Chapter 888: Meng Yun’s Strategy of Seclusion

Just as the high-ranking members of the Mu Family gathered at Nanhua University, in the game, over 20,000 warriors from the four major factions converged under the cover of night.
100,000 armored soldiers created a vast open area, and within that, another smaller space was separated for the members of the four factions!
From the Mu Family: Kai Xin, Lei Zhan, Xiao Bei, Mo Mo;
From the Xiyi Gate: Mo Feng, Lin Xiao, Hong Chen;
From the Xifeng Tower: Mei Ying, Wu Kuo;
Yue Yu Suineng, along with his two vice-leaders, arrived last due to being on a mission in the rear. Before they even sat down, they could tell from the serious expressions of those in front of them that the atmosphere was tense and serious.
“Yue Yu Suineng is here. Kai Xin, all the leaders of our four factions are here now. If there’s anything to discuss, we can talk now, right?” Lin Xiao asked eagerly.
In fact, he had been unable to hold back for a long time.
When Kai Xin called everyone together, he never explained the reason for the gathering, only constantly sending and receiving messages. It had gone on for half an hour without pause, leaving him with no chance to speak. After waiting for over half an hour, Kai Xin had never before invited everyone together so formally. Considering his unusual behavior, even the dullest person could guess that the purpose of gathering them wasn’t just for tea and chat.
Sure enough!
As soon as Kai Xin spoke, he captured the attention of all ten of them:
“I called everyone here because of a major event! The Global Masters Ranking… I’m sure everyone is already aware of it.”
“…”
Some were shocked, some realized, but most were surprised: “An American player, known in the gaming world as ‘Prophet’, plans to create a Global Masters Ranking and a Global Eccentrics Ranking. It’s surprising that aside from us in the Central Plains, there are so many talented people abroad. This is indeed significant, but…”
Lin Xiao stared at Kai Xin’s calm profile. “It’s not serious enough to make us so anxious…” At these words, everyone nodded in agreement.
Yet no one showed signs of impatience. They knew Kai Xin wouldn’t summon them for no reason—there must be something even more important.
Mei Ying stared intently at Kai Xin’s face without blinking, staying silent. She was also waiting.
Although she had guessed the purpose of Kai Xin’s invitation to discuss matters with the four factions, and although she had long predicted that the time for the Imperial Edict mission would end, she still couldn’t be 100% certain until Kai Xin made his decision. In her eyes, Kai Xin was simply too extraordinary!

“Putting aside the prophets and the Global Masters Ranking for now, let’s talk about our current situation… The mission is about to end, and the rank system that protects us will soon disappear. Does anyone have a plan to withdraw safely from the north?”
“…”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in confusion!
“With Yipin Tang’s current strength, they probably wouldn’t dare confront our four major gangs. Isn’t Meng Yun afraid that our four gangs might unite to completely destroy Yipin Tang?” Hong Chen asked curiously.
Ye Yu Su Feng, Lin Xiao, and the others nodded in agreement:
They had indeed thought about this, but it was unlikely that Yipin Tang would attack them.
Although the more than 20,000 members of the four major gangs could easily be overwhelmed by Yipin Tang, Meng Yun should know that if war broke out and the four gangs united, Yipin Tang simply wouldn’t be able to withstand it!
Huan Kai smiled and said, “If this question were asked over twenty days ago, I’m sure Meng Yun wouldn’t have the courage to stir up trouble. But now, with her 100,000 troops against us, her intentions are obvious. She’s no longer worried about us uniting; instead, she believes that our four gangs will definitely start a war after the mission ends, assuming we’ve already made an agreement…”
After hearing Huan Kai’s words, everyone thought it made perfect sense after some reflection.
Indeed.
Yipin Tang had already broken off relations with the four major gangs.
There was no possibility of peaceful coexistence between them.
Seizing every opportunity to attack the enemy and destroy them to survive was indeed a viable strategy.
“…”
Seeing everyone fall silent, Huan Kai took out two letters from his Qiankun Bag:
“Everyone, do you know what Yipin Tang has been up to while hiding these days?”
Lin Xiao was the first to take the letters handed to him by Huan Kai. After reading them, his expression became grave…
“What?”
Hong Chen and Mo Feng stepped closer to take a look at the contents of the letters, their expressions changing drastically:
“That woman has a heart as cruel as a serpent!”
“What?”
Ye Yu Su Feng, Mei Ying, and the others, not knowing the contents of the letters, felt extremely anxious.
“I had Bai Xiaosheng investigate this,” Huan Kai said seriously. “Since losing the battle on the grasslands, Meng Yun has concluded that our four major gangs are planning to unite to destroy Yipin Tang. She has made many preparations and has been in contact with many skilled fighters from abroad, including ‘Longmen’ from the United States, the ‘Sanlonghui’ from Japan, the ‘Samssung Society’ from South Korea, the ‘Babu Tianlong’ from Persia, as well as Ah Xiuluo, ranked fifth on the Global Oddities List with her ‘Life and Death Boxing,’ and Gu Jitai, ranked third as the ‘Snake King’…”
“…”

Later, Kai Xin mentioned many names of foreign forces, so many that the leaders of the three major gangs gasped in shock and exchanged glances, exclaiming in hushed tones, “What on earth is Meng Yun thinking?!”
“Longmen has been eyeing the Central Plains for a long time. The Three Dragons Society and the Three Stars Club both failed. Does she plan to bring these foreign forces to the Central Plains as her backing?”
“Not necessarily as a shield.”
Kai Xin said meaningfully, “Longmen is still very strong. Although they suffered heavy losses last time, a month has passed, and they should have recovered… And we’ve been busy with missions this whole month, so our cultivation progress has clearly slowed down.”
“Kai Xin, are you saying they might even dare to enter the Central Plains on their own?”
“Nothing is impossible.”
Kai Xin continued, “Meng Yun is well aware that with Yipin Tang’s current strength, it’s no longer possible to compete with us… So she wants to use outsiders to stir up chaos in the Central Plains, keeping us busy and preventing us from paying attention to her.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Mei Ying said solemnly, “But how did she get in touch with those people?” Probably only Mei Ying understood best the complicated situation and disadvantages resulting from foreign forces interfering in the Central Plains. The four major gangs didn’t have a huge advantage, and if disrupted by external forces, it could give Yipin Tang a chance to recover.
“Look at this.”
Kai Xin handed over a second letter.
“It’s related to him?”
“I didn’t expect that either… Divining with Zhou Yi requires a significant cost. This is what Bai Xiaosheng told me. Gathering information on the elites of the entire Central Plains can barely be done with Tianji Yan, but covering the whole world is impossible without substantial resources and funding. This is the information Bai Xiaosheng gathered in two days. Meng Yun got in touch with the Prophet before the Global Masters Ranking was released.”
“Since Meng Yun is already prepared, we can’t be hesitant. We should eliminate her before she starts causing trouble in the Central Plains.” Lin Xiao waved his hand and said, “What do you all think?”
Kai Xin and the other ten people exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.