Chapter 77: The Enemy Also Has Enemies

Yang Dechang appeared inside the carriage, unnoticed by anyone in the Zhen Mo Si queue.

Inside the carriage, the canine man and woman had already lowered their feet, sitting upright and proper as if nothing had happened.

Yang Dechang cleared his throat. He knew Lu Xingzhou was currently assisting Shen Tang, but he truly hadn't expected their relationship to have reached this level... At this moment, many thoughts churned in his mind...

Leaving aside the rather inappropriate action of a lone man and woman hiding in a carriage and touching legs, Yang Dechang actually felt that the matter of treating legs alone was quite normal. In everyone's minds now, these were still two cripples, and even the Zhen Mo Si team allowed them to sit in the carriage, showing courtesy to disabled people...

Instead, he kindly pointed out, "Actually... it's better not to treat the Princess's legs..."

Both of them looked at him with surprise.

These words sounded cold, but they truly came from good intentions... Did he actually have good intentions?

Then this intention was somewhat interesting... Lu Xingzhou's mind worked quickly, and he smiled, "Yang Gongfeng, what new instructions do you have this time?"

"I wouldn't dare." Yang Dechang surprisingly bowed slightly, performed a ritual, and then said, "I, Yang, have come to apologize to the young master for the offense."

Lu Xingzhou glanced at Shen Tang, his expression difficult to discern.

She said she wanted to impersonate Huo Shang.

Lu Xingzhou sighed and said faintly, "Yang Gongfeng, saying I am Huo Shang... is lacking basis."

"That's not important." Yang Dechang smiled slightly, "As long as the young master wishes to be, then he is."

This statement was even more effective. As long as Yang Dechang, dispatched by the Huo family to confirm Lu Xingzhou's identity, could forcefully prove he was, then he was. At least before being identified by the Huo family members through various means, Yang Dechang's words were the strongest evidence.

Lu Xingzhou's fingers lightly tapped the chair, and he slowly said, "So the offense Yang Gongfeng refers to is?"

Yang Dechang sighed, "With the young master's wisdom, he should know it clearly."

Lu Xingzhou said faintly, "It was indeed you who instigated the various families to cause trouble during our grand ceremony... It was also you who hinted at Fen Xiang Lou to break the rules and assassinate. This time, it is still you who supported Fen Xiang Lou from behind to launch a full-scale war."

"Yes." Yang Dechang admitted very straightforwardly, "Therefore, I apologize for the offense."

Lu Xingzhou glanced at Shen Tang, who said, "Your Excellency, do you think that since we had no casualties, this offense can be easily dismissed?"

Yang Dechang didn't speak. The fact was just so. Firstly, he was just acting on orders; secondly, he didn't personally make any move; lastly, no matter what fire he instigated from behind, Tian Xing Jian Zong ultimately suffered no casualties and instead gained quite a bit. Therefore, this was easily dismissed. Shen Tang, no matter what, was also a political figure, and she should consider more rather than cling to this point of grievance.

Shen Tang said, "But has Yang Gongfeng considered that your offense is not something we can decide how to handle? You have actually offended the Emperor. Of course, he may not know it was you now... but he will know one day."

"If the Princess and young master are willing to understand, then His Majesty will not know."

"Fen Xiang Lou, huh?"

Yang Dechang smiled slightly, "Didn't you two Excellencies come this time, not just to silence Fen Xiang Lou?"

"It's you who additionally have something you don't want them to say, right..." Lu Xingzhou said leisurely, "Yang Gongfeng is indeed a talent."

Yang Dechang performed another ritual, "Young master overpraises."

Lu Xingzhou pondered for a moment and smiled, "If Yang Gongfeng can organize a complete set of information on Fen Xiang Lou's existing forces, their external friendly and enemy relationship network, especially the type or weak points of their mountain protection great array, and give it to me, the previous matters will be completely written off."

Yang Dechang glanced at Shen Tang, who smiled slightly and did not interrupt, as if Lu Xingzhou's decision was her decision.

Yang Dechang secretly praised him as strange in his heart and quickly took out a jade slip, "It was prepared earlier, all the information is in it. Furthermore... if the young master needs me to do something, under the premise of not being exposed, I, Yang, may also be able to lend a hand."

Lu Xingzhou took the jade slip and lightly tapped it in his hand, pondering, "Old Yang, you should be in the upper third grade, right?"

"I'm ashamed, only third grade, upper level."

"Asking you to make a move against Fen Xiang Lou, perhaps you are worried about exposure and unwilling... But if I entrust you with another matter, can Yang Gongfeng help?"

Yang Dechang quickly said, "Young master may instruct."

Lu Xingzhou pointed to Sheng Yuan Yao at the front of the team, "Protect her, don't let her have an accident."

Yang Dechang was startled, "How is it possible that someone in Dongjiang County will be unfavorable to the Xia State City Lord?"

"I don't know, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared. If you are willing to make a move, I will feel more at ease..."

Yang Dechang said solemnly, "For this kind of matter, I, Yang, am duty-bound."

Watching Yang Dechang's disappearing figure, Lu Xingzhou was somewhat absent-minded.

No matter what this kind of person was thinking in his heart, he was a figure within the system, different from the ideas of those immortal sects like Fen Xiang Lou who wandered outside the system. At least protecting Sheng Yuan Yao's safety was a great thing for him, something that could gain Sheng Qingfeng's favor, so there shouldn't be any problem.

As for the others...

Shen Tang's identity could not be revealed, and it was meaningless to say anything about Fen Xiang Lou to these ignorant people. But to people like Sheng Qingfeng and Yang Dechang, it was a rare commodity... It also shook the attitudes of the Huo family and Yang Dechang towards him.

He originally didn't plan to use Shen Tang's princess identity to plot against the Huo family, but without realizing it, it naturally intertwined passively.

"What are you thinking about?" Shen Tang's voice came.

Lu Xingzhou woke up and smiled a bit, "Nothing."

Shen Tang hummed and said, "You are thinking about my princess identity and your revenge plan."

Lu Xingzhou blinked.

"The world isn't only you who is smart." Shen Tang lazily leaned on the backrest, propping her head up, "Use it. These few things of mine aren't something you helped with. If you don't use them, what face do I have in front of you?"

Lu Xingzhou laughed awkwardly and reached out to grab her feet again, "That's not it. Can't I use them anyway?"

Shen Tang didn't open her eyes, but her face involuntarily blushed as gorgeously as the morning glow.

You are already using them, yet you ask.

Lu Xingzhou casually played with her small feet, while the other hand held the jade slip Yang Dechang had given him earlier, his mind probing inside.

These political figures are really ruthless... After using Fen Xiang Lou, they feel that the other side has no value and may even leak their secrets, so selling people out may not be soft at all. This information is so detailed that it can almost be used as Fen Xiang Lou's annual assessment table...

He truly wants to leave Fen Xiang Lou without a blade of grass growing...

As for the weak points of Fen Xiang Lou's sect protection great array, Yang Dechang truly didn't know, but he described the nature of this array very clearly.

Lu Xingzhou himself was an array expert. He still had a chance to find a way to break the array, but he needed time to face a third-grade level array.

Shen Tang felt his hand not touching her, and she secretly opened her eyes a crack, only to see Lu Xingzhou holding an array disk with small flags of various colors inserted in it, seemingly deducing and simulating.

That serious deduction look was really handsome... When he occasionally frowned and pondered, it was even more handsome.

So she just quietly looked and looked, all the way to Dongjiang County.

When Xia State was both the state capital and county capital, Dongjiang was only a subordinate county.

Since the spiritual energy dissipated in Xia State, Dongjiang instead reversed the Tiangang and became the county capital, and it has been exactly one hundred years now.

That is to say, the matter of the Longhu secret realm being concealed by Mo He and him sacrificing and refining the Longhu Dan is not too long ago, at least not long ago in this cultivation world.

The spread of the Huo family's motto has also only been for a few generations.

Mo He is of course not some ancient immortal, but just a person who fantasized about sacrificing and refining an immortal pill to ascend to immortality... There are always many such people in this world, including Fen Xiang Lou, which is also like this, just a lower level. Mo He was lower by one grade, higher by a super grade, and Fen Xiang Lou was even...

Therefore, Dongjiang County is very close to Xia State, only a few dozen li away. The crowd's foot journey is not slow either. Leaving at noon, they arrived exactly at dusk.

Sheng Yuan Yao brought a total of just over ten guards. Except for the canine man and woman who were dressed in official uniforms and mixed in with the guards, Zhang Shaoyou, Qin Buwang, and others had dispersed and quietly returned to Dongjiang County, collectively squatting in a large house Zhang Shaoyou had privately purchased in Dongjiang County, and had arrived early.

Du Gu Qingli pushed Shen Tang's wheelchair into the house... Now the more he pushed, the less he felt in a good mood. These dog man and woman played with their feet happily in the carriage, but when they got out of the carriage, they pretended to be cripples and let people push them. Du Gu Qingli really couldn't find an accurate adjective to describe this thick skin and felt that if it continued like this, their friendship would almost be gone.

When they entered the house, Zhang Shaoyou and a group of people were gathered in the courtyard eating. Seeing Shen Tang enter, they all stood up and bowed, "Sect Master."

Shen Tang looked at this group of people who were still powerful enemies last night but were now respectful, and she still felt a bit strange. She nodded, "No need for so much ceremony... How is the situation with Fen Xiang Lou?"

Zhang Shaoyou said, "Fen Xiang Lou has already recalled all their outside disciples and completely closed their mountain. The mountain protection great array has been activated, and there is no opportunity to take advantage of."

Shen Tang smiled, "Yi Yang Zhenren is indeed alert."

"He's not alert, he's cowardly." Zhang Shaoyou sneered, "Our strength isn't much greater than Fen Xiang Lou's, and even if we really fought, we wouldn't necessarily lose to them. This complete closing of the mountain is equivalent to cutting off their path of development. They will eventually have to open the mountain one day. Even if I just squat here and wait, killing one that comes out, I can eventually cause Fen Xiang Lou to collapse."

"Fen Xiang Lou has connections outside, so delaying for years is not proper." Shen Tang waved her hand, "Don't rush. We may still have assistance... Everyone eat first, and wait for Elder Lu's signal. We may have to participate in another matter later, which may be a prelude to the Fen Xiang Lou matter."

Only then did the crowd realize that Lu Xingzhou was not there, and the child pushing the wheelchair had also disappeared, "Elder Lu, where did he go..."

Shen Tang smiled slightly, "When the City Lord's convoy passed by Dongjiang Gang, he got off."

Zhang Shaoyou's heart stirred, "Dongjiang Gang might cooperate with us?"

"That's hard to say... How can others snore soundly beside your bed? Shi Bangzhu of Dongjiang Gang is an ambitious person..." Shen Tang sighed, "Lu Xingzhou said that turning a battle between forces into a one-on-one fight is the most stupid thing. Fen Xiang Lou's connections are due to external factors they can't help, so we can't make such a mistake."

Shi Tielong, the leader of Dongjiang Gang, was just discussing matters with Deputy Gang Leader Wang and others when they heard that "someone from Zhen Mo Si has come to visit." They were all stunned, invited the people in, and saw that it was A Nuo pushing Lu Xingzhou in leisurely.

"Lu Xingzhou..." Deputy Gang Leader Wang had gone to the Tian Xing Jian Zong grand ceremony, and recognized him at a glance, "Why are you wearing Zhen Mo Si official uniform?"

Lu Xingzhou said leisurely, "That's another matter. I have something to discuss with everyone."

Less than a day later, the people of Dongjiang County did not know about Fen Xiang Lou's sudden attack on Tian Xing Jian Zong and its complete annihilation. They only knew that Fen Xiang Lou inexplicably suddenly closed its mountain... Seeing Lu Xingzhou suddenly appear here, they realized that things were not simple.

Shi Tielong's expression was solemn, and he raised his hand to indicate, "Someone, bring tea for Mr. Lu."

"No need for tea... I will just say a few words and leave, as the City Lord is still rushing to the scene." Lu Xingzhou smiled, "I'll be direct. On that day, your esteemed gang participated in our ceremony, which clearly counts as having a connection with Fen Xiang Lou, but your performance was completely different from Fen Xiang Lou's. I think you may have had friction with them, right?"

Shi Tielong coughed dryly, "Mr. Lu is speaking too seriously. We are all neighbors, and there are some minor disagreements, but it's not to that extent. Ultimately, we don't have any industry conflicts with Fen Xiang Lou..."

"If there were conflicts, there would be fights, and there wouldn't be so many bloodshed matters in the world..." Lu Xingzhou said leisurely, "Don't blame me for being blunt... Firstly, Dongjiang Gang claims to be the largest gang in Dongjiang County, but due to the existence of Fen Xiang Lou, isn't your esteemed gang's name a bit inconsistent with reality? Not all forces in the county who attach themselves or pay respects necessarily look to your esteemed gang. This is the fundamental conflict between your esteemed gang and Fen Xiang Lou; one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers."

Shi Tielong's face sank, and he didn't speak.

Lu Xingzhou smiled, "Secondly, the meaning of gangs and sects is not quite the same... Those who come out to join a gang are mainly for money, for resources. There are many ways to obtain resources. Honestly doing business is one way, and robbing... is also a way, and it's faster. Coincidentally, Fen Xiang Lou is very rich."

Shi Tielong's cheek twitched, and he finally said, "I don't understand Mr. Lu's meaning."

Lu Xingzhou said, "Last night, Fen Xiang Lou suddenly attacked my sect. Their elites were all lost, and many strong individuals defected. Currently, Fen Xiang Lou is at its weakest. Completely closing the mountain is just proof. If Shi Bangzhu is interested, we can together break Fen Xiang Lou. The resources obtained will be split five-five. What do you think?"

Shi Tielong suddenly stood up, flipping his chair over, "You... Is this true?"

"Of course, otherwise why would Fen Xiang Lou close its mountain? Shi Bangzhu might as well send people to investigate secretly, and you will know that I am not speaking idly."

Shi Tielong's face visibly flushed with excitement. He gestured to his left and right. The crowd understood and quickly ran out to investigate.

Shi Tielong smiled awkwardly at Lu Xingzhou and then rubbed his hands back and forth, pacing a few steps, "Attacking the mountain without reason will inevitably cause the county governor to interfere. How will you solve this?"

"It's time for dinner. Shi Bangzhu can eat first." Lu Xingzhou smiled amiably, "Didn't you ask me earlier why I was wearing this uniform... I'm just going to have dinner with the county governor. After eating, I'll come back and chat. I believe I won't disappoint you."