A brilliant plan? Forget it!

Oh no! Watashi!

After Long Xi finished his most sincere prayer in the depths of his heart,

In front of Xue Youyou, he quickly took out a brocade pouch from his bosom, tore it open, pulled out a neatly folded piece of paper, unfolded it, and nervously read the few lines of small writing on it.

Seeing this, Xue Youyou frowned slightly and asked suspiciously, "What are you looking at?"

Weird!

As she spoke, Xue Youyou subtly shifted several body lengths backward.

Years of combat experience have taught her that whenever she encounters a situation where she can't understand the opponent's actions at all, it's best to be cautious.

Although this is a world of beast taming where everything is decided by the battle between pets, occasionally some eccentric individuals who don't follow the usual path will emerge.

One moment she was kneeling properly, the next she suddenly pulled out a handful of Rain of Pear Blossom Needles from her sleeve and under her skirt and started shooting. She was kneeling and suddenly started to turn the tables.

This is a classic.

We must be wary of it.

In her previous life, Xue Youyou had traveled the martial arts world for many years and had seen all sorts of extraordinary people. She was able to escape danger many times because she was more shrewd than others.

However, this time, Xue Youyou was clearly overthinking things.

After reading the contents of the note, Long Xi answered truthfully according to the instructions: "Replying to you, sir, I am looking at the secret plan left to me by the sect leader. The sect leader told me to open it when I am in mortal danger, and it can save my life."

"Oh?" Xue Youyou floated back with interest upon hearing this and asked, "What did your sect leader say?"

She's really not going to believe this nonsense today.

Xue Youyou wanted to kill Long Xi. Could someone who was thousands of miles away really change her mind with just a few words in the brocade pouch?

Long Xi swallowed hard and replied nervously, "The sect leader said... you have three reasons not to kill me."

The words had barely left her lips when Xue Youyou nearly lost her composure: "There are three more?"

"I only need one reason to kill; I'll kill anyone who's a bad person."

Xue Youyou revealed her snow-white teeth, trying to scare Long Xi.

In truth, Long Xi was also quite apprehensive, feeling that the leader's brilliant plan was highly risky.

But now that things had come to this, she had no other choice but to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless. Despite her unwavering trust in the cult leader's consistently flawless strategies, she forced herself to repeat the words on the note word for word:

"The leader said that the ambush of the hunting envoy was orchestrated by her, and she is the real culprit. If you have the ability, go and take revenge on her. Killing me is just the most incompetent way to vent your anger. That's one point."

"Secondly, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Rather than dwelling on the sorrow of the past, we should cherish the people in front of us. As compensation, once my Nieyue Juexianyou is resurrected, I will find a separate opportunity to deliberately lose to Meng Wanqing's orphaned daughter, Meng Yanqing, and help her unlock the ultimate path."

"Since we killed one of your Meng family's ultimate beast tamers, then we'll return one to your Meng family."

"Thirdly, I, Long Xi, will no longer participate in any affairs of the Moon Worship Cult, but will remain a neutral observer until a victor is determined between the Alliance and the Moon Worship Cult."

As Long Xi read on, she felt something was increasingly off. Why did the sect leader's words sound like he already knew she would lose to Xue Youyou?

As Xue Youyou listened, she also felt something was off. She felt that these words... didn't seem to be directed at her at all.

However, putting aside the first and third points, the second compensation is indeed a good suggestion for Meng Yanqing.

Unlike wild pets, pets that have a contract with a beast tamer can be resurrected even if they die in battle, as long as the beast tamer is still alive. This is why many pets are willing to form contracts with beast tamers.

The specific resurrection time depends on the degree of injury suffered at the time of death. For someone like Nie Yue Jue Xian You, who was blasted to smithereens, the resurrection time would be at least three months.

Three months later, Long Xi will sacrifice Nie Yue Jue Xian You again to help Meng Yan Qing become the ultimate Beast Tamer.

It sounds like a pretty good deal.

However, Xue Youyou's lips curled into a meaningful smile as she coldly said, "You mean, she needs to resort to such dirty methods to advance to the Ultimate Beastmaster level?"

Long Xi immediately responded loudly, "My lord, forgive my bluntness, but not everyone is as strong as you. I think she really needs this."

She had specifically investigated Meng Wanqing's orphaned daughter, and it was hard to say whether Meng Yanqing could even reach the threshold of becoming an ultimate beast tamer through normal means.

Moreover, she had inside information: Meng Yanqing's Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus had a strict requirement for advancing to its final form when it was in its mature stage—it had to defeat a final-form pet beast on its own. In the end, Meng Tianxiang first crippled a wild final-form pet beast, and then she harvested the remaining blood, thus passing the advancement requirement.

Even at the mature stage, it can't surpass the complete form. How can it possibly surpass the ultimate form once it reaches the complete form? Dream on.

Long Xi firmly believed that the compensation terms were quite tempting, and he couldn't help but secretly admire the sect leader's wisdom and resourcefulness.

However, Xue Youyou's reaction was completely different from what she had expected.

"Every word you uttered is a profound insult to any proud beast tamer!"

Xue Youyou's face suddenly darkened, her voice as cold as frost: "I understand Yan Qing. If she knew that she advanced to the Ultimate Beastmaster level through such fraudulent means, she would live with pain and self-blame for the rest of her life!"

Long Xi: "???"

If she weren't outmatched, Long Xi would have loved to yell at her right now: "No investigation, no right to speak! What do you know?!"

Before Long Xi could speak, Xue Youyou floated up behind her, straddled her neck, and grabbed the bottom of the oxygen tank with both hands.

Long Xi's body froze instantly, and then she began to struggle violently, tumbling in the air. But with her physical strength, it was simply a pipe dream to shake off Xue Youyou.

To ensure everything went smoothly, Xue Youyou planned to first remove her oxygen tank, and then dismantle her aircraft.

Give her a clean break.

"Wait! Isn't there still one problem?"

At this critical juncture, Long Xi still did not give up hope of survival and tried to make a final, desperate struggle.

Wait a minute, why is the cult leader's brilliant plan not working at all?

Upon hearing Long Xi's voice, Xue Youyou stopped what she was doing.

Under Long Xi's pale gaze, Xue Youyou leaned close to her ear and whispered, "The last question is—guess if I'll pull the plug on your oxygen tank?"

"If you answer incorrectly, I'll pull it out for you."

Xue Youyou's voice was light and airy, yet it sounded like the whisper of a ghost drifting from the depths of hell.

Upon hearing this, Long Xi was taken aback at first, but after a quick thought, she immediately understood.

Xue Youyou was clearly just playing with her.

Whether she guessed right or wrong, the outcome would be the same: the oxygen tanks would be removed.

This infuriated Long Xi. Her previously pale face flushed crimson, and she couldn't help but curse, "You fucking tricked me!"

By this point, Long Xi could no longer fail to understand that Xue Youyou had never intended to let her go from the very beginning.

I never expected that Xue Youyou, who looks so sweet and lovely, would be so vicious. She really does have some of her old ways.

Master, why are all your brilliant plans completely useless?!

In the final moments of his life, Long Xi let out a desperate wail in his heart.

Xue Youyou completely ignored her cursing and was just adjusting the angle to remove the oxygen tank, muttering a complaint: "Your head is pretty big, it's a bit hard to remove."

Just as Xue Youyou pulled the oxygen cylinder halfway up, a sudden change occurred.

A familiar, urgent voice suddenly rang out—

"Wait a minute!"

The moment Xue Youyou saw who it was, she froze, and before she knew it, the oxygen cylinder that she had managed to pull halfway back with a "pop".