Chapter 1394: Chapter 465: Heading to the New Star Zone

But just like suspicions between lovers, once one discovers the other has acted with betrayal, even if it’s confirmed that there’s no real betrayal in the end, there will always be the worry and suspicion that next time it will be real.

After the first time, the president of the Martial Cultivation Association completely lost trust.

However, the intelligence in his hands cannot be retracted and always carries the risk of leakage.

Originally, he was still hesitant because considering the president of the Martial Cultivation Association was an 8th Rank, directly getting rid of him would be too much of a waste in terms of benefits.

Now, Bai Yi gave him a reason.

On one hand, it was a chance to admonish the Great Mage who also betrayed and silence him to prevent intelligence leakage.

On the other hand, not only would Fan Mao’s subordinates fill the lost combat power, but he could also owe Fan Mao, the new 8th Rank, a favor.

It’s practically a win-win, winning twice!

"No, we can’t just watch as he falls.

Lord Fan Mao, your idea is too dangerous, my envoy will stay by your side to prevent you from doing anything inappropriate."

The Emperor denied while nodding slightly, making Bai Yi rarely witness a real-life instance of duplicity.

In her mind, she already imagined the Emperor’s hands vigorously waving no, while inwardly beckoning, "Hurry up and do it."

However, she understood the Emperor’s meaning.

"Can’t just watch as he falls," implied that as long as the battle wasn’t public, she could handle it however she wished...

As for "sending people" to monitor...

It seemed Gemini also had reasons to kill him, even to the point of sending someone to supervise and confirm his death...

But she wanted to kill him simply because the president had crossed her in both of her identities.

What reason could Gemini have for wanting him dead?

Could it be...

"Those related to beliefs? Could that president of the Martial Cultivation Association hold part of the research related to the beliefs of the Three Great Civilizations?"

Of course!

The Martial Cultivation Association was a major force in eradicating belief organizations, and as president, he must have grasped certain information.

Unexpectedly, after searching for intel for so long, she found a clue here!

"Tsk, if I had known Gemini also intended to kill him, I wouldn’t have caused so much commotion."

Bai Yi thought helplessly.

She initially thought it wouldn’t be approved if she openly suggested killing the president.

She specifically proposed to directly obtain belief-related intelligence, which was unlikely to be agreed to, as a ’wall-chipping’ demand. After the Emperor rejected it, he would be more likely to accept her ’window-opening’ request to kill the president.

She didn’t expect the Emperor to consent so easily...

But these things happened according to the situation, just by changing the order of inquiry, she didn’t lose out eventually.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will ’definitely not’ take action."

Bai Yi returned the same smile, both fully understanding each other’s intentions.

"If Your Majesty has no further matters, I’ll go back to make preparations first."

"I look forward to your results."

After leaving a sentence, the Emperor and the Empress’s silent projection by his side vanished from the room, and the smile on Bai Yi’s face faded away with it.

It seems this operation needs a slight alteration...

Since the president of the Martial Cultivation Association is suspected of holding special intelligence, of course, she needed to find a way to acquire it.

At least the original plan of simply relying on her strength to directly kill was no longer feasible. She had to find a way to handle his memory, even capturing him alive...

Swiftly compiling all current information, she quickly reached a conclusion.

The bad news was, as an 8th Rank, even if she could now use Soul Cutting on him, she had to weaken him first; otherwise, she probably wouldn’t achieve the result she wanted.

Secondly, since that president had already aligned with Gemini’s Great Mage, at the moment of action, she might face both of them.

The good news was, this time she brought out several "protagonist" witches from her possession to showcase her power.

Although they were only Seventh Rank, their strength was not weak, and she recently tested their Halo Amplification Ability, which could temporarily elevate them to the 8th Rank level.

In terms of combat power, they weren’t at a disadvantage.

Moreover, she could obtain cooperation from Gemini Civilization to create the best opportunity for her.

Earlier, the Emperor ostensibly refused any assistance, but that was only because they couldn’t overtly act against their own, unable to engage in an open conflict.

Since instructions were given to accompany with an envoy, it represented that at least some covert arrangements could still be made.

For example, deliberately arranging that president to certain places suited for an ambush, or finding her an extreme opportunity.

As someone redeeming themselves among Gemini’s ranks, Gemini Civilization still had the ability to manipulate his itinerary, directing him to specific places.

Or perhaps, the original plan of Gemini was to use him, as an expendable powerful tool, for exploring dangerous areas in the New Star Zone. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Like certain regions discovered to have higher civilizations, or certain naturally forming Calamity Star Zones.

With this in place, some strange arrangements wouldn’t raise suspicion.

"To be safe, extra high-tier combat power preparations are necessary.

When necessary, those warships can also be brought into play, directly using the fleet’s strength to deal with him.

Anyway, this isn’t a formal duel, there aren’t so many rules. As long as I can eliminate the target, I have no psychological burden, and that Emperor wouldn’t mind either.