Dragon's Origin

Chapter 498: Baoqing Yu Tang’s Hidden Strength, Continued 13

Don't underestimate Wang Sheng just because he's alone; the truth is, Wang Sheng is rich! Qian Sheng Yuan, Run Zi Fang, Meng Zhi Fang, plus the current Ya Yun – any one of them is a super monster that rakes in gold every day, no, hundreds of gold every day. If Wang Sheng has the support of the Qiu family's experts and his own wealth, what's there to fear from even ten Baoqing Yu Tangs?

Besides, Wang Sheng isn't just rich. He's now a lay elder of the Old Lord Temple. All his guards are disciples of the Old Lord Temple, which shows how much the Old Lord Temple values him. If they can win Wang Sheng over, wouldn't they indirectly be winning over the Old Lord Temple as well?

Ordinary small forces might not know how terrifying the experts of the Old Lord Temple are, but how could the Eight Great Sovereigns not know? If they really managed to bring the Old Lord Temple to their side, what would Baoqing Yu Tang be? They could let them go or not, as they pleased.

Another even more important reason is that Wang Sheng is also an enemy of Baoqing Yu Tang. The death of Zhu Shaodong of Baoqing Yu Tang was also closely related to Wang Sheng. The fact that the old master Zhu of Baoqing Yu Tang slaughtered a village outside the capital in a fit of rage before his death shows how deeply he hated Wang Sheng.

Since everyone has a common enemy, why not join forces?

This is also the purpose of the Qiu family elder's visit. In short, Wang Sheng provides the money, and the Qiu country provides the manpower to deal with Baoqing Yu Tang together.

“Last time in Tongxing City, the Qiu family instigated Zhu Shaodong to deal with me. It seems there hasn’t been any resolution to that, has there?” Wang Sheng waited until the Qiu family elder had praised the benefits of their alliance to the heavens, as if they could solve Baoqing Yu Tang in an instant, before slowly asking.

The Qiu family elder's words stopped abruptly. Wang Sheng's question was what he was most worried about. He originally thought that the Qiu country's payment of ten times the gold coins meant that the matter was over. Who knew that Wang Sheng would bring it up at this time?

The Qiu family had always thought of the Tongxing City incident as a minor matter, not worth mentioning. Although they paid a price of two hundred million gold coins for it, it at least made them remember one thing: if they didn't resort to tricks and schemes with Wang Sheng, and instead spoke to him directly, some things might be negotiable. Even if they weren't successful, they could get a definite answer, which was better than turning against him behind his back.

The lesson of two hundred million gold coins was profound enough that the Qiu family elder, after a moment of stunned silence, could only explain with a wry smile, “Duke Changsheng, it is indeed our Qiu family’s fault. Please, Duke, give your instructions. Whatever requirements you have, our Qiu country will definitely satisfy.”

The attitude was good, but Wang Sheng also heard from the Qiu elder's attitude that the Qiu family's situation seemed to be somewhat critical.

It's not to say that the Qiu family is immediately facing a national crisis like the Kaixuan Kingdom. Even a broken ship has three nails, let alone the Qiu family, a super family with hundreds of years of history. But with the loss of hundreds of experts, they are at least unable to attack proactively. Who knows which city Baoqing Yu Tang, with its flying mounts, will attack? They might be stretched thin just trying to protect their current territory.

Otherwise, why would the dignified Qiu country, which was already unhappy about being tricked out of two hundred million gold coins by Wang Sheng, be so humble now? What were they after?

“Let me consider it.” Wang Sheng didn't want to express his position yet. Although everyone had a common enemy, Wang Sheng didn't want to show his attitude before receiving a response from the Xia family, so he used a delaying tactic to stall for time.

The Qiu elder also knew that it was impossible to persuade Wang Sheng to nod immediately. Not to mention that he was anxious to clear out any possible spies around him, it wouldn't be realistic to force Wang Sheng to immediately express his attitude after he had just suffered an assassination attempt. Anyway, he had already conveyed his meaning, so the Qiu elder stopped rambling and took his leave.

Once out of the Duke's mansion, the Qiu elder looked at his entourage, his face expressionless. He returned directly to his residence, but on the way, he had already begun to ponder how to find the damned spy.

Wang Sheng returned to the practice room. Mei'er and the other women were there, interrogating the assassin who had already taken the Truth Pill. The assassin was already seriously injured and on the verge of death, so how could he resist the power of the Truth Pill? Mei'er had prepared five pills for him, but he only took one before spilling everything like beans from a bamboo tube.

When Wang Sheng arrived, he could tell from afar that something was wrong with the assassin, so he had to use the Nine Words True Incantation twice to save his life, otherwise the guy probably wouldn't have been able to hold on.

“Duke, we may have caught a big fish.” Seeing Wang Sheng coming, Qiangwei excitedly called out to Wang Sheng.

“How big of a fish?” Wang Sheng also laughed. The other party came to assassinate him, probably with the mindset of being sure to die, and never thought that they would be captured. They didn't expect that Wang Sheng, a seventh-level junior, would be able to incapacitate a legendary expert with one blow. This was something that the mastermind and the assassin had not anticipated, and it was their only flaw.

“Maybe we can dig up the hiding place of Baoqing Yu Tang.” Mei'er also smiled when she saw Wang Sheng coming, but she didn't say anything, just let the guards ask questions one after another, and two other maids were constantly recording.

Not only were the three women there, but even Daoist Lingxu was there. At least three of the Qing generation were sitting beside them, listening and protecting the three women. Seeing this situation, Wang Sheng was not in a hurry. Since they had already said it, he would just wait until they were done asking before understanding the situation.

After taking a healing pill, Wang Sheng used the Five Words Formula to heal himself twice, and then took a nap in the bedroom for an hour. When he woke up, he found that only A'Qi was sitting not far away, waiting for him to wake up.

“Have they asked everything?” A'Qi heard Wang Sheng's movement and hurriedly came to take care of him. Wang Sheng asked directly.

“They’ve asked almost everything.” A'Qi replied with a smile, “That guy is a death warrior that Baoqing Yu Tang has raised since he was a child, just planning to take the opportunity to attack you, Duke.”

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That he was a death warrior of Baoqing Yu Tang was something Wang Sheng was already mentally prepared for, and he didn't find it strange at all. Hearing this, he asked again, “Do you know where their lair is?”

“They said that they collectively moved house half a year ago, from the original city to the Shanyue area south of Xia Country.” A'Qi carefully helped Wang Sheng put on his shoes, and then said with a smile, “It is estimated that someone from the Xia family also participated in their relocation. I just don’t know how much benefit they got, otherwise they wouldn’t be chasing me.”