Chapter 376 Assassination Plan.
On the other side, Wu Xuan and Ye Guyi had already changed into night clothes and left the Mingyue Hotel.
Not long ago, news finally came from the Ordinary Alliance that the contact person on the best smuggling route had finally agreed to the deal.
Ye Guyi spent over 20,000 gold soul coins bribing officials and bribing people around to secure this smuggling route. She even offered a deposit of 700,000 gold soul coins.
But it was all worth it.
After the two crossed a main road, they entered a narrower alley. Just as they were about to reach the end, they saw a dark figure that had been waiting for them.
"You must be the parties involved in this transaction! Did you bring the money?" a hoarse voice asked.
Upon hearing this, Wu Xuan, concealed by his black robe, pulled out a stack of gold soul coin savings cards and handed them to the other party.
After inspecting the items, the man didn't waste any words and directly tossed the three storage soul tools to Wu Xuan, saying, "Here's the merchandise, check it out."
Upon hearing this, Wu Xuan nodded slightly and, after checking the goods once more, said, "The goods are all in good condition!"
"Pleasant to cooperate!" the man replied, then his figure vanished into the shadows.
"This is the fourth hidden lead we've come across. Haven't you found the one you're looking for yet?" Ye Guyi asked, watching the figure walk away.
"I have a feeling that the smuggling network I'm looking for is this one," Wu Xuan nodded slightly.
"Really? Then hurry up and catch up!" Ye Guyi said excitedly. Wu Xuan had briefly explained to her what this hidden thread represented.
"Hmm!" Wu Xuan nodded slightly, then released his mental energy to lock onto the direction the black-robed man had left.
The man in black who came to make the transaction seemed to be very cautious, frequently wandering through the streets and alleys and constantly changing his location. After walking for about half an hour, he finally arrived at a large area of buildings.
This was a building near the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. It looked like a residential building, but Wu Xuan and his companion clearly saw that the man in black was stopped as soon as he entered one of the building's entrances. Those who stopped him were none other than fully armed soldiers.
The man in black showed a token before going inside.
"This is it!" Wu Xuan said with some excitement. This place is a treasure trove of war resources stored up by the entire Ming capital.
"Should we make our move now?" Ye Guyi asked, somewhat eager to try.
"No! Let's wait and see. Now is definitely not the best time to make a move." Wu Xuan waved his hand to stop Ye Guyi, who was itching to act.
Putting aside how many powerful figures are guarding such an important warehouse, the constant reporting and patrol mechanism alone would allow Xu Tianran to immediately detect anything amiss if something happened inside.
The loss of such a large sum of wealth would surely drive the crazed Xu Tianran to halt the competition, and he might even order an indiscriminate massacre of the outsiders in Mingdu.
That's exactly what those evil spirit masters would love to do.
Therefore, it would be best to postpone this matter until the eve of the subsequent assassination operation. If Wu Xuan remembers correctly, the assassination operation should be planned soon.
Having made their decision, the two, in good spirits, naturally went straight back to the Mingyue Hotel.
The moment Wu Xuan stepped onto Shrek Academy's floor, the door to the war room opened.
"Senior Sister, aren't you resting yet? The competition isn't until the day after tomorrow!" Wu Xuan looked at Zhang Lexuan with great surprise.
"It's not for the competition, we came here specifically to wait for you," Zhang Lexuan said seriously.
"Wait for me? Is there something important right now?" Wu Xuan murmured as he entered the war room with Ye Guyi.
At this moment, two unexpected people appeared in front of Wu Xuan in the conference room. They were Xu Jiujiu from the Star Luo Empire and her bodyguard Manyi.
"Princess Jiu Jiu, what brings you here so late?" Wu Xuan picked up the kettle on the table and slowly poured himself a glass of water.
"Captain Wu! I'll get straight to the point: this competition might just be a trap set by the Sun Moon Empire," Xu Jiujiu said solemnly.
"A trap? What do you mean?" Wu Xuan was surprised for a moment. Wasn't this matter supposed to be discussed in the next few days? Why was it brought forward so many days?
Xu Jiujiu continued, "When we first arrived in Mingdu, we didn't discover much, but as time went on, when the competition reached the round-robin stage, we felt something was amiss. We sent three groups of scouts back to the Empire to deliver messages, but these three groups vanished without a trace, as if they had disappeared into thin air. This made us extremely vigilant. Later, I sent people to investigate from various sources and discovered some clues. It seems that a net has been cast around Mingdu, and now we are in a situation where we can only enter but not leave."
"Does the Sun Moon Empire intend to target all the non-Sun Moon Empire teams participating in this competition? To wipe us all out?" Ye Guyi frowned instantly.
Xu Jiujiu nodded and said, "That's very likely. Moreover, it's not just about targeting us participating teams, but also the forces that have come with us and are hiding in the shadows. For example, our Star Luo Empire, the Body Sect that came with the Heavenly Soul Empire, and the people from your Shrek Academy. We are all elites from various countries, and the team members participating in the competition are even more so. If they wipe us out, it will be a significant blow to all countries. Furthermore, the fact that they dare to do this also implies something else."
"The Sun and Moon Empire is ready for war!"
After a long while, the room fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.
"Princess Jiu Jiu, just tell us what your plans are. The Sun Moon Empire's royal family dares to collude with evil spirit masters, making them our irreconcilable enemies at Shrek Academy." Wu Xuan slowly put down his water glass, stating his position directly.
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu and his bodyguard Manyi were instantly excited. This wasn't the first time he had admired his elder brother. Back then, his elder brother had gone against everyone's wishes to send this Captain Wu the news of a 100,000-year-old soul beast as an advance investment, and now it seemed that the decision hadn't been wrong at all; the benefits were now being shown.
What's the difference between a promise made by the successor of the Sea God Pavilion and one made personally by the top management of Shrek Academy?
After the initial excitement subsided, Xu Jiujiu immediately explained the plan to Wu Xuan and the other three: "Everyone, the Sun Moon Empire is now fully prepared, while we, the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, are far from being so. Therefore, we cannot simply leave. We must deliver a sufficient blow to the Sun Moon Empire in Mingdu."
"My original plan was to win over Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire and form an alliance between the two countries to attack Mingde Hall. But now that the Shrek Academy members have joined, I plan to set my sights even higher. The current Crown Prince Regent of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran, is an out-and-out ambitious man and the biggest advocate of war in the Sun Moon royal family. If he is assassinated, the Sun Moon Empire will inevitably fall into internal strife over the succession. The political situation in the Sun Moon Empire will be unstable. Putting everything else aside, it will definitely delay the Sun Moon Empire from launching a war."
(End of chapter)