Free Web NovelChapter 599: Chapter 164: There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch! Xie Clan Chamber of Commerce
Although Yun Hu’s words sounded unpleasant.
But it couldn’t be denied, it was the truth.
Only if Yun Hu took the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s seat would I be better off—if he didn’t, I wouldn’t get anything out of it either.
Thinking of this.
Guan Bao fell silent for a moment, then finally spoke.
"Although a lot of my men have been arrested by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, we’ve already searched all the places that should be searched. Unless he’s hiding in one of the government officials’ mansions, there’s no way there’s not the slightest trace of him by now!"
No one can just vanish into thin air.
And over at the city gate, there’s been no sign of anything suspicious either, which means Wei Hongfang definitely hasn’t left the Imperial City.
Right now, the most likely possibility is that Wei Hongfang is hiding in some government official’s mansion.
It doesn’t matter if it’s an ordinary civilian.
But if we’re talking about searching officials’ residences, that’s a whole different matter.
Not everyone is as reckless as Ye Liuyun.
"..."
Hearing Guan Bao’s analysis,
Yun Hu calmed down as well. He still needed Guan Bao for now—this wasn’t the time to fall out with him.
Thinking that, Yun Hu suddenly smiled.
"Sorry, I was too impatient just now. My words were a bit harsh—don’t take it to heart!"
"Of course not!"
Hearing Yun Hu say that, Guan Bao also smiled along in cooperation.
"I know exactly how big brother treats me. How could I possibly blame you?"
Both sides wore genial smiles.
But in their hearts, they wanted nothing more than to kill each other.
Wait till I get the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s seat, Yun Hu had already made up his mind. He’d thought if Guan Bao performed well, maybe he’d let him live.
But now, it seemed better to pull up the roots and eliminate him entirely.
It was just that, right now, he still wasn’t the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old—he needed Guan Bao’s support.
Once he was sitting securely in that seat, whether Guan Bao lived or died would no longer matter.
Guan Bao might not know Yun Hu’s thoughts, but he could more or less guess that the other party already had killing intent towards him.
No.
He couldn’t just sit and wait for death.
Thinking of this, Guan Bao, though outwardly putting on an act, inwardly started to consider how he could get rid of Yun Hu.
"Hoo!"
He temporarily pushed down his thoughts.
Yun Hu began to analyze calmly.
"Wei Hongfang was once the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old, after all. In court, he must have some connections we don’t know about!"
Though—
After Wei Hongfang was demoted, many who used to cling to him quickly came out to denounce him, trying to distance themselves. But after all, he used to hold that power.
Could it be that he wouldn’t have nurtured a few truly loyal contacts in court?
The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.
"Who could it be?"
Guan Bao also played along and started pondering.
Neither of them even began to associate this with Fu Zhengqing.
Back then when Wei Hongfang was still his adoptive son, they both knew well there was conflict with Fu Zhengqing—how could he possibly protect Wei Hongfang now? It was simply impossible.
Maybe it was some deeply hidden court official they didn’t know about.
There were just so many civil and military officials.
Never mind whether they had the guts to search those mansions—even if they did, if they found him it would be fine, but what if they didn’t? Wouldn’t they have offended everyone?
"Forget it!"
Seeing Guan Bao pretending to think,
Yun Hu simply waved his hand dismissively.
There was no point thinking about it—like they really had the courage to search those mansions.
"Second Brother, are you going to give up?"
Hearing Yun Hu say that, Guan Bao looked over, eyes oddly curious.
"Give up? No way!"
What a joke—this was whether he could get the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s seat!
Give up?
Impossible. Not even a little.
"For now there’s nothing we can do openly. Order the men to guard every gate of the Imperial City—we absolutely cannot let Wei Hongfang leave!"
As long as Wei Hongfang was still inside the Imperial City,
there was still a chance of finding him.
But if Wei Hongfang left, there’d be zero chance left.
"And, tell our men to quietly keep an eye on the officials’ mansions. Wei Hongfang isn’t someone who’d accept insult—if he’s being hidden in a mansion, there will be something off."
"Tell them to stay alert—if there’s even the slightest movement, report to me at once!"
Yun Hu was a clever man.
Even if now, his mind had already been affected by the War God Skill.
At times like this, he could still force himself to think clearly.
"Understood."
Even Guan Bao—
had to admit: at this, Yun Hu really was smarter and calmer than himself.
At least, if he were Yun Hu, he wouldn’t have thought of this.
"Then I’ll take my leave."
It was no longer meaningful to stay, so Guan Bao turned around to leave.
Watching Guan Bao’s departing back,
Yun Hu thought about it for a while,
and suddenly spoke up.
"By the way, you asked me before if there’s any trick to breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm, didn’t you?"
Yun Hu still didn’t quite trust Guan Bao, so he wanted to lay another layer of insurance!
Sure enough,
hearing this, Guan Bao stopped in his tracks, turned and looked at Yun Hu with intense eagerness in his eyes.
