119: Chapter 119: Madam Wen's Grand Plan to Destroy Her Husband (Part 1)

"What if I refuse and tell Six Paths about this? What will you do to me?"

After hearing Zhao Changsheng's plan, Madam Wen shook her head and refused.

"That would indeed be regrettable. However, Madam can rest assured; I will not silence you by killing you. I only need you to stay here temporarily. Once I have slain Six Paths, you will be free to leave. Is that acceptable?"

Zhao Changsheng's words surprised Madam Wen. She had originally thought he would choose to silence her by killing her.

"Although I can stay on your Longevity Island, Six Paths might come as well."

Madam Wen shook her head, tactfully declining.

"Let him come. If he does, all the better. I can set up some ancient grand arrays in advance to trap him on this island forever. That way, it would still count as me slaying him with my own true strength. Then, no one in the entire Chaotic Star Sea would dare provoke me again. I have no choice. In Heavenly Star City, I cannot defeat the Twin Saints of Heavenly Star, yet they cannot leave the city and insist on forcing me to help them resolve unnecessary troubles. I don't want to offend so many Fellow Daoists, so I can only resort to this last resort, choosing to kill the monkey to scare the chickens."

"But since Madam is unwilling, let's forget it. Madam can stay here and see if she can lure the Six Paths Extreme Saint over. As long as he comes, I am confident I can kill him."

Zhao Changsheng's casual yet supremely confident words made Madam Wen look at him seriously.

After examining him carefully, Madam Wen couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Zhao Changsheng's appearance was indeed handsome and dashing, graceful and elegant. If not the most handsome she had ever seen, he was certainly close. At the very least, within the entire Star Sea, those who could compare to Zhao Changsheng were few and far between, practically as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.

"Could it be that Madam has taken a fancy to me? If that's the case, it won't do. After all, I already have someone in my heart. Naturally, I cannot engage in Dual Cultivation with Madam."

Faced with Madam Wen's slightly admiring and surprised gaze, Zhao Changsheng couldn't resist teasing her.

In response to Zhao Changsheng's teasing words, Madam Wen gave him an annoyed glare, her cheeks also flushing slightly.

This eased the previously tense atmosphere between the two, and even the way they looked at each other improved.

The previous wariness and tension were gone, especially Madam Wen's wariness towards Zhao Changsheng.

"Then this humble concubine will stay on Fellow Daoist's island for the coming period. However, it seems there are no maidservants to attend to things on the island?"

Madam Wen asked another question.

"I am currently burdened with troubles, so I don't want to implicate innocent people. Therefore, I haven't sought any maids or servants. In fact, besides me, there isn't a single other living person on the entire island. I have driven everyone else off the island, whether they were Mortals or Cultivators. Until I resolve my own troubles, I don't plan to have anyone Cultivate or serve on the island, lest enemies come seeking revenge and implicate them."

Zhao Changsheng nodded and explained directly.

"I never imagined Fellow Daoist was actually a good person."

After hearing Zhao Changsheng's explanation, Madam Wen was surprised and blurted out.

"I wouldn't call myself a good person. I just don't want to implicate innocent people, especially because of me. If I truly implicated the innocent, that would be quite troublesome. It's easy to feel guilty, and once one's state of mind is affected, it's not good for Cultivation. So, even for the sake of Cultivation, I am unwilling to implicate the innocent."

"Therefore, such things should be avoided if possible."

Zhao Changsheng shook his head and said indifferently.

He truly did not want to implicate innocent people; there was nothing wrong with that.

"If Fellow Daoist trusts me, this humble concubine might as well join forces with you to lure the snake out of its hole."

After listening to Zhao Changsheng's words, Madam Wen's willow-leaf brows furrowed slightly as she spoke in a calm tone.

But a fervent light appeared in her bright eyes, as if she had some formidable scheme in mind.

"Lure the snake out of its hole... Madam means to tell Six Paths Extreme Saint the plan exactly as it is, thereby luring him out to attack me, and then completely annihilate him on this island. But what if he only sends people?"

Hearing Madam Wen's words, Zhao Changsheng immediately understood the meaning and asked in return.

"Given Fellow Daoist's Divine Abilities and strength, ordinary Cultivators would certainly be no match for you, let alone with Fellow Daoist Man's assistance. In the entire Chaotic Star Sea, those confident of defeating Fellow Daoist Man are few indeed. The Twin Saints of Heavenly Star cannot leave Heavenly Star City. If Six Paths sends someone instead of coming personally, the only one would be Third Aunt Wan from the Myriad Laws Sect, so there's no need to worry overly much. Moreover, I can directly say that Fellow Daoist is cooperating with Fellow Daoist Man, so he must come personally."

"Even if he comes with others, this humble concubine can invite a few friends to intercept them. As for Six Paths, Fellow Daoist and Fellow Daoist Man can deal with him. How about it?"

Madam Wen laid out the plan she had conceived on the spot. Although it had many flaws, the general idea was sound.

The only issues were whether there was sufficient certainty to slay Six Paths Extreme Saint, and how to block the Nascent Soul Cultivators he might bring.

These were the two most important problems. Slaying Six Paths Extreme Saint was the most troublesome issue.

Without solving this problem, everything they had discussed before would be empty talk.

To solve this problem, they could only rely on Zhao Changsheng.

"Third Aunt Wan probably won't cooperate with us, because the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path are preparing to join forces to form the Reverse Star Alliance to overthrow the Star Palace's rule. Under such circumstances, even if Third Aunt Wan is a Madwoman, she absolutely will not cooperate with us."

Madam Wen continued speaking.

"The helpers we can invite are, first, from the Star Palace. I believe the Star Palace will not refuse; even if they wish for us to mutually weaken each other, they will definitely send Nascent Soul Cultivators to assist. Second, there are those Cultivators who have feuds with Six Paths from the past. There are quite a few such Cultivators in the Chaotic Star Sea; with a little incentive, I believe they will be tempted."

"What Madam says is correct. In that case, let's plan carefully and see if we can completely annihilate Six Paths Extreme Saint."

Hearing Madam Wen's words, Zhao Changsheng nodded slightly.

"The key to all this lies in whether Fellow Daoist is confident you can slay Six Paths. This is the most crucial and important point. If Fellow Daoist is not confident, then it will be troublesome."

Madam Wen pressed again on the most critical point.

"Madam can rest assured on this matter—I am!"