Published: March 8, 2025
Zixie Qing furrowed her brow slightly and asked with some suspicion, "Is that so?"
Chu Yang nodded affirmatively, "Absolutely!"
Zixie Qing frowned again, "Why would Diwu Qingrou remind you? Aren't you his enemy?"
Chu Yang replied confidently, "Yes, we are definitely not friends!"
Zixie Qing was puzzled, "If that's the case, why would he remind you?"
Chu Yang let out a long breath and said, "Sometimes, an enemy can be much more reliable than a so-called friend!" He smiled gently, "In fact, sometimes only an enemy can help you in a way that goes unnoticed. However, this time Diwu Qingrou isn't looking to help me."
"For example, with Diwu Qingyun," Chu Yang said casually, "Diwu Qingrou is still employing his usual method of using others to do his bidding! Moreover, he’s borrowing your knife, and you can't refuse! Even if you want to rebel and sow discord, no one would believe you! So you can only borrow it; that's his brilliance!"
Zixie Qing contemplated for a moment and said, "I understand what you're saying. You're saying that this person has long wanted to kill, but being from the same family, he cannot act directly. Now that you're here, and happen to be his enemy, he will inevitably seek revenge. But you certainly won't let this person go; especially in the Zhuge Clan, keeping such a person would be akin to inviting trouble, so you can only kill him as Diwu Qingrou suggests!"
"If you kill him, you won’t gain anything; instead, the one who benefits would be your enemy, Diwu Qingrou?" Zixie Qing finally grasped the concept.
"Exactly!" Chu Yang said gloomily, "Only Diwu Qingrou could come up with something that leaves me completely unable to retaliate. I even suspect that the very method this person came to kill me was also Diwu Qingrou's idea, orchestrated from behind the scenes..."
He paused and continued, "It must be! Otherwise, this Myriad Medicine Convention wouldn't be happening here with the aroma of the lan xin pursuing soul." Chu Yang sighed, "It's really frustrating! I just arrived at the Zhuge Clan, and I’m already hit with a heavy blow! And I can't fight back!"
"It is indeed frustrating, haha..." Zixie Qing thought for a long time before finally understanding the complexities involved and couldn’t help but laugh.
She counted on her fingers, "He comes to kill you, and you have no choice but to kill! In their home ground, you definitely can't leave any future troubles."
"That's right." Chu Yang's face darkened.
"Secondly, even if you want to use this incident to drag Diwu Qingrou down with you, that's impossible. Because if you do, you'd have to explain how you know Diwu Qingrou and how you came to the Upper Three Heavens, which would expose your true identity."
"Exactly." Chu Yang's face was grim.
"So you can only follow Diwu Qingrou's calculations and act as his enforcer," Zixie Qing couldn't help but laugh, "and there's no way around it."
"Exactly." Chu Yang's face was overcast.
"What if you simply made a big deal out of this incident and let someone from the Zhuge Clan handle it?" Zixie Qing asked.
"Not possible," Chu Yang replied. "Once it escalates, the Zhuge Clan will definitely cover for their own, and they won't impose severe punishment. No matter what, they wouldn’t take his life... In that case, the entire Zhuge Clan would know about our enmity, and he would act even more recklessly... Besides, in such a situation with countless people watching, I would be even more restricted!"
"Secondly, once it escalates, even if I kill him, the purpose for which we came to the Myriad Medicine Convention would be completely lost..."
Chu Yang said gloomily, "Diwu Qingrou had already considered all of this before taking action. Therefore, as long as he acts, the outcome is predetermined. Calculated, as soon as he makes a move, I can only follow his arrangement! There's no other way. There are no loopholes for me to counterattack!"
"So it seems, Diwu Qingrou's wisdom is truly remarkable," Zixie Qing said slowly.
"He has almost single-handedly risen from nothing to hold the power of the world, nearly unifying all of the Lower Three Heavens, without even employing physical force!" Chu Yang sighed.