The rest could be resolved by modifying his own memories.
Shi Bingzhi looked at the蛊虫 (gu worm) in Chen Shanshui's hand, picked it up, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it in one gulp.
The moment the 蛊虫 was swallowed down his throat, Shi Bingzhi felt his head grow heavy. He looked at Yu Daohan and smiled, "The rest is up to you."
Yu Daohan nodded. Shi Bingzhi sat on the bed for only a moment before losing consciousness and falling into a deep sleep.
Chen Shanshui, standing beside him, nodded at Yu Daohan.
Yu Daohan understood what he meant. He approached Shi Bingzhi, gathered his energy in his palm, and placed it on Shi Bingzhi's head, slowly speaking, "Find a way to make the Divine Religion open the seals on all entrances in three months."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Shi Bingzhi's head veins bulged, and a fleshy lump suddenly protruded.
Seeing this symptom, Chen Shanshui said, "Once the memory modification is complete, this lump will dissipate on its own."
Yu Daohan nodded.
Once the memory modification was complete, it would be up to Shi Bingzhi himself.
"I'm counting on you too," Chen Shanshui said with a smile.
Yu Daohan looked confused. "Patriarch Chen, what do you mean by that?"
Chen Shanshui smiled faintly and shook his head. "I don't have the courage of Master Yu and Fellow Daoist Shi."
Chen Shanshui's words were cryptic, but Yu Daohan understood him perfectly.
If this plan succeeded, they would be eternal heroes. But if it failed?
Chen Shanshui was a self-serving individual. For him, leaving a name in history was less practical than making the Chen family stronger.
However, what made Yu Daohan curious was whether Chen Shanshui trusted him so much.
Yu Daohan grinned and asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll interfere?"
Chen Shanshui seemed confident he had Yu Daohan cornered and smiled faintly, retorting, "Would you do that, Master Yu?"
He understood Yu Daohan even better than Shi Bingzhi.
Yu Daohan smiled at the corner of his mouth and sighed, "I must say, it was the most correct decision Duke Chen made in his life to make you the head of the Chen family."
Chen Shanshui being self-serving was never wrong.
But he also understood what could be desired and what could not.
The country comes before the family. Chen Shanshui could unhesitatingly use all of the Chen family's elite disciples and resources in this war.
But after the war, he could also scheme for the Chen family's greatest interests without any bottom line.
Such a person was detestable, but he could maintain his human bottom line.
In other words, such a person was more trustworthy.
However, before the objective was achieved, there was no need to worry about him backstabbing, but once the objective was achieved, they had to part ways immediately.
Because he would definitely stab you in the back!
In life, this was the standard of capitalism.
"Alright!" Yu Daohan said no more.
He didn't need to guarantee anything; Chen Shanshui would definitely trust him.
"I'm counting on you."
Chen Shanshui, without any reservations, immediately swallowed the 蛊虫.
His head grew heavy, and Chen Shanshui immediately sat on the chair, and after a moment, slumped onto the table, falling into a deep sleep.
Yu Daohan shook his head helplessly and said, "Patriarch Chen, you have truly mastered the depths of human nature."
He walked to the unconscious Chen Shanshui, gathered his energy in his palm, and placed it on his head, hesitating.
This person was too cunning. Although he was showing goodwill now,
it was only temporary. It was impossible to put yourself in his shoes.
Now was the perfect time to control him!
But...
Yu Daohan shook his head helplessly and gave a bitter smile.
The moment he hesitated, he had already lost.
Thinking of this, Yu Daohan said helplessly, "Forget the plan I had with Shi Bingzhi today, and forget that I used the Dream Spirit Gu on Shi Bingzhi."
As the command was given, a fleshy lump also protruded on Chen Shanshui's head.
In just ten minutes, Chen Shanshui suddenly woke up.
Yu Daohan was somewhat surprised. "So quickly?"
Chen Shanshui nodded and smiled, "It's just modifying a day's worth of memories, nothing major."
Wait!
Yu Daohan suddenly realized, and looked at Chen Shanshui with utter shock. "You didn't forget...!"
As soon as he spoke, Chen Shanshui explained, "This 蛊虫 takes effect after midnight!"
Hearing this, Yu Daohan finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shi Bingzhi, who was lying on the bed, unconscious.
Chen Shanshui slowly said, "The less memory is modified, the less time it takes."
Yu Daohan nodded. Chen Shanshui beside him smiled, "Shall we go out for some tea?"
Yu Daohan did not refuse. The two of them walked out of the room and sat at the stone table nearby, drinking tea and waiting for Shi Bingzhi to wake up.
Chen Shanshui looked at the silent Yu Daohan beside him and asked, "Master Yu, you seem to have something on your mind."
Yu Daohan gave a bitter smile. "Anyone would feel immense pressure with this plan."
Chen Shanshui shook his head and smiled, "No, I don't see any pressure in your eyes. On the contrary, you seem determined to succeed. What is your contingency plan?"
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere instantly became quiet.
Yu Daohan narrowed his eyes. "Patriarch Chen, it is truly fortunate for the Chen family to have you."
He had only told Chen Shanshui about his plan with Shi Bingzhi, not that he had a contingency plan, nor had he explained why the gods had descended.
But Chen Shanshui could guess that he had a backup!
Chen Shanshui picked up his teacup and took a sip, smiling. "My father said that I am the most suitable person to be the head of the Chen family."
Yu Daohan nodded. "I quite agree with that."
In terms of composure and scheming, Chen Shanshui far surpassed Chen Shanhe. But...
Although Chen Shanshui appeared foolish, constantly showing him goodwill, completely disregarding their deep-seated enmity between their families.
But if he thought about it from another perspective.
What would be the consequence if he brought up revenge?
The consequence would be that I would slaughter the entire Chen family alone, and the Miao Jiang Chen family would cease to exist in the martial world.
Chen Shanshui seemed to have done nothing, yet he had done everything.
Chen Shanshui let out a bitter sigh and continued, "But my talent is extremely poor, or rather, I have no talent at all. No matter how hard I try, my strength will at most be at the end of the Heaven Ranking. This is also why I cannot become the head of the family."
Yu Daohan remained silent, clearly agreeing with Chen Shanshui.
In the face of absolute strength, all schemes were futile.
No matter how intelligent an ant is, it cannot move an elephant.
This is reality!
From a certain perspective, Duke Chen's choice of Chen Shanhe as the family head was not wrong.
Chen Shanshui said with some unwillingness, "If our strengths were equal, I would definitely not lose to you!"
"I admit that."
Yu Daohan nodded in agreement, then changed the subject. "But there is no fairness in this world. You seem to only lose in talent, but how can you defeat the nine-life reincarnation's plans and schemes with your own stratagems?!"