Never underestimate Yang Xiao's resolve to do anything to ensure his great-grandson's longevity! Especially when the matter of whether a certain empress would be forced to kneel with a yoke involved the Four Phoenixes' Circulating Melody Formation.
After Master Kongkong and Daoist Du had reduced Lan Fenghuang to ashes, they proceeded together to the Dragon Ruins. At this point, the progress of the multi-party struggle had reached a fever pitch. To achieve their respective goals, both sides spared no effort! The crucial point was that the pivotal formation was constantly changing. It was imperative to stabilize it!
Stabilizing the formation meant ensuring that Yinji Su Ziyu, who served as the central nexus in this game and whose "spring heart" perpetually floated in mid-air, would finally settle. However, for Yinji's heart to be at peace, the head of the Four Phoenixes had to first kneel with a yoke. And there had to be the croaking of frogs.
How could this be achieved? The croaking of frogs was manageable. The first thing to solve was how to make the head of the Four Phoenixes willingly wear a yoke. Master Kongkong and his companions racked their brains and carved a miniature yoke, hiding it within a dissected black jade pendant. This was the origin of the protective amulet. Getting the head of the Four Phoenixes to willingly put on the amulet was remarkably simple. Li Wujiang could achieve it with ease. So, how could the opportunity for the head of the Four Phoenixes to kneel be created?
Just as Master Kongkong and the others were struggling, Li Wujiang, who had secretly returned to the East, sent them a message: "Chongchong is pregnant." Chongchong's pregnancy meant that Li Nanfang's plan would have to change. A new plan (conspiracy) was devised. The execution of the "yoke plan" remained Li Wujiang's responsibility.
"Little Su—"
"Who are you calling Little Su?"
"Little Su, don't be busy for a moment."
After Su Nanyin handed him the teacup, Li Wujiang said feigning sincerity. Su Nanyin, too lazy to argue, asked, "Go ahead, tell me about the plan you just concocted."
"Because of the three-region arena competition in Modu, many ill-intentioned experts from abroad have used this event to secretly enter Modu. Modu is currently teeming with experts, and a turbulent undercurrent is surging, as you know." Li Wujiang said, "This is also why my father-in-law asked me to return to the East secretly."
Su Nanyin nodded. "I knew it long ago. You are Li Nanfang's hidden blade, and a particularly deadly one at that."
Li Wujiang continued, "Accompanying me back this time are also Grey Phantom, Xue Zhantian, and Li Xiusi from the Dragon Ruins. Five people: Black Hole and Su Rina."
What? Su Nanyin raised an eyebrow. Grey Phantom and the other two were renowned assassins from the Dragon Ruins! Su Rina and Black Hole were, in their youth, members of the world's Four Great Experts, renowned as equals to Yang Xiao. Add Li Wujiang, the undisputed number one expert of this era! If these six joined forces, who could stop them? And what could be so important that they would join forces to unleash a killing spree? Moreover, Li Wujiang said she would also bring Yaoyao to participate in this operation! This made seven top experts—
Su Nanyin suddenly understood. "You intend to keep those ill-intentioned experts in Modu?"
Li Wujiang said calmly, "With the full might of the seven great experts, they will die with honor."
Su Nanyin asked again, "You will hide in the shadows and hunt them down?"
Li Wujiang replied, "Yes. I hope they die as ignorant souls."
Su Nanyin asked, "May I know why those people have gathered in Modu?"
Li Wujiang, however, replied, "That's a secret. Your current rank is not qualified to know."
Heh. Su Nanyin smiled disdainfully but asked no further questions. Li Wujiang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Actually, this secret has something to do with Chongchong."
"It has something to do with Chongchong?" Su Nanyin was stunned. "Chongchong usually doesn't cause trouble, how can it be related to her?"
Li Wujiang answered, "Qianfan carries the Original 209. Chongchong has a chromosomal mutation!"
Su Nanyin was stunned again. But Su Nanyin, worthy of her name, quickly understood.
"Certain people from abroad, through used tissues and other items from Chongchong, obtained her genetic information and discovered her chromosomal mutation."
"With her chromosomal mutation, Chongchong possesses terrifying speed and strength, similar to Original 209."
"Those people want to abduct Chongchong for research. Then, they would use her special chromosomal mutation to develop a large number of experts."
"Li Nanfang once told me that Chongchong's mutated chromosomes are comparable to Original 209 in terms of combat power."
"So they set their sights on Chongchong—" Su Nanyin expounded. Looking at Su Nanyin, Li Wujiang nodded continuously. Inwardly, she marveled, "This woman is truly intelligent, a true master strategist. I only need to give her a hint, and she can analyze the enemy's entire plan in the shortest possible time. Unfortunately, the enemy doesn't know that Chongchong is only targeting you!"
Throwing out a misleading clue to make Su Nanyin embark on a mistaken but accurate analysis, and to make her believe in it implicitly. This was the highest realm of deception! It was also the most crucial link in the "yoke plan" (conspiracy).
"Therefore, Chongchong must go to Modu and act as bait in plain sight." Su Nanyin concluded, "And you will lead people to lurk in the shadows, guarding Chongchong, and seizing opportunities to hunt down those people."
Li Wujiang nodded. "Yes."
Su Nanyin frowned. "However, Chongchong is already pregnant."
Li Wujiang said, "Precisely for Chongchong's absolute safety, I want you to impersonate Chongchong and return to Modu! Let Chongchong impersonate you and go to work at the Dark Blade headquarters with Su Xin's accompaniment. And to ensure no flaws are revealed, Li Qianfan and the others must all be kept in the dark."
What!? Su Nanyin was taken aback, her small mouth suddenly falling open. A blush of shame and anger rapidly spread across her face, which was full of collagen. Swapping roles with Chongchong and taking risks in her place, Su Nanyin had no objections. The two of them looked seven parts alike, and crucially, both had fair, porcelain skin. With a little effort in hairstyle and clothing, people wouldn't be able to tell the difference. After all, Su Nanyin was currently reversing her aging—
The problem was! Why was this plan kept secret from Li Qianfan? What would Li Qianfan, who didn't know Chongchong was Guanyin, do when he saw Chongchong?
"You, you're being reckless." Su Nanyin sobered up, bit her lip hard, and hastily picked up her teacup, drinking large gulps. As the tea went down, an unknown flame ignited within her.
"I'll give you a night to consider." After speaking, Li Wujiang got up and quickly left. "I'll go talk to Yaoyao. Sigh, that child is jealous because I care about the caterpillar."
Li Wujiang left. Su Nanyin sat rigidly in the study. Dawn broke! Early in the morning, Li Wujiang, with Yaoyao, quietly left and headed straight for the airport. Precisely at eight o'clock. Su Nanyin, dressed in a white suit, walked out of the Su residence accompanied by Su Xin. As she stepped into the car, she subconsciously touched her lower abdomen with her left hand. The car door closed. As Su Xin started the car, she honked the horn. Hu Zi, in the car ahead, also immediately started his car. Su Nanyin smoothly arrived at the entrance of the alley leading to her workplace and stepped out of the car. Bang. After closing the car door, Su Xin looked at Su Nanyin with a strange gaze, thinking, "Why does Miss always subconsciously touch her lower abdomen today? Could it be that Miss is pregnant?"
For the entire morning. Li Nanfang, the acting chief steward, was in Su Nanyin's office, and no one knew what they were discussing. Su Xin faithfully stood at the door, and whenever a subordinate came to report work, she would point into the room. The subordinate, through the glass of the door and window, could see the two chief stewards discussing something with grave expressions.
"What are they discussing?" He Lan Tingmei, wanting to know what they were discussing, muttered and walked into the lounge.
Lunch break arrived! Just as He Lan Tingmei was struggling with whether to take a nap clothed or unclothed, her phone pinged with a message. She opened her phone—
"Assassinate Su Nanyin at all costs!"
Upon seeing this message, He Lan Tingmei's pupils suddenly contracted. She quickly typed: "Reason?"
A moment later, a ping. There were three reasons—
One. Jiao Yin, the third president of the Dark Web, has already defected! He Lan Tingmei's subordinates are at risk of being identified and eliminated at any time. The person who incited Jiao Yin's defection was none other than Su Nanyin, besides Li Qianfan.
Two. The new chief president has decreed Su Nanyin's death!
Three. Mysterious individuals from Hancheng, Dongyang, and Daosheng are offering a sky-high price for Su Nanyin's head! Upon success, Dark Web Fifth will receive two hundred million US dollars. They will be promoted to third president and take over Jiao Yin's market in the three regions.
After reading these three points— He Lan Tingmei's breathing noticeably quickened, and her eyes grew brighter. She never expected that Jiao Yin was the third president of the Dark Web. However, it didn't matter, as Jiao Yin had already defected. As for how the Dark Web headquarters found out about Jiao Yin's defection, He Lan Tingmei didn't care. She was only contemplating whether to obey orders and assassinate Su Nanyin! For others, assassinating Su Nanyin would be as difficult as ascending to heaven. But for He Lan Tingmei, assassinating Su Nanyin would be effortless. She could always go to the adjacent executive vice president's office under the guise of reporting work and assassinate Su Nanyin. The problem was. After successfully assassinating Su Nanyin, how would she deal with the aftermath? The Lu family would undoubtedly be implicated. However, He Lan Tingmei wouldn't care. After all, her marriage to the man surnamed Lu was merely to conceal her identity. After marrying her, the man surnamed Lu contracted a strange illness from which he couldn't get up. They were husband and wife in name only, with no marital intimacy. And since they had never had passionate interactions, He Lan Tingmei naturally had no feelings for the Lu family. But what about the He Lan family? "To the He Lan family, I am like a daughter who has married out, like water thrown out. After I assassinate Su Nanyin, as long as I can escape the country in time, President Zhao and the others will not be able to implicate the He Lan family." He Lan Tingmei thought it over and finally made up her mind. She would do this! Even fate was helping He Lan Tingmei. At four o'clock in the afternoon, after receiving a call, Li Nanfang hurriedly left the Dark Blade headquarters. Where did Li Nanfang go? He Lan Tingmei wouldn't bother to find out. She only knew that with Li Nanfang not at headquarters, her probability of escaping after assassinating Su Nanyin was as high as 90%. "Su Nanyin, I'm sorry. Who told you to be the person the new chief president must kill? Who told you to be the stumbling block to my promotion in Dark Blade? Who told you to abuse your power to help Du Junlin conquer the world? With you here, I will never have a chance to rise! Dark Blade holds no more appeal for me. Today, I will use your head!" He Lan Tingmei took several deep breaths, glanced at the sky outside the window, picked up a document from her desk, and walked out of her office.