Chapter 630: Shatu Envoy
When Shi Changfeng heard Yan Liqiangâs words, he was shocked at first before he felt relieved. In the next moment, he seemed to have thought of something and was worried again. âIf those people managed to extort information from Xue Cao and discovered that their cultivation yielded no results, wouldnât they figure out that you are the founder of the Five Animal Frolics technique? That means youâll be in danger!â
Shi Changfengâs words made sense as this was the logical line of reasoning. As long as Xue Caoâs kidnappers had a sound mind, they might think of this possibility. Given the fact that Five Animal Frolics was an unprecedented technique on the Silver Continent, theyâd naturally link the connection to Yan Liqiang. To lift the prohibition on cultivating the Five Animal Frolics technique, theyâd just have to kill Yan Liqiang. This was no doubt a great temptation to those people, and the danger Yan Liqiang was about to face would be doubled.
âTheoretically speaking, this is a possible scenario!â Yan Liqiang nodded, but the expression on his face didnât show the slightest difference.
âIf I kidnapped Xue Cao and discovered that the Five Animal Frolics technique was useless to me after cultivating it, I would first suspect if there were any omissions in the secret technique from Xue Cao. Only after they confirm that there are no omissions in the secret technique from Xue Cao would they start suspecting that I am the key. However, to them, it is very unlikely that the problem lies with me. So I will only be in danger when that time comes. It seems like thereâs nothing to worry about for nowâŠâ
âLiqiang, you mean to say thatâŠâ
âThe simplest way to verify the validity of Xue Caoâs information on the Five Animal Frolics technique is to kidnap another student from the archery academy. Theyâd target the newer studentsâŠâ
Shi Changfeng was surprised, but he soon noticed the expression on Yan Liqiangâs face. âLiqiang, are you planning toâŠâ
Yan Liqiang nodded. âThis is how we should deal with the situation. Other than that, we shouldnât give up on other methods. After all, these are only our guesses. Xue Cao might have not returned due to other reasons. When I go back, I will issue an arrest warrant for the man who delivered the letter to Xue Cao, with a bounty of ten thousand taels of silver. I want to see him in person if heâs alive and if heâs not, then I want his dead body. Additionally, anyone who can provide valid clues about Xue Caoâs disappearance will be generously awarded.â
Shi Changfeng instantly drew a sharp breath because the bounty that Yan Liqiang proposed was too shocking. In the Great Han Empire, the number of arrest warrants with a bounty like that was countable on one hand. In addition, they were only searching for a relatively ordinary person this time. âIâm sure this amount is enough to make many Wanderers go crazy!â
âWhether the opponent has come for the Five Animal Frolics technique or not, I will make them feel the pressure for laying a finger on my men. If I canât find them, Iâll suffocate them with money.â
âYouâll have to be more careful from now on, Liqiang. I have a feeling that Xue Caoâs disappearance is more than what meets the eye. Their ultimate objective is definitely youâŠ!â
Yan Liqiang shook his head. âWeâll take it as it comes. After all, some things are unavoidable. The Great Han Empire is in great turmoil right now. No one knows what will happen next year, so surely someone will want to seize the opportunity to create trouble. The only thing we can do right now is focus on what we can do. No need to worry about my safety. I was a nobody when Lin Qingtian wanted my head. Even so, I managed to escape from the Imperial Capital safely to Gan Province. If they are after my life, Iâll see how many lives they are prepared to sacrificeâŠâ
Yan Liqiang talked to Shi Changfeng for almost an hour in the room, trying to come up with a strategy to deal with the situation before them. By the time Shi Changfeng took his leave, it was already late into the nightâŠ
Since it was very late, Yan Liqiang decided to stay the night at the archery academy.
Although Yan Liqiang tried to reassure Shi Changfeng, Xue Caoâs disappearance had once again sounded an alarm in Yan Liqiangâs heart. It made him fully aware that they were still surrounded by threats and dangers lurking in the dark despite his current identity. According to the events that transpired in the Heavenly Realm, the Great Han Empire would start to descend into chaos next year.
This time, Yan Liqiang had spent a few years doing all he could in reality to give out early warnings and prepare other response plans, hoping to reduce the impact that the Heavenly Tribulation would bring to the Great Han Empire next year. Truth be told, up to this point, Yan Liqiang had no confidence that the fate of the Great Han Empire would turn out better than it did in the Heavenly Realm because he knew what he was going to face was no longer a human, but a non-human race that was beyond his imagination.
Yan Liqiang couldnât help but shudder at the thought that there was a mastermind behind the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation which was supposedly willed by a powerful presence within the cosmic void. He knew the opponent wouldnât stop with just that. The so-called Heavenly Tribulation wasnât an end but merely the beginningâŠ
He could only endure all the terrible thoughts in silence. He couldnât even find someone to talk to.
Yan Liqiang completed his usual night regimen by performing two rounds of Muscle Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing and a round of fist practice in the secret chamber. After feeling the little bit of progress he made today, he went to sleep.
Early the next morning, Yan Liqiangâs return to the archery academy stirred up a commotion among the new students. Yan Liqiang watched their training. He even went down the fields to personally guide the new students in archery and riding, as well as interact with them. Only in the afternoon did he ride back to Pingxi City with his men.
At night on the same day, the envoy representing the Shatu Seven Tribes finally arrived at Pingxi City. There, they stayed the night at a posthouse on the outskirts of the city.
Yan Liqiang only received the envoy who came to negotiate with him in the drawing room of the Protectorate Generalâs Office the next noon after their arrival.
When Yan Liqiang saw the envoy coming toward him, he was stunned. It turned out that the envoy who came wasnât a man, but a woman. She was a Shatu beauty who could enchant anyone with just her smile. When the woman undid her dark cloak to reveal her figure, even the guards outside the drawing room were stunned.
The womanâs eyes roamed over Yan Liqiangâs face before she bowed to him with a smile on her face. âThe Shatu Seven Tribes envoy Sushali greets the Qiyun Protectorate GeneralâŠâ
At that moment, only a thought flashed through Yan Liqiangâs mind â The Shatu Seven Tribes are trying to honey trap meâŠ
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