Immortal Father
Chapter 827 - 827 289 Straight Hook with Bait_2

827: Chapter 289 Straight Hook with Bait_2 827: Chapter 289 Straight Hook with Bait_2 The group of old Golden Immortals nodded in agreement.

“Come, Heavenly Emperor, let me introduce these fellow Daoists to you.”

Li Dazhi said warmly,

“These Daoists are all immortals of our Human Race who have cultivated long life, with outstanding virtues and integrity.

They inherently possess deep blessings, have accumulated many merits, and hail from prestigious and orthodox sects!”

Li Ping’an mentally translated: They’re immortals chosen from the top twenty sects of the East Continent!

“We will be relying a lot on everyone in the future.”

The assembly of elders and old women took turns speaking,

“We pledge our loyalty to the Heavenly Emperor and have thus sold our lives to the Heavenly Court.”

“Establishing the Heavenly Court protects our Human Race.

We old bones having the chance to make a difference is truly a blessing from our previous lives.”

“Your Majesty is so young, yet able to contend with the likes of Zhunti and the second Sect Hierarch.

This Poor Daoist feels utterly ashamed!

I wish to follow Your Majesty, to write the grand annals of our Human Race and usher in a new golden era for us!”

Li Ping’an listened with a smile and formed a rough impression of the characters of these Golden Immortals.

Li Dazhi made a point of introducing two of the old men and one old woman to Li Ping’an, who made sure to remember them well.

Later, if there were to be rewards and official appointments, these three, with the highest seniority and reputation among the Golden Immortals, would be the first.

After a good amount of pleasantries, Li Dazhi, seeing Li Ping’an seemed to have something to discuss, found an excuse to ask the Golden Immortals to enjoy the feast by themselves and took Li Ping’an to a quiet corner.

Here, a new lotus pond had just been constructed, with the lotus leaves slightly curled.

Li Dazhi whispered in dialect, “What’s up?

Didn’t you spend enough time sweet-talking your wife?”

“Xuanyuan Huangdi has posed a difficult problem, Dad, take a look.”

Li Ping’an handed the stone box to Li Dazhi and wrapped his father in the power of the Heavenly Dao, on guard against the turmoil caused by Chiyou’s Demonic Qi.

Shortly after, Li Dazhi’s forehead was covered with black lines, his mouth twitching madly, and he muttered,

“Damn, what sort of fetish does Xuanyuan Huangdi have?”

“Dad, don’t scream!”

Li Ping’an almost went to cover his father’s mouth and hurriedly said,

“What fetish, schmetish.

When Chiyou was torn apart, most of his demonic power and soul gathered in this part!

“This matter, well…

let’s talk business.

“Xuanyuan Huangdi wants to set a trap by pretending to let the enemy go.”

Li Dazhi stroked his chin and thought carefully, then chuckled, “I understand the idea of ‘catch-and-release,’ but using a butt to do so, it’s quite unseemly, Ping’an, do you realize that?”

“Realize what?”

“Now in the Vast Wilderness Heaven and Earth, there’s a completely untapped market – the market of romantic interests between Daoist couples.

With the reputation of ‘Chiyou’ and such a sensational topic, it’s bound to sweep the East Continent!”

Li Ping’an couldn’t help but raise his hand to his forehead, “I hope you’re joking, Dad.”

“Ha ha ha!

Of course, I’m joking, ah ha ha ha!”

Li Dazhi quickly stopped laughing, handed the stone box back to Li Ping’an, and watched as Ping’an carefully put it away, a hint of a strange sparkle in his eyes.

Li Dazhi whispered, “If I’m not mistaken, does catch-and-release in this case mean that we’re trying to find a way to give this butt back to the Demon Race and help Chiyou revive, only to have Chiyou regather the Hundred Clans?”

“Pretty much.”

Li Ping’an said,

“It’s best if we get the Hundred Clans to concentrate their forces against us.

Then we can legitimately eliminate their living forces.

“Especially those surviving ancient demons.

“The only way to deal with the unending war in the Western Continent is to conquer the West.”

Li Dazhi nodded and paced back and forth, hands behind his back, deep in thought.

Li Ping’an stared into the lotus pond, deep in contemplation.

He had summarized all the strategies he could think of, now waiting to see if his father could come up with any ingenious ideas.

After a while, Li Dazhi chuckled,

“It’s well and good to return the butt, but we should leak some information and set a trap.

Not only could we give the butt back, but we could also eliminate some of the opposing fiends or ancient demons.

“But the issue is what comes after.

“We can’t let the Hundred Clans fight us with all their strength; the casualties on our side would be devastating.

We need to devise a way to place a ticking bomb inside Chiyou.”

Li Ping’an asked, “What kind of tampering could go unnoticed and unfelt by Chiyou?

To deceive the two sect leaders of the West, that would be incredibly difficult.”

“Just return Chiyou’s butt without any plot?

“Not setting up some kind of trap doesn’t seem fitting for the reputation of this army leader.”

Li Dazhi clicked his tongue,

“You go back and spend time with Ningning.

I’ll plan this out for you.

“It’s basically a three-step process anyway, first set a trap, then spread the news to lure those thieves and kill some of them, and finally return Chiyou’s proud rear.

“Go back, attend to the important matters.

Ningning is under heavy pressure facing the Queen Mother of the West, but if Ningning could bear your child, the situation would change.

“Handle it yourself.”

Li Ping’an:…

His father truly never changed his initial intentions.

…

At Jinao Island, within Azure Wander Palace.

“Did Ping’an and Xuanyuan Huangdi really say that?”

The Tongtian Sect Leader looked at the petite girl in front of him, frowning in thought.

Guilingling nodded repeatedly, saying crisply, “I definitely didn’t hear wrong!

They forgot I was sleeping in the pond when they were talking!

And considering my current closeness with Master Ping’an, it’s only natural he wouldn’t hide from me.”

“Is there a possibility,”

The Tongtian Sect Leader swept his sleeves,

“That these two master schemers deliberately said it for you to hear, so you could come back and give us in the Jie Sect a heads up, to avoid being caught off guard if they come asking for help later?”