Chapter 152: Bai Yu's Script
Qian Renxue stood up, walked over to Bai Yu, and began to lecture him.
Bai Yu blinked, chuckled lightly, and waved his hand, saying, "Haha, don't get agitated. That soul duel last night was partly because I was in a bad mood and wanted a punching bag, and partly intentional. I wanted to gain fame through that battle."
Qian Renxue frowned slightly, looking at Bai Yu suspiciously.
"Intentional? You want to gain fame? Why?"
"From what I know of you, you're not someone who cares much about reputation. Otherwise, with your strength and your status as the Spirit Hall Saint Child, your name should have resounded throughout the continent long ago."
Bai Yu's mouth twitched, his expression a bit helpless. He then walked past Qian Renxue and sat down on a chair.
"Sigh, I didn't originally plan this, but something unexpected happened when I returned to Spirit City, forcing me to act this way."
"You know, my teacher always had the idea of unifying the continent. I went around recruiting talents and forces, also hoping to lend her a hand."
"But now that her idea is gone, haven't all my efforts outside become a joke? How can that be!"
At this point, Bai Yu looked up at Qian Renxue and continued, "Spirit City has already sent you a message, right? That's my idea, and yesterday's soul duel was the catalyst."
After Bai Yu finished speaking, Qian Renxue's eyes held a complex look. She then turned and sat down, raising a finger and tapping lightly on the tabletop.
"Yes, I did receive the message. The mission has changed. Instead of me leading the Heaven Dou Empire to surrender to Spirit Hall, it's now Spirit Hall supporting the Heaven Dou Empire to unify the entire continent."
As Qian Renxue spoke, she thought to herself, her good sister must have changed her mind because of Bai Yu!
Heh, compared to Bai Yu, her own daughter is indeed not valued. She's probably even less important than that little fox.
Bai Yu didn't know Qian Renxue's thoughts. He simply nodded, indicating that she was right.
After all, she had been an actress for so many years, her acting skills were already ingrained in her bones. As long as she didn't want to be seen through, no one could discover it.
"Yes, that's it. Since my teacher doesn't want to establish a nation anymore, there's no need for Spirit Hall to personally intervene. If they want to unify the continent, they just need to support one side."
"Moreover, compared to Spirit Hall personally intervening, supporting Heaven Dou for unification is much easier. After all, Heaven Dou and Star Luo have been fighting for years, both wanting to annex the other."
"The concept of the two great Empires achieving unification has long been deeply ingrained in people's hearts. Therefore, compared to Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou's resistance to unification will be much smaller."
After Bai Yu finished speaking, Qian Renxue also nodded in agreement.
"So you said that yesterday's soul duel was intentional, just to allow me to have reasonable contact with you, right?"
"And the story you designed is that the Heaven Dou Crown Prince and the Spirit Hall Saint Child become acquainted, then develop a strong personal friendship. When the Heaven Dou Crown Prince inherits the throne, his ambition grows, and he wants to unify the continent."
"But he finds his strength insufficient, so he seeks help from his close friend, making Spirit Hall his backing to achieve world unification?"
A smile appeared on Bai Yu's face. He clapped his hands lightly, while thinking to himself, Little Angel is quite intelligent as long as she doesn't act foolishly.
"Yes, exactly! That's my idea, because my identity will be announced to the world sooner or later."
"And you, Xue Qinghe, already had a strong personal friendship with Bai Yu. When my identity becomes known to the continent, our personal friendship will turn into your connection with the Spirit Hall Saint Child."
"With Spirit Hall as your backing, you can reasonably unleash your ambition and persuade Heaven Dou's high-ranking officials to proceed with continental unification."
"What do you think? Is there anything you'd like to add?"
Qian Renxue glanced at Bai Yu, shook her head, and said indifferently, "No, your plan is very good. With Spirit Hall's support, even Heaven Dou's conservatives will be clamoring to charge forward."
"After all, they are conservative only because they are afraid of losing. If it's a guaranteed win, they will rush faster than anyone. Heh, that represents absolute profit."
For Qian Renxue, whether the continent unified or not was actually irrelevant. Her dedication as a spy was simply to prove herself to Bibi Dong.
But ever since Bibi Dong sent her a message, her obsession with controlling Heaven Dou had faded, because she only wanted to prove herself to her, not to become an emperor.
Then Qian Renxue paused, looking at Bai Yu and asking, "Since you've already decided, when do you plan to start? If it's fast enough, I can still help you before returning to Spirit City."
Hearing Qian Renxue's words, Bai Yu smacked his lips and gave a wry smile.
"Haha, not that fast, at least two years from now. I still have some other things to do in these two years, and no matter how bad Xue Ye's health is, he won't suddenly drop dead, right?"
"There's also one more problem, um..., that is, Little Xue, I know you miss home, and coming here as a spy wasn't about the throne, but this matter truly cannot be done without you."
"It's fine for you to return to Spirit City and let your substitute take over for a while, but you'll have to come back later. This emperor truly needs to be you."
Hearing Bai Yu's words, Qian Renxue's eyes gradually widened. She immediately became displeased, angrily slapping the table.
"Bai Yu, you're not joking, are you? Didn't you advise me to give up the mission and return to Spirit City before? Why is it now that it can't be done without me?"
"I'm not doing it. You know why I stayed here before, but now it's all meaningless. Go find whoever you want!"
Bai Yu raised a hand to cover half his face, thinking, 'Oh no, this Little Angel is acting foolish again.'
"Sigh, this is different from before. The previous plan was for the Heaven Dou Empire to surrender to Spirit Hall, conquering a region without bloodshed."
"But now it's the Heaven Dou Empire unifying the continent. No matter how good your substitute is, he is ultimately an outsider and cannot be trusted."
Qian Renxue's expression froze. Bai Yu's words enlightened her. Indeed, making someone surrender and making someone an emperor are two different things.
Because people's ambitions will swell with the rise of their status. If that substitute is loyal to Spirit Hall now, will he still be loyal when he becomes the sole emperor of the entire continent?
Probably not. Instead, he would try every means to break free from Spirit Hall's control and become a true emperor.
Even if his small actions were just clownish behavior to Spirit Hall.
But Bai Yu's unification of the continent was to change some rules. Having such a clown messing around in front would be somewhat troublesome.
After Qian Renxue understood, the anger in her heart gradually dissipated. She then frowned again, saying with some hesitation, "I understand your idea, but what should we do? I can be this emperor and help you complete the unification."
"But I can't be it forever, can I? I can't stand it. This matter is your scheme, so you figure out who will replace me!"