Chapter 284: A Flexible Mind Can Win a Lifetime (Part 1)

"If my guess is correct, then you must be trying to find a way to bring Number One out right now. I just don't know if this news were to explode again, whether you could handle the old things of this sect and Mingde Hall."

Luo Jing smiled and continued to flip through the letters.

This was the last letter; it had no important markings, nor was it a particularly important letter.

Yet the new content made Luo Jing very interested. "I wondered what it was. So it's a resignation letter. No wonder the Su Family has become such a ghost of itself now; you don't care at all."

Ever since Su Xinyuan faked his death and escaped, and Su Yu took the initiative to cut off cooperation with the Sun Moon Empire, the family's hearts had scattered. Under Su Yu's instigation, the power-holders of various branches began to fight for power and profit, and some even colluded with many outsiders to get a piece of the pie. From that moment on, the Su Family began to rot. However, the most core thing was actually cash; the whereabouts of this most core part remain unknown to this day. The tens of millions in funds that Su-mouren threw around in the Black Market back then were his greatest capital. Without exception, the Su Family did not have this.

Because the promise Su Yu gave at the time was that whoever could overcome public opinion and become the universally acknowledged Family Head, I would present this windfall as a congratulatory gift with both hands.

And then, the Su Family fell into chaos—thoroughly chaotic.

"Greed blinds the mind. These guys don't even use their brains. Su Yu is such a smart person; would he be manipulated by these old guys?"

Luo Jing had been enduring and not acting. He knew that this guy Su Yu had been laying out a plan all along. Combining these things, it was very likely that Su Xinyuan and Mu Hanyan were not dead.

If they were truly dead, Su Yu would absolutely not be able to go to the Sun Moon Empire so safely and repeatedly. The Sun Moon Empire, to put it bluntly, is the nest of Evil Soul Masters. If Su Yu still went there with such deep blood feuds, that would be pure insanity.

In fact, as early as when this incident happened, Luo Jing had pondered whether this was a play directed and acted by Su Yu himself. Seeing the current situation of the Su Family, Luo Jing concluded that Su Yu had officially "surrendered" to the Sun Moon Empire.

"Combined with the sudden appearance of Number Two, it is highly probable that Number One was used as a bargaining chip to exchange for the lives of Mu Hanyan, Su Xinyuan, and a group of other Su Family members."

Luo Jing's thoughts drifted. He chose a wrong starting point, which led to almost all the deductions he derived from it being wrong.

"Write a letter and have it delivered to the Prime Minister for me: Su Xinyuan is not dead; he has fled to Mingdu."

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"Should I set a trap to lure him out? This kid really wants to kill them all, doesn't he? Isn't it just because he snatched your beginner's gift pack?" Su Yu lay in a hotel in Mingdu. "I guessed you wanted to squeeze some money out of the Su Family. It's a pity, the richest person in the Su Family is me. I'll just give you the Su Family's real estate; it's going to be carved up by those three old bastards anyway."

From the start of the rescue operation until now, it has been going on for who knows how long. Because he knew the perversion and difficulty of the later plot, he basically just went down to retire. The important things haven't fully started yet; even if Su Yu were to intervene directly now, he would likely be carried away immediately.

The current Three Great Empires' plan is itself a plan to throw themselves into the net; where is it a rescue plan? It is purely a suicide squad pathfinding plan. Do you really expect those little guys who can't beat or outplay Luo Yu to go on stage and save people?

Are you kidding?

No one learned their lesson from the last crushing defeat in Mingdu, not to mention that Huo Yuhao's current combat power is not even half of what it was in the original work; even Wang Qiu'er could hang him up and beat him.

Martial Soul Fusion Skill? None.

Life Gold? None.

Soul Guidance Technology attributes maxed out? No!

Xue Di? Also none!!

Electrolux? Still none!!!

Then what are you using to save them? By relying on you people who have been beaten up by Luo Yu time and time again, you want to save people?

Forget it, buddy. You are no longer the Son of Destiny now. There are at least two Sons of Destiny like Luo Yu now, right?

Not to mention that the current Sun Moon Empire has started a cross-era evolution of comprehensive Soul Guidance Technology, as well as a new era of Soul Guidance Martial Soul Fusion!

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Three Great Empires could achieve a complete mobilization of all their strength to defeat the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult in one fell swoop.

However, that is the theory; reality is another matter. Even saving people is done in a stingy way. The external threat hasn't fully risen yet, and internal strife has already appeared.

The Su Family in the early years was so capable. If the Star Luo Empire had acted like a human being and not wanted to do things too absolutely, the current Su Family should be presiding over the Wanjing Sect. Those people from the Yuan'en Family should be the various Elders of the Elder Hall. As for the Wanjing Sect, at the very least, it would be a Great Sect protecting the nation.

However, an empire is an empire after all. Xu Jiawei and those old guys from the Star Crown Sect did not want a second Star Crown Sect to appear, so everything they adopted was normal. It was only when they noticed Su Yu's situation that they realized it was already too late.

In fact, to a large extent, Shrek also had a certain reason for causing this situation. Su Yu's value was indeed terrifyingly high, but only Shrek themselves knew of these achievements. If this news had spread, the Su Family's status now would at least be that of imperial relatives.

Su Xinyuan's cultivation is not strong, but his means of controlling the family are definitely not bad.

The Su Family also has talent, but it is too scattered, and the hearts are not united. Although everything was peaceful in the early years, it began to fall apart after Su Yu started to stand out.

Now, this situation has appeared within the Star Luo Empire, and coupled with the failure of the last operation, it has made the trust between the Three Great Empires worse.

Shrek's concealment of the news led to me fleeing to the Sun Moon Empire, missing the opportunity.

Actually, at the very beginning, the old Emperor of Star Luo really wanted to pick a direct descendant from a sect to marry into the Su Family, but once he thought about Su Yu's aptitude... it was just so-so.

The old Emperor's first regret was when he learned from Dai Huabin that I was slaughtering everyone in the outer courtyard. The second regret was after the tournament. By the third regret, it was already too late.

"If my expectations are correct, this guy now suspects that the theft of Number One has something to do with me. In fact, having such a suspicion is only a matter of time. But I really want to know how good this guy's reasoning ability is."

"Judging from the news coming from Star Luo City, I don't know how much information the culprit this time can dig up. According to the clues I left behind, they have likely guessed the news that my father and mother are not dead, and their life in Mingdu is actually not hidden; it cannot withstand close investigation."

Su Yu carefully took stock of the things he left behind. He is not a genius who calculates everything; I am just a transmigrator who took the lead, using information asymmetry to make up for deficiencies. When fleeing the Su Family, many things were too late to be destroyed, or he wasn't sure if he remembered to destroy them.

Although these things are not fatal and are of no consequence, if the other party is a transmigrator like him, then the information revealed would be quite a lot.

"This time, you won a small game again, it's just a pity you came too late."

Su Yu did not continue to dwell on it and slowly sat cross-legged to meditate. "If there is any latest news from Shrek and the Star Luo Empire, you can notify me. As for other events, I will not ask about them at all."

The next day.

"Your Majesty, as Luo Jing said, our secret agents in Mingdu have already found out that Su Xinyuan and his wife are not dead and have now completely defected to the Sun Moon Empire." The Prime Minister spoke slowly.

Bang!

The things on the desk were smashed heavily onto the floor. Xu Jiawei's expression changed slightly; he had thought about Su Xinyuan not being dead, but he had not thought it would be such a situation.

"Good, good, good!"

Three "good" words were uttered in succession, and the atmosphere in the cabinet instantly became cold.

"Su Yu, you are forcing me to kill you! I gave your Su Family a chance, but you still chose to defect!"

A general spoke slowly: "Your Majesty, do we need to notify Shrek about this?"

"Why not? Let Shrek take a good look at the good students they cultivated. Let them see, this is what they cultivated, a good student who actively rejected the invitations of the Shrek Seven Devils and the Sea God Pavilion!" Xu Jiawei's anger had reached a critical point. At this moment, if Su Yu were in front of him, he would wish to tear Su Yu into pieces!

"My suggestion is that apart from Shrek, it is better not to spread the rest of the news. After all, if Su Yu doesn't know yet, we can capture him when he returns to the Star Luo Empire." The Prime Minister looked at the furious Xu Jiawei and spoke slowly.

Considering everything, if the news were spread immediately, Su Yu would definitely never return to the Three Great Empires, because once he returned, it would be throwing himself into the net.

If that were the case, the opportunity to capture Su Yu would be completely lost!

"But, Shrek..." Although Xu Jiawei was angry, he was not blinded. He was worried that Shrek would leak the information.

"Although Shrek is not under the jurisdiction of the Three Great Empires, they will not be ambiguous when it comes to opposing the Sun Moon Empire. Your Majesty, I believe the Prime Minister's approach is worth a try."

"Your Majesty, I second that."

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"Draft a letter and send it to Shrek, and also summon Luo Jing for an audience."

The chaotic meeting concluded with only this one sentence; this time, Xu Jiawei had a vague feeling of unease, as if he were once again facing a similar choice.

"Your Majesty, Luo Jing, he..." the Prime Minister hesitated, looking at His Majesty as he spoke slowly.

"Is there also a problem with Luo Jing?" Xu Jiawei paused his steps as he turned to leave, looking at the Prime Minister as he spoke.

"Luo Jing has another piece of news, but he said he cannot be certain if it is one hundred percent accurate; I do not know if Your Majesty wishes to hear it. It is about the Number One Experimental Subject that was stolen from the Sun Moon Empire several years ago."

The Prime Minister's words were like a bolt from the blue, freezing Xu Jiawei in place; ever since Number One was stolen, the Sun Moon Empire had been constantly pressuring the Body Sect for its whereabouts, and even when the Body Sect's successor Long Aotian was nearly killed by Luo Yu, Du Busi still insisted firmly that if they didn't have it, they didn't have it.