Huangshan and Luoluo exchanged a glance before stepping forward, cupping their fists and saying, "Hongmo and Poxiao are both exceptionally capable. I have no objections regardless of who undertakes the mission."
Damn it!
Hearing Huangshan's words, Hongmo gritted his teeth. Poxiao's chances of winning were definitely higher than his. Huangshan remaining neutral at this moment was not good news for him.
However, since Huangshan had already stated his position, he could only place his hopes on Luoluo, hoping she would speak up for him.
"I believe that everything should be maximized for the benefit. Whoever's plan brings the most advantages to the Dark Association should be chosen. However, Hongmo proposed this matter first, so it's a bit difficult to decide..."
Sensing Hongmo's gaze, Luoluo spoke slowly.
Damn bitch!
After working together for so many years, couldn't she give him even a little face?
With just one sentence, Hongmo's anger was completely ignited. Although Luoluo's eyes flickered with a look of difficulty, in reality, she was still secretly leaning towards Poxiao.
How could Hongmo not see through this little trick?
Listening to Huangshan and Luoluo, Ye Cangtian's face showed the smile of a victor. His gaze fell upon Xing Yuan, now all they had to do was wait for him to announce the result.
"You have all expressed your opinions, so I will also state my own."
Xing Yuan swept his gaze across everyone and continued, "Poxiao's plan is good, and his reaction was very swift. He should be the person in charge of this mission."
"My lord..."
Hearing this, Hongmo found it unbearable. Just as he was about to say something, he was stopped by Xing Yuan's raised hand.
"However, Hongmo was the first to provide the information. If this matter were handed over to someone else, it might cause criticism. Therefore, I have decided to hand over this matter to Hongmo for responsibility!"
Xing Yuan's words fell again, and Huangshan, Luoluo, and Ye Cangtian were all stunned.
All three had thought victory was within their grasp, but in the end, there was another dramatic reversal. And it was precisely due to the reason of causing criticism that truly caught all three off guard.
Speaking of which, who in the Dark Association dared to criticize something decided by Xing Yuan?
"Lord Xing Yuan is wise. Your subordinate will definitely do his utmost to give the Dark Association a satisfactory account..."
After a moment of stunned silence, Hongmo became excited, like a barren tree suddenly blooming.
Completely opposite to Poxiao and the other two, he had already prepared for failure. The happiness came too suddenly, truly making him overjoyed.
He quickly expressed his gratitude, fearing that Xing Yuan would go back on his word.
"Lord Xing Yuan, isn't this not good?"
"I believe that my undertaking the mission would yield far better results than Hongmo!"
Just then, Ye Cangtian snapped back to his senses and directly voiced his objection.
Putting aside other matters, sitting in Xing Yuan's position, one should be fair and just.
Now that his plan was superior to the other, and Luoluo's words were also leaning towards him, Xing Yuan's decision was not fair?
"Poxiao, you are correct."
"But you must understand, the true crisis of the Dark Association has never been the external clowns like the Anti-Dark Alliance, but internal conflicts!"
"Therefore, I hope you will take a step back for the sake of unity."
Xing Yuan's gaze shifted to Poxiao, and he spoke slowly.
"This..."
Ye Cangtian's face darkened. Since Xing Yuan had said this, what more could he say?
He couldn't openly go against Xing Yuan, could he? If he did, it would be of no benefit to him at all.
As it seemed now.
He could only find another way to stop Hongmo from obtaining those secrets.
With that thought, Ye Cangtian cupped his fists with reluctance and said, "Your subordinate understands. For the sake of the bigger picture, your subordinate is willing to step back."
"Very good."
Upon hearing this, Xing Yuan glanced approvingly at Ye Cangtian and continued, "Then let it be so. You may all leave."
After speaking, Xing Yuan flickered and left the main hall.
Seeing Xing Yuan leave, Hongmo turned his gaze to Ye Cangtian and chuckled, "Kid, I concede. Thanks for proposing the plan, I won't be polite. Hahaha..."
As he spoke, Hongmo also left the main hall. In this situation, being able to make a comeback and seeing the indignant look in Poxiao's eyes truly made him feel extremely pleased.
"A petty man's triumph."
Looking at Hongmo's departing back, Luoluo gritted her teeth and said.
However, her voice was very low, audible only to the three of them.
As the words fell, Huangshan glared at Luoluo, clearly reminding her that she talked too much.
This was, after all, the main hall, and they had to be careful about eavesdroppers.
Moreover, although the three were all from the same side, they still needed to maintain a certain distance here.
Perhaps Xing Yuan's unusual actions just now were precisely because he was worried about the three of them banding together, thus employing the art of the emperor.
Sensing Huangshan's gaze, Luoluo gritted her teeth and then walked out of the main hall.
She also knew she had lost her composure, but she was truly indignant at losing so miserably this time...
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Headquarters Room.
When Ye Cangtian returned, Mandara immediately surrounded him.
"Adult, I heard you and Hongmo had a dispute in the main hall. What happened?"
Facing Mandara's question, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing much, just putting on a show to make Hongmo eagerly compete to deal with the Anti-Dark Alliance."
While saying this, Ye Cangtian's heart was bitter.
Now that Xing Yuan had handed this matter over to Hongmo, he could not go to Jieying City as Poxiao to resolve it.
The only way now was to secretly leave Ghost City and then change back to Ye Cangtian's identity to go.
This way, the difficulty of resolving the matter had increased by a level.
After all, with Hongmo in charge of this matter, if he wanted to eliminate or kill Zhang Fan, he would first have to get past Hongmo.
With that thought, Ye Cangtian left the room after saying a word to Mandara.
The success rate of him completing this matter alone was very low; he needed some help.
As soon as he left headquarters here, leaving a contact code for Xiao Feng, Ye Cangtian discovered the contact codes left for him by Huangshan and Luoluo.
Needless to say, they were also contacting him regarding this matter.
The next moment, Ye Cangtian headed straight for the mountain forest outside the south of the city.
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Mountain Forest Tomb.
When Ye Cangtian arrived here, Tang Qingshan and his wife had already been waiting for a while.
Seeing Ye Cangtian arrive, the couple didn't say a word and directly entered the tomb.
"Cangtian, Hongmo suddenly played this trick. Do you have any plans?" Nangong Mulan asked.
"There's no specific plan yet, but there's only a general direction."
Ye Cangtian shook his head and then began to explain.
Hongmo would leave tomorrow at the latest. To prevent Hongmo from obtaining the secret, there was only one way: to arrive at Jieying City before Hongmo.
As for the specific method, Ye Cangtian roughly thought about it: using intelligence personnel from the Hidden Group along the way to delay Hongmo's progress.
This way, he would have enough time to complete the mission.
"No!"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's idea, Tang Qingshan and his wife rejected it in unison.
While delaying Hongmo's travel speed was important, they absolutely could not harm the interests of the Hidden Group because of it.
After all, this was a matter of the Anti-Dark Alliance, and the ultimate goal of the Anti-Dark Alliance was to serve the Hidden Group.
Thus, how could they let the Hidden Group suffer losses?
Seeing that Tang Qingshan and his wife were resolute in their refusal to involve the Hidden Group, Ye Cangtian no longer insisted.
The next moment, Nangong Mulan said, "How about this, I'll notify Feichen to mobilize the Anti-Dark Alliance personnel to delay Hongmo's footsteps along the way."
After a pause, Nangong Mulan continued, "However, there is a problem at the moment. Notifying Feichen will take at least a day, so we need to seize a day's time.
Otherwise, even if Feichen receives the news, he won't be able to delay Hongmo."
Faced with Nangong Mulan's statement, Huangshan frowned, clearly having no good solution.
It was Ye Cangtian, who had been pondering for a while, who slowly spoke:
"This is easy. As long as we release news about Ye Cangtian, and it happens to be a place Hongmo will pass through, Hongmo will definitely be tempted. Then, delaying for a day should be fine."
"But it will only be a day at most, as a day is generally enough for the local branch to investigate the authenticity of the information.
If the investigation results are false information, or if there is no trace of Ye Cangtian, Hongmo will definitely not wait any longer..."
Upon hearing this, Tang Qingshan and his wife nodded, indicating that it was worth a try.
The next moment, the three reached an agreement, and then they left the tomb one after another.
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