43: Chapter 43 Bai Xiaosheng

However, facing this aggressive attack, Chen Zhiwen merely raised his hand helplessly and gently rubbed his forehead, a hint of irritation inevitably surging in his heart.

Just as the sword radiance was about to strike Chen Zhiwen, he suddenly reached out his right hand and waved it, seemingly at random.

Yet, this wave contained astonishing power, as if the entire space were shaken by his action.

When those sword radiances touched Chen Zhiwen's arm, they were instantly shattered by that terrifying power and vanished into nothingness.

Chen Zhiwen's figure flickered, and he appeared one foot in front of Yi Qingyue.

Not giving her a second chance to attack, Chen Zhiwen snatched the sharp sword from Yi Qingyue's hand and threw it back to Leng Feng.

Chen Zhiwen looked at Yi Qingyue, his gaze cold, and said in a deep voice, "I can pretend today's events never happened."

"But if you dare to attack me again next time, it won't be settled so easily."

"If you truly want revenge, you had better hurry back to Qingping Academy to Cultivate; before long, you and I shall likely meet in the capital."

"I will keep this sword for you for now, and return it to you when we meet again."

After saying this, Chen Zhiwen turned around indifferently and returned to the carriage.

Yi Qingyue stood there with a vacant gaze until the carriage swept past her and drove off into the distance.

A wave of grievance erupted in her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes. After angrily shouting Chen Zhiwen's name, Yi Qingyue crouched down and began to sob bitterly.

On the other side, inside the carriage.

Gu Qibai looked Chen Zhiwen up and down with a shocked expression and wryly smiled, "I didn't expect that I, an old man, would have a day where my judgment failed me."

"Kid, there didn't seem to be any Spiritual Qi fluctuations around you just now. Did you defeat a First Grade Realm Cultivator relying solely on your physical strength?"

"You are a Body Cultivator whose Realm is even above the First Grade Realm? Is it the Qi Ling Realm? Or have you already entered the Innate Realm?"

Facing Gu Qibai's incessant questioning, Chen Zhiwen said impatiently, "That's right, I am a Body Cultivator. As for my Realm, I have nothing to say."

Gu Qibai rolled his eyes at Chen Zhiwen in annoyance, "You kid, it's a romantic debt you owe yourself, and now that someone has come looking for you, why are you taking your anger out on me?"

Chen Zhiwen: "..."

Gu Qibai sat to the side and asked no more, but from time to time, he would cast strange glances at Chen Zhiwen.

A disgraced prince banished from the capital was actually a gifted Body Cultivator Prodigy.

Judging from the move Chen Zhiwen just showed, his strength was likely such that even most of the little fellows in the cabinet might not be able to contend with him.

The most important point was that he had a master with unfathomable strength following him.

Judging by all these signs, this Chen Zhiwen was by no means as simple as he appeared on the surface; he must be hiding a great secret.

Perhaps he could find the whereabouts of that mysterious Great Grandmaster from him!

Thinking of this, Gu Qibai's eyes brightened, and he secretly made up his mind to follow Chen Zhiwen for a while to observe.

...

The carriage sped like the wind, and by that afternoon, they arrived back in Cangyue Prefecture.

When the carriage drove into Cangyue Prefecture, Gu Qibai's expression tightened imperceptibly.

He naturally knew that the place where the nirvana seed was sealed was none other than this Cangyue Prefecture.

That Chen Zhiwen's fief was actually Cangyue Prefecture made Gu Qibai even more certain of his conjecture.

The sun set in the west, and the evening glow scattered over the walls of Gu Cang City, as if draping the heavy walls in a layer of red gauze.

Chen Zhiwen opened the carriage window to admire this fleeting beauty and silently thought to himself, "System, Check-in."

【Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the daily Check-in mission. System reward: Bai Xiaosheng】

【Bai Xiaosheng: From one of the three thousand Small Worlds, a top-tier strategist.】

【Character successfully summoned!】

After the System's notification sound faded, a look of pleasant surprise appeared in Chen Zhiwen's eyes.

This System reward came at just the right time; he was just worrying about how to return to the capital, and the System immediately sent him a top-tier strategist.

With the strategist's plans, it would save Chen Zhiwen the trouble of racking his brains.

...

The carriage drove into Gu Cang City and stopped at the entrance of the Chen Manor.

Chen Zhiwen and Gu Qibai got off the carriage.

"Senior, I have arrived home and can no longer give you a ride. Please make your own arrangements."

Gu Qibai rubbed his hands and smiled, "I don't have any urgent business to attend to either."

"You kid asked me about Qinghua Mountain just now; you must be wanting to enter Qinghua Mountain as well."

"With your strength, entering the top fifty of the hidden dragon ranking is more than enough. I won't wander around aimlessly; I'll stay here for a month and then accompany you back to Zetian Sect."

Chen Zhiwen had long since seen through Gu Qibai's little scheme and was not at all surprised that he found an excuse to stay.

If he wanted to stay, let him stay; it wouldn't affect Chen Zhiwen anyway.

On the contrary, Chen Zhiwen could use Gu Qibai to fish for information about Zetian Sect.

Chen Zhiwen was full of curiosity about this Sect, the number one in the Desolate Province, which accepted students regardless of their background.

"Fine, if you want to stay, then stay," Chen Zhiwen said, and immediately called Xiao Qing to tidy up a courtyard for Gu Qibai.

Thus, Gu Qibai stayed at the Chen Manor.

After returning to the Chen Manor, Chen Zhiwen stayed in the main hall, quietly waiting for someone to arrive.

Not long after, Leng Feng brought in a young man who looked frail and dressed like a scholar in white.

"I am Bai Xiaosheng, greetings to Master!" Bai Xiaosheng bowed respectfully to Chen Zhiwen.

"You are Bai Xiaosheng?" Chen Zhiwen looked at the person in front of him, his expression somewhat stunned.

He had assumed this top-tier strategist would be an elderly man with a steady demeanor.

Bai Xiaosheng stood up and said with a smile, "Master, is there anyone who would dare to impersonate me?"

"Naturally not." Chen Zhiwen's expression returned to normal, and he immediately asked.

"Bai Xiaosheng, on the way here, you should have understood the situation in the Desolate Province and my current predicament."

"I ask you, is there any way for me to return to the capital quickly?"

Bai Xiaosheng smiled calmly and said lightly, "Master, I already have a plan in mind."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"If Master wishes to return to the capital, there are two methods that are the simplest."

"The first method is to directly dispatch Dark Net Members to assassinate all the current princes in the capital. Once there are no candidates for the heir apparent, it will inevitably cause turmoil."

"To stabilize the situation, the Emperor of Great Xuan will naturally immediately summon the princes outside back to the capital."

"Although this method is the most appropriate, it is still somewhat troublesome to execute. After all, the capital is a mix of people, and there is that Great Grandmaster of the Great Xuan Dynasty sitting in command."

Chen Zhiwen nodded upon hearing this. As a Great Grandmaster himself, he naturally knew the terror of a Great Grandmaster.

Even he could not guarantee that he could defeat the Great Grandmaster of the Great Xuan Imperial Family with his current strength.

Sending Leng Feng and the others to the capital to assassinate was still very risky.

"Then what is the second method?"