owlsbooks Chapter 61 The Embroidered Uniform Guard's "Grand Gift" - Another Storm Begins
Chapter 61 The Embroidered Uniform Guard's "Grand Gift" - Another Storm Begins
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"Something happened?"
Yang Qian slowly opened his eyes from his meditation.
He looked at Qian Si's solemn expression and raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Is it the Blazing Fire Sect? Or is it that damned Heavenly Sword Sect has come knocking?"
His tone was calm, as if even if the sky were to fall, it would not move him in the slightest.
Over the past month, under Yaoyue's "inhuman" and devilish "treatment," although his strength has not broken through in terms of realm, his foundation has been honed to an extremely solid level!
His control over power has reached a whole new level of subtlety!
He was confident that even without activating "Gods and Demons Descent," his cultivation at the eighth level of the Innate Realm and his perfected "Heaven-Shattering" punch were enough to directly confront a peerless expert like Yaoyue, who had just entered the Grandmaster Realm!
Therefore, he really didn't care much about those so-called troubles from the outside world.
No...none of those.
Upon hearing this, Qian Si shook his head, a strange and solemn expression appearing on his face. "It's...it's Shen Lian. He sent someone with a 'big gift'."
"Oh?"
Yang Qian became somewhat interested upon hearing this.
Shen Lian?
The Imperial Guard commander who was nearly killed by his own punch?
He's been quite well-behaved for the past month.
He stayed in the Yang residence to recuperate peacefully, never venturing out of the main gate.
Aside from occasionally playing chess and chatting with Palace Master Lianxing, he was practically invisible.
Yang Qian had almost forgotten that such a person even existed.
But to my surprise, he actually gave me some kind of "big gift" today?
What does he want to do?
"What 'big gift'?"
Yang Qian asked casually.
"It's...it's a human head."
Qian Si's voice was very low.
"Heads?"
Yang Qian's brows furrowed even deeper. "Whose head?"
"It's...it's the head of Li Changqing, the chief clerk of the Nanyang Prefecture Prefectural Governor's Office!"
Qian Si said, word by word.
What?!
Yang Qian's pupils contracted sharply upon hearing this!
Li Changqing?
The father of Li Wei, the city guard captain whose head he had stomped on and crushed?
He's dead?!
And Shen Lian even delivered the head to us?!
What on earth is going on?!
Where is Shen Lian?
Yang Qian immediately pressed for an answer.
He's gone.
Qian Si replied, "Just half an hour ago, he quietly left Qixia Town with his remaining Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards). Before leaving, he asked me to give you this box and a letter."
As he spoke, Qian Si took out a black wooden box from his pocket, which smelled faintly of blood, and a letter sealed with sealing wax, and respectfully handed it over.
Yang Qian didn't immediately take the wooden box; instead, he picked up the letter first. He tore off the sealing wax and unfolded the letter.
The letter contained very little, just a few lines of wildly cursive script.
"To Young Master Yang:"
"Li Changqing is dead. I, Shen, have also obtained all the evidence of his crimes of corruption, forming cliques, and plotting rebellion. I will soon report to the court and have his entire family confiscated! From now on, there will be no more Li family in Nanyang County! This is my first pledge of loyalty to you, young master and Miss Qin."
"Other:"
"Regarding the mystery of Miss Qin's background, I've discovered some even more interesting things. Twenty years ago, after Marshal Qin's entire family was massacred, his most elite and loyal 'Qilin Guard' wasn't completely wiped out; a portion of them managed to escape. Over the years, they've been secretly accumulating strength and contacting their former subordinates, seemingly plotting a massive revenge capable of overthrowing the entire Li Yang Dynasty!"
"And their leader is said to be Xu Xiao, the sworn brother of Marshal Qin, known as the 'King of Beiliang'! This man commands 300,000 Beiliang cavalry! He is a powerful figure in the region, obeying orders but not summons! He is the greatest threat to the Liyang Dynasty!"
"If he finds out that Miss Qin is still alive... the consequences would be unimaginable..."
That's all I have to say. Take care of yourself, young master.
"Shen Lian, final words."
……
After reading the letter, Yang Qian fell silent.
His face remained expressionless, but a tidal wave of emotions surged within him once again!
The King of Northern Liang, Xu Xiao?!
Three hundred thousand Northern Liang cavalry?!
What kind of insane plot is this?!
He originally thought that his sister-in-law's enemy was just a dog emperor of the Li Yang Dynasty, but he never expected that such a terrifying behemoth would be involved behind the scenes!
This world is absolutely insane! And incredibly dangerous!
"Owner……"
Qian Si, observing Yang Qian's unpredictable expression, cautiously asked, "What does Shen Lian mean by this? Is he trying to befriend us? Or is he threatening us?"
"Yes, we have them all."
Yang Qian slowly uttered two words.
He used his internal force to shatter the letter in his hand into dust before slowly analyzing, "This Shen Lian is indeed a mission. He killed Li Changqing, firstly to eliminate this potential trouble for us, to pledge his loyalty to us, and secondly, for his own benefit. He can use the pretext of 'investigating a major treason case' to legitimately suppress the case of Zhui Ming's death, thereby protecting his own official position."
"As for the news he told me about the King of Northern Liang..."
A cold glint flashed in Yang Qian's eyes. "He's reminding me, and warning me. He's telling me that Shen Lian isn't a useless piece of trash; he possesses lethal intelligence and power. If I want to sit securely in Qixia Town, I must rely on him! I can't live without him!"
"At the same time, he was also indirectly telling me that if I dared to touch him, he would not hesitate to expose my sister-in-law's whereabouts! At that time, both the Li Yang Dynasty and the King of Bei Liang would come knocking on our door immediately! What awaits us then is true annihilation!"
"What a brilliant move by Shen Lian! A move that kills three birds with one stone! This guy truly understands human nature and political maneuvering to the core!"
Yang Qian coldly praised in his heart.
For the first time, he felt a genuine sense of apprehension towards this head of the Ming Dynasty's secret service.
"Then...Master, what should we do now?"
Qian Si was terrified, his back soaked with cold sweat.
He never imagined that such a complex game of strategy and calculation was hidden behind it all.
"What should we do?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Qian's lips curled into a cold, confident smile. "So be it."
He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the clear sky outside, and slowly said, "Shen Lian has his clever schemes, and I, Yang Qian, naturally have my own ways to get around them. Does he think he's got me cornered? Heh... he's far from it!"
"Pass down my orders."
Yang Qian turned around, looked at Qian Si, and ordered, word by word, "From today onwards, the Yang residence is closed to all visitors! No one is allowed to enter or leave at will! At the same time, increase control over Qixia Town!"
"I will transform this small Qixia Town into an impregnable fortress!"
"I will ensure that any demons or monsters who dare to step into this place will never return!"
Yang Qian's eyes flashed with an overbearing and domineering aura!
He knew that an even bigger and more violent storm was coming!
What he needs to do is to raise his strength to a terrifying level that can crush everything before this storm arrives!
He wants to make everyone who dares to lay a hand on him and his sister-in-law pay the most painful price!
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