Chapter 333: Chapter 228: Pavilion Master, Who on Earth Is He?

"You’ve had a tough time lately."

"Gray Wolf is dead, Hawk has fled to Guangyuan County, and Simurgh Phoenix defies orders. Three of Shu State’s four Silver Banner Officers are gone. I imagine it’s been hard on you."

Lou Yuxue lowered her head slightly. "As a member of the White Tiger Guard, it is my duty to endure such hardships."

"It’s not your place to say whether it’s your duty, nor is it mine. Only the Pavilion Master can make that decision."

"The Pavilion Master has issued an order. Once you’ve thoroughly investigated the Bright Moon Building’s background, you will be promoted to Golden Banner Officer."

Lou Yuxue was stunned for a moment by the General’s words. When she recovered, she quickly bowed and said,

"I thank you, Lord General, and I thank the Pavilion Master."

The General waved his hand, gesturing for her to sit while he continued,

"But first, before you become a Golden Banner Officer, I need you to help me wrap things up in Shu State."

Lou Yuxue acknowledged and sat down beside him.

The General glanced at her, his expression turning serious. "Enough pleasantries. Let’s get down to business."

His tone grew earnest as he asked, "What’s the status of our contact with King Landu?"

Lou Yuxue was reluctant to answer. ’But it’s too late now.’ She stopped worrying about whether Chen Yi had overheard them.

"I followed your instructions and made contact with one of King Landu’s men the day before yesterday."

"Given the time it takes, we should expect a reply in a few days."

The General thought for a moment before asking, "Do you know where this contact of ours is hiding? Or what his identity is?"

Lou Yuxue hesitated. "I do not."

"However, I do know that he’s from Poshisu Country."

"He did his best to conceal it, but his accent is still subtly different from that of the Central Plains."

"Someone from Poshisu Country..."

"Heh, that’s King Landu’s style, all right. Bold but meticulous, daring to do what others wouldn’t."

A smile touched the General’s face as he spoke. "In that case, I’ll wait here for a few days."

"There’s plenty to do in Shu State Prefecture City anyway. I can lend you a hand."

Lou Yuxue said quickly, "I wouldn’t dare trouble you, My Lord."

"It’s no trouble..."

Meanwhile, Chen Yi listened in on their conversation, a few questions surfacing in his mind.

’Who is King Landu?’

’People from Poshisu Country?’

’Why are the White Tiger Guard contacting people from Poshisu Country?’

Before Chen Yi could ponder it further, he heard the Golden Banner Officer known as General speak.

"I’ll be staying in the West Market for the time being. If you need me, you can find me there."

Lou Yuxue was taken aback. "My Lord, you aren’t staying here?"

The General pointed downward. "Business is a little too good here. It’s never quiet, even at night. I’m afraid it’ll be too noisy for me."

"My apologies, My Lord..."

Before Lou Yuxue could finish, the General smiled and shook his head. He threw on his raincoat, said, "I’m off," and leaped from the window, vanishing into the downpour.

Lou Yuxue bowed and simply watched him go in silence.

Meanwhile, Chen Yi quietly watched the General’s retreating figure, slowly deactivating the Black Tortoise Concealment Technique.

Only when he was certain the General was long gone did he let out a long breath. "General..."

Even though he’d only caught bits and pieces of their conversation, he was stunned by the sheer volume of information they contained.

The Fledgling—that was him.

The Pavilion Master, the Jing State Liu Family, Simurgh Phoenix, King Landu, Poshisu Country...

Some he knew of, some he didn’t.

But piecing it all together, he was still shaken by the sheer scale of an organization like the White Tiger Guard.

This was the Great Wei Dynasty’s White Tiger Guard, after all.

Just then, Lou Yuxue pushed open the door and scanned the room.

When she saw no one was there, her expression relaxed. ’He left early? That’s good...’

But the words had barely left her lips when Chen Yi, who had just processed what she said, poked his head out from the rafters. "Looking for me?"

Lou Yuxue started, looking up. Her eyes narrowed dangerously. "You actually dared to eavesdrop on a secret meeting of the Hidden Guard?!"

Chen Yi scoffed, leaping down from the rafters. "You think I wanted to listen? It was just a coincidence."

"Besides, you were being so cryptic. All that talk about ’Fledglings’ and ’Simurgh Phoenixes’—who knows what any of it meant?"

Lou Yuxue was about to breathe a sigh of relief when Chen Yi continued,

"But I am sure of one thing. You and that ’lord’ of yours were just speculating that I’m connected to this ’Fledgling’ person."

"You..."

"Don’t deny it. I did kill some people with Liu Lang on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but they weren’t your average Jianghu People. They were practitioners of the Evil Demonic Dao from the Five Poison Sect."

Lou Yuxue was taken aback. "The Five Poison Sect?"

Seeing that he had successfully diverted her attention, Chen Yi continued, "The very same Five Poison Sect that has a blood feud with the Mountain Race, of course."

"I don’t know where they’ve been hiding all these years to be able to make a comeback. And to think they’d even dare show their faces in Shu State."

"But since I happened to run into them, I had no choice but to kill them."

Lou Yuxue eyed him suspiciously. After a moment of thought, she asked, "So it was the Five Poison Sect who captured Granny Shan’s granddaughter and Chen Yi that night?"

Chen Yi inwardly raised an eyebrow, but his voice was full of feigned confusion. "Chen Yi, you mean Chen Qingzhou? And Granny Shan’s granddaughter?"

"You’re saying you didn’t kill those people to save them?"

But before Lou Yuxue could respond, a smile spread across Chen Yi’s face.

"Now that you mention it, I think I know who this ’Fledgling’ is."

Lou Yuxue’s expression faltered. "You... You’re not the one who saved them?"

Chen Yi smiled and shook his head. "If they had truly fallen into the hands of the Five Poison Sect, Miss Yuxue, who do you think could possibly have saved them?"

"The Five Poison Sect and the Mountain Race share a blood feud. If they had found Granny Shan’s granddaughter, they would have killed her on the spot. Why would they have spared her?"

"Besides, I heard about what happened that night."

"That Mr. Qingzhou supposedly wrote a poem, ’Song of the Water Melody: Mid-Autumn,’ on the Quchi. Do you really think members of the Five Poison Sect have that kind of leisurely, refined taste?"

Lou Yuxue mulled it over for a moment. In her heart, she was already starting to believe him.

’Based on my knowledge of those practitioners of the Evil Demonic Dao from the Five Poison Sect, if they’d really gotten their hands on Pei Guanli, they definitely would have killed her.’

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