Apocalypse: I Have One More Keyword Than Others-Chapter 69 - 0 Feint Strategy (Congratulations to Alliance
Chapter 69: 069 Feint Strategy (Congratulations to Alliance Hierarch For Being With Me Till the End of Time)_1
Chapter 69: 069 Feint Strategy (Congratulations to Alliance Hierarch For Being With Me Till the End of Time)_1
You are the Heavenly Demon, always talking about exterminating the Heavenly Demons; he is human, yet always talking about protecting the Heavenly Demons.
Turns out, you two are both traitors to your own kind, and yet one preaches justice more fervently than the other…
Indeed.
Having a thick face and a black heart is truly the timeless way to survive in this world.
…
However.
What’s right and what’s wrong is no longer important, what matters is how to solve the difficult problem the Peacekeeping Gang is facing.
Zong Gui turned to the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect and said, “Master Zuoqiu, now we are all in the same boat. There’s no need for the Emei Sect to hide its experts any longer. Summon her to confront the Qiao Family together!”
“Experts?” Master Zuoqiu looked puzzled. “What are you talking about, Sect Leader Zong? I am already the highest martial artist in the Emei Sect.”
“Stop pretending. Bai Xiaosheng has long said that the Emei Sect has discovered a millennium ginseng that can increase one’s martial power by a hundred years.” Qin Wenzheng of the Mount Tai Sect said, “With an increase of a hundred years in martial power, even Qiao He coming out of his grave wouldn’t be a match…”
“What millennium ginseng?” Master Zuoqiu frowned. “Bai Xiaosheng is purely spouting nonsense…”
Suddenly, Qin Wenzheng furrowed his brow and turned to Zong Gui: “Sect Leader Zong, I’ve always been too embarrassed to ask you, but the ‘Return Bird Swordsmanship’, said to be left behind by the Nameless Ancestor of the Mount Tai Sect, has it been found by your eldest disciple?”
“You believe in the Nameless Ancestor too? You must be silly…” Zong Gui mocked, then his face changed abruptly, “The sword grave of the Hua Mountain Sect’s Sword Demon is located on Kunlun Mountain… Damn it!”
“And our Emei Sect’s Heaven-leaning Sword has ended up with the Beggar’s Gang.” Master Zuoqiu’s expression also changed as she looked at Zong Gui, shaking her head with a mix of laughter and tears, “Pitiful us, sect leaders, to be perturbed by a few rumors and believing such absurdities. It’s truly laughable.”
“A diversion away from the mountain,” Zong Gui murmured to himself, subconsciously glancing at Duge.
“Sect Leader Zong, the rumors were spread by Bai Xiaosheng, why look at me?” Duge was always mindful to protect his own interests, “Do I look like someone who would do such boring things?”
Bai Xiaosheng did not appear too early or too late, but just when you were ascending Hua Mountain, he suddenly showed up and lured away many of our top experts. If it wasn’t you, who else could it be?
Zong Gui was filled with unspeakable ridicule, the most ridiculous part being that he had actually sent people to verify such a simple rumor without a second thought?
Remembering how Tong Shihong had inexplicably asked him about the Turtle Fist technique, Zong Gui’s gaze shifted towards Feng Zhong.
The so-called Bai Xiaosheng must be him.
He thought the man was only good with his hands, but he had such divine skills as well. The Heavenly Demon is too fearsome. He has been playing around with various sects invisibly. Feng Qi was right; the Heavenly Demon really shouldn’t exist in this world…
The Qiao Family has summoned so many cunning Heavenly Demons; they’re really playing with fire.
Feng Zhong was intently fiddling with his little toy, looking completely uninvolved.
Qin Wenzheng and Master Zuoqiu had both guessed the true identity of Bai Xiaosheng. Suddenly, a light appeared in Qin Wenzheng’s eyes. He saw a glimmer of hope to break the situation and asked, “Sect Leader Feng, is it possible for Bai Xiaosheng to write a letter to lure the Heavenly Demons gathered at the Qiao Family’s place out to be killed?”
“Sect Leader Qin, can safeguarding the justice of the world be called a deception?” Duge looked at Qin Wenzheng and frowned, “The Qiao Family is whitewashing the Heavenly Demon, deceiving the public, and discrediting our Peacekeeping Gang. That is the deception, and not only that, but also the greatest evil. We must vehemently condemn and strike against such actions.”
Qin Wenzheng’s mouth twitched, and he changed his approach: “Sect Leader, can we lure out the Heavenly Demons from the Qiao Family and kill them?”
“No rush, give the Qiao Family a few more days. Once more of their Heavenly Demons gather, then we’ll act. If we move too soon and scare the Heavenly Demons so they dare not go to the Qiao Family, it would be suboptimal,” Duge said. “Besides, we can’t just look at the surface when assessing a situation. Maybe the Qiao Family is enduring disgrace in order to bring all the Heavenly Demons together and then trap and kill them! We should think the best of people.”
“…” Zong Gui looked at Duge in surprise.
“Impossible,” Qin Wenzheng said. “You just said the Qiao Family is selfish; how could they possibly be so noble?”
“Sect Leader Qin, if such bizarre events as the descent of the Heavenly Demon can happen, what else is impossible?” Duge smiled and turned to Feng Zhong, “Feng Zhong, now that the Qiao Family has declared war, we cannot go without a response. You compose a reply and send a letter to the Qiao Family. Tell them the story of The Farmer and the Snake to advise the Qiao Family to turn back while they can; foolish kindness can only harm oneself and others. Tell them that as long as they give up on aiding the Heavenly Demons, the arms of the Peacekeeping Gang will always be open to them.”
“What’s The Farmer and the Snake?” asked Feng Zhong.
“One cold winter, a kind-hearted farmer found a frozen snake by the roadside. He felt sorry for the snake and tucked it into his bosom to warm it with his body heat. But when the snake came to, it showed its cruel nature and bit the farmer without hesitation. With his dying breath, the farmer’s last words were, ‘I should’ve expected this for taking pity on a venomous snake!'” Duge looked around at everyone and shared the little fable.
Feng Zhong was taken aback and gave Duge a thumbs up.
Qin Wenzheng and the others pondered thoughtfully.
Feng Zhong picked up his pen to write and, halfway through, he suddenly stopped writing, “Brother Qi, are we being too mild in our actions?”
“Mild?” Duge glanced at him, shook his head, and said, “First, send this out. In five days, the letter Qiao Pingjiang wrote to me should almost be leaked.”
“What letter?” Qin Wenzheng asked.
“A letter where I play the white face, the Qiao Family plays the red face, and we lure the Heavenly Demon in to kill him,” Duge said indifferently. “Didn’t we just discuss this? The Qiao Family bears humiliation and burdens, while the Peacekeeping Gang endures the beatings and injustices. The Qiao Family defends the Heavenly Demon in their name, their edicts target the Peacekeeping Gang as well as our ‘farmer and snake’ response; it is all part of the strategy we discussed beforehand.”
As these words were spoken,
a silence suddenly fell upon the room.
Wang San’s hand stopped caressing the skull, Feng Zhong’s pen also stopped moving, and Qin Wenzheng and the others looked at each other, unable to utter a single word.
It was as if the temperature had abruptly dropped, freezing everything in place.
Qin Wenzheng felt a shiver down his spine; at that moment, he suddenly thought that surrendering to the Peacekeeping Gang might not be such a bad choice after all.
Not to mention whether there was any divine skill from Bai Xiaosheng, just Duge’s strategy alone of attacking while plotting was enough to give the Qiao Family and the Heavenly Demon they harbored a hard time.
In just a few days, how could the Heavenly Demons with such diverse characters, who were taken in by the Qiao Family, fully trust them?
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Compared with Brother Qi, he, as the leader of a sect, seemed somewhat too naive.
What kind of teachings did these Heavenly Demons receive before they seized bodies?
No.
It seemed that Feng Zhong and Wang San were also shocked.
Brother Qi’s teacher must have been more superior than theirs. No wonder he could stand out in just a few days and carve out such a big territory…
…
Luyang City was Duge’s territory.
After the Qiao Family issued their battle edict defending the Heavenly Demon, it caused a huge stir among the common people.
The citizens did not agree with their viewpoint and were quite resentful of their actions. After all, the Qiao Family had arrogantly accused The Great Green Sky God, who brought them peace and security.
The citizens, who had benefited from Duge’s goodwill, spontaneously defended his reputation.
Many cultured intellectuals wrote openly to criticize the Qiao Family for confusing concepts, accusing them of ignorance and selfishness; they were the real selfish opportunists.
Thereafter,
when the Peacekeeping Gang’s “farmer and snake” response to the Qiao Family’s admonishment was released, it resonated with everyone immediately.
The fable of the farmer and the snake was easy to understand, and after the people related to it, they increasingly saw the Qiao Family as foolish, believing that they would meet with the same fate as Sect Leader Feng had said—ultimately suffering from their own actions. There were even letters sent to the Qiao Family, advising them to kill the Heavenly Demon they had taken in at an early stage, join the Peacekeeping Alliance, expel the Heavenly Demon, and not to harm themselves and others.
Naturally, the Qiao Family was unmoved and even issued another announcement, berating Brother Qi for his feigned benevolence, accusing him of not daring to go to the Qiao Family to slay demons and only bullying the solitary, weaker Heavenly Demons…
…
The Peacekeeping Gang and the Qiao Family continued to exchange insults, thoroughly enjoying the back and forth.
The impending battle seemed but a touch away…
Even betting pools about both parties were established among the common people.
Then,
a letter that Qiao Pingjiang had written to Brother Qi about a “self-punishment ruse” quietly spread from the Peacekeeping Gang.
Overnight, all the voices against the Qiao Family in the public sphere disappeared.
