CHAPTER 423: CHAPTER 297: IS THIS A THREAT TO ME? (PART 2)

He didn’t know how Chen Changfeng should be used.

If kept in hand, it would be a loss."

The woman remained silent. She wanted to say that in such a case, our own losses would be more severe.

Moreover...

*Who could know that no accidents would occur midway?*

One hundred thousand Spirit Stones were but a trifle compared to those Magic Treasures and Cultivation Techniques.

This wasn’t forsaking a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.

But seeing their expressions, she couldn’t voice it out.

"I heard the head of the First Institute killed someone from the Zhuanlun lineage." The elder said calmly, "Our Sect and Linghua Valley want to capture someone from the Zhuanlun lineage, so what do you think? Given the characteristics of the Zhuanlun lineage, would they come after knowing that the head of the Institute has killed one of them?

Would our sect members approach and demand cooperation from him?"

Hearing this, Chen Tai was somewhat astonished, asking, "How did you learn this information? If this news is true, then this Gu An may not live long."

The elder chuckled, "Write him a letter, suggesting he lower his stance. Although he has a lot under his control, I don’t like his attitude.

Knowing the contents of the letter, he might be willing to converse well with us."

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Gu An left the Main Court with little change in his heart.

*Perhaps it was because of his strong power, he felt that a Primordial Spirit Perfection was not something he needed to pay much attention to.*

Of course, this didn’t mean he shouldn’t be cautious of the other party.

When seeing guests off, he could afford to be a bit more assertive.

There was no need to negotiate on the ransom.

Seeing them was just out of sheer curiosity about what kind of people they were.

As for whether to release Chen Changfeng or not, it didn’t really concern them.

Chen Changfeng could have left a long time ago, but the other party just wouldn’t leave.

Since he chose silence last time, Gu An hadn’t planned on letting him go down the path where he’d be ransomed off.

It wasn’t necessary.

The other party had brought him quite some benefits. Now that the benefits had been taken, it was natural to discard them when the time came.

But not to throw them into the fire pit.

Though they were even, keeping some goodwill ensured they wouldn’t become enemies.

It was all for peaceful days to come.

He was here with a purpose anyway, so he didn’t need any gratitude or sacrifice from the other party.

*Fighting so desperately last time to make him leave was too much.*

*Not to this extent.*

*Really, it wasn’t that necessary.*

However, when the elder left, his expression wasn’t good.

*It seemed he might take some action.*

As expected, that evening, Gu An received a letter.

This time, it was Ruan Huan who delivered it. She was closer to the Middle Court, making it easier to receive things.

Plus, Pang Wen had something to attend to, so she brought it over.

It wasn’t without its downsides that Pang Wen didn’t bring it, as when questioned, she didn’t know much.

After she left, Gu An opened the envelope.

The words on it were few, just a few sentences.

It informed him that the Heavenly Yang Sect and Linghua Valley had joined forces to hunt down the evil cultivators of the Zhuanlun lineage.

And he, too, had killed an evil cultivator from the Zhuanlun lineage.

If the people of the Heavenly Yang Sect found out, he could be embroiled in great danger.

It urged him to consider it carefully.

There was no signature.

But Gu An already knew who it was.

Naturally, it was the three who had left in the morning.

"Threatened, indeed, no matter what one does, it’s hard to satisfy everyone."

*It was evident that they weren’t mentioning the ransom issue, but afterward, they still wanted to threaten him.*

Gu An casually burned the envelope.

He didn’t take it to heart.

His matter of killing someone from the Zhuanlun lineage would eventually come to light, nothing to be intimidated by.

*It’s just unknown when the Zhuanlun lineage will find him and what level of cultivation they would have.*

As for whether the people from the Heavenly Yang Sect would seek him out, it wasn’t of great concern either.

He was, after all, embroiled in the struggles of the Six Courtyards.

It wasn’t easy to be discarded unless he was already eliminated.

Therefore, being eliminated wasn’t an option.

...

In the time that followed, Gu An paid no heed to other matters.

It was either logging at night or cultivating by day.

Mainly cultivating the Qinglian Xuanhuang Scripture.

At present, he still didn’t have enough understanding of the Qinglian Xuanhuang Scripture, needing to start from Qi Refinement to fully comprehend his current cultivation and techniques.

Only in this way could he better enhance his strength and control the power of his body.

Especially the Xuanhuang Qi of the Qi Sea.

As the Xuanhuang Qi increased, Gu An felt an increasing understanding of his strength.

Progress was swift in the Qi Breathing Chapter.

The understanding of strength wasn’t just of one’s own strength; it also encompassed the surrounding Spiritual Energy, Divine Thought, and Poisonous Gas, among others.

He could detect the forces within others and the fluctuations their energy caused in the surrounding Spiritual Energy.

*Thus, he could observe more.*

In this way, if someone hid their cultivation, he could easily discover it.

Especially that Yue Han, who called herself a useless person.

*No matter how he looked, she wasn’t simple, but what background did she come from was uncertain.*

The Royal Family had numerous people: princesses, commandery princesses, and others belonging to different ranks.

*None should be underestimated.*

At the end of August.

Gu An looked at the panel below.

His Magic had already reached forty.

By early October, it should reach fifty.

Thus enhancing his Magic.

The Qi Sea Sky Gang needed to be learned first; otherwise, he could get stuck in his cultivation.

His current cultivation no longer needed further tempering.

*If he got stuck, he’d suffer a loss.*

That day, Noodles suddenly appeared in the water tank of the Outer Peak.

When Gu An came out, he was slightly surprised but casually tossed in two peanuts.

Noodles ate with excitement.

Then it opened its mouth.

Seeing this, Gu An was startled, about to cover its mouth.

But seeing it spit out something that looked like a stone, it made him curious.

Soon, the stone was spat out, and Noodles foamed at the mouth and fainted.

Gu An picked up the stone and examined it slightly, discovering it was given by the Blood Demon Divine Monarch.

It had some writing on it.

It said the Music Box had been obtained and asked what compensation was required.

Besides that, the other party mentioned that the Royal Family was recently quite active; if interested, sufficient information could be exchanged.

Gu An was somewhat surprised at the offer to send him information about the Royal Family voluntarily?

Afterward, Gu An agreed, stating that Blood Spirit for the secret technique would suffice.

Three days later, the secret technique responded.

Finally, Gu An received a letter.

It contained some information about the Royal Family.

As per the letter, some circumstances had arisen within the Royal Family.

The once-stable Royal Family suddenly discovered someone secretly had swapped members.

The widely reputed Princess An Rou all these years had no royal bloodline, especially since this was the princess initially set for a marital alliance with the Dao Sect.

Moreover, the swapped princess was still lost among the common folk.

This matter plunged the Royal Family into turmoil.

Taking this opportunity, the Eldest Princess Yue Han, who had been well protected by the Royal Family but labeled as useless, fled the palace. It was rumored that the Emperor intentionally let them go because the chaos in the Royal Family made staying dangerous.

After all, she was the late Emperor’s beloved youngest daughter.

And the maid by her side, too, had something unique, rumored to be a Hidden Guard who had been attacking the Zhuanlun lineage. Her methods of probing into the Zhuanlun lineage were incredibly ingenious, but later, she was severely poisoned, causing a regression in cultivation, forcing her to step down and remain by the Eldest Princess’s side.

Besides these, it was heard that the Third Prince’s daughter, the Royal Commandery Princess, was to form an alliance with the Cangmu Sect, a person the Royal Family had kept hidden, unknown to all till today.

Interestingly, the Princess lost to the common folk was taken away by an Immortal when she was young.

Rumor had it that the Immortal called himself the elder of the Tianyan Sect.

Presumably, she had already become a disciple of the Tianyan Sect.

Gu An looked at the letter, finding that Dongfang Changli said he had to go over mountains and rivers, seek people, and ask for directions to uncover the truth about the lost Princess, saying it took an enormous effort.

Tianyan Sect Teaching Elder’s Direct Disciple, naturally attuned to the Dao, hailed as the Saintess Miao Yin, capable of peering into universal mysteries.

However, there was still no news of the Commandery Princess.

Gu An found the information quite surprising.

*So many talents emerged from the Royal Family?*

No wonder the Cangmu Sect dared not provoke them; a Commandery Princess alone could have a True Inheritor marry her.

*The gap was indeed too large.*

Especially, the Princess lost to the common people turned into a Sect Saintess in no time.

But what was the Tianyan Sect? Gu An hadn’t heard of it.

As for how Dongfang Changli obtained this information, it wasn’t important.

He should be able to submit the task now.

Knowing many people did have its advantages.

However, this Yue Han...

Could she be the Eldest Princess escaped from the Royal Palace?

*He felt recently that the Royal Family was stirring trouble, with their affairs everywhere.*

The Cangmu Sect had inexplicably gotten involved with them.

Yet, the maid of the other party could discover people from the Zhuanlun lineage?

*It was indeed a pleasant surprise.*

He continued reading and found this written: "Speaking of the Zhuanlun lineage, they had long wanted to infiltrate the Royal Family; this time, they would surely go to the Cangmu Sect, to first bring the one engaged to the Commandery Princess into their lineage.

It was heard that someone from the Cangmu Sect killed someone from the Zhuanlun lineage, fearing bloodshed was imminent. This information could be sold to the other party."

Gu An: "...."

Until the end, Gu An saw the signature.

"Call me a messenger of secrets from now on."

Gu An was quite astonished, wondering how the other had become so well-informed in just a few months.