Published: March 2, 2025
After hanging up the communicator, Bai and Tang Haofei exchanged glances. After a moment, Tang Haofei finally spoke.
“That guy’s attitude…”
With just a simple sentence, Tang Haofei's face turned pale, clearly feeling extremely angry because of Wen Yu. Bai just smiled and shook his head. He looked at Tang Haofei and gently tapped the ground with his index finger.
“Don’t you understand that Wen Yu fellow yet?”
Hearing this, Tang Haofei’s expression unexpectedly improved quite a bit. He squinted his eyes and thought carefully for a moment, but could only shake his head helplessly.
“I know how he used to be, but I thought he had changed.”
Upon hearing Tang Haofei’s words, Bai chuckled and looked at him as if he were a younger brother.
“You're really too young…”
Bai’s tone was leisurely as he ignored Tang Haofei’s complex expression and continued speaking.
“He has never changed… The previous Wen Yu was just putting on an act to fool the sovereign.”
“Oh?”
Upon hearing this, Tang Haofei raised his eyebrows, seemingly not quite understanding the meaning behind Bai's words. Bai took a deep breath and began to explain to Tang Haofei.
“The current situation, well, I mean since the spirit of the demon lord appeared and flattened the Demon Palace, everything in this world has undergone fundamental changes.”
“Especially regarding the attitude of the sovereign.”
“You may have noticed that Wen Yu has been very good to Beijing recently, putting in a lot of effort, considering many matters for Beijing, for Earth, looking like a dedicated beijing commander-in-chief. He has put on a heroic facade.”
“Don't you think this version of Wen Yu is a bit ridiculous?”
“Well, not exactly ridiculous, just thinking back on it, it does feel a bit strange…”
Tang Haofei lowered his head in contemplation, carefully considering the series of changes that had occurred since Wen Yu became the beijing commander-in-chief…
Although Wen Yu's position as the beijing commander-in-chief was merely a decoration, a mascot, a form of military deterrence, it was undeniable that Wen Yu had indeed made significant contributions to that world.
Just to mention one point—the eighth level demonic tide during Tang Haofei's capture; if it weren't for the one-eyed figure who turned the raging tide, the current situation might be quite different.
At least in this series of events, Tang Haofei couldn’t find any fault with Wen Yu—he was indeed “concerned about the world, serving the country and the people”…
“But this is not the real Wen Yu.”
Bai succinctly summarized the changes in Wen Yu.
“At that time, the sovereign chose three seeds: you, me, and him. We three are the sovereign's sharp blades, the trump card to eliminate the demon lord, and of course, you can also call us the only means the sovereign has to eliminate the demon lord.”
“But you must understand, even as blades, qualifications are required…”
“What qualifications?”
Tang Haofei asked in a somewhat clueless manner.
“Strength must meet the standards, and secondly, there should be controllable vulnerabilities. Although Wen Yu might have had some acting involved, his strength is indeed substantial. The sovereign may have gone through a series of considerations before begrudgingly allowing Wen Yu to survive.”
“This is where Wen Yu is clever… He created a weakness for himself and split a part of himself, putting these so-called weaknesses directly in the sovereign's hands.”
“Now I ask you, in this situation, if Wen Yu still acted like before—carefree, doing whatever he wanted, unafraid of anything—what kind of attitude would the sovereign hold towards him?”
“Directly killing him?”
Upon hearing Tang Haofei's response, Bai chuckled lightly and shrugged.
“Wen Yu is a sharp blade left outside. If the sovereign cannot pick up this blade, he will certainly destroy it to prevent the enemy from picking it up and using it against him… Of course, you don’t know much, so you don’t understand the complexity of Wen Yu’s situation.”