Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 298 A Difficult Choice (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

Although he couldn't pinpoint exactly what the problem was, he felt that the three people opposite him were definitely not ordinary people.

Looking at the three people opposite him, he found everything very strange.

He knew that he would have to be even more careful in dealing with these three people.

Actually, he was guessing the three people opposite him, and the three people opposite him were also guessing him.

Now, Jiang Xian and the other two are also trying to figure out what he's thinking.

What exactly does he want to do?

But for Jiang Xian now, none of that matters.

It's true that the person on the other end has a plan and a purpose.

But thinking about things now is pointless; it will only waste time observing the details of his behavior and make it easy to miss his fleeting emotions.

What's important now is to observe him closely and capture some of his subconscious habits.

With two guards protecting him, Jiang Xian naturally had time to do this, and because of the hood, his observation of the leader was not easily discovered.

Therefore, all we can do now is to be extra cautious and proceed cautiously, taking it one step at a time, depending on the situation.

Even if we ignore what the leader is saying, it's not safe to just leave now.

Without a trusted guide who is familiar with the area, danger may actually be nearby.

Whether the leader's guidance is correct or incorrect, based on Jiang Xian's judgment of the leader, it is still very likely that the wrong answer can be ruled out. Therefore, it is still very necessary to have the leader guide them now.

Moreover, Jiang Xian herself was interested in what the key figure had mentioned. She wanted to know what he would be able to produce once they reached their base, or what kind of conspiracy he had prepared for the three of them.

Even if he finds nothing at the stronghold the other party mentioned, or even falls into a trap, he will still make the trip because he doesn't want to miss any opportunity for the Jiang family to quickly turn things around.

Although she had also refined some pills that had never been seen on the market, those pills could not be sold openly in Yingzhou immediately. In fact, she could not allow the existence of those pills to reach the ears of the people of Yingzhou in a short period of time.

Those elixirs are of great importance and cannot be sold in Yingzhou at this time; we must seek other methods.

Therefore, Jiang Xian had been planning how to sell the pills to other states, thereby gradually building up the Jiang family's strength.

She understood that Yingzhou was just a small platform, and those elixirs could not be limited to Yingzhou, a medium-sized state located in a remote area.

However, how to sell the pills without attracting the attention of those with ulterior motives, while still ensuring good sales, remains a major problem.

Just take the kind of antidote pills she refined, as far as she knows, and according to her father Jiang Yuan, they should not have appeared in the surrounding states before.

Therefore, Jiang Xian could reasonably guess that this kind of elixir had not yet appeared on the market in the entire Yuan Kingdom.

This speculation also stems from Jiang Xian's own reasons.

She didn't simply come up with this idea on a whim and think that the pills she refined were unique. Rather, she had a habit of reading extensively since childhood, so she naturally had a general understanding of the Yuan Kingdom and a considerable amount of knowledge about certain specific matters concerning it.

In addition, whenever someone in the family went on a long trip, they would always bring back some books and paintings from outside the family for Jiang Xian. She could see some clues from the different descriptions of the same thing in multiple books.

Many things are difficult to distinguish between true and false, even when multiple books discuss the same subject.
Despite the very consistent descriptions, she also had to question the authenticity and veracity of the matter.

Although she had a general understanding of many things through books and paintings, she also knew that she could not blindly believe.

While you may understand something, you still need to verify its truth for yourself.

Therefore, she only has a general direction now. In reality, she needs to personally observe the market and investigate the actual situation before she can make a decision on how to operate and open up sales channels.

Because most of the time, she only believed her own true feelings, and she was very clear about the principle that it is better to have no books than to believe everything in them.

Therefore, once such pills appear on the market, they will definitely attract the attention of those with ulterior motives and cause a rush to buy them.

If such a scramble occurs, it will certainly attract the attention of some forces, who will then investigate who produced the pills.

Therefore, even if the market for elixirs opens up, it won't always be smooth sailing.

How to ensure the smooth sales of the elixirs and how to effectively solve these problems are clearly major challenges that Jiang Xian now faces.

Therefore, her trip was not only about Jiang Xuan's safety and wanting to find him, but also about the elixir.

As the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Yuan, the father, naturally could not leave Yingzhou for a long time. Therefore, it can be said that only his two children are Heaven-ranked martial artists in the Jiang family.

Although the Jiang family's guards are relatively reliable, they cannot be completely trusted. All they can do is follow them from a distance, just like today.

More detailed work will require Jiang Xian and Jiang Xuan to do it themselves.

In Yingzhou, Jiang Xian and Jiang Xuan's identities as martial artists naturally could not be exposed.

When you're out in public, being able to disguise yourself can significantly reduce the risk of being recognized.

In the outer states, especially those further away from the Five States, very few people would know the details and trivial matters concerning the Jiang family of Yingzhou.

If you disguise yourself further, the chances of being recognized will be significantly reduced.

Jiang Xian's outward actions revealed nothing, but she was now somewhat impatient.

She couldn't wait to find out what the eight people standing, sitting, and lying down had robbed so many times.
Let's see if, besides plundering the wealthy, they've also plundered the meager possessions of ordinary people who depend on it for survival.

She also wanted to see just how deep their sins were.

Jiang, riding his horse, glanced at the situation of each person on the other side. Then, the guard looked at Jiang Xian, moved his horse a few steps closer, whispered a few words to Jiang Xian, and saw Jiang Xian nod, thus settling the matter.

"Those who are alive are not a burden; they can travel together." The Jiang family guard on horseback spoke in a voice that was not too loud, but every word resonated deeply.

The leader was also taken aback by these words.

What does that mean? To what extent is it considered not a burden?

Is someone poisoned a burden? Is someone with a severed arm a burden? Or is someone whose leg is pinned to the ground and who has no mobility a burden? Or are all of these burdens?
Looking around, the only one he could probably rule out was the boss he had personally dealt with, the one who was now completely dead.

The leader kept thinking about the puzzling words spoken by the guard on horseback, but he didn't know how to respond. How could he even ask such a question?
This time it was clearly not just the guard on horseback who meant it, but also the young master opposite him.

This was also the first time the young master opposite him had expressed his opinion.

Even though it was just a nod, it was enough for him to agree.

If it was so difficult to talk to these two guards, it would be even more difficult to talk to their master. In fact, what the young master said might be something that could not be changed or shaken.

Once an agreement is reached, it's unlikely to be changed. Therefore, while he can't be certain about anything else, there's only one thing he's certain of: his now-dead boss definitely won't be able to be brought back to their home.

"Please enlighten me, Your Excellency," the leader said to the guard on horseback.

"Besides you, you can take two more at most. As for who they are, you can choose them yourself," the mounted guard replied.

"What kind of operation is this? They're all people who deserve to die, why not just wipe them out? Bringing them along is just asking for trouble," the Jiang family guard sitting in the carriage thought to himself, but he didn't dare to say anything openly.

He knew in his heart that he was no match for the guard on horseback in terms of thoroughness and composure in doing things.

Often, he needed the mounted guard to clean up after him, so naturally he wouldn't question the mounted guard in such situations.

Moreover, having followed this young lady of the Jiang family all this way, he knew very well that her intelligence was probably far superior to that of the guard on horseback. Naturally, he dared not say anything at this time, lest he ruin their plans.

Despite his doubts, he knew that it was best for him to observe silently for now. He only needed to follow instructions.

His relationship with the guard on horseback was always the same.

In other people's cases, this might lead to mutual suspicion, but not in the case of these two.

The two of them entered the Jiang residence one after the other, supporting each other along the way. Inside the residence, he and the guard on horseback were the two most skilled guards, and also the two they got along with best.

Therefore, most of the time the two of them would talk things out directly and wouldn't speculate about each other.

Therefore, today, he will not question anything. As long as he does what the guard on horseback says, he will not go too far wrong.

Based on experience, listening to your companion is much better than doing things or making judgments on your own.

"Pick it myself? How am I supposed to pick it? Isn't this just making me offend people and anger my teammates? What if the ones who aren't picked say something else..." The leader muttered to himself.

"If they say anything else, it will be clear at a glance who is telling the truth and who is lying," Jiang Xian thought to himself.

"If he says anything else, we'll just have to wait and see what happens." The guard on horseback appeared calm on the surface, but he was secretly quite pleased with himself.

"The scene of dogs fighting each other must be very exciting," the Jiang family guard sitting in the carriage thought excitedly to himself.

Jiang Xian didn't have much expectation for this dog-eat-dog situation.

Because she knew that the likelihood of such a scene happening was probably slim.

Just take the four thugs whose mobility was restricted by her powder, they definitely won't be able to tear apart their leader.

The guard sitting in the carriage was not very familiar with the situation of the four thugs lying on the ground, mainly because he was unfamiliar with Jiang Xian's packet of medicine powder.

This powder was something he had never seen before, and he wondered to what extent it would restrict the four thugs.

So he was still somewhat looking forward to the scene of a heated argument.

So, the only ones still capable of fighting on the field are the thug whose thigh is pinned to the ground next to the opponent's feet, and the thug whose arm has been cut off.

The assailant who was missing an arm was now lying on the ground, unconscious.

If that person doesn't wake up at a crucial moment, they won't pose any real threat to the core leader.

Actually, the best-case scenario right now is that the person on the other side takes away the less mobile thug at his feet and the less combat-capable thug who has already fainted.

The two of them posed no threat to the leader, and since they were chosen by him, they would not say anything unpleasant to Jiang Xian and the other two without reason.

But Jiang Xian didn't think the person opposite him would make such a simple choice.

The leader's mind was racing; he was trying hard to figure out which two people he should take with him.

The simplest solution, which he hadn't failed to think of, was to take the two men, one with the missing arm and the other with a leg injury, away.

One was missing an arm, and the other had an injured thigh. Not only were they unable to move easily, but the bleeding had not yet stopped, making them obvious burdens.

For him, choosing these two people was not a good choice to get them to lend him a hand or help him in his actions.

But having chosen these two, he certainly wasn't about to risk his life at the hands of his teammates.

These two people now pose no real threat to him.

The situation would be completely different if it were other teammates.

He could easily evade either of them if they tried to harm him, or if both of them did.

If it were someone else, he might not have had this confidence.

But for someone who has spent so much time together, he naturally knows the two of them very well.

The two of them wouldn't provide him with much help, but they also posed very little threat.

Therefore, choosing either of them is definitely a relatively safe option.

Even if he had just had a heated argument with the teammate at his feet, choosing that person was still not a wrong choice.

If one wanted to choose someone who was physically intact, it would mean picking one from the four people who were lying on the ground with their mobility restricted, which would be a difficult task.

Once those four people regained consciousness and the effects of the drug wore off, any one of them could easily defeat the leader.

(End of this chapter)