manynovel Chapter 540
Chapter 540
Since it was already late, everyone had been staying in the main tent since lunch and hadn't left. Therefore, Gong Shangjiao suggested that they discuss the tentative plans for today after dinner and a night's rest.
"Everything will be arranged according to Mr. Gong Er's arrangement!" One of the masters said softly, while secretly touching his belly, as if to express his agreement.
"It's really late today. If we continue discussing this, we might alert the Wufeng assassins in Lixi Town. Why don't we rest up today and recharge our batteries? We can then enter Lixi Town tomorrow under the guise of a caravan to gather intelligence."
Gong Shangjiao had always been at the forefront of Wufeng's affairs, and with his extensive experience in the martial arts world, he wouldn't arouse suspicion among Wufeng's men, even if he stopped in Lixi Town for a short break. After all, Gong Shangjiao's caravans had passed through Lixi Town numerous times before, yet they had never discovered the exact location of Wufeng's headquarters.
"Well, then we can only trouble Mr. Gong Er!" One of the elderly leaders said with a guilty look on his face, "We really can't do anything about this. We can only do our best!" As he spoke, he slowly lowered his head, as if the heavy sense of guilt had almost suffocated him.
The leader sighed inwardly. It was obvious that Gong Shangjiao was a little immature compared to them in terms of age and experience in the martial arts world, but now he had become the new generation leader in the martial arts world. Not only could the older generation of people not provide him with any substantial help, but they also forced him to go deep into the tiger's den alone to gather dangerous intelligence for them.
Gong Shangjiao looked at the dejected Sect Leader Lu and couldn't help but feel a surge of pity. He certainly knew how Sect Leader Lu felt at the moment, as he had experienced something similar before. Back then, when Dian Zhu was desperate, he came to Sect Leader Lu's sect and begged him for help.
Sect Leader Lu took pity on Dian Zhu and took him in. However, who could have foreseen that this move would actually lead to a tsunami, causing not only chaos and division in his own sect, but also the tragic death of his only son in that brutal fight.
"Mr. Gong Er, if I hadn't been soft-hearted and saved Dian Zhu's life, perhaps there wouldn't be such a person like Wufeng who would harm people in the martial arts world like this now!" Sect Leader Lu stared at the sand table with a wry smile, thinking of his only son who died in his arms. Even at his deathbed, he was still comforting him, saying that it wasn't his fault, but that Dian Zhu was too shameless.
After the leaders left, only Gong Shangjiao, Gong Yuanzheng and Xue Chongzi, who had been acting like a wooden man, were left in the tent.
Gong Huanyu and Shangguan Qian opened the curtain and walked in, carrying two food boxes. "Shang Jiao, Yuan Zheng, and Xue Chongzi, I was worried that you hadn't eaten anything this afternoon and were afraid you'd be hungry, so I casually prepared some food for you."
Xue Chongzi's stomach had been growling with hunger for a long time, but because there were so many people in the tent and he had to maintain his image as a hermit, he just held on and didn't say a word.
As Gong Huanyu finished speaking, a gurgling sound like thunder came into Gong Yuanzheng's ears. Looking in the direction of the voice, it was Xue Chongzi with a cold face.
Xue Zhongzi's ears were already red with shame at this point. She glared at Gong Yuanzheng, who was enjoying the show, and said, "What are you looking at? You disrespectful child!"
Gong Yuanzheng looked at the shameless Xue Chongzi and said, "Huh? With your appearance, if you go out people will think you're a child still playing in the mud? You old thing pretending to be young!"
Whenever Gong Yuanzheng and Xue Chongzi met along the way, they would inevitably have a few words, but every time Xue Chongzi could not win the argument with Gong Yuanzheng's chattering mouth, and in the end he could only look expressionlessly at Gong Shangjiao who was watching the fight on the side, hoping that Gong Shangjiao could control Gong Yuanzheng.
Unfortunately, what Xue Chongzi didn't expect was that Gong Shangjiao's first reaction was that Gong Yuanzheng was still young and spoke in a straightforward manner, so he asked him to give in to Gong Yuanzheng.
Xue Chongzi was so angry at Gong Shangjiao's obvious favoritism that he turned around and left. He packed up his small bag and prepared to go back to the palace gate. However, just as he packed up his things and walked to the door of the tent, he met Jin Fu, the green jade guard beside Gong Shangjiao.
"Xue Chongzi, this is a small gift from my young master. Please don't take it too seriously with my young master!"
Jin Fu took out a small box from behind him, opened it and saw ten golden grains and a few seeds randomly placed inside.
"Xue Chongzi, these seeds were obtained by my son from the monsters in the Great Wilderness. They are said to be picked from the snowy mountains in the Great Wilderness. I heard that they are fragrant when they bloom, and the flowers are a bright red!"
Xue Chongzi didn't have much desire for Jin Kezi. After all, he had always stayed in the back mountains. Now that Gong Shangjiao was in charge of the entire palace, his living conditions had greatly improved. However, the Snow Palace was located in a remote area, with snow piled up year-round. Even if a few flowers occasionally bloomed, the prosperity was only fleeting.
Xue Chongzi's eyes were involuntarily attracted to the seeds. He slowly stretched out his hand and gently touched them as if they were rare treasures.
The moment his fingertips touched the seeds, a wonderful feeling came over him. He couldn't help but wonder how magical these seeds were that they could grow in such a harsh snowy mountain environment and bloom unique flowers.
Xue Chongzi's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He stared at Jin Fu intently and asked anxiously, "Can these seeds really be planted on the snowy mountains? Can they really produce flowers that aren't white?"
Jin Fu looked at Xue Chongzi's surprised expression, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing an affirmative smile. He nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course, this is the flower seed that Master Jiao specially asked Lord Zhao from the Demon Collection Bureau to go to the Great Wilderness and go through untold hardships to find for you!"
When Xue Chongzi heard this, he was suddenly filled with joy. He happily held the box in Jin Fu's hand tightly in his arms, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch it away.
"Gong Yuanzheng is not yet an adult. I am so much older than him. How could I bother with such a young child like him!" Xue Chongzi said with a smile, gently stroking the box, as if it contained not only a few seeds, but the beauty of the whole world.
Seeing this, Jin Fu quickly suppressed the urge to laugh out loud. He said respectfully, "Thank you, Lord Xue Chongzi, for your magnanimity! You don't bother with my young master!" After that, he bowed to Xue Chongzi, then turned and left the door of Xue Chongzi's tent.
After Jin Fu returned to Gong Shangjiao's tent, he reported everything to Gong Shangjiao.