I looked at Zhu Xiaoyu and said, "Zhu Xiaoyu, a disciple of Yu Qingzhu, is skilled in using hidden weapons, proficient in disguise, and her signature weapon is the Yama Umbrella, ranked ninth among the Ten Evil Weapons."

"Zhu Xiaoyu's reputation in the Reincarnation Department is not prominent because you joined Wuxing (Formless) as a guest official of the Reincarnation Department in your early years, using the connections of the Reincarnation Department to help Wuxing handle official affairs."

Zhu Xiaoyu listened to me with a smile. Her expression only changed when I mentioned her joining Wuxing.

I continued, "Zhu Xiaoyu likes seafood noodles, but doesn't eat flower clams."

"In the bowl of seafood noodles I made for you, there were only four flower clams, and you picked them all out."

"Would someone who has been locked in a prison for many years and is about to be executed be picky about what they eat?"

Zhu Xiaoyu's face changed slightly, "You knew my identity from then on?"

"Otherwise, why would I put flower clams in the seafood noodles?" I smiled, "I do sympathize with Jianghu (martial world) people, but only if they are not dangerous!"

I said, "When 'Toad Mouth' came out, I didn't count that as letting you have the first move. Because I also wanted to control Shi Feidao Ren (Right and Wrong Daoist). You made your move, so I could just watch."

"Ghost Gate Mountain was my first move that I conceded to you. Although Immortal in Painting was your painted skin, I couldn't very well let you appear naked, could I?"

"The Bei Yan siblings were the second move I let you have."

"The trip to Xianyang River must not be lost. However, Bei Yan Yungui doesn't know this, and Bei Yan Yiyi won't be controlled by you. More importantly, you can't put the blame for killing the Bei Yan siblings on yourself."

"Because you're afraid that Bei Yan Jingyun will take revenge on you in the afterlife."

"So, I helped you. Bei Yan Yiyi is now controlled by you, right? She doesn't dare to say that she killed Bei Yan Yungui, so she can only help you deceive Bei Yan Jingyun."

A look of surprise appeared on Zhu Xiaoyu's face, "If you could figure all this out, why didn't you fight back?"

I smiled, "After I let you have the third move, that's when I should fight back."

"Lietian Jingang (Heaven-Splitting Vajra) and Jin Tanzi (Gold Investigator) are at your command. I'm afraid that Ghost Chief isn't so obedient to you, is he?"

"You want to control the Ghost Chief, so it's more appropriate for me to take action."

Zhu Xiaoyu actually nodded, "My brother's words are accurate."

"However, I really want to know, what is the counterattack you speak of?"

I pointed to the straw on the ground, "I used a curse to counterattack the Ghost Chief. He is now like a bomb that I placed next to you. As long as I want, he can immediately take everyone except you to hell."

Zhu Xiaoyu shook her head, "Brother, I admire your previous vision, but your current methods are a bit low-level."

"The Reincarnation Department is full of talents, and Wuxing controls the secret realms of the world."

"Even if you kill us all, the Reincarnation Department and Wuxing will continue to send people over. You still won't be able to enter the Xianyang River."

I said calmly, "That's why I didn't take action. Are you serving the Reincarnation Department, or are you serving Wuxing?"

Zhu Xiaoyu said, "It's a pleasure to talk to smart people."

"The Reincarnation Department wants the secrets of the Xianyang River, and also wants to control Wuxing."

"There are no Yi Tian Jiu Zi (Nine Sons of Yi Tian) in the Reincarnation Department, but that doesn't prevent us from supporting the nine sons to take the throne. The Reincarnation Department doesn't care who is the emperor. What we want is the position of the supreme emperor."

"Do you understand what I'm saying?"

I shook my head slightly, "I still don't understand!"

Zhu Xiaoyu said, "Just like you said, you can't beat the Yi Tian Chess Master because you're not standing high enough."

"The great catastrophe of the art world is coming."

"Back then, heroes like Xie Bangui, Wang Hun, Bu Youming, Xiang Kai, and Chen Ye fought bloody battles in the Jianghu, but they only delayed the arrival of the catastrophe."

"To deal with this calamity, a human emperor must lead the three star generals to fight, only then is it possible to reverse the fate of heaven."

Zhu Xiaoyu changed the subject and said, "The emperor has not returned, and the Greed Wolf is missing."

"All forces in the art world are trying to welcome the emperor, or find the Greed Wolf!"

"It's just that their purposes are different."

I said in a deep voice, "What are their purposes?"

Zhu Xiaoyu said, "You already know the purpose of the Reincarnation Department. We want the position of the supreme emperor and to unify the art world. However, the Reincarnation Department is not only ambitious and selfish. Rather, the person who opposes the catastrophe and saves the art world must be the Reincarnation Department."

"This temptation is too great for our Reincarnation Department."

I nodded, "What else?"

Zhu Xiaoyu continued, "Nan Weiyang and Dong Afang are waiting for the emperor to return. Because they believe that the emperor is only lost in reincarnation."

"As long as the emperor awakens, he will return to the world. They are all loyal to the emperor for generations. They never believe in the saying that the nine sons are fighting for supremacy. They are just waiting for the emperor to return."

I asked back, "The emperor you are talking about seems to be a specific person."

Zhu Xiaoyu nodded, "Indeed, the emperor they are talking about only belongs to the art world, not the human emperor. Therefore, the Three Palaces stubbornly believe that the great emperor can only be reincarnated and cannot be replaced."

I asked again, "Then what about the Yi Tian Chess Master and the Jiu Guan Dao Ren (Nine Coffin Daoist)?"