510: Chapter 71: The Struggle 510: Chapter 71: The Struggle “Brother Qian, you’ve worked hard.”
Xie Xuanyi arrived at Qian San’s room; the storm had passed, and the door was no longer locked.
With a gentle push, the wooden door naturally swung open.
“It’s just some minor killing, how can it be considered hard work?”
Qian San shook his head, his expression somewhat helpless.
His mentor had exhorted him to conceal his movements on this mission until the very end.
According to the plan,
he was supposed to be the final protection against the assassins from the Imperial City Department.
Unfortunately,
Xie Zhen’s methods were even more ruthless than the mentor had imagined.
He, a formidable practitioner of the Yin God Late Stage, was reduced to dealing with just some riffraff from the Imperial City Department in this incident…
The strongest among them was merely a Special Enforcement Officer with the strength of Perfect Cave Heaven.
“When the Yang God is enraged, blood flows and corpses float.”
Xie Xuanyi said solemnly, “Brother Qian, knowing the risks, you were still willing to stand up.
No matter what, I owe you a favor.”
Behind Yuan Jimo was the Holy Empress and the entire Great Chu Imperial City.
Had Wu Zhexian gotten angry just now and decided to go on a killing spree,
then the likelihood of Qian San…
dying would have been very high.
“A warrior is willing to die for someone who understands him.”
With a faint smile, Qian San seemed indifferent, “Brother Xie, you owe me nothing…
My willingness to come here is because I owe the ‘Book Tower’ a life, and I owe ‘mentor’ a life.”
Over the years, the Book Tower has buried many covert operatives and accumulated many favors.
Xie Xuanyi knew…
These covert operatives must have been positioned by Chen Jingxuan for the greater scheme of the Imperial City!
His own mission to Li Kingdom this time compelled Chen Jingxuan to expend a covert operative like “Qian San” to ensure his safety, which was indeed costly.
This was a practitioner of the Yin God Late Stage!
Even if the Book Tower is adept at deploying its pieces, there could be at most two or three such covert operatives like this.
“This assassination at Qu River has blown your cover.”
Xie Xuanyi said earnestly, “You cannot return to Li Kingdom now.”
“That’s right.”
Qian San smiled, “I wasn’t planning to return anyway.
When I came to Qu River this time, I had the resolve for certain death…
Now that I’m alive, I see it as an unexpected joy.
Mentor said that if I survive, I should remain at the border of Chu Country.
Little Master Xie will probably go to Li Kingdom to retrieve a very important person next, right?”
Xie Xuanyi’s expression turned solemn.
“Indeed.”
He nodded.
Across the Qu River border, another hundred miles would lead to Yuan Province of Li Kingdom.
Now that the assassination attempt by the Imperial City Department had been foiled, the subsequent journey should be smooth sailing.
Once the diplomatic mission successfully reaches Yuan Province, Xie Xuanyi can retrieve “Chu Guo.”
“Mentor asked me to stay here to assist.”
Qian San said with a smile, “Due to my unique identity, I can no longer go back to Li Kingdom’s border after the incident at Qu River.
In the coming days, the Purple Green Treasure Ship will stop at the lower reaches of the Qu River, and Little Master Xie can summon me any time with the ‘Ruyi Order.'”
Fangyuan Square may seem peaceful, but it is actually full of internal strife.
Qian San, a person of his stature, who had been lurking in Li Kingdom for many years and had held high positions, knew too many secrets he shouldn’t.
Once exposed, it would be impossible to appear in Nalan Xuance’s field of vision again.
“I am somewhat curious…”
Xie Xuanyi rubbed his brow and asked seriously, “I want to know, the often behind-the-scenes Nalan Xuance, and ‘Chen Chong’ who has recently risen to prominence within the Li Kingdom, what kind of people are they exactly?”
Upon hearing these two names, Qian San’s expression subtly shifted.
He had spent many years in Li Kingdom, where serving the king was like accompanying a tiger, and every move was fraught with peril.
Although Fangyuan Square is the largest commerce hub in the world, it is also the most dangerous.
Yan Xin’s retirement handed over half of Chu Country’s commerce to Chen Jingxuan.
The Little National Master is gentle like jade, impeccable in his dealings and forgiving in his approach, allowing the covert agents of Fangyuan Square within Chu Country to mostly live well.
Li Kingdom, on the other hand, is the exact opposite.
The King is bedridden, the imperial authority is unstable, Ten States in turmoil, Nalan Xuance harbors wild ambitions with far-reaching schemes, stirring the winds and the clouds within Li Kingdom…
“Nalan Xuance…
he is an unscrupulous ambitious man.”
Qian San’s eyes showed a complex look, possibly recalling some unpleasant memories; he exhaled slowly and said, “Compared with mentor, Nalan Xuance’s methods are even more sinister.
The ‘Control String Skill’ from Xuanwei Island is extremely bizarre.
To achieve his goals, he can make many sacrifices.
This man is even more fiendish than the Southern Border Evil Cultivators.”
Years ago, Nalan Xuance had already made a name for himself.
Xie Xuanyi had long heard of him.
In his previous life, he never had the opportunity to meet this heir of Xuanwei Island, and Nalan Xuance had the sense not to provoke him…
Thinking back now,
Nalan Xuance must have been busy consolidating power and had no time to care about much else.
Back then, he was just a worldly figure wandering the borders of Li Kingdom; killing him would have brought no benefit and would have only provoked the Da Sui Sword Palace.
“What about Chen Chong?”
Xie Xuanyi continued to inquire.
“Chen Chong is a crafty hero.”
Qian San sincerely said, “Starting from nothing to being above ten thousand people, he only took ten years.
I have met him once, and compared to Yuan Jimo, the difference is like that between the clouds and the mud…”
Both had risen against the odds.
Yuan Jimo’s rise was thanks to the Holy Empress.
But Chen Chong grasped his destiny in his own hands.
Yuan Jimo could only live in darkness and solitude within the Imperial City, ultimately, he was just a plaything, while Chen Chong stood alongside Nalan Xuance, equal to the Master of Xuanwei Island.
“This guy is that impressive?”
Xie Xuanyi raised an eyebrow.
“Little Master Xie, do not underestimate Chen Chong!” Qian San said earnestly, “I have had the fortune of facing this man.
He is extremely patient and both his talent and realm are one in ten thousand.
Looking over the entire Da Chu Dynasty, now at Yin God Realm, the only one who could possibly contend with him should be the World Pavilion Master Tang Fengshu.
It’s hard to imagine, with such strength, how Chen Chong could have endured in silence in the last grand era, not uttering a single complaint, without claiming a shred of destiny.”