Chapter 358: The Purpose of the Trip

Is there anyone or anything in the Confucian Little Sage Manor worth the attention of Su Xuan—no, it should be said, the King of Qin?

Han Fei once studied at the Confucian school and was extremely familiar with the place.

He immediately thought of some things.

For example, the Sword of Majesty, Tai'e. Although this sword ranks third in the sword manual, it is much older than the first and second swords. Besides the Tai'e sword, the Little Sage Manor is also the place where his teacher, Xun Zi, lives in seclusion.

Could the purpose of Su Xuan and the Heaven-grade first-class of the Net be his teacher, Xun Zi?

The more Han Fei thought about it, the more he felt this was possible.

Especially since Ying Zheng had sent him to the Little Sage Manor this time.

'Is he preparing to use my name to lure the teacher into the trap...'

Han Fei guessed the purpose of Su Xuan and the others, but he was helpless.

Although he was very smart, sometimes there were things that could not be solved just by being smart.

For example, a person like Su Xuan.

In terms of wisdom, Su Xuan was not inferior to him; until now, Su Xuan could be said to have calculated everything without omission. In terms of strength, Su Xuan's strength could be called peerless in the world.

If the King of Qin and Su Xuan were really preparing to take action against his teacher, Xun Zi.

He would be unable to stop them.

Han Fei decided to take it one step at a time. At least with him by their side, perhaps things would not reach such an extreme situation.

Su Xuan did not know what Han Fei was thinking; after all, he did not have mind-reading powers.

If he knew that Han Fei had these thoughts at this moment, he would certainly be extremely speechless.

It could only be said that cleverness can be a disadvantage; sometimes, being too smart is not a good thing, as it only makes people overthink, and overthinking leads to mistakes.

He did have a purpose in going to the Little Sage Manor this time, but it was not for Xun Zi.

It was for something hidden in the Little Sage Manor—the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon!

This was something he learned from Lord Lord Changping. After the Tian-Chen usurped the State of Qi, the Gan Jiang-Qi was replaced, but there were always people who were unwilling to accept it. Therefore, they secretly sent away an ancestral item, which was the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon.

In other words, the current royal family of Qi did not possess the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon.

The Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon sent away by the people of Gan Jiang-Qi were once missing, but in the end, Lord Lord Changping found some clues. Unfortunately, because he had only average interest in the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, he did not deliberately search for this item, and in the end, it all benefited Su Xuan.

And the purpose of Jing Ni traveling with Su Xuan was even simpler.

She had learned the whereabouts of the young man named "Lu" from back then, so she was preparing to meet him.

In Jing Ni's life, Lord Lord Xinling was a person she could not bypass, and besides Lord Lord Xinling, the person who influenced her most deeply was Wu Ming.

It was Wu Ming who enlightened her with his death, which gave her the determination to live for herself and break away from the Net.

Although Wu Ming died, his disciple was still alive.

Over the years, Jing Ni did not know where the other person had gone, nor did she know if he was still alive.

After learning from Su Xuan that "Lu" was hiding in the Confucian Little Sage Manor, she developed the idea of wanting to see him.

Originally, she was prepared to bring her daughter along, but after thinking about it, she gave up.

The journey to the State of Qi was long, and Yan'er was weak and sickly and could not handle the bumps; it would be better to leave her in the Yin-Yang School.

...

The three of them, with different moods, set off from the State of Qin and spent a long time before finally arriving in the land of the State of Qi.

The weather was not favorable.

When they arrived in the State of Qi, it happened to be the rainy season.

A light drizzle shrouded Sanghai City, and because of the rain, there were few pedestrians on the streets.

"Are we going directly to the Little Sage Manor?"

Jing Ni, wearing a straw raincoat, was driving the carriage in front and asked Su Xuan, who was inside the carriage behind.

This scene looked a bit strange.

There were two grown men sitting in the carriage, yet they let a woman, Jing Ni, drive it.

But there was no help for it; if they didn't let Jing Ni drive, it was impossible for Su Xuan to do it himself.

His status destined him to never do such a thing.

As for Han Fei?

Better forget it; he had no strength to truss a chicken, and letting him get rained on outside would likely lead to catching a cold.

Therefore, the task of driving the carriage fell to Jing Ni. Fortunately, although Jing Ni looked beautiful, she was not a weak person. She was powerful, and when she was wandering the world with her daughter back then, she had suffered a lot.

Driving a carriage was, for her, a relaxing task.

Inside the carriage, Su Xuan pondered for a moment before stating a destination: "First go to the foot of the Little Sage Manor mountain. There should be an inn there called 'Youjian Inn'!"

"Youjian Inn? That's a strange name! I wonder what is special about this inn."

Han Fei, sitting beside Su Xuan, asked curiously upon hearing Su Xuan's words.

Su Xuan did not hide it: "This is a stronghold of the Mohist school in Sanghai City!"

"So that's it!"

Han Fei's gaze flickered.

The Mohist school had already defected to the State of Qin several years ago. With the help of the Mohist school, the levels of agriculture and handicraft manufacturing in the State of Qin had advanced by leaps and bounds.

The paper that had spread throughout the world earlier was the work of the Mohist school.

He had not expected that the Mohist school would also have a stronghold in Sanghai City.

Moreover, it was located right at the foot of the Confucian holy land. If someone said it wasn't intentional, no one would believe it.

"The Mohist school is the eyes and ears of the State of Qin. Are they deliberately hiding their stronghold near the Little Sage Manor to monitor the Confucian school?"

Han Fei guessed in his heart.

Su Xuan did not go directly to the Little Sage Manor but went to the Mohist stronghold first, presumably to obtain intelligence from there. Only by obtaining enough intelligence could he take action against the Confucian school.

The more Han Fei thought about it, the more he felt he was one step closer to the truth.

Jing Ni drove the carriage toward the Youjian Inn. Although she did not know where the Youjian Inn was, she knew the location of the Little Sage Manor. According to Su Xuan, the Youjian Inn was at the foot of the Little Sage Manor mountain, so she only needed to head in the direction of the Little Sage Manor to find it easily.

And that was indeed the case.

Soon, they arrived in front of the Youjian Inn.

The Youjian Inn did not seem to have been there for long; at least, when Han Fei was studying at the Little Sage Manor, there was no such inn here, which was why he was curious when he heard the unique name.

As the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Youjian Inn, the shopkeeper, Pao Ding, discovered it immediately.

It was not mealtime, so there were no guests in the inn.

The carriage stopped here, so clearly, the visitors had another purpose.