Chapter 816: A Cunning Plan
As soon as Master Wu spoke, Yang Haoran and Bai Xue didn't say a word, but instead looked at Master Wu with curiosity, waiting for him to continue.
"Hehe, the location I've chosen is New Yang City," Master Wu said with a hint of a smile on his face.
Bai Xue looked puzzled upon hearing this, but Yang Haoran's eyebrows slightly twitched when he heard the three words "New Yang City". He was familiar with this place, as Boss Huo, the Burial Master of New Yang City, was someone he had heard of. Through the information published in the Yin Division's iron book, he knew that Boss Huo had already returned to New Yang City, but since they didn't have much interaction, he hadn't inquired about it further.
Yang Haoran had always been cautious around Boss Huo and didn't want to have much to do with him. He didn't expect Master Wu to choose New Yang City as the location for their plan.
He didn't speak up, but Bai Xue asked the question that was on her mind.
"Old Wu, why did you choose New Yang City for your plan?"
Master Wu smiled and explained his thoughts without hiding anything.
"New Yang City has a branch of the Demon Hunter Association, and the number of demon hunters there is far greater than here. If the two demon hunters' sons appear in New Yang City, the news will spread to their ears more easily."
After hearing Master Wu's explanation, Bai Xue's face showed a look of understanding, and Yang Haoran, although silent, thought that Master Wu's reasoning was correct.
Master Wu's words made Yang Haoran's smile more pronounced.
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"Hehe, letting them search for someone who doesn't exist in this world is a really cunning plan."
Yang Haoran spoke with a smile, and Master Wu smiled awkwardly in response. Bai Xue, on the other hand, was trying hard to hold back her laughter as she looked at Yang Haoran.
In her eyes, if one had to say who was more cunning, she thought Yang Haoran was more so than Master Wu. However, she didn't say this out loud and only looked at Yang Haoran with a suppressed smile.
Yang Haoran saw Bai Xue's reaction and guessed why she was smiling, but he only smiled faintly and didn't ask her about it.
"Old Wu's plan is great, but there's one thing we need to pay attention to. When our disguiser appears, he must be able to act well. He needs to act out the feeling of being desperate and pitiful, and also show the symptoms of being heavily injured and having amnesia. This is the only way to explain why he disappeared for so long without contacting his parents."
Bai Xue, who was still trying to hold back her laughter, couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard Yang Haoran's words.
"Haha, Underworld Envoy big brother is saying that Old Wu is cunning, but I think you're even more cunning than Old Wu!"
Bai Xue originally didn't plan to say this, but she ultimately couldn't resist and spoke out.
It was just a joke, and Yang Haoran wouldn't take it to heart or argue with Bai Xue about it. He only smiled at Bai Xue, and Master Wu spoke up at this time.
"What the boss said makes sense. Only by pretending to have amnesia can we explain many things and avoid being suspected by the two demon hunters. I was indeed negligent about this point earlier."
Master Wu spoke with a smile, but whether he had really overlooked this point or not, only he knew. What was important was that Yang Haoran had raised this point, and as his subordinate, he had to agree.
Yang Haoran didn't bother to think about whether Master Wu was genuinely unaware of this point or not, because it didn't matter. What he was thinking about now was another question.
"The plan is indeed good, but who will play the role of the disguiser?"
Yang Haoran's question immediately stumped Master Wu.
"Ah, this..."
Master Wu's eyebrows slightly furrowed, his face filled with contemplation.
The disguiser naturally had to be played by a ghost, because only a ghost's soul body could merge with a flesh vessel, and a living person couldn't wear a flesh vessel.
If they wanted to talk about ghosts, as members of the Yin Division, it was easy to get a ghost, especially now with the war raging on, demons and monsters running amok, and many people dying tragically. It would be even easier to get a ghost.
However, this task wasn't something any ghost could handle. It wasn't about having strong abilities as a disguiser, but about having a lively spirit and being absolutely trustworthy. Both were essential.
If the ghost wasn't lively enough, it would be easy to expose themselves, and if that happened, it wouldn't just be a matter of failing the mission, but also putting Yang Haoran in danger. If that happened, the two demon hunters would directly attack, and it wouldn't be like today's casual encounter.
If the ghost was lively enough, but Yang Haoran couldn't trust them, that wouldn't work either. This kind of task required finding someone trustworthy to do it, and handing it over to someone untrustworthy would be too risky. Who could guarantee that person wouldn't directly betray Yang Haoran and sell him out?
No one could guarantee that, and Yang Haoran couldn't guarantee it either. He didn't dare to joke about it, because once exposed, it wouldn't just be his own life at risk, but also the lives of his loved ones. He didn't want to see that happen.
So, to complete this task, they needed a ghost with a lively spirit and absolute loyalty, but where could they find such a ghost?
At least, in Master Wu's current view, it wasn't easy to find a ghost that met both requirements.
"Boss, do you think Xiu Juan would work?"
Master Wu thought for a moment before thinking of Xiu Juan.
"Xiu Juan..."
Yang Haoran murmured to himself, then lightly shook his head.
"Xiu Juan is absolutely loyal to me, I can see that, but when it comes to being lively, Xiu Juan still lacks a bit. And after we arrive in New Yang City, I'll need this disguiser to put on a show, and I'm worried she might not be up to it."
Yang Haoran expressed his opinion, not that he didn't trust Xiu Juan, but simply that he thought Xiu Juan wasn't suitable for this task.
"Listening to your analysis, Boss, Xiu Juan indeed isn't very suitable for this task. But aside from Xiu Juan, I can't think of anyone else who's more suitable for now."
If they wanted to talk about ghosts, Yang Haoran currently had many ghosts under his care, but they were all trained iron-blooded warriors, not actors.
He wasn't denying the ghosts' ability to be lively, but he wasn't sure if any of them were skilled at acting, so he couldn't confirm if anyone among them could handle this task. He could only confirm after visiting the Ghost Cave and finding Tang Shi.
"Heh, not a bad plan, but we got stuck at this point."
Yang Haoran smiled and spoke, although his words seemed casual, he still looked calm and didn't show any signs of frustration or disappointment.
"Since there's no better candidate, I think we can let Xiu Juan try. After all, it's just acting like a beggar with amnesia, I think that's not too difficult. As long as we avoid contact with others as much as possible, we shouldn't expose anything."
Bai Xue thought for a moment before expressing her opinion.
"If we avoid contact with others as much as possible and just pretend, that will indeed reduce the difficulty a lot. But my plan in my heart will need to be revised."
Yang Haoran responded, thought for a moment, and continued.
"Anyway, customizing the flesh vessel will take a few days. In these few days, I can try to find a suitable candidate. If I really can't find one, then I'll have to bother Xiu Juan to act as a temporary actor."