People in Douluo, the mastermind behind the scenes

Xue Jingshu said calmly, "It's not that he is so stubborn, but Xiao Zhu has to consider far more things than you think when he sits in that position. It's not that he is so stubborn that he wants to lick the Sea God Pavilion, but there are many officials in the center of Lingdou City who are loyal to the Sea God Pavilion, and even many meritorious officials are among them."

"So... this battle is inevitable, and it may even be a life-and-death battle."

When these words were spoken, everyone present took a deep breath. How could this be different from what they had imagined?

They originally thought... that they only needed to deploy troops here and make some symbolic siege deployments, and since they were all family, the issue could be resolved peacefully.

But now... Alas! It's not that they can't make up their minds to attack the city, but they don't want to fight to the death. Their families are still in the city.

"Why, from the looks of you, you can't make up your mind to attack the city?"

As a majestic female voice sounded, the generals below felt their legs go weak and they fell to their knees on the ground.

They don't want to work for the Poseidon Pavilion anymore, nor do they want to fight to the death with "their own people". They can fight, but at least they want to exchange their families.

At this moment, the sturdy man on the left suddenly stood up, bowed in the direction of Xue Jingshu, and said, "Master, is there a way to have the best of both worlds, without having to continue working for the Sea God Pavilion and at the same time get back the soldiers' families?"

"Of course." A faint smile appeared on Xue Jingshu's face.

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Lingdou City, Imperial Palace, East Palace.

"What? Xue Jingshu wants to take the three provinces close to the Far North as her territory and become emperor, and she wants us to return the families of her soldiers? No, this is absolutely not possible!"

Ou Ze looked at the two inheritors of the gods in front of him and said with gritted teeth: "Such an outrageous condition, you two would not agree to it on your own initiative, right?"

Mo Lian said calmly: "That's not the case. Public is public, private is private. No matter what our previous relationship was, once we become enemies, we will definitely not show mercy."

"There are now two factions in the court. One faction feels that we are all one family, and there is no need to fight to the death over such a small matter, thus allowing the Ningyun Sect and the Sun-Moon Empire to take advantage of the situation. As long as a sufficient price is paid, whether it is to establish oneself as emperor or to return the family, everyone can negotiate."

"The other faction believes that in order to defend the authority of the Douling Empire, all betrayers should pay the price. We should take the initiative and kill some of the family members in front of the rebels..."

Ou Ze: “…”

"What about you? What do you think?"

Ou Ze waved his hand and asked Mo Lian and Xue Qingfeng for their opinions.

Xue Qingfeng frowned and said, "Auntie... Oh no, Xue Jingshu is not a child. Since she has made such an outrageous request, she must have her own considerations. In the current situation, we can't use coercive measures against the families of those soldiers. Not to mention the bad influence, if we really start a massacre, I'm afraid Lingdou City will be the first to be in chaos." "In fact... if something like this happens, as long as Tiandou City sends troops, with the cooperation of Xue Jingshu, we will most likely not be able to protect the three provinces close to the extreme north. Our task is to delay the Sun Moon Empire and the Ningyun Sect's army for enough time, and after we become gods, we will fight a war of gods and decide the outcome of the battle. So... it's not that we can't agree to Xue Jingshu's conditions, but we have to decide how to agree. If we can use this to delay the time of their attack, let alone the three provinces, it will be worth handing over Lingdou City."

Ou Ze nodded and said, "That's true. As long as it can delay time, everything is negotiable."

After hearing what Ou Ze said, Mo Lian took out a piece of information from her arms and handed it to Ou Ze.

Ou Ze took it and looked at it, and was stunned.

"What is Xue Jingshu trying to do? It's just a negotiation, but she wants representatives from the Douling Empire, Xingluo Empire, Sun-Moon Empire, Poseidon Pavilion, and Ningyun Sect to be present at the same time? What is she planning?"

Ou Ze's face changed. It's not his place to meddle in other people's business. He couldn't figure out what Xue Jingshu was planning, but he instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

Mo Lian said faintly: "She... wants to divide the Douling Empire into two parts, one part believes in Ningyun Sect, and the other part... believes in the Sea God."

Xue Qingfeng added: "This is not a good sign. Once the family splits up, it will definitely have an impact on the Xingluo Empire. The Sun-Moon Empire only needs to follow suit and appoint another Xingluo Emperor. Then those soul masters who are dissatisfied with the rule of the Sea God Pavilion will go and join them."

"No matter how many empires are established, as long as they all regard Ningyun Religion as their state religion, these empires will inevitably exchange what they have with each other. Some fence-sitters will take this opportunity to flee to a small city on the border of the Sun-Moon Empire to escape the war."

"However... this situation is also good for us. Although the number of soul masters seems to have decreased a lot, everyone's beliefs have been truly unified. The subsequent mobilization will achieve unprecedented efficiency."

Hearing this, Ou Ze paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, thinking about what Mo Lian and Xue Qingfeng had said in his mind.

He did not agree with Xue Qingfeng's idea. A little girl is just a little girl. Although she has inherited the divine heritage, she has little life experience after all, and some of her ideas are too idealistic.

Is it really a good thing that everyone in a camp has the same beliefs?

Husbands and wives always quarrel. As believers of the sea god...won't there be other disputes between them?
If it were him, he would definitely take advantage of this opportunity to lead his troops out of the city and fight a few rounds. Winning or losing doesn't matter. The main thing is to make both sides angry and cut off the possibility of peace talks.

But... he, Ou Ze, couldn't do that, nor was it easy to do that. He couldn't command anyone in Lingdou City who could fight against Xue Jingshu. Without a high-level Titled Douluo to support him, what was the difference between that and committing suicide?
"Forget it! This is no longer something we are qualified to worry about. I will report the situation to Poseidon Pavilion right away."

As he spoke, Ou Ze took out a jade slip from his bosom, called Chen Yu's hotline, and reported everything that had happened recently to the other party. He also hinted subtly that if he wanted to send people out again, he should not send a selfish, greedy fool like Zhang Long, and it would be better to send some moral Super Douluo.

After hearing the news, Chen Yu was completely confused. She didn't understand the mystery of the division between the north and the south, but she knew that anything related to the Ningyun Sect would definitely do more harm than good to the Poseidon Pavilion.

Chen Yu didn't think much about it and asked Ou Ze to make preparations. She then asked Chen Yu, the head of the Sea God family, to rush to the front line. As soon as Chen Yu arrived, she would open the city gates and wipe out the rebels.

After receiving the order, Chen Yu immediately left Shrek City and prepared to go to Lingdou City. After taking a few steps, he was blocked by Jing Hongchen and the Demon King who had ambushed him in advance. (End of this chapter)