Volume 2, Chapter 3: Prelude to the Storm (1/2)

Volume 2, Chapter 3: Prelude to the Stor on the second floor of a s out the , I looked at the bamboo forest It was almost as if I had returned to Southern Chu At present, I was already ain the prince’s household, with a position of extre Xiaoshunzi along and tour the world incognito, even though the Prince of Yong repeatedly advised me to be careful with my safety Presently, I lacked a suitable candidate capable of beco a mole in the service of the crown prince Unfortunately, all of the candidates supplied by the Prince of Yong were unsuitable for this task The individual must be dissolute and licentious to conform to the crown prince’s te himself so that he can obtain the crown prince’s favor This individualtalent so that he can receive the crown prince’s recognition and appreciation Finding this kind of individual was really quite difficult Although the candidates supplied by the Prince of Yong were just barely suitable, I still wished to find afor too long when the door quietly opened and Chen Zhen and Han Wuji entered I had prepared this location long ago The owner of this extre, was o while I was still in Southern Chu recuperating, when the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets had already becoe The reason was because he had a disagreement with ious fa clan was a literary family that was second to none But after e conflict erupted betweenclan, because the house we resided in and all of the land had been gifted to randfather Afterwithbe returned Reasonably speaking, these assets were under ht or authority to take them back But my father had an innately proud character Under the abuse, bullying, and huingHe also explicitly stated that he was breaking all ties with the Jing clan Therefore, after I beca clan did not have the face to reconcile with er cousin ofAs a result, he was not favored or doted upon by my uncle In addition, he had inti her After my uncle learned this, he wanted to abort the fetus, sell off the maid, and force my cousin to im as he was able to take the maid as his concubine, the pair would’ve satisfied However, my uncle resolutely refused to allow er cousin of e with me in Jianye

I had a pretty decent ih he wasn’t suited to studying, he was extreun to handle the fao His fiancée was the daughter of one of Southern Chu’s rich ed thethatscholarly honors, decided that ht as well be allowed to e in an illicit sexual relationshi+p with a maid and offend the in-laws? That hy ry

I was both sympathetic towards ed forwith the master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets It was only natural that the “master” of the pavilion, Han Wuji, extre him with the finances to become a merchant To avoid the suppression of tze River and went to Great Yong At the ti were outwardly peaceful and harmonious As a result,up roots in Great Yong My cousin was really a coinal investment of one hundred thousand taels of silver had increased i, my cousin became fabulously wealthy In addition, he had shrewdly planned ahead and transferred his funds to other invest a major player in the manufacture of silk This success was due to ience and ability Moreover, a year later, his would-be father-in-law cae to his fiancée was concluded In reality, although the fiancée was stubborn, she wasn’t someone unreasonable The cooperation between my cousin and his father-in-law allowed row rapidly Businessreat importance to one’s interests They all had seen the crisis in Southern Chu Therefore, the two made preparations to transfer a part of their businesses and wealth to Great Yong Thus,the path

At the time, I didn’t think that reed that the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets would own fifty percent of his businesses After ested that its share of the business be sold for five hundred thousand taels of silver Of course, my cousin had prepared for us to ask for a ridiculous price However, I naturally would not be overly greedy In addition, the pavilion never did anything that would cause its collaborators to feel distressed As a result, the shares were sold at a reasonable price However, in accordance with the usual practice, the pavilion maintained a ten percent share For my cousin, he understood the power and influence of the Heavenly Secrets Trade association Therefore, the two sides cheerfully careehteousness Although he did not know of my relationshi+p with the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, he still sent heavy gifts on several occasions, thanking uidance

Before I had been captured by the Prince of Yong and brought to Great Yong, I dispatched Chen Zhen and co I had placed h they had no recollections about their experiences in the Secret Camp, they still re gainful employment for them In addition, their natural aptitude was quite remarkable after all As a result, they all becaerial personnel Combined with an identity from the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, the Secret Cao as they pleased within my cousin’s businesses

As for this restaurant, it was one of ,” specializing in the distinctive style of Southern Chu cuisine and was greatly welco This cousin of ood When he learned that I had been taken captive, he personally ca that he could help me Several times, he had tried to use his connections to beseech the Prince of Yong to be ht connections, it was only after I beca in the prince’s household did the Prince of Yong learn that my cousin had tried to use his connections to save hly Only so was I allowed to easily leave the prince’s residence to eat and drink at Jiangnan Spring After all, there was no one who could secretly plot with the owner against uards with excellentwould be uneasy aboutat Chen Zhen and Han Wuji, I sentle you two to worry”

After the two greeted ly replied, “This subordinate racked his brains² to arrange young master’s plan to fake your death It is a pity that it could not be used³ Young!”

Giving Han Wuji a supercilious look, Chen Zhen retorted jokingly, “Stop talking rubbish Who was it that kept on saying that there was no need for the young erously fake his death? Who was it that after hearing that the young h I knew that Chen Zhen was only joking,He was soiance to the Prince of Yong? My suspicious gaze was fixed on Han Wuji If there were problems with this person, then wouldn’t that mean that the existence of ed? But there haven’t been any signs indicating this

In his former life, when all was said and done, Han Wuji spent every day scheaze, he inwardly tre hiA few days ago, while aiting in Chang’an for young ue ofthat my situation wasn’t too bad, he told me that he wanted me to join thedom At the time, I tactfully refused However, that person stated that there were already people organizing a resistance If I did not agree to join, then when those people found ets his roots This subordinate knew that those people could only bully the weak and fear the strong If youngand can draw support fro, then these people would not dare to brazenly seek out this subordinate”

I sighed gently It was not strange that the remnants of Shu would form a resistance However, this kind of inally so At the tih he didn’t say much, his behavior and actions were extremely proactive But now, he was overjoyed at the news ofThis kind of transforht about by the rebels How could someone, who had already abandoned his past and built a new life, be willing to invest himself into a rebellion without any future prospects? After confir that those rebels would not be able to cause any major problems, I still made clear to Han Wuji and the others to pay close attention to their own personal safety and well-being Even though assassinations could not change a country’s fortunes, they were still able to co, I spoke to Han Wuji, “The next time they come to force you, you si business and are willing to give the to participate”

Surprised, Han Wuji asked, “Young master, why do this?”

I smiled distantly and replied, “I want you to be able to control their operations If this happens then it will be of sos easier if ant to eliminate them”

Han Wuji fell silent I was so on, Xiaoshunzi’s voice reachedmaster, he is soh he had just expressed relief at , this did not i to see the Shu resistance fail

Lightly shaking hts However, you must understand that the do so that they can seize back the power and authority they lost For them to use such a method to plot rebellion will not only have no chance of success, but also implicate and harm many more people For example, if you didn’t have the ability to defend yourself, hoould they deal with you? You should think this through clearly I will not have you do son this to so on the floor, Han Wuji lowered his head to the ground and replied, “This subordinate thanks young lanced at Chen Zhen and saw hi that he would handle this matter Moreover, he would alsothat Han Wuji had already calabout the existence of the Secret Camp?”

I smiled faintly and responded, “What is your view?”