Li Rui gasped.

"Didn't you come to Shanghai to investigate the volcano? In fact, this action is specially prepared for you."

Hearing Situ Zhao's words, Li Rui was even more terrified, and said in surprise: "Master, what do you mean by this?"

"I can tell you very clearly that the volcano operation is a trap."

Li Rui stared at Situ Zhao, puzzled, "Trap? For me? I don't understand, isn't it, isn't it related to the Xiao family?"

At this time, the woman who was standing next to her and had been silent all the time finally opened her mouth, "Silly boy, the Xiao family is just a cover, Bai Heng has already mastered your identity, and by doing so, he is leading you into his trap."

"Volcano action will only be activated when you actually see it." Situ Zhao said coldly.

"You're saying that the White Cloud Guards destroyed the secret room that day in order to lure me into the bait? Bai Heng's real purpose was to find the traces on that piece of paper, and then come to Shanghai to investigate the true content of the volcanic operation, but why did he do this?" Li Rui's face was dazed.

"The purpose is to win you over and make you into a sharp knife, a sharp knife against our Situ Zhao."

"Master, where do you start with this, I am loyal to my master, how can I ......?"

Situ Zhao raised his hand, sighed, and said, "I came here today for the teacher just to have an open and honest talk with you."

Li Rui sat down, looked at Situ Zhao with a nervous expression, and said, "Master, it's okay for you to say."

"With all that just said, you should know the whole thing. So far, the conflicts and strife surrounding the armor of the god of war can be summed up in four rounds."

"In the first round, the three forces chased and killed me, I called it the "Sinking Stone", as the name suggests, it means that all the forces know that no one will win in this round, and the reason why they do it is just to break the dead water surface and stir up ripples."

"In the second round, the 'Battle of the Soldiers', a stone is thrown down, and there are always twists and turns. But at this time, the bigwigs of all parties did not move, and under the premise of controllable intensity, they let their subordinates peck each other: I accepted you as an apprentice, and the "Demon Eye" controlled and transformed Xiao Xiao, and Agni simply did not participate in the whole process. In the end, the "38 Series" replaced Xun Tiansheng to clean up the situation, and the battle of Fengjun seemed to be a complete victory, but in fact it was just an invincible victory."

"In the third round, the reason why I placed you in Shancheng is because I suspected Bai Heng for a long time, and I also expected that when you arrived in Shancheng, you would become a catfish that crossed the river and the sea, forcing Bai Heng out of the water. As it turned out, this move was correct. You have been dormant for three years, and you have not made a sound for three years, and you have made a splash, and you have stirred up the peace of the three cities of Haizhou with your own strength, which has made Bai Heng's wolf ambition obvious, and finally successfully attracted Xun Tiansheng to enter the game, which can be described as very happy."

After listening to the three rounds that Situ Zhao said, Li Rui couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking that he was just a chess piece in Situ Zhao's hand for the sake of a promise, regardless of life and death, and giving up his family.

"If I say that, you won't be angry, will you?" Situ Zhao smiled faintly and said, "My name is Evil Sword Immortal, and you have to know it from the day you know me, being my apprentice will not lead to any good results. Being used by me, being cheated by me, or even being abandoned by me, that's a normal thing."

Although Situ Zhao's tone was particularly indifferent and even a little arrogant when he said this, how could Li Rui not know this master of his own, knowing that under his cold words, he was an ancient heart, and he said this just to make himself feel better, even if he scolded him in secret, he could also vent his evil anger.

"Hehe, master, don't be polite to me, I'm not dead, I've already thanked you for raising your noble hand."

"And do you know what this fourth round is?"

Li Rui shook his head and asked, "Please advise."

"Hide from the sky."

"What do you do?"

"Yes, although only a few of us know about Xiao Xiao being sent to the Xiao family in Shanghai, it is still in the hands of Bai Heng, I think, this should be hidden within us

Personally revealing information, right?" Situ Zhao paced: "Bai Heng used the so-called volcanic action as bait to lure you back to the Xiao family in order to force you to turn against me."

"Master, in this way, you have mastered who that female cadre is?"

Situ Zhao shook his head and said, "I'm not sure yet."

"And where did you get this news from?"

"Fool, with the way of the other, give back to the other, do you allow him to install a woman in Bai Heng, and we are not allowed to rebel against his people?"

Li Rui looked at Situ Zhao suspiciously, "This ......"

"Do you remember the last person you let go of at the Heart Flower Society?"

Li Rui nodded and said, "Remember, it's this guy who caused me to fall for Bai Heng's evil trick and deceive me with a fictitious volcano plan."

"But he was the one who told me the true content of Operation Volcano."

"Huh?" Li Rui was surprised, "You mean, he's a double agent?"

"So to speak."

"So you're doing this to push the boat down the river? Also, I'm curious, how can Bai Heng make me betray you? Where does he get his confidence?"

Situ Zhao frowned and said, "This is the problem, maybe this round, the real battle between the two sides has just begun."

"I don't think it's hard to do that." The woman spoke again, and every time she spoke, she always pointed out some confusion.

Li Rui turned his gaze to her, expecting her answer.

"To untie the bell, you have to tie the bell, I think, Bai Heng's confidence should come from Xiao Xiao."

Li Rui's eyes flashed, and he stood up, "Xiao Xiao? How is this possible, Xiao Xiao doesn't know anyone now, how can he be at their mercy, unless they want to use Xiao Xiao to blackmail me? But this, this doesn't make sense, if you want to coerce you, just arrest people and it's over, why bother to play such a play?"

Seeing Li Rui's nervous appearance, the woman couldn't help laughing, "I said that you really care about your wife, this is a typical rush for love."

"What do you mean by that?" Li Rui asked.

"How could Bai Heng use such a low-level method of arresting people and blackmailing, there are naturally other ulterior conspiracy behind this."

"I'll continue to investigate this matter. Back then, "Agni" was silent about Natasha's identity, and it seemed that he was deliberately trying to confuse the audio-visual of the "38 Series" for us, but now that I think about it, Bai Heng has already calculated Xiao Xiao in his chessboard, which has become a crucial step for him." At this time, Situ Zhao said: "I am telling you this to tell you not to worry too much, especially not to be exposed because of this, at this stage, you can push the boat along the water, and the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge."

Li Rui nodded and said, "Well, don't worry, master, I know what to do."

"Judging from the information we have so far, Xiao Xiao has not been involved yet, so I suspect that there will be actions on Bai Heng's side next." Situ Zhao continued.

"Qin Henan has been appointed as the director of the Haizhou Public Office, with her hostage, Bai Heng shouldn't dare to be aggressive, right?" Li Rui disagreed.

"Just because Bai Heng doesn't move doesn't mean that others won't move." Situ Zhao's gaze shot into the distance, and he condensed: "Although Shanghai is not Bai Heng's sphere of influence, there are many dragons and snakes here, and there are many industries invested by the Bai family, and there are countless disciples, so it is difficult for Qin Henan to fully grasp their movements."

"That's true, so what should I do next?"

"Wait."

"Wait?"

"Yes, the next day will be very lively."

"Master, the more you talk about me, the more confused I become, how do you know that Shanghai will be very lively?"

"Haven't you felt the undercurrent?" Situ Zhao showed a sly smile, it was really an evil sword immortal, or he didn't show his expression, once he made a move, his every move was so unpredictable.

"Xiliang Meng family, Jiangnan Bai family, as well as the 38 family, Fengjun Jiang Wanting, etc., they will soon gather in Shanghai, and they will have a good show to watch."

Shanghai is the trend of all parties

The place where the forces meet, once they smell it, will inevitably come one after another, so what Situ Zhao said is not groundless.

"Xiliang Meng's family?" Li Rui didn't know the role Meng Liang played in it, and wondered, "Where did this pop up?"

Situ Zhao smiled and said, "It seems that you still don't know enough about the general trend of the Celestial Empire, so I will simply tell you clearly today."

"In terms of sphere of influence alone, the Celestial Empire has ten major local factions: the first is the Bai family, which sits on the land of the four states of Jiangnanhai, Shanshan, Qingzhou, and Yizhou, with the largest territory and the strongest strength. The second is the Meng family, which supports Liang and Yun Erzhou, and governs the Xiliang garrison, second only to the Bai family in strength. The third is Yelu Zongyun, which governs Youzhou, which is rich in land and resources, and can also compete with the heroes. Fourth, Shangguan Liang, the governor of Shanghai, the capital of China, can be strong with the world's heroes for a long time with only one city. The fifth is the Xiong family, which originally actually controlled Shangdu Feng County and governed the northern garrison area, and its strength was not bad. Sixth, Du Feng, based on Wandao City in Shanzhou, has jurisdiction over the South China Sea garrison area and is the overlord of the sea. The seventh is the Ma family, which governs Yongzhou, and is left and right between Meng and Xiong, although its strength is not strong, it is also a hegemon. The eighth is Lu Mocun, the governor of Yuezhong, the ninth is Huangbei, the commander of the East China Sea appeasement area, but the strength of the two cannot be compared with the others. Finally, there is the Ding family, which used to control Haizhou, but now it has completely launched the stage of history."

The territory of the Celestial Empire's sea and land is in the shape of a four-petal flower, slightly wider horizontally from east to west, and slightly narrower from north to south longitudinally. The west and north sides are the land, the east and south sides are the sea, and the 40° north latitude, 20° north latitude, 90° east longitude, and 120° east longitude line are perfectly cut out of a square in the center, and the five capitals, Kyushu, and 36 county cities are lined up.