Chapter 428

Meanwhile, Wine City, City Lord's Mansion.

A group of Gu Kings gathered in a grand hall, where one of them slammed the table heavily and said angrily:

"It's truly damnable. We were almost successful, but I didn't expect the Ten Great Demon Kings to suddenly strike and rescue Qi Chi, causing our operation this time to fall short of success."

In the conference room, all the seated Gu Kings had gloomy expressions, and the atmosphere was very heavy.

"News from the front: to rescue Qi Chi, the Ten Great Demon Kings launched a beast tide rarely seen in the world. Countless spirit beasts poured out of the Red Moon Forest, and the Huiyue Empire's defensive lines collapsed at the first touch, which allowed a large number of fourth-rank spirit beasts to flood into the empire's heartland and rescue Qi Chi."

"Our side suffered heavy losses in this battle, but it was also because our time was limited and the number of Gu Kings who came to support was insufficient. If we had been given another year to prepare, even with the Ten Great Demon Kings assisting Qi Chi, it would have been destined to be wiped out by us."

The speaker was Wine City's City Lord, Jiu Kang, a very burly middle-aged man. If Long Xuan had been present, he would surely have been greatly shocked; this person was actually that Jiu Clan Gu King who had bought his distilled wine at the Western Lands auction.

"A year to prepare? You really dare to think. With Qi Chi's terrifying artifact refining speed, let alone a year, I'm afraid the Ten Great Demon Kings would each have a divine weapon in a month, right? Then there's no point in fighting!"

"Once the Ten Great Demon Kings and a large number of fourth-rank spirit beasts are equipped with spirit tools, it's simply not something we can contend with. The longer it drags on, the more favorable it is for the spirit beasts."

"We don't have time to mobilize more Gu Kings; this battle must not drag on," said Deputy City Lord Cha Shan in a deep voice.

"Countless spirit beasts have poured out of the Red Moon Forest; our Huiyue Empire can barely protect itself, so how could we possibly behead Qi Chi in a short time?" said He Clan Head He Jiong with a bitter smile.

Soon, the conference room was filled with noise, with one side not wanting to throw their lives away and supporting waiting for more reinforcements to arrive.

The other side supported killing Qi Chi as quickly as possible at all costs, absolutely not giving it time to refine artifacts for other spirit beasts. The two sides argued endlessly for a time.

Finally, Shui Wuqing slammed the table heavily and shouted: "Enough!"

The entire hall fell silent instantly.

Shui Wuqing's combat power could at least rank in the top ten in Central Earth, so the experts present had to give him some face.

Seeing that the conference room had finally quieted down, Shui Wuqing continued: "Every hair on that monkey king is equivalent to a clone; once a hair hits the ground, it turns into a monkey exactly like it."

"Although their combat power is far weaker than the original, they win in quantity, and each monkey clone has no weak artifact refining ability. In a short time, the artifacts refined by this group of monkeys can arm an army of one hundred thousand; this is what is most terrifying."

"Therefore, we must absolutely not give it time to catch its breath; otherwise, the consequences would be simply unimaginable."

"But the enemy is strong and we are weak, so we cannot act recklessly. Among those present, who is willing to throw their life away for the sake of the human race's righteousness?"

Shui Wuqing's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, and he added: "This matter can only be taken by wisdom, not by force. If it is truly impossible to do, encircling and suppressing Qi Chi is just a senseless sacrifice, then standing by is a helpless move."

"Now, whoever has a good suggestion to kill Qi Chi, feel free to speak. We humans are the race with the highest wisdom; I believe that with human wisdom, all difficult things can be accomplished."

As his words fell, a burst of whispering sounded from below.

But the Gu Kings discussed for a long time without coming up with a good idea. Although wisdom can accomplish all difficult things, in the face of absolute strength, any scheme is useless.

Even if one used schemes, was Qi Chi, holding a divine artifact, so easy to kill?

Jiu Kang finally lost his patience and suddenly looked at a thin, small man in the crowd, saying: "Brother Zhuge, your Zhuge Clan is the surname most skilled in planning."

"Every Zhuge Clan Gu cultivator has extraordinary wisdom and is full of schemes, so you should be the one to say it. I believe you can come up with a good idea to kill Qi Chi."

Zhuge Yuan sat on a chair, fanning himself with a look of confidence. Seeing the City Lord name him, he finally put down the fan in his hand and smiled confidently:

"Just a spirit beast with low wisdom; no matter how strong it is, how could it possibly outplay us humans? I have a hundred ways to kill it!"

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Jiu Kang's eyes lit up, and he said expectantly: "Brother Zhuge, feel free to speak. If your scheme can truly kill Qi Chi, then you will be the greatest contributor to this encirclement and suppression of Qi Chi."

Zhuge Yuan continued to fan himself, a sinister smile appearing in his eyes as he said: "What is difficult about killing it? My method is very simple."

"Spirit beasts are different from humans; although they are cruel, most are people who value faith and righteousness."

"I have inquired about Qi Chi's deeds; it has deep feelings for its master and senior sister, and it was precisely because of their deaths that it led a hundred thousand monkeys to wash Huiyue City in blood to avenge them."

"Since it values righteousness, then it's easy to handle."

"I heard that the River God Secret Realm in Wine City is about to open, right? It's truly a case of 'better early than late'."

"If I remember correctly, the River God Secret Realm hides the Otherworld Flower, one of the Eight Great Divine Flowers. Once this flower blooms, it can bring the dead back to life, but the price is to take the life of the person who picks the flower, a life for a life."

"To use the Otherworld Flower to resurrect a relative, one can only use one's own life to exchange for it; using someone else's life is ineffective."

"We only need to leak the news of the Otherworld Flower, but at the same time, we must hide the information that the Otherworld Flower will cause the picker to die."

"Once Qi Chi hears the news of the Otherworld Flower, in order to resurrect its master and senior sister, it will definitely run into the River God Secret Realm to pick the Otherworld Flower."

"It will play itself to death!"

Zhuge Yuan retracted his fan, the corners of his mouth hooked up, and a flash of venomous color crossed his eyes.

Upon hearing this, the seated Gu Kings all revealed thoughtful expressions, their eyes lighting up the more they thought about it.

Finally, someone suddenly clapped their hands and said excitedly: "Wonderful! This scheme is wonderful! I don't believe this Qi Chi won't take the bait. As expected of the Zhuge Clan, famous for their wisdom in the world; this scheme is toxic enough. Under such a toxic scheme, this Qi Chi is a goner!"

The others also revealed smiles at this time and nodded slightly, agreeing with this proposal.

But someone still frowned and hesitated: "What if this Qi Chi knows that picking the Otherworld Flower comes at the cost of its life?"

"Although the Eight Great Divine Flowers are mysterious and few people know about them, Qi Chi has stayed in the human world for a long time after all. What if it has truly read records about the Eight Great Divine Flowers?"

"Hmph!" Zhuge Yuan sneered: "Even if it knows, so what?"

"If it were a human, no one would be stupid enough to trade a life for a life, but if it's a spirit beast that values feelings and righteousness, then it's different."

"Given Qi Chi's feelings for its master and senior sister, even at the cost of its own death, it must save them."

"This is an open scheme; even if it knows clearly that this is a toxic scheme set by us, it will have to step into it..." (End of chapter)