Ye Cangtian was quite familiar with the situation at the Dark Ruins.
Currently, the area was solely guarded by a single Heavenly-level expert from Xing Yuan. If Xing Yuan were to be absent for an extended period, or if any accidents occurred, it wouldn't be long before the Dark Ruins erupted into chaos.
"You!"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Lan Yue glared fiercely at him and said grimly, "Are you even listening to the main point? Why are you worrying about the Dark Ruins?"
"How can I not worry? You know how much effort it took to deal with the Dark Association..." Ye Cangtian said with a wry smile.
"Sigh!"
Upon hearing this, Lan Yue sighed and then said, "Don't worry, the Dark Ruins are guarded by Hong Mo, Huang Shan, and Luoluo. Coupled with the recovery efforts over the past year, it's safe for the time being!"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian finally felt at ease, and at the same time, a wave of warmth flowed through him.
Xing Yuan was willing to take such a significant risk to help him; this kindness truly moved him.
Thinking of this, Ye Cangtian looked at Ming Yue and said, "Senior Sister, you mentioned earlier that the Bright Hall has a third Heavenly-level expert. Tell me more..."
Seeing that Ye Cangtian had finally returned to the main topic, Lan Yue let out a soft hum.
Her expression then turned serious, and she said, "Regarding this third Heavenly-level expert, even Lord Xing Yuan doesn't know who it is, but he has sensed the opponent's aura within the Bright Hall."
Ye Cangtian nodded understandingly.
The Bright Hall was indeed very well-prepared, managing to find another Heavenly-level expert.
Although the identity of this Heavenly-level expert was unknown, based on the banquet last night, one could make a guess.
This Heavenly-level expert was likely a hermit, and it went without saying that they were also drawn here by the Heavenly Gate.
On the other side, seeing Ye Cangtian fall silent, Lan Yue quickly spoke up, "Lord Xing Yuan said that if you only have two Heavenly-level experts, you won't have enough certainty. It would be best to stall for time and call for another Heavenly-level expert."
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian snapped back to attention, smiled, and said, "Senior Sister, please tell Lord Xing Yuan to rest assured. I have already made all the necessary arrangements."
"Alright."
Seeing Ye Cangtian say this, Lan Yue nodded. She knew that on such important matters, Ye Cangtian would not joke with her.
As she spoke, Lan Yue rose and walked towards the door, "I can't be out for too long, so I won't stay any longer."
After seeing Lan Yue off, Ye Cangtian's brow furrowed.
Now that he knew the Bright Hall had a third Heavenly-level expert, it wasn't of much use.
This Heavenly-level expert hadn't even attended the banquet last night, which indicated that the Bright Hall considered them a trump card.
The idea of finding and persuading them beforehand was practically impossible.
It seemed that the only way to deal with this opponent would be at the very end, when both sides had revealed all their trump cards.
*Ding! Ding! Ding!*
While Ye Cangtian was still thinking, the door was knocked again.
This time, the person who entered was a confidant of the Bright Hall Pope, Hasar.
Hasar directly approached Ye Cangtian and said respectfully, "Mr. Ye, the Pope sent me to ask if you have sobered up today. Can we discuss the matters of the Four Great Indus?"
Ye Cangtian glanced at him and asked, "Does the Pope have any plans?"
Hasar repeatedly shook his head and said, "The Pope said that if Mr. Ye has rested well, you can return to the Bright Hall with me to discuss the merger of the Four Indus. But if you haven't rested well, you can continue to rest."
After speaking, Hasar wore a fawning smile and continued, "The Pope has no backup plans prepared."
Ye Cangtian smiled and nodded, then said, "Tell me, what has the Bright Hall prepared this time? What news have you received?"
Hasar did not dare to hide anything from Ye Cangtian's questions and quickly told him everything he knew.
Apart from the dozen or so forces that participated in the banquet in the main hall last night, the Bright Hall had also mobilized all the members of the Three Great Knight Orders from the ruins.
However, the Golden Armor Knight Order, Silver Armor Knight Order, and Bronze Armor Knight Order had now been merged into the Bright Knight Order.
The position of Grand Master was filled by Elino, the former Grand Master of the Golden Armor Knight Order; the Vice Grand Masters were Arthur, Gardland, and Malon.
In addition, the Honored Saint of Light had also found a hermit old man in the ruins, whose strength was extremely formidable, not inferior to the Pope...
Heh heh.
Upon hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Ye Cangtian's face. Their preparations were quite thorough, but they were basically within his expectations.
Thinking this, he looked at Hasar and said, "Well done. If there are any further developments in the Bright Hall, continue to inform me."
"Yes."
Hasar replied respectfully, then looked at Ye Cangtian and asked, "Mr. Ye, how should I reply to the Pope?"
Ye Cangtian said, "Tell him that I am still drunk and need to rest further."
Now that both sides were almost ready, but to minimize casualties and avoid unnecessary trouble, Ye Cangtian was still waiting for Emeson's news.
He wanted to see how many forces Emeson could persuade to turn back from their misguided paths.
"Alright, then I shall take my leave."
Hasar heard this, said nothing more, and directly turned to leave the room.
...
Bright Hall.
Hasar quickly delivered Ye Cangtian's message to the Pope and the Honored Saint of Light.
At their signal, Hasar withdrew from the room.
Only then did the Honored Saint of Light look at the Pope and say gravely, "Pope, why do I feel like something is wrong? What game is Ye Cangtian playing?"
Ye Cangtian had already arrived at Bright City, and he knew about the merger of the Four Indus before coming.
But now Ye Cangtian was deliberately delaying the time, which he couldn't understand.
If he didn't want to merge the Four Indus, Ye Cangtian could have refused to come. What was the point of this whole charade now?
Hearing Guangyu's words, the Pope's brows furrowed. After a long silence, he finally said, "Could it be that we have prepared too thoroughly, and it has scared Ye Cangtian?"
The Pope meant that Ye Cangtian, upon discovering the formidable power of the Bright Hall's faction this time, realized he couldn't retreat unscathed, and thus wanted to stall for time.
Therefore, in the Pope's opinion, Ye Cangtian should be actively mobilizing his forces.
"It's not impossible."
Guangyu slowly nodded, then looked at the Pope and said, "Now that we are on our own territory, we cannot let him have his way. Pope, do you have any plans?"
"Yes."
The Pope nodded and said, "I have already sealed off the entire Bright City and cut off all of Ye Cangtian's external support..."
The Pope stated that in addition to this, he had also arranged countless informants around the hotel where Ye Cangtian was staying, to monitor Ye Cangtian's every move.
Although these informants had limited strength and couldn't monitor Ye Cangtian's every move, in this environment, it would be difficult for Ye Cangtian to do anything.
"Not enough!"
When the Pope finished speaking, Guangyu immediately said, "We must find a way to deal with that Heavenly-level expert, so that Ye Cangtian will have no trump cards."
"This..."
Hearing Guangyu's implication, the Pope's brows furrowed tightly, and he said, "Lord Guangyu, finding that Heavenly-level expert is extremely difficult, and eliminating them is even more difficult!"
How could a Heavenly-level expert be so easily eliminated?
In a one-on-one situation, it was difficult to have a hundred percent certainty, especially if one party was determined to escape, it would be very difficult for the other party to intercept them.
Therefore, to safely eliminate a Heavenly-level expert, at least two Heavenly-level experts would be needed.
Hmph!
Guangyu let out a light snort and said, "Now we have a total of four Heavenly-level experts. As long as we can find the opponent, we will have the ability to kill them! This is a good opportunity to have Xing Yuan make a move..."
The Pope immediately understood Guangyu's meaning upon hearing this.
Guangyu was still somewhat uneasy about Xing Yuan's appearance.
After all, Xing Yuan came from the Dark Association, and the Dark Association and the Bright Hall had always been in a state of constant rivalry. How could the other party sincerely cooperate with the Bright Hall?
Therefore, they could use this opportunity to force Xing Yuan to act.