Chapter 96: Plotting Against the Royal Palace

Regarding Mengka's request for advice, Aluola naturally dared not act conceited. He set down his wine cup and said with a respectful expression, "Lord Mengka, in this subordinate's opinion, they might be thinking of making a move against that lord."

"Oh?" Mengka raised an eyebrow, clearly not having expected this answer. "Why is that? Could it be that they already have a way to deal with that one?"

To finish off Wangdian, at least one Demon Commander would need to act as a scapegoat, but that would only be possible if no one else knew about it.

Now that this was no longer a secret, Mengka could not imagine what method Gexiusi could possibly have to clear the Wangdian dungeon without sustaining injuries.

Furthermore, was that fellow Gexiusi not afraid of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, and having himself and the others reap the benefits?

Yet, in response to Mengka's doubt, Aluola only smiled slightly. Amidst the bated breath of the crowd, his slightly bewitching voice echoed in the great hall once more: "It is not that he can do it, but that he has no choice but to do it."

"The current situation is extremely unfavorable for Gexiusi and the others. If they maintain the status quo, it is merely a slow death. Therefore, Gexiusi will not let go of that chance to turn the tables."

Mengka and the other Demon Commanders suddenly realized the truth. Indeed, anyone with eyes could see that Gexiusi's group was at a disadvantage; unless they increased their strength, everything else was just empty talk.

"Then how should we respond?" Mengka's expression grew slightly more serious. Even though he did not believe Gexiusi's group had the strength to take down Wangdian, one could never be too careful!

"Hehe~"

Aluola smiled eerily. "Lord Mengka, how about we wait for the rabbit to come to us at the Demon King's Palace?"

Hm? The air pressure around Mengka suddenly dropped. Although Wangdian was already very weak, they could not be so reckless!

Wouldn't going there be walking right into a trap?

"Explain in detail." Even though he was displeased, after such a long time of training, Mengka had reined in his impulsive nature somewhat.

Out of trust for his subordinate strategist, he still calmly gave Aluola a chance to explain.

"Lord Mengka, do you think Lord Wangdian would leave the Palace?" Aluola did not speak, but instead asked a question in return.

"Impossible." Upon hearing this, Mengka immediately shook his head in denial. Putting himself in that position, if his body were weak and a large group of people were eyeing him covetously outside, he would absolutely not step out of his fortress; that would be seeking his own death.

And Mengka still had quite a bit of faith in Wangdian's intelligence; such a stupid thing was impossible for him to do.

"Then there you have it," Aluola chuckled and said, "As the saying goes, if the mountain will not come to me, I will go to the mountain. What do you think Gexiusi and the others will do?"

"Hmm..."

Mengka was silent for a moment, then... he said in horror: "You mean Gexiusi and the others will charge directly to the Royal Palace?"

Perhaps stunned by this crazy conjecture, he even began to deny this answer: "Impossible, has Gexiusi gone mad?"

The Royal Palace was Wangdian's base camp; heaven knows how many backup plans he had prepared there. With just those three good-for-nothings Gexiusi had, where would they get the guts to make a move?

And over at Gexiusi's side, they had begun to argue incessantly because of his decision.

"Gexiusi, have you lost your mind?" Lienu could no longer hold back. This guy actually wanted to sneak into the Royal Palace to assassinate Wangdian; just how much stimulation had he received?

"If you want to die, go die yourself; I'm not playing along." As he spoke, Lienu prepared to leave first. The Shadow Demon Commander Xiuge, who had been acting as background scenery, hurriedly grabbed the other party and kept trying to persuade him, fearing that the alliance would dissolve right then and there.

And if that happened, what might follow would be the bloody retaliation of Mengka and the others.

Although Lienu and the others stayed in the end, their volatile expressions made it clear that if Gexiusi could not provide a satisfactory explanation, everyone would part ways.

Even if they were to fight Mengka and the others to the death, it wasn't worth breaking into the Royal Palace! The so-called "a starving camel is still bigger than a horse"—they were still quite fearful of the Demon King's strength.

"Rest assured, I won't let you go to your deaths." However, at this moment, the corners of Gexiusi's mouth curled into a slightly mysterious smile.

"Besides, by now, Mengka and that bunch of fellows are probably already planning to go to Wangdian's place and wait for us to walk right into their trap!"

Half a month later.

Wangdian frowned, looking at Mengka before him with a calm, unruffled expression. "What is the matter with you?"

Mengka kept his head low, terrified that if he did something wrong, he would be finished off directly; Wangdian's strength made killing him quite easy.

"Reporting to Lord Wangdian, this subordinate has come to report some circumstances to you." Taking a deep breath and suppressing his somewhat quickening heartbeat, Mengka began to recite the lines he had prepared for a long time according to the rehearsal.

"What is it?" Wangdian frowned, his voice low as he asked, seemingly in a bad mood.

However, Mengka felt slightly more relaxed at this moment; if Wangdian had really asked him with a smile, he might have had to worry about whether there was a leak in the plan.

"What this subordinate wishes to report to you, my Lord, is that the Giant Demon Commander Gexiusi and others want to launch a rebellion..." At this point, Mengka nervously looked up to check Wangdian's reaction. Seeing his expression was normal, he then felt relieved to continue,

"They want to... want to... assassinate you, Lord Wangdian." As soon as the words fell, Mengka felt a terrifying aura suddenly erupt beside him, instantly pinning him to the ground.

Mengka could only lie on the ground, motionless, not daring to even cry out, and had to endure it silently.

After about several dozen breaths of time, Wangdian finally withdrew his aura as if coming to his senses, his face as dark as water. "Continue..."

"Yes!"

Mengka then detailed Gexiusi's plan. Although Wangdian appeared to trust him implicitly throughout, he was still very clear that this was merely a facade.

However...

Mengka sneered in his heart: "Even if this isn't true, I can still make it a reality."

"Then what else did you come here for?" After listening, Wangdian remained silent.

After another quarter of an hour passed, Wangdian said in a sarcastic tone, "Could it be that you have also taken a fancy to these old bones of mine?"

"This subordinate would not dare." Although this was the truth, Mengka still displayed an appearance of unwavering loyalty, saying righteously: "This subordinate's loyalty to Lord Wangdian is as clear as the sun and moon!"

"We don't have a sun here..." Wangdian's voice drifted over from the side, making Mengka exceptionally awkward.

"Uh..." Just as Mengka was about to try and salvage the situation, Wangdian waved his hand. "Enough, no need to say more."

"If they are willing to come, then let them come. I want to see what tricks this bunch of ungrateful beasts have." The latter part of the sentence seemed to be directed at Mengka.

"My days are numbered. Since they want to be my successors, then let them deal with those fellows!"

Those fellows were naturally Gexiusi and the others mentioned by Mengka. Afterward, Wangdian walked away from the great hall with a staggering gait.

In Mengka's eyes, Wangdian's retreating figure at this moment had a sense of a hero in his twilight years. A trace of guilt flashed through his heart, but it vanished very quickly.

If one does not look out for oneself, heaven and earth will destroy them. He believed Lord Wangdian would understand.