Embers of Sword

Chapter 341 Leaving the Ship
"Money showcase."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "I haven't said what I want to discuss yet."

"Thank you, sir. I am just a businessman."

Qian San had no intention of opening the door to meet him. He smiled and said tactfully, "You have great magical powers, and you have the help of the Taoist sect and the Fanyin Temple... If there is a problem, even you can't handle it, then Qian probably can't handle it either."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi fell silent.

Qian San's words were extremely humble.

But Xie Xuanyi knew that this guy just didn't want to get involved in trouble. The moment he appeared on the scene, he could see that this "Qian San" was no ordinary person.

Although he is a stranger, he can command the Purple and Green Treasure Ship within the territory of Chu State, so he must have a very high status in Fangyuanfang.

Besides.

Qian San should be carrying a very high-grade spiritual treasure on his body. His spiritual thoughts swept through and fell on this person, but he was unable to detect anything in detail.

Xie Xuanyi couldn't see clearly Qian San's realm.

However, there was nothing unusual in his feeling in his heart.

Junshan and Miaozhen also boarded the ship with confidence.

All the signs are enough to show that "Qian San" is not an enemy.

"Isn't Fangyuanfang a place for doing business? Shopkeeper Qian, are you not interested in the existing business?"

Xie Xuanyi paused for a moment, but finally chose to speak.

This time, the words just came out.

Qian San's tightly closed door opened with a click, and the scholar in green robe looked unhappy.

"I have already said this before we sailed."

Qian San said coldly: "This time, Fangyuanfang only sends people away, not fights. I have no intention of intervening in the right and wrong of the martial arts world. If Master Xie has enemies, then he should resolve the grudges by himself..."

"There's no need for Shopkeeper Qian to do this business."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "I will resolve the grudges on my body myself."

"...?"

Qian San frowned.

"Xie would like to ask the shopkeeper to help take care of a few friends."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "I'm sure the shopkeeper saw what happened earlier. If it weren't for Master Junshan's intervention, Master Xiaoyou would have overturned the entire treasure ship."

"He doesn't have that ability."

Qian San said expressionlessly, "Since Fangyuanfang has accepted this deal, they will be responsible for it... According to the agreement, the Purple and Blue Treasure Ship will arrive at the ferry downstream of Qujiang River in three hours. However, how many people on the ship can survive in the end is beyond the agreement and has nothing to do with Qian."

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows. This sentence was quite interesting.

Qian San is indeed a capable person.

Is this also a Yin God?

His own spiritual sense couldn't detect it clearly... Junshan and Miaozhen were not too wary, this guy was really a hidden talent.

"What if someone else wants to dismantle the ship next?" Xie Xuanyi laughed again.

Qian San shook his head firmly: "No."

"The person who wants to kill me is Yuan Jimo."

Xie Xuanyi simply laid his cards on the table. He looked into the distance calmly. Although the situation was calm at the moment, there was a murderous intent lingering between heaven and earth. "Yuan Jimo's temper is well known to the world. If he wants to kill me, he will stop at nothing. If I don't leave this ship, within half an hour at most, the Imperial City Bureau will come up with their dirty tricks... By then, is Manager Qian really sure that he can complete this deal?"

"..."

This time, it was Qian San who fell silent.

Hearing Yuan Jimo's name.

A hint of disgust flashed across Qian San's eyes, but it was quickly hidden.

He took a deep breath: "What do you want to say?"

"Manager Qian, Mr. Xie's request is very simple."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Next, I will take the initiative to leave the treasure ship. You must promise me to protect the safety of the people in the delegation... If the Imperial City Bureau sends assassins to board the ship, please take care of them."

"Are you crazy?"

Qian San looked at Xie Xuanyi with a somewhat surprised look in his eyes.

He confirmed it again.

This young man is just an ordinary person.

The news about this year's Tianjiao list has spread throughout the north and south... As a senior executive of Fangyuanfang, Qian San naturally knows that Xie Zhen is at the top of the Tianjiao list.

But even if he has the power to crush Dongtian, what can he do?

"Yuan Jimo is at least at the fifteenth level of Yin God..."

Qian San lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "Since you knew that he wanted to kill you, why did you dare to leave the ship?"

He never expected that the deal Xie Zhen proposed was so crazy.

Qian Sanben thought that this guy wanted to offer a price to hire him and settle this trouble directly.

"Didn't the shopkeeper say that he didn't care about the lives of the people on this boat?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "According to this logic, even if Xie is dead, it seems that he has nothing to do with this business..."

Qian San was stunned.

"Manager Qian, if I'm not mistaken, you were deliberately sent by Chen Jingxuan, right?"

At this moment.

A calm voice sounded in Qian Sanxin Lake.

"???"

Qian San's pupils shrank as he stared at the young man in front of him in disbelief. When these words came out, the deepest string in his heart trembled deeply: "You..."

"It seems that I was right."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyebrows and smiled: "Chen Jingxuan has traveled thousands of miles and has hidden murderous intentions. How could he not have a backup plan? Qujiang is the best place to take action, and it is also the last place to take action. Yuan Jimo will most likely make a move at this moment. With his intelligence, he will definitely arrange a 'hidden pawn' to save my life at the critical moment. However, this 'hidden pawn' must be hidden, and it is best to draw a clear line with me, otherwise it will be discovered by the Imperial City Division and this hunt will end early."

"..."

Hearing this, Qian San looked at the young man in front of him with a complicated expression.

"This is a good idea, but unfortunately, Yuan Jimo will not be fooled so easily."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "Huo Qu, Chi Xian, Xiao You...these chess pieces have appeared one after another. But there is no trace of Yuan Jimo himself. He must be by the Qujiang River, watching all this from afar. For him, this ambush is extremely risky and he only has one chance. If the situation is not right, he can abandon all the preparations he has made before at any time."

This is a tit-for-tat hunt.

Both sides are hunters and prey.

"You mean... I was exposed?"

Qian San conveyed the message.

"not at all."

Xie Xuanyi said: "In other words... it doesn't matter whether you reveal yourself or not. As long as Yuan Jimo cannot confirm the situation of this treasure ship, he will not show up. After three hours, the treasure ship will enter the ferry, and the hunt will be over. Yuan Jimo will choose to remain silent and wait for the next opportunity to assassinate."

"Is this why you came to see me?"

Qian San's expression became serious.

"On the one hand, I want to confirm whether Chen Jingxuan has made any backup plans."

Xie Xuanyi grinned: "On the other hand...I am indeed worried about their safety."

He looked back.

Not far away, Deng Baiyi pushed Miyun's wheelchair and looked at where Xie Zhen was with a worried look.

She didn't know the details of the negotiation.

Deng Baiyi only knew that Xie Zhen went to seek help from Fangyuanfang.

"Whether it's Miss Deng or the Buddhist monks, I will try my best to take care of them."

Qian San said in a deep voice: "It's just that I was not convenient to show up just now..."

Xiaoyou Zhenren knocked on the boat and asked for a fight.

If Qian San takes action——

Then all the layout of the library will become a bubble.

Yuan Jimo, who is timid by nature, is likely to give up the assassination attempt...

Although Qian San was hiding in the house, he was observing everything at all times.

in case……

If Junshan and Xie Zhen were unable to resolve the issue of "Xiaoyou Zhenren".

Then he would have no choice but to take action.

This is the worst scenario, but now everything is going according to Mr.'s plan, except for an unexpected event.

"The gentleman instructed me not to have any contact with anyone in the delegation during this trip."

Qian San didn't show any expression on the surface, but he sighed inwardly and transmitted his voice: "Yuan Jimo will definitely investigate this purple treasure ship... Those people from the Imperial City Department will find my file. I am a guest official of Fangyuanfang who has lived in Liguo for twenty years. This file has been prepared for a long time by the library, and there will not be any flaws."

Because everything is true. A few years ago, when Yan Xin took charge of the library, he began a long process of cultivation. The library spent a huge amount of money and effort to cultivate many chess pieces.

Qian San is one of them.

Once such a chess piece is exposed, there is no way back.

"Thanks a lot."

Xie Xuanyi said: "It's just... you don't need to expose yourself, there is a better solution right now."

"Xie Zhen, are you really going to leave the ship?"

Qian San gritted his teeth.

There is no such link in the plan for the library.

Miaozhen, Junshan.

These two masters were led away one after another.

Next, the Imperial City Division will come to intercept—

Qian San sat in the Ziqing treasure ship, hiding his identity. All he had to do was to wait silently for Yuan Jimo's arrival.

"If I don't leave, he won't come."

Xie Xuanyi looked towards the river silently.

"This, sir, has been said..."

Qian San anxiously transmitted his message: "If Yuan Jimo doesn't come, then he can just not come. Some people don't have to be killed right now. Isn't it the best outcome to let the delegation cross the Qujiang River peacefully?"

"In a sense, he's right."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Your master is indeed very good at planning. But there is one thing he miscalculated."

Qian San was stunned again.

"Some people, if you don't kill them now, will be in big trouble in the future."

Xie Xuanyi said softly: "Yuan Jimo and I both think so."

……

……

On the river bank, at the end of the fog, the cavalry stood.

"Woooooooo..."

The sound of sobbing came from below. The head of the Imperial City Division, wearing black armor and sitting on a tall horse, silently looked down at the man kneeling on the river in front of him.

"Your Excellency."

The special envoy Queqi said coldly: "Huo Qu is dead, and everyone in his sect was killed. This is his only disciple, his name is Xuan..."

"unimportant."

Halfway through.

Yuan Jimo waved his hand and interrupted Queqi's words.

He sat on his horse, circled around Xuan Wudou, and asked softly, "Your master is dead, and so are your other fellow disciples. Why are you still alive?"

"..."

Xuan Wu slowly raised his head.

He stared up at the man in front of him blankly.

The two stared at each other for a moment.

There was silence along the river.

"I'm giving you face... The chief is asking you a question!"

A secret agent from the Imperial City kicked Xuan Wu hard, causing him to lose his balance. With a muffled groan, he fell forward, his face hitting the mud, and he kowtowed to Yuan Jimo.

Yuan Jimo sneered.

"grown ups……"

Queqi reported in a low voice with contempt: "This guy took your treasure and wanted to escape from the crime. Fortunately, he was caught, otherwise I don't know where he would have escaped to!"

He held the smoky treasure "Liaoyanzhan" in both hands.

Yuan Jimo only glanced at it, then retracted his gaze and said indifferently: "This is not a valuable treasure."

Queqi blinked, but reacted quickly and quickly retracted his contemptuous words: "...What do you mean?"

“This guy seems very young.”

Yuan Jimo suddenly talked about something irrelevant. He looked at Queqi and asked lazily, "How long did it take you to cultivate to the Cave Heaven Realm?"

"It took me twenty years."

Queqi lowered his head.

"Your twenty years are different from his."

Yuan Jimo chuckled and said, "The abundance of Yuan Qi in Yuzhou is far from comparable to that of the Imperial City. You joined the Imperial City Department a long time ago, and you have been living a life of luxury, with no shortage of Yuan Stones or resources... This guy is a bastard, and he found a master who has no skills. The entire mountain gate is full of rubbish, but he... was able to cultivate to the Cave Heaven."

"This kid's qualifications... are indeed good."

Queqi gritted his teeth and asked cautiously, "My lord, do you want to recruit him into the Imperial City Division?"

"Not everyone wants the Imperial City Division."

Yuan Jimo shook his head.

Hearing this, Queqi breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly said, "He deserted the battlefield and stole the treasure. I will kill him right now!"

Clang!
The sound of the sword being drawn was interrupted midway.

Yuan Jimo jumped off his horse and stretched out his hand to push back Queqi's long sword.

"No... no hurry."

Yuan Jimo squatted down and said softly: "Look carefully."

"grown ups……"

Queqi looked confused, not knowing what Yuan Jimo wanted him to see.

Yuan Jimo grabbed Xuan Wu's head and made him slowly raise his head. He stared at the young man whose face was covered in blood and mud with compassion.

Xuan Wu's eyes were dim.

"This is the look of a 'dead man'."

Yuan Jimo smiled and said, "You have interrogated so many people in the Imperial City dungeon, you should be very familiar with this kind of look..."

Queqi was stunned for a moment.

indeed.

This is the look that only a dying person would have... The Imperial City Bureau has interrogated many people over the years.

The more fiercely a person resists, the easier it is for him to confess.

There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. If a man has this look in his eyes, then he probably doesn't care about death anymore. In this case, torture loses its meaning.

"He knew that no matter what choice he made, he would end up dead."

Yuan Jimo smiled and said, "What a pitiful man. He either died under Xie Zhen's sword, or died under Chi Xian's soul-knocking flag, or died in Miao Zhen Buddha Kingdom... You fled here, and you probably didn't think about staying alive. You knew that the Imperial City Division must be by the river. Did you come to me on purpose to seek death?"

"..."

Xuan Wu had no expression on his face and slowly closed his eyes.

A clanging sound.

The sound of swords rang out again, Yuan Jimo reached out and pulled out the long sword from Queqi's waist, and a cold light was reflected on Xuanwu's cheek.

Even with my eyes closed.

You can also feel the biting cold.

The blade light slowly passed by and settled on the eyelids.

Yuan Jimo wiped the blade with two fingers. Under the reflection of the blade, he silently stared at the young man's gloomy face without drawing the knife. It was unknown what he was thinking about.

"Master, the First Seat——"

At this moment, a wooden boat came rapidly from the far end of the river.

The voice of a secret agent came over: "A small boat has been detached from the Purple and Blue Treasure Ship! Someone is on the boat alone, and is approaching the river bank!"

Queqi said in a low voice: "Who is it?"

"Xie Zhen! It's Xie Zhen!" said the spy.

Clang!
The sound of swords rose again.

But this time, the sword was sheathed.

"..."

Xuan Wu opened his eyes blankly and looked at the man in front of him in a trance.

"If you want to die, why don't you just live on?"

Yuan Jimo stood up against the light of the sky, inserted the long sword into the sheath of the Queqi, and said indifferently: "I am in a good mood today... I won't kill you. Take him away and let him live! Everyone listen to my orders. In the Qujiang area, if there are rebels setting up camps or evil cultivators causing chaos, archers and crossbowmen will be on standby by the river. If they encounter any suspicious people, they will be killed without mercy! The rest of you, follow me on board the ship, and I will personally investigate this case and kill the evil spirits!"

(End of this chapter)