Chapter 1361: My Plan
“Er...”
To put it bluntly, they targeted him because he lacked background and patrons.
Another question came to Ye Qing. “But wait, if Emperor Jing Run really wants the Earthly Sovereign Bell, then why didn’t he send anyone when the heroes’ arena is taking place?”
Feng Qingyou countered, “And how did you know that he hadn’t sent someone?”
“Emperor Jing Run is an ambitious but incompetent, cowardly but vicious man. However, he is extremely keen on playing power games. Patient and cunning, he is adept in the art of conspiracies and intrigues. I am sure he has dispatched some men, but your responses made him realize that his chances of killing you and snatching the Earthly Sovereign Bell from you isn’t one hundred percent. That is why he did not act rashly.”
This time, Ye Qing did not refute Feng Qingyou. It was because her deduction might very well be the truth.
First, he was protected by Murong Xianxian. Second, Xiahou Zun, Wan Lingxiao and Long-browed Divine Monk were watching over him at the time. Three, he was in Wei territory. It was never easy operating in foreign territory as the risks of being discovered were very real. Combined with the fact that the mission had a good chance of ending in failure, and it was easy to see why Emperor Jing Run chose to stay his hand.
Finally, Emperor Jing Run did not want to inadvertently alert him. If he realized what was happening, he would surely take countermeasures against it. It would make it so much harder for Emperor Jing Run to entrap him.
Ye Qing wasn’t boasting his own abilities. He was simply that strong and capable now.
Worst case scenario, there was always the option of joining Wei, Yan, or Qi. He was sure that these empires would welcome him with open arms.
“Hah! To think an emperor would personally scheme against me! What an honor it is!” Ye Qing said in a sarcastic, self-derisive voice before asking another question, “Say Qingyou, you said ‘yes and no’ earlier. What do you mean by that?”