Chapter 172: The Rise of Ziwei, The Sorrow of the Royal Family_2
Chen Sansi shifted his body.
"Amitābha!"
The black-robed monk placed his palms together, "The Princely Heir mentioned that Hero Zhang's incense fire divine power is highly distinguished, I wonder what realm you are currently in, as I have encountered a bottleneck. Could I seek some guidance from you?"
"Hmm?"
Chen Sansi, with his hand on the hilt of his knife at his waist, glanced sideways, not uttering a word.
Seeing this,
The black-robed monk indeed apologized with a smile, "It was improper of me to break the rules, one Daoist to another should not pry, my apologies here."
Chen Sansi snorted coldly and quickly vanished into the night after leaving the great hall.
He naturally knew the other party was testing him.
In such situations, the more you say, the more mistakes you make.
Saying nothing at all was the right choice.
As for the reason why they still let "Zhang Lai Zi" participate in such an important matter, even though they clearly didn't know the particulars, the logic was simple.
In the eyes of the Crown Prince's line, even to those of the Incense Fire Divine Sect,
Zhang Lai Zi was someone already aware of their plots.
Moreover, he was a master of unknown strength.
In such a case, all they could do was try their best to win him over. Whether he actually helped wasn't important; as long as he didn't switch sides or leak secrets, it was a victory for the Crown Prince and others.
Thus, it wasn't about trust.
Or rather, trust wasn't needed.
Moreover, if Zhang Lai Zi had wanted to reveal secrets, they would have been doomed long ago.
"There are only seven days until the event!"
Chen Sansi began his retreat.
For these seven days,
he aimed to master the Sword Qi Skill.
He also intended to enhance his Martial Arts Realm to the Mastery of Meridian Passage.
In chaos, each increment of improvement gave him an extra chance.
...
"Excellent spear technique!"
The next day,
while Chen Sansi was practicing with the Soul-breaking Spear in the courtyard of Fang Qingyun's residence, a familiar voice rang out, like a mountain-like senior brother, carrying a jar of wine in one hand and food and drinks in the other, walked into the courtyard.
"Haven't seen you in half a year, junior brother, and you're about to achieve Mastery of Meridian Passage."
Ji sighed, "It seems that soon you will break through the Mysterious Phenomenon, and after returning to Liangzhou you will also be a Main General. In the future, you will be on equal footing with your brothers and sisters on the battlefield."
"I still need to learn a lot from you, senior brother."
Chen Sansi planted the spear into the ground, "Senior brother, you said you were coming to meet me, why did you come on your own without a sound?"
"For a martial artist, where do so many rules come from?"
Ji placed the items on the stone table in the center of the courtyard, "This wine helps with nourishing Gang Qi, and the meat is from an Exotic Beast I hunted on the mountain on my way here. Call out the fourth and sixth brothers, let's all have a bite."
"Oh, isn't this the eldest brother?"
Wang Zhi, pushing Fang Qingyun out, commented, "You've been quite imposing these years."
"We all thought you were dead."
Ji uncovered the wine jar and poured wine, "Turns out you were hiding away, and then due to some twists of fate, you ended up following our junior brother back to Liangzhou. Fate is truly indescribable."
"It's no different from being dead."
Wang Zhi tasted the wine, "Eldest brother, are you bullying me? This wine can kill a person if drunk too much by someone below the Meridian Passage level!"
"I've prepared some for you."
Ji brought out another jar, "This is medicinal wine for nurturing the internal organs. But tell me, really can't it be cured?"
"It can't be cured."
Wang Zhi tore off a chicken leg, "In this life, I just plan to follow our junior brother, being a leader of a hundred is not bad."The brothers ate and drank. After three rounds of wine, they started to talk about the encirclement and assassination at the Ziwei Mountain.
"Fourth brother."
Ji's drinking vessel was clearly a bowl, but in his huge palm, it looked like a small cup, which he held to his lips and lightly sipped, draining it in one gulp, "What do you think?"
"What can I see, just watch it."
Fang Qingyun casually said, "The Cao Family's strife has nothing to do with us servants."
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Ji pondered, "Fourth brother, have you ever thought, if we could help the right person, could we not resolve the crisis of Liangzhou, no need to engage in heart and dagger conflicts with the people in the Capital City?"
"If you help the wrong side, it's doomed."
Fang Qingyun slowly said, "Even if you help the right side, it might not be of any use."
"I don't think so."
Ji put down his cup and said, "If we help the right side, we will have the right to make demands, making demands allows us to become stronger, and after becoming strong, our fellow sect brothers will have better opportunities."
"What are you planning to do?"
Wang Zhi heard the implications in his words, "Eldest brother, I advise you not to meddle carelessly."
"Hehe~ don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Ji slowly stood up, "With me in the court, no matter where you go, even to the ends of the earth, you can sleep peacefully. I still have some matters to handle, I will take my leave now, younger brothers."
"This..."
After seeing him leave, Wang Zhi took a sip of the wine that nourishes Gang Qi and immediately contorted his face, "Fourth, what does he mean? Getting involved now, isn't he afraid of stirring up trouble?"
"Let him be."
Fang Qingyun resolvedly said, "The eldest brother is too scheming, unstoppable.""Hey, this meat is really something."
Wang Zhi no longer pursued the topic, as he tore into the Exotic Beast Meat, "Come on, Sansi, eat this heart and you will breakthrough in the next two days, the rest, I won't hold back."
He hugged the food and went back into the house with a teasing smile.
"Brother."
Chen Sansi inquired, "Tell me, if the Crown Prince were to rebel, how much chance does he have of success?"
"It's hard to say."
Fang Qingyun appeared uninvolved, yet he knew the intricacies, "The position of the Crown Prince, one can only rise and not fall. After the uproar at Ziwei Mountain yesterday, he definitely won't sit and wait for death."
"It's just...thinking over and over, the only ones who can contend with the Emperor are the Seeking Immortal Tower, Incense Fire Divine Sect, and even added the Witch God Sect."
"It's just unknown, what's hidden behind the Crown Prince."