Published: March 2, 2025
Bai smiled as he spoke friendly words, but the message conveyed was truly astonishing.
Wen Yu’s eyes flickered. Looking at the smiling Bai, he suddenly realized—this identity was undoubtedly a super strong umbrella, of course, there would be certain limitations. However, considering Bai’s knowledge of the secrets Wen Yu was hiding, and Wen Yu's attitude towards the matter, using the guardian regulations' restrictions to exchange for Wen Yu's caution was truly a bargain.
Moreover, whether the guardian regulations imposed restrictions on Bai was truly debatable—after all, this thing was just like the sequence titles; its change depended solely on the sovereign's mood.
That being said, now that Wen Yu knew Bai had established a relationship with the sovereign, and after the first assassination attempt failed, he had long lost the desire to eliminate Bai—given Bai’s methods, he wouldn’t give Wen Yu any opportunity.
On the contrary, Jin Jia looked blankly at the token in Bai's hand. He extended his perception, wrapping it around the token, but the feedback returned to Jin Jia clearly explained everything.
He had fallen out of favor...
At that moment, Jin Jia felt as if all his efforts had gone to waste. He was lost and dejected until Wen Yu gently patted Jin Jia’s shoulder to comfort him. After that, Wen Yu paid no further attention to Jin Jia, merely signaling Bai to lead the way quickly.
Bai also didn’t rub salt into Jin Jia’s wounds; he smiled amicably and turned to walk into the inner palace.
...
"So, has Jin Jia been kicked out of the guardian sequence, or...?"
As a hidden agent of the demon lord, one might wonder if the sovereign knew about this matter. Wen Yu once thought that the sovereign might be unaware, but now it was indeed debatable...
"He hasn't been kicked out of the guardian sequence; he’s just been downgraded. I am number one, and he has become number two. The spirit of the demon lord's avatar has become number three. In any case, these things are merely a matter of a single sentence from the sovereign. There are some complex logical relationships involved. In the past, when the sovereign had no one, he treated these guys as blue-collar workers. Now that I’m here, they don’t seem so important anymore."
Bai revealed quite a bit of information—indeed, the sovereign was aware of Jin Jia and the original number two's flaws and issues, but he had no intention of intervening.
"His Majesty the Sovereign is broad-minded; as long as the general direction is correct, he won’t fuss over the minute details. The most interesting point is that the sovereign's power ensures that any problems won’t influence his overall direction—specifically, it’s like the enhanced version of the incident between you and me. If you hadn’t come to find me, we wouldn’t have reached this point, and nothing would have changed, and I wouldn’t have posed any threat to you."
"Speaking of which, I thought you would ask me about matters concerning us, but I didn’t expect you to ask about Jin Jia first. What’s the matter? Have you become good friends or brothers with him now?"
Bai remained expressionless, but his words were filled with sarcasm. Wen Yu simply shook his head and smiled.
"Let me correct you; becoming the third person after me and Tang Haofei is no trivial matter that doesn’t pose a threat to me. One old Tang is enough for me; now with you added..."
"Actually, I still haven’t figured out what you’re thinking. What conditions did the sovereign offer you? What leverage does he have over you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Bai’s expression turned cold. He remained silent, but his eyes gradually revealed sorrow and hatred.
"This matter is not suitable to discuss now, but trust me, I will give you an explanation in the future."
Bai's concealed mental fluctuations entered Wen Yu's mind. Seeing this, Wen Yu merely curled his lips.
These clever people always like to keep their plans tightly guarded, as if once they share with someone, it would lead to their doom.