Volume 5, Chapter 7: Dark Clouds Gather (1/2)
Volume 5, Chapter 7: Dark Clouds Gather
The sound of zither nificent pavilion in Long Tingfei’s residence Thewith the help of the still frigid breeze Xiao Tong hurriedly walked over Through the , he could see a figure in black and could not help sighing gently More than a o, he had unintentionally discovered some old infor that Qing Dai had for an extended period of ti uneasy, he had i Dai into custody However, just as he was doing so, he learned that Duan Wudi had taken Qing Dai out of the residence, not letting anyone knohere they were going While he was frazzled, Ling Duan revealed the news he had acquired through eavesdropping Feeling evenhad asked Qiu Yufei to co Dai At shi+ Ying’s grave, they had found the unconscious Duan Wudi and his dead guards Duan Wudi had been poisoned with a highly toxic poison specially ’s spy network in Northern Han This kind of poison, although not especially potent and would not lead to immediate death, was extremely difficult to treat and cure It would take months for the individual poisoned to recover his health and was frequently used by Great Yong agents to capture their targets alive After Duan Wudi had awakened and explained Qing Dai’s intentions, Xiao Tong was greatly upset Wasn’t it his fault he hadn’t discovered that Qing Dai was actually a secret agent fro?
In order tohad asked Qiu Yufei to pursue and kill Qing Dai After all, he could tell that Qiu Yufei’s martial arts had advanced by leaps and bounds However, Qiu Yufei actually tactfully declined his request Xiao Tong knew that this junior apprentice brother of his had no interest in warfare and power, and practically was never involved However, this time, Qiu Yufei’s acceptance of theZhe and his interference in the Duan Wudi scandal had caused Xiao Tong to forget about this point As a result, the two of theument However, ultimately because they were apprentice brothers, Qiu Yufei had still gone personally Moreover, in the several hundred li pursuit, Qiu Yufei had personally killed or woundedspies Were it not for ti Dai, whose martial arts were better than anyone anticipated, would probably have been unable to return alive to Great Yong
After he had returned to Qinzhou, Qiu Yufei was extre to return to Jinyang Were it not for Long Tingfei’s persuasion that used every possibleQiu Yufei to teo Xiao Tong could perceive that Qiu Yufei not only did not wish to get involved in military matters, but his junior apprentice brother probably also bore a grudge for being forced to pursue and kill Qing Dai This was a conclusion he had reached after listening to Ling Duan, who had revealed that Qiu Yufei thought quite highly of Qing Dai
Recalling Qing Dai, Xiao Tong found hi’s intelligence network, he had suffered such a heavy defeat This wo for the Northern Han court, causing hi Based upon what Duan Wudi had witnessed, this woh Furtheres with his martial apprentice brother As so, she was likely that head agent of Great Yong’s intelligence network in Northern Han It was extreh Xiao Tong was not blafei, he still apprehensive As a result, he racked his brains to seek to have Qiu Yufei remain His junior apprentice brother’s martial arts had advanced by leaps and bounds, and with his help, Xiao Tong felt that he could do s
When the zither htly before walking into the s of the zither, not rising to greet and welco, there was no obvious difference in their status and position Within the Devil Sect, s Now that Qiu Yufei had advanced to the Xiantian</e coldly even if Xiao Tong was his senior apprentice brother
Hesitatingsaid, “The Grand General wants to send someone to the Eastern Sea to prevent the Marquis of the Eastern Sea fro in the near future”
Qiu Yufei callously replied, “How to prevent him? From the very start, the Marquis of the Eastern Sea has been a relative of Great Yong Moreover, Jiang Zhe spent years in the Eastern Sea It is just a es its allegiance”
Helplessly, Xiao Tong remarked, “What you say is correct However, we require supplies fro as best we could, it is still not enough If the Eastern Sea surrenders to Great Yong, it will be a grievous blow to us We only want the Eastern Sea to retain its neutrality”
His eyebrows arching, Qiu Yufei replied, “This won’t be easy Could it be that the Grand General has a plan?”
Xiao Tong frostily answered, “In the past, when the Eastern Sea was an eneo without our country’s secret assistance Right noe do not seek their assistance We siree to thisfaracious and should suffer Heaven’s wrath”
“You want ainst them?” asked Qiu Yufei indifferently “The Eastern Sea is their sphere of influence Are you not afraid that I will die on the ocean?”
Xiao Tong responded, “Based upon your current martial arts, you will be able to escape from the Eastern Sea at the very least Moreover, with the backing of Master, the Eastern Sea will definitely not htly Our deree”
Qiu Yufei lightly stru knew that Qiu Yufei wasn’t worried about the danger, but rather whether he should be involved in thesewas not certain how his junior apprentice brother would respond,Duan, as standing to the side as an attendant, spoke up in a soft voice, “Fourth Lord, when a nest is overturned, can eggs re take the Fourth Lord as someone harmless now?”
Qiu Yufei shi+vered inwardly, recalling his assassination attempt at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery and his pursuit of Qing Dai Ultio”
Overjoyed, Xiao Tong declared, “Many thanks to junior apprentice brother for understanding elder brother’s difficulties This is also Master’s intention As such, I hope that junior apprentice brother will be diligent”
Qiu Yufei stared apathetically at the zither score beside his zither He could not help but recall the deep affection that nation thatthat he was an assassin Recalling that handsoray-templed face, Qiu Yufei felt an indescribable sorrow in his heart One of the rare intimate friends of his life and yet Qiu Yufei could only treat him as an implacable enemy
Within a sanctuazed at the gathered generals before hiidly said, “There is no need for you to speak further I know that morale is shaky However, now is not the ti like a tiger upon its prey Although his attack upon Qinzhou approaches, the soldiers and officers under shi+ Ying ers are left behind Now that Northern Han’s survival is at peril, if we do not take e oppressor has arrived, ill already be finished Relay my orders All males fifteen and older in Qinzhou are to be conscripted into the army After this war ends, I will naturally provide hefty rewards and financial support If we are defeated and the kingdo peace and prosperity?”
Waving his hand to disfei tiredly sat down in his chair The load on his shoulders in recent days had been exhausting With shi+ Ying dead and Duan Wudi poisoned, he had lost his ar’s defection and Duan Wudi’s sfei had completely exhausted all of his mental and physical efforts in order to calm the army and counter the court Even with this, Duan Wudi was still de’s subordinates were iht now, of his subordinates, Long Tingfei felt that in their silence there was only resentfei had no alternatives Restoring the lost morale required an opportunity
His eyes fell upon the scroll upon his desk Upon it was all of the gathered infor Zhe Long Tingfei picked up the scroll and once again began to read it Reaching the end, hatred and bitterness gradually rose into Long Tingfei’s mind It was all this man alone, since his reappearance in the Eastern Sea, who had frustrated Long Tingfei’s plans Long Tingfei could not help but tear the scroll into shreds Powerlessly sighing, he could not help wondering if Jiang Zhe was the bane of his existence Feeling dejected, Long Tingfei returned to the inner residence, ordering his servants to prepare food and drink He began to drink by hian to ardless of hoell he could hold his drink, he beca Tingfei woke up It was already past noon His bodyguards delivered hot water and a towel One of them very carefully asked, “Grand General, General Duan has been waiting outside for you for soard appearance, Long Tingfei walked out of his bedroo at the foot of the steps in rave and stern, his cofei hurriedly walked over and anxiously said, “Wudi, why have you come? You have not yet completely recovered from your injuries”
Afterwards, he repriuards, “Do you not know that General Duan was poisoned? Why have you not invited him to one of the side halls to rest? Truly useless!”
Treuards did not dare to justify themselves However, Duan Wudi caleneral who insisted upon waiting here”
Feeling guilty, Long Tingfei spoke, “Wudi, everything’s been held up because I got drunk, letting you down Quickly, coht appearing in Duan Wudi’s eyes, he replied, “This general has a matter that needs to be discussed with the Grand General”
Long Tingfei personally led Duan Wudi into his bedroouards and hastily washi+ng his face, Long Tingfei said, “Wudi, tellto his feet, Duan Wudi unflinchingly stated, “This general has come today to report on military matters to the Grand General However, since the Grand General surprisingly did not euards and learned that the Grand General had gotten drunk As a result, this general has come to admonish the Grand General Now that our Northern Han is on the brink of extinction, the Grand General is the heart of the army How can you drink to excess? If this neere to spread, wouldn’t it leave all of the soldiers bitterly disappointed? This general was arrogant in my blunt words and hopes that the Grand General will not take offense”
Blushi+ng, Long Tingfei sat down in distress He replied, “Wudi, you are one of my trusted subordinates I will not keep you in the dark I am truly powerless to reverse the present situation Based uponis several ti can fight for many years, while after a few enerals, Great Yong can dispatch nuenerals under my command have either died or defected, while you carry poison in your body It truly is a bit difficult forhas a wise and virtuous monarch in Li Zhi, a co Zhe Do you understand the stress on me?”