Chapter 1265: Chapter 1265: I’m Not That Well-Behaved! (Part 2)
"Earlier, you said you didn’t join the Evil Sect alliance to attack the Holy See. What exactly happened?" Ye Haochuan already knew about Sophia becoming a Duke, so he wasn’t too polite with Allen and asked directly.
"Ah, instead of calling it an Evil Sect alliance, it’s better to say it’s just the Xuanming Sect!" Allen shook his head and sighed, "The Xuanming Sect is really treacherous. They instigated the three major sects to unite, but took the opportunity to poison the experts of the other two sects!"
Ye Haochuan’s brow furrowed instantly. He had been unsure about this guess before, but now it seemed to be true.
"Explain in more detail!"
"Here’s what happened..." Allen carefully explained the situation to Ye Haochuan.
It turned out that what Ye Haochuan had done in the past successfully stirred up conflict between the Holy See and the Dark Church.
The Holy See had always been arrogant and looked down on the Dark Church. After suffering a big loss, they prepared to teach the Dark Church a good lesson.
In just a few days, the Holy See started clearing out the forces of the Dark Church everywhere, even deploying some high-level members.
Just as the Dark Church was hesitating to fully go to war with the Western Holy See, people from the Xuanming Sect suddenly appeared, proposing an alliance of the three sects to thunderously destroy the Western Holy See and then turn against the Xuanmen.
For several Evil Sects, this was, of course, a good thing. The Dark Church was already looking to cause trouble for the Western Holy See, so the alliance was exactly what they wanted.
After the three sects united, they held a grand celebratory banquet. Initially, everything was harmonious, but later, people gradually discovered that a soul branch of the Xuanming Sect was planted in the minds of senior members of the other two sects, and their souls could be detonated by the Xuanming Sect at any time.
The Xuanming Sect used this as a threat, forcing people from the other two sects to submit to their authority. After further infiltration by the Xuanming Sect, the current Evil Sect alliance dominated by the Xuanming Sect was formed.
"If it weren’t for the fact that our Blood Clan’s souls are different from humans, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have been able to escape the Xuanming Sect’s scheme this time!" Allen said with some lingering fear.
"The Xuanming Sect is truly cunning!" Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but admire.
The Xuanming Sect had always been low-key, posing as the weakest branch of the three major Evil Sects. No one expected that at the critical moment, the Xuanming Sect would take action and control all three major Evil Sects.
It’s really like the saying, "Don’t watch to see who laughs the best, but who laughs last!"
The Xuanming Sect’s sudden move not only swallowed Hellfire and the Dark Church but also caused significant trouble for the Xuanmen and the Western Holy See.
"Looks like this time, we really killed the wrong people!" Yue Deng couldn’t help but sigh, "If we allied with the Blood Clan, maybe we could have broken through the Evil Sect in one fell swoop too!"
"Don’t forget, the Blood Clan is also part of the Evil Sect, and they’re the most sinister race. An alliance with them is like making pacts with the devil. Aren’t you afraid that one day you’ll accidentally be drained of all your blood by them?"
Ye Haochuan smirked and said, "The ancestors once said, ’Those not of our kind are sure to have a different mindset.’ They’re not even of the same species, let alone the same race!"
Yue Deng shrugged and didn’t dwell on the topic, frowning, "The Evil Sect is now completely under the control of the Xuanming Sect. Even the senior members of the Xuanmen probably don’t know this intelligence, right? If we report this intelligence up, maybe we’ll get quite a commendation."
"I’m not interested in commendations. I’m more concerned about tangible rewards!" Ye Haochuan chuckled.
"Any reward will have to wait until after the war to be fulfilled. For now, we should think about what to do next," Yue Deng said with a smile.
"We know everything we need to know. It’s time to venture into that so-called Pentagon!" Ye Haochuan smiled slightly and immediately told Yue Deng to gather the others from the Long Alliance.
Zhu Tian and the others had already rejoined the team, but along the way, they felt like they were just bystanders. Especially after Ye Haochuan and the others obtained the Genius Seven Kills Formation, this feeling was even stronger. So when they saw Ye Haochuan again, their spirits weren’t very high.
Ye Haochuan had no choice. These Foundation Establishment Stage individuals could indeed play a significant role outside of combat, but on such a battlefield, they seemed rather unnecessary. Trying to lead them to make merits and establish accomplishments was clearly somewhat unrealistic.
After much consideration, Ye Haochuan still decided to let them return to Huaxia first. Preserving the foundation of the Long Alliance was also very important.
Despite being somewhat disappointed by the result, they ultimately accepted it.
After seeing Zhu Tian and the others off, Ye Haochuan led the members of the Long Alliance and Sophia’s subordinates to the Pentagon.
"Huh? Why is it so quiet?"
Upon arriving at the Pentagon, everyone was shocked.
The expected fierce battle wasn’t happening. Several Nascent Soul Experts from the Xuanmen were suspended in mid-air, confronting the Nascent Soul Experts of the Evil Sect, yet there was no intention of fighting at all.
"Wow, are they on a date?" Langfan exclaimed in awe.
Sophia couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this. Indeed, as Langfan said, seeing them looking at each other from afar, it did seem to have a certain air of romance.
"What they intend to do is just to hold back the Nascent Soul Experts of the Evil Sect, which can be considered support for the battle inside the White Court Origin Realm!" Ye Haochuan explained at the right time.
"In that case, there was no need for the big battle before. Wouldn’t it have been better to just watch like this?" Langfan said irritably.
"It’s not that simple," Ye Haochuan smirked and said, "Before, they were ambushed by the Evil Sect. If they didn’t kill them, they’d be on a dead-end path."
"Moreover, according to my analysis, they must have tried countless times and couldn’t conquer this Pentagon before they changed their strategy. In such a melee, unforeseeable losses are likely, so it’s actually safer this way."
"So what do we do? Just watch too?" Langfan and the others asked with some frustration.
Hearing this, Ye Haochuan suddenly chuckled and said, "Long Xiaotian is a cautious person, but I, my friend, am far from being sedate!"
He then turned to Sophia and said, "How about taking your people for a run?"
Sophia smiled sweetly and said, "What do you mean my people? They’re all your subordinates!"
Ye Haochuan smiled and didn’t stand on ceremony, instructing Allen, "Take Mars and the Core Formation Stage people out for a spin, put some pressure on the Evil Sect!"
Upon hearing this, Allen’s face turned a bit, and he said, "Lord Ye, we just have a few people; I’m afraid we’re not up to the task!"
"Who said you have to fight them?" Ye Haochuan smirked, growing impatient, "Do you understand guerrilla warfare? When the enemy is stationary, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we pursue. Haven’t you heard of the classic quotes from RMB?"
"Remember, what I want is for you to attract the attention of the Evil Sect experts, the more high-level attention you attract, the better!"