Chapter 952: Based on Your Opinion

Editor: Henyee Translations

Holding his wine glass, Li Hongjin expressed his worries, “It is said that Tang Jinghong is incorruptible, not swayed by beauty or wealth. What methods can we use against him effectively?”

Jiao Liping pondered for a moment, “Doesn’t he have any weaknesses?”

Li Hongjin nodded, “He does. He used to have Chu Qingzhi, but now that she is presumed dead, Tang Jinghong has become even more ruthless and difficult to deal with.”

A man across from Jiao Liping added, “Everyone has weaknesses; he can’t be an exception.”

Draining his glass, Li Hongjin felt overwhelmed, “Then tell me, what are his weaknesses?”

The man smirked with a meaningful look, “He values his friends deeply; that’s his weakness.”

Li Hongjin, fingers twirling his glass thoughtfully, asked, “What do you suggest?”

Jiao Liping nodded respectfully towards the man across, “There’s no need to target him directly; targeting those he cares about will suffice.”

The man smiled in agreement, “Brother Liping is right.”

Li Hongjin raised his glass, “Come, let’s drink. We drink until we’re merry tonight.”

Chu Qingzhi, taking a pill from her sleeve, tossed it into the air and shattered it into a fine powder with her spiritual power. As the wind dispersed it, everyone inhaled the powder and slumped to the ground, paralyzed.

Everyone was shocked.

“What’s going on?”

“Why can’t I move? Has someone infiltrated our ship?”

“Prince, you aren’t trying to eliminate us, are you? We are all loyal to you.”

“Do you not see that I am also incapacitated?”

Chu Qingzhi covered her face with a handkerchief, knocked out the irrelevant people, then removed the handkerchief to reveal her face, “No need for suspicion; it was my doing.”

Li Hongjin stared at Chu Qingzhi intensely, “Who are you?”

Chu Qingzhi’s eyes curved in a smile, “Don’t you recognize me?”

Li Hongjin became irritable, “Who are you that we should know you?”

Chu Qingzhi chuckled, countering, “If you don’t know me, why have you repeatedly sent people to kill me?”

“You…” Li Hongjin was nearly choked up, “You are, you are…”

Chu Qingzhi drew a dagger from her boot, slammed it on the table, “Haven’t you guessed who I am yet?”

Jiao Liping’s face turned pale as he involuntarily shrank back. Since he couldn’t move, his face turned beet red, “Chu Qingzhi, you’re actually alive!”

“You could die, but I wouldn’t,” Chu Qingzhi taunted them before sitting on the table, crossing her legs, “Now, I will ask you questions in turn. Whoever fails to answer will receive a cut…”

Chu Qingzhi pointed at Li Hongjin, “The first question is for the Prince to answer.” She twirled the dagger in her hand, “Who is Lord Yun?”

“If you think you can…” Li Hongjin paid the price for his bravado as Chu Qingzhi’s dagger flew across, slicing off one of his ears.

Everyone else, horrified by the cruel scene, shut their eyes tightly.

Chu Qingzhi caught the dagger back in her hand, “You see the consequences, do you all understand now?”

Then she asked again, “Who is Lord Yun?”

This time she looked at Jiao Liping.

Completely terrified, Jiao Liping confessed, “No one knows who Lord Yun is, those who did are all dead now.”

Chu Qingzhi paused for a moment, “Where was Lord Yun last seen?” She asked the third person.

The third person trembled violently, “A month ago, in the eastern border’s palace, only the Eastern Prince knows what was discussed.”

“Good,” Chu Qingzhi shifted her gaze to the fourth person, “Have you seen Yun Organization’s big ship?”

The fourth person was utterly confused, “I don’t know anything about a big ship.”

“Weren’t you here at the meeting? Wouldn’t you notice if a big ship passed by?”

The fifth person Chu Qingzhi looked at couldn’t even breathe properly, “We boarded the ship after dark. If there was a big ship, someone would have reported it, but no one did, which means there wasn’t one.”

With no leads here, Chu Qingzhi didn’t want to waste more time.

She swiftly left the scene, knocking out everyone outside, threw the unrelated individuals into a small boat, and let it drift away with the current. Then, she turned the ship to face the middle of the river.

Positioned nearly ten meters from either riverbank, she placed her palm on the deck and used her spiritual power to break the seams of the wooden planks at the bottom of the ship, allowing the river water to rush in, staging an accident.

The people on this ship were either high-ranking individuals from the eastern border or their offspring. If they were murdered, their families would not rest easy. If it looked like an accident, there would be fewer complications.

Chu Qingzhi then went to the deck and sealed the entire ship with her magic, preventing anyone inside from escaping.

Having them gathered together to plot against Jinghong and then stumbling upon them was unfortunate for them; they would not see the sun tomorrow.

Chu Qingzhi flew up into the sky, watching as the ship slowly sank into the water. Only when it was completely submerged did she leave the scene.

Elsewhere, the Little Thief watched in distress as people on the ship moved boxes of silver onto a carriage. He was anxious, “Chu Qingzhi, why haven’t you arrived yet?”

He dared not act alone against the numerous opponents and could only watch in frustration.

Suddenly, someone appeared beside him. Startled at first, he was overjoyed upon recognizing the newcomer, “You’ve finally arrived. Shall we take action?”

Chu Qingzhi, now the patient hunter, advised, “Let’s not rush. Follow them; there might be unexpected gains.”

The Little Thief nodded in agreement, “I’ll follow your lead.”

The group finished loading the silver into the carriages. Seeing as the silver had mysteriously appeared on their ship, like manna from heaven, they hurried to stash it away.

One carriage after another set off, moving forward…

“Let’s follow them,” Chu Qingzhi instructed the Little Thief, and they proceeded.

The Little Thief, skilled in stealth and scouting, kept a safe distance, wary of alerting the adversaries.

The caravan didn’t head towards the city but took a more secluded route towards the mountains.

Chu Qingzhi climbed a tree to get a better view, watching their slow progress. She decided to let them get a bit further before continuing the pursuit.

The Little Thief joined her on the branch, “Can you tell which organization these people belong to?”

Chu Qingzhi countered, “Aren’t they from the Yun Organization?”

“There are many covert groups in the eastern border, Yun being the largest. That ship, having been idle for so long before being suddenly used, don’t you find that odd?”

Chu Qingzhi, impressed by the Little Thief’s logical analysis, admitted, “There is something strange about that. What do you think?”

The Little Thief shook his head, “I’m not sure. They all wear black with no distinctive marks; I can’t tell who they are.”

Chu Qingzhi smirked, “If you don’t know, why not just ask?”

The Little Thief was startled, “What are you going to do?” But before he could get an answer, he saw Chu Qingzhi swoop down and drag the last person in the line to them.

The Little Thief thought to himself, he would never walk at the end of a line in his life.

Chu Qingzhi, with arms crossed, commanded, “Wake him up, let’s ask.”