Chapter 149: Preparations! (1/2)

“Young master!”

Suddenly, footsteps sounded from behind. Dressed in a black robe, Shen Hai walked over from the depths of the shadows.

“I’ve already checked, and there hasn’t been any peculiar old man appearing in the vicinity recently. No one else has appeared in this house either.”

Shen Hai said.

There were a few other Wang Family Residence guards following behind him.

For this operation, the guards had split into two groups. One was led by Wang Chong while the other one was led by Shen Hai. Even though they came by different routes following different clues, they eventually converged at this location.

“Seems like the Demonic Emperor Old Man hasn’t appeared yet!”

Wang Chong thought as he stared at the starry sky above.

Initially, Wang Chong thought that he might be a little too late for this operation. If the Demonic Emperor Old Man had already found Zhou Wen, then that would be the worst case scenario.

But from the looks of it, even though Wang Chong had noticed the clue a little late, it seemed like the incident hadn’t occurred yet.

In other words, he still stood a chance.

“For the next few days, you all will follow him. Deploy all of the guards in the Wang Family Residence for this and take note of every single action of his. Also, inform Wei Hao of the matter and borrow some men from their side for this operation as well.”

Wang Chong said.

“However, if we were to deploy all of the guards from the residence for this operation, what if another assassination occurs?”

Shen Hai frowned.

If not for Arloja, Ablonodan, and Tuoba Guiyuan, the Charax Spasinu assassins might have successfully gotten in then. Madam Wang was still living in the residence, and her safety had to be considered.

“Don’t worry. I’ve already informed Miyasame Ayaka to return.”

Wang Chong smiled. Given that the Assassin Pavilion had been cleared out, there was nothing that could threaten the Wang Clan now. Besides, he had Li Zhuxin by his side as well.

During this period of time, he just had to keep Li Zhuxin in the residence. One will remain in the open while the other one hides in the dark. On top of that, Arloja, Ablonodan, and Tuoba Guiyuan will be there as well. Even though there will only be five people there, the Wang Family Residence could be considered as an impregnable fortress already!

No one who tries to enter will be able to get out alive!

“Right, have you all got any news on that Mosaide yet?”

Wang Chong asked.

“Not yet.”

Shen Hai shook his head.

“We’ve already questioned the other Charax Spasinu merchants via Big Golden Tooth, and there isn’t anyone called Mosaide among them. However, there is a person named Sulaiman who happens to be a close fit to our description.”

“Sulaiman?”

Wang Chong eyebrows twitched. “You said that his name is Sulaiman?”

“Yes, young master. However, based on the news we got, he has already left the capital for Charax Spasinu about a month ago.”

Thinking that Wang Chong didn’t catch his words clearly, Shen Hai repeated.

Silence drifted across the dark night, and Wang Chong gazed at the skies with a bizarre expression. An inexplicable feeling welled within his heart.

He had no doubt that the assassination that night was the doing of Charax Spasinu merchant, Mosaide.

Wang Chong wasn’t clear about what kind of person Mosaide was, but as for Sulaiman…

If Wang Chong remembered clearly, he was the fellow who brought the Wootz steel to the Central Plains and sold it for an astronomical sum in his previous life.

Currently, the Hyderabad ores had just barely surfaced, and Charax Spasinu and Abbasid Caliphate should still be incapable of forging true Wootz steel weapons yet.

The time wasn’t ripe yet, but Sulaiman had appeared in the Central Plains and attended the sales Wang Chong conducted at the Bluebottle Pavilion.

For a person who would bring Wootz steel to the Central Plains in the future to be buying Wootz steel from the Central Plains instead, even going to the extent of dispatching assassins to steal it…

Destiny was indeed a mystical and unfathomable thing!

“Hmph! You sure escaped fast!”

A faint but bizarre smile slowly spread on Wang Chong’s face.

Sulaiman didn’t come to sell the Wootz steel sword in the Central Plains just to boost the strength of the Central Plains. Wang Chong knew that the sales was just a cover. In truth, that fellow had another mission—intelligence gathering.

In the future war between the Abbasid Caliphate and Great Tang, the intelligence Sulaiman provided played a crucial role.

However, this fellow was simply too cunning. Even Wang Chong didn’t expect him to have sneaked into Great Tang long before the sales of the Wootz steel sword, even assuming the identity of Mosaide for it.

In his previous life, Wang Chong was an ordinary profligate scion. While he had heard of Sulaiman, he never met him, so how could he had known?

Besides, this fellow was extremely wary. As soon as the slightest sign of danger appeared before him, he would escape immediately, not granting anyone the chance to capture him.

It wasn’t without a reason that this fellow was able to become the chief spy of the Abbasid Caliphate and Charax Spasinu in the future.