Chapter 138: Letting my former subordinate kill me? Your plan is bound to fail!

"Hmm? The Crown Prince?"

This guy is truly no good; I really didn't misjudge him last time!

The conversation inside the City Lord's mansion was completely captured by Jiang Che using his Holographic Perspective.

He could even hear their voices with perfect clarity.

Upon hearing this conspiracy aimed at him and his companions, Jiang Che immediately lost his composure.

He never expected that, despite having no grudges against the Imperial Family, they would plan to move against him after he arrived in Shu City!

Even though Jiang Che was just an ordinary worker in his past life and didn't understand politics, at least there was nothing wrong with his ears.

He heard it clearly: the Crown Prince of the Da Jin had developed a murderous intent toward them.

Although Jiang Che was displeased and his expression turned gloomy, he did not act rashly.

He remained where he was, wanting to see exactly what plan the other party intended to use to eliminate them.

Inside the main hall of the City Lord's mansion, after the man finished speaking, Zhang Kai fell into silence.

He stared intently at the floor in front of him, his expression intriguing as if he were pondering something.

"I don't quite understand what you mean by that, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"City Lord, please don't joke; haven't I already made myself quite clear?"

Seeming to detect the evasiveness in Zhang Kai's words, the man frowned and continued.

"The Crown Prince's meaning is very clear: he wants that Luo Shuiyan to disappear from this world entirely, or for her cultivation to be crippled."

"In short, we must ensure that Luo Shuiyan has no chance to grow; she must either die or become a useless cripple!"

"However, City Lord, you must remember: among them is someone named Hu Xiaoxiao. You must absolutely not touch this person, nor even let them suffer the slightest harm!"

Hu Xiaoxiao was a member of the Xiaotian Sect; although Sima Qingtian feared Luo Shuiyan and wanted to eliminate her, he still dared not make an enemy of the Xiaotian Sect.

Hearing this, Zhang Kai's frown deepened.

He quickly replied with a bitter smile: "You aren't joking with me, are you? Everyone knows who Luo Shuiyan's protector is—it's Elder Guo!"

"Elder Guo is a renowned Saint Rank powerhouse; looking across the entire continent, he is a top-tier expert."

"If he finds out that something happened to that girl Luo Shuiyan in my Shu City, wouldn't he turn my Shu Region upside down?"

Seeming to have long anticipated that Zhang Kai would say this, the man merely let out a cold snort.

"City Lord Zhang need not worry; the Crown Prince will handle these matters himself and will naturally not let your Shu City be implicated."

"You only need to carry out the task discreetly, for instance, if Luo Shuiyan boards a train to leave Shu City."

"City Lord, if you use some subtle means to make that Intercity Train derail, causing an accidental death, isn't that a very simple matter?"

Hearing this, Zhang Kai's heart jolted, and his pupils contracted.

He did not expect Sima Qingtian to be so ruthless, willing to sacrifice so many lives just to eliminate Luo Shuiyan.

"You aren't joking with me, are you? Do you know the consequences of a train accident?"

"The Intercity Train travels at an extremely high speed; if something goes wrong, it won't just be a matter of a few people—it will affect the lives of nearly a thousand!"

Zhang Kai was a man of the Shu Region, and most of those who rode the trains near Shu City were local residents of the region.

He could not bear to see the common people within his territory suffer because of someone else's selfish desires.

Hearing Zhang Kai's words, the Imperial envoy's expression changed immediately, and his voice turned cold.

"City Lord Zhang Kai, I advise you to watch your words!"

"This is all the order of the Crown Prince; by evading it like this, are you trying to defy an imperial decree?"

"City Lord Zhang! You represent not just yourself, but also the Shu Region; I advise you to think carefully!"

Hearing the imperial envoy mention the Shu Region, Zhang Kai suddenly felt as if all the strength had been drained from his body. He then leaned back in his chair and nodded helplessly.

"Understood, I will handle this matter..."

After hearing these words, Jiang Che's expression was incomparably gloomy, and he quickly hurried back to the hotel.

"No time to rest, we need to run."

"That Crown Prince of the Da Jin has ill intentions and has actually arranged for people to kill us."

"To eliminate us, he is even willing to let a thousand people be buried with us; we must run quickly..."

Jiang Che then informed Luo Shuiyan of everything he had just seen.

Bang! "This Sima Family is truly sinister and vicious; they are narrow-minded and intolerant of others..."

Luo Shuiyan was furious upon hearing this; she slammed the table, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.

However, when she heard Jiang Che mention that Sima Qingtian had ordered Zhang Kai to be responsible for the act, Luo Shuiyan's expression relaxed slightly.

After all, in her previous life, Zhang Kai had once been Luo Shuiyan's subordinate general.

The two had interacted quite frequently, and she was very familiar with Zhang Kai's character.

The other party was definitely not the type to be sinister, cunning, or kill the innocent indiscriminately.

"We have already bought our tickets, and Sima Qingtian must have already arranged for eyes and ears to investigate our itinerary."

"He will have Zhang Kai wait until we board the train and leave Shu City before acting. If we get on that train, it will be a dead end; we absolutely cannot take the train!"

The Intercity Train travels at an extremely high speed; if any mishap occurs, no one knows what might happen.

Furthermore, Zhang Kai's strength is extremely formidable; he is an existence on the same level as the Yin Family ancestor.

As for the likes of Yin Zhong, they naturally didn't take them seriously.

But Zhang Kai's strength was exceptionally powerful.

Yet, there was no panic on Luo Shuiyan's face; she only looked at Jiang Che and smiled slightly.

"Xiaobai, you are wrong. Even if Zhang Kai really wanted to move against us, he would never tamper with the train."

"Because there are many innocent Shu Region commoners on the train, and Zhang Kai is not Sima Qingtian; he is not that heartless and ruthless."

"He would not kill the innocent indiscriminately for his own selfish desires."

Hearing these words from Luo Shuiyan, Jiang Che's brows furrowed even tighter.

"So by that, do you mean it's possible he might make a move tonight?"

"Doesn't that mean we should hurry up, pack our things, and run? That old guy's strength is no joke..."

Luo Shuiyan shook her head again and said, "That's not necessarily the case."

Based on Luo Shuiyan's understanding of Zhang Kai, if he didn't have a chance to strike, he might just tail them the whole way.

As long as they didn't give him a chance to succeed while in Shu City, it would be fine.

For the time that followed, the four women went straight into seclusion and did not come out.

Even when they went out, they never went to remote places, only moving about in densely populated areas.

The next day, the four of them acted as if nothing had happened and went to the station on time.

They boarded the train heading toward Black Stone City on the southwestern border.

Not long after boarding the train, Jiang Che's Holographic Perspective sensed Zhang Kai's figure once again.

This guy didn't have a chance to make a move before, and now he was tailing the train the entire way.

(End of this chapter)