Chapter 1480

Not buying a house means not being sincere, and not planning for the long term. He Lingchuan said while washing his face: "Besides, the post house is crowded with people coming and going, which is also very inconvenient."

He and his subordinates also had some secret operations that couldn't be exposed under others' eyes.

A private residence is naturally more secretive.

The mirror asked him again: "Why did Qingyang avoid the foundation-laying ceremony?"

"She couldn't stop the ceremony even if she came; it would only increase the awkwardness, so it's better not to appear." He Lingchuan laughed. "Did you forget? I sent her an invitation."

He only 'politely' invited Qingyang to watch the ceremony. Unsurprisingly, that invitation sank into the sea without a trace.

"Hmm..." The mirror didn't believe it. "Is Qingyang really helpless against us?"

"Haven't we been meeting moves with moves? She had the Construction Office block our approvals and obstructed us with materials." He Lingchuan pressed his neck. "But the south bank of Youhu was bought by me, and she doesn't live on the south bank. The Supervisor's authority doesn't cover such small trivial matters, so procedurally, she can't do anything to me."

"Then if it doesn't work procedurally, what will she do?" The mirror clicked its tongue twice. "Qingyang doesn't seem like someone who follows the rules."

"If she were, how would she have dared to refine anti-aging medicine privately back then?" He Lingchuan knew very well. "If the bright path doesn't work, she'll take the dark path. I guess Qingyang is someone who doesn't care about small details."

How much awe can superiors and strong people like Qingyang have for ordinary rules? Moreover, this is Yao, not Lingxu City; she doesn't have that much awe or scruples, nor does she have any evenly matched opponents.

"But King Yao's birthday celebration is imminent, the whole city is under martial law, and she is the party most closely watched by the monarch and ministers of Yao. Choosing to take action against me at this time would intensify the conflict, whether successful or not. After all, in their eyes, I don't count as an important figure at all." He Lingchuan analyzed. "Given Qingyang's temperament, she should be able to wait."

He Lingchuan was very clear-headed; in the struggle between King Yao and Qingyang, he was not the main contradiction.

Otherwise, Qingyang would never have tolerated it until now.

The mirror asked again: "Wait until when?"

"Either wait for an opportunity to strike openly and honestly, or wait until after the birthday celebration."

The mirror sighed: "So troublesome; she should just change her residence."

"How can that be?" He Lingchuan laughed. "A person fights for a breath of air, let alone a dignified Supervisor sent from Lingxu City, the former State Preceptor of Beijia!"

"Before I developed the south bank of Youhu, she was free to move wherever she wanted; but now that I've started construction, if she changes her place of residence... think about Qingyang's original intention for coming to Yao."

"To make Yao obedient?"

Exactly. He Lingchuan snapped his fingers: "For superiors like this, their stance and attitude are all for others to see. If she really moves, it's admitting defeat to King Yao. The forces within the royal court that were originally inclined toward her will inevitably waver."

If Qingyang cannot be strong to the end and fully display the majesty of Beijia, wouldn't those Yao officials just turn to serve King Yao? Why follow her? "Also, she might have always thought I was a force of Shuangye. She already lost to Shuangye once in Lingxu City; this time, no matter what, she won't back down again, right?"

The mirror suddenly remembered this: "Just now Qingyang said, 'Good words cannot persuade a ghost that is destined to die; you and... are both the same.' Hey, besides you, who else was she referring to?"

He Lingchuan laughed: "Who else could it be? Think about her previous sentence."

At this time, someone came following the sound of the finger snap.

Wan Qiliang.

The wound on his right cheek had stopped bleeding, but the swelling hadn't subsided, making his appearance look even fiercer.

This injury was a gift from He Yang.

He Lingchuan asked him: "Did you apply medicine?"

"Used it." Wan Qiliang held his head high. "We just fought with He Yang; he is very strong."

"I saw." He Lingchuan arranged for Wan Qiliang and the other two to mix into the carpenter team, take advantage of the chaos to fight with He Yang and the other Green Guards, and watch the battle from the side to collect some intelligence. "If the time were any longer, the three of you would not be his match."

This was under the premise that He Yang didn't use other magic treasures.

"His cultivation is profound, and his reactions are fast, but he is not a soldier; at least he hasn't fought many wars." As someone who had been on the battlefield, Wan Qiliang could tell at a glance. "His fighting methods are too clean; there are no dirty tricks."

On the battlefield, it's not about winning or losing, but about fighting for life or death; any dirty trick can be used.

"Do you think he hasn't been on the battlefield?" Some feelings cannot be experienced by bystanders; one has to ask the person involved.

"Most likely not."

"Good, go down." He Lingchuan thought for a moment and then said: "Wait, go secretly contact Tonglin Ji and have them purchase the items on this list for me. The more expensive, the better; the higher the quality, the better, but don't leave any traces! Also, order them from regions outside Tianshui City to avoid the eyes and ears of big families, and try not to attract official attention."

He paused: "If they can buy them all, pay them the deposit."

"Yes." Wan Qiliang took the paper note from his hand.

This list was dense; when he put it away, he accidentally glanced at it and saw many valuable materials, including Yujin.

Just the tip of the iceberg he saw, if they could all be bought, it would cost a lot, a lot of money.

Of course, none of this was Wan Qiliang's business; he bowed to He Lingchuan and quickly retreated.

"Those who can be kept by Qingyang's side are not easy to deal with." Xi Yunhe was also once Qingyang's direct disciple; look at the trouble he later caused for Beijia.

The mirror also spoke with feeling: "He Yang is not the most powerful among the subordinates Qingyang brought to Yao, but he must be the most loyal to be able to become the Commander of the Green Guards."

Qingyang has spent her whole life in the officialdom, with experience several times richer than others; the most important quality she looks for in her subordinates must be loyalty.

"You're half right." He Lingchuan laughed. "Loyalty is a prerequisite. But He Yang's temperament is straight and hard; Qingyang chose him as the Commander of the Green Guards mostly because she needed such a resolute and vigorous deputy to act in Yao. Qingyang has led the Qinggong for over a hundred years and is well-versed in the art of employing people. She must have other talents under her command; don't take it lightly."

"Haven't you been collecting intelligence on He Yang for a long time?"

From the moment He Lingchuan learned that Qingyang was serving as the Supervisor in Yao, he began to collect information on Qingyang and her subordinates, and even used the intelligence network of Lingshan through Fang Canran.

Because time was tight, He Yang's information was obtained from Lingshan.

This person came from a humble background, a poor family in the Baoxiang Kingdom, but because of his outstanding talent, he was selected by Qingyang as a disciple at the age of five.

That is to say, He Yang had basically spent his life in the Qinggong since he had memories, and he had no clan power as a backer, so his only object of loyalty was Qingyang.

Does this past look familiar again? He Lingchuan thought of someone.

(End of chapter)