Volume 5, Chapter 8: Secret Base in an Old Tomb (1/2)

Volume 5, Chapter 8: Secret Base in an Old Tomb

Just as the at into chaos, the hter He said, “What a good Prince of Qing Your I been suspicious, only holding it back to preventit difficult to converse Fine I will do as you ask”

Li Kang shtly There was a reason why he had waited until this reeo overboard, then Huo Jicheng would not bear a grudge However, thishad not appeared in public for many years Everyone only heard stories of his exploits but never saw hi had inevitably become a bit uneasy

Thethe muslin to flutter in the air He revealed a slih he had an aquiline nose,him seem vicious and ruthless, his appearance ultimately could be considered unusual That pair of deeply intense, frigid eyes was enough tocompared thisthat this , he cheerfully said, “As expected, Union Head Huo’s demeanor is unordinary This Prince will be able to fulfillwith Union Head”

Huo Jicheng shness’s words are incorrect How canwith Your Ihness who does not despise us, offering shelter for me and my subordinates From this point on, the Ehness’s subjects has been settled Your Ihness, there is no need to be polite However, my Union assuredly has some obstinate and biased individuals As such, I would like to ask Your Ie this ehness will have risen in rebellion At that point, I will definitely cohness’s banner”

Li Kang s Vice Union Head Chen present is the saed so the atradually relax As for the murderous intent outside, it disappeared without a trace Only then did Huo Jicheng and Chen Zhen find the opportunity to bid their farewell

Only after they had gone some twenty li fro, luckily you thought of everything and prepared this mask beforehand Otherwise, our plan would likely have failed then and there”

“Huo Jicheng” smiled and replied, “In fact, it isn’t that brother Chen did not think of this It is that this disguising technique has long been thought lost It is not surprising that brother Chen did not have anymaster and I have studied this technique attentively these last several years Although there is no way to ensure its permanence, it i, it can be said that Huo Jicheng will never need to appear again Brother Chen, do not worry”

So speaking, the man in black removed his bamboo hat Afterwards, he applied so before the skin on his face began to crack like drought-ridden lands After a short while, an ashen thin layer of skin was peeled off, revealing a handsoht of theQue, who had been dispatched by Jiang Zhe to Hanzhong Putting on the baain, he sht In the future, I’ to carefully study the techniques some more and see if we can create a more durable and efficacioustechniques that are currently in circulation in e the outward appearance The youngone to coht extinct”

“YoungQue “He said that if we had cut off Huo Jicheng’s face to serve as a mask when he was killed, it would have been much easier Unfortunately, this method is only the result of research fro master has only used death convicts to h the results are better, thetechniques require careful study Unfortunately, the youngthis line”

Chen Zhen kidded, “Even if the young master does not have the heart, that doesn’tshouldn’t carefully research it After all, Supervisor Dong has already spent soh he had said this jokingly, a thoughtful look appeared on Dong Que’s face

As the two conversed, they slowed their progress Both of theree Both of theet within a hundred ainst being followed from a distance, they still took a circuitous route Only when ht came did they finally reach an old to that no one was following

Chen Zhen walked to the stele before the tohtly struck the stele several times The stele then noiselessly shi+fted to the side, exposing a concealed path After the two entered, the stele once again returned to its position This old torave robber The old tomb had several dozen chambers linked by corridors and was craht Of the eight operatives, Shanzi, who had acco the E hidden traps After everyone had put in a significant amount of time, they had finally been able to tidy up the old to it to become the headquarters for the Embroidered Union Those with the qualifications to enter here, aside from Chen Zhen and the ures of the Embroidered Union and the few lieutenants Chen Zhen trusted

When the talked into a secret roo them was Baiyi He did not have a tall stature and his skin tone was a bit dark His appearance and the expression on his face seemed to be simple and honest However, he was actually the foremost expert in the Secret Camp His lethal martial arts were more advanced than his peers As such, he assisted Chen Zhen in controlling the Enificant contributions Of course, his identity here was as Huo Jicheng’s adopted son, Huo Yi Rehost mask that Baiyi handed hih the members of the Embroidered Union were Chen Zhen’s trusted lieutenants, none of the Que needed to appear as Huo Jicheng

The two of theest chamber of the tomb This was the conference chamber of the Embroidered Union On both sides of the chambers stood more than a dozen individuals with different appearances Unafraid and straightforward, Dong Que took a seat at the chair in the center Chen Zhen took a seat at his side, while Baiyi stood behind Dong Que to serve as a bodyguard In a frigid voice, Dong Que stated, “Everyone, please be seated”

Everyone saluted Dong Que before cautiously sitting down The ” very rarely appeared before theh Chen Zhen They were all extre’s previous vicious savagery or the present covert malevolence, all of it caused thehts about betrayal

Dong Que coldly stated, “This seat has already co We will take over the Prince of Qing’s intelligence network As for us, we need the Prince of Qing to restore the Kingdom of Shu What does everyone think?”

A bold and heroic looking ed man stood and answered, “Union Head, we cannot do this! Li Kang is a prince of Great Yong How does he have the qualifications to restore Shu?”

Dong Que snorted derisively and explained, “Protector Luo, think this through clearly Based upon our Eth, don’t tell do’s ar is noas we are able to help the Prince of Qing set up an independent regi and look for an opportunity to invade Guanzhong, once we control the ’s command, what do we have to fear? That he does not ed man sat back down He was not concerned that he was reprimanded by the Union Head These last several years, Huo Jicheng’s personality had changed greatly Whenever he solicited others’ opinions, they could speak freely without fear of consequences However, once he had made a decision, he would absolutely not tolerate anyone violating his orders

After everyone had discussed for so, the atmosphere became extremely enthusiastic After all, after so do inside The youngall of these individuals eager to restore their kingdo the re individuals, they could now use their enthusias’s suspicions However, once Dong Que’s gaze fell upon a ed edIn the Eh He was one of the elders who had helped found the union Originally, Huo Jicheng was on extre set up and killed Once Chen Zhen took over the E had been released Because this dom was colossal, he had quite a bit of talent, and was not particularly fanatical, his position in the union was still quite high As such, he was used to attract all of those who truly desired to restore Shu Of course, Gu Ning was tightly monitored Fortunately, he was not on close ters from him, otherwise they would have no choice but to kill him If that happened, then the losses suffered would be disastrous Seeing that so Que frostily said, “Protector Gu, do you have any opinions?”

Gu Ning shi+vered inwardly That year, he had al’s hands Fortunately, after Chen Zhen joined, Huo Jicheng was convinced to pardon hireatly As a result, all of the stratageh The Embroidered Union’s power increased steadily Aside fro happened that was inappropriate However, Gu Ning held an unspeakable bitterness Everyone by his side were individuals sent by Chen Zhen to monitor him His wife and children were all under these individuals’ control Aside fro orders, he had no other choice Without Chen Zhen’s permission, it would be ih his ideas were frequently e constantly under the shadow of death

Gu Ning did not agree with this cooperation with the Prince of Qing The people of Shu should not borrow help fro’s mind, if they could not successfully restore Shu, then it would be best toas the spark of restoration remained, then they would see their drearee with this kind of shortsighted plan that sought quick success and instant benefits² However, he ell aware of Huo Jicheng’s attitude This kind of decision could not be resisted However, he was truly unwilling to watch the innocent people of Shu fall into the conflagration of war Gu Ning turned his head to avoid Huo Jicheng’s frigid gaze and gravely responded, “The Prince of Qing’s rebellion is ardless of the victor and the defeated, it will be idoet involved in this mess? We will likely cause the deaths of many of our members in vain”

Conte had such thoughts, then it would be difficult to avoid dissension and discord within the union After all, Gu Ning was quite well-known and influential Since the entirety of the Eoals, Chen Zhen did not want to allow the possibility of the union being divided in the future, ensuring that those devoted to the restoration of Shu re to his feet, Chen Zhen dryly asserted, “Union Head, there is awished to report but never found the suitable time Two disciples of the Union have been disloyal They have tired of the grand task of restoring our country and wish to withdraw Union Head, please decide how they should be punished”

Understanding Chen Zhen’s intentions, he feigned anger and sternly declared, “Preposterous! Is the Eo as you please? Who are these two individuals? Relay this seat’s orders and have those two executed As for their faaze scrutinized each of the individuals one by one All those Chen Zhen’s gaze fell upon could not help lowering their heads These last several years, Sichuan had experienced favorable weather The Prince of Qing’s ad court and was quite successful As a result, the common people lived in peace Even sohts about not restoring the kingdo for their former country was co this opportunity to serve as a warning All of theet wasn’t them However, everyone was still apprehensive

Disdain flickered across Chen Zhen’s eyes, and he respectfully and sole Bao and Shangguan Yan” Once these words were spoken, the h of relief However, so Bao was Gu Ning’s nephew-in-lahile Shangguan Yan was Gu Ning’s adopted son Gu Ning had a rather high position in the union However, everyone feared Huo Jicheng’s and Chen Zhen’s methods and sche