Chapter 122: Countermeasures, Watching the Tigers Fight from Across the Mountain
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After praising, Tang Chen didn’t forget to tease the young boy beside him, sneering, “Jun Han, do you still remember when you were eight, you first encountered the Jiuling Trading Company and threatened to set it on fire? Fortunately, you didn’t follow through, or else you would have offended some very powerful people.”
The boy responded with a disdainful smile and a cold snort. “I don’t know who’s behind them, but if I find out, I’ll beat him until he’s begging for mercy.”
“Has Jun Yi found any leads?”
“No.”
Chu Jun Han frowned deeply. The Jiuling Trading Company was indeed a thorny problem. Without resolving it, not to mention the supply issues, even the intelligence matters alone would be a headache.
She still remembered how Yinuo had bought a piece of information about their Chu family army’s movements from the Jiuling Trading Company, narrowly avoiding a fatal strike. The Chu family army had been delayed ever since due to missed opportunities.
And she was penniless!
“It’s strange. The Jiuling Trading Company seems to have eyes everywhere. Whatever happens there, they know it all. It’s quite miraculous,” the boy said, wiping the Sword God’s hilt with an embroidered handkerchief, eyes distant as if pondering an unfathomable mystery.
“So, Jun Han is fortunate not to have made an enemy of the company in the past.”
A slight smile curved on Chu Jun Han’s lips. The wind lifted her tightly bound hair, lending her an air both sinister and haughty. “Once we uncover the mastermind behind it all, everything will be laid bare for the world to see.”
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With that, she plunged the sword into the ground once more, her gaze sharp and cold.
Tang Chen felt embarrassed... After all this talk, the young girl still wanted to provoke the Jiuling Trading Company—truly relying on her youthful recklessness!
“Speaking of the Jiuling Trading Company’s tricks, it reminds me—why can’t we do the same and find out where the supplies are hidden?” Tang Chen quickly changed the subject.
Chu Jun Han shrugged helplessly. “Do you think I haven’t thought of that?”
Tang Chen propped his chin on his hand, looking thoughtful. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. “Though Tamon is alive and the Liaodong region is relatively peaceful, the local powers are deeply entangled. Once Tamon dies, many will surely oppose Yinuo.”
“At that time,” Chu Jun Han’s face lit up with excitement, “we can sit back and watch the tigers fight!”
“Exactly.” Tang Chen stood up, his expression animated.
Indeed, schemes required two minds to be truly complete. With that, the two exchanged a knowing smile, their intentions unspoken yet fully understood.
Two days later, news broke of a small county in the southernmost part of Yancheng declaring independence, enraging Yinuo to the point of slamming the table.
Yinuo dispatched a squad of soldiers in a whirlwind assault. The people of the small county were caught off guard and bewildered, utterly unprepared. The operation uprooted everything, leaving a trail of blood and chaos.
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