Chapter 717

Qin Zhanhong, because of this belated discovery, shut herself off for a long time; whenever she thinks of it she mutters a sentence: 'The identity of grandmaster seems to give this confident and composed girl, who previously didn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is, quite a stimulus; she no longer even thinks about Lu Wanwan's charming buttocks.'

Older sister, you're fine again, why are you still so unhappy all the time?

After setting up camp at night, Lu Wanwan worriedly asked a question.

Chen Wuji was reading documents under the lamp; hearing this, he smiled and said: 'She isn't worried because of past events; she's been stimulated by too many grandmasters. In the past, grandmasters were rarely seen, but now she suddenly discovers there are so many grandmasters in Nan Jun—how could she not feel uneasy?'

Lu Wanwan didn't understand: 'What's there to feel uneasy about?'

'It makes me look so stupid!' Qin Zhanhong said angrily: 'I've been practicing martial arts since childhood, but let alone the grandmaster level—I haven't even reached the innate level; I'm still jumping around in the Opening Origin level, I feel uneasy!'

Lu Wanwan: ……

She seemed to have asked an unnecessary question.

Chen Wuji put down the documents in his hand: 'Are there really so many realms in martial arts?'

'That's for sure, it's the same as those cultivators.' Qin Zhanhong said: 'Like the initial tempering the body external strength, then the Opening Origin internal strength, then the innate transforming strength, and after that comes grandmaster. Martial arts also cultivates a single internal energy, which is somewhat similar to cultivation.'

Chen Wuji rarely knew about the Rivers and Lakes; this was the first time he had heard such a statement.

'So you're only at Opening Origin internal strength, that is, the second realm.' Chen Wuji teased with a smile.

Before he didn't understand this realm, he actually always thought Qin Zhanhong was also a great master.

With the division of realms, strength becomes instantly clear.

Qin Zhanhong raised her chin in defiance: 'Although I'm only in the Opening Origin realm, I'm at the peak of Opening Origin, having already trained this realm to the point of returning to simplicity and truth; in short, it's very formidable. Husband, don't look down on my Opening Origin realm—I'm also very formidable.'

'When have I ever doubted? You're naturally very formidable!' Chen Wuji laughed.

Qin Zhanhong gave a proud, annoyed little snort.

Just then, Chen Li's voice sounded from outside the tent.

'Family Head, someone outside the tent requests an audience, claiming to be a woodcutter servant of Ci Ji Studio.'

Chen Wuji was somewhat surprised; Zhang Lao actually sent someone over.

The background of Ci Ji Studio is mysterious; it's not surprising that they could find his army's encampment.

'Let him in!' Chen Wuji ordered.

'Yes!'

The woodcutter servant of Ci Ji Studio is probably not Xiaoyu the fisherman, but Kong Jianshi.

That little slippery fish, Xiaoyu, rarely chops wood and wouldn't refer to himself as a servant.

If he came, he would surely flatter himself wildly, for example calling himself an esteemed young master of Ci Ji Studio.

Moments later, a frail figure entered under the joint accompaniment of Chen Wuyi and Chen Shuang.

'Kong Jianshi pays respects to the Young Shopkeeper!'

'How did you arrive here in the middle of the night? Did something happen to Old Zhang?' Chen Wuji asked worriedly.

If nothing had happened, Kong Jianshi wouldn't have come to see him.

'The Old Shopkeeper is healthy, with no illness or pain.' Kong Jianshi replied, glanced briefly at Chen Wuyi and Chen Shuang standing behind him, then asked Chen Wuji for instructions: 'Young Shopkeeper, perhaps I should first relinquish my weapons, so these two and the few outside won't be overly tense.'

'Relax, everyone, we're our own people—what's there to be tense about!' Chen Wuji ordered.

Chen Wuyi and Chen Shuang merely clasped fists, but their gazes remained fixed on Kong Jianshi.

Kong Jianshi lowered his hands, and two slender swords suddenly slid out from his sleeves.

This movement made Chen Wuji clearly feel the atmosphere inside the tent instantly turn oppressive, with a sensation of the air being squeezed dry, a stifling feeling.

Qin Zhanhong came around from behind the tent, took in the scene, and instantly drew her sword: 'Really weird, another grandmaster? No, this seems……'

Chen Wuji waved his hand: 'Relax, we're our own people—what's the point of this? Put the swords down!'

Kong Jianshi held the swords with both hands, turned, and handed them to Chen Shuang.

'Please, General, keep these for me.'

His sword differs from an ordinary one; the blade is slender and slightly shorter than a typical sword.

After Kong Jianshi handed over the swords, that intangible pressure gradually dissipated.

This was Chen Wuji's first time directly feeling the oppressive presence of a martial arts master; it wasn't very uncomfortable, but he could indeed sense its extraordinariness.

He couldn't perceive Kong Jianshi's extraordinariness, but it was obvious that the Chen Clan Personal Guard and Qin Zhanhong had noticed, which is why they reacted as if facing a great enemy, instantly releasing their aura.

'Sit down, I've heard recently someone wants to kill me, everyone's been a bit on guard—don't take it to heart.' Chen Wuji personally greeted Kong Jianshi to sit, and also ordered someone to prepare tea and snacks.

Kong Jianshi sat down, his expression showing no fluctuation, and said lightly: 'Young Shopkeeper, I have come precisely for this matter—someone has found the Yaopu, offered a price of one hundred thousand taels of Silver, and wishes to hire the Yaopu's assistants to do a job, to eliminate the Young Shopkeeper.'

'Was it done by Yu Ren?' Chen Wuji frowned slightly.

'The mastermind behind the scenes hasn't shown himself; the one appearing is the Yaozhou Song Clan. The Song Clan started with porcelain, they are the wealthiest in Yaozhou, with vast assets; the envoy plainly said the one hundred thousand taels is the surface payment, and whoever can accomplish this will also receive a further three hundred thousand taels as thanks.' Kong Jianshi said.

Chen Wuji gave a light, indifferent laugh: 'Since ancient times, wealth moves hearts; that you would come in person shows someone's been moved, right?'

'Yes!' Kong Jianshi frankly admitted, then changed the subject and said: 'The Old Shopkeeper previously concealed two matters from the Young Shopkeeper; this time, in coming, he also brings two sentences from the Old Shopkeeper.'

'Go on.'

'The Old Shopkeeper, in establishing the militia commander for the Young Shopkeeper, originally harbored some selfish motives, and also, like Military Advisor Xu, meant to change his appearance and identity. However, the Old Shopkeeper frankly said he also genuinely admires and likes the militia commander; these two each account for half, with the latter being slightly more.' Kong Jianshi twitched the corner of his mouth.

'When the Old Shopkeeper gave me instructions, he especially told me that since the Young Shopkeeper's identity has changed, words like admiration and fondness shouldn't be used anymore. He said his inner thoughts, I should change the phrasing, but I can't think of anything better; I hope the Young Shopkeeper will understand and not blame the Old Shopkeeper.'

This person's straightforwardness, Chen Wuji also knows; he's simply not someone who speaks smoothly.

'I've received much care from Zhang Lao; how could I hold these things against him? It's no problem!' Chen Wuji said with a light smile, adding that without Zhang Lao, his life in this world would probably have suffered quite a bit.

Not mentioning other things, just the Shocking Heaven Thunder alone has helped greatly.

Without the Shocking Heaven Thunder, the battle against the Lang Wolf Qiang would surely end in defeat.

The matter Kong Jianshi spoke of, Chen Wuji had actually suspected it before, but he had never taken it seriously.