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Meng Yu sighed, then sighed again.

"Can you tell the truth, my lord?"

"Don't say too much, just a little is fine."

Meng Yu waved his hand, signaling Lan Qiong to leave.

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Of course, no one knew his true thoughts at the moment.

What to do when two tables' worth of people show up for a table of food?

Although Meng Yu had known about the Ascension List before, due to the lack of information, by the time the Golden Core army arrived, he realized that several events had collided, and moreover, Mirror Twelve had achieved Divinity Transformation.

In such circumstances, he could only take one step at a time.

Feeling the scarcity of intelligence, Meng Yu even had to engage in extensive exchanges with the demons from the Eternal Night Palace within the Ascension List—seeing Meng Yu so full of confidence, the Eldest Princess and others had to swallow their pride to extract intelligence, but for Meng Yu, it was also very worrying.

The turn of events took him by surprise, the battle growing ever larger, and the active involvement of Myriad Gold Pavilion left Meng Yu speechless—them throwing three Nascent Souls at once, what if next time it might escalate to Divinity Transformations or even full legions?

At any time, one should ideally avoid fighting on two fronts, but now that it was unavoidable, Meng Yu certainly had to try everything to stall the Eternal Night Palace.

Whether it was sacrificing himself in bed, gentle whispers coupled with various supplies, or even now, intimidating the Eternal Night Palace, it was all part of the plan.

Only a fool would think of mounting a frontal assault on the Eternal Night Palace, Meng Yu's chief hope was that the palace would surrender voluntarily so that he could win without a fight, but Mu Venerable and his group, being prideful and also having various advantages, necessitated the use of other methods.

They feared because of the unknown, and Meng Yu, for it was all for victory.

For example, this time, when the Eldest Princess came to seek intel, Meng Yu secretly hoped she would surrender immediately—if it could be confirmed, he would even agree to double the previous terms!

It was like during a siege, when the enemy's general demanded millions and then surrendered. Only a fool would refuse—it's merely the cost of an armored vehicle, while the real cost of a siege is astronomically higher.

However, Meng Yu could never agree outright.

In the Cultivation World, human lives are worthless, cultivators are cheap, it's all about decisive killing, and it's a winner-takes-all world. Being too nice makes people suspicious and feel like you have ulterior motives.

Just like before, Meng Yu was very accommodating, giving them chances time and again, but they just dithered and hesitated, served Meng Yu nicely but kept saying they needed a bit more time!

They simply did not trust Meng Yu's integrity, determined to keep the power in their hands!

So, this time Meng Yu responded with cold refusal.

Meng Yu saw through them; unless they were pushed to the brink, they would always come up with tricks, so he had to keep applying extreme pressure, otherwise today they'd talk of surrendering, tomorrow they'd have some issue, the day after they'd send a bunch of beauties, but they would still stubbornly refuse to surrender...

No one wanted to resolve the issue with the Eternal Night Palace quicker than Meng Yu, but the problem was, a direct assault wasn't worth it, it wasn't right!

As for the Central Plains, knowing about the surrender of the Eternal Night Palace and then Myriad Gold Pavilion canceling their expeditionary force and thus barely surviving, Meng Yu didn't care at all.

His base was in the Western Wastes, the northwest was just to build a reputation, what's most important now was to secure the victory first, devour the Eternal Night Palace. As for Myriad Gold Pavilion in the Central Plains, too far, too much to chew, then why bother killing the opponent swiftly?

Despite Meng Yu's current glory, he felt as though he was treading on thin ice.

History has shown how many who held overwhelming advantages, who wanted to annihilate two enemies at once and refused to allow surrender, ended up dead and their clans destroyed!

Lan Qiong, although she didn't know his thoughts, she should complete the task, shouldn't she?

...

Six beauties walked toward the exit, only the Eldest Princess looked dejected. The girls from the Eternal Night Palace thought they were negotiating with Meng Yu, excitedly discussing the recent events, just curious why, if they had decided to fight to the death, they should meet again?

"Xiao Han."

Lan Qiong caught up with the Eldest Princess, "You don't have many chances left."

To deceive someone, one must choose the right envoy, and Lan Qiong was Meng Yu's unwitting agent, used without her knowledge.

Today, when the three Nascent Souls met, Lan Qiong was serving on the side, and just coincidentally, the Eldest Princess broke in.

"Ah Lan!"

Seeing Lan Qiong, the Eldest Princess clutched at her like a lifeline.

"Ah Lan... please, tell me the truth."

When Lan Qiong betrayed her sect, many voiced their desire to kill Lan Qiong's family and subordinates, but the Eldest Princess blocked them, her good friendship with Lan Qiong was clear, and she explicitly stated she would use her merit to protect them.

In private, she told her grandfather, Mu Venerable.

Things had progressed to this point, we knew nothing about Meng Yu, and no matter what, Lan Qiong had become a person close to Meng Yu. What if we need her?

Then...

"Xiao Han..."

Lan Qiong glanced at the Eldest Princess and sighed deeply.

"Just now, the lord could not bear it and sent me to find you."

Lan Qiong did not know Meng Yu's plan, but she had witnessed the process of three major Nascent Souls visiting him.

"Just now, three major powers' Nascent Soul True Monarchs visited Meng Yu, and they talked about the Myriad Gold Pavilion. Now, the Myriad Gold Pavilion is in big trouble."

Meng Yu didn't allow her to say too much, so she hid the names of the three Fox Clan Nascent Souls.

"The Myriad Gold Pavilion is doomed, and you've chosen the worst possible option."

She had eavesdropped on the meeting of the three major Nascent Souls today, and she explained the proceedings thoroughly, recounting everything she had heard in detail.

As for why Eternal Night Palace did not know the inside story, Meng Yu had instructed his subordinates to block the people from Eternal Night Palace.

"The problem now is that the Myriad Gold Pavilion cannot save itself anymore. I'm not very clear about more details, but you've chosen the worst path. Ah Yu promised you so many times, but you've reneged time and again, and many in the Blood God Sect are very dissatisfied."

"Ah Lan..."

The face of the Eldest Princess turned extremely pale, and she was stuck.

"Ah, you know?"

Lan Qiong frowned; she had thought she would have to convince the Eldest Princess to believe.

"No, it's something else."

The Eldest Princess did not hide it and spoke of the affair involving the Mountain Guardian Elders, which indirectly proved how fearsome Meng Yu was.

The two of them could not quite understand those network terms, emotional attacks, but objectively, the smartest people felt the crisis.

"What should we do?"

"Wait a second."

Lan Qiong clicked on Meng Yu's page and sent a message.

"Lord, Xiao Han is very regretful. Can she apologize to you?"

"No need, let her observe more. The affair with the Myriad Gold Pavilion has just begun. It will take a few more days to ferment completely, and even longer for them to face problems. Don't talk nonsense to save your face, what needed to be said has been said, so come back."

Meng Yu replied with a bunch of words.

"Ah?"

The Eldest Princess carefully pondered these words.

"What are you pondering? Take people to see him."

Lan Qiong, a bit exasperated, pushed the Eldest Princess. "He said no need, and you just won't go? If I were you, I'd take everyone right now and kneel at his doorstep. The lord has a good temper, as long as you make him happy, everything's negotiable..."

She spoke on behalf of Meng Yu. After all, she was from the Eternal Night Palace, and she vaguely guessed that Meng Yu did not want to make a massive move. If she could persuade the Eldest Princess to surrender voluntarily, that would be much better.

The two talked, but they involuntarily discussed Meng Yu's character.

Everyone talked about the fates of the prisoners of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, Yuan Ziyu, and those free disciples. They talked about all the promises Meng Yu kept in the Sleepless City and, of course... also mentioned their previous intimacy with Meng Yu, what you asked of him, as long as it wasn't too much, he would agree.

Actions speak louder than words, ever since Meng Yu arrived in the Cultivation World, he had always maintained the behavior of a good man.

In crucial moments, many people are willing to believe you.