Chapter 250 Taiyin
Chapter 250 Taiyin
Xue Youyou was stunned for a moment.
Once upon a time, she had heard Lin Yueyao mention that Bao Yunxing was exceptionally strong, second only to the best in the world.
But right now, the person Lin Yueyao considers the best in the world—Muyue herself—is standing right here.
Even in this situation, Bao Yunxing was still captured?
This claim of being second in the world is way too exaggerated!
Xue Youyou couldn't help but silently complain to herself.
However, she didn't immediately believe what the other person said.
Having been enlightened for many years, she was very knowledgeable about fraud prevention; this was very likely just a trick by the other party.
The truth might be that Bao Yunxing had almost wiped out the Baiyue Sect's stronghold, and the other side was just making a last-ditch effort, trying to trick her with this clumsy tactic.
Xue Youyou was a worldly person after all, and she wasn't so stupid as to be easily fooled by just one phone call.
Once Xue Youyou understood this, she suddenly felt enlightened.
She made up her mind to ignore the call from an unknown number.
To hell with all that, her job was simply to drag out the thirty minutes, and then leave as soon as the time was up.
It's that simple. Even if the sky falls, it has nothing to do with her.
She absolutely cannot and will not be disturbed or swayed by any external factors.
Xue Youyou calmly picked up the phone and replied politely yet elegantly, "I'm not stupid, thank you."
The other party was clearly not expected to react this way. After a pause, he continued, "If you don't believe me, I can let you video chat with Bao Yunxing."
Xue Youyou was genuinely speechless this time, and didn't even bother with a perfunctory reply: "I've already said, I'm not stupid. What era are we living in? Does anyone still believe videos? Do you think I just got internet access?"
She paused, then added matter-of-factly, "Besides, I'm not part of the Alliance; I'm just an ordinary, enthusiastic citizen of Yue Lanzhou. So, if what you're saying is true, you should be calling the Alliance hotline. You little liar, you're showing your true colors now."
Upon hearing Xue Youyou's words, the female voice on the other end of the phone, which sounded somewhat like Ren Kun's, seemed genuinely anxious, her voice becoming slightly hurried.
"If you don't want to see photos of Bao Yunxing riding a rocking horse, being dripped with candle wax, being whipped, or being exposed in the wild online, you'd better do as I say!"
The more outrageous the other party's words became, the more certain Xue Youyou's suspicions were.
They were definitely scammers, and the kind with really low-level tricks at that.
"Whatever you like~"
Xue Youyou chuckled and said casually, "Why don't you just use AI to synthesize it and put my name on it? Don't forget to send me a copy later, and I'll help you judge whether it looks similar."
After saying that, she was too lazy to listen to the other person's nonsense and hung up the phone decisively with a "snap".
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On the other end of the phone.
The headquarters of the Moon Worship Cult, the military intelligence room.
A beautiful blue-haired woman, wearing high-tech crystalline glasses and with half of her body encased in a sophisticated mechanical shell, is suspended in mid-air. Her body is slightly leaning back, her long legs crossed, her posture languid and elegant, as if she were sitting on an invisible throne.
Countless visible light screens floated around her, densely packed and layered, almost completely surrounding her.
The data on each screen was refreshing at a dizzying speed, and the flowing light and shadow reflected on her crystalline glasses, creating a cold yet dazzling blue.
She is none other than the Holy Maiden of the Moon, Loshi, the ultimate Beastmaster who commands a pet beast said to be able to unravel all the mysteries of the world—the Ultimate Beastmaster of the Ultimate-level, Mechanical-type, and Zero-of-All-Forms. In her eyes, everything in the world can be dissected into cold data and probabilities; nothing can escape her calculations.
But now, she was deep in thought, staring at a voice call interface that Xue Youyou had hung up on.
The call was interrupted, and the notification box still hovered in front of me, like a silent mockery.
Rosie tilted her head slightly, and a fine stream of data flashed across her crystalline glasses.
She is analyzing.
Analyze why Xue Youyou hung up the phone.
Analyze every possibility, every motivation, and every consequence behind this behavior.
She wasn't used to having the other person abruptly end the conversation. According to her calculations, after hearing that offer, Xue Youyou was likely to hesitate, get angry, or compromise, but the probability of her hanging up immediately was less than 3%.
But that 3% just happened.
At this moment, most of the screens are displaying the battle between Tian Yu Bai and the Ten-Winged White Moon Fairy Butterfly. The footage is slowed down, segmented, and analyzed frame by frame, with each frame undergoing thousands of data comparisons.
The other half of the screen was replaying the battle between the Alliance invaders and the Moon Worship Cult defenders.
Of course, there's not much to review about the battle that followed.
Except for one that slipped through the net, the rest have been caught in one fell swoop.
This so-called "alliance surprise attack" was a scheme planned by Rosie and Mutsuki from the very beginning.
From Long Xi's defeat by Xue Youyou, to her capture by the alliance and the extraction of information, to the alliance's attempt to raid Mu Yue and Xue Youyou's base during the finals—every step and every development was within their prior expectations.
The purpose was to lure out the members of the alliance and wipe them all out in one fell swoop.
In fact, this game was a 10-0 situation from the very beginning.
To outsiders, the Alliance may seem like the largest beast tamer organization in Yuelan Prefecture, a behemoth maintaining order. But to the Moon Worship Cult, it's nothing more than their backyard, cultivated for generations.
Eighty percent of the ultimate beast tamers in the alliance are members of the Moon Worship Cult. From senior clerks to temporary workers, the vast majority are their spies and pawns.
Even among the highest-ranking members of the alliance—the Duke and the Four Marquises—Lin Yan, the Marquis of Purgatory, and Manzhu, the Marquis of Nine Netherworlds, are long-term partners of the Moon Worship Cult.
This level of infiltration is not something that Bao Yunxing, Meng Tianxiang, and Lei Ying could turn the tide by simply pretending to arrest a few insignificant undercover agents.
To be honest, almost everyone in the alliance is a member of the Moon Worship Cult.
They thought they were besieging the Moon Worship Cult, but in reality, every action they took was under the control of the Moon Worship Cult.
The only unexpected thing was that Xue Youyou suddenly appeared and defeated Muyue.
At this moment, in the military intelligence room, apart from the Crescent Moon Saintess Long Xi, who was still in the City of Ten Thousand Beasts, the other three saintesses of the Moon Worship Cult—the Crescent Moon Saintess, the Wagging Moon Saintess, and the Full Moon Saintess—were all present.
Ahead of them stood a hazy figure, emanating a chilling aura and shrouded in moonlight. The figure seemed both real and ethereal, as if formed from moonlight, yet also as if it might vanish into the night at any moment.
He is the true founder of the Moon Worship Cult.
Loxi's voice was calm and cold as she asked, "Lord Taiyin, the other party has hung up the phone. Please issue your next instructions as soon as possible."
"..."
Taiyin remained silent for a moment. The hazy figure swayed slightly, like the moon's reflection in water being gently stirred.
"Hmm..."
Its voice sounded somewhat confused, yet held an innocence completely at odds with its chilling aura: "Was it intentional, or accidental?"
A faint blue light flashed across Rosie's crystalline glasses, and almost the instant Taiyin finished speaking, she gave the answer: "Analysis results of the 'Zeroing Out of All Phenomena' method: 10% intentional, 5% accidental, 85% intentional or accidental."
"..."
Taiyin fell silent again.
This time the silence lasted longer than the last.
In the dim moonlight, you could vaguely see it raise its hand and scratch its head, the movement carrying a hint of genuine distress.
"Hmm, this is too brain-teasing."
It finally announced, with a tone that even carried a hint of self-righteous slacking off: "It's up to you, Rosie, to decide."
"Yes."
Rosie seemed to have expected this, responding calmly with a light murmur.
Her crystalline glasses suddenly lit up, and countless streams of data rushed through like a waterfall.
The ultimate computing power, capable of bringing everything to zero, is operating at full speed.
A moment later, she opened her eyes, her voice still calm as still water: "Deep thinking on returning to zero, the countermeasures are as follows—"
"First, torture Bao Yunxing, then send the photos to Xue Youyou to continue putting pressure on her and see if she can still pretend to be calm."
"Second, Lord Taiyin, you should personally go and communicate with Guanghan Zhan, try to turn enemies into friends, and eliminate the conflict at its root."
"Third, remain still, observe the situation, and let the dust settle."
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