Chapter 1489: Resolving the Problem
Yang Haoran was not intentionally trying to coax Bai Xue with those words. Over the years, he and Bai Xue had long established a profound emotional connection. He naturally didn't want anything to happen to Bai Xue, yet his feelings for her were unrelated to romantic love, even though he knew Bai Xue's intentions towards him.
If Yang Haoran hadn't harbored deep feelings for Bai Xue, he wouldn't have gone to rescue her on his wedding day, an act that turned him and Xu Meijing from lovers into enemies. So, his desire for Bai Xue's safety was genuine, without a hint of falsehood.
If Bai Xue couldn't successfully complete the mission this time, at worst, he would increase the expeditionary force, mobilizing more personnel to achieve his goal – for him, that was a mere matter of a single command. However, if Bai Xue were to suffer any mishap during this mission, that was something he absolutely could not accept. If Bai Xue truly met with an accident, it wouldn't be something he could remedy with just one command.
Therefore, to prevent any accident from truly befalling Bai Xue as much as possible, he even dispatched Hou Yu and Lei Bao, both Demon Saints, to execute this mission alongside her.
If she could, Bai Xue would have liked to engage in some playful banter with Yang Haoran, but she knew perfectly well in her heart that Yang Haoran would never flirt with her. Thus, she could only, with regret, abandon that thought and address the proper business with Yang Haoran.
Bai Xue first reported on some recent work to Yang Haoran, such as which islands had been conquered, how many sea demons had been subdued, what level of power the strongest sea demons had reached, and so on.
Bai Xue reported in great detail, and Yang Haoran listened very carefully. After hearing Bai Xue's report, Yang Haoran naturally affirmed the achievements Bai Xue had made. Following that, Bai Xue reported the problems she was currently facing, issues that urgently needed resolution. This problem was the advantages and disadvantages brought by the large influx of sea demons into the Flock of Demons Society.
After listening to Bai Xue's detailed report, Yang Haoran did not immediately give an answer. Instead, after a brief moment of contemplation, he responded to Bai Xue with a faint smile.
"This is indeed a significant problem. If it's not resolved promptly, there will likely be major disturbances. If we wait until chaos erupts to solve this problem, I'm afraid it will be too late. Therefore, we must completely resolve this issue before any trouble appears."
Yang Haoran's calm composure gave Bai Xue great confidence. Although Yang Haoran had not yet provided a solution to the problem, Bai Xue deeply believed that it would certainly not stump Yang Haoran.
"I think so too. It's just that I haven't thought of a good way to resolve this problem in advance. My mind is dull, far inferior to you, Senior Underworld Official. I can't think of a good solution, but I believe Senior Underworld Official can certainly come up with a perfect solution."
Bai Xue spoke with a charming smile, laying on the flattery without a shred of subtlety.
Everyone likes to hear pleasant words, and Yang Haoran was naturally no exception. However, he wasn't so easily swayed as to be sent soaring by a single piece of Bai Xue's flattery, so his expression didn't change much because of her words.
"I have indeed thought of a method; it's not exactly perfect, but it's workable, as this method also has both advantages and disadvantages."
As soon as Bai Xue heard Yang Haoran's words, her beautiful eyes lit up, and her emotions immediately grew considerably more excited.
"Senior Underworld Official is truly amazing! You thought of a workable solution in such a short time; I, this idiot, am completely incomparable. Quickly tell me what this method is!"
Bai Xue was certainly not an idiot; Yang Haoran knew this very well. As for why Bai Xue always denigrated herself to elevate him in front of him, he was equally clear on that point in his heart. However, he had no intention of exposing Bai Xue's act, because doing so would not only be meaningless but also make both of them feel awkward. So, he simply let Bai Xue continue to feign foolishness.
"My idea is to recall all the subdued sea demons from this expedition back to the Great Night Empire, and then give them prolonged ideological education until they genuinely recognize the Great Night Empire in their hearts and develop a strong sense of belonging to it. In this way, the problem will be successfully resolved."
Bai Xue's excitement intensified just to the right degree, appearing natural and unexaggerated, as if it truly came from her heart.
"What do you mean 'workable'? I think this method, Senior Underworld Official, is perfect! Just like the sea demons we subdued before, after prolonged ideological education and appropriately providing them with certain benefits as rewards, they now not only recognize our Great Night Empire, but their sense of belonging to the Great Night Empire is also extremely strong. Even Lei Bao and Hou Yu, those two most difficult characters to handle, are no exception! From this point alone, it's clear how feasible this method is. Look at me, I truly am foolish, how did I not think of this method!"
From Bai Xue's words, it wasn't hard to see that she had no objections whatsoever to the method Yang Haoran described, and was extremely supportive of it.
Seeing Bai Xue so excited and affirming his method, Yang Haoran not only did not feel happy because of this, but instead, a wry smile appeared on his face.
"Just now I said this method has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that this method can nip the instability of these sea demons in the bud in advance, preventing major disturbances in the future. The disadvantage is that the Flock of Demons Society is currently on an expedition. With all these sea demons recalled to the Great Night Empire, the Flock of Demons Society's strength will inevitably be significantly weakened. This will not only greatly impact the progress of this expedition's mission but also significantly affect the safety of the Flock of Demons Society's expeditionary members."
As Yang Haoran's words fell, Bai Xue spoke immediately without even thinking.
"This problem is easy to solve. Either we postpone the expedition, or you send us more personnel. For example, dispatch some powerful experts from the Iron Blood Demon Hall to support us, or extract some powerful experts from the Myriad Ghost Grotto. In this way, the void created by recalling these sea demons can be filled, and it won't affect our current expedition."
Yang Haoran smiled and watched Bai Xue for a few seconds, not saying anything, just watching. This action genuinely made Bai Xue a bit puzzled; she even wondered if she had said something wrong. Just as she was about to ask, Yang Haoran spoke.
"Haha, you're right, it can indeed be done that way. We'll proceed as you suggested. I'll dispatch some experts for you; you can arrange them according to your needs. As for those subdued sea demons, send them all back to the Great Night Empire and hand them over to the Funerary Division. They are quite experienced in handling this; they know what result I want and will certainly handle this matter properly."
Yang Haoran made the decision. In Bai Xue's view, Yang Haoran had adopted her suggestion, so she was very happy, and the smile on her face became even more charming.
Rushing back from afar, Bai Xue's main purpose was to see Yang Haoran. She naturally wanted to stay with Yang Haoran a bit longer, but she couldn't find a suitable reason. After all, her recent work report was finished, and the problems currently faced by the Flock of Demons Society had also been successfully resolved. Although she had tried to slow down her reporting speed as much as possible, it had still unconsciously come to an end.
However, Bai Xue did not leave just because of this. While she couldn't find a suitable reason to stay longer for a while, unsuitable reasons were easy to find.
So, Bai Xue shamelessly concocted reasons that weren't really reasons, rambling on and insisting on extending her time with Yang Haoran for more than two hours before finally ending it.
Yang Haoran, of course, couldn't bring himself to drive Bai Xue away. Even when he realized that for the past two hours Bai Xue had just been chatting idly with him, he still didn't send her away. In the end, Bai Xue herself declared the idle chatter over.
Bai Xue proactively ended the idle chatter because she knew when to quit. She was worried that if she continued the endless idle chatter, it might displease Yang Haoran, or even make him develop feelings of aversion towards her. This was not the outcome she desired, so even though she was very reluctant, she ultimately had no choice but to end it.
Bai Xue left. She did not linger long in the Night God Palace, nor did she go to see anyone apart from Yang Haoran. She didn't even return to her own residence for a glance. After bidding farewell to Yang Haoran, she left the Night God Palace and rushed towards the island where the Flock of Demons Society was currently resting.
She was willing to stay longer with Yang Haoran, even finding all sorts of excuses to do so, because she liked it; she felt it was worth it. But after bidding farewell to Yang Haoran, she was unwilling to waste a single bit of time on other matters. She left the Night God Palace in a hurry because she wanted to better and faster complete the tasks Yang Haoran had assigned.
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