Chapter 424

Originally, after Zhao Gao lost power, Su Xuan was thinking about whether to add insult to injury, but after thinking about it, he finally gave up.

Ying Zheng had already taken back the Net in Zhao Gao's hands. Zhao Gao without the Net is equivalent to a beast that has lost its claws and teeth and has no threat. Like people like Ziying in history, holding a sharp blade could easily kill Zhao Gao.

It can be seen that the likes of Zhao Gao are nothing more than that.

At this time, if he took action against Zhao Gao again, it would inevitably make Ying Zheng a bit difficult. After all, Ying Zheng just let Zhao Gao become the Commandery Governor of Jiuyuan Commandery. Even if he is the Grand Master of the Great Qin, it is not good to take action against Zhao Gao.

"It's really good luck, you escaped a disaster!"

Su Xuan whispered softly to himself.

Within the State Preceptor's residence, Su Xuan focused on refining elixirs and medicine, cultivating silently, until Yan Yan Lingji, who acted as a maid and usually stayed in the State Preceptor's residence, came to him.

"State Preceptor, Ge Nie requests an audience!"

Yan Yan Lingji arrived outside the quiet room where Su Xuan was cultivating. Her voice was soft, and when she mentioned the title "State Preceptor," it carried a strange tone. Su Xuan simply acted as if he did not hear the odd tone in her words.

Compared to this title at this time, she preferred the title Yan Yan Lingji used for him at night, during their dual cultivation.

He slowly opened his eyes, and his voice drifted out of the room.

"Let him in!"

Yan Yan Lingji acknowledged and then left.

After a while, a series of dull footsteps arrived before the quiet room where Su Xuan was cultivating. Su Xuan flicked his sleeve, and the door opened instantly.

A figure dressed in white walked in, holding a sword.

After stepping into the room, he looked at Su Xuan and bowed, "Greetings, State Preceptor!"

"Mr. Ge, no need for formalities. Find a place to sit as you please," Su Xuan said indifferently.

Ge Nie came before Su Xuan, found a meditation cushion, and sat down cross-legged. Only then did he look around Su Xuan's quiet room. The room was quite simple, with an elixir furnace where the flames had not yet extinguished and some shelves storing medicinal herbs. This was where Su Xuan cultivated. It was hard to imagine that Su Xuan, this highly respected State Preceptor of Great Qin, maintained such a simple lifestyle even after attaining such a high position, continuing to cultivate with peace of mind as always.

It seemed that power and wealth had not caused a single ripple in Su Xuan's Dao heart.

"Is there something you need, Mr. Ge?" Su Xuan asked Ge Nie.

A bitter smile appeared on Ge Nie's face: "The State Preceptor has truly given Ge a massive problem."

"Oh? What problem?"

Ge Nie spoke bluntly, saying two words: "The Net!"

With the Qin State unifying the world, because he had not contributed much during the process, Ge Nie had once fallen into a state of confusion. He did not know where to go. Later, after meeting Su Xuan, he took the initiative to express the confusion in his heart and eventually learned of some of Ying Zheng's ambitions from Su Xuan, which gradually cleared the confusion in his heart. He was waiting for the time when the Qin State would march beyond the Central Plains, waiting for an opportunity to show his skills.

As a result, he never expected that before he could wait for that time, Ying Zheng would hand a hot potato to Ge Nie. After he understood the ins and outs of the matter, he realized that the true source of this hot potato was Su Xuan.

It was because Su Xuan had recommended him to Ying Zheng that Ying Zheng had handed the Net organization over to him.

Over the past few days, he had learned a little about the Net and tried to take over, but the more he learned about the Net, the more he realized the problems within it, which was why he found it so thorny.

Therefore, feeling troubled, he had come to Su Xuan.

"Is there a problem with the Net? You must know that for some people, the Net is an indispensable thing. Possessing the Net is equivalent to indirectly possessing everything. It can be called the master of the entire dark world, and can even be called the Night Son of Heaven!"

"Son of Heaven" was another title for an emperor.

Su Xuan spoke bluntly, saying here that the master of the Net was equivalent to the Night Son of Heaven. He was not just ordinarily brave; he was not afraid of being punished by Ying Zheng for his words.

Upon hearing this title from Su Xuan, Ge Nie raised his eyebrows.

He did not care about Su Xuan's overstepping and continued: "For some people, the Net is indeed significant, but for Ge, the Net is a massive trouble."

He stated the problem he had encountered in front of Su Xuan.

"The Net is full of filth. From the time the seven kingdoms stood side by side until today when the world is unified, no one knows how many assassins, bandits, and fugitives from various countries have been gathered into it. It can be said that every one of them is a person who deserves to die, and only the Net can accommodate them."

"This is only because the Net never cares about these people's pasts; they only need them to execute missions. Net assassins also view missions as more important than life. To complete a mission, they can use any means necessary. At the same time, for them, as long as it is an order issued by a superior, they can complete it at any cost."

"Is there a problem with that?" Su Xuan looked at Ge Nie curiously. "Isn't this style of viewing missions as everything good? Not asking right or wrong, not asking for reasons, as long as you issue the order, they do it. This is a group of extremely high-quality workers!"

Ge Nie fell silent. He did not know if Su Xuan was teasing or truly praising the Net.

However, he still said what followed: "In terms of executing missions, the internal organizational structure of the Net is extremely tight, which makes their efficiency in completing missions extremely high. This is, of course, a good thing. But, at present, His Majesty is preparing to change the structure of the Net. His Majesty believes that the Net only knows the orders of its superiors and does not obey the imperial orders, posing a great threat. If one day the master of the Net harbors ulterior motives, they could directly order the entire Net to turn against the state."

"So, you are encountering difficulties in the process of changing the structure of the Net?" Su Xuan gradually understood the problem Ge Nie was facing.

Ge Nie nodded.

He did not know how Zhao Gao had managed the Net all these years, or if the Net had always been like this.

After he became the master of the Net, he could command the top-level assassins of Heaven, Earth, Human, and Ghost, but when it came to commanding the lowest-level assassins of the four grades—Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang—the influence of him, the new master of the Net, was somewhat insufficient. He actually needed the help of the top-tier assassins to command these people; it was simply absurd.

If it was like this for him, it went without saying for Ying Zheng.

In the hearts of the bottom-level assassins of the Net, there was simply no existence of Ying Zheng, the Emperor.

"Perhaps you can change your way of thinking!"

After learning of the problem Ge Nie was facing, Su Xuan said indifferently.

— Author's Notes —

PS: Thanks to book friend White Lover for the tip!!