Book 3: Clear River in Turmoil - Chapter 20: Shadow Flames (1/2)

Chapter 20: Shadow Flaht was, there would also be darkness

There was no lack of crianizations within Clear River City

The cris There were ten anization; each one was allied with a Bloodline nobility Clan, for a coh these criroups couldn’t be considered a true nificant aathered together, they were absolutely a force to be reckoned with

When factoring in each uests, and soldiers, their influence was even more formidable

An Siyuan wanted to break the staleovernment and nobility, but he orried that his luck would run out if he messed it up As such, all he could do was endure the stalemate

Until Su Chen appeared

First, he had captured a guest from two Bloodline nobility Clans and then their heirs immediately afterwards His decisiveness caused An Siyuan’s eyes to light up

He had called Su Chen over obviously not to complain and whine to hirounds of there being a common enemy, as well as to show his support for Su Chen

However, it seemed that this support was still quite shallow He hadn’t provided any substantial help yet

That was because he didn’t know Su Chen yet He didn’t knohat Su Chen was going to do with the two clans’ heirs

Thus, he was going to wait and see first

The purpose of thiswas primarily to determine what Su Chen’s attitude was

Naturally, there was a lot for him to be happy about

But even so, An Siyuan didn’t divulge much

That was because Su Chen needed to resist the attacks froreat Bloodline nobility Clans on his own and further prove himself

Put plainly, he wanted to use Su Chen to pave the way for himself

Thankfully, all Su Chen needed at the moment was An Siyuan’s outward support With An Siyuan’s status on his side, Su Chen’s next steps would be a lot easier to carry out

After a long conversation, Su Chen stood up and bid farewell

Upon seeing Su Chen leave, An Siyuan squinted his eyes, restraining his straightforward aura a bit “What an interesting kid What do you think?”

A Confucian scholar behind him bowed respectfully and said, “He didn’t make any requests or demands of City Lord If he’s not an obedient person, then he hides a lot of things in his heart and should have made preparations well in advance”

“He obviously isn’t an obedient person”

“Of course not,” the Confucian scholar replied

“Then I’ll have to wait and see what he does next,” An Siyuan chuckled “I hope that he can bring me a pleasant surprise”

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On his way back, Su Chen didn’t run into any pursuers fro Clans He returned uneventfully to the Su Residence

Even though he could already undergo negotiations with the Lian and Long Clans, Su Chen wasn’t in a hurry

To hier he waited