Although Cao Yan had long believed that there would be a showdown between the emperor and King Shengwu sooner or later, he did not expect it to be so soon.
If so, then why did the guy in front of him not kill him but leave him here?
As a secret guard from Yangjiang, what did he say that enemies in the Dan Formation stage were not opponents and needed his help?
Since he can hold the imperial edict, he must be in the imperial city at this moment. With the Yangjiang secret guard's hands and eyes reaching the sky, which alchemist can threaten the emperor's cronies in the imperial city?
There are too many flaws in this, so many that Cao Yan has nowhere to complain, and so many that Cao Yan is doubtful and confused about the situation!
For a moment, Cao Yan was filled with doubts. However, he quickly showed his official habits and said with a flattering face: "It turns out that I am not an outsider. I am a low-ranking official. Cao Yan, sir. What do you call me?"
Lin Beichen said: "Master Cao, you are the master, I am just a little unknown person, my surname is Wu!"
Cao Yan's mind turned around and he scanned all the people with the surname Wu that he had heard of. Then he found that the person who commanded the Yangjiang Secret Guard was Wu Chabai. He was a man who patrolled the sky and traveled around like an emperor himself.
So he quickly concluded that the guy in front of him was either Wu Chabai's nephew or a slave.
Judging from the fact that he has a low cultivation level but can hold an imperial edict, yet he comes to interact with a small person like him, he is probably not Wu Chabai's biological nephew. Cao Yan knows his own weight very well. Among ordinary people, he is considered a big shot with powerful eyes and hands. , but at Wu Chabai's level, he doesn't even deserve a name!
Therefore, the boy in front of him is probably Wu Chabai's slave, or his distant nephew.
Don't underestimate the servants and distant nephews. If he could be replaced, Cao Yan would like to become Lord Wu's slave immediately. If he could become Lord Wu's nephew, he would laugh continuously for ten years. It would be like being born with a golden key in his mouth. .
Cao Yan's ability is not bad, but isn't it just his background?
If he had a background, he might have become the master of the Zangyin Division now!
As for him being mentioned in the imperial edict, it was normal. If he reached his official position and followed the formal procedures, the emperor would need to issue an edict in his own hand to kill or arrest him.
Cao Yan thought along his own train of thought. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his judgment was good. He immediately said respectfully: "Master Wu, please show me a way out!"
Cao Yan was convinced that the other party who showed him the imperial edict was definitely not trying to kill him, and there must be a possibility of a spin on this matter!
Maybe it was just to recruit him. If he could jump from the command of King Shengwu to the emperor, his future would still be guaranteed. If he made the wrong move now, he might be doomed!
Lin Beichen smiled and said: "Master Cao must be a smart man. I show you the imperial edict, so naturally I have some expectations for you, but I don't know if you will live up to my expectations."
Cao Yan immediately bowed and saluted: "I will definitely not let Master Wu down!"
Lin Beichen said: "You should think about it again. Once you take this step, you will never be able to return to King Shengwu. Everything you have with King Shengwu will be wiped out."
Cao Yan immediately said: "Xiaguan's parents and wife have passed away. There are only a few concubines left. There is nothing that cannot be left behind."
Lin Beichen chuckled and nodded, taking back the imperial edict: "Master Wu means..."
When Cao Yan heard this, he immediately looked attentive and attentive. Lord Wu must be referring to Wu Chabai.
"This imperial edict is with me for now and will not be issued for the time being. When you truly and sincerely surrender to the Holy One, I will issue this imperial edict."
Cao Yan's mind raced and he quickly understood the meaning of this sentence: "Does Mr. Wu need me to act in the dark?"
Lin Beichen said: "What? Do you think you are of any use in the open?"
Cao Yan was somewhat unwilling to accept it, but there was nothing wrong with being in the dark. At least it was much better than being wanted and fleeing the world, cut off from his official career.
"I wonder what kind of status I can have?" Of course, Cao Yan had to ask clearly about some things. He couldn't just sell himself out in a daze.
Lin Beichen sneered and said: "Master Cao, don't make a mistake about one thing. I am giving you a way out now, rather than you putting yourself on the scale. If you don't want to follow the Holy Lord, I can also let you go." Go, from now on you wander around the world, and I won’t let you go. From now on, you will sink forever in this hell, immortal and suffering forever.”
"In this case, I don't think Mr. Cao needs to be picky."
Cao Yan quickly bowed in response.
For him, the first priority is to get out of here first.
If you can't leave here, everything is out of the question.
"I have a question, Lord Wu. I would like to ask Master Wu to clarify it."
Lin Beichen pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Tell me a little, there aren't many things I can answer."
Cao Yan asked the question in his heart: "Is the person you asked me to kill a Danshi?"
Lin Beichen smiled and asked, "Can you kill an infant if I ask you to?"
Cao Yan continued: "With your status, Mr. Wu, it seems that you don't need to take action, right?"
Lin Beichen expected that Cao Yan would ask this question and said directly: "If it is a business matter, it is naturally not your turn to take action. This matter is a private matter of mine. It is not convenient for others to use it. Do you need me to explain it to you more?" ?”
Cao Yan understood immediately and said with a flattering smile: "I understand, I understand."
Lin Beichen dropped a sentence: "When I call you to take action, be sure not to be vague. Make sure to win with one strike. If you fail, let alone the glory and wealth in the future, both you and I will fall into a place of eternal destruction!"
Cao Yan bowed and said, "I understand."
When he raised his head, Lin Beichen had disappeared.
His body began to break into pieces again, blood and pieces of flesh flowing all over the ground.
When he regrouped his body, he couldn't help but hold his chin and ponder. In fact, he still had many doubts in his heart, or not just a little doubt, but too many doubts.
So much so that he couldn't digest these doubts in a short time. Lin Beichen's words had so many flaws that he couldn't figure out what flaws were.
It stands to reason that if a person wants to lie to him, he will definitely make up a lie that is convincing, at least without too many flaws.
What Lin Beichen said was completely the opposite. There were so many flaws that he had nowhere to complain.
But there are two key points. The first point is the token of the Yangjiang secret guard. This is true.
The second point was the imperial edict. He could not judge whether it was true or false, but he did not dare to easily conclude that the edict was false.
Because the Yangjiang Secret Guards did not dare to falsely convey the imperial edict.
With these two points as the underlying support, it doesn't really matter whether the rest of the words are true or false.
What should he choose next?
Some people died, but not completely...
