My Silly, Sweet Wife

Chapter 1278 - 1267: The Battle Is About to Erupt (Part 2)

Importantly, the Seven Kings are now undoubtedly eyeing Ye Guichen's head with a greedy gaze.

Whoever seizes the opponent's head first gains the upper hand and greatly increases their chances of becoming the demon slayer and hailed as the new Netherworld Emperor.

Wenren Sangmu quickly responded respectfully when King Qi inquired, "King Qi, although the Son of Nether Emperor possesses formidable skills, as far as I know, I fear he is truly connected to the Netherworld Mountain. If this is true, he is very likely the incarnation of an evil spirit, which explains why he has such cultivation at such a young age."

"Oh?" King Qi sneered, "According to you, killing the Son of Nether Emperor isn't easy?"

"No, King Qi, it's not only easy but extremely easy," Wenren Sangmu shook his head and said.

King Qi appeared interested, "Why do you say so?"

"It's simple. Back when I was in the Dan God Sect, that Son of Nether Emperor behaved arrogantly, with contempt for others. Even when the Qin soldiers attacked, he led the charge. Haha, though he acted bravely and has high skills, as the Son of Nether Emperor, this kind of warrior's courage is not admirable. In my humble opinion, it's precisely this trait that is his weakness," Wenren Sangmu explained.

King Qi's eyes lit up, "Continue."

Encouraged, Wenren Sangmu continued, "It's simple. In my eyes, that Ye Guichen, the Son of Nether Emperor, is nothing more than a brute, a reckless man. If we devise a way to lure him out and want to kill him, it's absolutely a piece of cake."

"Lure him out?"

"Exactly. As far as I know, this person is exceedingly arrogant, believing he's the sole ruler beneath the heavens with no equal. Because of this, we can send someone to provoke him. Of course, if he dares not to respond, haha, it would give us the chance to strike him; however, in my opinion, he will respond. That's one strategy."

After a slight pause, Wenren Sangmu continued, "Secondly, I know that he has a good relationship with a girl named Nolan Qingqing in the Dan God Sect. If we can send someone to infiltrate the Dan God Sect and capture this Nolan Qingqing, it's equivalent to seizing the throat of that boy. Haha, at that time, how to deal with him would be King Qi's decision entirely."

King Qi listened and laughed triumphantly, praising, "Good, Wenren Sangmu, you're excellent! If you can truly kill that boy, I will grant you the title of Armless Marquis! The first Marquis under the Nether Emperor!"

Wenren Sangmu heard this and rejoiced exceedingly, quickly kneeling, "Thank you, King Qi!"

King Qi waved his hand, "Haha, there's no need to thank me just yet. As far as I know, King Qin certainly won't take this lying down. In my many years of knowing him, he will surely let us be the vanguard, cannon fodder; however, this gives us an opportunity instead. Haha, this time, King Qin might be too clever for his own good."

...

Yan Palace.

As the only low-key king, Yan King has been somewhat anxious these days.

Especially upon learning the news that the Son of Yinming has become an evil ghost, Yan King hasn't slept for several days and nights.

He originally wanted to leverage the Son of Nether Emperor to rise to power, but now this aid cannot be borrowed.

"That Ye Guichen is truly useless. To be played so swiftly by others—hmph, since this news comes from King Qin, it's probably a scheme by King Qin's Envoy."

Yan King muttered to himself.

Someone below spoke, "Indeed, Yan King, what should we do next? Our Yan Realm is some distance from the Three Harmonies Valley; even if we intend to confront the Son of Nether Emperor, it might be too late. Moreover, I heard the opponent can summon resurrected dead; in that case, none of us can kill him!"

"Nonsense!" Yan King's face darkened, glancing at the speaker, he reprimanded, "You believe that talk? Hmph, do you all remember the events from twenty-three years ago?"

Many ministers did not understand, but some old ministers who experienced those events were startled, gazing at Yan King with puzzlement.

Yan King continued, "Back then, before King Qin recruited us for rebellion, some resurrected dead inexplicably appeared under the Netherworld Emperor's command. Although the range was quite limited at the time, King Qin claimed the Nether Emperor was sacrificing living people, turning them into puppets, doing heinous deeds. Then King Qin also said that once the Nether Emperor was killed, we would split into seven forces. This great profit made us all pretend to be ignorant; however, at that time, I was merely a minor minister, responsible for guarding the Nether Emperor's domain, and I knew clearly that these resurrected dead definitely had nothing to do with the Nether Emperor."

Upon hearing this, an old minister nodded, "Yan King, I heard about this too. It's said those resurrected dead were many servants from the Nether Emperor's command, each of them extremely close to the Nether Emperor."

Yan King furrowed his brows, "The current situation is almost identical to back then, but the circumstances slightly differ. Back then, the Nether Emperor relaxed and did not consider us, whereas now, this Son of Nether Emperor lingers north of the Three Harmonies Valley, forming his own faction, and confronting him is not an easy task."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, feeling Yan King's words made sense.

"Yan King, what are your plans then?"

Yan King pondered for a moment and instructed, "On the surface, we continue to respond to King Qin's call, but secretly, immediately send someone to the Dan God Sect to contact the Son of Nether Emperor, to express my allegiance."

Kill two birds with one stone.

No matter who wins or loses, Yan King remains victorious.

"By the way, doesn't that Ye Guichen also have dealings with the Wolf Head Gang? Immediately send someone to the Wolf Head Gang with a message, aiding them in supporting Ye Guichen." After issuing these orders, Yan King sat down heavily, thinking wistfully, "Haha, King Qin, there's a saying about the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; if I want to eliminate a mere Wolf Head Gang, it's no trouble at all. Unexpectedly, this Wolf Head Gang is now useful."

Half a day later.

The Wolf Head Gang welcomed the envoy sent by Yan King.

After explaining their purpose, the Wolf Head Gang did not harass them and sent them on their way.

After all, angering Yan King at this time isn't a wise choice.

Once the envoy was sent away, the leader of the Wolf Head Gang, Wu Lang, gathered everyone immediately and roughly explained the situation.

"Everyone here has interacted with the Son of Nether Emperor; we pledged our allegiance to him and decided to dedicate our lives to him in this lifetime. Since he is in trouble now, naturally, we cannot stand by!"

"Although we may not be enough to become his major support now, wanting to lend him a hand isn't difficult. Brothers, Yan King has sent people to inform us; I believe everyone understands Yan King's reasoning. If he believed the Young Master would die, he definitely would not take this extra step. This means the Young Master is highly likely to defeat King Qin and the Seven Kings and become the new Nether Emperor—at that time, we'll be recognized as contributors."

"Brothers, follow me; let's lend the Young Master a hand!"

"Boss, isn't there a rumor that he can summon resurrected dead? Someone worriedly said, "If that's true, won't we be aiding and abetting?"

"Aiding and abetting?" Wu Lang sneered, "In others' eyes, I may still be a bandit, but when it comes to judging people, I'm accurate. Why did I flee from under Yan King's rule? Hmph, because Yan King is too cunning, presenting one face publicly and another in private—he is a deceitful trickster. But the Young Master is entirely different; he's straightforward in conduct. I firmly believe the resurrected dead have nothing to do with him!"

"Alright, since the boss has spoken, we'll follow the boss's lead!"

"Exactly, follow the boss!"

"This time, it's either we gain fame in a single battle or we leave our bones there—not living in vain!"

"That's right, kill those bastards!"

"Go, lend the Young Master a hand!"

Momentum was overwhelming.

It wasn't just here with the Wolf Head Gang.

Many who heard the news began gathering towards Three Harmonies Valley.

Especially the die-hard loyalists under the Nether Emperor dared not believe Ye Guichen was such a person.

They wished to witness personally; even if it meant death, there'd be no regrets.