<strong>Capítulo 1497: Chapter 1490: Avril’s Ambition</strong>


    “The cooperation will proceed as Yang Family Master suggested. You provide us with Lu Tianxing’s whereabouts, and we’ll handle it, but there must be an additional condition,” Avril said with a smile.


    “What condition?”


    “I hope that when necessary, Yang Family can send a team of experts to the Vatican to help me with a task.”


    “What task?”


    Yang Anlong’s expression remained unchanged; he wasn’t the least bit agitated by Avril’s words. There are no free lunches in this world. Since Avril is willing to pay such a high price, even at the risk of offending Old Master Lu, she must expect something in return.


    Moreover, as an ambitious person himself, he sensed the same ambition in Avril.


    “Help me assassinate the new Holy Son of the Church,” Avril said as a gleam shone in her beautiful eyes, a hint of ambition on her face.


    Hearing Avril’s words, Yang Anlong’s expression changed dramatically. He stared at Avril in shock and said, “You want to be the Pope of the Church?”


    “Why can’t I?”


    Avril’s expression remained unchanged, smiling slightly as she spoke, “Your China’s Wu Zetian became an Empress, so why can’t I be the Pope of the Church? I can assure you that once I be the Pope, the Church will be the most steadfast ally of the Yang Family. Yang Family Master, are you ready to cooperate with me now?”


    After hearing Avril’s words, Yang Anlong did not immediately respond. Instead, he lowered his head and pondered. How could he not have thought that Avril’s ambition was so great? She wanted to be the new Female Pope of the Church, something that has never happened before. Even if the Pope were to die, it would still be nearly impossible. The bishops of the Church would never allow Avril to be the Pope of the Church.


    Moreover, if the Yang Family were to help Avril assassinate the new Holy Son of the Church and the news got out, the Yang Family would be a mortal enemy of the Church. Although decades ago, the Yang Family was part of the coalition that assassinated the Church’s Cross Expedition Army, they were just one force among many Huaxia Martial Artists. But this time, if the Yang Family helps Avril kill the new Holy Son of the Church, and the Church finds out, it will surely be a fight to the death.


    Rumor has it that the Pope has half a foot into the unstoppable realm of the Earthly Immortal. The fury of such an invincible figure is something the Yang Family cannot withstand.


    Taking a deep breath, Yang Anlong looked at Avril and slowly spoke, “Holy Daughter, I’m curious about why you’re telling me this. Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell the Pope? That would do you no good.”


    “Tell the Pope?”


    Avril’s lips curved slightly, revealing a stunning smile, “Yang Family Master, you won’t do that because you don’t dare. If you dare to tell the Pope, I’ll dare to ally with the Lu Family. With the Church’s power and the Lu Family’s strength, I think it wouldn’t be that difficult to destroy your Yang Family. Besides, you can’t eliminate Lu Tianxing, and you don’t dare to either because you’re afraid of Old Master Lu. You can’t withstand Old Master Lu’s wrath. If you don’t cooperate with me, what awaits you is only a slow death. Do you believe that, Yang Family Master?”


    At Avril’s straightforward words, a sh of anger crossed Yang Anlong’s eyes, but he did not refute because Avril was right. What awaits the Yang Family now is only a slow death. If they don’t kill Lu Tianxing and allow him to grow, once he reaches the Late Stage of Mythical, it would be the end for the Yang Family. But even if they kill Lu Tianxing, what awaits them is still destruction. In his rage, Old Master Lu would not hesitate to uproot and annihte the Yang Family.


    “Holy Daughter, I want to know on what grounds you think that after we help you kill the new Holy Son of the Church, you will be the Pope when you know the Holy Son would still be alive, and the Pope would still be alive. Would he allow you to inherit the position of Pope?” Yang Anlong said gravely.


    Avril smiled and said, “You’re right, he indeed would not allow me to inherit the position of Pope, but what if he died?”


    “Died?”


    Yang Anlong was slightly stunned, then his face changed, and he looked at Avril and said, “You’re nning to use a borrowed knife to kill, to have Lu Tiankuang and the Pope battle to the death to achieve your goal?”


    Yang Anlong is no fool. Although Avril didn’t mention the method, he immediately guessed Avril’s n, which is to use a borrowed knife to kill.


    If Lu Tianxing dies at the hands of the Church, given Old Sir Lu’s affection for Lu Tianxing, there is a high probability that he will be thunderously angry, unhesitatingly ready to wield his sword and storm into the Vatican. ording to Old Sir Lu’s strength, except for the current Pope, no one in the Church can stop him. To avoid unnecessary losses, the Pope is sure to strike, and once the Pope strikes, with Old Sir Lu’s character, he will definitely be relentless, determined to kill the Pope, turn the Vatican upside down, and not rest until he has achieved these ends.


    Ruthless!


    Too ruthless!


    Yang Anlong directed his gaze at Avril, who was sitting opposite him. A strong sense of dread shed in his eyes. How could he not have realized that the stunningly beautiful Avril before him could be so ruthless, attempting to use the hands of others to kill, leveraging Old Sir Lu to have the Pope assassinated, even plotting against her own Church? This woman’s methods are too ruthless, so mercilessly cold.


    Taking a deep breath, Yang Anlong quelled his inner agitation and said to Avril, “Holy Daughter, as far as I know, there is another force in the Western World capable of contending with the Church. If Lu Tiankuang storms into the Vatican, regardless of whether the Pope can stop Lu Tiankuang or not, he will be seriously injured, possibly to the point of lethal devastation. Without top-tierbat power stationed in the Church, do you think the Dark Council would spare the Church? Even if you be the Pope, it would probably be to no avail; Holy Daughter, your strength may be formidable but it is not invincible, unable to turn the tide.”


    “Yang Family Master, this matter requires no concern from you. Since I dare to proceed like this, I have the confidence to deal with the Dark Council.”


    Avril did not borate on this matter but simply addressed Yang Anlong, “Yang Family Master, I’ve said everything I need to say. Now it’s your choice: will you cooperate with me to eliminate Lu Tianxing, or leave right now, or perhaps inform the Church of my ambitions to seize the Pope’s position to gain their favor?”


    Upon hearing Avril’s words, Yang Anlong took a deep breath, furrowed his brow, and fell silent. After a long pause, he slowly began to speak, “I can cooperate with you, but why should I believe you have the capability to kill Lu Tianxing? I think you must have heard of Lu Tianxing’s feat of single-handedly, unharmed, eliminating someone at Fake Mythical Late Stage. If this attempt to kill Lu Tianxing fails, you surely understand the consequences even better than I do.”


    “Of course, I know the consequences. That’s why your Yang Family needs to provide not only information on Lu Tianxing but also a certain number of personnel. Together, we’ll deal with Lu Tianxing. As you said, he’s currently only at Middle-stage Mythical and not Late Stage of Mythical. He’s not invincible, and in this world, there are plenty of things capable of killing him. It won’t be difficult to kill Lu Tianxing if you coborate with me,” replied Avril confidently.


    “Do you really have confidence?”


    Upon hearing Avril’s words, Yang Anlong’s eyes immediately shed with intelligence. He was not surprised about delegating personnel to join forces with Avril; if Avril had refused his people’s involvement in this matter, it would have given him reason to be suspicious.


    “Of course.”


    Avril smiled and said, “Do you think I would travel so far to China without absolute confidence? Since I dare to act, I have a means to kill him, even if he’s at Late Stage of Mythical; he won’t escape.”


    After hearing Avril’s words, Yang Anlong did not hesitate. He stood up, reached out to Avril, and said, “Holy Daughter, then may our cooperation be pleasant.”


    “Pleasant cooperation.”


    Avril also stood up, shook hands with Yang Anlong, and said, “Yang Family Master, since we’re cooperating, let’s be forthright. I don’t like anyone plotting behind my back. Do not forget the promises you’ve made me; otherwise, I will make you pay. Since I dare plot against the Pope, I can find a way to make your Yang Family vanish with me. I hope Yang Family Master remembers my words, or your Yang Family may not bear the price.”


    With those words, Avril said no more, turning to leave.


    Yang Anlong watched Avril’s departing figure, hisplexion uncertain, but he did not speak; instead, he watched her leave and then raised the teacup on the table, sipping lightly, his eyes shimmering with thought, leaving one to wonder what he was pondering.


    As she walked out of the teahouse, Avril looked up at the blue sky. Her delicate features shed a strong sense of murderous intent: “Lu Tianxing, Judge, two years ago, how dare you humiliate me like this, I’ve kept it in my heart. This time, I will wash my disgrace with your blood, and you, Edward Newk, you sent people to kill my family and brought me back to the Church to be raised as the Holy Daughter, do you really think I don’t understand what your intentions are? Once I’ve killed the Judge, your time wille to die. If you think I’ll be used by you to ascend, I don’t mind sending you off first.”


    As she spoke, a cold murderous intent shed in Avril’s eyes but then vanished without a trace, a smile reappearing on her face, calm yet giving a sense of being warmly touched by spring breeze, as she turned and walked in another direction.


    Just as she turned around, Avril’s body immediately froze, shock coloring her delicate face as she solemnly regarded a young man not far away, dressed in a Tang suit with brows as sharp as swords, squeezing a few words out of her mouth: “Sima Lingyun.”