Chapter 299: Prince Nings Ambition and Zhou Baos Cruelty (1/2)
Chapter 299: Prince Ning's Ambition and Zhou Bao's Cruelty
Translator: TransnEditor: Transn
Zhou Bao behaved mysteriously and seemed to be concealing something. However, Jiang Xiao could do nothing about it. Anyway, now he knew that Zhou Bao did not mean to risk his life, but instead, felt confident in himself. Jiang Xiao felt calm as if he had laid down a big stone that had been pressing on him.
Zhou Bao was the key person among them and was also their backer. If there was something bad that happened to Zhou Bao, their own lives together with their families would be at risk, let alone their future fortunes and happiness. Thus, regarding Zhou Bao and everything to do with the territory, Jiang Xiao was greatly concerned.
And as Zhou Bao left Jiang Xiao and used his body movements to flash away, he finally arrived at the construction site of the villa. Since his body movement was so fast, the people building the villa did not notice him at all. They only felt a smooth wind blowing around them.
”Golden Rooster, what on earth does this Kunlun Mountain want to do?”
Going inside the mine vein through the secret passageway that was opened by Sun Rat of Emptiness, Zhou Bao first found Golden Rooster chatting with Moon Deer of the Extended Net. When he met the people from Kunlun Mountain at that time, Golden Rooster passed his words to him secretly and asked him not to be polite to those from Kunlun Mountain. Most of what he expressed to Jiang Xiao just now was the result of Golden Rooster's words.
Therefore, as soon as he had gotten rid of Jiang Xiao, he came to Golden Rooster immediately and wanted to find out what had happened.
”What do they want? Obviously, Kunlun Mountain wants to cause you trouble!” Glancing at Moon Deer of the Extended Net, Golden Rooster smiled and spoke as he saw Zhou Bao's arrival. ”You little boy! You should know common sense—no financial exposure. Though you have a Pure Yang Celestial Device, you should not show it like this. Now you have already attracted a group of envious 'wolves'!”
”What f*cking envious wolves! Even Kunlun Mountain has no reason to abruptly cause me trouble! Don't they want to hide their capabilities and bide their time?”
”By stealing your Pure Yang Celestial Device, they can also take their time to cultivate themselves better!” Golden Rooster smiled and answered him. ”It's Moon Deer of the Extended Net that found the problem in this situation. Let him tell you! ”
Hearing this, Zhou Bao turned to Moon Deer of the Extended Net with a puzzled expression.
Moon Deer of the Extended Net grinned. ”There are two reasons for Kunlun Mountain to cause you trouble. Firstly, your territory belongs to their previous sphere of influence and you are the toughest guy to deal with within their influence. If they could kill you, it would not be hard to restore their influence to the same level as it was before the war. To them, the only difference is that those who originally served them, the tribes of Northern Yuan, have changed their allegiance to you lords from the South. You know, though these lords contributed a lot during the war with Northern Yuan, they are not powerful enough. Facing a huge power like Kunlun Mountain, they have no ability to win. As for the Great Jin, it's too far to control and manage them. Secondly, Kunlun Mountain's attitude is provoked and induced by someone who wants to trouble you through taking advantage of Kunlun Mountain's power. ”
”Do you mean Prince Ning?” Zhou Bao said thoughtfully with a flash in his eyes.
”You are smart. It's Prince Ning. How did you get that?”
”In the Northwest, though there are lots of enfeoffed territories, none of the lords from there have the power or influence to threaten me. Only Prince Ning does, as His Royal Highness has trouble with me and is very ambitious. While he acts very confidentially in the Northwest, it's not convenient for him to deal with me publicly, but he could hassle me secretly!”
”That's it! It's Prince Ning that has provoked this whole thing!” Moon Deer of the Extended Net replied, ”Besides, I also discovered Prince Ning's ambition!”
”He wants to conquer the Northwest?!” Hearing the word ”conquer”, Zhou Bao abruptly trembled. Thinking about this possibility and considering the previous clues, Zhou Bao could not conceal the shock in his eyes. ”Does this guy want to occupy the Northwest Region?”
Moon Deer of the Extended Net nodded slightly and showed his appreciation of Zhou Bao. ”It's true. Prince Ning has a plan to conquer the Northwest. He bought several territories from the comparatively weaker lords. Those territories could be his base. He also cooperated with Kunlun Mountain, secretly intending to make Kunlun Mountain his backer of force. He plans to keep a foothold in the Northwest Region and then seek hegemony within it.”
”Seeking hegemony in the Northwest Region?” Zhou Bao grinned coldly and said, ”Then I have become sore in his eyes or a thorn in his side!”
”Yes! Your influence is growing too fast, which is out of his expectation! The bigger your influence becomes, the sooner that he wants to kill you. Even though he might not kill you, he could weaken your influence and make you subject to him!” Moon Deer of the Extended Net answered with a smile.
”Occupy the Northwest? How dare he! He is the Prince of Jin. Though he's not the Crown Prince, he still is one of the most powerful princes and has plenty of opportunities in the future!” Jin Yuquan frowned and was unable to understand it. ”Moon Deer of the Extended Net, you've never told me about this before!”
”It's all nonsense to you! Considering your intelligence and the question that you asked just now, you will just be laughed at!” Moon Deer of the Extended Net mocked him with a teasing expression. ”You won't understand Prince Ning's intelligence!”
”Intelligence? I really can't understand his so-called intelligence!” Mocked by Moon Deer of the Extended Net, Golden Rooster showed a bad expression rather than directly fighting with him. ”What benefits can he gain in the Northwest Region?”
”What benefits? If he can seize the Northwest Region, even though he can't find a country, his position would be almost the same as an emperor's. The size of the Northwest Region isn't smaller than the Plains. If it's well managed, in several decades it will be a big country on par with the previous Western Region. Isn't that better than competing with his snaky brothers for the far-reaching emperor's position?” Moon Deer of the Extended Net grinned coldly. ”That's why he's smart. He has already clearly understood that the position will most likely not fall into his hands. That's why he is abandoning everything from the Central Plains and transferring all he has to the Northwest Region!”
”What? He's transferring all his power to the Northwest Region?” With a sudden shock, a flash of incredible light shined in Zhou Bao's eyes. ”What a guy! If he really wants to control the Northwest, doesn't he worry about the interference from the Central Plains? His father is a tough character who won't be cheated so easily!”
”That's why he cooperates with Kunlun Mountain and hides on the dark side without any big movement. However, small actions always continue!” Moon Deer of the Extended Net said.
Narrowing his eyes, Zhou Bao thought for a while. ”Prince Ning has already gathered lots of powers in the Central Plains. And dealing with the lords in the Northwest, he will soon beat them without any big movement. These lords are newcomers without any base here. In the desolate and inhabited Northwest Region, coordinating with the local bully, Kunlun Mountain, and suppressing these lords by military force, Prince Ning can easily control them. These lords don't have any resisting force and will definitely transfer their territories to Prince Ning, who behaves like their little master!”
”Right! All he needs to do is to secretly control those territories, transfer the rights to his followers, and wait for the right time!” Moon Deer of the Extended Net said, ”Now, you are his only trouble. You have the strongest power among all these tribes and are the toughest one to deal with. What's more, you are smart and close to him. You must sense something about all of his many movements. To make sure that his plan goes smoothly and he achieves his ambition come, he needs to kill you first!”
”It seems that he doesn't have any luck. He chose the wrong opponent at the very beginning!” Zhou Bao smiled coldly. ”He wants to use me as an example? Prince Ning isn't qualified!”
”Right! Prince Ning, at most, worries about the connection between you and Tian Long Taoism. He doesn't know about the relationship between you and the Immortal Palace. Actually, he may not know whether the Immortal Palace exists or not!” Moon Deer of the Extended Net smiled.
”He should know about the existence of the Immortal Palace. But as for the connection between me and the palace, he might not know!” Zhou Bao shook his head and continued, ”If he wants to play with me, I'll keep him company until the end. Making trouble in the Northwest, he is unluckily in the wrong place!”
”He has no choice! After the enfeoffment in the north, the Northwest Region is comparatively weaker in force. See, the Seven Troops of the Southern Yard of Northern Yuan has already been taken away by Jin. If carrying on hegemony in the southern area, he will find a dead end for himself. As the central part of Northern Yuan, it has already been authorized to the millennium families and great figures who have superpowers. He can't take any action there. As to the northeast area that faces the sea, there is no back up there and, what's more, where the original tribes live has not been enfeoffed. It's a barren and worthless land. Thus, the only place he can act is in the northwest.”
”I see!” Zhou Bao nodded. ”Anyway, Prince Ning is smart. Pity for him!”
”Yeah! What a pity!”
”And what about the Azure Secret Area?”
”Mouse has been busy inside. The progress is pretty good without needing to wait for half a year. Four or five months will be enough!”
”As soon as possible, please! I'm bored to death here.”
”You still feel bored now?” Moon Deer of the Extended Net smiled and said, ”We are the real bored people, staying and living underground all day long!”
”That's your own choice! You surely can let Mouse stay underground by himself and just walk out to take a look. Though it's a little remote here, the scenery of Jilei Mountain looks great. You are so responsible that I feel embarrassed to invite you out!” Zhou Bao grinned. ”But if you are really so responsible, how can you get so much news?”
Moon Deer of the Extended Net flushed. ”I have my own news source. You don't need to care about that and should only take care of your own business!”
”You're right! I'll deal with my own things! Kunlun Mountain will soon take some actions and I won't be bored anymore!” Zhou Bao replied happily.
”Kunlun Mountain is the second largest school in the north with many experts. Can you hold off all of them by yourself?” Golden Rooster felt worried. ”Though you have a Pure Yang Celestial Device, you are still on your own!”
”I get your point! Don't worry! I can handle it! Surely, I won't fight against them alone. I know that you have your own methods to bring Wang She here!” Zhou Bao added, ”When he gets here, everything will be better!”
”You asked Wang She to help you?”