道罗邪皇子 (邪神之道 B5)

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[Let's see... How about you tell me what you intend to do in the midst of all this chaos?]

[I feel like I've really gotten rusty to not see this move coming.]

Sorting through his thoughts while pondering about where to place his next stone Yi places a hand beneath his chin in silence whereas Ye Gui Feng patiently downs a cup of wine.

[My role amidst all this chaos... Hmm I suppose it would be appropriate to say that I am rather interested in seeing the Hell River Sect's reappearance.]

Choosing to place his stone on the barren right corner of the board Yi replies as such and in response Ye Gui Feng frowns while setting his stone beside the newly placed white stone.

[Is it that thrilling to play with fire?]

[Regardless of your thoughts and opinions about this a fire will inevitably start so long as people keep to their foolish ways.]

[And I assume those people you are talking about are Half-Monarchs?]

[Some, but not all.]

Processing this new piece of information Ye Gui Feng begins to piece together a plan for the future while setting a new stone down.

[...How long do we have before this fire ignites?]

[Hard to say.]

[With the current state of this world...]

The Yaksha Dynasty itself is already a major threat to deal with but adding an unknown number of outside forces into the mix-

[How bleak.]

[You may say that on the surface, but your smile tells me otherwise.]

[Hm? Am I smiling right now?]

Placing a hand to his lips Ye Gui Feng did feel out the shape of a curve.

"..."

Looking at Ye Gui Feng and Yi's exchange while downing a cup in silence Bai Yuechu can't help but feel as if he is witnessing the scheming process of how two demons intend to bring the world down to its knees.

[Well it matters little whether I am smiling or not. Why is it that you look forward to the Hell River Sect's reappearance despite being a traitor? No, even before that are you really a traitor of that sect?]

Recalling how Yi being a traitor of the Hell River Sect is but a claim of Chong Tianzi's Ye Gui Feng immediately felt a sense of doubt as he watches Yi's next stone land and captures one of his.

[And what might you be suggesting with that?]

[Cutting off the right hand of a monarch and stealing their treasured warship. Just one of these feats is already something of a legend. But that's all it is. A legend is simply a story that gets exaggerated over the passage of time.]

In response to Ye Gui Feng's placement of a stone Yi is just about to place his down as well but the next words said by the former causes him to pause.

[For all I know this legend could have just been a fabricated tale to hide something.]

[Heh how nostalgic to hear those words.]

Sliding his hand to the right Yi sets his stone down with a light smile before collecting his thoughts.

[And can you guess what sort of secrets is hidden behind these fabricated tales?]

[I'm not psychic. A person or group can live anywhere so long as they can eat and sleep. Ultimately, I don't really care what happens to this world so long as those that I care for are safe.]

That means to say Ye Gui Feng is willing to abandon the grounds of the Ni Liu family and move all the members elsewhere should the situation calls for it.

[A logic argument. But isn't it the leader's duty to provide an everlasting abode, a home for his people? Running away constantly when things go south can negativity impact a leader's image.]

[...]

Pausing in the movement of his hand that held a stone Ye Gui Feng finds it difficult to argue against this statement.

It is indeed the duty of a leader to provide a home for their people and the act of constantly running away from trouble is also accompanied with its own share of issues.

[*Sigh* so you're saying that I should do everything possible to defend this land that used to belong to the Hell River Sect? Actually before that isn't it about time you answer the root question?]

[Why I'm interested in seeing the Hell River Sect's reappearance?]

As Ye Gui Feng places his next stone down for a capture Yi repeats the question before answering-

[I had a deal with Ming Ye Chuan that should the Hell River Sect ever collapse I am to do all that I can to see it reestablished in the right hands in exchange for the help that he had provided me with back then.]

[And what exactly are the supposed "right hands" that he mentioned?]

[He didn't say so I'm free to interpret.]

[If the reappearance of this sect causes him to reappear as well isn't all your doing just adding to the eventual troubles that the Original Monarchs will bring? Or are you implying that he is someone like Chong Tianzi?]

Towards the smile that Yi put up in response to his guess that Ming Ye Chuan is a traitor of his circle Ye Gui Feng's thoughts paused.

[How are you so certain that he won't backstab you?]