The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 375 - 187 Deciding on a Strategy

Chapter 375: Chapter 187 Deciding on a Strategy

"Feng Chaonan," when he spoke the name of his brother, there was not a hint of warmth in Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu’s eyes.

"Indeed, it is the Sixth Prince, Feng Chaonan," the white-faced scholar nodded, "The rise of the Azure Dragon Association was as sudden as a shooting star, and while Gong Ziyu’s strength is undoubtedly a significant factor, without a vast amount of financial and material resources, it would have been impossible to create such a renowned assassin organization in such a short time."

"Moreover, when Gong Ziyu snatched half of the ’Heavenly Calculation Inheritance’, almost leading to the death of Qingxu of Zhenwu Sect, he fled to Northern Zhou to escape disaster. At that time, the Azure Dragon Association also completely withdrew to Northern Zhou to lie low. According to our Sect’s spies’ covert investigations, it was the hands that Sixth Prince had been nurturing in the dark who helped consolidate the power of the Azure Dragon Association."

At this point, the white-faced scholar had virtually spelled it out—that the Sixth Prince was the true identity of Gong Ziyu.

"Hold on, I’m still a bit confused," the imposing Big man Huyan Qian interjected, "You say Feng Chaonan is Gong Ziyu, but as far as I know, Gong Ziyu is a one-in-ten-thousand martial arts prodigy, now ranked tenth among martial artists. I’ve met Feng Chaonan a few times, and he is but at the Innate Seventh Layer. How could he be Gong Ziyu?"

"Could it be that Feng Chaonan has used some secret technique to obscure his true power?" Huyan Qian seemed to have an epiphany.

"Huyan," the white-faced scholar rubbed his forehead with a hint of a headache, "Who said that the Feng Chaonan of the Innate Realm can’t be Gong Ziyu. To the world, Gong Ziyu, it’s less about the person and more about the bronze mask. Just wear that bronze mask, and you could be Gong Ziyu, I could be too.

As a Prince, Feng Chaonan would hardly go around killing people himself. All he needs to do is send subordinates from the Divine Origin Realm wearing the bronze mask, and that is the Gong Ziyu in the eyes of the world. Feng Chaonan just needs to sit behind the scenes in the Divine Capital and control everything."

"Oh~" Huyan Qian finally understood.

"Hmph, my youngest brother has always been wildly ambitious and unscrupulous in his actions; that he’s related to the Azure Dragon Association doesn’t surprise me at all. I suppose even the Emperor saw through this, which is why he did not appoint him as the Imperial Prince. Had he been appointed, with an official title in his hand, I am sure he would first kill the other Imperial Princes before killing our seriously injured, comatose father, in order to ascend the throne in the shortest possible time," Feng Guanyu said with a cold laugh.

"It just didn’t occur to me that even with my father’s precautions, Feng Chaonan still found an opportunity and secretly usurped the Imperial Prince’s authority. That bastard raised by a palace maid, Feng Jiu, is still useless, even with his martial arts practice."

Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu had never taken Feng Jiu and his sibling from the same mother, Qiu Wu, seriously.

Both brothers were practitioners of ’Vast Righteous Qi’, extremely inflexible in their principles. As the saying goes, "With uprightness, deceive the gentleman," these cultivators of ’Vast Righteous Qi’, true gentlemen, always seemed like the ones being taken advantage of.

Perhaps Feng Tianming also had his own intentions, hoping to fully recover and take charge of the empire again, which is why he chose two genuine gentlemen who practiced ’Vast Righteous Qi’, in addition to the mediocre Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu, as the Imperial Prince.

Only, Feng Tianming, who was skilled at scheming his whole life, had made a misstep this time.

Ignoring Feng Jiu, the one who used Tribulation Power to emulate ’Vast Righteous Qi’ and fake being a gentleman, the seemingly mediocre, carefree Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu was actually an old silver coin.

Having sworn allegiance to the Cangsheng Sect early on in exchange for tremendous strength, Feng Guanyu, who had been plotting for years, finally saw his opportunity with Feng Tianming’s serious injury. Upon learning he was chosen as the Imperial Prince, Feng Guanyu’s first thought was—this time, I win for certain.

How could two fools filled with ’Vast Righteous Qi’ possibly outwit him, Feng Guanyu?

At that moment, Feng Guanyu had already secured his succession to the throne.

However, Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu had not anticipated that Sixth Prince Feng Chaonan, who seemed to have been eliminated early, had seized Prince Feng Jiu’s position as Imperial Prince and killed his way back.

Considering the current situation, Feng Chaonan is definitely the biggest obstacle on the path to the throne.

Feng Guanyu clenched his teeth in the dark, harboring deep resentment towards this younger brother who stood in the way of his accession.

"Bai Guishan, is there a way to deal with Feng Chaonan?" Feng Guanyu asked the pale-faced scholar.

The pale-faced scholar, Bai Guishan, replied, "The reason Feng Chaonan is employing such aggressive methods against us is because he has grown desperate. After tasting the sweet nectar of power as the Imperial Prince, he urgently needs a legitimate title to stabilize his position and prevent it from being taken away.

"Feng Jiu has the backing of the Mountain River Academy, and Feng Qiwu bears the crucial task of mediating between the Academy and the court. That’s why Feng Chaonan has targeted you; by killing you, another spot for Imperial Prince would be vacated. Then, with Feng Chaonan’s means, it would not be difficult for him to suppress the other princes and ascend to the Imperial Prince’s position."

Bai Guishan cleared his throat and continued, "We don’t need to confront Feng Chaonan directly; we simply need to wait patiently, and he will fall into our trap."

"So you suggest we just stand by while the Azure Dragon Association continuously destroys the families loyal to me?" Feng Guanyu inquired.

"The Azure Dragon Association has many assassins. Feng Chaonan is swiftly creating Death Soldiers with his unorthodox and speedy Martial Arts. Even if we wanted to stop him, we couldn’t. The Azure Dragon Association can afford to clash with the Dragon Tiger Mountain, consuming both sides’ resources. No matter how many subordinates you have, you can’t possibly have as many as a Great Sect like the Dragon Tiger Mountain, can you?" Bai Guishan said helplessly.

Just through the attrition with Dragon Tiger Mountain, the Azure Dragon Association had already sacrificed over ten thousand lives; Feng Guanyu, despite his extensive power, could not claim to be able to match the Azure Dragon Association in such a loss of Martial Artists.

"However, we may not be able to outlast the Azure Dragon Association in a war of attrition, but you can strike at Feng Chaonan’s power in another way," Bai Guishan said.

"How so?"

"The Longevity Powder," Bai Guishan slowly uttered the three words.

"The Longevity Powder," Feng Guanyu murmured to himself.

He was of course aware of the Longevity Powder; currently, in the Northern Zhou, it was incredibly popular, particularly among the idle and privileged youth who loved to indulge in the substance daily. In Divine Capital, the highest purity Longevity Powder was worth a small fortune.

"Feng Chaonan is the distributor of the Longevity Powder. A significant portion of his funds comes from the Longevity Powder, a drug that can make one feel as if they’re in a heavenly realm, and it brings with it immense profits as well as great harm. You only need to confer with that righteous younger brother Feng Qiwu, and the two of you can simultaneously issue orders to eradicate all Longevity Powder trade within the boundaries of Northern Zhou, forcing Feng Chaonan to make a move against you sooner."

"This plan is feasible," Feng Guanyu declared with approval.

By striking at the Longevity Powder trade, not only could he cut off Feng Chaonan’s source of funds, but he could also use this to denounce Feng Chaonan. At the very least, it could win over that naive brother Feng Qiwu to his side.

With such an ingenious strategy, how could Feng Guanyu not employ it?

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