Free Web NovelChapter 600: Chapter 164: There’s No Such Thing as Kindness Without a Reason! Xie Clan Trading Company (Part 2)
These past few days.
Wanting to break through to the Grandmaster Realm, Guan Bao is nearly losing his mind; now with even the slightest chance, he refuses to let it slip. He’s actually asked Yun Hu about this before.
It’s just that, at the time, Yun Hu’s answer was no—everything relies on steady cultivation, there’s no such thing as a secret trick.
Seeing Guan Bao’s eager eyes.
Yun Hu’s heart relaxed.
If it’s just this—
"As long as you find Wei Hongfang and help me get the position of Jiu Qiansui, then I won’t just give you cultivation resources and spiritual artifacts; I’ll also tell you the secret to breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm!"
A secret?
What secret?
Yun Hu himself broke through to Grandmaster smoothly; didn’t feel like he needed any secret trick.
He reckoned this Guan Bao was just useless, didn’t cultivate properly, so he never managed a breakthrough.
The reason he said all that—
Was simply to use this promise, make Guan Bao work seriously for him.
"Alright!"
Sure enough, Guan Bao agreed.
Yet in that moment he turned around, Guan Bao’s previously eager gaze was suddenly filled with murderous intent.
So there really *is* a secret, huh?
Thinking of Yun Hu’s last answer, Guan Bao’s face nearly slipped out of control.
There’s a secret, but you won’t tell me. Now you’re using me, dangling this in front of me just to manipulate me. You damn bastard!
However.
Guan Bao knew this wasn’t the time to fall out with Yun Hu. First get the secret, break through to Grandmaster Realm, then talk.
With his current cultivation, there’s no way he could turn on Yun Hu.
Thinking this,
Guan Bao’s steps as he left sped up a lot.
Watching Guan Bao’s retreating figure, Yun Hu clearly hadn’t expected that his attempt to manipulate Guan Bao would only deepen Guan Bao’s killing intent toward him.
"Let you feel good for a while!"
"Once I get Jiu Qiansui’s seat, I’ll eliminate you right away!"
This ’brother’ has to go.
Actually,
Yun Hu was a bit worried too—since Guan Bao cultivated the same technique as he did, if he could break through to Grandmaster, Guan Bao should also be able to, right?
The only reason Guan Bao hadn’t broken through yet was his lack of focus and effort in his cultivation.
Maybe one day, Guan Bao could really surpass him.
Thinking about that—
Yun Hu became even more convinced he couldn’t let Guan Bao live any longer.
"Hah!"
But all that’s for after he gets Jiu Qiansui. For now, he doesn’t need to worry about it.
He calmly regulated his breath—
And Yun Hu pulled back his wandering thoughts.
"Where could he be hiding?"
Right now, the most important thing is still to find Wei Hongfang.
He thought it’d be easy; didn’t expect that old dog to be this good at hiding!
...
"So you really can’t wait, huh?"
Inside the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Ye Liuyun looked at the envelope in his hand, lips curled into a smile of expected amusement.
The letter came from Fu Zhengqing.
It was delivered by one of Fu Zhengqing’s trusted men.
Fu Zhengqing was still cautious, didn’t say much—just announced he’ll make a move in a month and wants this side ready.
Others might not understand what Fu Zhengqing’s ’move’ means.
But Ye Liuyun knows.
This means he’s preparing to act against Yan Fuhai.
Counting the days, a month from now just happens to be the day of the Heaven-Sacrificing Ceremony. Times have changed, but the Great Qian Dynasty still holds the Heaven-Sacrificing Grand Ceremony every year at a mountain a hundred miles from the Imperial City.
By then, not just the Emperor, but all the court officials will go together.
Even though everyone knows Yan Shuzhu is just a puppet, the Heaven-Sacrificing Ceremony has never been skipped.
Choosing this timing—are they sure Yan Fuhai will attend?
After all—
On the surface, Yan Fuhai really has no need to go as Supreme Emperor.
But thinking about Yan Fuhai’s character, him joining in or even beating Yan Shuzhu to the worship isn’t hard to imagine.
"Interesting!"
Ye Liuyun doesn’t care about a Heaven-Sacrificing Ceremony.
He’s never believed in gods or immortals; even if they exist, at best they’re just stronger humans.
As long as he’s given time, he’ll surpass them all eventually.
In fact, Ye Liuyun is more interested—
In seeing just what sort of chaos Fu Zhengqing will stir up on the day of the ceremony. Since the time has been set, it means Fu Zhengqing is committed.
Only thing is, how will he do it?
Thinking of that, Ye Liuyun broke into a smile.
Inner strength flickered like fire in Ye Liuyun’s palm, burning the envelope to ashes.
Whatever happens when the time comes, he’ll see it all then.
Ye Liuyun wasn’t in any rush.
Right at that moment—
"Sir!"
Si Nan rushed in out of nowhere.
"What’s the matter?"
No reason for him to come like this unless something’s happened.
"The thing is, someone from the Xie Clan Trading Company is here. Said it’s someone from your past, sir. Do you wish to meet?"
Xie Clan Trading Company?
Now that he thought about it, Ye Liuyun hadn’t set foot in Xie Clan’s ’Fanlou’ building for ages.
After all, anything good now, Sheng Lanzhi would bring back anyway—no need to buy from Fanlou.
And with other things on his plate, the things he’d promised Xie Ling’Er from Xie Clan, Ye Liuyun had all handed off to Jiang Jing. If not for this sudden visit, Ye Liuyun would’ve almost forgotten about Xie Clan Trading Company entirely.
