Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 446 - 420: Wishing Zhang San a Safe Journey!

Chapter 446: Chapter 420: Wishing Zhang San a Safe Journey!

"Zhang San will soon leave the Capital, correct?"

In the Eastern Palace, the Crown Prince, who had been gloomy lately, asked Yun Shengxu.

Yun Shengxu nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "Someone has already investigated clearly; Zhang San will leave on the twentieth of August."

"Shall we let him walk away just like that?" The cold tone of the Crown Prince made Yun Shengxu understand his meaning immediately.

"Understood, I will make arrangements right away."

The Crown Prince grabbed Yun Shengxu’s hand and furrowed his brows, appearing to ponder something.

Through this period of battling with Zhang San, the Crown Prince had indeed matured.

Previously, the Crown Prince would have immediately ordered people to act.

But now, he had learned to think things through.

"This Zhang San has a large fate and his strength isn’t weak, don’t forget that even Zheng Poyue almost died at his hands in the past. And Zheng Poyue had entered the Spiritual Platform Realm!"

This made Yun Shengxu somewhat troubled.

"Crown Prince, in the four stages of the Spiritual Platform Realm, the last stage, Holding the Origin and Preserving Unity, faces the Sea Tribulation, so normally one would not easily make a move."

"The third stage, True Core Blossoming, is very short. Reaching this stage usually means one will soon achieve Holding the Origin and Preserving Unity."

"In the earlier two stages, Qi Filling the Majestic Sea, I worry might not be able to defeat Zhang San. But the second stage, Square Inch Universe, actually doesn’t have much more strength than Qi Filling the Majestic Sea!"

The Crown Prince snickered coldly.

Indeed, if he hadn’t thought it through and merely let Yun Shengxu bring people directly, it would probably be futile even if he brought a few of Qi Filling the Majestic Sea and Square Inch Universe.

The Crown Prince, with a grim face, said coldly, "This is the last chance to kill Zhang San. If this strike misses, once Zhang San reaches the Northern Army, it will be difficult to lay a hand on him!"

"Find a way to hire two Purple Mansion Realm fighters who have no connection with us, and have them strike. Ensure the kill is seamless and decisive!"

"But the cost might be too... Yes, Crown Prince, I will take care of it immediately."

Watching Yun Shengxu leave, the Crown Prince realized that his previous inability to overcome Zhang San was indeed due to his own reckless and inconsiderate actions.

But the people around him were also not up to scratch.

It seemed that he, too, needed to find a way to recruit more capable people.

...

In the Wen Family mansion, Wen Chudao went to his eldest son and grandson Wen Ruchu’s room and sat for a while.

Wen Ruchu had always been his favorite child.

Especially since he greatly resembled his wife, which made him like Wen Ruchu even more.

Unfortunately, everything was ruined on Chuan-Yu Road.

Even though in front of Kaihuang and Pharaoh, he said he knew Wen Ruchu’s death was an accident and knew this all had nothing to do with Zhang San.

But after all, if there hadn’t been someone like Zhang San, then after Wen Ruchu reached Chuan-Yu Road, he could surely have soared high.

He would not only have come back alive but also would have secured a position for the Wen Family within the Town Martial Office.

But now...

"Come!"

A shadow suddenly appeared in the room, kneeling on one knee towards Wen Chudao.

"Go, take this item and ask him to act. Although I know all this can’t entirely be blamed on Zhang San, I just feel unwilling to let it go! Have him strike against Zhang San. As a powerful Purple Mansion Realm, he surely shouldn’t be unable to kill one who hasn’t opened the Seas of Wheels in the True Core Realm!"

"Moreover, I don’t need him to be persistent; I only want him to strike once. Just one strike. If Zhang San can survive that strike, then it’s his fate! From then on, I will not involve myself in this matter anymore. What happens between Zhang San and the Wen Family will be up to the younger generation."

"Yes."

The shadow spoke and reached out to receive the token passed by Wen Chudao, and then turned and left.

Wen Chudao looked at the quiet room and murmured to himself, "Ruchu, your grandfather misses you."

...

"What does it matter whether I’m willing or not? Grandfather is dead, and what foundation does our Zheng Family have in the court now?"

At this moment, in the grand hall of the Zheng family, Zheng Fang’s son, Zheng Daqian, who had just inherited the position of Family Head, was furiously dealing with a group of elders clamoring to seek revenge on Zhang San, including his own younger brother.

"Big brother, you are wrong," Zheng Dakun stepped forward and said.

"Big brother, it is precisely because our Zheng Family has so little foundation in the court that we need to deal with Zhang San."

"Think about it, why did our Zheng Family rise initially? It was because our grandfather had contributed to the dragon’s ascendancy, helping Kaihuang ascend to the throne! Yet afterward, despite continuous rewards, our Zheng Family did not secure many prominent official positions. After all, we once betrayed the Northern Zhou, and Kaihuang might not trust us too much."

"Therefore, we need to perform well in front of the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is our Zheng Family’s last and only chance."

"And Zhang San has always been a significant thorn in the Crown Prince’s side. If we can eliminate Zhang San, we know in our hearts we do it for grandfather’s revenge, for the Zheng Family’s revenge. But in reality, we are helping the Crown Prince remove a major problem!"

Hearing this, Zheng Daqian was moved.

After all, he, as the current Zheng Family Head, did not hold any official position.

If the Zheng Family could continue to cling to the Crown Prince, this high branch, they need not worry about not rising after Kaihuang’s death!

"But the best experts of our Zheng Family can only send out, at most, six Spiritual Platform Realm individuals. Do we really expect them to handle Zhang San?"

Zheng Dakun sneered, "Relying on these people of our Zheng Family, naturally it wouldn’t work. But our Zheng Family also has connections in the Capital. Using the last of grandfather’s connections, we could try to request a Purple Mansion Realm powerhouse to make a move."

"Zhang San can defeat those in the Spiritual Platform Realm, but I don’t believe he can overcome the Purple Mansion Realm! As long as a Purple Mansion Realm powerhouse makes a move and takes down Zhang San! With the Crown Prince valuing our Zheng Family, why worry about our Zheng Family not prospering!?"

...

In the Town Demon Office, Zhang Datui, having claimed to be injured, had been absent from his duties all this time.

Qian Shanxiu, the Chief, had received some shock, having taken a liking to fishing just recently, but after the Mid-Autumn Festival, he had snapped all his fishing rods.

Thus, it was only Sai Baihua who was watching over the Town Demon Office every day now.

"Chu Can has seen Principal Officer Sai."

Sai Baihua, wearing her mask, smiled faintly at Chu Can.

She remembered this woman; when they first discovered her, it was because she was so desperate with hunger that she fought with a demon beast.

Though human, she was more demon-like than the beasts themselves.

"Chu Can, what brings you here?"

"I... I have a strategy, a strategy to deal with Zhang San."

"Oh? Let’s hear it."

Sai Baihua was curious, considering someone like Chu Can, who only knew about cultivation and eating, could come up with any sort of strategy.

"I heard that Zhang San is leaving the Capital. I plan to follow him. We’ve met before on Chuan-Yu Road. This time, I will pretend to defect from the Town Demon Office, allowing him to shelter me and join the Town Martial Office. I’ll stay close to him, waiting for a chance to assassinate."

Sai Baihua sneered, "Wouldn’t that be endangering yourself as well?"

"I’ve thought it through—if no one discovers me, Zhang San dies, I live."

"If someone does find out, I’ll hide in Longyou Road. After all, Longyou Road is also under my Town Demon Office’s jurisdiction."

Sai Baihua thought it over; indeed, it was feasible.

"But what excuse will you use to defect from the Town Demon Office? There must be a reason for Zhang San to believe you."

"Theft! The Town Demon Office’s rewards are too meager, so I couldn’t help but steal many valuable things and flee. I was planning to go to Tujue, and just then, I ran into Zhang San."

Sai Baihua thought it over; indeed, it was feasible.

She then wrote two identical documents, handing one to Chu Can and keeping the other within the Town Demon Office.

After all, if Chu Can really did go to the Town Martial Office in the future, this document could be used to leverage Chu Can.