Simply Trading

And Captain Wen had returned to the troop outside the town, to keep discipline there, he claimed loudly, in the tavern"s common room. Then he ordered his aide to remain, and to keep a good watch over their lord"s friends. Something that had Li Changhai bowing and sc.r.a.ping. Which was rather amusing to watch.

Qin Feng, however, was more than a little anxious since he had very little knowledge of those opponents that he had just heard about. The same who they were likely to be facing on Ningfei Town"s Fighting Arena"s stage.

"Black Eagle Mountain. Golden Shield School. Tearless Iron Spear Troop. Not easy opponents, all of them," sighed Lin Liushui, as soon as they had all a.s.sembled. "We are going to have to worry about Snow Swallow Mountain Palace too. But there might be a chance that they would not fight. At least, not in the company of the other groups."

The Second Ducal Prince agreed, while Qin Feng looked puzzled about the whole thing. "What do you mean? Is there some sort of conflict between them?"

"Only between the Snow Swallow Palace and the Black Eagle Mountain. Both of these have clashed often enough, in the past. They will definitely not be working together here. I seriously doubt that either of them had agreed to do this the way that it has been presented. Unless there was someone pushing the boat from behind. In fact, that is probably why Snow Swallow Palace had sent their people to the Du and the Yuan Families early, to warn them.

"So we should try to make sure that we wreck the Black Eagle Mountain plans thoroughly, and kill off, or maim, their representative. That should make the Snow Swallow Palace a little more inclined towards us."

Lin Liushui gave out a sigh, as soon as he finished, and fanned himself in silence for a moment. Qin Feng knew that was an indication that he was considering the problem, so he did not interrupt. Neither did Li Changahi, who knew his Brother Liushui"s habits well.

It didn"t take too long before the strategist in the group gave out another sigh, albeit a more determined one. "It seems I shall have to be their opponent. We shall need to kill the fellow, and I doubt that it would be an easy task. But I have confidence that I can get it done, so long as they do not send out one of their top two disciples.

"Doing that should give us some breathing room, and ingratiate us with the Snow Swallow Mountain Palace. And both of you know that I would greatly appreciate such a chance. And the Black Eagle Mountain wouldn"t dare to kick up a fuss against my Lin Family."

Qin Feng saw how the Second Ducal Prince was surprised by the handsome man"s words, so he guessed that he seldom touched on the subject of his lost love, who was now in the clutches of that man-hating Palace. Well, that was probably why he was motivated to make a public enemy of himself, and try to murder their common enemy.

Not that Qin Feng was inclined to talk him out of it. It did seem like a very risky plan though, and one that would lead to all sorts of trouble in the future. Something that Li Changhai was quick to spot as well.

"They will not let it go, even if they know that you have your family behind you. Which you clearly don"t. You think they do not have people at the Shu Capital, at Court? They will dig up your antecedents the moment that you kill him, and try to drag all of your enemies out to face you together with them. Don"t you already know how they work?"

But Lin Liushui merely waved the warning off nonchalantly. "I know it. What of it? They can play all the games that they wish, but so long as I win, I shall be more than happy to go on winning. And so thin out their top echelon. That pleases me somewhat. And I think I should have an excuse to seek shelter at Snow Swallow Palace, hmmm?"
Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Was that what he was after then? Qin Feng shook his head at the handsome gallant"s audacity. How was it that he had never considered that move himself? Perhaps, because he was not utterly suicidal?

Li Changhai too, seemed to realize his Brother"s plans, and so didn"t press him to consider again. Instead, he seemed to take courage, and selected his own opponent. "In that case, the one that the Golden Shield Martial School sends out shall be mine," he declared firmly.

"I do not have the confidence to smash through their unique qi shielding, but I should be able to put up a good show."

But Lin Liushui only shook his head at him. "I am afraid that that will not be your task. You will need to handle the Tearless Iron Spear Troop"s representative. Regardless of who it may be. Even if Zhang Wulei were to step onto the stage personally, you are the only one who can face him with any confidence."

"What?"

"Why do you say that?"

The first response was an exclamation, which was delivered in a huffy tone by the Second Ducal Prince. But the second question was calm and showed off QIn Feng"s ability to understand a good bit of Lin Liushui"s plans. He had some inkling of what the man was up to, so he wanted to give him an excuse to explain, without hurting Li Changhai"s feelings.

Which got him a curt bow, and a slight smile, from their strategist, acknowledging his help.

"The Tearless Iron Spear Troop is largely a mercenary troop that is focused on the Eastern Border, and thus has almost no interactions with your father or your maternal grandfather and their armies. In other words, they have no grudges or favors in play. Hence, it would be a simple matter, to simply smack down their partic.i.p.ant, and overawe them with your abilities and your ident.i.ty.

"While they may try to make trouble for jianghu wanderers and powerful families, they would never dare to kick up a fuss against someone who has not one but two powerful fiefs behind them. In other words, someone like you!"

Lin Liushui smiled and started fanning himself, showing that he was finished explaining. "So you see? You are the perfect person to go teach the Iron Spear Troop a lesson."

* * *