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Chapter 1200 - Chapter 1200 Chapter Four Hundred and Ninety-Three Each Makes

Chapter 1200: Chapter Four Hundred and Ninety-Three: Each Makes Their Own Plans Chapter 1200: Chapter Four Hundred and Ninety-Three: Each Makes Their Own Plans In any part of the world, the only way for the weak to stand against the strong is to band together. Therefore, when Luo Rouguan, the agent from the Du Shi Agency, was detained and brought before the court, it wasn’t just one or two agencies that were concerned.

Ultimately, the best outcome is for the righteous weak to overcome the powerful and emerge victorious, but when some are delighted, others are bound to be troubled.

In the eyes of some, the fact that the weaker party, already possessing the advantage, could cede another step, was the ultimate expression of respect for the strong.

But a greedy heart never understands what it means to be satisfied. The Liu Clan did not think there was anything improper about altering the contract; instead, they felt that the head who came to South City, carrying the contract’s imprint to court, was deliberately giving them a hard time.

The woman, having felt wronged, wept and wailed as she reported everything to her husband at the Xiang Residence. Xiang Longteng’s face darkened as he crushed the teacup on the table, exclaiming in shock, “This is impossible! I had already given notice, how could the head of South City come to court with the contract’s imprint to confront you?”

“Wuu wuu wuu.” The woman sobbed as if she had suffered the greatest injustice, “It was that old man Liu, if he hadn’t brought the imprint to court, today’s matter would have already been settled!”

Compared to the woman who was focused on those tiny profits, Xiang Longteng had a different opinion.

Chaochang’s trading associations were still controlled by the Xiang Family, and all of the agency heads on the fifteen paths were loyalists appointed by the Xiangs. Even though he had stepped down from his position as the Commander of the Guards, he was still a core member of the Xiang family’s direct lineage. Before the court session, he had already conferred with the heads of the major agencies, so there was no reason for them to betray him.

Unless these people had already become double-hearted and were prepared to lean towards the Cloud Council. But using the minor disturbance of the Du Shi Agency as a stepping stone to curry favor with them seemed too reckless!

The betrayal by the head of South City led Xiang Longteng to think of the situation as extremely complex, and yet the woman kept on weeping beside him, irritating him further.

Just as he was about to wave his hand in dismissal, a servant boy arrived at the entrance hall and announced loudly, “The head of South City, Liu, requests an audience. He is currently waiting in the side hall. Would master like to invite him in?”

“Get out.”

…

South Sea Sect

Rushing to the secluded place where Yanyun Grandmaster was meditating, Xiang Ange relayed the situation. Xiang Yan then flew into a rage, exclaiming,

“What is Xiang Longteng up to, idling at home instead of earnestly cultivating in seclusion? How could he have gotten himself involved with the Du Shi Agency!”

“To keep it secret, we did not discuss it with Longteng beforehand. That Liu Clan woman doesn’t know the severity of her actions, crying and begging over some minor shared profits. Longteng is unaware of the consequences, and that’s how the trial in South City came about.”

Xiang Ange could only offer a bitter smile as he first explained the sequence of events to Xiang Yan, and then said, “Fortunately, it has now been remedied, and it should not scare the snakes in the grass. However, this just a guess. It still requires the master to use the Divine Artifact to sense it before we can confirm it.”

“Able to cause problems but incompetent at solving them!”

It wasn’t clear if he was scolding Xiang Longteng or the Liu Clan. Xiang Yan sat cross-legged, sinking his consciousness into the Divine Artifact in his hand. As vast Spiritual Power poured in, mysterious sensations began to emerge within his soul.

After sensing carefully for a moment, Xiang Yan stood up and said to Xiang Ange, “Thanks to your timely remedy, otherwise, given Long Teng’s ruthless nature, he definitely would have scared the person away.”

“That’s good, that’s good!”

“How much longer will it take to set up the spiritual array?”

The sudden mishap made Xiang Yan somewhat anxious. He pressed Xiang Ange, “With this incident, the enemy will surely be on alert. If we delay further, I fear changes may occur!”

“These past days, I have called out all the elite array mages from our clan, working day and night up to this point, but we have only completed seven or eight parts out of ten. It will take at least another two or three months to fully set up the array!”

“Another two or three months?” Xiang Yan frowned and said, “Lu Shaolin took just over a month to lay out the array from scratch. Now we only need to move the array, yet it’s going to take half a year. It’s been so long, has Zi Liang still not fully grasped it?”

“After all, Master Shaolin is a top-tier array master from Yulin Pavilion. Although Zi Liang has good comprehension, he is only just starting to venture into Fierce Realm in cultivation. To be able to confidently relocate the array elsewhere is already quite an achievement.”

Xiang Yan was in a hurry, and so was Xiang Ange, but some things can’t be rushed. The Xiang Family was just a noble family after all, and a newly-risen one at that. Apart from combat strength, which was acceptable, the family fell short in other areas of heritage.

Especially in the field of array arts, which greatly depends on resources and talent for cultivation. Although they regularly invited array masters from Yulin Pavilion to teach in their clan every now and then, due to the limited time, there were far too few who could be considered elite.

As for moving the Cold Moon Spirit Concealment Array, a secretive task like this, Xiang Ange didn’t dare ask for external help and could only rely on the clan’s mages. This slowness was expected.

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South City Courtyard

After the two had their fill and returned home through the snow, they took out a map of Chaochang and started planning under the oil lamp.

“Apart from the area surrounding Xiang Residence in the inner city district, we can use the Spirit World Passage everywhere else. The problem is, ever since the battle at Xiang Residence, the city lord Yun Xiu has been feigning sickness, claiming to have been frightened and fallen ill. Xiang Loulan has also not shown herself since then.”

“The new Xiang Residence has sprung up now, and we have no knowledge of the layout inside the rebuilt inner residence. To probe into it would be extremely dangerous. Perhaps we can only wait until both of them show themselves voluntarily.”

Although Yun Xiu didn’t use Charming Eyes to establish an espionage agency, as a professional intelligence officer, she wasn’t lazy. She had an intimate knowledge of the different districts in Chaochang, especially the power distribution in the Upper City District and the personnel arrangements of the Xiang Family.

It was exactly because she knew so much that she was aware of the risks in Tang Luo’s plan. Pointing at the location of Xiang Residence, Yun Xiu said to Tang Luo earnestly, “Since the battle in the Wilderness, the Xiang Family has consolidated their power. They not only called several Fierce Realm apex experts from The South Sea practice grounds, but they also built the Qiankun Tower as their practice grounds. Currently, the strength of Xiang Residence is even stronger than before that major battle, and with Cold Moon Spirit Concealment Array, once trapped, it will be a desperate situation with little hope for survival!”

“It’s not as scary as you think,” Tang Luo said with a smile, indicating the marked Qiankun Tower, “You also said, those Fierce Realm apex experts are in closed-door cultivation. I have some experience with that kind of thing. As long as the noises of battle don’t reach the place of cultivation, it’s as if those people don’t exist.”

“Furthermore,” Tang Luo pointed at the area of Xiang Residence and said in a relaxed tone, “Our targets are Xiang Loulan and the fake Yun Xiu. To be honest, if the intelligence is accurate, assassinating these two people won’t make much noise. Although the Xiang Family really does have money, they can’t possibly have the Cold Moon Spirit Concealment Array running day and night, can they? So, if it’s just for gathering intelligence, the presence of the array is as good as none.”