Chapter 444

"This Jiang Daoxuan was able to kill him in a single strike — he must have obtained some fortuitous encounter before the Grand Competition and broken through to the Sun Wheel realm."

"However, even if he has broken through to the Sun Wheel realm, that is absolutely no reason for him to look down upon my Great Qin!"

"As things stand now, we still need to display our might, to serve as a warning to the world!"

Hearing this, Qin Wang replied, "Then in your opinion, who should we send to Cangwu Mountain to deal with that Jiang Daoxuan?"

Yuwen Feng smiled faintly:

"The several prefectures surrounding Tiandou Prefecture all rank as lower-tier; none of their Prefecture Lords has even reached the Sun Wheel realm. Sending them against Jiang Daoxuan would only be inviting humiliation upon themselves."

"However, beyond those several prefectures, the upper-tier Yanling Prefecture is rather close by."

"Its Prefecture Lord, Gu Zheng, possesses a cultivation base at the ninth level of the Sun Wheel realm. Dealing with a Jiang Daoxuan who has only just broken through to the Sun Wheel should pose no problem."

Hearing Yuwen Feng's analysis, Qin Wang was quite in agreement and could not help but nod.

Immediately after, he looked toward the Xuanshui Guard beside him and said in a deep voice:

"Convey this king's order!"

"Order Yanling Prefecture's Prefecture Lord Gu Zheng to proceed to Cangwu Mountain, annihilate the Jiang clan of Cangwu, and capture that Jiang Daoxuan alive!"

"This king wishes to see exactly what ability this man possesses, that he dares not take my Great Qin seriously!"

"As you command!"

The Xuanshui Guard immediately accepted the order and prepared to depart on the spot.

But before he could even set out, Yuwen Feng's voice suddenly rang out: "Wait a moment!"

Once the words fell, the Xuanshui Guard halted.

Qin Wang also raised a brow, greatly taken aback: "National Preceptor, what is this?"

Yuwen Feng closed his eyes and said softly, "Observing the rise of this Jiang clan of Cangwu, it is truly rather bizarre. At times, one cannot simply handle things by conventional reasoning."

"Oh? Then according to your meaning?"

Qin Wang started in sudden fright, becoming aware of his own impulsiveness.

At this moment, he saw Yuwen Feng leisurely open his eyes, a smile curling at the corner of his lips.

"To ensure nothing is left to chance, to avoid any unforeseen incident that would worsen the situation, bring disaster upon ourselves, and become impossible to evade—"

"Therefore, this matter should follow propriety before force. We should first ascertain Jiang Daoxuan's true strength, then make further plans."

"Only by doing so can we proceed with certainty."