"But …!"
"There are no buts. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I won't gamble with my life. I cherish it very much."
Qin Shi decisively interrupted everyone. Then, he skipped the topic, and his eyes became ferocious. "But before that, some guys must pay the price for what they've done."
When they felt that ferocious aura, it caused everyone present to tremble with fear. To be able to make Qin Shi reveal such fury, one could see just how much hatred Qin Shi had for that person.
Lin Yu frowned. "You mean the Yunhai Empire and the Wangshan Empire?"
Qin Shi nodded coldly. He already had a plan in mind. He said, "This time, the Yunhai Empire and the Wangshan Empire can't escape responsibility. I said that if anyone dares to hurt my family, I won't let them go."
"You want to attack them first?"
"Well, compared to the Holy Wind Empire, the Yunhai Empire and the Wangshan Empire lack a lot of resources. If I'm not wrong, when the Yu Group catches Jin Yan, they will definitely think that I'm crazy and chase after the Holy Wind Empire. Therefore, they will definitely leave all their main forces in the Holy Wind Empire. Now, the Holy Wind Empire is like an airtight prison. They have set up a trap, and all that's left is to wait for me to enter."
"But because of this, I think the defense of the Yunhai Empire and the Wangshan Empire will be very weak. They will definitely not expect that after I find out the situation, I will still let the Holy Wind Empire go and attack the Yunhai Empire and the Wangshan Empire first."
"Then, if I anger them, won't they hurt Jin Yan?
That's your daughter. You're using her! "
As a girl, Yin Mo was not interested in the disputes between the empires. Hatred could be forgotten in her eyes. She was just worried about Jin Yan's safety, so she shouted angrily.
Qin Shi hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "No, based on my understanding of the Yu Group, the Wangshan Empire, the Yunhai Empire, and even the Holy Wind Empire are just chess pieces that can be abandoned at any time. For these chess players, they only care about their own interests and never about other people's lives. As long as they think that this step can bring them greater benefits, they won't frown even if they have to sacrifice the whole world."
"Although I don't know what the Dark Group wants the Bended Jade for, it's extremely important to them. As long as the Bended Jade is still in my hands, they won't dare to harm Jin Yan. Otherwise, even if I have to destroy the Bended Jade, I won't let them obtain it."
After listening to Qin Shi's analysis, Lin Yu and the others nodded.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Qin Shi continued, "To be honest, I know that I shouldn't have done what I thought, but I'm also gambling. I have no other choice. Chi Yan's power is limited. Even though they have improved a lot in this year, they are still no match for the Holy Wind Empire. If the Yunhai Empire and the Wangshan Empire get involved at this time, we will definitely lose."
"Phew … I really can't, and I don't dare to gamble with everyone's lives. You chose to take the risk with me, so I must protect you all!"
At this point, Qin Shi turned around and said to Yin Mo, "Yin Mo, Jin Yan is my daughter, my own flesh and blood. No one cares about her more than I do. I've been working hard all these years because I want to protect everything I want to protect. However, the heavens are unfair. They've always tried to take away the people I care about. I don't have a choice. I really don't have a choice. Only by doing this will I be able to save her, save my daughter. Please believe me."
"I … I believe you. I've always believed you. Shi Tou, don't think too much. I don't mean to blame you."
Seeing Qin Shi like this, Yin Mo hurriedly shook her head. Soon after, she looked at Qin Shi's resolute face, and her beautiful eyes couldn't help but become a little dazed. Fragments of memories from the past few years floated in her mind.
"Yes, he worked so hard. Everything he did was just to protect. How could he change?
Moreover, he is a person whose promise is greater than everything, more than his life. He said that Jin Yan will be fine, so he will definitely be fine. "
Yin Mo thought in her heart and clenched her fists. "Shi Tou, I'm sorry …!"
Qin Shi shook his head and smiled gently. "It's okay. I should thank you. Thank you for caring about Jin Yan so much."
The conversation between the two of them came to an end. Lin Yu took a few steps forward and said, "You're right. If we don't get rid of Cloud Sea and Mountain Gaze, they will always be a problem for us. But the problem is that the three empires are obviously allies now. If we attack Cloud Sea and Mountain Gaze, I'm afraid that Holy Wind will not just sit by and do nothing, right?"
Qin Shi nodded, not surprised. "Indeed, if we attack them openly, Holy Wind will definitely come out to stop us. They will do it for the military power of Cloud Sea and Mountain Gaze, not for anything else. That's why I'm going to say that this time, we don't need too many people to fight against these two empires. We don't need too much momentum. We only need to gather 100 experts above the Heaven Realm. Then, we'll attack them at night in the next few days, before they recover."
"At night?" Su Ming was suddenly enlightened. "You mean, a sneak attack?"
Qin Shi nodded his head. Immediately, his eyes narrowed slightly as a cold glint continuously rotated within his black pupils. He opened his mouth and said, "Originally, I did not want to do this. However, they were the ones who were heartless first. Therefore, they cannot blame us for giving them a taste of their own medicine."
Hearing this, Lin Yu stood up from the side and became much more serious. He nodded and said, "If that's the case, it's indeed feasible. The Cloud Sea and Mountain Gaze Empires rely on their Heaven's Equal State experts the most. In the Cloud Sea Empire, there are three Heaven's Equal State experts. Hong Teng was one of them that day, and the other two are stronger than him. One of them is undoubtedly the Sovereign, Yuntu, and the other is the Imperial Advisor, Chen Xiezhe."
"It's said that the cultivation of these two people has reached the Sixth Heaven Realm, and they are very close to entering the Heaven Realm. It's also because of them that the status of the Cloud Sea Empire in the Hundred Tides has risen rapidly in the past few years."
"What about Mountain Gaze?"
"It's the same for Mountain Gaze. It's just that he's slightly stronger than the Cloud Sea Empire. He has four Ascending State experts. Needless to say, Gou Su is at the Early Five Heavens. Above him is the Emperor, Duanmu Hong, and his younger brother, Prince Qing, Duanmu Yun."
Lin Yu conveyed the information he knew about the two empires to them. "The cultivation of these two people is extraordinary. Duanmu Yun is at the peak of the Sixth Heaven Realm, and Duanmu Hong is at the Seventh Heaven Realm. Moreover, the Duanmu Family has two generations. One is the master, and the other is the assistant. Their minds are interlinked. What one of them thinks will be immediately felt by the other. They have a rank nine combination martial art, the Boiling Flames Double Kill, and are extremely powerful. If the two of them join forces, even an Eighth Heaven Realm expert will have to temporarily avoid them."
"Interlinked minds?" Qin Shi frowned. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing. There were indeed many strange things in the world.
However, he was not shaken by this. Even if the Duanmu Brothers' combined strength was comparable to an Eighth Heaven Realm expert, with his current state, he was still confident that he could fight them if he used his full strength.
Therefore, he skipped this topic and said, "Didn't you say four people?
Why is one person missing? "
Hearing this, Su Ming and the others noticed it and looked at Lin Yu curiously. Under everyone's gaze, Lin Yu's expression suddenly changed and became very serious.
"What's wrong?" Qin Shi noticed Lin Yu's strange expression and asked, "Is there a problem?"
His eyes flickered a few times, and Lin Yu nodded helplessly. "Well, there is really a problem with the last person."
"What problem?"
"This person is not a native of the Mountain Gaze Empire, but a swordsman who lives in seclusion in the Mountain Gaze. This person has been in the Mountain Gaze for several years, and his cultivation is extremely terrifying. No one knows his real strength. They only know that once, a powerful cultivator in the Three Heavens Realm provoked him. In the end, he did not use any martial arts. With just one sword strike, he cut that person in half and lost his life. Since then, this person's name has spread in the Hundred Tides Empire."
Speaking of this, Lin Yu paused for a moment and then said resentfully, "I hope this time, he won't get involved. Otherwise, it will be really troublesome."
"Cut a cultivator in the Three Heavens Realm with one sword strike?"
Hearing this news, everyone's eyes widened at the same time. Even Qin Shi's expression became serious, which was rare for him. It should be known that although the human body was fragile at the beginning, the path of cultivation was originally a heaven-defying act. When one reached the Three Heavens Realm, the body would become very strong, like a thousand-ton boulder. One sword strike could cut it in half. How strong would one's hand strength be?
Even Qin Shi did not dare to say that he could kill a cultivator in the Three Heavens Realm without the help of martial arts, right?
"This person is really troublesome. It seems that we have to pay more attention to him."
Qin Shi nodded in agreement. However, as matters stood, he no longer had a path of retreat. Therefore, he opened his mouth and said, "Of course, being careful is one thing, but don't be too cautious. That's not good and will affect our plan. If he makes a move, leave it to me."
"That's the only way."
The few of them looked at each other and nodded helplessly. They wanted to share the burden for Qin Shi, but after hearing Lin Yu's description of this person, they really could not do anything.
"Then when do we take action?" Lin Yu asked.
Qin Shi's eyes drifted left and right as he looked at the clear sky in the distance. At this time, it was already noon. The sun was hanging at a forty-five-degree angle, and the temperature was gradually rising.
It was like a newborn child, full of vitality.
"Let's not rush. In these two days, we will give them some time to completely arm the Sacred Wind Empire. Then, we will take them by surprise and attack the other two empires."
At this point, Qin Shi's voice turned cold. When he mentioned the rising temperature, the hundred-meter-wide Yang Palace immediately became cold, causing them to involuntarily shiver.