I'm a villain, not a devil

Chapter 495 The Prince and the "Crown Prince"

"Is this your plan?"

In the ruins, after listening to Sean's explanation, Bai Youming sat down on a piece of concrete rubble somewhat tiredly, staring ahead in a trance.

There was nothing there except ruins, but they all knew that there once was a knife-wielding man named Wu Xiao there.

Sean also sat down next to him with a lazy smile on his face: "Not all of this is my plan. You know me, I will take it one step at a time."

Bai Youming suddenly smiled, his voice full of vicissitudes: "Take it one step at a time? Even I can't see through your schemes."

Sean said lazily: "Godfather, if you can't even see through your own affairs, don't pretend to be profound here."

Bai Youming's eyebrows twitched, and then he sighed: "That's right, I can't see through it, I can't see through anything."

Sean stood up and walked to where Wu Xiao had been standing. He grabbed a handful of dirt and said, "Wu Xiao's knife was not part of my plan, but you came back a little later than I thought. Don't worry, you don't need to take responsibility for Wu Xiao's death."

Bai Youming laughed angrily: "Are you starting to divide the responsibilities now? Moreover, Wu Xiao's death..."

He paused and said, "Wu Xiao, the Empire, my brother... this is all my responsibility."

Sean put the pile of dirt into his pocket and said with a smile: "Your Excellency the Prince is indeed very responsible. However, Wu Xiao asked for this knife, and even now, those who saw this scene will never forget it. As time goes by, as more days and nights pass, Wu Xiao's reputation will only grow. He should like it very much."

"Do you like it..." Bai Youming lowered his eyes.

Sean stretched and looked at the ruined imperial capital. He said casually, "Godfather, I know what you are thinking - but the reality is, if it weren't for my plan, Wu Xiao's death, and your return, the evil god would have truly descended. By then, even Bai Wujiu's consciousness would not have been made into evidence. The evil god who descended into the world was controlled by Wan Mu and walked the world in the name of the imperial emperor Bai Wujiu."

"As for what the empire will become, you know better than me—" He laughed again, "Besides, the way the empire started is hard for even someone like me to bear."

Bai Youming's eyes dimmed a little, and he suddenly asked, "You said... am I a citizen of the Empire, or a member of the Imperial family?"

Sean just shrugged and said, "It's pointless to dwell on these things. After all, only a few people know the secret. After today, what will be publicized will be that the Grand Marshal Wu Xiao defeated the enemy with his own body, and the Emperor Bai Wujiu sacrificed himself, ultimately preserving the entire empire."

Bai Youming looked at him and asked, "Would you be willing?"

Sean was surprised and said, "Why wouldn't I want to do that? These are the actions that are in my best interest. What good will it do me to expose the shady things in the empire? Nothing. It's better to get the empire back on track as soon as possible. Only a country that is functioning normally has value that can be tapped."

"Can it be excavated?" Bai Youming suddenly sneered again, "I'm here, can you excavate this empire?"

Sean just walked over and nudged his shoulder with a wink, "Godfather, why are we family members talking so differently? Besides, in this situation, it is not appropriate for the prince to step forward and lead the people."

Bai Youming snorted coldly: "As long as I am here, the empire will not be in chaos."

"That's right. You are also a Deep Blue after all—" Sean said with a smile, "But the empire is in decline. If the prince steps forward again, it will probably cause panic among the people. Everyone is thinking of the good of the orthodox emperor Bai Wujiu. Tsk, his brother did nothing, but he wants to take over the empire after everyone dies. This is too tempting."

Bai Youming was originally planning to say a few more words, but for some reason, some of the words came to his lips but he couldn't say them.

What millions of people saw and felt was completely different from the truth - they were deceived, manipulated, and incited... But in the final analysis, these ordinary people just wanted to live their lives in peace.

If I interfere again, it will only make the people of the empire panic.

Sean is right...the truth is not important, what the public believes to be the truth is what matters.

Moreover, if the truth were to be revealed, the evils committed by the imperial family would cause the empire to disintegrate countless times...

Bai Youming glanced at Sean, who was squatting on the ground collecting something.

He suddenly realized that he was not as good as Sean in understanding people's hearts, and he was also not as good as Sean in using people's hearts...

Bai Youming would not believe everything Sean said just now. He knew very well that this guy must have hidden countless truths from him.

But so what?

Bai Youming had never felt so tired before. It seemed that he really needed to have a good rest.

"I know what Wu Xiao did. The whirlpool in the violent sea will disappear sooner or later, but the tree people will continue to appear." Bai Youming said calmly.

Sean stood up and patted his pants. He nodded and responded, "I calculated that it will take at most half a month for those tree trunks to continue to wash up on the coast. Besides, there are no big whirlpools in other places."

Bai Youming frowned: "Other places?"

Sean said, "It seems so relaxing for you to bury yourself in the deep blue, but have you neglected the work of gathering intelligence? Half a month ago, tree people began to land from other coastlines of the continent. Their numbers are naturally not as many as those of the Empire's coastline, but they are strangely powerful, and even a small elite team is difficult to deal with. There is a sunken port next to Paradise City, and my people have captured several batches of tree people there."

Bai Youming narrowed his eyes and said, "All the trees are dead, but the tree people are still there?"

Sean shrugged. "All the tree people who came here are the ones I admire. In other words, as long as I don't kill all the original bodies, there will be a constant stream of people who admire me. Even if Wanmu dies, the tree people will not die out. On the contrary, with the character of Wanmu, he must have already told his people. Hey, the trouble caused by these tree people will probably continue for decades."

Bai Youming pondered for a moment and then looked at Xiao En: "What are you going to do?"

Sean did not respond directly, but just smiled and said, "The child has grown up and has his own ideas. Godfather, just take care of your own things."

Bai Youming felt a surge of anger, for some reason. In the past, he was very good at cultivating his qi, and he would often look at Sean with pride and admiration. But now, when he heard this guy talk, he felt his blood boiling again.

Suppressing his anger, he frowned and looked at the other person, then shook his head helplessly: "No matter what you want to do, find a way to advance to Deep Blue first."

Sean turned around with his eyes lit up: "Do you have any tranquility seeds?"

Bai Youming shook his head: "Seeds of Tranquility are rarer than I thought. I didn't advance to Deep Blue with the help of seeds of tranquility."

This time it was Sean's turn to be surprised. Didn't Bai Youming rely on the Ningjing seed to advance?