Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 604 - 560: I Have a Method to Plunder the Calamity Position!

Chapter 604: Chapter 560: I Have a Method to Plunder the Calamity Position!

As Zhang San and the others entered the territory of the Great Sui, many people also relaxed.

Wang Junwu naturally had to take the men of the Jin River Road back to Jin River Road, and he said goodbye to Zhang San and the rest early on.

Feng Bubian led the martial artists of the Longyun Path back to Spring Breeze Town.

Zhang San also followed Changsun Bubai and the others back.

However, there were still many young martial artists who were not in a hurry to leave, instead planning to have a good time in the north of Longyun Path.

Among them was Prince Wang Ziyan.

At the moment, in front of Prince Wang Ziyan, a young man was being brought over by Elder Ku.

The young man looked at Prince Wang Ziyan with a defiant face, and then was pushed down to the ground by the elder, pressing his shoulder with a hand.

With a thud, the youth gritted his teeth, enduring the pain of his knees crashing into the ground.

"Speak."

Elder Ku patted the young man’s shoulder, signaling him to talk.

The young man raised his head and glared angrily at Prince Wang Ziyan, who was sitting upright in front of him, and angrily said, "What do you want me to say?"

At that moment, Prince Wang Ziyan spoke up, "Say whatever there is to say."

As he spoke, Prince Wang Ziyan habitually wanted to toy with the jade pendant at his waist, only to remember that his jade pendant, which had been with him since he was born, had been taken away by Zhang San.

Conveniently, he could use this as an excuse to visit Zhang San more often.

The young man, seeing Prince Wang Ziyan’s gesture, knew that the other party must be a disciple of some martial aristocratic family, and by the looks of it, not from an insignificant one.

On this journey, Ye Longchen had killed and looted quite a few.

But those he killed were from small families, because, after all, if he really killed someone from a big family, even he couldn’t afford the consequences.

"My name is Ye Longchen, a martial artist from Chuan-Yu Road. Not long ago, I just broke through to the Spiritual Platform Realm. This time leaving the sect, I wanted to properly temper myself. What else do you want to know? Just ask outright!"

Prince Wang Ziyan could hear the Chuan-Yu accent from Ye Longchen’s words, and he felt that the man had not lied just now, so he asked, "I see you took advantage of the chaos to kill quite a few of your contemporaries. You’re quite ruthless, aren’t you?"

Ye Longchen’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, realizing that the other party did not harbor any hatred towards him; otherwise, they would not have been so calm upon seeing him.

"Speak up, what do you intend to do."

Prince Wang Ziyan sneered and said, "I just think the way you looked at Zhang San was not right. Tell me, if I hand you over, I should be able to exchange you for quite a few benefits, right?"

Hearing this, Ye Longchen’s face changed.

Although Ye Longchen was eager to cause trouble for Zhang San, he was also aware that Zhang San’s status was not what it used to be.

Back when Zhang San was just the Acting Military Chief of the Town Martial Office, even his own master at the Corpse Nether Sect did not dare to offend him.

Now Zhang San had not only officially become the Military Chief of the Town Martial Office but was also the General Ningyuan of the Lingwu Army of Longyun Path. He was even less likely to offend him.

Although he wanted revenge, he had to consider the reality of the situation.

And once he was handed over to Zhang San, his fate would be unpredictable.

"But you didn’t hand me directly to Zhang San; instead, you caught me first. It seems you have your own ideas, right?"

Prince Wang Ziyan glanced at Ye Longchen and realized this guy was quite clever.

"So, what reason do you have for me to let you go?"

"I possess the technique to plunder the power of the Calamity Position."

Although Ye Longchen did not know exactly who the other party was, he was sure that they would definitely be interested in such a thing.

Conveniently, this technique was something he had seen in one of the scriptures in the Mountain God Temple of his current master.

Initially, he thought that if he could obtain the power of the Calamity Position, he would become even stronger.

But it was beyond his expectations that this time he attempted to obtain the power of the Calamity Position and was not successful.

Upon hearing this, Prince Wang Ziyan’s eyes couldn’t help but light up.

"A method to plunder the power of the Calamity Position? If you really had it, how come you didn’t manage to seize anything?"

Previously, amidst the chaos, Prince Wang Ziyan noticed that Ye Longchen was running around, surreptitiously killing many and seizing many things. He even tried to snatch the position of the Calamity, but without success.

"My method is not to directly seize the Calamity Position but to kill the Calamity and then extract its power; or to kill someone who has the Calamity Position and take the power of the Calamity Position from them."

Prince Wang Ziyan curiously asked, "How would I know whether your method is real or false?"

Ye Longchen frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "I can tell you the method first, but you also have to give me a certain reward. Afterwards, we can join forces to kill someone who has obtained the power of the Calamity Position, and then you will know on the spot whether it works."

Prince Wang Ziyan felt that this was indeed a way.

"What do you want then?"

"My enemy once killed my entire family and then turned my parents into Iron Corpses. Later, he even cultivated the Path of Ghosts and Gods. Therefore, I need a secret technique that can counter the Path of Ghosts and Gods. If you have one, I’ll trade with you. After all, it’s easy to find a technique to counter the Path of Ghosts and Gods, but very few people in this world know how to seize the Calamity Position."

Wang Ziyan thought for a moment and then nodded towards Elder Ku.

Then Elder Ku took out a scroll from his Storage Ring and handed it to Ye Longchen.

"From now on, you’ll stay by my side until you write down the method to seize the Calamity Position. After I succeed in seizing it, I will let you go. Don’t worry, killing you brings me no benefit. In fact, when the time comes to seize the Calamity Position, I might even need your help."

Wang Ziyan’s words were not only to reassure Ye Longchen but also because he knew that those who had obtained the Calamity Position this time were not to be trifled with.

There were four people who had obtained the Calamity Position on the side of the Great Sui.

Wang Junwu from the Jin River Road, his background unknown to me, but given what I have seen over the years in the Wang Family, someone must be supporting this rapidly rising General Star. Otherwise, Yuchi An wouldn’t have taken him as an adopted son and promoted him as if he were his successor.

Zhang San is someone I must win over and cannot offend.

The attendant by Zhang San’s side, a white-faced scholar with demon Qi, seemed ordinary, but if he were truly ordinary, he wouldn’t have been chosen by the power of the Calamity Position.

Even, Wang Ziyan suspected that Ye Longchen’s desire for a secret technique to counter the Path of Ghosts and Gods was specifically to deal with him.

As for the last share of the Calamity Position, it had gone to Mei Xiu, the second son of Mei Fei, the commander of the Shuofang Army.

After all, it was too difficult to make a move against the son of the commander of the Shuofang Army.

Meanwhile, Zhang San returned to the Lingwu Army with Changsun Bubai and others.

Zhang San hadn’t even started to tidy up when Changsun Bubai called him over.

By the time Zhang San arrived at the Central Army tent, he realized that not only he had been called over—almost all the commanders were there, including his own disciple, Li Xuanmin.

"Military Envoy."

"Alright, get in position. You’re the last one. Changsun Wuji, give us your analysis."

Changsun Wuji had gone with them too, and although he had not exerted any effort in the battle, even requiring some of Changsun Bubai’s personal troops to protect him, he had been socializing with others the whole time. He met many people, and he discovered some remarkable things.

"Gentlemen, the secret realm that opened up in the north this time is actually a fake one. But that’s not important. What’s important is that Mei Fei of the Shuofang Army saw it as an opportunity. He thought he could use it to annihilate the young talents of the Tujue, and thereby sever the next generation of Tujue. As a result, he led the troops out without authorization and, unfortunately, lost the battle."

Many people frowned upon hearing this.

While the relationship between the Lingwu Army and the Shuofang Army was not good, they were all military men who felt the pain of Robe Marsh’s defeat.

Some, however, reveled in their misfortune.

"It looks like that after this, Kaihuang will surely issue a reprimand, and Mei Fei might even be demoted. Wouldn’t that allow the Military Envoy to advance even further?"

Changsun Bubai was furious!

Giving the speaker a fierce glare, he frightened him into immediate silence.

Then Changsun Bubai turned to Zhang San and asked, "You should know what I’m worried about, right?"

At first, Zhang San hadn’t given it much thought, but as Changsun Bubai asked the question and he saw Changsun Wuji’s worried expression, Zhang San reflected on his experiences on the steppe and suddenly realized something.

"The Tujue are preparing to attack? And it’s going to be a national war, right?"

Changsun Bubai closed his eyes and nodded helplessly.

At that moment, all the commanders in the camp were perplexed.

"Why would they attack now?"

"Didn’t Muzhen Khan just die, and now Sharlobi has become Khan? If he starts a war just after assuming power, can the Tujue people’s hearts be stable?"

Zhang San knew that many commanders didn’t know much about the Tujue situation, so he briefly explained what happened on the trip, especially Mei Fei’s deployment and that the Great Sui obtained four Calamity Positions.

"Gentlemen, Sharlobi has just become the Great Khan of the steppe, and by all accounts, he should be the overlord of the steppe, both nominally and in reality. But from this battle for the secret realm, it’s clear that many people don’t recognize him as the so-called overlord of the steppe. At least Dashi Bian to the west, and the Kangs of Long Bo to the northwest, along with his daughter, these three Khans, don’t respect him."

"Xing Luohou to the southeast of the steppe has started to get close to our Great Sui."

"Whether the remaining four Khans listen to him or not, even if all eight Khans do, only four are on his side. How could the entire steppe possibly be united?"

"Therefore, Sharlobi needs a war, a war to show off his prestige on the steppe. It’s like when Muzhen Khan unified the entire steppe and defeated all those who refused to submit. Sharlobi can’t attack the other dissenting tribes and Khans now, so he’ll attack our Great Sui first!"

"After all, attacking our Great Sui, if he wins, he can gain countless spoils and benefits, and make all the tribes on the steppe believe they are invincible following him. Then, with the prestige he gains within the steppe, he can deal with the other Khans."

"So, waging war on our Great Sui is Sharlobi’s best choice."

"You tell me, can Sharlobi not go to war?"

At that moment, the commanders mulled over it for a long while, the quick thinkers understood and began to furrow their brows, worrying about the upcoming war.

The slower ones furrowed their brows even more severely because although they knew what Zhang San implicated, they didn’t quite grasp it.