CHAPTER 686: CHAPTER 686: KILLING THREE BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

"Mo Wuji, you are a member of our Five Great Families, yet you’ve teamed up with an outsider. Qin Yi is like fire and water with us. If this matter is exposed, do you know what your fate will be?"

"I..." Mo Wuji put down the food in his hand and looked at Bai Jingqing seriously, "Junior Sister Bai, I don’t want to argue about anything. But do you really think the glory of our Five Great Families will continue forever?"

"If it weren’t for you colluding with Qin Yi and harming our own people, our cultivation would have grown when we went out this time. Our glory would surely continue forever."

Mo Wuji sighed, "You’re only seeing the short term."

"What do you mean?" Bai Jingqing was angry. Was Mo Wuji calling her short-sighted?

"You should know what Qin Yi’s force is called? The Peace Army. What is the Peace Army? It’s meant to pacify the world. He has great ambitions, not just talk; he’s already started taking action. The Five Great Families are stuck in their ways, boast of honor and nobility, not realizing they’ve become a thorn in Qin Yi’s side."

"With Qin Yi’s character, anyone who dares to stand in his way is his enemy. You should be aware of how he deals with his enemies."

Bai Jingqing sneered, "So you sold out your own people by joining forces with Qin Yi? Mo Wuji, you make me sick. Honestly, do you really think our Five Great Families would fear someone like Qin Yi?"

Mo Wuji sighed softly, "Junior Sister Bai, I know you won’t believe anything I say now. But please think carefully, has Qin Yi ever lost a single battle? Luck cannot explain that."

"The Five Great Families control so many Guardian Families, and for this reason alone, Qin Yi won’t agree. We think we’re hiding backstage, avoiding the world and controlling everything. Maybe in the past, we had the right to be proud. But now, the times have changed. Qin Yi has emerged as the right person for this era, and he won’t just watch us Five Great Families manipulate events from behind the scenes."

"Yes, we are indeed strong, but don’t forget, Qin Yi has four Guardian Gods and the state backing him. The forces he controls now are not far inferior to our Five Great Families. Otherwise, why would he kill our people without a speck of fear?"

"Junior Sister Bai, even without Qin Yi, the glory of our Five Great Families would not continue. Excess always leads to decline. This is an eternal law. The people of the Five Great Families are too arrogant and domineering. If we do not change, our legacy will end even without Qin Yi’s intervention."

"You and I both know that the Five Great Families are no longer what they used to be. The phrase ’the Five Great Families breathing as one’ now is just a slogan. The Families are defending against each other, suspicious and wary. Do you think such a relationship can last?"

"When we came in this time, the Fang Family and the Lei Family had already secretly joined forces. In the face of interests, ’the Five Families breathe as one, share honor and disgrace’ is a joke."

Bai Jingqing fell silent. She was not stupid, but rather wise and perceptive. Mo Wuji was right; otherwise, why would Nancheng Fei dare to lay a hand on her? He even wanted to do something filthy to her.

"Mo Wuji, even if what you said is true, this is a matter of the Five Great Families. You, colluding with an outsider like Qin Yi, no matter what you say, you can’t justify it."

Mo Wuji lightly sighed and began to wash the vegetables in his hands, "I don’t intend to justify myself. You’re right; no matter what, it’s wrong for me to collude with Qin Yi, although I have my reasons. But I want to ask you to admit in front of Qin Yi that you have ties with me."

"You’re delusional." Bai Jingqing refused outright.

"I’m doing this for your sake. Consider it my repayment for saving my life back then," said Mo Wuji.

Bai Jingqing frowned and said puzzledly, "Qin Yi mentioned this, said that I once saved you, but why don’t I remember?"

Mo Wuji gave a bitter smile and recounted the matter.

"Junior Sister Bai, perhaps this matter is trivial to you, but to me, it was unforgettable. It made me realize this world is worth it."

Bai Jingqing thought about it and suddenly said, "Are you that little boy who was beaten black and blue?"

"You’ve remembered?" Mo Wuji’s eyes were filled with joy.

Bai Jingqing did remember. As a child, she had indeed helped a bruised and battered little boy in the Mo Family, not imagining that this person was Mo Wuji before her.

"At that time, it was just a casual act of mine. You don’t have to keep it in mind. Mo Wuji, your actions of colluding with Qin Yi make me disdain you. Sorry, I can’t admit having any connection with you."

Mo Wuji smiled bitterly, "Junior Sister Bai, you must admit it."

"So, this is a plan you and Qin Yi concocted together, huh? Was it all just to get me?"

Mo Wuji suddenly showed anger and whispered sharply, "I am not as vile as you think. What I’m doing is for your benefit. Qin Yi says what he means. Why do you think he would tell you so unconcernedly about collaborating with me? That’s because he’s already got everything under control."

"I’ve been enduring for years, thinking I’ve accounted for everything. But from the moment I met Qin Yi, I knew I lost. Because from the moment we met, everything was within his plan and control. He would never allow anyone who knows about this to leave the Secret Realm alive."

"You have no idea about Qin Yi’s ruthlessness and depth. He is the most terrifying person I have ever met. To put it bluntly, you, Nancheng Fei, and Mo Tianhao combined, whether in cultivation or strategy, are not a fraction compared to him."

"Junior Sister Bai, you probably haven’t figured out why Qin Yi is pressuring you to agree to have some connection with me, have you? Do you truly think that our plan was just so I could win you over?"

Bai Jingqing sneered, "Isn’t it?"

"You’re wrong, it’s not. Qin Yi doesn’t care about either of our lives. What he’s doing is merely using you to take control of the Baihua Pavilion."

"What do you mean?" Bai Jingqing was shocked, her delicate face changing drastically.

Mo Wuji said calmly, "Now you know about my alliance with Qin Yi. If you go out, would you dare to speak of it?"

"Why wouldn’t I dare?" Bai Jingqing asked.

"You wouldn’t dare. Everyone else is dead; only you and a few who know are alive. You certainly wouldn’t dare to say it. What could you say? That Qin Yi and I teamed up to kill others? Then why are you alive? What do you think the people of the other three families will think?"

"Let me tell you, they’d think you must be an accomplice of Qin Yi. The participants are the most outstanding disciples of each family, all dead, severing their legacy. Do you think they’ll calmly listen to your explanations?"

"That’s the terrifying part about Qin Yi. First, it cuts off the legacy of the various families to eliminate future trouble. Second, he will use you and me to control the Mo Family and Baihua Pavilion to deal with the other three families later. Third, with people from the three other families all dead and only us coming out alive, the Five Great Families will inevitably have internal strife, suspicion and even conflict, draining each other’s strength. This is killing three birds with one stone."