Sorry, master, my junior sister has surrendered to the enemy!

Minglan Sect learned the whole story through Chu Yu's relationship. They did not expect that so many thrilling things happened in just one night, so they rushed to deal with the aftermath.

Su Luan: "The Zuimeng Pavilion has been sealed off. There is nothing inside. There are no monsters like the ones you mentioned. There is not even a trace of their presence."

Then Su Luan sighed and said, "Even if we ask the Immortal Palace, we won't be able to find out. Yuyu, if they really have become part of the Rotten Whale, that's a good thing. Don't worry too much."

Then maybe she is really overthinking.

Su Luan: "We are still counting the missing people, but there are too many warriors from outside. The number of people coming in and leaving every day is countless, and we may not be able to count them in the end. And those girls, except for those recorded in Zuimeng Pavilion, most of the others came from other places. It is also difficult to count them because other unexpected factors cannot be ignored."

"The Lord of the Immortal Mansion asked me to pass on a message. If you have anything else to add, you can go to him in person."

Chu Yu nodded. It was well-intentioned to ask about the Immortal Palace, but the disappearing scene that she captured at that moment was seen by no one else except herself.

Perhaps that's what it's like to be corrupted in an instant. The more anxious you are, the more you want to hypnotize yourself.

Lingxiao City has recently implemented a curfew, which will not be lifted until Minglan Sect accompanies Wenxian Mansion to eliminate all dangers in the city. However, Chu Yu feels that those monsters can be cut off by Chu Yu's sword, and they are not strong enough to pose a threat to the human cultivators who are already on guard. The only thing to do is to prevent the women from being infected. Even if they really run away, they will not choose to return to Lingxiao City.

The city that never sleeps on the coast can now enjoy the tranquility of the night.

However, a man in black appeared next to Chu Yu again today. Needless to say, she guessed last night that it might have been arranged by Luoying Palace.

She didn't know what Luoying Palace wanted from her to help her so thoughtfully.

The first thing the men in black said to her the most was, "These are the little gifts from Luoying Palace." The second thing they said was, "Miss, please don't block my way to wealth."

So after Chu Yu was helped by another little man in black, she conducted a counter-reconnaissance.

She followed the little man in black all the way and found where Yingxue was.

At that time, the little man in black was looking for Sister Yingxue with excitement to collect the reward money.

Chu Yu showed up only after he got the money.

Yingxue smiled knowingly when she saw her, and said, "I thought you would follow me, so why did you stay behind the wall and listen for so long before coming out?"

Chu Yu just said helplessly: "My brother told me not to block his way to wealth, I dare not come out and interrupt you when you are distributing rewards."

"Haha~" These words caused Yingxue to laugh softly, and she seemed very happy.

"Then," Chu Yu leaned lazily against the wall and said slowly, "What does your Palace Master need me to do?"

"Or, what do you need from Xuanxia Mountain?"

Yingxue was delighted when she saw Chu Yu put the matter so directly, but she knew that good things take time to come. She had just come to the first step of improving the favorability, and she couldn't let Xuanxia Mountain feel that their kindness was an offense, so she said, "I just want to make a good relationship with Miss Chu. Those who can enter Xuanxia Mountain are not ordinary people. I just hope that you will not forget me when you become rich and powerful in the future."

These words directly stated her interests and needs, but were neither humble nor arrogant. She understood that unprovoked kindness would only make Chu Yu more alert.

Chu Yu just nodded after listening to her words. Yingxue thought she had said it well, but who knew that Chu Yu's next words made her feel shocked: "Su Luan told me that Luoying Palace has been causing chaos in the various sects in the cities of Nanlinzhou in recent years, and they have taken advantage of the situation to reap the benefits. Have you made too many enemies and want to find a backer for yourself?"

Yingxue's awkward smile froze on her face and she was speechless for a long time.

They were not looking for a backer at all. It was obvious that after they found a backer, the backer forced them to do so. Now the backer is getting farther and farther away from them, so the Palace Master naturally doesn't have so many thoughts. Who stipulates that one can only bet on one sect?

If they lied and said they had no backing, Miss Chu would only think that Luoying Palace was an unreasonable and unethical sect, and naturally she would no longer have a good impression of them, and all their efforts over the past few days would be in vain.

If it was said that it was the backers behind them who instigated them to do so, Miss Chu would think that Luoying Palace was a fence-sitter and would stab their backers in the back at any time.

Chu Yu saw her expression and had an idea in his mind, so he said:

"Miss Yingxue, I appreciate your care these days, but I can't ask my sect to clean up your mess because of this. I will go to the Lingshi Shop and pay back all the money you spent on me to your Luoying Palace. Don't come to me again in the future."

After Chu Yu finished speaking, he turned and left.

Under the pressure of this situation, Yingxue quickly made a choice. She chose to betray the Tianchen Immortal Sect. In this way, she could take a gamble based on the past frictions between Xuanxia Mountain and the Tianchen Immortal Sect. If she lied, she would really have no chance at all.

"It's Tianchen Immortal Sect!"

Yingxue's voice was not loud but very urgent, and Chu Yu indeed stopped instantly.

"They asked us to do this. On the surface, Luoying Palace occupies the vast majority of Nanlinzhou's cultivation resources, but in reality, the bulk of these resources have all fallen into the hands of Tianchen Xianmen, and we only get a small portion."

At this time Yingxue saw Mo Xuan on Chu Yu’s shoulder jump back and call out to her, “Awooo awooo awooo”, but she didn’t understand what it meant.

Mo Xuan: Girl, please continue speaking. Didn’t you realize that the password is correct?

Chu Yu only half turned his head to show his profile and asked, "And then?"

Yingxue was delighted, and she continued, "The Palace Master said that if Xuanxia Mountain is willing to help Luoying Palace and give the Palace Master the confidence to negotiate with Tianchen Immortal Sect, we are willing to allocate some of the resources we provide to Tianchen Immortal Sect every year and give them to Xuanxia Mountain free of charge."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yingxue saw Chu Yu completely turned around, and she felt that this condition was promising. After all, Xuanxia Mountain didn't have to pay anything in substance, so she continued, "In the future, when Luoying Palace explores the resources of Nanlinzhou, it will first consider sharing with Xuanxia Mountain. In the future, whatever is available in Nanlinzhou, whatever Tianchen Xianmen has, Xuanxia Mountain will also have."

As soon as this condition was put forward, Yingxue's face was full of anticipation.

However, Chu Yu showed an intriguing smile.

"Miss Yingxue's conditions are very good,"

Yingxue immediately showed a relaxed smile, feeling that it was definitely stable.

But Chu Yu's next words made her back tense again.

“But it’s not good enough.”

Yingxue: "Miss Chu, what conditions do you think would be good?"

Chu Yu: "Xuanxia Mountain has rare cultivation resources, such as minerals, spirit stones, and herbs. We will not refuse them. Besides, we value martial ethics, and we don't want to let our 'friends' starve to death."

"So we prefer to trade, but you are the one who needs help, so the price of the trade..."

"The price is negotiable." Yingxue replied quickly. Being willing to pay for it was much better than letting Tianchen Xianmen take it away directly.

"Okay," Chu Yu nodded and said, "This is the first condition. The price will be determined after we have negotiated."

"What about the second one?"

Chu Yu: "Nanlinzhou cannot remain in chaos forever. You Luoying Palace must stop the useless things you have done. You cannot leave Tianchen Immortal Sect and come to Xuanxia Mountain without changing anything, and blame us for the bad reputations of others."

Yingxue hesitated: "But..."

Chu Yu: "Your first step to improve the relationship with your neighbors can be to start with Minglan Sect. After all, it is a trade of resources, and it is also a trade with your Luoying Palace and other sects. They can also get access to the supply line of Xuanxia Mountain. As for whether your Luoying Palace will be treated better than Tianchen Xianmen, you can wait and see."

Seeing that there was no room for discussion, Yingxue could only nod and say, "I will discuss this with the Palace Master."

Chu Yu: "Third, since we are trading resources with Xuanxia Mountain, we don't want anyone to interfere. Tianchen Xianmen must leave the sphere of influence of Nanlinzhou."

When this request was made, Yingxue almost subconsciously refused, but the words were stuck in her lips and she couldn't utter them, leaving only shock in her eyes.

It is not surprising that Xuanxiashan made such a request, but they must be able to do it.

The Palace Master just wanted a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Tianchen Immortal Sect, he didn't want to get himself killed.

Chu Yu seemed to see what she was thinking, and he just helped her think of a solution: "How about this, you reduce the amount of spiritual stones you send to Tianchen Xianmen this month by half, and then immediately cry to them, saying that the big and small sects in Nanlinzhou have united to besiege Luoying Palace, and you can't take care of both sides, and you really can't give more, and ask Tianchen Xianmen to save you."

"If Tianchen Xianmen really sends people to support Luoying Palace, your Palace Master doesn't have to worry about how to get on Xuanxia Mountain's big ship. Just continue to be Tianchen Xianmen's pawn in Nanlinzhou and work for them peacefully. We can just pretend that our conversation today never happened."

"If Tianchen Xianmen ignores you, does that mean that if you work for Tianchen Xianmen, you will die, and if you don't work for them, you will also die."

Yingxue asked back, "Miss Chu, why are you so sure that we will die if we help Tianchen Xianmen?"

"Because your Palace Master is panicking. If the other sects in Nanlinzhou have no intention of joining forces to encircle and suppress you, why would she be in such a hurry to find other backers?"

It's because after teasing his current backer, he plans to take advantage of everything and leave.

Yingxue was silent.

But she was still a little unconvinced: "What if Tianchen Xianmen really sent someone?"

Chu Yu said innocently, "Like I just said, your Palace Master can rest assured and rely on Tianchen Xianmen."

In fact, Chu Yu almost laughed in his heart, Hua Ling would definitely not send anyone. Fighting for resources is common, but going to other continents to make trouble in person is not common. After all, the five major sects personally went out to fight for resources and turned the power of an entire continent upside down. Even if the Wenxian Mansion of Nanlin Continent did not dare to say it openly, the other four sects were waiting to spit on him.

Even if he didn't care about his reputation, or the face of the Heavenly Court and the Immortal Palace, and lawlessly bullied other weak sects for resources, it was a signal to Jiuzhou, oh no, to the other four big gangsters:

You see, I plundered a continent wantonly, and the Heavenly Court and the Immortal Palace did not dare to do anything to me. The order established in the Nine Provinces no longer exists.

Now we can go back to the troubled times, and you four can do whatever you want.

Of course, it is hard to say whether the four companies will join forces to compete with him for the resources of Nanlinzhou.

After all, if the enemy can go there, I can go there too. Why should this place belong to your Tianchen Immortal Sect?

As for the others, Cheng Feng doesn't seem like the type of person who would do that, Cheng Jun doesn't care, and Cheng Lin might secretly do something like fish in troubled waters and plunder resources behind Hua Ling's back, but sending someone would alert Hua Ling, and he wouldn't be that stupid.

As for Yaodie? I'm not familiar with her, so I don't know if she would do that.

Chu Yu: "I will go back and explain to the elders, but as long as Palace Master Luoying agrees to these conditions, you can send the news to Xuanxia Mountain. I dare not say anything else. Nanlinzhou is rich in resources. Our leader will be interested, but whether he agrees or not depends on his opinion."

Yingxue hadn't thought about it so much. Her mind was in a mess, and she desperately needed the Palace Master to explain the pros and cons to her in detail, so she responded: "If the Palace Master really agrees to the young lady's request, and you Xuanxia Mountain are willing to trade with us, and then... drive Tianchen Xianmen out, what should we do to protect ourselves afterwards?"

Chu Yu: "If it really comes to that, Xuanxia Mountain will openly support you, but you have to be soft in private."

Yingxue: "What's the soft way?"

Chu Yu: "It depends on how united the various sects in your Nanlin Continent can be."