Chapter 286.

The d茅cor of the imperial study was naturally very expensive.

Although there weren’t any complicated furnishings here, every single one of the furnishings were extremely elaborate.

Whether it was a flower or plant, or a porcelain vase, all of them were able to highlight the royal nobility from the side.

And it was in such an atmosphere, Zhou An’s face, but became more and more gloomy.

There was no other reason, it was because of this letter in Zhou An’s hand.

Only after Zhou An had read the letter all the way through, did he slowly put the letter in his hand, onto the table.

“How is it?” Emperor Xingwu asked when he saw Zhou An’s expression.

“Shameless.” Zhou An simply said two words.

Seemingly feeling that it wasn’t quite enough, he added two more words, “Deserving to be killed.”

The content on top of the letter was actually very simple, it was sent by Emperor Feng Teng to the Barbarian Emperor.

Emperor Feng Teng told the Barbarian Emperor about the matter of sending troops.

In fact, the matter of sending troops was no longer a secret.

But the crux of the matter was that at the back of the letter, the word support was mentioned.

The general meaning was that this time, when Emperor Yunqi sent out his troops, the Great Qi Kingdom would secretly support the Barbarian Kingdom, so that the Barbarian Kingdom would not suffer heavy losses.

What this represented, Zhou An knew very well.

“The Great Qi Kingdom and the Barbarian Kingdom, I’m only afraid that they have already colluded a long time ago.”

Zhou An slowly said, “I’m only afraid that the two countries have colluded in the matter of resources, otherwise why would the Da Qi Kingdom be able to ask for a lion’s share?”

“It seems that this Emperor of the Da Qi Kingdom, has already made his choice.”

Emperor Xingwu heard this and nodded his head, “That’s right, it’s the same as what you said, but I really didn’t expect that the Da Qi Kingdom, the oldest country, would collude with the kind of stinking insects like the Barbarian Kingdom.”

Zhou An asked, “How does Your Majesty plan to act?”

When these words were asked, Eunuch Wei and the others, also bet their sights over.

Knowing the other side’s actions, then what should their side plan to do, that was the most important thing.

“How to act, depends on the Great Yue Country side, dare or not.”

Emperor Xingwu said indifferently, “The intention of me and Emperor Yunqi was originally thinking that this time, we would make the barbarian country suffer heavy losses.”

“But with this method of covert support from the Da Qi Kingdom, I feel that it’s time for a different approach.”

“What do you guys think, feinting at the Barbarian Kingdom and pointing the sword at the Da Qi Kingdom?”

With these words, the people present, all fell silent, all pondering the feasibility of this matter.

Everyone was not stupid and already knew what Emperor Xingwu’s basis was.

The letter mentioned that the Great Qi Kingdom would secretly give support to the Barbarian Kingdom.

And with this support for the Barbarian Kingdom, the Da Qi Kingdom would lose manpower, and accordingly, the Da Qi Kingdom would have fewer people.

In order to attack the Barbarian Kingdom, they would need to cross over to the Da Qi Kingdom, and if they suddenly turned their heads when they crossed over to the Da Qi Kingdom, they would give the Da Qi Kingdom a fatal blow.

Even if the Da Qi Kingdom was powerful, when the forces of the Da Chu Kingdom and the Da Yue Kingdom were combined together, it could still have an earth-shattering effect.

“Feasible.” The Prime Minister prioritized and said.

The State Master mused, “But we also have to think of a problem, this letter from the Da Qi Kingdom, was lost, if Emperor Feng Teng knows about it, he will definitely be suspicious.”

“At that time, I’m only afraid that he won’t necessarily lend someone to the Barbarian Kingdom.” The Chief Secretary added.

Eunuch Wei thought for a moment and said, “We feel that whether or not we should first look at the movements of the Da Qi Kingdom?”

This was indeed a fatal question.

Emperor Feng Teng knew that the letter was lost, and that was a nail in the coffin.

At that time, what kind of tactics Emperor Feng Teng would do, that would not be easy to guess.

Emperor Xingwu nodded and said, “Not bad, Zhou An, what do you think?”

As the words fell, Emperor Xingwu turned his gaze towards Zhou An.

The crowd also turned their gazes over.

Zhou An stroked his chin and said, “I think that all of them can be fought.”

“For one, the Barbarian Kingdom is far away from the Da Qi Kingdom, and it’s too late to support the Da Qi Kingdom.”

“For two, even if the Da Qi Kingdom doesn’t support the Barbarian Kingdom, I’m afraid that it won’t be able to withstand both countries.”

This was his thought.

In Zhou An’s opinion, even if the Da Qi Country was more powerful, it would not be able to withstand an attack from two countries.

“The letter was lost, but it didn’t really reach us, Emperor Feng Teng doesn’t know.”

Zhou An continued, “The need to act as if he doesn’t know is difficult.”

This, was the most important point.

As long as Emperor Feng Teng thought that this matter was unknown to them, then everything would naturally be simple.

But it was really hard to pretend.

“Not bad, I am also of the same mind.”

Emperor Xingwu slowly said, “When the time comes, you guys will dispatch manpower to first send the letter to the Great Yue Country, and then, to Zong Seity.”

Zong Seity?

Zhou An was slightly stunned.

“Hehe, these days, who isn’t planting spies on each other?”

Emperor Xingwu slowly said, “I have the same people on the side of Zong Seity, just not at the top.”

“Find a good reason to bring the letter through the scouts, so that Zong Shi will naturally look for Da Qi.”

“And then, the Great Qi Kingdom will face two problems.”

Speaking here, Emperor Xingwu revealed a smile.

“One, the threat of绾垫€�, he will deal with绾垫€� because the letter must not be revealed.”

“The second, it will dispel doubts and put Emperor Feng Teng’s heart at ease.”

“With this move, it will allow Zong Seity and the Da Qi Kingdom to confront each other, and it will distract the Da Qi Kingdom, and it will strike a blow to Zong Seity.”

“Killing two birds with one stone, I don’t believe that the Great Qi State will not perish, and by that time, the Barbarian State will also be extinguished at the snap of a finger.”

Zhou An couldn’t help but sweat as he listened.

What should be said or not said, this emperor has been sitting for a long time and is really a bit ruthless.

This plan, when it comes to it, is really old-fashioned.

In doing so, it even messed up the verticality a bit.

If the verticality leader was here, he would definitely be dumbfounded.

I didn’t do anything and you’re here to screw me, it’s simply anticlimactic.

“Seconded.”

Eunuch Wei and the others looked at each other and felt that this matter was feasible.

Emperor Xingwu looked at Zhou An again and said, “This trip is through the Great Qi Kingdom, you only have to be careful.”

Zhou An was of course clear.

The reason for being careful was actually quite simple.

Originally, everyone had the same goal, including on the side of the Da Qi Kingdom.

But now that the Da Qi Kingdom and the Barbarian Kingdom were colluding, then things would not be simple.

There was no telling what would be done through the Great Qi Kingdom, and nothing could be guaranteed.

However, it is not a big problem.

Zhou An thought to himself, I still have my aunt behind me, so I can just look for her in case of trouble.

“In that case, I’ll take my leave first.”

The matter was over, and Zhou An had no intention of staying.

The matter of hunting shenanigans was about to begin at this point, Zhou An returned to his room and began to patiently prepare himself.

Time gradually passed, and in the blink of an eye, a few more days had passed.

The trickster hunt had come.

At this time, many of the All Saints Realm experts were already fully loaded and ready to go.

Zhou An paced slowly, bringing Black Jade with him, and arrived at this clearing.

With Zhou An’s arrival, above the clearing, numerous All Saint realm experts, all bet their gazes over.

“Greetings, Lord Zhou!”

The crowd shouted in unison.

At this moment, the numerous All Saint realm experts were in an agitated mood.

Zhou An’s methods had completely convinced them.

Facing Zhou An’s circular gaze, all of them straightened their backs.

Zhou An nodded and waved his hand, “Depart!”

“Yes!”

The crowd bowed their hands and replied in unison.

The crowd began to leave the palace.

Zhou An held Black Jade and turned his head, looking at the red walls and glazed tiles behind him, and after a faint sweep, he left the capital.

Xin County, was an extremely remote border county of the Great Chu Kingdom.

Here, it was sparsely populated, but it was good that there were still people living here.

A piece of architecture that was extremely rich in local characteristics and different from other counties stood here.

Although there are few people, but the flavor is like a hazy rainy night, but it adds a few points of mood.

At this moment, at the entry point of the new county, a large group of people dressed differently had gathered.

Some of this group of people were a little older, about seventy to eighty years old, and some were a little younger.

But the youngest ones were all middle-aged looking.

The ones at the head, however, were a man and a woman, and both were young.

Both the man and the woman were dressed in black, and their aura was extraordinary.

The young man was handsome, especially with an aura that made people not dare to approach.

The woman was a beautiful-looking woman with a delicate figure.

The woman’s body, in particular, carried a mesmerizing sense of forbiddenness, wanting to get close but afraid of being hurt by this sense of forbiddenness.

But if you look carefully, you will see the woman’s face, always with so much …… foolishness.

The foolishness and the sense of taboo mingled together, in turn, made this black clothed girl, even more striking.

“Lord Zhou, start from here and spread throughout the entire Great Chu Kingdom.”

Behind Zhou An, a middle-aged man from the All Saints Realm, stepped forward.

This was a martial artist from the Great Chu Kingdom named Zheng Quan, who specialized in a hand of Purple and Gold Double Hooks, and was also a resounding party in the Jianghu.

However, when facing Zhou An, he appeared to be very restrained, as if he was a junior.

At the time of the battle in the martial arts arena, Zhou An had already fully revealed his strength, and there was not a single one of the many All Saints Realm experts who were not convinced.

Because of this, even Zheng Quan, as a big shot on one side, was at this time respectful to Zhou An.

Zhou An nodded and said, “In that case, you will begin.”

What was Guile Hunting was to clear an absolute safe zone around each county.

According to the planning of each country, it was roughly a distance of three thousand miles around each city.

This kind of distance, probably for ordinary people, that was extremely far away, but for people in the line of work, it was close at hand.

“Yes!”

Zheng Quan and the others had also participated in the Guile Hunt, so they were all very familiar with it.

As Zheng Quan agreed, the many All Saints Realm experts all flew away.

As for Zhou An, he stayed in Xin County.

He was the leader, and sitting in the city, he could ensure that at any given time, rushing to any place would be the closest.

Just like a circle, he was the center of the circle in the very middle.

As for how to make sure, it was also simple.

This time, in everyone’s hands, there were special signaling talismans that had been refined by experts from the Dao Sect.

When they encountered something they couldn’t handle, they would send the signaling talisman, which would turn into a fire light that would go straight up to the sky, and even if it was extremely far away, they would be able to easily get an insight into it.

This kind of talisman paper was extremely expensive, and would never be made in large quantities if it was not for hunting shenanigans.

Zhou An waited until these experts had left and had nothing to do in this city, so he took Black Jade for a stroll.

Although Xin County was only a small and unnoticed county, even smaller than Anding County, for Zhou An, taking in the flavors of a foreign land was also something he extremely enjoyed.

On the streets, the things sold by the vendors were all items with the characteristics of Xin County.

For example, pot rice.

This thing, it looked like potpourri, but then some small vegetables were put inside, and it was eaten with the potpourri.

“As far as you are concerned?”

Zhou An looked at the potpourri in Black Jade’s hand, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly, “Buying a potpourri of rice, you still let someone else carve it into me for you, did you see the eyes of the people just now?”

At this moment, the potpourri in Black Jade’s hand was already in the shape of Zhou An.

The peddler didn’t know how to carve, but Black Jade did.

“Ka-ching!”

Blackie bit off the head of the potpourri in one bite, sending a chill down Zhou An’s spine.

“Delicious, you eat it too.”

With that, Black Jade fed the pot roast into Zhou An’s mouth.

Zhou An didn’t mind and took a bite, feeling that apart from the shape that was a bit prone to phantom pain, it was actually quite tasty.

When Black Jade saw Zhou An eating his own food, she smiled even more happily, her eyes narrowing into the shape of a crescent moon.

“To say that in this new county of ours, the most famous one is still Xinting.”

The street vendor said, raising his head very proudly, “Back then, among the heroes who died in battle for the Great Chu Kingdom, the heroes of our New County were not small, and a monument was purposely built in Xin Ting.”

Zhou An saw the peddler speaking so excitedly, so he also took Black Jade and walked towards the new pavilion.

Looking at the elegance of the past, savoring the posture of the present, and focusing on the future changes.

Touring is to tour a state of mind and feelings.

Besides, I really haven’t brought Black Jade around for a long time, so there’s no harm in having fun today.

From the stall to the new pavilion, it was not much of a distance.

However, before arriving, Zhou An found an interesting thing on the side of the road.

A young man, dressed in a cloth coat, was practicing his sword technique, his demeanor looking extremely serious.

From Zhou An’s angle, the young man’s sword technique was extremely clumsy, but the young man had already entered the realm of a third-rate expert.

“You are ……”

The young man also saw Zhou An, and his face was filled with doubt.

Zhou An pointed at the knife and laughed, “Nothing, just looking at your knife skill, what’s the name?”

“Butcher’s Sheep Knife!” The young man had a proud face.

Zhou An directly stared wide-eyed, “What the hell?”

He felt that he seemed to have heard it wrong.

Because as he listened, he felt that the name was so familiar, and when he thought about it carefully, wasn’t it just one word away from his own Butcher’s Knife?

“Butcher’s Knife!”

The young man proudly said, “This blade is named after the blade technique of our Da Chu Kingdom’s Lord Zhou.”

“Lord Zhou was able to rise from a small county, all the way to the present day’s dual mastery of the Knife and Pot, so can I!”

“One day, I will walk out from Xin County and become a household name in the Jianghu, Little Zhou An!”

While saying this, the young man also danced his knife as if he was Zhou An.

Zhou An suddenly smiled, “Very good, ambitious.”

He suddenly felt as if he saw himself back then from this young man.

The difference was that when he was in Anding County, he seemed to have killed all the enemies around him in order to save his own life, whereas this young man, it seemed that he had no worries in this regard.

Forced to do so, really forced to do so, after all, he, Zhou, was not a person who was addicted to killing.

You guys came to mess with me, so I can only reluctantly kill all of you.

“This sword technique of yours, there are some minor flaws, you give me the sword.” Zhou An said with a smile.

The young man froze, and ghostly, handed the knife to Zhou An.

Zhou An received it in his hands and casually waved it twice, testing the weight.

Just then, Zheng Quan came next to Zhou An from a distance.

Zhou An turned around and said, “Are you done with your business?”

“Yes.” Zheng Quan agreed.

It wasn’t just him, many All Saints Realm experts, one after another, came next to Zhou An.

This was just a small county, and it was natural for the All Saint realm experts to make a move.

The young man was also baffled.

He realized that the dozens of people behind Zhou An seemed to have a very respectful attitude.

“This person, can’t it be that he is the son of some rich family, visiting this small county?” The young man thought to himself.

Zhou An turned his head and said, “Watch this, these are a few places that need to be altered.”

The long blade, was swung by Zhou An.

A few moments later, a set of blade techniques were formed.

The young man’s blade technique just now was not in the top tier, but this set performed by Zhou An, that would be considered a small power’s town treasure in the Jianghu.

If one method is passed, all methods will be smooth.

There was Butcher’s Knife, casually creating a knife technique, there was no difficulty for Zhou An.

“How much do you remember?” Zhou An asked.

The young man responded, “Half.”

“Enough.”

Zhou An smiled, “Enough for you.”

Half, would be enough, how much could be comprehended all depended on the young man’s fate, after all, it was just Zhou An’s casual approach.

“Lord Zhou, do you need to hurry?” Zheng Quan swept a glance at the young man with envy.

With Lord Zhou’s instruction, this young man was only going to take off on the spot.

Zhou An walked towards the New Pavilion, “At first, I only wanted to stroll around, but now it seems as if there is someone waiting for me at the New Pavilion, so there’s no harm in going to take a look.”

Under the sweep of the Eye of Chaos, Zhou An had already seen the situation of the New Pavilion.

Many, though puzzled, followed behind Zhou An and soon disappeared at the end.

The young man carried a sword in his hand, and his entire body was like wood.

In his mind, there were only three words echoing – Lord Zhou!

In this Great Chu Kingdom, there were many Lords Zhou, but there was only one Lord Zhou who used a sword.

The young man’s face quickly reddened, as if he was excited to the point of exploding.

That was his idol, the idol of the entire sword-using crowd, and the pride of the Great Chu Kingdom!

The young man never expected to meet Zhou An here.

His mood at the moment was so excited that he was trembling to the extent that he could not recover for a long time.

“I will definitely walk out of Xin County and become the second Zhou An!”

The young man shouted loudly.

The people passing by in the surroundings scanned the young man with eyes that looked at a retard.

The streets, once again, returned to silence, only the young man’s sword, was more steady.

“Lord Zhou, that kid’s talent is not bad, haven’t you considered receiving it around?” Zheng Quan asked with a smile, “Being a personal guard would also be good.”

Zhou An shook his head, “Didn’t consider it, but it’s just something that comes with the territory.”

Zheng Quan lamented, “To be taught by Lord Zhou is only a blessing in his life.”

Zhou An smiled and did not say anything else.

This was just an interlude, not that it had any effect on him.

At this moment, the distance to the New Pavilion was getting closer and closer, and Zhou An also saw the New Pavilion.

The New Pavilion, as the place that New County used to honor the heroes of the Great Chu Kingdom, its style was much higher than the surrounding buildings.

The pavilion stood on a green lawn, surrounded by small hills and quiet streams.

The mountain breeze and the sound of water gurgling gave people an incomparable feeling of freshness and tranquility.

The pavilion’s architectural style is beautiful and ancient, surrounded by fine construction, the roof is octagonal, paved with black glazed tiles, giving people a sense of tranquility and serenity.

The pillars are made of stone, lifelike, exuding a thick atmosphere, making people feel at ease and solid.

The surrounding flowers and trees and green grass add a natural and fresh atmosphere.

And in the middle of the new pavilion, a stone tablet was erected.

On the monument, as if it was carved by a knife, there was one tiny name after another.

It was densely packed and extremely numerous.

An ancient and desolate feeling emanated from the stone monument, especially those names, when the origin of the names was known, it was even more awe-inspiring.

In addition to that, there was a stone table and four stone benches.

At this moment, on top of the stone benches, there was a white-haired old man sitting.

The white-haired old man was old-looking and full of wrinkles, but those eyes, however, gave off a sense of extreme vigor.

Although he was wearing an ordinary cloth coat, wearing it on the white-haired old man’s body made people feel that it both fit and conformed to his temperament.

What was most surprising was the white-haired old man’s right hand.

That hand only had three fingers, and it looked extremely terrifying.

Where there were no fingers, the wound was flat, as if it had been cut off by a sharp instrument.

On the stone table, there was a pot of tea, and the white-haired old man was savoring it.

When Zhou An arrived, he raised his right hand.

Zheng Quan and the others were clear in their minds, so they waited outside.

Their gazes, however, always remained on the white-haired old man, as long as the white-haired old man made the slightest movement, they would immediately strike.

Zhou An walked into the new pavilion and sat across from the white-haired old man, looking at the tea on the table, and faintly said, “Waiting for me?”

While teaching the young man sword techniques, Zhou An felt the difference in this new pavilion.

The white-haired old man was an expert.

It was impossible for a new county, to have this kind of expert.

Coupled with the fact that he happened to be here again, then the result was naturally self-evident.

The white-haired old man put down his teacup and looked straight at Zhou An, saying, “Yes and no, Lord Zhou’s identity is worth waiting for, but the person I am waiting for is not Lord Zhou.”

Zhou An stroked his chin and said, “Who exactly are you?”

“My name is Bai Feng, known in the jianghu as the Eight Fingered Elder, and I am the Sect Master of the Flame Sect.”

Bai Feng slowly said, “The Flaming Sect, specializes in flame manipulation.”

Zhou An nodded, “Miscellaneous Sect’s people, what is the reason for coming to me?”

Bai Feng shook his head, “As I said, it is not to find Lord Zhou.”

Zhou An raised an eyebrow.

Could it be that he had guessed wrong?

This Bai Feng really didn’t come because he was looking for trouble with him?

But if so, why did he look calm after seeing him, as if he knew he would come over.

While Zhou An was thinking this, Bai Feng made a move.

Only White Wind poured a cup of tea, then surprisingly crossed over to Zhou An and pushed it from the table to Black Jade.

Bai Feng had a grave expression on his face.

“The old man came here today for the sake of this girl, girl, the old man has some doubts that he wants the girl to solve.” Bai Feng said with a grave face.

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