Outside the main city of the Capital City, Su Chengyu knelt in the direction of Qilong Court, kowtowing heavily three times.
Everyone understood for whom Su Chengyu was performing such a grand gesture, and just stood quietly by, silent.
On the path of cultivation for Su Chengyu, Qiu Tianlin’s help was indeed not much.
But it cannot be denied that Qiu Tianlin was of great help to Su Chengyu.
He was able to establish himself steadily in the Capital City and smoothly integrate into this treacherous place of Xia Country filled with intrigue and deception; Qiu Tianlin played a significant role.
More importantly, besides Cang Qing, Qiu Tianlin was the only elder who cared for and guarded Su Chengyu, and he had been there far longer than Cang Qing True Master.
And today, this elder was also about to leave him.
Seeing Su Chengyu kneel for a long time without moving, Xu Nanzhi stepped forward to offer some comfort to Su Chengyu.
Su Chengyu spoke, then slowly stood up from the ground, adjusted his emotions, and looked at everyone: "Long Xuan hasn’t arrived yet?"
"No, do you think this guy will really come? Didn’t Your Majesty say this matter wasn’t his order?"
Su Chengyu smiled and said, "He will come if he wants to know who No. 2 is."
The frankness in Su Chengyu’s statement left everyone stupefied.
And at that moment, Long Xuan happened to descend from the sky, his gaze directly locking onto Su Chengyu and questioning.
"Have you truly confirmed who No. 2 is? Not speculation, but confirmation?"
"Absolutely certain."
Su Chengyu smiled at Long Xuan, the latter’s brows clearly furrowed together, and after a long exhale, he spoke.
"Forget it, if it’s really him, you do indeed have more convenience than I do."
Su Chengyu smiled, not surprised at all that Long Xuan had also figured out the identity of number two.
Their conversation left everyone else baffled.
Except for Yu Shuang, no one had any idea what was happening.
"Wait, what are you two talking about? No. 2? Why are you talking about No. 2? Why don’t I understand a single word of what you’re saying?"
Yang Junmo exclaimed, clearly the most confused among the crowd.
Su Chengyu smiled and looked at this puzzled fellow, then said, "Because I am the number seven still in Qi Refining Golden Core phase."
Yang Junmo stood dazed, while others were also surprised, albeit less dramatically.
Only Yang Junmo, as a series of past events flashed through his mind, looked at Su Chengyu incredulously and said.
"You’re Number Seven, so doesn’t that mean you..."
"That’s right, those things were indeed done by me."
"You bastard! You tricked me, didn’t you, you damn scoundrel..."
The excited Yang Junmo was about to take action against Su Chengyu when others forcibly restrained him.
"Alright, alright. Although I don’t know what happened, I’m sure Big Brother didn’t do it on purpose."
"Not on purpose? Ask this brat what exactly he did!"
Su Chengyu blinked and smiled, "It wasn’t intentional, but let’s say it was with a purpose. But, isn’t it fair to accept the consequences gracefully?"
Yang Junmo cried out emotionally, while Chen Mengmeng had to hold him down to prevent him from doing anything outrageous.
Bei Tang Qian Xiao couldn’t be bothered with this guy and looked at Su Chengyu, "So, who exactly is Number 2?"
Su Chengyu and Long Xuan exhibited an understanding look, whereas everyone else remained oblivious about Number 2.
"The Demon Slayer Bureau Emissary, Ye Qingci."
Su Chengyu announced the answer within the Earth Core Lotus, and after he spoke the name, Ye Qingci’s voice resonated as well.
Hearing Ye Qingci’s response, everyone was dumbfounded, still trying to grasp the situation.
Number one was Long Xuan, number two was Ye Qingci, and even the final number seven was Su Chengyu; the holder lineup of the Earth Core Lotus didn’t seem too extravagant.
Like Su Chengyu, those who had guessed the answer, though unconfirmed, such as Long Xuan, spoke up again.
"When did you confirm this?"
"When I overheard the reason for your Southern Xinjiang journey, I further confined my speculation within the Demon Slayer Department. Of course, I must thank Yang Chengyin for escorting away most of the emissaries of the Demon Slayer Bureau, leaving only Aunt Ye as the suspect. As for getting her to admit, that was simpler."
Su Chengyu paused briefly before continuing.
"Sincerity is always the best secret weapon."
Knowing that Ye Qingci had already appeared in Southern Xinjiang, Su Chengyu contacted her.
Indeed, he used the Earth Core Lotus for direct contact. Initially, Ye Qingci was puzzled, yet before she could fully process why Number Seven would reach out to her,
Su Chengyu conveyed the global situation and the urgent necessity for her to leave Southern Xinjiang and proceed to Langma Peak immediately, leaving Ye Qingci with no choice but to acknowledge it.
"Understood, I will travel to Langma Peak with Big Brother Su after leaving Southern Xinjiang."
While not a direct admission, these words sufficiently indicated Su Chengyu’s approach’s success.
However, exposing a lot of information also led Ye Qingci to naturally deduce that Number Seven was Su Chengyu.
"So, between the two of us, who would you say won first?"
After understanding everything, Ye Qingci asked Su Chengyu first.
"Does it matter who won? In the end, aren’t our ultimate goals the same?" ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novęlfire.net
"So, what is it exactly you want me to do?"
"Join us to Langma Peak, and during this journey, follow my commands entirely."
Long Xuan glanced at Su Chengyu but didn’t immediately reply.
Su Chengyu continued, "I know even without this condition, you would join us at Langma Peak. But I don’t wish to see any unexpected events, nor do I want us to clash in moments of crisis. Thus, I must ensure that when any disagreement arises between you and us, everything centers around me."
Long Xuan exhaled a deep breath and finally nodded, "Understood, I’ll follow your arrangements. When do we set out?"
At the same moment, atop Lang Peak, the surrounding area lay covered in pure white snow, with nothing but an endless expanse of whiteness visible.
"Demon Lord, the key has already been sent. Without surprise, it should all end up in Su Chengyu’s hands today."
Cui Manlou listened to this report with a satisfied smile, "Now do you see why I was never concerned with killing Su Chengyu? He can achieve much more for us alive."
Turning to the peculiar space in front of him, Cui Manlou squinted and said.
"Now we just wait for them to come and help us open the gate."