Chapter 265: Planning

Sui Long heard this, his brows slightly furrowed, and a trace of gravity flashed in his eyes; the power capable of investigating the Red Lotus Sect was certainly no ordinary noble clan, and it surely had some murky connections with the powerful and influential figures of the Imperial Court.

This made Sui Ran even more certain that there must be someone behind the Hong Sect; was it really okay for him to get involved in such matters?

He pondered for a moment and said slowly, "I have naturally heard of the Red Lotus Sect affair; the Imperial Court has long since ordered a strict investigation in all regions. If it is truly as Brother Wei Zhuang says, that the Lin Mansion is involved with the Red Lotus Sect, then that is indeed a major matter."

"However, I am in charge of city defense affairs; these rebels within the city should be handled by the Prefect and the Prefectural Assistant, otherwise it would be overstepping my authority. I fear Brother Wei Zhuang has asked the wrong person."

Sui Long felt a bit regretful, looked at Wei Zhuang with a profound gaze, and continued, "Furthermore, this matter is of great importance and requires concrete evidence before action can be taken. I wonder if Brother Wei Zhuang has any further information or evidence?"

Wei Zhuang smiled slightly, as if he had long anticipated Sui Long's reaction. "General Sui's words are very true; we in the Hong Sect have always acted with caution. Although the clues currently in our possession are not enough to convict, they are sufficient to arouse high vigilance. I have come this time precisely to join forces with General Sui to investigate this matter together."

He changed the subject, his tone becoming a bit more sincere: "General Sui has extremely high prestige in the Prefecture City and has previously rendered outstanding military service. If we can obtain your help, I believe this matter will surely be brought to light. The main family has also promised that once it is verified that the Lin Mansion is colluding with the Red Lotus Sect, they will certainly secure the due credit and rewards for General Sui."

"The General does not need to do anything else in his daily life; he only needs to send troops to suppress the bandits at the critical moment."

Sui Long heard this and calculated in his heart. If he could truly use this opportunity to eradicate the Red Lotus Sect within the city, it would not only remove a major hidden danger for the Imperial Court but also consolidate his own position in the Prefecture City. But he also knew clearly that this matter carried great risk; a slight carelessness could lead to disaster.

He pondered for a moment and finally decided to wait and see; in any case, the initiative was in his own hands. "Brother Wei Zhuang's words are reasonable. This matter concerns the safety of the Imperial Court, and as a Cavalry General, I am naturally duty-bound. However, we need to plan carefully and formulate a thorough strategy to ensure there are no mistakes."

Wei Zhuang naturally had no objections, and the two made a simple calculation; Sui Long was, after all, a Hundred-Man Cavalry Lieutenant, he had some troops under his command, he was certainly not lacking in weapons and armor, and his heavy crossbows were even more formidable.

Moreover, he did not need to do anything in his daily life; he only needed to send troops to suppress the rebels at the most critical moment, which was undoubtedly handing credit to Sui Long.

Sui Long naturally would not refuse, and his opinion of the main family behind the Hong Sect also improved significantly.

Once the discussion was finished, Wei Zhuang did not drag things out and directly took his leave.

With Wei Zhuang's departure, the Sui Mansion returned to tranquility. But for the Sui Family, this night was destined to be an extraordinary one.

Sui Long stood at the mansion gate, watching the carriage gradually move away, a feeling of emptiness welling up in his heart.

The Sui Family was also about to stand at the forefront of the storm.

Wei Zhuang coming to see Sui Long first was naturally also to prepare a way out for the Hong Sect.

The great noble houses were often intricately connected with eyes and ears everywhere; Wei Zhuang did not believe that,

those great noble houses had no eyes and ears on a powerful lieutenant like Sui Long. As long as they knew he had entered the Sui Mansion, then what followed would happen as a matter of course.

Regarding the fact that the Lin Family possessed three Lianzhan Martial Artist, although Wei Zhuang felt wary in his heart, he felt more of a calm analysis and response strategy.

The strength of a Lianzhan Martial Artist was not to be taken lightly, especially when the number of such experts reached three; the threat was even harder to ignore. Wei Zhuang was confident that he had enough certainty to suppress and defeat a Martial Artist at the Organ Refining Initial Stage.

But the Lin Family still had two other Lianzhan Martial Artist, and Wei Zhuang understood that a head-on collision was by no means the best policy.

What he needed to consider was how to win through strategy, how to utilize the surrounding

forces, and how to gradually weaken their power without alerting the Lin Family.

Inside the Golden Breath Pavilion, a man dressed in black, holding a Long Sword, walked quickly toward the old man in the depths. He walked up close, directly took out a heavy gold ingot and placed it on the table, saying in a low voice, "I need to know all the information regarding the Su Family Caravan in the Prefecture City recently."

The old man's expression was as calm as water; he only glanced at the gold on the table, then sized up the man before him. Without the slightest hesitation, he skillfully took out a pre-prepared letter from the room behind and placed it gently on the table.

The sword-wielding man picked up the letter and turned to leave without hesitation. However, only a moment later, another strange man appeared in the Golden Breath Pavilion. This man looked ordinary, but he exuded an effeminate aura that was hard to ignore.

He walked slowly to the old man and said softly, "I want to buy some intelligence about the Lin Family, including the specific location information of the Organ Refining Realm martial artists within their family." After saying this, he placed a small pile of gold on the table.

The old man frowned slightly, looked at the gold before him, and said in a flat tone, "This bit of money is far from enough." The effeminate man seemed to have expected this, took out a larger gold ingot again, and threw it onto the table.

Only then did the old man nod with satisfaction, reveal a smile, and say, "Please wait a moment, honored guest."

Wei Zhuang sat in the inn room, the candlelight flickering, reflecting in his deep and sharp eyes.

He carefully perused the intelligence just brought back by the Sword Hall disciples; the information on it made his brows lock tightly, and he calculated the next move in his heart.

Putting down the intelligence, Wei Zhuang's gaze turned to Wu Feng and Xu Le sitting to the side. These two were the ones he had sent the Sword Hall disciples to pick up; fortunately, they had hidden nimbly and were both fine.

Wei Zhuang spoke slowly, his voice low and powerful: "So, while you were being pursued by the people of the Lin Mansion, you were also saved by a man in black, right?"

Wu Feng and Xu Le looked at each other and nodded. Wu Feng spoke first: "Yes, Master Wei Zhuang. At that time, we were surrounded and attacked by people at the Lin Mansion, and just as we were about to fall into the enemy's hands, a man in black suddenly appeared and repelled those people single-handedly. His skills were very remarkable; we didn't even see his face clearly before he had already disappeared into the night."

Xu Le also added: "Yes, that man in black appeared very suddenly. We were all stunned at the time, thinking we had encountered an Immortal descending to earth."

Wei Zhuang heard this, and a strange look flashed in his eyes. He pondered for a moment, calculating in his heart. The appearance of this man in black was by no means accidental, but what connection did he have with the Lin Mansion?

"Do you still remember any characteristics of that man in black?" Wei Zhuang asked further.

Wu Feng and Xu Le shook their heads, indicating that the situation was critical at the time, and they were only concerned with fleeing for their lives, having no time to pay attention to the specific characteristics of the man in black.

Xu Le hesitated for a moment and said: "That man in black seemed to be a woman?"

"A woman?" Wu Feng next to him called out first,

"That man in black was wrapped up tightly, with no protruding parts; brother, how did you see that?"

Xu Le scratched his head: "I saw the other party had drawn their eyebrows by the firelight."

Wei Zhuang nodded, indicating he understood; at least it was a clue.

He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night outside the window, and already had a plan in his heart.

"You two rest well first; leave the rest to me." Wei Zhuang left these words, turned and left the room, leaving Wu Feng and Xu Le looking at each other, feeling both grateful and uneasy.