Chapter 538: Chapter 537: Situation Arising
Yang Fei’s eyes lit up.
No wonder this girl remained so calm and composed; she truly had an impressive background.
"Hidden Sect, Penglai, Heaven—the three great hidden lands," Yang Fei said.
Hearing these three names, Xu Xin’s face showed a deep curiosity.
Chiba Susumu praised, "To know of these three great hidden lands, it seems Qin Yanyang hasn’t treated you poorly."
Yang Fei scoffed, "What do you mean by that?"
Chiba Susumu said, "Because ordinary people simply can’t come into contact with these three worlds. Even though you once had a considerable reputation in the overseas underworld, in the eyes of these three great hidden lands, you are but a drop in the ocean."
Yang Fei fell silent.
What Chiba Susumu said was true.
Because before the International Madman Organization was scattered by a surprise attack from Sky Net two years prior, he had never even heard of the Hidden Sect, Penglai, or Heaven.
What he knew were just some power divisions in the secular world, living in a reality just a bit higher than the ordinary person’s understanding of this world.
But since returning to Divine Continent Country, meeting Qin Yanyang, and subsequently learning about the existence of the Hidden Sect World due to conflicts with the Zhang Family, he realized that his former self was also a member of the secular world.
Especially after stepping out from the Hidden Sect World this time, it was from Qin Yanyang that he learned about Heaven in the West and Penglai in the East.
Like the Hidden Sect World, Heaven and Penglai each existed in their own independent spatial planes, possessing ancient and mysterious heritages and wielding supernatural powers.
This time, when the Umekawa Family ran into trouble and Yang Fei came to Japan to help, what Qin Yanyang was most worried about was not Yang Fei encountering people from the Japan Martial World, but his potential involvement with forces from Penglai.
With Yang Fei’s current realm and combat power, he feared no one in the secular martial world; at the very least, he had the ability to protect himself and retreat in one piece,
But facing a powerful figure from Penglai was a different story.
So now, hearing Chiba Susumu mentioning Penglai, Yang Fei’s wariness towards this woman deepened.
"You come from Penglai?" Yang Fei asked, looking at Chiba Susumu.
Chiba Susumu nodded with a smile, "Kind of."
"Kind of?" Yang Fei was puzzled, staring at her.
Chiba Susumu continued, "I am from the Chiba family, a true daughter of the Chiba family of Japan. From that perspective, I don’t belong to Penglai."
"But I have indeed visited Penglai and been recognized by them, so I guess I am from Penglai."
"Recognized by them?" Yang Fei curiously stared at Chiba Susumu and asked, "How were you recognized? Was it because of your identity as the young mistress of the Chiba family, your beauty that caught someone’s eye, or did you receive the heritage from a Penglai sage?"
Chiba Susumu gave a gentle smile, looking at Yang Fei and said, "It seems that has nothing to do with our cooperation, right?"
Yang Fei was taken aback, then said, "Of course, it does. To work with me, merely being the young mistress of the Chiba family is obviously not enough. I need to know how much influence you have in Penglai."
Chiba Susumu was silent for a moment, then said, "The matter of wanting to cooperate with you is not something I can decide. But this represents the stance of a part of Penglai, of course, only a part, not all. So if you still have suspicions and refuse to cooperate, it will bring trouble... not only for you but also for Qin Yanyang behind you, and even for the entire Divine Continent Country."
Yang Fei’s pupils shrank as he stared sharply at her, as if trying to see through her heart to determine how much of what she said was true.
"Cause great trouble for Divine Continent Country?" Yang Fei laughed lightly and calmly said, "Aren’t you underestimating Divine Continent Country a little too much?"
Chiba Susumu fearlessly met Yang Fei’s gaze and said, "That’s because you know nothing about the power of Heaven and Penglai."
Yang Fei’s heart chilled.
Did Heaven and Penglai want to join forces to deal with Divine Continent Country?
Or was it that they wanted to join forces against the Hidden Sect World?
Thoughts raced through Yang Fei’s mind as he asked Chiba Susumu, "Do you mean to say that the force behind Sky Net is actually Heaven and now Heaven wants to ally with Penglai to take on Divine Continent, but a certain faction within the Penglai Small World is reluctant to cooperate with Heaven, and even wants to work with Divine Continent to deal with Sky Net?"
"Yes, you have seen through the essence of the entire matter," Chiba Susumu commended.
Yang Fei took a deep breath of cold air and continued, "Because Divine Continent Country and Japan Martial World had an agreement long ago that neither side would interfere with the other’s internal strife, Umekawa Family being attacked is just their bad luck because Japan Martial World wanted to lure me into taking action. Once I do, they’ll have the excuse and reason to make trouble for Divine Continent Martial World, is that it?"
"Exactly, you’re not too stupid," Chiba Susumu said.
"Haha, in my view, all of this is nonsense. If Heaven and Penglai could really reach a consensus to target the Hidden Sect World, why bother looking for excuses to go to war? Just march an army straight in and attack. And now they want to find an excuse in me, which is simply laughable," Yang Fei sneered.
Chiba Susumu frowned and said, "It seems I praised you a bit too soon."
Yang Fei felt displeased and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"Do you think it’s still a hundred years ago?"
Chiba Susumu sneered, "The cultivators of the three great Hidden Worlds may be powerful, but times have changed. Modern weapons are also a significant threat to them, and without a legitimate reason, the people who are colluding between Heaven and Penglai would not be able to infiltrate Divine Continent, nor would they be able to wage war against the Hidden Sect World."
Yang Fei was slightly taken aback.
Chiba Susumu said indifferently, "If they weren’t wary of the secular world’s military power, do you think you could’ve come out of the Hidden Sect World so smoothly? In the end, it was the unique status of your wife that saved you."
A shiver ran through Yang Fei’s heart, he was taken aback and stared intensely at Chiba Susumu, "How do you know about this?"
His visit to the Hidden Sect was extremely secretive, and very few people within Divine Continent knew about it, let alone the possibility of members of the Military Department leaking it.
After all, this visit to the Hidden Sect had resulted in very tense relations between the Hidden Sect and Divine Continent Country, which was a crucial secret for Divine Continent Country and not something they would allow many people to know.
But how did Chiba Susumu come to know about it?
Observing Yang Fei’s reaction, a hint of unusual color flashed in Chiba Susumu’s clear eyes as he said, "So you’ve really been to the Hidden Sect World. Then you should have a certain understanding of the strength of Heaven and Penglai. If these two forces joined together to annihilate the Hidden Sect World, without this powerful backing, could Divine Continent continue to exist in this world as before, even after surviving calamities?"
"Haha, you Japanese would be so kind to help Divine Continent? ’Supplanting Divine Continent’ has been your dream for thousands of years. Now with such a great opportunity, would you let it slip by?" Yang Fei scoffed relentlessly, thoroughly disbelieving in the cooperation that Chiba Susumu spoke of.
But Chiba Susumu’s face remained calm, slowly saying, "Indeed, it’s difficult for you to believe, but I want to tell you just one thing, everything I’ve said is true.
The reason we want to work with you is that we truly believe that a tripartite balance is the safest way for this world. If this balance is broken, it’s not just the weak and innocent civilians of the secular world who will suffer and struggle, but also those of us who consider ourselves high above.
With today’s technological power, once a war of that magnitude erupts again, the whole world will suffer, which is extremely foolish for us who have already controlled vast resources and wealth."
Yang Fei fell silent.
He wasn’t sure whether to believe Chiba Susumu’s words, and he was also troubled, feeling that this matter seemed more like it should be handled by his wife, Qin Yanyang, not something a layabout like himself should be concerned with.
Just then, his phone rang.
Upon seeing the number, it was from Zhu Tianshou.
Yang Fei answered the call and heard Zhu Tianshou say, "A large number of masters have surrounded the Umekawa Family. They may be about to launch an attack, what should we do?"