Chapter 401: Framing! (1/2)
Chapter 401: Framing!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
There was no way that that the goateed elder could not understand what Yao Guangyi was thinking, so he had ultimately decided to work together with Yao Guangyi. If something really did happen that would result in a rebuke from King Qi, they would take the blame together.
A strange look flashed through Yao Guangyi's eyes, but he very quickly calmed down.
”Sir is correct.”
Yao Guangyi nodded his head. Although he wanted to probe into the elder's thoughts, the elder was right. They truly should be taking on this burden on King Qi's behalf.
Moreover, this matter of one thousand jun of Hyderabad ore was extremely important. If the convoy were allowed to smoothly reach the capital, the Wang Clan's power would be redoubled, and the only recipient of the calamity would be the Yao Clan.
And no one was more concerned about this than Yao Guangyi.
”We have to send experts to intercept these goods as quickly as possible. Our greatest advantage right now is that the Wang Clan still doesn't know that we've already found out their secret. As long as we move fast enough, we can still be on time. But the convoy also has no small number of experts. All of them are great monks from Sindhu. To snatch the Hyderabad ore from them will not be easy.”
As he spoke, Yao Guangyi looked at the old man, his meaning obvious.
A thousand jun of Hyderabad ore was no minor matter. The Sindhu side also clearly treated this matter with great importance.
From their intelligence reports, more than twenty powerful great monks from Sindhu were guarding the Hyderabad ore, and many masters were among them.
To snatch food from the mouths of the tigers that were the Sindhi monks was no easy task. It would not be possible without sufficient top-notch experts.
This was no problem to Yao Guangyi. In terms of experts, no matter how many the Yao Residence had, it couldn't have more than King Qi. King Qi had been recruiting soldiers all this time and had a habit of recruiting experts. His residence had long ago become a great gathering of experts and talents.
And King Qi himself was a supreme expert!
The Yao Residence's experts were just a drop in the bucket to the King Qi Residence and not even worth a mention.
For this matter, it was clearly better for the people of King Qi's side to step forward.
”Hahaha, if General Yao is worried about this matter, let me handle it. I can get this matter settled!”
With no need for another word from Yao Guangyi, the goateed elder heartily laughed and took charge of the matter. He stroked his beard with a proud expression on his face.
”But Sir, the strength of those Sindhi monks cannot be underestimated. There are many of them, and their strength is at least at True Martial Tier 7, 8, or 9. There's even a Profound Martial Tier 1 expert with them. If we send normal experts, I'm afraid that we'll just be sending them to their deaths,” Yao Guangyi kindly warned. He was elated to see the elder take charge of this matter, but this matter was also tied up with the Yao Clan.
Yao Guangyi felt like he had to warn the elder about a few things.
”Hahaha, rest easy, General Yao, it's just some monks at Tier 7, 8, and 9 of the True Martial realm. Even a Profound Martial realm expert isn't too big of a deal. This old man is highly valued by King Qi, so I'm able to mobilize a few experts.”
The goateed elder fiddled with his beard, a conceited look on his face.
Yao Guangyi nodded slightly, not daring to look down on the old man. Those people who could gain the trust of King Qi naturally had to possess extraordinary qualities.
”Since Sir has said so, this lowly Yao can rest easy. If possible, I hope that Sir will refrain from mobilizing the experts of the residence. The ambush earlier attracted the notice and displeasure of the Wang Clan and King Song. If we leak out any more information, not even His Majesty will be able to give any explanation,” Yao Guangyi cautioned.
The ambush Wang Chong had encountered on the official road and narrowly escaped with his life had taken place not too long ago. If King Qi and the Yao Clan did something that left behind even more clues, even the Sage Emperor would begin to show his displeasure.
As a longtime court official, Yao Guangyi well understood that the Sage Emperor cared little for trifling matters, and could spare none of his attention for them.
But some things could be done only once, and if one acted too excessively, even His Majesty could no longer ignore them.
His Majesty only chose to ignore some things, but he was not actually deaf and mute, completely unaware of what was going on. Anyone who believed that His Majesty was really bewildered was the true fool.
”General Yao, relax, I won't attract the notice of the Wang Clan or King Song!” The elder proudly said, waving away his concerns without even thinking. He was a steward in the King Qi Residence, so if he couldn't even do something like that, he would be wasting King Qi's trust.
”Oh?”
Yao Guangyi blinked as he felt surprise for the first time.
”If you will forgive this lowly Yao for speaking too much, might I know where Sir will be inviting experts from?”
The escort for this Hyderabad ore shipment needed at least experts of the Profound Martial realm to deal with. Experts at this level were so important that not even the Yao Clan could easily mobilize one.
”Haha, General Yao, I won't hide it from you. I've met a few people along the road. Does General still remember that Iron Cloak Li near Longxi?” the elder asked, stroking his beard.
”The Iron Cloak Bandits?”
Yao Guangyi's eyes flashed. Yao Guangyi had a very deep impression of those Iron Cloak Bandits who had almost killed Wang Chong's group.
Alas, they had failed in the final push, or else he wouldn't have to go through all these troubles now.
”Does Sir know an individual like him?”
Yao Guangyi immediately caught on.
”Haha, as expected, General Yao, you have a fast reaction. It's no wonder King Qi looks highly upon you. Correct, I truly do know someone like that, though this person is much more formidable than the leader of the Iron Cloak Bandits. On the road to the Western Regions, this person fully deserves to be called the king of bandits. His cultivation reached the Profound Martial realm a long time ago and he has countless experts at his command. If this person steps forward, neither King Song nor the Wang Clan will be able to associate us with them, no matter how formidable they are.”
The goateed elder continued to fiddle with his beard, a shrewd look in his eyes.