Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 693 A Brief Talk
"Don't laugh yet." Pei Ye expressed his worries. "Let me ask you, if we leave like this, what will happen over there? - Can the person you leave behind withstand the four Qingfeng Envoys?"

"How can he hold on?" Zhu Gaoyang laughed, "If he can hold on, why don't I stay there and kill all four of them."

"Yeah, why wouldn't you?"

Zhu Gaoyang glanced at him: "What do you think?"

"Because you are too weak."

"I don't like you a little bit." Zhu Gaoyang sighed softly, rowed the boat in the rain, and the boat drifted downstream, "Because no matter what, the Qingfeng Envoys will come after us."

"Why?" Pei Ye said, and thought for a while, "I still don't quite understand what the point of you tricking me in and taking me away is."

Zhu Gaoyang raised his eyebrows: "What are you talking about? First of all, I didn't lie to you. Secondly, didn't the two Qingfeng Envoys die in front of you?"

Pei Ye paused for a moment and said, "You mean, we went through all this trouble just to kill these two Tuanshen?"

"These two lives are indeed not the most important thing," Zhu Gaoyang also paused, "but they are two second-level masters after all. Isn't this the result of the battle?"

"Oh, I forgot that Xuanmen is still quite valuable outside of Shenjing." Pei Ye said, "You should quickly tell me the most important thing."

"..." Zhu Gaoyang sighed and said calmly, "The most important thing about this stab tonight is that it illuminates most of the dark places."

He looked at the boy and said, "Since I took over this case several months ago, tonight is the first time I have seen all eight wind masters."

Zhu Gaoyang sat at the bow, drew his sword, and washed the blade with a handful of lake water: "Mirage City. The problem with these people has never been that we can't beat them, but that we can't see them. If we can't see them, we don't know what they are doing, what they really care about, and how strong they are. So looking at this 800-li water system, we clearly know they exist, but it's hard to find any traces, just like walking in the night, with our hands and feet tied... This was the situation I faced when I took over this case."

"I see that you are also under the command of the Immortal Platform. What should you do if you face this situation?" Zhu Gaoyang looked at him with a smile.

Pei Ye thought for a moment and said, "If they don't come out, then force them to come out."

Zhu Gaoyang clapped his hands and laughed: "A rough man like you... is exactly what I want."

He said, "Yes, I had two ideas at the time. Either I conceal my tracks and investigate secretly, or I go straight in and force them to take action. Later I chose the second one. First, it's because I am skilled and courageous. Second, let me test you. Why?"

Pei Ye raised his head and thought for a while: "Because it's in Shenjing."

"Yes, you are a rough but meticulous person, not just a rough man." Zhu Gaoyang said with satisfaction, "That's right. Looking at the Eight Waters, I was ignorant and went deep into the enemy's territory alone, and was surrounded by them. But if we expand our view to the entire capital, we will see that this is below the Divine Capital, and the North is thousands of miles away. It was they who went deep into the enemy's territory alone, hiding their heads and showing their tails, and it was us who surrounded them."

"Under this situation, if I come secretly, it will suit their wishes; if I come openly, they will not dare to do so." Zhu Gaoyang smiled calmly, "Unfortunately, I am one of the most capable people in the Crane Inspection. They know that I am causing chaos everywhere, but they cannot do nothing about it, so they decided to ambush and kill me."

Pei Ye interrupted, "Aren't you ranked thirteenth?"

I wish Gao Yang some peace and quiet.

Turning to look at him, he asked thoughtfully, "How did you know such a confidential matter?"

Pei Ye said: "Li Yan told me. He gave me a Bingyi sign and said that I would surpass you sooner or later."

Zhu Gaoyang sneered: "Bullshit."

"I'll pass that on."

Zhu Gaoyang glared at him: "Why are you also a crane inspector?"

"Well, it's a long story. It's called cone...cone..."

"The cone is out of the bag." "Not bad, not bad."

Zhu Gaoyang sighed softly: "Now that you know even this kind of allusion, it's no big deal for you to be the Hejian."

"I'm studying in the Imperial Academy now!" Pei Ye said, "Do you know 'Mastering the Five Classics'? Changsun Jue and Fang Jidao, we usually study together - and do you know the great talent Li Yuxi? He is also my friend."

Zhu Gaoyang really looked at him with new eyes and was amazed: "Then let's take a break from our busy schedule and read two more sword books."

"Okay, okay." Pei Ye felt a little guilty and changed the subject, "You continue, and then they ambush you, and you ask the station to help you step into the trap?"

Speaking of this, Pei Ye's expression turned unfriendly again.

"Alas, I didn't know it was you who came - and no one knew." Zhu Gaoyang smiled, "Mirage City's control over Shibawu is not that detailed. My judgment is correct. With the young leader who is equipped with the secret art of the mind, I think it should not be difficult to bring in an assassin - what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, go on."

"Then I thought that Xianrentai must be full of talented people." He smiled, "but I didn't expect you to come. Although I have heard some of your deeds these days, it is still too surprising that you can do it alone."

Pei Ye was silent for a while: "No wonder there is no support... I was worried that my behavior would affect your plans."

"You can rest assured. There is no support and no plan. It's like one side has an unprepared pool and then puts you in to splash around... You really can't affect anything because they already know you're pretty good at splashing around." Zhu Gaoyang laughed heartily.

"Thank you, I know now." Pei Ye rolled his eyes gloomily, "Then let me ask you, now that the remaining four Qingfeng Envoys have been pointed out, what should we do next?"

"Escape first."

"……what?"

"What? Four people are chasing us, and three of them are guarding the palace. If we don't run, we will die." Zhu Gaoyang shook his head and rowed twice, like a fisherman who is used to living on the water. "Then, we will think of a way..."

"what?"

“Because I feel like what has been pointed out is not enough.”

"Ok?"

"The reason they were so confident I would walk into that ambush was because that seemed to be the center of everything."

Pei Ye raised his eyebrows, and this merged with his thoughts.

"I had to probe them so they could set up an ambush - now that you have probed them, is that the central army camp?"

"……no."

"That's right. In addition to the eight wind envoys, Mirage City also has a city lord. In addition, there is another person beside Yong Ji..." Zhu Gaoyang said slowly, "Do you know what the 'Water Lord's Ascension to the Throne' is all about?"

He turned his head and looked at the boy with clear eyes.

Pei Ye paused for a moment and said, "I know that Yong Ji wanted to obtain the [White Water] Immortal Power."

"Well, now that you know, I can tell you a lot of things." Zhu Gaoyang looked at the vast waves and said slowly, "Over the past few months, thanks to your investigations in Shenjing and the palace, Xianrentai and I have basically figured out the ancient story of the mirage... Do you know how it was formed?"

(End of this chapter)