Book 3: Clear River in Ture (1/2)

Chapter 22: Exchange

Su Gaoye returned to the Long Clan with Su Chen’s requests

After sending Su Gaoye away, Su Chen also met with Chief Steward Lao After a brief period of discussion, Chief Steward Lao returned to his clan, satisfied

Both of them believed that they were the quickest to meet with Su Chen, and the conditions Su Chen had posed weren’t too extravagant After finishi+ng their hs of relief

On the Long Clan’s side

As for why Su Chen wanted Wei Liancheng, Long Qingjiang didn’t understand

But after thinking about it for a bit, he agreed to that condition as well

After all, Wei Liancheng was just one of the guards of the Long Clan Handing hi Su Chen to access their private library

The ti was out escorting a cargo load and needed two days to return

The hostage sould occur at that point in tiize to Su Chen then

TheSu Gaoye had disdainfully laughed, thinking that this young man was truly still too ambitious Even at this point in tis

However, he didn’t realize that the floould wither so soon after bloo decided that ie occurred, they would directly make a move and eradicate Su Chen The one toLiu Wuya After he said his apology, he would stab his Water-Cleaving Spirit Sword into Su Chen’s chest

Toeven planned on sending a group of people to watch over the City Head’s Palace, as well as the district office and the Lingyuan Navy

If Su Chen had any secret tactics up his sleeve, they would definitely co, the crianizations would create chaos and make it difficult for them to move at all

In any case, Su Chenand everyone was scheed

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Two days later

Ten kilometers outside of the west side of the city

The people frouards atching everywhere, blocking off every avenue of escape In addition, the Long Clan’s guests coin Forht have been set up They hadn’t ements because they had so many people and there was no need

When Su Chen’s carriage slowly arrived at the location, the whole street had been swept clean

Long Qingjiang was sitting i served by an old govern Maoyuan and ten Origin Qi Scholars, glaring fiercely like tigers watching their prey

At this point, they weren’t using a cow-butchering knife to slaughter a chicken, but a dragon-butchering knife1

Evidently, Long Qingjiang was being extree slowed to a stop

Iron Cliff pulled open the carriage curtains Su Chen dise Shaoyou out behind hi Shaoyou began to yell in a frenzy, “Father, kill hi!” Long Qingjiang’s expression sank

Iron Cliff wrapped his hand around Long Shaoyou’s throat, helping hi turned around and se Executor Su, you have quite the ability and courage! Even though Prince Su’s ry, I have quite a bit of respect for Knowledge Executor Su If Knowledge Executor Su is willing to help ree else that happened in the past What do you think?”

It had to be said that the conditions Long Qingjiang had posed this time were truly sincere

Even the old Chief Steward and Liu Wuya both were startled They evidently hadn’t expected Long Qingjiang to say so like that, which ay outside of the scope of the plan they had coh the Long Clan had deviated froed it right back onto the original path

He shook his head “Sorry, I have no intention of sellingexpressed his regret “Isn’t doing things for the govern yourself to someone else? The only difference is in how you will be compensated, andthat Su Chen re to rope hi hi and couldn’t i the tables ie was made

He waved his hand and said, “Since Prince Su has alreadyout the iteht up a trunk and placed it in front of Su Chen