Realm of the Night God

Chapter 594: Preparations Before Action

Under Boss Huo's gaze, Yang Haoran revealed a faint, subtle smile, which was extremely similar to the smile on Boss Huo's face at the time.

"Heh heh, if I say I believe in Boss Huo's abilities, you'll definitely think I'm not being sincere, since I've never seen your abilities in action. But if I say I don't believe, that doesn't seem quite right either."

Yang Haoran's words were ambiguous, but Boss Huo seemed to have anticipated this response, so his face didn't show any surprise.

"My abilities will be evident tonight, and I'm sure I won't disappoint you, Yang Divine Envoy."

Yang Haoran didn't respond, and Boss Huo, who had already made preparations, continued, "I know you two are very concerned about my decision, so why don't we do this? Deputy Divine Envoy can accompany me on a stroll around Yunchuan City, and I'll find some powerful helpers. That way, we'll be absolutely safe, and you won't have to worry about this matter anymore."

If they were to follow Boss Huo's plan, finding helpers would be a good choice.

There's more than one way to find helpers; they could call Luo Yao and provide a detailed report of the situation, and Luo Yao would naturally send people to support them.

However, based on Boss Huo's words, it seemed he wasn't planning to do so.

In Yang Haoran's opinion, Boss Huo might not be planning to call Luo Yao for support because it would be too humiliating. After all, they were here to support Yunchuan City, but they had only been here for a day, and they still hadn't completed their task. They had also lost a Burial Master, and now they were seeking support again. This not only would be embarrassing but also make Luo Yao question their abilities.

Moreover, if Luo Yao were to send other Burial Masters to support Yunchuan City, it would raise issues about benefits. Since everyone was an Underworld Envoy, they all needed the same things, and if more people were added to share the benefits, Boss Huo's gains would decrease accordingly.Boss Huo might be considering this, which is why he wasn't planning to seek support from Luo Yao.

There were other sects and organizations in Yunchuan City with powerful experts. As long as the benefits were attractive enough, it was possible to get their help.

The so-called benefits didn't necessarily have to be material; a favor, a promise, or an agreement could all be used as leverage. After all, they weren't from the Yin Division, and they weren't particularly interested in the souls of spirit masters or ghosts, so they wouldn't compete with Boss Huo for these things.

Seeing Yang Haoran still not speaking, Boss Huo's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't urge him. Instead, he turned his gaze to the old lady.

"Yunchuan City's affairs are more familiar to you. You must know which experts in Yunchuan City are willing to help. Go make a list, and I'll personally visit them later."

The old lady accepted the task, bowed to the two of them, and left.

Boss Huo's words at this time were meant to get the old lady to make a list, but in reality, he was trying to get rid of her. Although he didn't say it outright, Yang Haoran and the old lady both understood.

The old lady was also very perceptive and didn't ask any unnecessary questions. She left without saying a word.

The three of them were gathered together, supposedly discussing strategies, but it was clear from Boss Huo's actions that he had already made up his mind. He was just considering Yang Haoran's feelings, which is why he had gotten rid of the old lady, seemingly wanting to have a private talk with Yang Haoran.

After the old lady left, Boss Huo set up a restriction barrier, enclosing himself and Yang Haoran within.

"Heh heh, Yang Divine Envoy, now that it's just the two of us, I won't beat around the bush. This time, I'll take the lead, and you'll only need to be responsible for rescuing people and preventing any fish from slipping through the net. We'll split the benefits evenly, and if anything goes wrong, I'll take full responsibility. What do you think?"

With the old lady gone, Boss Huo didn't hide his true intentions anymore and directly discussed the practical issues.

The promise of splitting the benefits evenly was quite tempting to Yang Haoran, since he would only need to rescue people and prevent any escapees, which was much easier and safer compared to Boss Huo's leading role.

Moreover, if anything went wrong, all the responsibility would fall on Boss Huo, and Yang Haoran wouldn't be affected. Even if the action resulted in massive losses, Yang Haoran's responsibility wouldn't be significant.

"Hehe, if I really do as you say, Huodivine Envoy, wouldn't I be taking advantage of you too much?" Yang Haoran said with a faint smile on his face.

"If I don't do this, will Yang Divine Envoy support my actions this time?" Boss Huo asked with a smile.

"Ha, Yang Divine Envoy is joking. You are our chosen leader, and your decision is our decision. Of course, I will support you," Yang Haoran replied with a smile.

In reality, Yang Haoran understood that Huodivine Envoy was willing to share the benefits with him and take responsibility because it wasn't just about gaining his support.

If this action succeeded, it would be a great achievement. As the leader, Boss Huo would definitely make Luo Yao, the Guardian, look at him in a new light, and might even gain extra benefits. Compared to this, sharing some benefits with him was nothing.

Both of them were clear about this, but neither of them brought it up.

"From what Yang Divine Envoy said, does that mean you agree with my plan?" Boss Huo asked with a smile.

"Of course, I will definitely support Boss Huo's work. And I believe Boss Huo has the capability," Yang Haoran responded with a hypocritical smile, which was in stark contrast to his previous reaction, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"Haha, great. Tonight, Yang Divine Envoy will see that your decision is correct, and your vision is correct. However, please don't report to Luo Divine Envoy about the situation here for now. It won't be good for either of us," Boss Huo said, seemingly very happy, and then reminded Yang Haoran.

"Hehe, don't worry, Huodivine Envoy. I know what to say and what not to say. With such confidence in tonight's action, I'm even more looking forward to it. I'll go prepare some things, and they should come in handy tonight. The task of finding helpers is up to Huodivine Envoy," Yang Haoran said with a smile.

Boss Huo smiled and nodded, then waved his hand to remove the restriction barrier, watching Yang Haoran leave.

Looking at Yang Haoran's back, Boss Huo's smile faded, and his expression turned serious.

"This guy is really hard to deal with. He won't move unless there's enough benefit, although we had to give up half of the benefits. But at least we've achieved our goal."

Boss Huo wanted to get Yang Haoran's support to shut his mouth and prevent him from reporting the situation to Luo Yao.

Once Luo Yao knew about the current situation in Yunchuan City, not only would he think they were incompetent, but he might also immediately send other Burial Masters, which would mean they wouldn't get any benefits and would even get into trouble.

Now that they had successfully shut Yang Haoran's mouth, as long as the task succeeded tonight, they would be in the clear, even if there were some casualties.

After leaving the Death God Temple, Yang Haoran immediately found an old woman and asked her to arrange a quiet room for him.

In the quiet room, Yang Haoran's face was no longer smiling, and he looked serious. He waved his hand to set up a restriction barrier, then brought out a wooden table and cleared everything off it.

Looking at the empty wooden table in front of him, Yang Haoran took out paper, brush, and other materials needed for drawing talismans from his independent space.

He had agreed to participate in tonight's action because his task was relatively safe, and the benefits were huge. Without either of these reasons, he wouldn't have participated, given his personality.

Although he had agreed to participate, he wasn't going to put his life in Boss Huo's hands, no matter how confident Boss Huo seemed.

He wanted to prepare a way to save his own life, and taking out the paper and brush was to draw a lost Fu Sect talisman, a special escape talisman for fleeing!

It was still early morning, and there was some time before the night's action, but since he had never drawn an escape talisman before, he didn't know if he could succeed, and he didn't know if he had enough time.

However, regardless of whether he could succeed or not, he was going to try. And since he had nothing else to do, he might as well give it a shot. Who knows, he might succeed?