Chapter 626: People Who Can't Be Seen Through

It made a sound of "hehe": "You humans always have some unspeakable thoughts; it's better to do it in a dream, and it's free."

"Ah?"

"Beautiful girls also dream." The strange head cackled, "Close in the dream, nothing when waking up, the so-called 'big dream leaves no trace'."

He Lingchuan realized. No wonder Fang Canran had to emphasize to him that there were quite a few beauties in the small town where the Dreamland was located.

"Alright, that Dreamland will be your nest from now on." It was very simple to let the Nightmare leave Panlongcheng; he grabbed the strange head and threw it directly into the river water, "Go."

In the eyes of the residents of Panlongcheng, he just threw a stone into the water.

The strange head sank to the bottom and disappeared.

People want houses, dogs want nests, and Nightmares also need to stay in Dreamland to recuperate their vitality. Staying in Panlongcheng for a long time, it couldn't get any replenishment, and the last few missions had been almost unable to move.

He Lingchuan spent a lot of money to buy it a nest.

After all, it was very convenient to send the Nightmare out to do things, as it could ignore many rules and regulations in reality. For example, a few days ago, the Nightmare drilled into Works Zaifu Kua's dream and extracted a lot of information about the Xushan Spirit-Gathering Array.

The rock-fire monster Zu Ju had a foul temper and many tricks; why did the gods specify Xushan as their earthly palace? Wasn't that setting a fire under their own butts? Only in Works Zaifu Kua's place did He Lingchuan find the answer:

For one thing, the predecessor of Xushan, Shou'an Mountain, was the old site of the Great Return Sect. This was one of the longest-surviving immortal sects/factions, famous for its many talents, and of course, it was also the main force against the gods in the ancient period. The gods built the Heavenly Palace here specifically to step on their old rivals, which had a strong symbolic significance.

More importantly, Xushan was the source of the earth veins of Lingxu City, and the Spirit-Gathering Array had to be built here to continuously transport more abundant spiritual energy to Lingxu City.

It concerned the well-being of all practitioners in Lingxu City, so it couldn't be neglected.

However, the geographical conditions of Xushan were actually not suitable for this version of the Spirit-Gathering Array; it was the Heavenly God and the Emperor who forcibly demanded Zu Ju to move mountains and peaks, which barely completed it.

Leaders give orders, usually only caring if the result is satisfactory, not asking how difficult the process is. Officials including Works Zaifu Kua changed the plan again and again; even if it couldn't be built, they had to create conditions to build it.

Of course, the Spirit-Gathering Array finally operated as scheduled, once again showing the omnipotence of the Heavenly God.

But the price wouldn't disappear.

The built Spirit-Gathering Array naturally had some weak points that couldn't be eradicated and could only be repaired, which was labor-intensive, time-consuming, and costly.

Of course, with Lingxu City's wealth, it could afford this price.

Lingxu City's commerce was prosperous, and wine shops, tea houses, and theaters were all places to discuss business. Especially tea houses; as soon as the weather turned cold, people who came in to drink a few cups of hot tea to warm up increased, and there were famous storytellers in the afternoon, so the building was at least seventy percent full, not to mention crowded.

Fortunately, such places certainly had private rooms.

This tea house had a quiet environment, and outside the private room, there was a small courtyard like a patio, with an area of only a few square meters, but it was paved with white sand, planted with miscellaneous trees, and had a bit of quiet and detached artistic conception.

After He Lingchuan entered the door and asked, the waiter led the way: "Private room upstairs!"

Walking up to the second floor and sitting in the elegant room, He Lingchuan had a beauty like jade opposite him.

Li Qingge.

She was dressed in men's clothing today, wearing a white robe with a green vest, her hair tied up with a jade crown.

In front of her was a small red clay stove, and the spout of the cast iron pot on the stove was already emitting white steam.

He Lingchuan looked at it and laughed: "The Lord is truly keeping up with the trend."

In the past year, it had become popular for the ladies of Lingxu City to go out in men's clothing. This trend blew down from the floating islands, so this kind of cross-dressing didn't require darkening the skin or deliberately making oneself ugly, just because women wearing men's clothing would always add two points of heroism.

Even this kind of cross-dressing had special makeup.

He Lingchuan had seen it a lot on the street these days, and sighed that the girls in the capital really knew how to play.

Li Qingge also came with light makeup today; who couldn't see she was a woman? No man was this white.

No man had such charming eyes.

And no man's skin was so delicate that it could be broken by a blow.

But dressing like this was just good-looking.

Good-looking was enough.

Li Qingge lifted the pot and poured a cup of hot tea for He Lingchuan: "Good-looking?"

"Of course good-looking." There was nothing that couldn't be admitted.

The two sat by the window, looking left to see the movement in the street, and right to hear the storytelling on the first floor of the tea house, which could be said to take in all the noise inside and outside.

"Why is your clothing damp?" Li Qingge asked with concern, "Should I have someone buy you a set of clean clothes to change into?"

"No need." He Lingchuan waved his hand, "Bake it with true power, and it will be dry immediately."

Before going out today, the back-mountain spirit of Pianxiang Shanzhuang was also lingering.

He went to the center of the lake to row again, but the fierce tiger warned him that there might be aerial eyes today.

The Heart-Unity Guard reacted very quickly; they suffered a loss yesterday, and today they filled the shortcomings. Fan Long was indeed attentive to his affairs.

Unfortunately, the goshawk hadn't returned yet, so He Lingchuan could only take a dive into the water.

The lake water of Qilin Mountain was connected to the karst caves; he held the gill of the big-mouthed catfish monster and let it take him into the cave.

The boss who paid had requirements; let alone taking him for a swim, even if he asked the big-mouthed catfish to dance in the lake wearing water grass, it would be willing.

And then, He Lingchuan went out from the other side of Qilin Mountain.

The geographical location of Pianxiang Shanzhuang was beautiful, and he liked it more and more, *tsk*!

Li Qingge didn't insist: "I heard the Pan Shan residence was burned; you should be fine, right?"

"Fu Shanyue and I were both away, and the servants in the residence suffered heavy casualties." He Lingchuan's face sank, "Crown Prince Huan couldn't find us, so he vented his anger on the servants."

"Monsters are monsters." Li Qingge wouldn't say "he's still young," "The residents of the floating islands should be very clear about Crown Prince Huan's temperament. Have you found the instigator behind it?"

He Lingchuan shook his head: "This will probably be like the embassy explosion case, eventually becoming a headless case."

"Honestly, I thought a legendary place like Lingxu City would have highly efficient case solving." The reality, however, surprised him a bit.

Are people like Bai Ziqi rare in Lingxu City?

"You think the Emperor didn't urge, didn't send people to supervise?" Li Qingge shook her head, "I think, it's not easy to investigate."

She didn't say it couldn't be investigated, but said "not easy to investigate."

He Lingchuan laughed, not disappointed at all.

If his future was destined to be an enemy of Lingxu City, then the more chaotic and inefficient the enemy, the happier he should be.

Just then someone passed by in the aisle, Li Qingge waited for the footsteps to move away before asking him:

"You let the little partner by your side deliver a message to make an appointment with me, for...?"

Yesterday she received He Lingchuan's message, not through Old Dan, but through a small monster.

By rights, she should be calmer.

But related to her own interests, Li Qingge finally couldn't help it.

"The Heart-Unity Guard has moved into Pianxiang Shanzhuang, and they are watching me very closely; I'm afraid Old Dan is also not easy to shake off." He Lingchuan said in a low voice, "I found a way, perhaps I can make Nian Zanli voluntarily hand over the bamboo tube."

Li Qingge's beautiful eyes slowly widened: "Young Master, please tell me in detail!"

He Lingchuan didn't hide anything and told her the whole story.

Even if Li Qingge was full of excitement, she held it back and didn't dare to interrupt.

Until He Lingchuan finished speaking in one breath and picked up the tea to moisten his throat, she still couldn't believe it:

"You, you mean, you can borrow troops from State Preceptor Frost Leaf for Nian Zanli?"

"Not bad."

"How did you do it?" Li Qingge looked at him with a different gaze; this young man came to Lingxu City for the first time, and it hadn't been a month yet, and he had to deal with many crises and troubles himself, so how could he get involved with one of the most powerful people in Beijia?

She had been operating the Songyang Prefecture brand here for many years, and she had only met State Preceptor Frost Leaf twice, and she didn't have any friendship that could talk.

Six-hundred-year-old imperial capital, how strict were the ranks and levels? Not to mention He Lingchuan was also borrowing troops from others.

Can troops be borrowed casually? Even if it was borrowing troops from Baling, State Preceptor Frost Leaf had to use his own connections and bear certain risks.

After all, this matter would eventually reach the ears of the Monster Emperor.

What method did this young man in front of her use to make State Preceptor Frost Leaf willing to sell such a big favor?

Li Qingge originally knew He Lingchuan's background very well, the son of a county governor in the northwest border of Yuan Nation, and his father was only the General Coordinator of Xiazhou now. This was nothing in Lingxu City.

Previously letting him contact Nian Zanli was because this young man had a clever mind and the backing of the Red Yan Crown Prince, so maybe he could really get some troops for Nian Zanli.

Just casting a net to catch fish, trying it out.

But now she discovered instead that she couldn't see through him at all!

How did he get involved with State Preceptor Frost Leaf? In Lingxu City, the energy of the Red Yan Crown Prince compared to State Preceptor Frost Leaf was not on the same level at all!

Did he have other backgrounds? He Lingchuan smiled: "Sorry, this is my private matter."

He was working for both sides.

"I spoke too much." Li Qingge thought for a while, "Nian Zanli only wants to borrow troops to fight back, as long as he can fight back to Xiazhou, it's fine. As for where the troops come from, it probably doesn't matter."

He Lingchuan nodded: "Baling's infantry and cavalry are very good, and they are close to the north of Xunzhou and Xiazhou. Just the food and fodder can save a large sum. Otherwise, even if troops were transferred from Xuluo Nation, the distance would increase by at least one and a half times. Fighting a war is all about people eating and horses chewing; the war hasn't started yet, and the burden is already so heavy."

"What's more, even if the Monster Emperor nods, how many troops can Beijia lend to Nian Zanli? I estimate they are all old, weak, sick, and disabled. Besides, can Beijia's army really obey his command?"

30,000 troops and several generals at his disposal, this is a great advantage.

The so-called "borrowing troops" in history is mostly just sounding good; in fact, they are basically just coalition forces, with both sides exercising independent command.

Others are strong, have troops, and have combat power; why should they obey the weak side?

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