On the other side, Ye Cangtian glanced at the three, naturally aware of their thoughts.
After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "A decapitation operation by a small team is the most cost-effective. Moreover, the team's mobility is high, and with intelligence personnel cooperating with us, the success rate will be very high."
This…
Dongfang Mingyue and Haotian hesitated as Ye Cangtian insisted.
They finally understood that all the information Ye Cangtian had mentioned earlier was paving the way for this purpose.
And he had succeeded. At least Chen Yi had agreed to the war. Although Chen Yi wasn't sincere, Ye Cangtian's objective was achieved.
After all, Chen Yi was a traitor and the last person who would want the Dark Association to be attacked.
Therefore, if they went to the Dark Ruins, he would definitely find ways to eliminate this small team.
At that time, he would be exposed.
However, doing so was too risky, making the two of them unable to make a decision.
On the other side, seeing their silence, Chen Yi quickly said, "Both of you, please calm down. Why don't you listen to what kind of team Ye Cangtian plans to form!"
He didn't want a full-scale invasion, so if there was no other choice, he could only opt for the small team decapitation mode.
This way, the Dark Association would not suffer heavy losses, and perhaps there would be unexpected effects.
Therefore, he had to get this matter settled quickly.
"Four people."
Ye Cangtian directly held up four fingers and said, "Me, Lord Chen Yi, Lord Haotian, and the last person can be a general errand runner. Some tasks cannot trouble both of you."
With just one sentence, Dongfang Mingyue's expression softened slightly.
Although the Dark Ruins were full of dangers, with Haotian by Ye Cangtian's side, even if Chen Yi and Xing Yuan joined forces, they might not be able to defeat the two of them.
Moreover, they didn't need to carry out assassinations, or even kill Chen Yi.
As long as they proved Chen Yi was a traitor and made it impossible for him to stay in the Hidden Group, that would be enough.
Therefore, the danger would be reduced accordingly.
With the same sentence, Haotian and Chen Yi's expressions became slightly strange as they detected another layer of meaning.
The next moment, Chen Yi looked at Ye Cangtian and said, "You mean, in this four-person team, you want to be the captain and have us two Heaven-tier powerhouses take your orders?"
He paused and continued, "Ye Cangtian, aren't you going too far? Disrespecting Heaven-tier powerhouses too much!"
Chen Yi's expression was somewhat gloomy. Being commanded by a quasi-Heaven-tier expert when he was a Heaven-tier powerhouse – where would he put his face if this got out!
Haotian, standing beside him, also changed his expression slightly, but hearing Chen Yi's words, he immediately spoke.
"I think as long as the mission can be completed and the decapitation is successful, I have no problem taking orders from Ye Cangtian!"
"Besides, Ye Cangtian has been in the outside world in recent years and has been to the Dark Ruins several times. His familiarity with the place far exceeds ours, so it's appropriate for him to be the commander!"
Hearing Haotian's words, Dongfang Mingyue also spoke, saying, "Ye Cangtian's ability is quite good. If there are any inadequacies, the two seniors can take this opportunity to guide him."
Hmph!
Seeing Haotian and Dongfang Mingyue express their opinions, it was clearly useless for Chen Yi to say anything more.
After all, even Haotian had agreed, so it was no longer appropriate for him to bring up the matter of Heaven-tier powerhouses.
In other aspects, he indeed found it difficult to compare with Ye Cangtian.
Therefore, he could only accept this reality.
Seeing that Chen Yi had nothing more to say, Ye Cangtian quickly cupped his fists and said, "Since there are no objections, I thank you both for giving me this opportunity. I will do my best…"
…
Night fell, and a cool breeze arrived.
Ye Cangtian sat in his room, quietly smoking. The scene of the day's gambit still replayed in his mind.
Although the final result was successful, this was only the beginning, and further planning and arrangements were still needed.
After all, Chen Yi had a vast network of influence within the Huaxia Ruins, so he had to succeed this time.
Otherwise, once Chen Yi escaped, he might lead his forces to stir up a bloody storm within the Huaxia Ruins.
Whoosh!
Just as Ye Cangtian was engrossed in his stratagem, a sound of breaking through the air reached him.
Ye Cangtian was startled awake and with lightning speed reached out, catching the gleam of cold light in his palm.
It was a dagger, with a strip of paper tied to it, on which was written 'Meet at the usual place'.
Seeing these four words, Ye Cangtian wore a bitter smile and muttered, "It seems he finally couldn't hold back!"
Ye Cangtian recognized the handwriting on the note as Dongfang Mingyue's.
And the arrangements he had made today indeed lacked an explanation for Dongfang Mingyue. Therefore, it was likely that she was asking him for clarification by asking him to meet her so late at night.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian left his room.
…
In Dragon City, at a certain pavilion.
When Ye Cangtian arrived, a woman with black eyeliner was already waiting under the pavilion. It was none other than Dongfang Mingyue.
Seeing Ye Cangtian arrive, Dongfang Mingyue immediately walked up, puffing with anger, and reached out to grab Ye Cangtian's ear.
"Sister Mingyue, what are you doing!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Ye Cangtian quickly dodged and asked.
"What am I doing?"
"Why didn't you discuss such a dangerous plan with me beforehand!"
"Moreover, didn't you say before that you would be the bait? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
Dongfang Mingyue said indignantly.
She had always thought that Ye Cangtian would expose some flaw or offer some temptation to make Chen Yi assassinate Ye Cangtian.
In that case, although it was dangerous, it was still within the Huaxia Ruins, and to a certain extent, she might still be able to support Ye Cangtian.
But now, the situation was completely different. The other party directly wanted to bring Chen Yi to the Dark Association, in which case, even if she wanted to help Ye Cangtian, it would be very difficult.
Besides, Chen Yi was a member of the Dark Association. Returning to the Dark Ruins would be like a fish in water, so how could it be easy to deal with him.
"Uh…"
Ye Cangtian was slightly stunned and then said, "You don't agree with this arrangement? Then why did you support me during the day?"
"Hmph! I hadn't recovered my senses then! Otherwise, I would have vetoed you immediately!"
Dongfang Mingyue snorted and continued, "Stop changing the subject, I'm asking you, why did you change the plan?"
"Alright, I'll tell you. There are two reasons why I changed the plan."
Seeing that Dongfang Mingyue was relentless, Ye Cangtian had no choice but to explain.
Firstly, the traitor was someone from Kong Ling's faction, so Kong Ling's death must have greatly affected him.
The facts proved that when he mentioned Kong Ling's death, Chen Yi's reaction was the greatest, and he had lost his composure.
This was the result Ye Cangtian wanted. Only when the other party lost his composure would he act rashly.
Therefore, this move was much better than offering something valuable to tempt Chen Yi's greed.
Secondly, Chen Yi had a strong influence within the Huaxia Ruins. Acting in the Huaxia Ruins might cause significant chaos, even a disaster.
However, if they acted in the Dark Ruins, those forces would not be able to provide him with assistance, and it would also prevent Chen Yi from being cornered.
Dongfang Mingyue heard this and immediately glared at Ye Cangtian, saying, "That sounds good! The Dark Ruins are also Chen Yi's territory. Is it difficult for him to seek support there?"
"That's wrong."
Ye Cangtian smiled and waved his hand, "Sister Mingyue, the Dark Ruins are my territory. Have you forgotten my identity as 'Dawn'?"
"What use is the identity of 'Dawn'!"
"No matter how precious the identity of 'Dawn' is, it's just an honored guest of the Dark Association. Compared to Heaven-tier powerhouses, those are mere trash!"