bookbashuk Chapter 541
Chapter 541
After Gong Shangjiao, Gong Yuanzheng and Shangguan Qian had the dinner brought by Gong Huanyu, they sat around a round table and began to discuss the arrangements for entering Lixi Town tomorrow.
Gong Shangjiao spoke first: "Tomorrow, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Miss Shangguan to go to Lixi Town with me." His gaze fell on Shangguan Qian, and a hint of expectation flashed in his eyes.
Shangguan Qian was delighted upon hearing this. She knew her identity as a frontless assassin was the most suitable cover in this situation. Furthermore, she was confident she could obtain some important intelligence from the frontless assassins hiding in Lixi Town.
"It's my honor to serve Master Jiao!" Shangguan Qian leaned forward slightly and replied politely. The thought of personally eliminating Dian Zhu and avenging the Gushan Sect's wrath surged within her.
However, Gong Yuanzheng, standing nearby, was quite dissatisfied with Shangguan Qian's attitude. He snorted coldly, unabashedly expressing his dislike: "Hmph! You sound nice, but don't let us not gather any useful information and instead expose our plans!"
Gong Yuanzheng's aversion to Shangguan Qian seemed innate, without any reason. When he first saw Shangguan Qian, he inexplicably felt a surge of irritation in his heart, which made him deeply disgusted with this woman.
Gong Shangjiao was accustomed to this kind of reaction from his brother Gong Yuanzheng. He knew that Gong Yuanzheng was somewhat withdrawn and stubborn, so whenever he encountered such a situation, he would step in to help Gong Yuanzheng without hesitation. This time was no exception. Gong Shangjiao immediately said, "Brother Yuanzheng is still young and not very sensible. If I have offended you, I hope Miss Shangguan will forgive me!"
Shangguan Qian naturally understood what Bai Shangjiao meant. Although she was a little unhappy, she couldn't get angry on the spot.
After all, she is now in the territory of the palace gate team, and Gong Shangjiao's status is so high. She doesn't want to offend the people of the Gong family because of a few harmless words.
So, she suppressed her dissatisfaction and said with a smile, "No, no, Mr. Gong San, your words are too serious. Why would I mind?"
However, Shangguan Qian's heart wasn't as calm as she appeared. She secretly blamed Wufeng for this incident, and decided that when she attacked Wufeng's headquarters in a few days, she would definitely kill a few more of those Wufeng assassins, whose hands were stained with blood and who were not innocent at all, to calm the anger she felt today at being questioned by Gong Yuanzheng.
Shangguan Qian continued, "It's only natural for Mr. Gong San to have such concerns. After all, there's a saying circulating in the martial arts world that anyone who enters the palace can never leave, except for the dead! So, given my sudden appearance in Lixi Town this time, and with Master Jiao, it's only natural that Wufeng's people would be suspicious of me."
Shangguan Qian was extremely meticulous and possessed extraordinary patience. She knew perfectly well that if she suddenly appeared before outsiders tomorrow, closely followed by the Palace War God Gong Shangjiao, then it would be a stroke of luck for Wufeng's men not to become suspicious.
"Whether Wufeng's men will become suspicious of Miss Shangguan is beyond my control. It all depends on your ability, Miss Shangguan! I think the fact that you were able to quietly poison Dianzhu without being discovered by Wufeng shows how skilled Miss Shangguan is!"
Gong Shangjiao had made plans long ago. Even when he had firmly controlled the power of the palace, he had already made preparations in advance and sent people outside to spread some half-true and half-false rumors.
After Gong Shangjiao took control of the Palace Gate, he carried out a purge intentionally or unintentionally. Most of the Wufeng assassins were eliminated from the Palace Gate, and a small number were retained just to make Wufeng think that there were still some people in the Palace Gate.
The few spies within the palace who hadn't been completely eliminated were also very "tactful" in helping them spread the news. If Wu Feng wasn't stupid, he would have known the accuracy of the news, which was why Gong Shangjiao suggested bringing Shangguan Qian along. Not only was Shangguan Qian familiar with Wu Feng's headquarters, but he also wanted to rely on her to confuse Wu Feng.
"After all, the entire martial arts world now knows that Gong Ziyu, the Blade Wielder of the Palace Sect, has unfortunately contracted insanity and is bedridden. Therefore, it's only natural for me to take control of the Palace Sect. Now that I've become the de facto ruler of the Palace Sect, it's no surprise that bringing my 'fiancée' out to meet with business partners is nothing more than a normal occurrence."
Shangguan Qian knew that Gong Shangjiao had blocked all her escape routes, so the only option now was to follow Gong Shangjiao. Otherwise, after Wufeng was eliminated, Gong Shangjiao's next target would be her since she knew too many things.
Shangguan Qian forced a smile. Although Gong Huanyu was right beside her, unfortunately Gong Huanyu was powerless.
"Please rest assured, Master Jiao and Master Zheng, I will do my utmost to find out all the news you wish to hear, for the palace, for the martial arts world, for those innocent people who died tragically, and for everyone in the Gushan Sect!"
Shangguan Qian not only mentioned Gongmen, because his cousin was a descendant of Gongmen; she also mentioned the martial arts world and the innocent people killed by Wufeng, and she was making her position clear; she also mentioned Gushan Sect, and was also reminding Gong Shangjiao that even if not for them, but only for everyone in Gushan Sect, she would do everything she could to find out Wufeng's current situation.
"Then Shang Jiao would like to express his gratitude to Miss Shangguan for her kindness!"
Although Gong Yuanzheng disliked Shangguan Qian, they were all in the same boat now, so he would not sit idly by and let Shangguan Qian go into danger alone.
"This is a whistleblower my brother made for me. Carry it with you. If Wu Feng becomes suspicious of you or wants to kill you to silence you, just release it. Then someone will come to save you!"
Gong Yuanzheng reluctantly took out a short arrow from behind his waist, as if the short arrow was a precious treasure. He held it tightly and was reluctant to hand it to Shangguan Qian.
Shangguan Qian felt helpless when she saw this, but she still smiled and stretched out her hand, motioning Gong Yuanzheng to hand the short arrow to her. Gong Yuanzheng hesitated for a moment, but finally handed the short arrow to Shangguan Qian reluctantly.
Gong Yuanzheng then rummaged through his pouch again, pulling out several tightly wrapped small medicine bags and a few small pills. He placed these things in his palm, glanced at Shangguan Qian, and then, as if he had made a great decision, handed them all to Shangguan Qian.
"Take these packets of powder and pills with you. Although they are not very toxic, they are enough to keep you going until support arrives! If you are unlucky and are caught by Wufeng, you must take this red pill. It can ensure that you will not reveal our plan because of the torture!" Gong Yuanzheng said seriously, and at the same time carefully placed the small pill the size of a red bean on the palm of Shangguan Qian's hand.
Shangguan Qian looked at Gong Yuanzheng's serious expression and felt a warm feeling in her heart. She knew that although Gong Yuanzheng always said that he hated her, didn't like her, and even said that he hoped she would die immediately, in fact, he still cared about her safety.
"Thank you, Mr. Zheng!" Shangguan Qian said gratefully, then put the pills and medicine bag into her arms.
Gong Yuanzheng breathed a sigh of relief after watching Shangguan Qian put the things away. Although his face still had that reluctant expression, Shangguan Qian could sense his inner worry and concern.