Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 621 Yuan Sanjia's Conditions
Huangzhou Prefecture.

In Chen Jiusi's study, Chen Jie was looking at the report handed to him by his subordinate.

For a moment, he felt a mix of emotions. The reason was simple: these reports described how the major powers in the vicinity encountered several forces hindering their advance on Huangzhou Prefecture.

For example, Prince Qi, Li Siqi, originally planned to send troops to Shiyan again to test the strength of Huangzhou Prefecture, but unexpectedly, he was blocked by people sent by the Emei Sect. Abbess Juemie of Emei, along with her senior sister, Gu Hongzi, came out of the mountain and held Li Siqi back.

Several forces in the north also wanted to take the opportunity to test Huangzhou Prefecture, but they were all stopped by Liu Futong of the Zoroastrian sect.

The most amazing thing was Chen Youding from the Whale Shark Gang who sent troops from Fujian. He should have been the biggest threat to Chen Jie, after all, his Whale Shark Gang had the famous Whale Shark Ancestor, a fourth-level Molten God. But the result was quite amazing.

It is said that when the Whale Shark Gang marched into Ji'an Prefecture, they encountered two giant snakes blocking their way. The Whale Shark Gang's patriarch believed that these were evil spirits sent down from the heavens, so he immediately withdrew his troops and returned to his old lair in Fujian.

Upon reading the intelligence report, Chen Jie frowned. Encountering two giant snakes on the road was truly amazing; it sounded like something out of a fairy tale.

However, Chen Jie understood. The intelligence said that these two giant snakes were one gold and one red, and there was a little girl accompanying them. This was very strange. A little girl?

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Jie realized that there weren't many forces in the Central Plains that could gather two giant snakes; only the Five Poisons Sect of the Southern Frontier had that strength.

And this little girl sounds a bit like Linglong, doesn't she?

Thinking of this, Chen Jie called Zhao Ya into the study and placed the intelligence report on the table. Zhao Ya looked at the report and said, "Husband, it should be that girl Linglong. Look at the description of her appearance in the intelligence report; she already looks about 80% like her."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Ya Ya, I think it should also be Linglong. However, there is one thing I don't quite understand. The Whale Shark Gang's Rujiang Long Tong Wei is a fourth-level Fusion God. Although he has not been out of the martial world for decades, his strength should not be much weaker than Bo Luo's."

"With what power could Linglong possibly withstand the power of this fourth-stage Fusion God?"

Zhao Ya then pointed to the words "Golden Snake" in the intelligence report. Chen Jie pondered for a moment, then looked at Linglong and said, "You mean Master Jin!"

Chen Jie knew Jin Ye very well. However, when he first met Jin Ye, his strength had only just reached the Dragon Realm. He felt that Jin Ye was incredibly powerful, and even Han Miaozhen and others in the Furnace Realm did not dare to test his strength. The cave where Jin Ye lived was also the safest place in the Five Poisons Sect.

Even the King of Ruyang, who was at the Fusion God Realm, dared not enter the cave to cause trouble.

Moreover, there was a time when Master Jin did emerge from the underground cave, but at that time, thunder roared, as if it was about to strike him dead.

Looking back now, I wonder if that thunderbolt wasn't a tribulation-crossing divine thunder. Could it be that Master Jin was about to undergo tribulation at that time?

Thinking about this, Chen Jie felt it was increasingly possible. The Golden Serpent undergoing tribulation was a Flood Dragon. Chen Jie had witnessed the might of the Flood Dragon, which was second only to the strength of a terrestrial immortal. It seemed that the Five Poisons Sect had a great reliance.

but!

Chen Jie frowned slightly. Miao Jiang's assistance might not be a good thing. Although he had a good relationship with Miao Jiang, if Miao Jiang wanted to rely on Master Jin's power to fight for supremacy, then he might not be a friend, but an enemy!
Unfortunately, as a mature politician, Chen Jie's primary consideration when thinking about issues cannot be based on things like friendship. He has to think more about political interests, military interests, and other aspects.

If we consider it from the perspective of friendship, Linglong and Jinye shielded him from the Whale Shark Gang's Melting God Four-Transformation into Jianglong Tongwei, for whom he should be extremely grateful.

However, as a politician, his primary concern was whether the sudden appearance of a power akin to a terrestrial deity would affect the course of history.

What kind of dangerous situation will this create for the future world?

Having figured this out, Chen Jie rubbed his temples to regain his composure and looked at Zhao Ya, saying, "Ya Ya, once the Huangzhou Prefecture matter is over, prepare a generous gift and personally visit the Five Poisons Mountain to meet with the Gu Mother and Linglong to express your gratitude for their help. Also, try to find out their opinion and see what their attitude is towards the upcoming Central Plains war."

Zhao Ya nodded upon hearing this and said, "Yes, I'll go there once the matter in Huangzhou Prefecture is resolved. But husband, the message you asked me to deliver last time has been sent out, so why is there still no word from you?"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "No rush. That old blind man likes to show up at the most crucial moment."

As Chen explained, he opened the battle report. He saw that in the chaotic battle in which various forces besieged Huangzhou Prefecture, only one force remained unresolved, which was the most troublesome one: the warlord Ming Yuzhen, who had rapidly expanded from the Tang Clan of Sichuan.

The battle report shows that Ming Yuzhen led an army of 30,000, personally commanded by him. Most importantly, Tang Bao, a reclusive elder of the Tang Clan, was also with the army. He was a remarkable figure.

By all accounts, he should be a contemporary of Zhang Sanfeng, the previous leader of the Tang Clan. At that time, the Tang Clan had three top experts in the martial arts world: Dragon, Tiger, and Leopard, making it a prominent force and known as the head of the six major sects.

However, the Tang Clan was too prosperous at the time, and they killed people for money, regardless of whether the victims were loyal or righteous. This angered Zhang Sanfeng, the demon slayer of the Jiazi era. So Zhang Sanfeng personally took action and directly eliminated the two top Tang Clan experts, Long and Hu.

Only Tang Bao remained, so frightened that he went into seclusion and dared not concern himself with matters of the martial world anymore. He entrusted these matters to the younger generation of the Tang family, who is now the second master of the Tang family.

However, this great calamity is both a crisis and an opportunity for the powerful in the world. Therefore, Tang Bao, the true master of the Tang Clan and a reclusive elder, has emerged from seclusion.

Moreover, his strength is quite astonishing, reaching the fourth level of the Melting God realm.

After reviewing the intelligence, Chen Jie finally understood why these masters from back then chose to live in seclusion, and why they chose to emerge again today. The biggest reason for this was Zhang Zhenren's attitude.

Although Chen Jie was unaware that after the great calamity, the descendant of Zhongnan Mountain had gone to Wudang to inquire about Zhang Zhenren's thoughts, Zhang Zhenren tacitly allowed these old monsters to enter the world and stir up some chaos.

This is the root cause of the emergence of these old monsters.

However, through the intelligence gathered from these powerful figures, he discovered a crucial point: the main reason these experts and powerful individuals chose to live in seclusion was Zhang Sanfeng's legendary Jiazi Demon Extermination.

They all began their seclusion during the Jiazi Demon Extermination period, which shows how powerful Master Zhang was back then, suppressing the entire martial arts world single-handedly. That's how powerful Master Zhang was.

Chen Jie suspects that the frequent appearances of these people recently may be due to Zhang Zhenren's approval. Otherwise, these people would not dare to appear together so boldly. Aren't they afraid of angering Zhang Zhenren?

Having understood this, Chen Jie rubbed his temples; things were indeed difficult to handle.

He could guess Zhang Zhenren's purpose; it was to restore the Han people's rule. As for who would ultimately gain control of the country, Zhang Zhenren didn't care. As long as it was a Han dynasty, Zhang Zhenren would be satisfied.

He wouldn't care whether the world ultimately belonged to the Zhu family, the Chen family, or the Zhang and Ming families.

In short, Zhang Zhenren's goal was to change dynasties and have Han people rule. This idea is certainly worthy of encouragement.

Having figured all this out, Chen Jie looked at the intelligence: Ming Yuzhen's 30,000-strong army, plus Tang Bao, a Tang Clan elder at the fourth level of the Fusion God realm.

This is truly difficult to deal with. Although Chen Jie has recovered quite a bit in the past few days, the pressure of dealing with a fourth-level Molten God is still too great. Of course, Chen Jie is not without the ability to fight back. At least he still has a divine blood. If he uses it, then this Tang Sect master will only have one way out: death. His fate will not be much better than Bo Luo's.

However, the consequences were not something Chen Jie was willing to bear. Once the divine blood was used up, Chen Jie would probably be crippled. It would be a blessing from heaven that he was able to survive!
Therefore, Chen Jie had a way to perish together with his opponent, but the price was one he was unwilling to pay.

However, Ming Yuzhen and the Tang Clan clearly had no intention of stopping. According to intelligence reports, they had already reached Dazhou and would be able to approach Enshi Prefecture in Hubei Province in three or four days.

Chen Jie has already dispatched Zhang Dingbian to lead the Beggar Army, the Azure Dragon Army, and the White Tiger Army straight to the Enshi battlefield.

Chen Xiaohu was the commander-in-chief, and Zhang Dingbian and Jin Yanzi were the deputy commanders, with a total of more than 50,000 people.

The reason why Chen Xiaohu was appointed as the head coach was a helpless move by Chen Jie. Logically speaking, Zhang Dingbian was definitely far superior to Chen Xiaohu in terms of ability. However, Zhang Dingbian was a newcomer and lacked prestige, so he could not win over the masses.

Especially veteran military commanders like Jin Yanzi, how could they possibly listen to the orders of a newcomer?
However, Chen Xiaohu is different. The White Tiger Army is Chen Jiu Si's personal army, and Chen Xiaohu is also the core of Chen Jie's forces. Chen Xiaohu is also Chen Jie's cousin, and the two are from the same clan.

Furthermore, Chen Xiaohu has always been the deputy commander of the Huangzhou Prefecture Army. Since Chen Jie is unable to go due to health reasons, it is perfectly fine for him to take command.

Moreover, Chen Jie instructed Chen Xiaohu to listen to Zhang Dingbian in military matters. Although Chen Xiaohu had experienced a lot, one thing had never changed: he always listened to Chen Jie. After Chen Jie finished speaking, Chen Xiaohu immediately agreed.

This indirectly meant that Zhang Dingbian would command the battle, and Chen Xiaohu could learn a lot from Zhang Dingbian, which was Chen Jie's original intention.

Of course, with the three armies of Qihuo, Qinglong, and Baihu, dealing with Ming Yuzhen's 30,000-strong army would be no problem at all. Chen Jie saw no possibility of losing militarily, especially with Zhang Dingbian in command of the strategy.

However, there is another problem besides this, which is the lack of high-end combat power. How should Tang Bao, the Tang Sect master who has reached the fourth level of the Fusion God realm, deal with this?
Isn't that damned old blind man coming yet?
As Chen Jie was pondering this, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Haha, you're in a bind now, so you know to come to me?"

who!
Upon hearing this voice, Zhao Ya was immediately alarmed. With such tight security outside, who could possibly enter this place without alerting the guards?

Upon hearing this voice, Chen Jie said, "Master Yuan, you really are elusive! I thought you would just stand by and watch me die!"

"I wouldn't stand by and watch someone die, but I'm shocked by what you did. You killed that fourth-level Molten God Boro just like that. I'm afraid this old blind man's meager skills are not worth your attention."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Does Master Yuan also speak so sarcastically?"

As he spoke, the study door was pushed open, and a cane was seen reaching into the room, clicking...

The cane tapped the ground, and just then an old blind man slowly walked in. Upon seeing the old blind man, Zhao Ya immediately exclaimed, "Yuan Sanjia, the third best in the world!"

Yuan Sanjia then cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Princess."

Zhao Ya dared not presume, and immediately clasped her hands in greeting: "No, no, Ya Ya greets Master Yuan."

Yuan Sanjia smiled, then turned to Chen Jie, who stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Master."

Yuan Sanjia then walked over, tapping the ground with his bamboo cane. When he reached them, he said, "It seems you've had a very fruitful trip to Southeast Asia!"

Chen Jie asked, "Master, you've already foreseen all of this?"

Yuan Sanjia shook his head: "I only glimpsed a little bit. Some things are too mysterious, and I can't delve into them."

"Cannot be investigated further? What do you mean?"

Chen Jie asked a question, and Yuan Sanjia replied, "I can't figure out what methods you used to kill Boluo."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "It's truly astonishing that there are things in this world that Master Yuan cannot calculate."

Yuan Sanjia said, "It is normal not to be able to calculate it. It is extraordinary to be able to calculate it. The world is so vast, and in this space, I have only comprehended one or two tenths of it."

Chen Jie did not answer, but Zhao Ya had already moved a chair over. At this moment, Yuan Sanjia said, "Thank you, Princess. I once said that you are destined to be a phoenix and should be matched with a peerless hero. I wonder if my prediction was correct?"

Zhao Ya smiled and said, "What the master says is absolutely correct!"

Yuan Sanjia waved his hand and said, "I didn't expect that the Prince of Ruyang would openly defy the court for your sake, causing a great calamity to descend ahead of schedule. So sometimes my divination is worthless. Sometimes the will of Heaven cannot overcome the will of the people."

As he spoke, Yuan Sanjia looked at Chen Jie and asked, "Tell me, why did you invite me here?"

Chen Jie said, "Doesn't the master already know this in his heart?"

Yuan Sanjia said, "Hey, if I tell you, it won't be good for me to negotiate the price. If you tell me, I can raise the price."

Chen Jie said, "It seems that the master has really figured it out. Are you confident?"

Yuan Sanjia said, "Tang Bao of the Tang Clan is a master of hidden weapons, and ordinary people would find him difficult to deal with. However, I have the support of the Qimen sect, so I am not afraid. But you have to give me a reason to make a move."

Chen Jie looked at Yuan Sanjia and asked, "What reason does the master need?"

Yuan Sanjia said, "I need to cultivate an opponent for myself, but he is too weak right now, so I need eight Dao Fruits. I wonder if this price is reasonable?"

"Eight!"

Chen Jie frowned slightly, clearly not expecting Yuan Sanjia to ask for so much!

(End of this chapter)