webnovelfull Chapter 1355 I thought I'd been chosen
Chapter 1355 I thought I'd been chosen
"...?" Ye Ge was stunned for a moment, then looked up slightly: "Huh??"
He hadn't expected Li Shuying to suddenly say that...
Li Shuying lowered her head slightly, her voice soft: "Zhi, I saw before that Lady Shenxue, Lady Xiyao, and also Yinsha, Yaoyue, Yezi, Lingling... all giving you massages to relax, Lord Yege... so I thought you probably liked this..." She paused, her voice even softer, "Although my abilities are not as good as Lady Shenxue's and the others, I still want to do my best to share some of the burden for you..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Ge couldn't help but chuckle and reached out to rub her face, saying, "It's enough that you have this intention."
As Li Shuying felt the warmth from his fingertips, her usually heroic and dignified face froze. She then lowered her head, her ears turning a faint blush.
This was the first time Lord Yege had pinched her cheek so intimately... Such a simple touch made her heart beat faster involuntarily.
"Also, you don't need to keep referring to yourself as 'subordinate' anymore," Ye Ge said. "You were one of the first people to follow me, and we're already so familiar with each other, so there's no need to be so formal."
“This…” Li Shuying hesitated for a moment, then nodded: “Yes, I will do my best.”
"..." Ye Ge couldn't help but chuckle, then leaned back slightly and said, "Alright, since you want to give me a massage, just give me whatever you want."
Li Shuying's eyes lit up: "Okay!"
Ye Ge closed his eyes, his whole body gradually relaxing. Li Shuying walked behind him, gently placed her hands on his shoulders, and began to carefully massage them.
After a while of massage, Ye Ge leaned back quietly in the chair, her chest rising and falling slightly with her breath, emitting even and soft snores, as if she had already drifted off to sleep.
Li Shuying stood behind him, gazing at his incomparably handsome sleeping face, and couldn't help but be a little lost in thought.
If I were to secretly kiss Lord Yege right now, would he notice? ...If he did, would he scold me?
Oh dear! What am I thinking?
It must be that succubus witch who keeps saying strange things in her ear, making her all weird!
Li Shuying quickly shook her head vigorously to shake off those unhealthy thoughts.
However, looking at the charming and handsome Ye Ge in front of her, she soon couldn't help but have other thoughts.
But... if it's just a light pinch on Lord Yege's cheek... that shouldn't be too much, right?
Li Shuying pursed her lips, her hand that was originally on his shoulder slowly moving up, her fingertips gently gliding across his neck, and slowly exploring towards his cheek...
"Little junior brother!"
Just then, with a "whoosh," Ao Xin opened the door. Behind her followed Gao Shenxue, Xia Xiyao, Bai Xueling, Yu Li, Qu Qu, Yao Yue, Bai Qing, Nangong Qiuyue, Mu Jiannan, An Lingyue, Jiang Xiaoming, Arthur... almost everyone from the group that had come to support the Eastern Dragon Kingdom had arrived.
Li Shuying was startled and hurriedly withdrew her hand.
"Princess Ao... Princess Ao Xin, and Lady Xi Yao... Lady Shen Xue..." Li Shuying awkwardly greeted them hastily.
"Eh? Is Junior Brother asleep?" Ao Xin tiptoed to Ye Ge's side and looked at him curiously.
Li Shuying explained softly, "Yes...yes, Lord Yege was probably a little tired today, so I gave him a little shoulder massage and he fell asleep..."
"Really...?" Xia Xiyao asked doubtfully, "That's strange, wasn't it him who called us here...?"
At this moment, Yao Yue moved closer to Li Shuying, whispered in her ear with a smile, "I saw it just now~ Were you trying to take advantage of Lord Ye Ge while he was sleeping?"
Li Shuying panicked and said urgently, "You, you're talking nonsense!" She lowered her voice.
"Hehehe, don't worry, I won't tell anyone," Yao Yue said with a grin.
"..." Li Shuying glared at her, her face flushed red with embarrassment, and she lowered her head without saying a word.
"Haa...woo..." At this moment, Ye Ge yawned and slowly woke up. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the people in the room: "Oh, you've all come."
"So everyone was invited by Junior Brother Xiaoye today?" An Lingyue looked at everyone. She only realized after she arrived that the others had also been invited by Ye Ge.
She sighed, pouting slightly in disappointment, and said, "I thought my junior brother had asked me out tonight, which made me excited for a while, thinking that he had chosen me."
Night Song: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Leng Yuening gave a soft snort, unable to resist saying, "High Priest An, as a high-ranking official of the empire, how can you utter such unbecoming words?... It's far too improper..."
An Lingyue smiled and said, "Senior Leng, please stop pretending. I guess you thought the same thing before you came, right?"
Leng Yuening: "I... what am I thinking?"
An Lingyue: "Of course I assume that Junior Brother Xiaoye also asked you out alone!"
"..." Leng Yuening, of course, couldn't admit it, and stammered in denial, "How...how could that be? How could I have thought such a thing...Master...oh no, Ye Ge invited me to his room so late at night, he must have called others to discuss something, I already guessed it...who would be like you..."
Mu Jiannan looked at Ye Ge and calmly asked, "Junior brother, you suddenly called us all over, there must be something very important you want to tell us, right?"
"I suppose so," Ye Ge said. "After all, it concerns the upcoming battle."
Gao Shenxue thought for a moment and said, "Is it about that 'seed' you mentioned last time?"
Night Song: "Mmm."
Jiang Xiaoming still didn't understand and asked in confusion, "What kind of seed?"
Ye Ge paused for a moment, and then he told everyone all the information he currently had.
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Huh???" Jiang Xiaoming exclaimed in surprise, "So all their previous attacks were deliberately thwarted? I thought the legendary Zerg army was nothing special..."
Xiao Yuxi pondered for a moment, then said, "So, what exactly is the 'seed' they've planted in their scheme?"
Night Song: "To figure out what this seed is, we need to start with Cang Ting."
"Sima Qing wants to take down Crimson Dragon City. Besides the scheme they have set up, they also need Cang Ting's cooperation from within and without."
Gao Shenxue looked at him with calm, dark eyes: "Have you already figured out how to deal with Cang Ting?"
Ao Xin shook her head and said, "Dealing with General Cang Ting won't be easy. My father discovered his disloyalty long ago, but he hasn't had the chance to eliminate him, mainly because of his strength and his influence and military power within the Eastern Dragon Kingdom... If my father were to take direct action against him, it would definitely cause chaos within the kingdom..."
"So, we need to take it one step at a time." Ye Ge smiled. "That's why I called you all here today; I need your assistance."
Everyone was slightly taken aback upon hearing this and looked at each other.
......
An hour ago.
Red Dragon City, General's Mansion.
Cang Ting sat high in the main seat of the hall, while the members of the Eight Sword Saints of the Dragon Clan stood solemnly below, the air filled with a chilling atmosphere.
"Our plan is about to begin."
"Lanfeng, you've been keeping an eye on Yege these past few days, have you found anything?"
Lan Feng, his expression aloof, bowed respectfully: "Reporting to the General, I have been using my Wind Listening Technique to monitor Ye Ge's every move for days... but so far I have not obtained any important intelligence."
Cang Ting's eyes flashed with a sharp, cold light: "Trash!"
"..." Lan Feng's body trembled slightly, and he lowered his head without saying a word.
"With your ability to hear the wind, how could you possibly not get any information at all?" Cang Ting's eyes darkened slightly.
"This subordinate doesn't know either..." Lan Feng said: "Ye Ge and the others are extremely cautious; even in private conversations, they never discuss confidential matters."
Di Sha said, "General, Ye Ge has always been cunning and very cautious in his actions. I think he knows that he is in the Eastern Dragon Kingdom, which is not his own territory, and he is worried that there are eavesdroppers. Therefore, his more confidential conversations with the people around him are probably all done through the Deep Blue System's telepathic communication."
Cang Ting was silent for a moment: "Hmm... that's not impossible."
If that's the case, then this Night Song is indeed more difficult to deal with than imagined, being so cautious...
In that case, it would be impossible to eavesdrop on any useful information.
Jin Feng chuckled and said, "General, I do have a plan that might be able to get to Ye Ge."
Cang Ting glanced at him and said, "Speak."
"The beauties Ye Ge brought with him to the Eastern Dragon Kingdom this time... they are all absolute beauties..." Jin Feng licked his lips, a greedy glint in his eyes. "This man seems to have a penchant for beautiful women; perhaps we can start from there..."
Cang Ting snorted coldly: "So what? Are you going to find a succubus or fox spirit to seduce him? Wishful thinking! With his mental strength, no charm technique will work on him!"
"No, no, no," Jin Feng quickly explained, "What I mean is, dealing with Ye Ge, and the two Soul Emperor realm experts Gao Shenxue and Xia Xiyao might be a bit difficult... but if we want to deal with the rest of his people... that should be more than enough!"
Cang Ting raised an eyebrow: "Then what about the people left around him?"
“Yes,” Jin Feng said. “I feel that Ye Ge cares a lot about the women around him.”
"You want to take the woman next to him hostage?" Cang Ting sneered again, "What a ridiculous idea! How could Ye Ge, who led the Ye family and the human race to where he is today, be someone who would lose his composure over a woman?"
"That's not necessarily true." Jin Feng grinned. "Even if he really doesn't care, it shouldn't be a problem to disrupt his Dao heart at the crucial moment of our plan. Just think, if he finds out on the battlefield that his woman has been taken by us... hehehe... do you think his Dao heart will really remain completely undisturbed? He might do something foolish."
"..."
Cang Ting fell into deep thought, seemingly carefully weighing the feasibility of this plan.
Chiya sneered and said mockingly, "I say, Jin Feng, I think it's because you've taken a fancy to those beauties around that human kid that you came up with this despicable scheme, isn't it?"
"How can you say that?" Jin Feng grinned. "I just wanted to help the general and offer my own insights."
Lan Feng, who was standing to the side, frowned slightly upon hearing this.
I thought to myself, it seems I should inform my master about this...
"Shattered Star." Cang Ting turned to Shattered Star, his tone flat. "You've been keeping an eye on Ye Ge and the others for a day. Aside from Lan Feng, your intelligence gathering abilities are the most outstanding among everyone. You must have already ascertained the strength and background of those around Ye Ge, right?"
"..."
Sui Xing looked up with a smile: "Yes, General."
“Apart from Gao Shenxue and Xia Xiyao, the rest of the people are basically at the Heavenly Enlightenment and Saintly Descent Realms, and some of them are even below the Heavenly Enlightenment Realm in terms of extraordinary level.”
“See, General,” Jin Feng chuckled. “The human race’s strength right now lies in their technology, as well as Ye Ge, Gao Shenxue, Xia Xiyao, and a few others. As for the rest, they can’t escape the fate of being born with extraordinary bloodlines but weak constitutions. If we were to take action against these people, it would be very easy.”
Sui Xing glanced at Jin Feng leisurely.
'Hehehe...'
'Jin Feng, right?'
At this moment, while Ye Ge was enjoying Li Shuying's massage on the other side, he was remotely controlling this clone in the mental world. He sneered inwardly and had already sentenced this guy to death in his heart.
"By the way, General," Sui Xing suddenly added, his tone still respectful, "besides the strength and weaknesses of these people, I've discovered something else."
Cang Ting paused: "What is it?"
Sui Xing lowered his voice, his expression turning grave: "My subordinates have discovered that Ye Ge has been ordering his men to secretly set up certain formations in several locations throughout the city these past few days!"
Cang Ting raised an eyebrow: "A secret formation?"
"Indeed, I don't know what they're plotting, but they're acting very secretly. Presumably, as Brother Di Sha said, he's using Deep Blue Communication to secretly command his subordinates, which is how he managed to evade Lan Feng's notice."
Sui Xing continued, a perfectly timed hint of worry in his voice: "Moreover, I overheard Ye Ge's subordinates discussing: 'Lord Ye Ge set up these formations to destroy the arrangements left behind by those insectoids!'...However, I don't know what those insectoid arrangements are, nor do I know if they are related to your plans with the Insectoid Empress, General..."