Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 925 - 575: The Nonexistent Person_2

Chapter 925: Chapter 575: The Nonexistent Person_2

"This is all the important intelligence we have?"

Zhou Chen hesitated slightly and asked softly,

"Third Young Master... What kind of information are you looking for? The letter can only encompass so much, and Mu Qing merely compiled the most significant intelligence; there might be omissions."

Mu Qing, the Director of the Black Scale Guards in Xize State, Zhou Chen’s direct superior.

Xu Yuan leaned back slightly on the soft couch, frowning, and muttered:

"Such a significant matter couldn’t possibly be omitted. Could it be that the Black Scale Guards have not received any hint of it at all....."

Zhou Chen ventured to ask:

"Third Young Master... why not share with me?"

Xu Yuan snorted softly, his gaze deep:

"A "good friend" mentioned to me yesterday that Li Junwu captured the Desert Goddess alive, but afterward, both of them vanished."

"....."

The air suddenly fell silent.

Zhou Chen’s eyes drooped slightly before widening, his brain freezing for an instant.

He remembered, Li Junwu seemed to be the Commandery Princess of Zhenxi Prefecture, and the Goddess was the second ruler of the Tatar People.

Realizing the identities of the two, Zhou Chen suddenly felt a surge of panic in his heart.

Such a huge change, and the Black Scale Guards haven’t heard a whisper about it...

Pausing for a moment, Zhou Chen quickly bowed his head:

"I have failed in my duties, please punish me, Third Young Master..."

"This has nothing to do with you."

Xu Yuan interrupted Zhou Chen mid-sentence.

For the Black Scale Guards, this indeed could be considered the gravest dereliction of duty, but it’s hard to cook without rice.

Dayan is too vast; with limited resources, the Black Scale Guards’ deployment must inevitably lean towards certain directions, and they cannot evenly cover every state. And it just so happens that Xize State is where the Black Scale Guard’s intelligence network is thinnest.

But this makes the whole situation even more strange...

The Black Scale Guards might not have focused resources on Zhenxi Prefecture, but even a starving camel is bigger than a horse. That Li Junwu’s affair was kept so tightly concealed by the Tatar People and Zhenxi Prefecture, it’s understandable that the Mu Clan Commerce Guild, due to its relations with Zhenxi Prefecture, could figure out the inside story, but how come Mu Xingyi is aware of this?

His mother is not favored, and he himself has fallen to the point of assassination attempts during family struggles; he should not be privy to such an affair.

Moreover,

With such strict confidentiality, Mu Xingyi just casually informed him...

Why?

His mind whirling rapidly, Xu Yuan’s eyes suddenly sharpened, and he turned to ask:

"Mr. Zhou, do you have any investigation on the Mu Clan Commerce Guild?"

Zhou Chen’s mind quickly flashed through the relevant information and replied softly:

"Of course, the Mu Clan Commerce Guild, being the largest commerce guild in Xize State, is one of our key strategic focuses. The framework of its internal intelligence network has been preliminarily established and should be able to assist the Third Young Master."

Xu Yuan nodded and raised two fingers, speaking calmly:

"Two questions.

"First, what is Mu Xingyi’s status within the Mu Clan Commerce Guild? He claims to be out of favor, yet he knows such important intelligence.

"Second, on his trade expedition to the southern desert, he encountered several Demonic Beast tides; who within the Mu Clan Commerce Guild now wants him dead?"

"Third Young Master..."

After carefully listening, Zhou Chen fell silent for a moment, leaning forward slightly, and asked tentatively in a soft voice:

"The Mu Xingyi you spoke of... could he be an offshoot member?"

"...."Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan’s brow furrowed tighter and tighter, exhaling softly:

"Mr. Zhou, do you think I’m talking about an offshoot of the Mu Clan?"

Zhou Chen opened his mouth, sweat beading on his forehead as he bravely said:

"... But the legitimate son of the Mu Family is not named Mu Xingyi."

A false name?

Xu Yuan reacted immediately and subsequently described several of Mu Xingyi’s features:

"Pale complexion, as if suffering from a chronic illness, six feet tall, thin build, with a hooked nose, thin lips, and peach blossom eyes, of a leisurely and world-weary temperament."

After listening carefully, Zhou Chen searched his mind several times over and shook his head in despair.

He had blown it.

Finally a rare encounter with the Third Young Master.

First, his behavior was disrespectful, and now he was clueless about his own job.

Ha ha ha, he’s done for...

In the deathly silence of the carriage,

Bai Muxi, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly spoke at this moment, her voice clear and melodious:

"Mr. Zhou, who led the Mu Clan Commerce Guild’s trade caravan that left the city this morning?"

Xu Yuan’s eyes lifted immediately upon hearing those words.

Right, just this morning he had indeed rode ostentatiously through the marketplace on fine horses with Mu Xingyi.

His gaze fixed on Zhou Chen, he said:

"This morning at Chen Time, I was riding horses through the market at the very front of the caravan with him. Your Black Scale Guards should have spies watching, right?"

"We do have spies."

Under the scrutiny of two pairs of eyes, Zhou Chen subconsciously raised his hand to touch his scruffy chin, hissed lightly, then said in a low voice:

"The leader of the Mu Clan Commerce Guild’s caravan is a shopkeeper named Di Tong, a fat man."

Having said that,

Zhou Chen glanced at Xu Yuan, and cautiously added:

"As for the person who accompanied you on horseback...

"This morning, weren’t you riding through the market alone?"

"..."

A moment of silence.

Xu Yuan rubbed his temple, cracked a smile, his voice lighthearted yet tinged with annoyance:

"Zhou Chen... I don’t know, nor do I want to know what you’ve been up to after being reassigned to Zhenxi Prefecture, but to not even have the most basic spies in place at the city gates, isn’t that a bit too much?"

"But... but I saw it with my own eyes."

Zhou Chen looked at Xu Yuan, his expression like one about to cry, hurriedly explained:

"Lord Mu Qing ordered that there were important duties to hand over, so after the curfew, I immediately came to stake out this area, and I really didn’t see anyone riding alongside you..."

...

...

...

After the carriage had returned to silence, Zhou Chen noted the information the young master had asked to be conveyed to Di’an City and then left with trepidation, not forgetting to respectfully close the carriage door behind him.

Xu Yuan lowered his brow, slowly exhaling a breath, and glanced at Bai Muxi beside him:

"Mu Xi, what do you make of this?"

Bai Muxi’s eyebrows knitted beautifully, her voice uncertain:

"That Mu Xingyi’s vitality was not but at the level of Soul Condensation, even if his cultivation technique is special, it shouldn’t have eluded Mr. Zhou’s scrutiny. However, Mr. Zhou has no reason to deceive you on this matter...

"So, either Mu Xingyi’s cultivation is extremely profound and he has deceived us all, or he has some kind of treasure on him."

"But what’s the purpose?"

"Hm... Could it be that he has discovered your identity, young master?"

"Do you think that’s likely?"

Xu Yuan’s expression took on a peculiar cast as he pointed to the brand new Human Skin Mask on his face and the brocade robes he wore.

He was currently wearing an outfit made from the Soul-avoiding Clothes that had exploded from the Xi’en Emperor, which even Saint-level powerhouses like his uncle Feng Jiuxuan couldn’t lock onto with a Qi Machine Lock, let alone peer through.

Shaking his head gently, Xu Yuan controlled the carriage with his Origin Qi and headed towards the city gates as he softly said:

"I’ve thought back over the past half month, and it seems that in the vast caravan, aside from us, only that fat shopkeeper surnamed Di and Mu Xingyi have had direct conversations."

Bai Muxi glanced out of the window, probing:

"Are we going to find them?"

"Thump!"

Xu Yuan abruptly gave her a chop on the head, not too lightly nor too heavily, and glared at her:

"Too bandit-like. Previously at the Feng Family Ancestral Land it was the same. Without clarity on the situation, you’re all about resorting to violence. And what happened in the end? Those two geniuses turned out to be utterly loyal to my Prime Minister’s Mansion. When we’re unsure of the situation, we should not resort to violence so readily."

Having spoken, Xu Yuan sighed deeply:

"So far, I’ve perceived no malice from that guy Mu Xingyi, only those seemingly indifferent but good-intentioned reminders, so let’s leave it be for now."

Bai Muxi hesitated slightly:

"But what if he does harbor malice?"

"Malice?"

Xu Yuan smiled broadly, spreading his hands, and said:

"Didn’t I just have Zhou Chen send a message to Di’an City? If there really is a conflict, then we’ll just have to settle it in Qianji Gorge with whatever means we have. Given the terrain of Qianji Gorge, it’s not possible to deploy a military formation."

Having said that, Xu Yuan took a deep breath and cheerfully added:

"To think that there would actually be such a lively scene in Qianji Gorge, vying for a piece of Dragon Transformation Essence. Mu Xi, you might even meet that Saintess again this time."

"Saintess?"

"Yes, the secret missive that Zhou Chen just gave me mentioned that Su Jinxuan went into Qianji Gorge with Tianyan."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the King of Rolls who had been quietly cultivating suddenly looked up, his black eyes filled with a hint of vigilance.

Xu Yuan deliberately chose to turn a blind eye and patted Xiao Bai’s slender waist:

"Alright, move aside, I need to get some sleep."