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Chapter 548: Chapter 0369: Don’t Mind Resolving it Together on the Way Today Chapter 548: Chapter 0369: Don’t Mind Resolving it Together on the Way Today Chapter 0369: Don’t Mind Resolving It Along The Way Today

As one of the few female court officials in the Imperial Master Mansion, Hao Wenxi had always got along well with Zhao Qian. There was a time when King Zhangbei Zhao Donghao wanted Zhao Qian to become a disciple of Hao Wenxi. However, the plan was postponed due to some issues. Although Zhao Qian never officially became a disciple, she always respected Hao Wenxi, and many times, Hao treated Zhao Qian like her own pupil.

This time, when Zhao Qian wanted to meet Qi Tian, she was afraid that Qi Tian might bluntly decline. Therefore, she sent a Message Paper Crane to Hao Wenxi first to indirectly gauge Qi Tian’s response.

“Qi Tian, should I let the Princess come, or should I tell her not to?” Although Hao Wenxi was willing to plead for Zhao Qian, she didn’t want to provoke Qi Tian. Respect for Qi Tian outranked everyone but Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu for her.

Qi Tian sighed, saying, “Let the Princess come. Ask her to come directly to my County Master Mansion.”

Feeling cautious, Hao Wenxi asked, “And what about King Zhangbei Zhao Donghao, should he come along?”

Qi Tian said, “Let him come as well. Anyway, this matter needs to be resolved someday, so we might as well resolve it once and for all.”

It was only after knowing Qi Tian’s attitude that Hao Wenxi made her leave. After getting outside the County Master Mansion, she sent a Message Paper Crane to Zhao Qian. Zhao Qian and the elder Princess had already met with King Zhangbei Zhao Donghao, and they were all waiting outside the city walls of Imperial Master Mansion.

Upon receiving the message from Hao Wenxi, the party of three quickly headed towards the County Master Mansion. The elder Princess Zhao Fangfang had been traveling all along and had hoped to find somewhere to rest and freshen up, but instead, they had to keep rushing. However, she did not display her royal temperament and wondered what kind of person was Qi Tian, who temporarily replaced Xiao Xiaowu as the head of the Imperial Master Mansion?

The distance from the Imperial Master Mansion to the County Master Mansion wasn’t long; just tens of miles in a straight line. The three of them had horses, so they soon arrived at Lubei County Town.

Currently, at Qi Tian’s request, Lubei County Town was still under curfew. Even during the day, the residents had to undergo strict inspections to enter or exit town.

Although there were restrictions on freedom, the residents of Lubei County Town were happier than ever before. On the one hand, there were fewer instances of theft, and public security had greatly improved. On the other hand, after the Imperial Master Mansion relocated, not only did it employ a large number of local people, but it also purchased large quantities of supplies in Lubei County, which benefited the residents.

Qi Tian had arranged for Wu Tao and Zhang Lei to await their arrivals at the city gate, so that Zhao Qian and others could avoid interrogation by the soldiers at the gate, thus saving them a lot of trouble.

Zhao Donghao and Zhao Qian didn’t comment on Qi Tian’s absence from the city gate upon their arrival. However, the elder Princess was somewhat dissatisfied since both she and King Zhangbei Zhao Donghao deserved a direct reception from Qi Tian. His aloofness seemed a bit unsuitable.

Soon after entering the city gate, they arrived at the County Master Mansion.

The County Master Mansion, at Qi Tian’s request, was now guarded round-the-clock by the Four Symbols Array barrier. After Qi Tian’s adjustment last time, the barrier could withstand attacks from Gold Core Level two powerhouses without breaking for a considerable time.

The elder Princess, Zhao Qian, and King Zhangbei Zhao Donghao were all knowledgeable and could discern the powerful County Master Mansion’s barrier from afar. As they got closer, they could feel the formidable power of the barrier more clearly.

Zhao Qian was a bit inexperienced and did not completely understand the significance of such a powerful barrier. However, both the elder Princess and King Zhangbei Zhao Donghao were startled. They immediately thought of the few places in Great Zhao that were covered by such heavy-duty barriers that they could count them on one hand.

In the palace, there were two places—the Emperor Tian Rui’s bedroom and the Emperor’s Inner Treasury. Besides, even the Empress Dowager and the Empress’s bedrooms had not reached this level of barrier protection. Outside the palace, there was one at the Crown Prince’s residence, and then the three National Master Mansions, and only the Mansion Master’s residences were protected.

These defensive barriers were not large in size, and protected relatively small areas. The two reasons against their widespread use were, firstly, the difficulty of setting them up, and secondly, they required at the very least, middle-grade spirit stones to function.

The reason why places like the Emperor’s bedroom could use such high-level barriers was because they had the entire Great Zhao as their backing. As for the head mansions of the three National Masters that were able to use the barriers, besides the Emperor providing a portion of the spirit stones, the remaining spirit stones needed to be procured by the Mansion Masters themselves.

In comparison, how could Qi Tian use such a superior barrier? Was it funded by the Imperial Master Mansion? But as far as they knew, the availability of middle-grade spirit stones at the Imperial Master Mansion was quite limited, virtually all of them were controlled by Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu, and Qi Tian couldn’t even get his hands on them. As such, the only possible explanation was that Qi Tian must have figured out a way to procure them himself.

Looking at the defensive barrier of the County Master Mansion from afar, the elder Princess couldn’t help but sigh, “Back in the Capital City, I heard that Qi Tian is incredibly powerful now, even capable of killing a Gold Core expert who traveled from afar. I was somewhat skeptical at first, but seeing this Four Symbols Array barrier now, I believe at least fifty percent.”