Chapter 1752: 1772: A Change of Power

Hera smiled, and on her androgynous face, there was even a hint of allure.

"I like the idioms from Huaxia. There's one called 'one hand covering the sky'. I guess that's what you're planning to do next."

She looked at the young Chinese man with a smile.

"You've been preparing for this day for ten years. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, you finally managed to provoke a rift between Qin Cheng and Situ Kong."

"Now, Situ Kong has become a rebel and has no chance to defend himself, whereas Qin Cheng..."

The young Chinese man continued, "Qin Cheng is already dead."

"In the Council of Elders, there are six elders who support me."

"I am still Qin Cheng's son. The vendetta of patricide is irreconcilable."

"In this way, among the younger generation of Hongmen Sect, there is no one more suitable than me to be the Sect Leader. Wouldn't you agree?"

Hera laughed even more joyfully, her fingers stroking his cheek.

"You know, I like powerful men, and I like smart ones even more."

"To give yourself a reason to rise to power, you actually had a sniper take out your own father. Tsk tsk, quite ruthless, quite clever."

The young Chinese man smiled, "That's not even the best part. The best part is, this whole thing will be blamed on Dragon Island and Yang Fei."

"Once I take down Dragon Island, I will become the wisest and greatest Sect Leader of the Hongmen Sect."

The young Chinese man's tone became slow and steady, each word full of power.

"I want the whole world to know my name is Qin Yuanhe."

At this point, both of them laughed, one like a hungry wolf, the other like a serpent.

Hera leaned in closer to Qin Yuanhe and whispered softly.

"It's said that your Hongmen Sect's central computer holds a top-secret file, within which lies a big secret."

"Rumor has it that this secret was personally preserved by the Martial God in the past. If you decipher it, you might learn some interesting things about Zeus."

Qin Yuanhe was taken aback, then fixed his gaze on Hera: "What do you mean?"

Hera had a mysterious smile on her face.

"I just heard about this recently. It's said that the secret file hidden by the Martial God within the Hongmen Sect is related to Zeus."

"To deal with Zeus, you must understand this file. Do you want to spend your life as Zeus's slave?"

Qin Yuanhe blurted out, "Of course not."

"However, our divine crystals have a master-slave relationship with his Main God's divine crystal, and we must obey him."

Hera snorted, her face growing stern.

"Exactly, Zeus implanted divine crystals in you and me, but he did it with no good intentions."

"As long as he is alive, we'll be his slaves for life. To break free, we can only kill him."

Qin Yuanhe nodded, clenching his teeth.

"You're right. As long as I become the Sect Leader, I'll have the authority to access the central computer. Then, we'll think of a way."

Hera nodded and turned around.

"Come on, this matter will just be between you and me."

"Don't forget our identities, we're still Zeus's dogs."

Qin Yuanhe grabbed Hera's hand from behind.

"I think we should have a wonderful night tonight."

Hera hesitated for a moment before finally smiling.

"Perhaps, I don't dislike you."

...

The next noon, Yang Fei woke up in a three-star hotel, feeling sore all over, and yawned.

Last night, Yang Fei and Situ Kong secretly went ashore and found Yin Tianxiu and Lin Chaofeng, who had escaped together.

Yin Tianxiu and Lin Chaofeng pursued the Nidang disciples all night, while Yang Fei and Situ Kong found a star-rated hotel to rest.

Situ Kong stayed up all night, but Yang Fei slept soundly.

This guy didn't take last night's thrilling events seriously at all.

At that moment, Situ Kong entered through the door.

Yang Fei lazily looked at him, a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

"So, any news?"

Situ Kong had changed his clothes to a gray-blue suit, with black-framed glasses, looking like a scholarly university professor.

However, his face looked very grim. He poured himself a glass of whiskey as soon as he entered and drank it in one gulp.

"Hongmen Sect has really changed, and the Council of Elders is finished."

Yang Fei was startled, "That serious?"

Situ Kong gritted his teeth, his face full of anger.

"Even I didn't expect it. It turns out that Qin Cheng's bastard son, Qin Yuanhe, has taken power."

"From last night to this morning, out of the twelve elders of the Council, besides the four elders who followed me, two elders died, and four elders went missing."

"The remaining two elders are strongly supporting Qin Yuanhe, allowing him to join the Council of Elders and manage all significant and minor affairs."

Speaking of this, Situ Kong sneered.

"Ever since the old Sect Leader passed away, Hongmen Sect hasn't elected a new Sect Leader. It looks like this kid wants to run for the new Sect Leader."

Yang Fei furrowed his brow, "What's the background of this kid, Qin Yuanhe?"

Situ Kong shook his head, sighing.

"I have to say, he's quite talented, a top student in psychology from Columbia University, with high martial arts skills."

"He once served as the head of the Funia province branch of the Hongmen Sect and managed the branch very prosperously."

"However, his path gradually went astray. He got very close with some young members of the Skull Society."

"Headquarters warned him several times, but this kid still did whatever he wanted."

"Later, Headquarters decided to remove his position as branch head and summon him back to Headquarters for strict oversight."

Yet this kid wasn't an easy one at Headquarters either. He gradually established connections with some young disciples at Headquarters."

"Some lower and middle-level disciples have great respect for him."

"Because of Elder Qin Cheng, and since he committed no wrongdoing, we couldn't do anything to him."

"Little by little, he gained a high reputation among the lower and middle-level disciples."

"This time, there was internal strife within Hongmen Sect."

"He seized the opportunity to stage a coup, allied with a group of elite disciples, and even dissolved the Council of Elders to take control of the sect's power."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fei had to nod in agreement.

"It seems this kid is quite a tyrant, indeed quite the charismatic leader."

Situ Kong gritted his teeth and gave a harsh grunt.

"I always knew that the Qin family father and son are up to no good."

"Now Qin Cheng is dead, and he is in the sole high position and gaining influence. Hongmen Sect is probably going to be destroyed by this kid."

Yang Fei shook his head, "It's not that bad. The Hongmen Council of Elders isn't something he can just dissolve."

"It's just that this time, it happened suddenly, and everyone didn't realize it in time, giving him the advantage."

Situ Kong let out a long sigh.

"You're right. The Hongmen Council of Elders has been established for over a hundred years and is deeply rooted."

"Even if he wants to dissolve it, he'll need the consent of each branch head."

"Without a majority vote, even an Elder's Command can be annulled."

"Even his position as Sect Leader requires recognition from the Council of Elders and the branch heads. Otherwise, he lacks legitimate authority."

Yang Fei suddenly showed interest.

"In that case, what great insight does Elder Situ have?"

Eight more chapters will be added tomorrow to make up for today. Thank you for your patience.