Chapter 1455: The Truth of the Matter

Chapter 1455: Chapter 1455: The Truth of the Matter

The crystal ball inside this box was not unfamiliar to Pei Yan. It’s a recording crystal ball commonly used in the Hell Plane and the Magic realm, possessing the image recording function similar to a video recorder in the real world. Pei Yan first learned how to use this through Sifuer.

As Pei Yan played with the crystal ball in his hand, he found that every time he picked up a crystal ball, there was a paper slip marked with numbers below it, labeled one, two, and three respectively. Seeing this, Pei Yan put down the other two crystal balls, picked up the one marked one, and said with a smile, "Bai Ze was really thoughtful, even marking the viewing order. Let’s see what’s recorded in this crystal ball!"

With that, Pei Yan infused source energy into it. As the energy was activated, the crystal ball immediately projected an image in front of everyone. The location in the image was a dirty, sewer-like underground hole, with candle lamps hanging on the cave walls, casting flickering light, under which two figures appeared before the crowd.

Among the members sent by the three councils, some might not recognize the man from the foreign plane, but they were all familiar with the other person, the Supreme Disciple, Child of Origin from the Magic realm, Flamel.

When Pei Yan saw this scene, he smirked cruelly, because the person meeting Flamel was none other than Bai Ze!

Pei Yan casually conjured a chair and sat down, as though about to enjoy a long-awaited movie, taking out beef jerky, sausages, and such from his storage ring, and even opened a bottle of beer, snacking while watching the image in the light.

"Mr. Flamel, couldn’t you have chosen a better place to meet me?" Bai Ze pulled out a handkerchief to cover his nose and mouth, glancing around at the harsh environment with disgust.

Facing him, Flamel was not accustomed to such an environment either but endured with a frown, sarcastically saying, "Bai Ze, I hope you don’t forget your identity! The organization you are in is still our enemy target, if you are discovered in this council city, there is only one outcome, to be caught and hanged! Moreover, you have no right to loathe this place’s environment; you sought this out! You could have used various other methods to contact me, but you chose the most dangerous way to meet face-to-face! I really don’t know whether to be touched by the trust you placed in me or to regret trading with someone as naive and foolish as you."

"Trust? Don’t joke! Precisely because I don’t trust you, I took the risk to meet you with a clone, after all, we’re discussing killing Pei Yan, you wouldn’t know how complex his identity is! The Silver Wing Prince of the Demon Race, co-signatory of the symbiotic contract with the Child of Ancestral God of Dragon Realm, he also earned Lin Ruxue’s appreciation in the Immortal Palace, not to mention his significance to the Investigation Hall of Foundation Plane! Flamel, don’t forget, you were the one who hoped to secretly aid us in eliminating Pei Yan; don’t you think such an important matter could be reliably dealt with just through remote contact?" Bai Ze retorted coldly with the handkerchief.

At this, Pei Yan stopped chewing his beef jerky, touched his nose with irony, saying, "Haha, if he hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have known I had so many identities now!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Audess and others from the three councils turned extremely awkward and uncomfortable.

No matter their feelings, the conversation between the two in the light continued. For Bai Ze’s blunt response, Flamel did not back down and countered: "I proposed assisting you in eliminating Pei Yan, but you need to know it’s just personal rivalry between us! Moreover, it’s not at a life-and-death stage between us; I can choose not to do this, and it won’t affect my life, but it’s different for you! Hasn’t Pei Yan already become your nemesis? Such conditions clearly benefit you more, don’t they?"

"Not at a life-and-death stage? That’s because Pei Yan still doesn’t know you’re about to marry that Duchess from the Demon Race, does he? Marrying a woman who once had feelings for Pei Yan, will that satisfy your twisted sense of revenge? If he knows about this, will things remain peaceful between you?" Bai Ze said, seeing his sarcasm hit Flamel’s sore spot, noticing the latter’s anger rising, quickly added, "Alright! We’re here to discuss cooperation, not to mock or provoke each other! I’m telling you all this to show we are united in dealing with Pei Yan, no charity from either side’s involved! If we can’t face this problem equally together, we don’t have the foundation for cooperation."

"Huh! Alright! You make sense! We are united against Pei Yan! That guy is the root of disaster; regardless of the outcome of our struggle, he’ll become the biggest threat among multiple realms after the battle ends! So eliminating him before the decisive battle aligns with our interests!" Flamel sighed, persuaded by Bai Ze.

"It’s good you realize this! So tell me the purpose you’ve summoned me for." Bai Ze asked with a smile, seeing him compromise.

"Recently, Mei Simiao of the Investigation Hall proposed a plan to the three councils targeting the Vlad Clan. They intend to carry out an exchange of captives with the other side in the Magic realm, and after they achieve victory, they plan to seize the opportunity to wipe out the entire Vlad family. What are your thoughts on this? If you plan to make a move or arrange anything in this aspect, feel free to tell me, and I can find ways to provide some convenience." Flamel offered Bai Ze intelligence on the Vlad clan.

Bai Ze frowned slightly, dissatisfied, "Only some convenience?"

"I told you, this is a deal between you and me concerning Pei Yan and the Investigation Hall, in other aspects, we are still enemies, and on the surface, we are still allies with other major realms. I cannot possibly have someone actually participate in this matter; if the news leaks or any link has a mishap, if the opposition gets hold of it, our situation will become very passive!" Flamel loathed the humiliation the Investigation Hall brought during the competition, but he wasn’t blinded by hatred, knowing what could or couldn’t be done, at least that’s what he believed now.

"What can you provide us then?" Bai Ze questioned.

"Information! How many people the Investigation Hall can send, what level they are, all need our verification and approval! I can notify you of this intelligence, apart from that, if you plan to mobilize personnel to the Magic realm, I can find a way to open a hidden teleportation passage for you, providing you with an undisturbed environment to set traps or ambushes, even offering some unnoticed help."