Chen Tengfei saw the Phantom Realm as his biggest obstacle. No matter how hard he tried, no matter who he sent, it would always bring the same result -- failure. Chen Tengfei couldn't stand it.
Losing to Huang Cuifen was already bad enough. Now, not only did Xu Chao manage to kill the people he sent, the entire Phantom Realm was opposing him! Chen Tengfei was used to planning things step by step and cornering his prey into a corner.
How could he stand several successions of failure like this?
Since the Phantom Realm had been so disobedient, Chen Tengfei decided to take drastic measures. He wanted to wage war on the Phantom Realm.
During this time, Chen Tengfei had slowly but surely taken control over the Cloud Realm. The soldiers in the army were loyal to him. The ministers in court was his people. The various clans had secretly sworn allegiance to him.
In fact, Chen Tengfei had been poisoning the Heavenly Immortal (his father) steadily for several years now. It was only a matter of time before the Heavenly Father fell ill.
When that time came, Chen Tengfei had already prepared everything -- the Heavenly Immortal would write a decree, declaring that Chen Tengfei was actually his biological son. (Of course, the real Heavenly Immortal wouldn't do this -- Chen Tengfei would simply forge a fake decree).
Once Chen Tengfei was declared as the Heavenly Immortal's biological son, he would have a right to the throne! And since the other princes and princesses were already defeated, in the sense that, they no longer held significant power, who else would take the throne except him?
While Huang Cuifen was not an easy opponent, she didn't have the stake to the throne like Chen Tengfei. After all, she was "just" the Heavenly Immortal's younger sister. Also, she was also a woman, and Chen Tengfei was sure that the various elders and ministers of the Cloud Realm wouldn't let her rule the Cloud Realm.
...Of course, these were just Chen Tengfei's thoughts.
In any case, he was dead-set on gaining power, and within next few months, the Heavenly Immortal's health dropped and he fell ill. During this time, a decree was sent out to the various clans of the Cloud Realm.
The decree stated that Chen Tengfei was actually the Heavenly Immortal's son, and that his mother was none other than Chen Mei, the previous Head of the Water Clan.
Not only that, Chen Tengfei returned to the Water Clan and convinced the elders of the clan that he was part of their clan. Now the Water Clan was quite special, because the core members of this clan would have very specific features.
That is, after washing their eyes in the Fountain of Life, the core members of the Water Clan would have their eyes "opened". In other words, their eyes would turn blue.
Blue eyes was a specific characteristic that only core members of the Water Clan would have. The higher their affinity with water, the clearer and bluer their eyes would be. Chen Tengfei convinced the elders of the Water Clan that he was one of them, and after he washed his eyes in the Fountain of Life, his eyes turned a brilliant blue color.
Of course, after knowing that he was from the Water Clan and that he was also the son of the Heavenly Immortal, not only the Water Clan, but other smaller clans also supported him.
Within a few months, Chen Tengfei had become the Crown Prince of the Cloud Realm, holding power in his hands.
...Now that his position was stable, Chen Tengfei turned his eyes... to the Phantom Realm.
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Meanwhile, Feng Yongrui was eating his lunch leisurely. He had heard the recent news. Chen Tengfei had become the Crown Prince of the Cloud Realm! Feng Yongrui was really excited.
Soon, Chen Tengfei would definitely come and conquer the Phantom Realm, unify the three realms into one, and do some cool stuff--!
Anyway, his job would soon be over, Feng Yongrui thought. After all, his mission in this world was to spy for his Boss and report everything he knew to him. Since his Boss was going to take control of the world soon, didn't that mean his task was almost over?
Feng Yonggrui couldn't stop his lips from lifting up in glee.
That evening, he received a letter from his Boss. His Boss told him that the Cloud Realm was planning to wage war on the Phantom Realm soon, so they had to get ready.
His Boss told Feng Yongrui that he (the Boss) would visit Xu Chao in two days. When that time came, the Boss told Feng Yongrui to be prepared and tell Xu Chao that the person who had been helping him (Xu Chao) all along was the Boss.
...In other words, it was time for Feng Yongrui and his Boss to reveal their identities to Xu Chao!
Since they had been helping Xu Chao for so long... Xu Chao was bound to have a good impression of them. Also, after Xu Chao found out the identity of his Boss, wouldn't Xu Chao agree to work with them?
Feng Yongrui was so excited and he prepared himself thoroughly. He even rehearsed his lines a few times. What should he say to Xu Chao? How should he act in front of Xu Chao?
What should he say in front of his Boss? How did the original 'Feng Yongrui' act?
Feng Yongrui had no idea, but he was excited. One day before the fateful event, Feng Yongrui sent a letter (with the cloud symbol) to Xu Chao, telling him that the Boss was going to personally come and see him tomorrow.
Feng Yongrui told Xu Chao to be prepared. Feng Yongrui had also used his Invisibility Spell to check on Xu Chao, making sure that the latter was really getting prepared.
The night before the fateful day, Feng Yongrui tossed and turned in bed. His insides were being twisted and churned as he thought about the next day. He had no idea what his boss, Chen Tengfei was like...
"Host, you should calm down," the System chided him.
Feng Yongrui chuckled. "You're right. There's no use worrying so much like this," he sighed.
"I just hope everything goes well tomorrow," he said.
***
The next day, Feng Yongrui woke up early and wrote a letter to his Boss, telling him that he was ready. The Boss replied very quickly, saying that he would arrive at nine o'clock.
At eight thirty, Xu Chao and Lei Bei were already seated in the main hall, waiting. Actually, Lei Bei didn't really want to wait for this mysterious person.
What if he was just a bad guy? What if this person had bad intentions? But Xu Chao decided to wait and see what would happen. After all, during these years, The Hidden One had helped them quite a lot. Since The Hidden One had told them to get prepared, he must be serious...
At eight forty-five, Feng Yongrui stopped tending to the stallions.
"Wish me luck, you guys," Feng Yongrui said, smiling at Starmane, Dreamer, Blossom, and Velvet.
The Phantom Stallions had no idea what he was talking about, but they nudged him with their noses and gave a few whines, as if they were trying to comfort him.
Feng Yongrui smiled and waved goodbye to the stallions. After meeting with Xu Chao today and exposing his identity... he had no idea what would happen to him...
Bravely, Feng Yongrui walked away from the stables and flew with his Invisibility Spell. It was time to make a grand entrance.
***
Feng Yongrui landed in the main hall and de-activated his Invisibility Spell. He looked at Xu Chao, who was sitting on a throne-like seat, and Lei Bei, who was standing behind him.
Feng Yongrui grinned and put on a confident smile. He walked forward with big steps, paying attention to Xu Chao's expression.
"You..." Lei Bei looked at Feng Yongrui.
"Aren't you a Yon?" he muttered.
Feng Yongrui inwardly rolled his eyes. So what if he was a Yon? He was the spy sent by his Boss, the protagonist of this world--!
Feng Yongrui arrived in front of Xu Chao's throne and knelt on one knee. As he had previously practiced, Feng Yongrui greeted Xu Chao.
"This humble one greets the Head of the Shadow Demons... The mighty Xu Chao!" Feng Yongrui cried.
He gave one bow and looked at Xu Chao with sharp, determined eyes.
"...And who might you be?" Xu Chao asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Don't tell me you're the one who's been sending me these letters," he said, waving a stack of papers in his hand.
Feng Yongrui grinned and nodded.
"That's correct, Family Head!" Feng Yongrui exclaimed.
"It is I, Feng Yongrui, who has been writing you these letters!" he declared.
Xu Chao raised an eyebrow, complicated emotions hidden inside his eyes. On his side, Lei Bei was looking at Feng Yongrui incredulously.
'Feng Yongrui'? Wasn't he the one who helped Lei Bei escape from Lilith last time? The one who helped him and Stan?!
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