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Chapter 583 - 542: I, Zhang San, Am Actually This Kind of Person!?

Chapter 583: Chapter 542: I, Zhang San, Am Actually This Kind of Person!?

Zhang San turned his head and saw that the person was coming from the south, and judging from the way they were dressed at a distance, they seemed to be military personnel, even somewhat resembling those from the Lingwu Army.

Knowing it was one of their own, Zhang San felt much more at ease, and then turned back to Xue Lihong, saying, "I see that the mountain is split in two, north and south. I suppose thereafter the people from Tujue will concentrate in the north, while those coming from the Great Sui will gather to the south."

"I’m afraid conflicts will break out before the Secret Realm opens. If you stay on the south side, it will certainly be unsafe."

Xue Lihong looked at Zhang San and suddenly felt his heartbeat quicken.

Was this man actually concerned about him?

"At the funeral of Khan Muzhen, I helped your mother, Khan Long Bo, secure another Khan’s position."

Xue Lihong looked at Zhang San with a puzzled expression, not understanding what the position of Khan meant.

Zhang San immediately explained, "There are now nine Khans on the grassland, among them the Great Khan is Sharlobi, who has the final say in everything, and the other eight Khans are nominally under Sharlobi’s command. Your mother, Khan Long Bo, is also one of the Eight Khans, and so are you."

"Therefore, you could go to the north and avoid some attacks from Tujue people by asserting your identity as Khan Xue Lihong. But you also need to be careful, after all, many people resent your mother, and they might take their anger out on you. By comparison, after all, we still have the connection with Hei and Khan Long Bo, we’re practically family. If necessary, you just point out who you want dead, and I’ll have the people from the Great Sui do it."

"Similarly, if there’s someone on the Great Sui’s side I want gone, I’ll signal to you, and you’ll have the Tujue people kill them."

Xue Lihong suddenly seemed to understand what his mother had taught him about forming stratagems and alliances.

Despite being part of the Tujue camp now, he could achieve his goals through the people of the Great Sui camp. This was what stratagems and alliances were all about, huh?

Indeed formidable!

No wonder his mother had captured Zhang San and brought him back. This man truly had some wisdom.

Despite being weaker than himself, he had managed to hold his own so far.

"Alright! Then you be careful, too. After this Secret Realm is over, I’ll still find a way to capture you back, to be my man!"

Zhang San simply smiled and said nothing, watching Xue Lihong walk towards the northern half of the mountain, while he himself turned to greet the people coming from the south.

As expected, the arrivals were none other than Changsun Wuji and Changsun Wugen.

"Zhang San! It’s truly great that you’re unharmed. You have no idea how worried I’ve been about you these past days!"

Changsun Bubai said this as he jumped off his horse and walked over to Zhang San.

Zhang San glanced at Changsun Bubai and said in a low voice, "Military Envoy, you seem to have gained some weight recently?"

"Nonsense! I’ve been so worried about you, I haven’t been eating properly these days."

Zhang San didn’t believe it for a second and turned to Bai Dushu, who was standing behind, to ask, "Bai Dushu, tell the truth. When I wasn’t around, did the Military Envoy have an increase in appetite?"

Bai Dushu, who had just been daydreaming, was taken aback by the sudden mention of his name and immediately stood up, looking nervous, as he said, "No... no one else, it was all... all the Military Envoy’s personal guards. No... no..."

Bai Dushu suddenly realized that the question Zhang San had asked and what he had responded to were not the same thing.

Changsun Bubai frowned and looked back.

Indeed, he discovered among his hundred personal guards, there was one extra person.

Seeing that he had been exposed, Hu Jing’an, who had been hiding in the ranks of the personal guards.

"I... I heard he was coming to Tujue again, vying for the Secret Realm, and I was worried," he said.

Changsun Bubai looked helplessly at Zhang San.

Though he said nothing, his meaning was clear.

See, this is the person you recommended, you deal with it.

Zhang San also wore an embarrassed expression and then whispered, "After all, Hu Jing’an is a Fox Demon from the northeastern Five Immortal Clan. Having her with us gives us an additional ally, which is a good thing. If Hu Jing’an proves her worth, it’ll be a feather in Bai Dushu’s cap, alright?"

Changsun Bubai glanced at Zhang San, but considering that Zhang San had made a significant contribution to the Great Sui by causing a split amongst the Tujue, he did not pursue the matter further.

Soon, even more people started to gather here.

With remarkable consensus, the Tujue people encamped on the northern half of the mountain, while the people of the Great Sui took their position on the southern half. Both parties faced each other across a mountain valley at least a dozen yards wide. Even though their faces were filled with killing intent, they just glared at each other without any real friction occurring.

After all, it would be quite difficult to actually fly across.

And Zhang San finally had some time to get a good afternoon’s sleep.

But by evening, when Zhang San woke up, it was already time for dinner, which was still a very important matter.

However, when Zhang San woke up, he found that already a thousand people had gathered on the Great Sui side.

Zhang San asked curiously, "Why have so many people come?"

Changsun Wugen smiled beside him and said, "Brother San, you wouldn’t believe even if I told you. Some even came from the Capital, having hired Demon Beasts from the Town Demon Office to fly them here."

Zhang San was shocked to hear this.

He couldn’t help but sigh at how truly wealthy these rich kids were!

"Do you know what the conditions for entering the Secret Realm are?"

Zhang San turned to ask both Changsun Wugen and Changsun Bubai.

Changsun Bubai looked down, either unwilling to answer the question or not knowing at all.

But Changsun Wugen just shook his head frankly, obviously clueless as well.

At that moment, a somewhat familiar voice sounded from behind Zhang San.

"Secret Realms, most of the time, are opened for the younger generation and some of the weaker individuals."

"The so-called Secret Realm is this world’s way of taking out some long-perished Sects, martial path forces, or even some sealed gates to be reopened, allowing martial artists and cultivators to enter again, to inherit the legacy and carry it forward."

"After all, there are many powerful legacies in the world, but they’ve been cut off for one reason or another."

"It would be a real shame if they were lost for good."

"Heaven cannot bear it, so they open up the Secret Realms in the form of gates, allowing suitable people to enter, inherit the legacy, and magnify it."

Zhang San looked in bewilderment at the man who had come up behind him, then casually sat down beside him and snatched the roasted meat from his hand.

Changsun Wugen curiously asked, "Brother San, do you know this person?"

Zhang San smiled and nodded, "This is my sworn younger brother."

Lv Chunyang rolled his eyes at Zhang San and retorted, "Why can’t it be an older brother?"

"Right, he’s my older brother! I’m his younger brother!"

Although Changsun Bubai felt something was off about Zhang San’s older brother, he didn’t press for details.

After all, given the man’s attitude, he was a friend, not an enemy.

Zhang San whispered, "Older brother, do you have a way to allow only our Great Sui people to enter, and not the Tujue?"

Lv Chunyang took a bite of the roasted meat and nodded slightly.

"What’s the method?"

"Simple. Just go and kill all the Tujue people over there."

Zhang San grinned.

"Killing innocents indiscriminately. Am I, Zhang San, that kind of person!?"

Changsun Bubai gave Zhang San a glance. You weren’t saying that when you were robbing the Tujue people before!