The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

"Elder Sun, I respect you as well, and I do appreciate you," Tang Rao raised his head and said to Sun Kuangjiang.

This was heartfelt. Sun Kuangjiang had just furiously denounced those who suggested crippling the cultivations of all in the Earth Sect, and Tang Rao had probably heard some of it. Sun Kuangjiang was truly a man of emotion, and, moreover, he sincerely wanted the best for the Kao Shan Sect.

"Hahaha, Tang Rao, are you interested in joining my Gold Sect? I will prioritize your training!" Sun Kuangjiang said to Tang Rao.

"I'm sorry, Elder Sun, but I am a person of loyalty. Now that I have chosen the Earth Sect, I will stay with the Earth Sect. Besides, we are all Kao Shan Sect disciples. If you truly wish to teach me, I am not opposed to it. Friendly assistance is a good habit," Tang Rao said with a smile.

His refusal didn't embarrass Sun Kuangjiang in the slightest.

In fact, Sun Kuangjiang found it quite interesting.

"By the way, what do you think we should do now? After all, offending Lingxiao Mountain is something that cannot be changed, and once they receive the news, an attack is inevitable," Sun Kuangjiang asked Tang Rao.

"If it's unavoidable, then let's 'lure the snake out of its hole.' Rather than wait passively for Lingxiao Mountain to strike, let's give them a little push. I've always believed that taking the initiative grants the upper hand," Tang Rao said with a smile.

Many faces showed confusion and interest.

A proactive attack? Lure the snake out of its hole?

Is that even possible? Luring Lingxiao Mountain here, wouldn't that be a self-imposed trap...

"Don't understand? Alright, let me give you an analogy," Tang Rao smiled and snapped his fingers, "It's like an ordinary person wanting to hunt a fierce beast. If you just take a cleaver and confront the beast head-on, you're very likely to be torn to shreds and become its dinner; but if you set a good trap and plan your escape routes, the situation becomes different. If you can target the beast's weakness, your chances of winning increase immensely. The crux of the matter is 'the prepared mind triumphs over the unsuspecting one.'"

Many eyes lit up; Tang Rao's words seemed to make a lot of sense.

"How do we scheme, then? Keep in mind, the Sect Leader of Lingxiao Mountain is a nine-tier Heavenly Immortal, and he's even close to reaching the Luo Xian Realm," Sun Kuangjiang said.

"What you mean is, even if all of us from the Kao Shan Sect joined forces, we wouldn't be able to kill him, right?" Tang Rao asked.

"That's the idea."

"If that's the case, then let's 'borrow a knife to kill someone,'" Tang Rao grinned, "I remember, between Lingxiao Mountain and our Kao Shan Sect, there's another power: the Yijian Sect. The strength of the Yijian Sect is not much different from that of Lingxiao Mountain, and there has always been friction between them. Essentially, it's a relationship where neither can stand the sight of the other. Since that's the case, it becomes easy to handle. We just need to kill Fang Man and leave his corpse at Yijian Sect; then, they will be drawn into conflict, and we can reap the benefits as the oriole behind."

"This is indeed a strategy, but before, we expelled fifteen high-level sect members. These people might divulge information, and then, our enemies will not just be Lingxiao Mountain; Yijian Sect will also seek revenge against us," He Kaoshan finally spoke.

Had he known it would come to this, he wouldn't have let those fifteen high-rankers leave in the first place.

"Sect Master, let me give you an example," Tang Rao said, "Let's say you raised a chicken. The household to your left has a docile kitten, and the one on your right has a ferocious wolfhound. One day, your chicken is eaten, leaving behind nothing but feathers. Who do you think ate the chicken? The evil wolfhound or the docile kitten?"

"Of course, it was the evil wolfhound!" He Kaoshan blurted out.

"Exactly, in the eyes of Lingxiao Mountain, we are the docile kitten, and Yijian Sect is the ferocious wolfhound. Plus, those fifteen expelled high-rankers won't pose a threat to us, on the contrary, they will only serve to solidify the image of Yijian Sect as the ferocious wolfhound," Tang Rao said with a smile.

"Let's hear it." He Kaoshan immediately said, he had never expected Tang Rao to be so brilliantly wise.

"It's simple. Right now, you should take a few people and pay a visit to the Yijian Sect. Make as big a scene as possible, we must let Lingxiao Mountain know that our Kao Shan Sect is clinging to the Yijian Sect's powerful support and that we are cooperating with them. At the same time, we can deliberately leak some news, claiming that our Kao Shan Sect is teaming up with Yijian Sect to bring down Lingxiao Mountain. Of course, there's one last step. When you leave Yijian Sect, invite their cultivators to visit Kao Shan Sect for an exchange, and on the way, we can have the people from Lingxiao Mountain spring an ambush. Then in the chaos of swords and sabers, kill them all. Hmm, this way, this pile of crap can be squarely smeared between Yijian Sect and Lingxiao Mountain. As for those fifteen cultivators we expelled, even if they spill the beans, it'll only confirm the fact that our cooperation with Yijian Sect has emboldened us." Tang Rao rattled off.

Framing and setting up, a much too simple tactic, something I used to do with great ease in the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains.

The entire Kao Shan Sect group stood with their mouths open, staring dumbfounded at Tang Rao.

Damn, that's so cunning!

"You! You dare! You really dare, kid!" As for Fang Man, his face was already black with rage. If these steps were actually taken, Lingxiao Mountain would definitely be crippled!

Lingxiao Mountain was on par with the Yijian Sect, and although the Kao Shan Sect was trash, if it inserted itself into the mix, Lingxiao Mountain would be in danger.

Tang Rao is too merciless, to think of such a despicable method that's equivalent to giving birth without an anus.

The rest of the Lingxiao Mountain disciples had vacant looks in their eyes and their minds were booming.

This... this is to directly sacrifice them.

"Great idea! Hahaha, Tang Rao, I really admire you!" Sun Kuangjiang walked over to Tang Rao, slapped his shoulder, and laughed so hard the entire palace resounded with his laughter.

Anyway, Sun Kuangjiang himself couldn't have come up with such a strategy.

The strategy wasn't complicated at all, simply framing and borrowing a knife to kill someone. But Tang Rao planned every step very carefully, using the simplest method to achieve the most direct goal.

If the Kao Shan Sect were in Lingxiao Mountain's shoes, they would most likely take direct conflict with Yijian Sect.

"Let's do it this way!" He Kaoshan slammed his hand on the table, "Today's matter is only for you to know. Remember, never leak it. This is about the life and death of our Kao Shan Sect, you must keep your mouths shut, understand?"

"Yes!" Everyone shouted.

Actually, He Kaoshan was worried for nothing. Those who were left were all single-minded about the rise of the Kao Shan Sect.

"Elder Li, Elder Lu, pick a few new disciples and immediately follow me to the Yijian Sect. Sun Kuangjiang, you stay here and work on the following affairs with Tang Rao," He Kaoshan ordered.

"Yes!"

...

"Xiao Tang, are you really not considering joining my Gold Sect?" After everything was arranged, Sun Kuangjiang began to poach again, "I can take you as a True Disciple, and teach you all of my skills."

"Since you're so sincere, well, how about you join our Earth Sect? I'll have a word with Elder Niu Ben and see if he can make you Vice Sect Leader or something. What do you think?" Tang Rao said, grinning.

"You little rascal!" Sun Kuangjiang laughed, aside from Tang Rao, no one else joked with him like this.