Dream Picking Records

Chapter 394 Change of Cooperation Conditions

Xue Rong was silent for a long time before speaking: "I stand on the side that advocates cooperation and using all means to achieve our goals."

"So you have different factions. How about this? I can help you find them, but I'll add one more condition or change it. Release Xia Daoling. How about that?"

"That's something we'll have to ask our Majesty." Xue Rong left the conversation and watched the show from the side. While she was saying "watching the show," her gaze was firmly locked on Xia Yuling.

"No! Any other conditions are acceptable, but he must die!" Xia Yuling refused explicitly, and his firmness even exceeded Wang Xiao and Xue Rong's expectations.

Wang Xiao did not respond and waited quietly.

Seeing that the terms still needed to be negotiated, Xue Rong intervened, saying, "The open and covert struggles among the royal family are indeed as tense as they are said to be. However, he can no longer threaten your throne. Do you still want to kill him?"

"If Master Blood Pavilion disagrees with my decision, go talk to Master Pan. If he agrees, I may consider agreeing to it. Humph!" Xia Yuling flicked his sleeves and turned his back.

"Your Majesty knows that I disagree with him, but he still wants me to talk to him. It seems that he doesn't want to help me." Xue Rong expressed his embarrassment but kept smiling.

"Master Pan wants to kill him. I'm already giving you face by agreeing to let you meet. I hope you won't make it difficult for me."

"That's not a big deal. He's just a son. Well, I'll go find him myself. He should have been prepared to make sacrifices for the greater good."

Xue Rong walked to the door, turned around and looked at Wang Xiao, saying, "I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Wang Xiao smiled and nodded, then looked at the other person in the room after she left.

"His Majesty……"

"For the sake of you being an envoy from the Ming Dynasty, get out of here immediately!"

Xia Yuling roared, not giving him a chance to speak. Wang Xiao said nothing more, turned around and left, returning to the rest area.

When Elder Xia and the others saw him return, they approached him and asked with concern, "Did His Majesty give you any trouble?"

"No, we just chatted for a while." Wang Xiao waved his hand and said, "There are still people watching around. I have some good news, let's go back to the room first."

After closing the door, several faces came up at once. Wang Xiao didn't keep them in suspense. He coughed and said, "The Dao Ling matter will have a conclusion in the next few days. Xia Yuling will definitely let him go under pressure from others."

"Who has such great ability? What are the conditions?" Jide asked.

"A bunch of losers, asking me to help them find something they've spent ages trying to find. I'm no big deal, so I can be ignored."

"I'm afraid things are not that simple. They will definitely not let you let him go just by making a verbal promise, and..." Ji De also did not finish his words and sent a message to Wang Xiao alone.

"You're right. If we really reach an agreement, I'll make more preparations."

……

In the Imperial Master's Mansion, a secret chamber of nearly a thousand square meters was inscribed with dense runes. In the center of the room stood a three-legged, two-handled yellow bronze tripod. Over a hundred monks, led by an old man in a brown robe, sat around it, constantly infusing it with mana to keep it running. Inside the tripod was a small tower. A closer look revealed it was the same tower that had been inserted into the abandoned sun at Sunset Sea. The difference was that it now filled in the missing piece.

"How long will it take to succeed?" Pan Donglin, who was pacing back and forth, asked the old man in brown robe.

"I don't know."

He became visibly more anxious after hearing the reply.

"Be patient, and the world will be yours when you succeed."

"I'm not anxious about it, I want to avenge Feng'er!"

"You want to bother me with the junior's affairs?" The old man in brown robe was angry and dissatisfied with his behavior.

"I……"

Pan Donglin still wanted to fight for it, but suddenly he received news from the outside world. He suddenly smiled happily and walked out without looking back.

In the living room of the Imperial Master's Mansion, Pan Donglin took two steps at a time to greet his distinguished guest.

"Master of the Blood Pavilion, your presence truly brings honor to my humble abode!"

"Master, you're joking. If your place is my humble abode, mine wouldn't even be a doghouse."

The person who came was Xue Rong who had just come out of the palace. She did not waste any time and went straight to Master Pan's residence.

"Haha! Pavilion Master, you came at the right time and can help solve my urgent problem!" Pan Donglin was still enthusiastic, talking and laughing, and made a cup of tea for her.

"Oh? Let me guess, you want me to help you kill someone, right?"

"As expected of the Lord of the Holy Pavilion, you are truly as foresighted as a god!"

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I came here to discuss something with you: releasing Xia Daoling and cooperating with Wang Xiao."

"No! How can a young boy like him be worthy of cooperating with us? Besides, you already know that he killed my Feng'er!"

"You have no evidence." Xue Rong drank his tea and shook his head. "From what I know, he's only just reached the Destiny Realm. Even with his extraordinary talent and exceptional combat power, it's impossible for him to kill two Destiny Level 2 and two Destiny Level 5 elders from the Jinghong Academy. In my opinion, it's likely that some lingering old creature in the palace was able to kill them all silently."

"Impossible! Xia Yuling said that those people were either dead or disabled, and no one had the ability to do it. We didn't find it either, did we?" Pan Donglin thought about it and found it incredible.

"I've observed that his cooperation with us is true, but we can't rule out the possibility that there are other things he's unaware of and that you haven't discovered. Furthermore, according to the plan, you were to lie low for a while, waiting for the storm to strike. Therefore, Pan Chengfeng's death cannot be blamed on anyone else; your connivance and negligence were the real culprits!"

The sound of the blood banyan tree grew stronger and stronger, causing Pan Donglin to breathe rapidly and his face to become gloomy.

"If he dies, then he dies. If our plan is exposed, you know the serious consequences."

Pan Donglin's face turned pale and he broke out in a cold sweat, as if he was recalling a terrible scene. In the end, his throat trembled as he agreed to Xue Rong's request.

"I'm warning you, don't even think about doing anything behind the scenes. Nothing can happen to Wang Xiao before this cooperation is over."

"Yes, yes, I understand!"

"Haha!" Xue Rong suddenly laughed out loud and said, "I'm not an ungrateful person. Since we've worked together for many years, I can try to help you find the real murderer. If it really is him, it's up to you whether to kill or chop him up afterwards."

Seeing that things had turned around, Pan Donglin hurriedly thanked her: "Thank you, Pavilion Master. I was too paranoid before. I hope you can forgive me."

"Alright, we are partners. Wang Xiao is just a tool. If not you, who should I favor? We must cooperate as soon as possible. If we can find it earlier, the credit will be beyond your imagination. By then, forget about Daxia. Even if this planet is given to you to rule, you won't even look down on it!"

Xue Rong's words were so tempting that Pan Donglin completely forgot about Pan Chengfeng's death.

"Ever since I took office, I've been constantly sending more people to search for him. You've all seen my hard work and contributions, so I'll need you to say a few good words for me when the time comes!"

"Don't worry, you won't be treated unfairly if you cooperate with us. Tomorrow, you and I will go to the palace and ask Xia Yuling to release Xia Daoling first."

"No problem, I am sure I can handle Xia Yuling, the puppet emperor!"