This...
Hearing Ye Cangtian's voice, Elinor's face changed, visibly darkening.
He could accept someone else inheriting the position of Pope, but only if that person was stronger than him!
And in this regard, Nancy did not meet the requirements.
After all, it was he himself who had captured Nancy and brought her to the Hall of Light a year ago!
Though he thought this in his heart, Elinor bowed and said, "Mr. Ye, since it is the decision of the Pope, I will naturally respect it, but..."
"But what?" Ye Cangtian's face darkened.
Seeing this, Elinor quickly said, "However, the management of the outer hall has always been assigned by the inner hall. Even if Lord Guangyu is absent, it still requires the consent of the Grand Protector and the Second Protector..."
Elinor's idea was simple: get past the current crisis first, and then slowly consider the matter of the Pope's position.
After all, Nancy had been a traitor before.
Although she was cleared due to the matter of the Chinese ruins and became a Saintess, the higher-ups knew the inside story.
Therefore, the Grand Protector and the Second Protector would definitely not acknowledge Nancy.
When Ye Cangtian left, the two Protectors could depose Nancy at any time, and then he would still have a chance at the position of Pope.
Ye Cangtian was unaware of Elinor's thoughts.
In his opinion, Elinor's acknowledgment of Nancy's identity was enough for now.
And what he could do for Nancy was limited, and her future largely depended on her own efforts.
Thinking this, he said, "Tomorrow, Nancy will return to take over everything. I hope you will cooperate then."
After a pause, Ye Cangtian continued, "As for the Grand Protector and the Second Protector of the inner hall, tell them that if they do not wish for the Chinese forces to continue the war with the Hall of Light, they had better acknowledge Nancy's identity."
Saying this, Ye Cangtian left the Hall of Light with the others without waiting for a reply.
Now that the Hall of Light had lost all its Heaven-level experts, its strength had greatly diminished, and it was by no means a match for the Chinese forces.
Moreover, the Chinese forces had allied with the Dark Association.
He believed that those two Protectors guarding the inner hall would make a wise choice.
Of course, if they insisted on seeking death, he would not mind storming the inner hall of the Hall of Light and resolving everything by force.
Hoo!
Only after Ye Cangtian and the others had left did Elinor truly breathe a sigh of relief, and he immediately ordered his subordinates to clear the scene.
As for the matters Ye Cangtian had instructed, he pondered them for a moment and then made arrangements, deciding to appease them first.
...
A hotel at the foot of Guangming Mountain.
After Ye Cangtian and his group returned, everyone else went to rest and heal, while Ye Cangtian busied himself.
He first called Viper.
The Hall of Light's operation had passed the most dangerous stage and everything was developing in a good direction.
While sending the news back, he also signaled Viper to remove the blockade around Guangming Mountain.
When Viper heard Ye Cangtian's news, he fell silent.
Although Ye Cangtian had never disappointed him, and he had prepared for victory, he still felt it was unreal upon hearing this.
After all, the Hall of Light was one of the three peak international powers, how could it be destroyed or overthrown so easily?
After a long while, Viper finally accepted everything and said slowly, "Boss, I express great regret that I could not witness everything..."
"Alright, what's there to regret? There will be opportunities in the future."
Ye Cangtian replied somewhat gruffly and continued, "By the way, arrange for someone to release those Hall of Light members from Tian Zi Yi Hao immediately and escort them all the way to Guangming Airport.
I will receive them here, and time is tight. I need to see them by tomorrow morning."
Now, no force could prevent Nancy from taking over the position of Pope.
And after taking over as Pope, Nancy's first priority would be to cultivate her own forces and solidify her position.
At this time, those imprisoned Hall of Light members would come in handy.
On the other side, upon hearing Ye Cangtian's instructions, Viper immediately replied, "No problem, Boss. Aisha is by my side. I'll have her immediately convey your wishes to Miss Wei Wei."
"Good, go make arrangements. I'll discuss the rest with you when I get back."
Ye Cangtian responded with a sound and hung up the phone.
Immediately after, Ye Cangtian called Nancy. He didn't say much on the phone, only asked her to come over.
After putting down the phone, Ye Cangtian took out a few pills and swallowed them.
He wasn't injured, but the continuous use of "Blind Dragon" had taken a toll on him. He took pills to recover his spiritual energy.
Just as he was about to meditate, Old Zhou walked over.
Seeing Old Zhou's somewhat gloomy expression, Ye Cangtian's heart tightened, and he felt a bad omen.
That was his master, how could he not understand him?
Every time he saw Old Zhou with that expression, he would have bad luck.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian quickly got up, poured Old Zhou a cup of water, and said with a smile, "You old geezer, I haven't done anything outrageous, don't scare me with that dead-pig face!"
Hmph!
Old Zhou snorted coldly and glared fiercely at Ye Cangtian, saying, "You brat, the Chaos Seal has such powerful functions, why didn't you tell us sooner!"
Old Zhou was still angry about the scene of Ye Cangtian fighting with Guangyu earlier.
He had been terrified at the time. After all, he had long regarded Ye Cangtian as the future of China and would rather suffer himself than see Ye Cangtian get hurt.
But in the end, it turned out to be a false alarm, which had really taken a toll on his heart!
Now that everything was basically settled, it was time for him to settle accounts with Ye Cangtian.
Uh...
Hearing Old Zhou's words, Ye Cangtian was slightly stunned and quickly said, "You old geezer, you're wrongly accusing me!
If I had revealed the Chaos Seal at the time and told you all this, wouldn't Guangyu have been prepared?"
Hmph!
Old Zhou snorted coldly again and said gloomily, "Are you fooling a ghost? You wouldn't have told us in advance? That way, we would have been mentally prepared too!"
"How could that be!"
Ye Cangtian looked at Old Zhou and explained.
Firstly, he worried that if Old Zhou and the others knew about it in advance and revealed some flaws during his fight, Guangyu might have discovered it.
This would have foiled his plan.
Secondly, this was also his trump card. Why would he casually reveal his trump card?
"You!"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's coherent explanation, Old Zhou's face instantly turned red, and he raised his hand to unleash a punch.
In terms of eloquence, he was no match for Ye Cangtian!
Now that he was holding back his anger, he simply chose to act to vent his frustration, refusing to listen to the other party's nonsense!
"Oh, damn it, you old geezer, you're serious!"
Seeing the fist formed of spiritual energy hurtling towards him, Ye Cangtian shouted in alarm. He dared not be careless and quickly met it with a punch, neutralizing the spiritual energy fist.
Then, Ye Cangtian said indignantly, "You old geezer, those few people are all recuperating and healing. Don't cause trouble. If you attract their attention, we master and disciple will be the ones to be laughed at..."
He had no choice. Since the other party would resort to violence, he could only find such an excuse to make him stop.
"Look, who among them has come out to meddle?" Old Zhou smiled slightly and said gloomily.
"..."
With those words, Ye Cangtian's expression changed. It was true that no one had come out.
After all, the weakest person in the room had quasi-Heaven level cultivation. Even if they were recuperating and healing, they wouldn't be unaware of the commotion here.
And now that all these people hadn't come out, it went without saying that they didn't want to get involved in this matter.
Thinking of this, Ye Cangtian put on a fawning smile and quickly stepped forward, saying, "Hehe, Master, I was wrong. Please calm your anger. If you beat me up, tomorrow's business will have to be put on hold..."
Ye Cangtian's idea was simple: survive this ordeal first, and by delaying, perhaps the other party would forget.
Hmm?
Hearing this, Old Zhou's eyes darted around. After all, the other party had admitted his mistake, and his anger had subsided considerably. Moreover, there were indeed important matters tomorrow.
Thinking this, he snorted and said, "You little scoundrel, I'll let you off this time. Next time you scare your master, see how I deal with you!"
"Hehe, I promise there won't be a next time."
Ye Cangtian chuckled, feeling relieved.
After a minor interlude, Ye Cangtian quickly changed the subject and said, "Master, the external matters are basically concluded. In the next step, I will go to the ruins. Do you have any instructions?"
Hmm?
Old Zhou was slightly taken aback, and then his expression turned serious.
He was silent for a moment, and then slowly said, "If you encounter Yulong Villa, as I said before, you decide how to handle it yourself..."
He had been away from Yulong Villa for many years and had heard that the people of Yulong Villa had changed greatly, with some even going astray.
Regarding these matters, he believed Ye Cangtian could handle them well.
After all, Ye Cangtian was smart and not someone who killed wantonly.