Vol 19 Chapter 7 (2/2)
At the saan to understand why she had been so close with Lady Huayang, this noblewodom of Chu Ba and Shu were, after all, located next to the borders of Chu A rich and powerful family such as the Qin family would naturally have thousands of connections with the Chu royal family
Whoeverwould not only obtain this beauty of a hundred charain access to her enorrow red-eyed with desire at this prospect? This hy Qin Qing didn’t dare to be with him openly
Although Qin Qing becae to the royal fae was nonetheless a matter filled with political implications
Just as his thoughts were flying about, Wu Guang ca for him
Xiang Shaolong let out a sigh Leaving the pavilion, he first lifted up Xiang Bao’er and kissed hi hi
Guo Xing was drinking tea Upon seeing hi Xiang Shaolong so badly that he hurriedly lifted the man up “Mr Guo, you honor me far too much!”
After the two sat down, Guo Xing sinally came with evil intentions to meet you on this trip”
Xiang Shaolong knew very well that Guo Xing had the desire to capitulate to him But by now, he had learned to not easily trust others S, he said, “assistant Commander, have you come to cause misfortune upon me, on Headmaster Qiu’s orders?”
Guo Xing was clearly in the , he said, “On what basis would he dare to cause misfortune to you, lord? Today, becausecourt and did not show up, he put on an appearance of being disappointed, but everyone could tell that he was relieved of a heavy load He even took the opportunity to go boar-hunting with Pu Hu We all knew that it was because he was afraid that Lord Xiang would go a’knocking on his door After viewing the prowess of Lord Xiang’s “Hundred Battles Sabreplay”, ould have the courage to dare and try to stroke Lord Xiang’s tiger-whiskers?” Surprised, Xiang Shaolong said, “Then ould he instigate you to come see me?”
E said, “To tell the absolute truth, we all used to work for the second prince, and the school’s expenditures continue to be paid for by Pu Hu Were it not for hiquan’s deo But superficially, we must appear to be subordinate to the Lord Inner Custodian Lu Buwei has tried to seize control over the school several times, but each tith to resist”
Sighing, he continued, “Lu Buwei is very crafty He enticed many of our warriors to his side, then hinted both openly and obliquely that the court wouldn’t make use of any of the people we have trained He wore us out and caused us to suffer shortages of funds It wasn’t until the Lord Inner Custodian aided us that ere able to stabilize our footing and have a short reprieve”
Xiang Shaolong knew that he wasn’t too sure of the relationshi+p between himself and Lao Ai, and thus spoke of Lao Ai in a cautious, respectful manner
Naturally, he wouldn’t reveal the real situation to Guo Xing Nodding, he said, “Brother Guo, what are your future plans?”
Guo Xing oncedid , and also used sha I deserve a thousand deaths I only hope that in the future, I can atone formeritoriously and be allowed to wholeheartedly serve Lord Xiang If so, I will be able to die without any regrets”
After having been taught a lesson by Wu Fu, Xiang Shaolong would never again fully trust so up, before saying, “Brother Guo, please feel free to speak your ain”
Guo Xing excitedly said, “Ever since that day when Talented Lady Ji showed ht now, everyone in Xianyang knows that Lord Xiang’s sense of righteousness reaches the heavens, and is extre, please allow this humble one to follow you!”
Forcing out a sood?”
Guo Xing said, “Lord Xiang, you had two chances to becoave those chances up You proreat benevolence to those folloho cahteously rescued Prince Dan of Yan Your good deeds are too s this entire tireed had closed my eyes, I only truly awakened after the Talented Lady Ji’s spear thrusts I only hope to be able to follow Lord Xiang and no longer need to worry about fighting and fawning for favor from others, and what’s worse, worry that tomorrow, that person will sell me out”
After Xiang Shaolong seriously contemplated his words, he nodded “Fine! I’ll do as you wish, but you had best remember that I’le word passes from your lips which are insincere, I will immediately kill you without any hesitation”
Overjoyed, Guo Xing once again knelt on the floor
Xiang Shaolong had hiain “Earlier, it see you wished to say to me What is it?”
Guo Xing’s expression became solemn, and he said in a lowered voice, “What I’uesses, because I’s held by the Headmaster, Du Bi, and Pu Hu But due to the uess a large part of it”
Xiang Shaolong was a person who had experienced many calamities Quite calmly, he said, “Speak!”
Guo Xing said, “I believe they have made a complete set of plans for the second prince to take over the Crown Prince’s position The critical point is the three eastern prefectures Although Pu Hu is a native Qin, he has always been zig-zagging between Qin and Zhao When we consider hoealthy and powerful his family, and the fact that he is linked to both the Qin and the Zhao royal faes, he has deep-rooted influences in both countries If it weren’t for his support, the second prince would definitely not be able to thrive as he has”
Xiang Shaolong came to a sudden realization
Just like how Xiao Pan was the unique resource of Lu Buwei, Cheng Qiao was the unique resource of Pu Hu, the leader of yet another wealthy merchant family
In previous years, no one could have iined that Xiao Pan would return and forcibly seize the position of Crown Prince This is why Pu Hu, Du Bi, and Lord Yangquan had constant fawned upon Mada Qiao
Who would have thought that Xiao Pan would successfully escape Zhao and return to Qin, i their beautiful dreams
At first, perhaps they continued to hold Lu Buwei, this rich merchant, in contequan’s death did they know that the situation had taken a dramatic turn for the worse But they had no place to turn Their only avenue of escape was to retake the imperial seat
If Xiao Pan’s court was as stable as Mt Tai, it would naturally be very hard for them to succeed But fortunately, the court was splint into the Crown Prince faction, the Lu faction, and the Lao Ai faction, three centers of power Thus, Pu Hu and the others were in a position to cause trouble
Guo Xing continued, “Pu Hu’s erous tactic is his collusion with Zhao’s Great General Pang Nuan, who is arrogant in his power Although I don’t know the particulars, fro Nuan is in the process of secretly coordinating with the three eastern prefectures, the country of Chu, and the country of Yan to disrupt Lu Buwei and Tian Dan’s secret treaties, while si to the iine how i If Lu Buwei made any sudden moves, it would be even better, as that would definitely cause Qin’s military force to splinter into multiple factions At that time, he would openly raise the banner of the second prince with the Zhao arreatly different than it is now”
Xiang Shaolong was secretly proud of hio were quite siht of was the possibility that Pang Nuan would once again try to build a coalition of Chu, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han
At the sah Li Yuan, Lord Longyang, and Crown Prince Dan all professed to be as close as brothers to hiainst each other, not the slightest bit of decision- affected by personal relationshi+ps could be tolerated
Reality is always cruel
Guo Xing said in a low voice, “To cause upheaval, the best thing to do is to assassinate you, Lord Xiang Everyone would put the blaine what the results would be”
Xiang Shaolong smiled “There’s definitely quite a few people ant to kill me!”
Guo Xing sole, please don’t take the threat too lightly Pu Hu and Pang Nuan have prepared for quite a long tie warriors and have also trained warriors in all of Zhao’s assassination techniques They have been sroups I personally escorted three of them in There are all first-class experts One of them is known as the ‘Barefoot Immortal’, Kou Lie He is the most extraordinary expert which Chu has produced in over twenty years Just from the way he puts on his shoes, one can tell that he is deter, even if it costs him his life in the process”
Xiang Shaolong felt a cold shudder pass through him How could one enjoy life if, every day, he had to worry about a suicidal assassin being after hi troupe also have assassins hidden within?”
Guo Xing said, “There should be But e is limited, and I cannot say for sure”
Xiang Shaolong said, “The three people you escorted, do you maintain contact with them?”
At the same time, he felt that for Chu to send an assassin to come here to slay him, they must have obtained Li Yuan’s permission Could that mean that Li Yuan also wished to kill him? His heart became ill-at-ease, and he didn’t dare to follow that line of thought any further
But he couldn’t help but begin guessing again It wasn’t a big deal if Li Yuan were to want to kill hi were also to desire his death, it would be very difficult for him to accept that
Or perhaps these actions were the individual actions of individual swordsmen!
Guo Xing replied, “After I brought them within the city, they went their oays”
After pausing, he said, “Several unfamiliar faces appeared at our school as well They follow the Head their real identities”
Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed to hi, before the first had calmed”
Right now, Qin had becodoms Since they couldn’t win on the battlefield, their only option was to incite internal unrest This was the same way modern history operated as well There were no differences
Guo Xing said, “Today, I cae another appointment for the duel However, it is for fifteen days in the future I think that he expects that his death-squads will be able to assassinate you before then”
Xiang Shaolong said, “Then go tell him that it will depend on what sort of et suspicious due to you having stayed here this long?”
Guo Xing laughed “I’ll just tell the on airs and o back, I’ll find out what I can about the assassins, then think of a way to give the information to you”
Xiang Shaolong clapped hi? Come report in as my assistant, quickly! You are, after all, my assistant commander”
The two laughed loudly at each other Only then did Guo Xing joyfully depart
Returning to the inner courtyard, he explained the situation to his three tender wives, telling them to be careful when they went outside Ji Yanran said, “Their target isn’t actually you It’s the Crown Prince Clai eneral public!”
Xiang Shaolong was suddenly, violently shocked awake “I’m such an idiot If they were to kill the Crown Prince, they would i Qiao would be able to openly, honorably take the throne as his successor”
To be honest, he actually became more relieved, because if Xiao Pan were to die, then Qin shi+huang would disappear from history, and China would probably not arise
Ji Yanran said, “We must seize the initiative in this htly controlled by Guan Zhongxie Otherwise, it would be much easier to act”
Just as Xiang Shaolong was pondering his next move, one of his Guardians came to report that Lao Ai had personally come to visit him
Just as Xiang Shaolong’s face twisted in distaste, Wu Tingfang laughed and said, “If you can’t turn hiht! All of us have our ut”
Sighing, Xiang Shaolong went to meet Lao Ai