Chapter 257: Conspiring to Join Forces (Please Subscribe)

Among the three, Zhao Hong was the strongest.

This Fifth Senior Brother of Ren Li had a stern and cold appearance, and his perception was extremely sharp; from the moment he first saw Zhou Ze, he could tell that his Yang energy was unimpaired, his aura was full, and his state was excellent—this was completely unlike what someone who possessed such a harem should have.

Unless he was impotent!

More crucially, his strength was not at the level a general manager of a small city's outer city should have; although his realm was similar, both being at the mid-stage of Golden Core, he could be considered a top-tier elite.

One must know, Lin'an City was not Nanmo City; its actual situation was closer to Chiwu City, so normally, having someone of second or third-tier strength in the upper echelons here would be about right.

After all, the better ones and the too-poor ones were mostly filled into the battlefield to be consumed, leaving these middling ones to be responsible for the logistical support work shouldered by small cities, which was already completely sufficient.

That was why the former commander of the Nanmo outpost camp, Tao Xiang, despite being a top-tier elite, did not dare to break through at all; he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to find an available position in a medium or large city to place himself and would be directly transferred to the battlefield to be consumed.

"If it weren't for the fact that these women show no signs of deficiency, I would have thought he practiced some evil art of harvesting Yin to replenish Yang, but even so, there must be quite a bit of trickery inside! Of course, there is no need to pay too much attention to that right now, and in the current situation, it is actually for the best!"

He could use this to manipulate him and make him help deal with Du En!

Thinking this, Zhao Hong spoke in a cold voice: "Manager Zhou, please forgive us; the three of us coming here without cause truly violates the rules, as we wish to conduct matters that cannot be publicly stated."

"Oh?"

Zhou Ze's gaze flashed, and he waved his hand, letting his wives and concubines withdraw.

He naturally knew that for these three to appear directly, they must have sensed the trickery on his side and thus felt that he would not go around talking, allowing them to join forces, so he was not surprised at this moment.

In fact, he had already considered it, so he spoke tentatively at this time: "Is it because of that Traveling Inspector Du?"

"Exactly."

Zhao Hong nodded and was about to continue, but his Junior Sister, An Yan, spoke up at this moment: "Since Manager Zhou understands the key, then let's skip the small talk; you should know how to cooperate at this juncture."

Hearing this, Zhao Hong was displeased and frowned slightly.

Zhou Ze turned his gaze toward that gentle and virtuous beauty, who was beautiful without being gaudy, dressed in a neat white gown, and exuding a faint scent of pills; he could not help but feel a bit infatuated, feeling that the harem beauties he used to find acceptable were now just a group of common chickens and dogs in comparison, clumsy and incomparably ugly.

This kind of gaze made An Yan unhappy.

Then someone interrupted; it was Wang Zhun, who had been reticent and like a block of wood just a moment ago.

"Manager Zhou doesn't need to hide anything; killing that person is beneficial to both you and me, is it not?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ze could only shift his eyes, and then he shuddered slightly.

Because Wang Zhun was still eating at this moment, but he chewed as if gnawing on wood, with great force, giving the impression that he was biting himself; a murderous aura was faintly permeating, and it was unclear whether it was directed at Du En in the void or at his side.

In any case, there was actually a great distance between their strengths!

Both at the mid-stage of Golden Core, Wang Zhun was a disciple of a Great Cultivator and could be called a strong top-tier; he was a figure who could completely rely on accumulation to attempt to transform himself into a genius in the future!

This was a very large, the largest, chasm!

Zhou Ze's eyes could not help but flicker, and faintly, there even seemed to be a look of covetousness.

Zhao Hong, who was secretly observing him, noticed it immediately and was suddenly lost in thought, secretly speculating.

Then, Zhou Ze hid his strange expression and laughed, speaking quite straightforwardly: "What the three of you say is naturally reasonable; I also do not wish to undergo that Traveling Inspector Du's rectification, only to end up like Gao Feng of Nanmo, demoted to the front lines, or like the three from Chiwu, exchanging for merit."

The matter of Gao Feng was truly a family scandal that should not be made public, so none of the three pointed anything out.

As for Zhou Ze's words, although he avoided his own secret intentions, it was sufficient on the surface, because Du En's image among the upper echelons of these small cities was basically just like that.

A disaster star!

Wherever he operated, the Golden Core stage there would be in for bad luck!

And he happened to be valued by the sect and suspected to be an acting inspector; he was completely untouchable!

Therefore, if there really were an opportunity, most of them would certainly not mind kicking someone while they were down.

So Zhou Ze said again: "Three, rest assured, just settle down and hide here; once I find a way to obtain authorization from City Lord Tong to monitor the interior and exterior, no matter how that Traveling Inspector Du tries to hide, he will definitely not be able to escape the city defense monitoring after it has been reset!"

This was something that could be done, and it was the reason the three decided to show themselves in front of Zhou Ze.

Du En's traveling authorization seemed high, but as long as the local city lord had the intention, he could still list him within the scope of monitoring and obstruction by resetting the various city defense measures inside and outside the city.

It was just that doing so normally required reporting to the Hub City and could not be done arbitrarily, so Zhou Ze was thinking of tricking and stealing the authorization, then letting the incompetent and weak City Lord Tong Wenrong take the blame!

He prided himself on being able to do it, and the three also received a satisfactory answer.

The atmosphere in the room became harmonious again; the singing and dancing continued, and the banquet went on.

Under these circumstances where everyone was getting along, Tong Wenrong had actually approached to investigate, doing so silently.

This made Du En, who was secretly following, nod slightly.

At this point, it could be completely confirmed that Tong Wenrong could be given a certain degree of actual trust.

Thus, he secretly followed him back to the City Lord's Mansion and returned to his original position before Tong Wenrong ran over, appearing as if he had never left and was just waiting for him.

"Lord Du! It's bad! That fellow Zhou Ze is actually communicating with others! In his private residence, there are strange Golden Core stage cultivators, and he has set up layers of partitions; if I hadn't adjusted the city's layout, I would never have been able to glimpse it, but even so, it is still difficult to discern the full picture and know the reality, so this must be them engaging in treasonous acts!"

The next moment, Tong Wenrong appeared with hurried steps, speaking in a flustered and anxious manner.

He was indeed very panicked now, because the god-damned Zhou Ze was actually secretly causing trouble!

If it were to implicate him, it would truly be miserable!

Thus, before Du En could even ask what was said, he hurriedly explained himself: "Lord Du, it is not that I cannot investigate further; if I activate the city defenses and enter a wartime state, I could still break through, but doing so might alert the enemy, and it might cause misunderstandings with the Rotten Forest Immortal Sect on the other side of the river, which is why I only saw that the situation was bad and hurried back to report!"

If he had really been impulsive just now and wanted to do that, Du En would have appeared to stop him.

However, at this moment, he feigned ignorance and just nodded slightly to show approval, then continued to ask: "Then, in this situation, your actions should not have been discovered, right?"

(End of chapter)