there are. He didn't personally make the arrangements, it's all handled by his eldest son, Xiahou Yong.
Yang Qing was startled. He asked: Xiahou Yong? Isn't he already dead? Did he fake his death?
Yan Xiu: That's right, he faked his death. Xiahou Yong is in charge of the daily management of the council of elders.
Yang Qing asked: Where is the council of elders?
Yan Xiu: This planet is the stronghold of the council of elders. The council of elders is restricted here. Your judgment is correct. Wei Shu was indeed a trap set by him to sense danger. The old thief was indeed prepared to use this trap against the demonic monk. Also, the route to the Heavenly Court wasn't limited to the one that Wei Shu knew. There was another unknown route.
Everything else was not important, as long as he could find out the ins and outs of the Clan Elders! Yang Qing was overjoyed. He asked again, "How many men does the Xiahou family have on this planet?"
Yan Xiu: There aren't many of them, only about a million or so. But they're all elites, and they're very powerful. Among them, there are more than 700,000 of them, and even the weakest of them has reached the Lotus Transformation stage. The Xiahou family's Patriarch's bodyguard came from here!
Yang Qing was shocked. This meant that the Xiahou Clan controlled over 700,000 cultivators with boundless magic power. They had the strength to face any army in the world head-on. The Xiahou Clan's foundation was truly frightening. However, it was not hard to imagine that the wealth accumulated by the Xiahou Clan through several dynasties was no small matter.
The outside world was so powerful, and there was such a strong military force here. The Xiahou family had the ability to rule the world, but they had no intention of getting involved. This caused Yang Qing to ponder deeply.
Yan Xiu: What should we do next?
Yang Qing came back to his senses and said, "Wait a moment, I need to seek His Highness' opinion!"
Xing Ling in his hand switched to another contact, and directly contacted Miao Yi, informing him, "His Highness, Xiahou Ta has been successfully controlled!"
Miao Yi, who had been cooped up in his study, suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with joy. Xing Ling hurriedly replied, "Good! Well done! "
Yang Qing: "His Highness, the Xiahou Clan's strength is much stronger than we imagined. The Xiahou Clan has about a million men here, and among them, there are more than 700,000 who have a cultivation of Lotus Transformation stage and above!"
Miao Yi was shocked, and asked, "You're saying that there are more than 700,000 cultivators with boundless magic power over there?"
Yang Qing: "Yes! How does His Highness want to deal with these people? "
Miao Yi pondered for a moment, and asked, "Is it possible to recruit them?"
Yang Qing understood his thoughts. If he could obtain the help of this group of people, it would be like adding wings to a tiger in the struggle for supremacy. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "I'm afraid it will be very difficult!" These were all Xiahou family warriors who had been in the hands of the Xiahou family for many years. It was easy to imagine how loyal they were to the Xiahou family. The amount of support for these people was not a small amount. It was not something that the Wangye could provide. If the Wangye did not provide the financial resources to support them, there would not be that many good positions for them. Between following the Xiahou family or the Wangye, they would naturally lean towards the former. As a result, once the Xiahou family raised their arms and called for help, the consequences would be unpredictable. In this way, once the Xiahou Clan raised their arms, the consequences would be unpredictable, unless His Highness killed all of the Xiahou Clan's descendants. But on the other hand, without the Xiahou Clan's constraints, it would be very difficult to change the allegiance of so many people and change their loyalties to just one person! These people had always been receiving support from the Xiahou Clan, and the situation was different from the struggle for power in the Heavenly Court.
The last sentence was the key!
Miao Yi: "Can the people we brought over capture all of these people in one fell swoop?"
Yang Qing: "That's not a problem. Now that Xiahou Ta is in our hands, it's very easy to manipulate him!"
Miao Yi: "What do you think of these people?"
Yang Qing: "We can refine pills and extract them. It will be a considerable amount of wealth!"
Miao Yi paced back and forth in the study for a while. Finally, his face tightened. Xing Ling replied: "It's too troublesome to refine pills and extract so many people. Let's end this quickly and kill them!"
Yang Qing was shocked. "Reconsider, His Highness. This amount of wealth is no small matter. It would be a pity to abandon it!"
Miao Yi: "Xiahou Ta must have accumulated a considerable amount of wealth. There's no need to go through the trouble. Leave a few useful people behind, and kill the rest! Leave no one alive! "
After keeping Xing Ling, he slowly walked back to the study table and sat down. He was completely immersed in the silence of the study, and his entire being seemed a little cold.
He could understand Yang Qing's thoughts. Yang Qing's idea of fighting for a large amount of wealth for him was good, but at his current level, some of his thoughts were different from Yang Qing's. Since those people were difficult to control, he had to quickly execute them, and not leave behind any future troubles. There was no need to spend a lot of energy on this matter. His main focus now was on the Heavenly Court. There were more pressing matters that needed to be resolved. And it might not be a good thing to let so many people see that he had such a large amount of wealth in his hands. From his point of view, if the cultivation resources in Purgatory were not abundant, would he give them to them or not? With money, they would definitely desire to purchase a large amount of cultivation resources as a guarantee. After all, they were afraid of being poor before, and the entire world's resources could not withstand such a sudden and violent impact. They needed to take things step by step. But the people below him would not think this way. It was difficult to control the hearts of the people. Most importantly, even if he gave them to them, he could not rely on this wealth to increase the strength of his troops in a short period of time. Cultivation required a process.
Since that was the case, he might as well cut the Gordian knot. He would not reach out to take it either!
Inside the cabin, Yang Qing was silent as he held onto Xing Ling. In the end, he seemed to have come to a realization. He sighed softly and muttered to himself, "As expected, his ambition is to conquer the world. I was too naive …"
Soon after, he contacted Yan Xiu through Xing Ling and informed him, "Have Xiahou Ta remove all surveillance troops, and have him gather everyone here..."
In the loft on the city wall, Xiahou Yong sat upstairs and slowly sipped his tea. From time to time, he would glance at the black awning ship drifting in the middle of the river.
When he received Xiahou Ta's message, he was somewhat taken aback. He asked, "Father, why did you gather everyone here?"
Xiahou Ta: The demon monk's matter can be resolved. Just do as I say. I have my reasons.
Xiahou Yong: Father, should we leave some people here?
Xiahou Ta: Do as I say.
Xiahou Yong: Yes!
Before he stood up and left the loft, he gazed at the black awning ship in the middle of the river once more, then quickly left...
The doors of the Daoist temple were tightly shut. Outside the Daoist temple, there were people everywhere.
Dozens of members of the Clan Elder Council had arrived. They came together outside the Daoist temple. One of them cupped his fists towards Xiahou Yong and asked, "Big Brother, why did Father gather so many people here?"
The one who spoke was none other than Miao Yi's former subordinate, Duke Yuan.
Xiahou Yong shook his head and said, "Father is probably preparing to make a move against the demon monk. I am not sure about the specifics. Once we get inside and see how Father sets things up, we will naturally understand. Father is waiting for everyone inside. This way please! "He extended his hand and invited them inside.
'Is he going to make a move against the demon monk? ' Everyone looked at each other. They knew that this was no small matter. Their expressions turned solemn as they entered the Daoist temple one after another.
The doors to the Daoist temple's main hall opened. Xiahou Ta sat cross-legged in the seat of honor with his eyes closed. In front of him was a small table filled with food and wine. There were also several rows of seats on both sides of the table.
Everyone didn't know what this meant, so they entered together and stood to greet him.
Xiahou Ta didn't open his eyes and simply said, "Close the doors and find a place to sit."
Everyone obeyed and took their seats. Xiahou Yong closed the doors and turned around. He walked to the seat next to Xiahou Ta and sat down.
Xiahou Ta calmly said, "Big Brother, help me drink a few cups with everyone."
Xiahou Yong was a little puzzled as to why his father was doing this. However, his father's thoughts had always been unfathomable. There must be a reason for him to do this. Thus, he poured wine and raised his cup to everyone. "It's rare for our family to sit together for a meal. Since everyone is here today, let us drink this cup together!"
Everyone raised their cups and drank. After that, everyone waited for Xiahou Ta to give his speech. After waiting for a while and seeing no response from Xiahou Ta, Xiahou Yong cupped his fists and asked, "Father, why have you gathered us here today? Is there something you want to announce?"
Xiahou Ta sat there calmly without opening his eyes. "Eat your food."
"..." Xiahou Yong was startled, but he still picked up his chopsticks obediently in the end. He waved his chopsticks at everyone, indicating that they should all eat. Then, he began to eat first, and everyone followed suit. They ate quietly, sizing up Xiahou Ta in secret, not knowing what their father was thinking.
In short, the people outside the temple never saw anyone come out again. Instead, they received a constant stream of messages and groups of people began to leave in succession.
Bluemoon, who was in the storage space, slowly put away the Starbell in her hand with a deep frown.
Bluemoon had sensed something amiss after being sealed in the storage space for so long. Yang Qing then asked her to hand over all the magic destruction bows she had brought with her.
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