The Dai family assembled an elite squad and set off to attack a remote overseas island.
Zheng Ya was completely unaware of this. He was on his way to Linjiang City, traveling by teleportation, and had no interest in appreciating the scenery along the way. Instead, he was pondering gains and losses as he traveled.
Due to a lack of resources, a second interstellar spaceship could not be built to orbit the Hongli continent and become a super satellite monitoring all important targets on the continent. As a result, despite having the technology and means, they were blind to the danger.
The Sihelou Extraordinary Treasure System's array network can dock with interstellar spaceships, but that's all.
This made Zheng Ya very anxious, and he decided to put everything aside and fight a battle for resources first.
When competing for resources, the Void Stone is the top choice.
This means we need to start with Prince Rong, but Zheng Ya doesn't know where Prince Rong is hiding. After much thought, he can only try to get closer to Xie Baochai.
Although Xie Baochai reached a cooperation agreement with Zheng Ya, sharing intelligence resources and information, Zheng Ya knew in his heart that Xie Baochai could not represent the Xie family and that the cooperation was merely superficial.
This is probably why large families would choose to split up during times of war, like not putting all their eggs in one basket, and to diversify their resources to ensure the continuation of the family line.
It seems that with multiple investments, one side will always win, which will allow a portion of the clan to rise, continue the family line, and even save those who are in dire straits.
The tradition of family inheritance is ancient and has a long history.
The Xie family probably followed the same pattern of succession, as can be seen from Xie Baochai's aloof attitude.
Therefore, Zheng Ya believed that Xie Baochai must have had a connection with Prince Rong, or at least that members of the Xie clan had a connection with Prince Rong.
With the intention of spying on the Xie family and finding out the true whereabouts of Prince Rong, Zheng Ya arrived at Linjiang City at sunset. He hid in the void and arrived above Linjiang Tower, where he discovered Xie Baochai having a secret conversation with someone on the roof. He quietly slipped into the air to investigate.
The Linjiang Tower base was the office space that Zheng Ya gave to Xie Baochai.
This decision was a test.
Xie Baochai's refusal to take over the Linjianglou office must indicate that she has ulterior motives.
Taking over meant falling under Zheng Ya's surveillance.
After all, Liu Yuan had already turned Linjiang City into an impenetrable fortress, making it Zheng Ya's central stronghold for collecting intelligence from all over the world. Any disturbance within the city would not escape the eyes of the financial group's forces.
At this moment, the woman Xie Baochai was meeting was a young woman dressed in a brocade dress, looking like the head of a powerful family. She leaned close to Xie Baochai's ear and whispered, "Miss, the elders of the clan have unanimously agreed to marry you off to Prince Rong as a concubine. The mistress of the house had no choice but to send me to ask you for advice."
"The Xie clan elders have been living a comfortable life for many years and have become accustomed to enjoying their good fortune!"
They had long since pledged allegiance to Prince Rong, and now that Prince Rong had seized the opportune moment to rule the former Great Yan Dynasty and ascend the throne, they were eager to sacrifice me to consolidate their luxurious lives.
"Do you really dream of going even further and becoming a trusted advisor to Prince Rong?" Xie Baochai became increasingly angry and weary as she spoke, her mind in turmoil.
The Xie family had been under house arrest by Prince Rong for so many years, which made them see no hope of rising up. They could only enjoy wealth and status by relying on Prince Rong.
Over time, will it foster a servile mentality?
Furthermore, the elders of the Xie clan were unaware that Xie Baochai had single-handedly established the Baochai Plan. Although it was an organization proposed by Prince Rong, Xie Baochai secretly devoted her efforts to building an intelligence organization that was largely her own, giving her a means of self-protection.
The key is that this kind of thing cannot be made public.
Moreover, most of the Xie family members were loyal to Prince Rong, and Xie Baochai dared not reveal this. Instead, Prince Rong forcefully absorbed them, destroying the Xie family's last reliance.
Now, the elders of the Xie clan are pressuring her to get married, and Xie Baochai is numb with worry. What should she do?
The stewardess took a small sachet from her sleeve, placed it in Xie Baochai's hand, and whispered, "Miss, this is a sachet that the mistress asked me to secretly give to you before you left. Please keep it safe."
"Thank you for your trouble, Aunt Qi!" Xie Baochai said, opening the sachet. Aunt Qi consciously stepped aside, looking around to prevent anyone from peeping.
Little did they know that Zheng Ya was hiding ten meters above them in the air, but the setting sun only left a red line on the edge, making the light dim, and they could not see the contents of the note Xie Baochai took out of the sachet.
If they approached too closely, they feared disturbing Xie Baochai and her servant, which would be counterproductive and could lead to trouble.
"What?" Xie Baochai exclaimed in shock when she saw the contents of the note, startling Zheng Ya. He then saw Xie Baochai shred the note in her hand, thus losing the chance to glean the inside story.
There must be a secret that left Xie Baochai so shocked and bewildered.
Aunt Qi was startled and stepped forward to ask, "Miss, what happened?"
"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing..." Xie Baochai stopped to explain, but her eyes were already wandering and her words were incoherent, revealing that something serious had happened.
Even a fool could see that.
Unfortunately, Xie Baochai realized something and had already used her magic to shatter the note. Apart from Xie Baochai and the mistress of the house, probably no one else knew the inside story!
This piqued Zheng Ya's interest, but seeing that Aunt Qi wasn't pressing him for details, he felt uneasy.
Aunt Qi comforted her from the side: "Miss, is there anything you want me to tell the mistress?"
"Seventh Aunt, please go back and tell my mother to choose an auspicious date and time for my marriage!" Xie Baochai's insincere expression was seen by Seventh Aunt and Zheng Ya, but they couldn't ask her.
Something's not right, there's something fishy about Xie Baochai!
Just moments before, Xie Baochai hadn't seen the contents of the note. She remained calm and composed throughout, and even when she heard the elders pressuring her to marry, she was merely angry, without showing any sign of fury.
When Xie Baochai saw the contents of the note, she was as if she had been electrocuted. She trembled uncontrollably, her breathing became rapid, and she could not hide her panicked expression even when she tried her best to control her emotions. It would be strange if there was no problem.
Aunt Qi agreed, bowed, and hurriedly left.
Xie Baochai lingered on the rooftop platform, unable to shake off her unease. Zheng Ya wanted to confront her and ask for the reason, but he didn't want to alert her, so he suppressed his curiosity and silently monitored the situation.
What could have caused Xie Baochai to panic so much?
If it were Prince Rong, and the current emperor had issued an edict forcing Xie Baochai to marry him, it would be understandable that Xie Baochai would be in a panic.
After all, Prince Rong was over forty years old!
Even though cultivators don't show their age, Prince Rong was a middle-aged man with a full beard, quite different from the husband that his sixteen-year-old daughter, who was waiting to be married, longed for.
Moreover, Xie Baochai had a blood feud with Prince Rong, who killed her father, and hated him to the core. How could she possibly marry Prince Rong?
The problem is that Prince Rong did not issue an imperial decree to force Xie Baochai to marry him; it was only the elders of the Xie clan who were pressuring her to marry. Xie Baochai did not take it seriously, but she panicked when she saw the contents of the note passed to her by her mother.
There is a connection between them, but they also seem to be different things?
So why is that?
At this moment, Xie Baochai stopped, raised her hand, and made a hand seal, sending out a message talisman to transmit the message by compressing the sound frequency: "Dig three feet into the ground to reveal the true identity of Prince Rong?"
The message talisman flashed and disappeared in a flash, which surprised Zheng Ya for a moment. This was interesting. It was a coincidence.
Was the contents of the note related to Prince Rong?
is that so?
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