594: Chapter 594 Assemble a Suicide Squad!

"No... no, I have no objections!"

Wasunoko Ruozhi trembled all over and hurriedly waved her hands, "Mr. Ye, you misunderstand. How could I dare to have any objections?"

What kind of joke was this?

At this critical juncture, who would dare to have an objection against this malevolent star?

Do they think their life is too long...

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes: "Then speak plainly, don't beat around the bush."

Wasunoko Ruozhi swallowed hard before explaining cautiously.

"It's... it's like this. According to the imperial family's latest investigation, the place where the treasure is located is rumored to be the lair of the Yamata no Orochi."

"Although there is no concrete evidence yet, only the Yamata no Orochi can unknowingly attack human spiritual power and drive people insane."

After hearing this, Ye Chen sat up straight and laughed.

"Yamata no Orochi?"

"Does that thing really exist?"

"If it does, then I'd really like to see it for myself."

He stood up and tucked the map into his robe.

"Tomorrow morning, I'll set out for Mount Fuji."

"Send more people to go with me."

Wasunoko Ruozhi was stunned: "Mr... Mr. Ye, what do you need manpower for?"

Wasn't this devil incredibly powerful?

Why would he suddenly want to call for people?

Ye Chen looked down at her.

"Naturally, to form a suicide squad."

"I can't exactly use the lives of Dragon Kingdom people to fill the gaps, can I?"

Wasunoko Ruozhi: "..."

Baka-yaro!

She knew this wicked person didn't have a shred of kindness!

It turned out he wanted to use the lives of those Japanese man to act as pathfinders!

The lives of Dragon Kingdom people are lives, but those of Japanese man are not???

But...

Facing Ye Chen's harmless-looking gaze, she didn't dare to oppose him.

But before she could speak.

Ye Chen had already met her eyes.

"Besides, your Japan has killed many of my Dragon Kingdom's people. It's not a problem for me to claim a little interest, is it?"

Wasunoko Ruozhi's face completely collapsed, and like a deflated ball, she slumped onto the ground.

"No... no problem..."

Ye Chen nodded with satisfaction, turned around, and strode out of the hall.

Daji quickly followed, her nine tails swaying gently behind her, her exquisite little face filled with excitement.

"Master, wait for me~"

Ye Chen didn't look back: "Put your tails away first."

"I understand!"

Daji swayed her hips as she caught up, and the tails behind her faded and disappeared.

Soon.

The figures of the man and the fox gradually disappeared into the night outside the hall.

After a long while.

Wasunoko Ruozhi was still slumped on the tatami, not daring to move even a finger.

The surrounding ministers were also kneeling all over the floor; likewise, no one dared to stand up.

After a long time had passed, a white-haired old minister tremblingly raised his head, his voice filled with resentment.

"Em... Empress, are we... really going to go along with that Dragon Kingdom person's wishes?"

Wasunoko Ruozhi slowly turned her head and asked back in a fit of humiliation and rage: "If we don't go along with him, what else can we do?"

Indeed!

If they didn't comply, they would only die; he could take control of their country at any time.

When that time came...

They would have died in vain, and they still wouldn't be able to stop the outcome.

Rather than that.

Why risk their lives?

The old minister's mouth opened and closed again.

He wanted to suggest resistance, but then he thought...

With what would they resist?

The Great Tengu was stepped to death with one foot, and Tamamo-no-Mae had become his pet.

With what could they, mere mortals of flesh and blood, resist?

But in the next second.

Another middle-aged minister suddenly raised his head, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes.

"Empress, we can seek the Emperors Gate!"

"The Emperors Gate is one of the Five Clans, Eight Sects, and Thirteen Gates. Although it's ranked towards the back, it is a power from the Kunlun Ruins after all!"

"They are related to the Lord Onmyoji. As long as we inform them of the news of the Lord Onmyoji's death, they will definitely take action!"

"To put it at the very worst..."

"No matter how strong that Ye Chen is, it's impossible for him to oppose an entire sect!"

"Furthermore, what he has to face is not just one sect, but the One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates!"

As soon as these words were spoken, several voices of agreement immediately rang out in the hall.

"Yes, yes, yes! Aoi-kun is right!"

"Although the Emperors Gate is not as good as the One Clan, Three Sects, it is after all an orthodox power of the Kunlun Ruins with a deep foundation!"

"Moreover, the Emperors Gate shares the same roots as our Japanese imperial family. They won't just sit idly by!"

"As long as the Emperors Gate is willing to take action, even if that Ye Chen has three heads and six arms, he won't be able to turn the world upside down!"

...

Those ministers were like people grasping at the last straw, hope reigniting in their eyes.

Hearing this, Wasunoko Ruozhi's breathing hitched.

Of course she was unwilling.

She was the Empress of Japan, a being above tens of thousands, a descendant of the gods.

But now, she was kneeling before a young man from the Dragon Kingdom, begging for mercy like a dog, even handing over the sacred treasures.

How could she be reconciled to such humiliation?

She wanted to hold sovereignty, she wanted to reclaim what belonged to her.

But...

"Aoi-kun, I understand the reasoning you've stated."

Wasunoko Ruozhi bit her lip, a trace of hesitation flashing in her eyes.

"But not long ago, that Ye Chen killed many people from the One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates."

"Bai Yujing of the Bai family, the Sword Saint Liu Shenfeng of the Hehuan Sect, Zhou Xuanji of the Tianyi Sect..."

Before she could finish.

Aoi Ono smiled and picked up the conversation, his words revealing a bit of insidiousness.

"Empress, isn't that just perfect?"

"Since Ye Chen killed those people, doesn't that make it even more justifiable?"

"We will leak this matter to the Emperors Gate and tell them that Ye Chen not only killed the Lord Onmyoji Seimei, but also killed people from the Bai family, the Tianyi Sect, and the Hehuan Sect."

"In this way, the One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates will have a legitimate reason to take action."

"And as for us..."

His smile deepened.

"We can stay out of it."

"If it succeeds, we can use the hands of the One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates to get rid of Ye Chen and regain sovereignty."

"If it fails..."

He spread his hands with an air of indifference.

"Ye Chen won't be able to do anything to us either."

"Because the news was spread by the Emperors Gate, not us."

"We just need to clean up the trail of 'accidentally' leaking the information."

"Even if he wants to hold someone accountable, he won't be able to trace it back to us."

After the surrounding ministers heard this, they all nodded incessantly.

After hearing this, Wasunoko Ruozhi's eyes lit up even more.

"Yoshi!"

"Aoi-kun is right!"

"Let's do it that way!"

"Go and handle it immediately. Secretly pass the news to the Emperors Gate."

"Remember, it must be done cleanly and efficiently. No one must be allowed to catch any clues."

"Especially..."

Her voice turned cold, "That Ye Chen must not know that we did it."

Aoi Ono kowtowed heavily, his forehead hitting the tatami with a dull thud.

"Hai!"

"Rest assured, Empress. Aoi will definitely handle this matter beautifully and never let that Shina person suspect anything!"

He stood up, bowed, and backed out of the hall. It wasn't until the hall doors were closed that he straightened up, a proud light flashing in his eyes.

The Emperors Gate.

That was the only sect among the Five Clans, Eight Sects, and Thirteen Gates that was rooted in Japan.

Although it was ranked towards the end of the Thirteen Gates, it was after all a formal member of the Five Clans, Eight Sects, and Thirteen Gates, with a deep foundation and a multitude of experts.

More importantly, the Emperors Gate had a deep bond with the Onmyoji; the sect masters of every generation were the previous Onmyoji!

As long as the Emperors Gate was willing to take action, no matter how strong Ye Chen was, he wouldn't be able to turn the world upside down.

Aoi Ono took a deep breath, turned, and disappeared into the shadows of the corridor.

...

The night scene of Tokyo receded rapidly outside the car window.

Ye Chen drove the car without saying a word.

Daji sat in the passenger seat, her horse-face skirt outlining her exquisite curves. Her face, which was too delicate to belong to the mortal world, was now filled with obedience.

She stole a glance at Ye Chen, then another, before asking cautiously: "Master, those people... don't look like they're going to be well-behaved."

Ye Chen looked straight ahead and didn't speak.

Daji continued.

"I've lived for over a thousand years. What kind of imperial family haven't I seen?"

"They kneel faster than anyone and kowtow louder than anyone, but it's hard to say what they're thinking in their hearts."

"Especially that Empress, the way she looks at Master..."

"On the surface, it's fear, but deep in her eyes, there's resentment hidden."

"And those ministers aren't very honest either."

After hearing this, Ye Chen wasn't angry; instead, he smiled.

"It doesn't matter."

"If they are sensible, then we'll coexist in peace."

"But once they aren't sensible..."

"Then don't blame me for making Japan undergo a complete change of dynasty."

Daji was momentarily stunned.

She only then realized...

She had slightly underestimated Ye Chen.

This young man might look young, but his mind was even more ruthless than those old fellows.

The meaning of those words was simply...

No matter what choice the other party made, they couldn't escape the palm of Ye Chen's hand.

"Hehehe~"

Daji laughed, her voice filled with schadenfreude, "Master, I've noticed that you seem to have a very bad impression of Japan?"

Ye Chen glanced at her.

"Any person from the Dragon Kingdom with a bit of backbone has a bad impression of them."

"Some things can pass, but they cannot be forgotten."

"Some debts might not be in a hurry to be settled, but they will be settled sooner or later."