Chapter 395 - Picking a Spot (1/2)

Translator: StarReader

Editor: Elitecoder

For three days, the Quanrong delegation was confined to the garrisons. Lacking the emperor’s direct summons, the guards looked dangerously close to wardens by now.

They were bored out of their minds, waiting for Hu Lianchai to send back something, anything.

Hum~

With a ripple, a tall wall of the courtyard wiggled at one spot, followed by the sneaky Hu Lianchai finally making his appearance.

With no guard being any wiser, Tuoba Liufeng signaled them to get back in the room to discuss.

“Hu Lianchai, have you found out Tianyu’s situation?” Tuoba Liufeng asked.

Hu Lianchai gave a heavy nod and saluted, “Young master, Tianyu is just like we’ve learnt from Prime Minister Zhuge, having experienced great change. All brought upon by the same man that stopped our march, Zhuo Fan. He is a hard man to deal with.”

“Eh?”

Tuoba Liufeng raised an eyebrow, staring him in the eye and motioning to continue.

After taking a moment to organize his thoughts from his overexcited heart, Hu Lianchai stressed every word, “Based on my investigation, there was no eighth noble house eight years ago, but a nameless third-rate clan. But under Steward Zhuo’s leadership, this clan struck like lightning, killing everyone in their path to reach the status of Eighth Noble House. He is a rare talent, with a sharp mind and boundless might…”

Hu Lianchai gave a systematic recount of the clan’s history. Sighing now and then, but all out of respect and fear. The narration took half a day.

Everyone watched him blankly, their lips dry, unable to believe. Tuoba Liufeng and Imperial Tutor were downright plagued with worry.

In less than a decade, he had raised a third-rate clan into a house, even surpassing their thousand-year-old legacy. This man was a true rarity.

He wasn’t just some guy with a gimmick, but an unheard of genius in the truest sense of the word.

“Hu Lianchai, are you sure you aren’t wrong? How could this have happened? How is he so strong?” Zha Lahan protested in his denial.

Rolling his eyes, Hu Lianchai was just as bitter, “Do you think I want to believe this fairy tale? Am I that much of a fool? Everyone on the streets knows about this, down to the last bum. I am forced to believe it!”

“That’s why Zhuge Changfeng told us to stay clear of him. He is a serious threat. It’s best we follow his advice for now.” Han Tiemo said.

Tuoba Liufeng squinted while pondering but nodded in the end, “He will become our end if we don’t get rid of him. But with how few we are, it’ll be hard if he possesses the skills they say he does. We need to think of the bigger picture.”

Tuoba Liufeng had to accept it no matter how much it pained him.

Zha Lahan was completely against it still.

[Didn’t Tuoba Lian’er just say that me and Zhe Bie are enough to waste him?]

[This is absurd!]

The young commander had complete trust in the Eight Wolf Wardens. Any impossible mission would be completed once they stepped in. So why was it that against a Tianyu whelp, he had lost all confidence?

Zha Lahan grumbled inside, glancing at Zhe Bie. From his icy look, he figured the guy was of the same mind.

“Now we know Tianyu’s situation and need only to wait for the emperor’s summons. Hu Lianchai, resume scouting and report anything you find, even rumors. The rest of you are dismissed.”

“Understood!”

Tuoba Liufeng had them all withdraw. Hu Lianchai bowed.

As they all went their separate ways and Hu Lianchai was all hush-hush in his sneaking out, someone called out, “Hu Lianchai, wait.”

Hu Lianchai turned to see Touba Lian’er bringing Zha Lahan and Zhe Bie. He bowed, “Young miss, do you need me?”

“Hu Lianchai, your stealth cultivation method is rare in this world. Can you also take us along?” Lian’er looked at him with hope flashing in her eyes.