Chapter 925

Anyway, he had already obtained one Sky Fragrant Cardamom, so he'd at least completed the minimum task.

This mission for Great Ming was ultimately not going to be completed.

As for how to get hold of the Sky Fragrant Cardamom inside Yunzhou Shaolin.

That was even simpler!

On the Nine Realms Heavenly Dao Combat Power Ceiling Board, has any Monk of Yunzhou Shaolin ever made the list?

Or rather, whether it's Great Ming Shaolin, Great Song Shaolin, or even Yunzhou Shaolin — is there a single one among them who can fight?

General Chilaowen truly hadn't taken these bald donkeys seriously at all!

"Alright, no matter what, thank you."

The thanks were genuine — you gave me the Sky Fragrant Cardamom, but how will you explain things to that Zhuge Shenhou later?

Thinking of this, General Chilaowen chuckled inwardly.

Ma Shou naturally had no idea what General Chilaowen was thinking and still felt a bit awkward.

Hearing General Chilaowen express his thanks, he hurriedly responded,

"Not at all, not at all. If Mr. Chi could put in a few good words for me before Zhuge Shenhou, that would be enough."

"Mm! I'm off."

Good words, my ass!

General Chilaowen chuckled inwardly once more and didn't bother lingering with Ma Shou.

His figure shifted, and he was already gone.

Ma Shou felt a vague sense of loss — this time he'd lost a daughter and a Sky Fragrant Cardamom.

At least he'd managed to make the acquaintance of that great power from the Central Plains, Zhuge Shenhou.

As long as he was willing, once he ascended to the great throne.

With the Central Plains' formidable strength, secretly aiding him.

Wouldn't unifying You Dongying sooner or later and becoming the Seii Tai Shogun be a mere dream?

Thinking of this, Ma Shou no longer felt the slightest bit of sorrow.

He tidied himself up a bit, then headed back to the Liu Sheng family.

The moment he stepped inside, he sensed the household atmosphere was strange.

He had assumed it was because of Liu Sheng Xueji's death and Duan Tianya's defection.

He was about to say something.

Unexpectedly, one of his trusted retainers spotted Ma Shou, hurried over, and whispered,

"Family head, someone came from that side!"

"Which side?"

Ma Shou was left utterly baffled by his words.

"The Central Plains."

The trusted retainer pointed west, then pointed at a tea hall.

Clearly, the visitor from the Central Plains had already been led into that tea hall by him.

"Is it Mr. Chi?"

Ma Shou couldn't help but find it strange.

Clearly, judging by Mr. Chi's manner just now, he must have been in an unbearable rush to return to the Central Plains.

So why had he suddenly doubled back and come to wait for him at his own home?

"His name — this lowly one didn't dare ask. It's better the family head go see for himself."

The trusted retainer replied awkwardly.

"Fine!"

Ma Shou didn't mind, gave an order,

"Around the tea hall, Garrison Commander-level security.

Unrelated personnel — death to any who approach."

Although he was preparing to rely on the Central Plains to seize power in You Dongying by force.

Ma Shou knew this matter could not see the light of day.

Otherwise, once other You Dongying people learned of it, he'd be a traitor to You Dongying, and never able to keep a foothold in You Dongying for the rest of his life.

"Hai!"

The trusted retainer immediately bowed and responded.

Only then did Ma Shou stride contentedly into the tea hall.

Before he could even make out who the visitor was, he immediately bowed deeply and said with a smile,

"Mr. Chi, why have you gone and returned…"

"Mr. Chi? What Mr. Chi?"

He hadn't expected the person who stepped out from behind the screen to be not only extremely young in appearance, but a woman to boot.

"Y-you—…"

Ma Shou was startled — where was the Mr. Chi they'd agreed on?

"What 'you you you'."

The woman frowned heavily, clearly not expecting Ma Shou to be so rude, and immediately snapped,

"I am Tianhui, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits, specially dispatched by Zhuge Shenhou to come to You Dongying to investigate the situation regarding Duan Tianya."

As she spoke, this woman named Tianhui even drew out a gleaming token from within her clothes.

Written above was the character "Earth," and nearby in small, cramped script were the words "Shanzhuang."

Ma Shou had dealt with Shanzhuang countless times, and at a glance recognized that the token before him was genuine.

His heart couldn't help but skip a beat, and he suddenly felt he had made a blunder.

"What? Ma Shou, what do you mean by this?"

Tianhui couldn't help but find it strange—why was it that after the token was shown, Ma Shou not only failed to pay his respects to Gao Jianli, but looked as though he'd seen a ghost?

"Forgive me, my lord."

Ma Shou vaguely felt he might have made a mistake, but in the moment couldn't bring himself to say it outright.

Seeing Tianhui get angry, he immediately bowed and saluted,

"I have been in You Dongying for a long time, and have indeed grown somewhat forgetful of propriety.

This time the lord has come—is it only one person?"

"What else would it be?"

Coming to You Dongying was a secret mission, and each of the thirty-six Yuan Tiangang had their own tasks.

Being able to send even one was already the limit.

Tianhui couldn't figure out what Ma Shou was getting at.

"This…"

Ma Shou's face changed drastically, and still not quite willing to give up, he asked,

"May I ask if Zhuge Shenhou has under his command a supreme master called Old Man?

This man's Wu Gong cultivation should far surpass my own."

He naturally had no way of knowing what realm General Chilaowen's true strength actually lay in.

He could only vaguely say it was far above his own.

Tianhui also began to turn it over in his mind—could it be that someone was impersonating Zhuge Shenhou's envoy?

He fixed his gaze and thought for a long while, then finally said with certainty,

"No! Ma Shou, even Zhuge Shenhou himself has praised your strength.

Within Shanzhuang, those above you—apart from the Four Great Secret Spies—are probably only Zhuge Shenhou himself.

In fact, even the Four Great Secret Spies may not necessarily be a match for you."

"…"

Ma Shou, hearing this, was immediately dumbfounded.

Damn it!

He'd been tricked!

That old man really wasn't one of Zhuge Shenhou's people.