Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 723 - 451: Planning the Assassination_2

Chapter 723: Chapter 451: Planning the Assassination_2

Once this incident occurred, those who wished to continue enticing others into rebellion would have to carefully consider whether the individuals they were seducing were truly loyal to Jiatiange.

The active radicals, who had gathered such a formidable force to assassinate at the onset of the calamity, had undoubtedly served as a warning to those harboring treacherous hearts.

Paranoia and the fear of harming a useful but vulnerable entity would prevent these traitors from acting rashly.

After a moment of silence, Tianyan asked in a low voice,

"Will the retaliation from the Prime Minister’s Mansion truly promote unity within the Pavilion?"

"Of course not."

Unexpectedly, Tian Yuan provided a negative answer to this question, speaking softly, "To be precise, your teacher is planning to use the knife of the Prime Minister’s Mansion to excise these malignant tumors within the Pavilion."

Tianyan’s beautiful eyes flickered for a moment, and she asked softly,

"The Prime Minister’s Mansion shouldn’t be able to find these people, right?"

The internal Sects of Jiatiange were unclear about which were friendly; let alone the distant Prime Minister’s Mansion.

As the question fell, Tian Yuan watched Tianyan for a long time before ultimately deciding to trust his disciple and responded truthfully,

"It would be difficult for the Prime Minister’s Mansion to investigate, but ever since the Jiatiange’s emergence, the Sword Sect has been relentlessly pursuing us."

"The relationship between the Sect Alliance and The Imperial Court has reached the point of drawing swords against each other in the Northern Frontier... "

"Tianyan, in this world, only interests are eternal."

Tian Yuan took care to instruct his pupil before him, his voice gentle and smiling, "Large-scale competition does not preclude small-scale collaboration."

Tianyan bit her lip and then asked,

"But, Master, why are you so certain the Sword Sect will cooperate with the Prime Minister’s Mansion?"

The current Master no longer possessed the ability to foresee the future, and this inference was entirely based on cause and effect.

And to this question, Tian Yuan’s reply was simple:

"If they do not cooperate, the Prime Minister’s Mansion can only swallow their anger."

"Without the cover of the Sword Sect within the Sects, they may have their own intelligence, but would not have the guts to recklessly assassinate members of the Sect Alliance."

Having said this,

Tian Yuan’s voice carried a trace of sigh,

"If the Prime Minister’s Mansion truly chooses to swallow their anger... then I fear Jiatiange must undertake a cleansing ourselves, but such actions would likely result in significant losses."

Gazing toward the northern sky, Tian Yuan’s words took another turn,

"However, the Prime Minister’s Mansion and the Sword Sect must have already likely reached an agreement by now, as the State Preceptor, upon entering the Imperial Capital, paid a visit to Minister Xu at the first opportunity, and the two even had a secret meeting in the mansion.

"Everything should proceed according to plan."

Hearing these confidential reports, Tianyan fell silent for a few breaths, then suddenly said,

"Then... can we take this opportunity to drive a wedge between the relationship of the Sword Sect and Sect Alliance? The news of their secret meeting must also be known within the Sect Alliance."

Tian Yuan looked at the young girl’s eyes with a touch of surprise, then, with gratified clarity, replied,

"Rest assured, your teacher has already arranged for someone to deliberately reveal some clues to the Sword Sect, involving both the treacherous traitors and true members of the Sect Alliance.

"If all goes well, this trip will not only cleanse the interior of Jiatiange but also place the blame on the Sword Sect for attempting to remove dissidents through a proxy."

As he spoke,

Tian Yuan’s eyes, gazing toward the northern sky, glittered with a divine light,

"After this matter concludes,

"A portion of the Sect Alliance will stand by our side, and there will no longer be traitors within Jiatiange, allowing for a complete consolidation of the authority dispersed over the millennia!"

"But, Master, why must it be him if you want to kill someone by borrowing a knife...."

"....." Tian Yuan.

The top of the misty tower was silent for a moment,

Tianyan looked at her Master before her, her golden pupils twisted with complexity and entanglement.

From the standpoint of her Master, this assassination attempt was indeed an attempt to end the calamity, as well as a reluctant move and a method to tear through the current crisis Jiatiange faced.

But...

She still found it somewhat hard to accept.

However, after a few moments, the young girl silently lowered her head during their exchange of looks.

Apart from that bastard who set off the great calamity, it seemed there indeed was no other candidate in this world.

The Emperor treated his son as he would nurture a poisonous gu, the Sect Alliance was too disjointed to organize an effective assassination, and foreign barbarian tribes from beyond the borders were even less likely to penetrate deep into the southern regions of Dayan.

Only Minister Xu of the Prime Minister’s Mansion would be willing to avenge his offspring and stoop to mass slaughter in a fit of rage.

"Huh...."

A gentle sigh rose in the quiet tower top, and Tian Yuan, looking at his disciple, said softly, "Tianyan, now that you have returned to guard the Tower, there’s no need to go to the Imperial Capital anymore."

Tianyan’s slender and delicate body trembled slightly upon hearing these words, but she did not respond.

She knew that her performance today had deeply disappointed her Master, and being confined was within her expectations.

As a Saintess, she truly shouldn’t indulge in such romantic sentiments, but... but some things are not.. not within her control.

Tian Yuan looked at the girl with her head bowed and eyes downcast, and gently shook his head:

"Master does not wish to confine you, we need you to make a trip to the Great Desert."

Upon hearing this, Tianyan raised her eyes, her expression showing little change.

She knew what her Master was thinking, to separate her from that bastard in the physical sense.

If so, it would be the same wherever she went.

However, after a brief pause, she still composed herself and asked in a soft voice:

"To the Great Desert... What has happened there?"

Tian Yuan took out a rare jade slip from the Sumeru Ring, handed it to Tianyan, and said softly:

"Because of the early victories the Barbarian Strange King achieved in the Northern Frontier, both the court of the Great Desert and the Ancient Abyss have been tempted, moving their troops directly toward some key towns in the west, but you are aware of the outcome.

"The Barbarian King was killed, and the Barbarian Tribes nearly annihilated.

"Without the northern Barbarian Tribes’ support, the Ancient Abyss took advantage of the terrain of the Wanxing Mountain Range and withdrew, but the Great Desert had no terrain to retreat to and got entangled with the Marquis of Zhenxi."

Tianyan received the jade slip and probed it with her will-spirit, and after browsing the content, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes:

"Is this intelligence sent by that Goddess who has appeared in the world?"

"Yes, that woman personally handed it to an agent of my Jiatiange to carry out."

Tian Yuan nodded slightly, his voice slightly more serious, "Because of the Divine Beast Qilin Wolf, this Goddess holds an extraordinary position within the court of the Great Desert, but due to her increasingly obvious intentions to seize power, she has already put the lord of the court under house arrest. Were it not for the Qilin Wolf always staying by her side, I’m afraid this Goddess would already have fallen ill and died."

Tianyan frowned slightly, momentarily putting the matter of Xu Yuan aside, and asked in a low voice:

"Master, do you mean...."

Tian Yuan answered softly:

"The king’s court of the Great Desert had sent an official communication to my Jiatiange when we first emerged. Now you can represent Jiatiange on a mission to the Western Region and try to bring that Goddess back from the court of the Great Desert."

Upon hearing this, Tianyan hesitated slightly:

"Am I to go on this mission alone?"

"Yes."

"...."

A look of astonishment appeared in Tianyan’s beautiful golden pupils.

While her current level of cultivation could be considered one of the rarest in the world, it was still somewhat insufficient to infiltrate the capital of a nation and steal their "greatest treasure."

Even with the Yantian Art that masked her aura, it could potentially be possible only if she achieved Mortal Transcendence.

Seeing Tianyan’s expression, Tian Yuan explained softly:

"Almost all the elite troops of the Great Desert are now entangled with the Zhenxi Army on the frontier. The king’s court is extremely vulnerable at the moment, with the strongest being only a Semi-Saint. If my Jiatiange were to send a Mortal Transcendence to accompany you, it would likely arouse suspicion and would be inconvenient for action.

"Besides, the original candidate will also accompany you."

At these words, Tianyan’s eyes flickered:

"The original candidate?"

Tian Yuan remained silent, and an overwhelming energy mechanism suddenly spread out.

Realizing what her Master was doing, Tianyan knew he was notifying someone below through sound transmission.

The master and disciple stood atop the tower for about half an hour, then a series of gentle footsteps slowly came from the deep staircase corridor.

Upon hearing the sound, Tianyan’s golden eyes immediately swept over in that direction.

What caught her eye was a woman.

A woman with eyebrows like peach blossoms, naturally charming, wearing plain clothes that still could not conceal her graceful curves.

The woman approached, curtsied lightly, the cold wind caressing her plain clothes, outlining a soft prominence, her voice as if imbued with an enchantment tempting one to sink into:

"Greetings to the Pavilion Master and the Saintess."

"....."

Looking at this stunning beauty, Tianyan inexplicably felt a sense of wariness rise in her heart, but it vanished in a flash.

After a moment of silence,

Tianyan spoke in a cool voice:

"Third Grade cultivation?"

Tian Yuan glanced at Su Jinxuan, explaining softly:

"Enchantress Divine Physique, someone borrowed from the Qin Family, seems to be called Su Jinxuan."