Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Outside the marshal tent, Zhao Chong smiled warmly as he spoke to Qin Yu in a low voice. They set a date to have tea together the following day before he smiled and bade farewell.

Turning around, his smile vanished and he looked impatient.

He had thought that General Jinwu would die when he entered the mine…the news of his death had also been spread. But who would have expected that this was all a trick.

Because it was the mine, no one had doubted it and Marshal Wu also fell for it with everyone else. Not only did the Desolate King managed to take advantage of it, they also lost face.

Especially since Marshal Wu's final judgement was wrong…he admitted that General Jinwu's position need not necessarily be discussed.

He chose this day to kill all in a single move! In the end, the source was still the mine and the Barbarian Curse.

He examined carefully but was extremely disappointed to find out that there was not a single trace of the curse on General Jinwu.

Marshal Wu's killer move had fallen short and General Jinwu was able to counterattack…in the border army camp, things were about to happen.

The reason why the mine was taboo and everyone tried to avoid it was the Barbarian Curse. If General Jinwu was able to solve it, the mine would be under his control and no one could touch it. Those from the border army guarding that area who had undergone the change would obey him!

"Sigh, wrong move!" Zhao Chong sighed softly and felt a headache.

He had to find a way to reinstate the distance between him and General Jinwu.

……

"Great General, why did you speak in the marshal's tent?" The advisor was confused as he frowned, "The one who suffers if General Jinwu stays in the camp is Marshal Wu."

Ye Sangdu said slowly, "You don't understand."

He did not explain but there was a flash in his eyes.

When Qin Yu rebutted him in the marshal tent, he at most lost a bit of face but would not suffer much.

But doing that served as a reminder to Marshal Wu that he had to cooperate on everything in the border army.

As long as the Marshal agreed, the first and second most powerful people in the border army would collaborate and Qin Yu's current glory would be fleeting.

That's right, in the imperial capital, His Majesty had restabilized the situation and it was not as stormy as before.

But so what?

In the end, His Majesty would still abdicate and the new Desolate King would still want his own voice in the military.

The Later Ye Family was willing to work with the new king!

This was not his decision and it was not something he had the authority to do. This was what he heard from Bohu Hall; it was what his cousin wanted.

It was most likely that the old man of the Later Ye Family had agreed.

After all, without his support, it would be hard to do anything between the military and the Imperial Clan.

Ye Sangdu sneered coldly and a sinister aura surrounded him.

Now, all that was left to do was to control General Jinwu. So what if he was stable? There was not much time left for him.

If he could not achieve his independence before His Majesty abdicated, he would be doomed!

……

Jiang Chengzi stood at a distance and only came over after the people around Qin Yu dispersed.

He immediately said, "There is not enough time to set up your tent. If you don't mind, you can temporarily stay in mine."

This was an outright declaration.

Qin Yu looked surprised but proceeded to smile, "If that is the case, then thank you."

They left shoulder to shoulder.

Behind them, everyone looked shocked.

The atmosphere around the marshal tent grew cold!

The fourth most powerful person in the border army, who was extremely influential across the entire army, had chosen to join hands with General Jinwu.

This was a force that was powerful enough to shake the foundations of the border army.

Today, many people would find it difficult to fall asleep.

"General, what is this? I will feel very uneasy if you do not explain." Qin Yu smiled as he spoke calmly.

Since Jiang Chengzi had taken this stance today, it meant that he would answer Qin Yu. If not, there would be no basis of trust between them and what he did today would be extremely stupid!

Jiang Chengzi replied, "I belong to His Majesty."

Night fell over the huge army camp and they walked a distance away. Amidst the quiet walk, Qin Yu found his answer.

It was direct, without hiding anything or hesitating.

It seemed like Jiang Chengzi had thought it through before he made his decision.

Qin Yu nodded, "I should have known."

Jiang Chengzi was close to Lord Chengtian. But on the surface, he seemed to belong to the Later Ye Family.

He had met Ye Ziling in the imperial capital back then.

A person who was attached to both sides would never be given such an important position in the West Desolate border army.

He had to have his own foundation.

Now, everything was clear.

He belonged to His Majesty, or rather he was from the Imperial Clan.

These two sounded the same, but they actually differed quite a lot - the West Desolate's king was a member of the Imperial Clan, but his demands and interests may not be entirely the same as the clan's.

"Why are you exposing yourself now?"

Qin Yu could not understand. Jiang Chengzi had been hiding perfectly well. Even if he wanted to do something, now was not the best time.

Jiang Chengzi looked at Qin Yu strangely.

Through his look, Qin Yu could literally feel him asking how he could speak like this.

It also meant, it was because of him!

"His Majesty asked me to help you." Qin Yu had been directly making things difficult for Wu Tongtian in the marshal tent. This was clearly the signal to attack.

Marshal Wu had probably already noticed this and immediately agreed without giving Jiang Chengzi an opportunity to state his stance.

To Jiang Chengzi, this was a consequence he could accept…stances could also vary.

Like now. No matter what the situation was, he had not fallen out with Marshal Wu.

So he was going to outrightly support General Jinwu now!

Of course, this was also His Majesty's intentions for him to cooperate…this also meant that it was time for him to make a move as a chess piece of the Imperial Clan.

Unless he wanted to get out of the Imperial Clan's control, he could only abide.

The general also felt helpless! Especially now that General Jinwu was looking at him with a look that said, you should not have made your own decisions. This made him sad.

These young people…did they not know that wrongly sending messages warranted a beating!

"Cough!"

Qin Yu coughed lightly as he understood everything, "That's…good. After all, the Marshal has most likely guessed it already."

Jiang Chengzi felt his heart still as he looked over. He did not say anything but he understood what Qin Yu meant.

Previously, he had pretended not to know about the mine and made the Marshal fall into a pit.

Although he did things nimbly and there were no loopholes, the Marshal was experienced and he did not need proof for these kinds of things.

His instinct was the answer!

Of course, Jiang Chengzi was not going to admit it. He wanted General Jinwu to remember it as a favor.

After talking and understanding each other, they returned to the tent and smiled as they bade farewell.

When Qin Yu returned to his tent, Hundred Saint chuckled bitterly, "General, although I am also extremely unhappy with the Marshal, wasn't what happened today a bit rough? After all, he is the Marshal of the West Border Army and is ranked amongst the top ten in the imperial military!"

He was truly a high-ranked elder in the military. What tactics might he have?

Qin Yu looked at him, "Do you think that it would be okay if I did it smoothly?"

Hundred Saint was speechless.

It was obvious that the Marshal probably hated them.

It would happen sooner or later!

"So we are really staying?"

"Yes."

Qin Yu waved his hand and sent him away. He lifted his hand to massage his eyebrows and smiled bitterly.

All he wanted to do was to find a safe place to hide, yet it caused trouble.

Forget it. It already happened so he shall stay for the time being.

But this was not the solution. He had to quickly find a way to solve the problem with that brat from the Demon Sect!

……

"He ran. Qin Yu actually ran away. I was thinking that something was not right. But everything was perfect and had no flaws."

Rourou looked troubled as she pulled her hair. However, she could not find the problem.

She squatted as she stared at chicken overlord, "Little chicken, tell the truth. Did you do something secretly?"

Chicken overlord shivered. What she was asking was way below the standard.

Even if I really did something, I will not tell you. Moreover, this has nothing to do with me.

He shook his head determinedly!

Rourou nodded as she murmured to herself, "Yes, look at how scared you are. I was thinking too much. Could it be that brat, Hundred Saint? No, he did not have any chance. I have always been watching."

Sighing, she looked down, "I wanted to play for a while, but now, it is not fun." Qin Yu hiding from her was not the ending she wanted.

"Cough!"

Chicken overlord coughed lightly.

Waiting for her to look at him, he then put on a charming look, "Sister Rourou, perhaps Qin Yu has been delayed by something."

The first part seemed like he was giving excuses for Qin Yu…but it really was not the case!

Chicken overlord gave a suggestive look, "Since Qin Yu is not coming back, you can move and find him."

Find him!

Go and find him!

That unloyal and ungrateful bastard!

I even gave such an important thing like a Divine Nation to him.

What kind of friendship is this? Is there any other more loyal and cute pet than me?

He just left like that. He even brought Hundred Saint and Ironstone with him but left me here to suffer?

Hehe!

Qin Yu, you were the one who was unkind first. Don't blame me for being disloyal!

If I have to suffer, we should suffer together. Don't think of getting out of it.

Rourou's eyes lit up as her mouth curled into a smile. She reached out to rub his head, "Little chicken, I realized that you are very smart."

Since she was already suspicious, there was no point in hiding any longer.

If Qin Yu was hiding, then she would go and find him. She couldn't wait to see his face when she found him!

Carrying chicken overlord, Rourou pushed open the door. She easily returned to the demure look she used to have.

General Jinwu was not around and neither was Hundred Saint. As the only woman in the mansion, and a pretty one…no one dared to go against her.

A moment later, a carriage left the mine and headed towards the camp.

There was no carriage driver and chicken overlord had to sit in as the driver. He wiped his tears as he lamented his miserable life. He was actually reduced to becoming a carriage driver.

To force such a handsome chicken to do such rough work like driving the carriage, didn't that woman feel bad?