“Nie Wuming’s plan, impeccable and extremely ruthless.
In ordinary days, Nie Wuming always disguised himself as a greedy person. In reality, this disguise had a brilliant effect. No one in the Independent State would pay attention to such a second-generation figure, even though he once had peak glory. People only live in the present.
Even at the end, Nie Wuming faked his death and deceived everyone. No one would have thought that the great battle between the main and side branches was all orchestrated by Nie Wuming.
“Does Nie Linglong know your identity…” After a moment, Ye Wanwan asked.
Nie Wuming sneered lightly and shook his head. “How could she know? Nie Linglong… is just a pawn in my hands. In fact… I originally wanted her to take control of the Nie family first, then cooperate with the Martial Arts Alliance, overthrow the four major aristocratic families, and make them my trump card. Unfortunately, Nie Linglong was too naive.”
“So… you couldn’t obtain the four major aristocratic families, so you had to fake your death to escape the Arbitration Council’s investigation…” Ye Wanwan continued to deduce.
Upon hearing this, Nie Wuming laughed. “That’s right… I faked my death to deceive the Arbitration Council, not because I was afraid of their investigation, but because it was related to my future plans. If this plan succeeds, I will deal with the Arbitration Council, and they will never guess that a dead man will be playing a hidden game against them.”
Ye Wanwan looked at Nie Wuming with a slightly furrowed brow, realizing that she had inadvertently revealed Nie Wuming’s identity due to her own actions…
If she could have another chance, she wouldn’t have done so.
As for the fact that Nie Wuming set up such a big game, Ye Wanwan wasn’t too surprised. She knew about the relationship between Nie Wuming and Ling Miao.
Initially, after being hypnotized by Ji Xiupeng, Nie Wuming didn’t know the origin of that ring and found it unpleasant, so he left it at the Nie family.
By a twist of fate, Ye Wanwan and the Fearless Alliance raided the Nie family, and coincidentally, Ye Wanwan stole the ring that Nie Wuming had left there.
So, over the years, Nie Wuming was not only searching for himself but also for that couple’s ring representing his relationship with Ling Miao.
“Brother… I’ll ask you again… Was it you who killed Grandfather?”
Ye Wanwan approached Nie Wuming and spoke softly. This was their private conversation, and no one else could hear.
“Whether it was me or not, does it matter now?” Nie Wuming gave a vague answer.
“Alright, you don’t need to say more,” Ye Wanwan said.
Before Ye Wanwan could continue speaking, a side branch elder of a certain ancient clan angrily shouted, “Elder Jiang, let’s put aside the matters between the main and side branches for now. Today, we must eliminate this little brat. He’s trying to drag all the forces in the Independent State down with him and benefit from it!”
As the words of the side branch elder fell, the main branch elder narrowed his eyes and sneered, “Good, I had the same thought. Regardless of the situation, the main and side branches are still connected by blood. Even if we need to determine a winner and loser, we cannot tolerate being used by outsiders!”
Soon, the various forces supporting the main and side branches turned cold eyes toward Nie Wuming, their eyes filled with murderous intent.
“Heh… You bunch of talentless fools think you can take my life?” Nie Wuming’s lips curled slightly, sweeping his gaze across the entire assembly. Despite becoming the enemy of the entire Independent State, he still showed no fear.”