Chapter 328: Crisis Descends

"You mean, the Empire's reactionary forces?"

Wang Zhan was not a reckless man, so he naturally understood Su Fan's words.

"That's right! Gai Nie is Great Qin's number one Sword Saint. Regardless of whether his strength is truly the number one expert in Qin, Gai Nie's reputation among the people is very great, isn't it? They naturally want to see such an expert defect from Great Qin; isn't this a blow to Great Qin?"

"Not to mention, Gai Nie's strength is indeed very powerful. Is there any benefit to pulling in such a person for their great cause of restoring the country? Gai Nie is from the Ghost Valley lineage."

"Don't forget, what is the most powerful thing about the Ghost Valley lineage? It's not their personal martial power, but their strategy. For hundreds of years, every time a disciple of Ghost Valley walks the world, they can stir up the world."

"Because of Gai Nie's strength, did you ignore one of his own advantages?"

"Damn, then we can't let Gai Nie escape the Empire even more."

After Su Fan's reminder, Wang Zhan's face also became anxious.

But Su Fan scanned him calmly and said indifferently: "What are you anxious about? Do you think I'm the only one who can see it?"

"If Gai Nie were really that important, could His Majesty have let him escape Xianyang City? Although I don't know His Majesty's personality clearly, the possibility of aiding the enemy is not great."

"Although I don't know the strength of Gai Nie in Xianyang City, since Great Qin can unify the world, there must be peerless experts. Gai Nie simply couldn't have escaped Xianyang City."

"But he escaped. Have you thought about this problem?"

"Ah—"

"When you have nothing to do, think more. Since you want to be a general, you must consider everything carefully, considering all aspects."

"You mean, all of this was His Majesty's deliberate intention?"

"Whether it was His Majesty's deliberate intention, I don't know, but I only know that there must be a problem here. Perhaps both sides are calculating, and even Gai Nie himself is calculating."

"It's just that in the end, it depends on whose methods are more brilliant."

"And you?"

Wang Zhan suddenly asked a question that was out of the blue. After spending these days together, Wang Zhan knew very well that this person in front of him, although his strength might not be high, his ability and wisdom were extremely terrifying.

At the same time, his wealth of knowledge was also rare. Could such a person really just be a descendant of the School of Novelists, or an East Sea Qi Refiner, as simple as that?

What was the Great General's true purpose in sending him to protect the other party?

At this moment, Wang Zhan was also suddenly confused.

"Me? I'm just a simple person. I want to cultivate, want to become stronger, and live a little longer. If one cultivates alone, the achievements are limited. After decades of closed-door cultivation on the East Sea island, I only have this little strength."

"So I want to rely on Great Qin and use Great Qin's resources to cultivate. The paper-making technique is my stepping stone. In the future, you will see more things."

Su Fan suddenly said boldly, full of high spirits at this moment, which made Wang Zhan somewhat stunned. These days, he had seen the cautious Su Fan.

He didn't expect to see this kind of bold and unconstrained, that kind of aloofness that seemed not to put the world in his eyes.

He had seen the arrogance of the Great General's grandson; that was the arrogance of someone whose status was higher than others, a castle in the air.

As the Great General's personal guard, having grown up in the Wang family, he was also very clear about Wang Li's ability—average, not to mention compared to the Great General, even compared to the Marquis of Tongwu, he was much worse.

So the former's arrogance, in Wang Zhan's view, was just a kind of overbearing, relying on the Wang family.

But this man in front of him gave him a different feeling.

"Haha! I really want to see what kind of surprise you can bring, sir."

Wang Zhan then also laughed heartily. For this person in front of him, he really hoped that the other party could do what he said.

As a veteran Qin man, like many veteran Qin men, he had infinite love for the Great Qin Empire and naturally hoped to see Great Qin get better and better.

"Clan Leader Xiang, Mr. Fan, this place is no longer safe. Please move as soon as possible."

In the valley, Gai Nie, dragging his wounded body, found Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng again and said with a serious face.

After the battle with the Six Sword Slaves, although he had repelled the six, he himself had indeed been severely injured. Afterward, being pursued by the Great Qin army, he also dragged his wounded body and repelled them once again.

He himself could be considered injured on top of injuries. The Ghost Valley lineage, after all, couldn't compare to the Daoist School; in terms of health preservation, they couldn't compare to them.

Plus, he himself was a swordsman, always relying on powerful true power and Gang Qi to maintain his internal injuries, not letting them flare up.

Because he was clear that once he fell, Tianming would be in danger.

"Mr. Ge, have you discovered something?"

Toward Gai Nie, Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng were still very respectful. First, the other party was from Ghost Valley. Don't look at the fact that every generation of Ghost Valley disciples was few; compared to other Hundred Schools of Thought, they were pitifully few.

But Ghost Valley's status among the Hundred Schools of Thought was very high, and they were also very powerful.

Secondly, Gai Nie's personal strength—this world ultimately spoke of strength. Even though they were nobles of the Chu State, before, when the Chu State was still there, perhaps they could still maintain a bit of arrogance toward those experts.

But now, the Chu State had been destroyed by Great Qin, and their status was no longer like before.

If their Xiang Clan could get Gai Nie's support, it would also be an improvement in strength for their great cause of restoring the country.

Therefore, when Gai Nie, severely injured and carrying Tianming, came to the valley village they were hiding in, they still accepted him.

One had to know that this valley of theirs was very secretive and was also a secret place of their Xiang Clan; there were almost no outsiders.

Gai Nie was the first person they brought in.

"These two days, I have sensed that there are people secretly spying around the valley. This person's strength is not simple. If I were not injured, I wouldn't fear him, but now I am severely injured..."

Gai Nie's words made the hearts of the two sink.

They knew that Gai Nie defected from Great Qin for a child. In their eyes, Gai Nie was so pedantic that they looked down on him.

But regarding Gai Nie's defection from Great Qin, they were happy, because facing Great Qin, they were very clear that they were simply not opponents and didn't have a shred of opportunity.

However, they were also unwilling to give up, so they could only unite the forces opposing Great Qin as much as possible.

Gai Nie was one of the forces they were striving for.

Gai Nie's strength convinced them.

Especially Xiang Liang, as a military general, his strength was not bad; he had the combat power of the Essence Transformation Realm. But these days, he hadn't sensed anything, so he immediately understood that either the enemy in the dark was someone good at hiding.

Or it was someone whose strength was higher than his.

No matter which one it was, the result was not a good thing for them. ===== CHAPTER 329 =====