Chapter 417 - Respect and Worship 2
Chapter 417: Respect and Worship 2
After Qi Qingyao returned to her senses, she coughed lightly and said somewhat awkwardly, “Old sir, how can you expect someone to tell you how they ascended? What you’re asking is too strange.”
Shang Li was also stunned and said, “I’ve been rude.”
He immediately nodded and also bowed, then bid his farewells. He quietly looked at Si Jin. Naturally, Si Jin did not bother himself with Shang Li. Shang Li did not dare to leave, like a student who had not received permission.
Seeing how much Mr. Shang cared about Si Jin’s opinion, Qi Qingyao could not help but turn red with shame.
Waving her hand, she said, “You can leave if you have nothing else.”
Shang Li looked at Si Jin with a vague sense of loss and then nodded at Qi Qingyao.
He left the side hall a little unwillingly.
Steward Zhang led Mr. Shang out of Qi Residence, his heart extremely panicky. That young master Si Jin could even crush the only grand master of Northern Liang!
That was right.
He was not mistaken.
It was really no exaggeration to say that he crushed him.
Just as he thought this, the old gentleman behind him coughed a few times again.
These coughs gave Steward Zhang no shortage of shock. He felt as if his heart was shaking along with the coughs.
…After Shang Li left the Qi Residence, the handful of Dong Jing’s spies who had been keeping their eyes on Qi Residence naturally relayed the information to all parties quickly.
Jiang Yeqian was the first to receive the news.
Zhao Xin organized the information sent back by the scouts and then said, “Your Excellency, Mr. Shang made a trip to the Qi Residence. His expression was weird when he came out. Our people informed us that he looked like he was injured based on his complexion.”
“Shang Li is in Qingzhou City?” Jiang Yeqian knitted his brows and cursed softly, “He’s such an old fox!”
“??” Why would the master call old Mr. Shang was an old fox? Zhao Xin did not understand.
Jiang Yeqian said as he drank his medicine, “it seems like he already arrived in Qingzhou City before Si Jin battled Pang Juan and Gongsun She. However, he did not make a move and was lying low in secret. I guess he wanted to see how the young grand master’s battle strength compared against the two grand masters.”
Zhao Xin thought for a bit. His expression suddenly changed drastically. “Your Excellency, you mean to say that old Mr. Shang was thinking of taking advantage of the situation while the others fought?”
Jiang Yeqian looked up halfway and said with interest, “While he is a grand master, I think he doesn’t feel confident about Si Jin’s strength. If he really cared about whether this young grandmaster lived or died, he would have shown up long ago and joined forces with Si Jin to face Pang Juan and Gongsun She. In the end, he did nothing. He probably wanted to keep himself safe and watch the situation unfold. If Si Jin, the young master Si Jin had been killed, he would continue hiding, or just leave Qingzhou City.”
The other party were two grand masters whose strength had peaked. Meanwhile, on their side, it would be one grand master whose strength had peaked and another young grand master. In this situation, it was understandable that Shang Li was not confident in Si Jin’s strength, thinking that he might not be able to win. It was a completely reasonable response for him to not want to reveal himself and get involved in the fight. However, if he had not wanted to get involved, it would have been better for him not to appear at all.
However, it was likely that Pang Juan’s death and the possibility that Gongsun She was half dead greatly shocked Shang Li till it made him abandon his hiding to meet with Si Jin personally.
However…the news the spies passed just now, said that Shang Li’s complexion when he left Qi Residence was not too good? Could he have been coerced to fight Si Jin? Was it another case of power crushing which was why Shang Li left so dejectedly?
Jiang Yeqian asked, “Where is Bai Mei? Have you not found anything regarding the old man Gongsun’s movements?”
Zhao Xin said seriously, “We already found a clue. Our people said that he is in the inn where Mr. Shang is staying. After tracking it, we found out that he had personally brewed his medicine. Judging by the residue of the medicine, it was specifically made for serious internal injuries.”
“So it’s that old fox who rescued Gongsun She.” Truly, it was the Heavens who made the decisions regardless of what humans thought. Who would have thought that the man would save Gongsun She!!
If he had not saved him, Gongsun She likely might not have lasted any longer.
Zhao Xin asked, “Your Excellency, should we send someone in secret to keep an eye on the inn, or…use this opportunity before Mr. Shang returns to send someone to assassinate Gongsun She?”
Jiang Yeqian pondered for a while, then said, “Even if the grand master is severely injured, sending over any number of rank eights still wouldn’t be able to eliminate him as long as he is still alive.” Na Lanjie had temporarily left Qingzhou City ever since his slip up the last time.
On top of that, he was still on the brink of death.
If he did not manage to kill the grand master, he would be dead the moment Gongsun She recovered marginally.
“You don’t need to worry about whether the old man Gongsun She will live or die.” Since Si Jin had deliberately let him live, he probably would not die. “Send someone to keep an eye on Li Ruoxuan’s residence.”
“??” Keeping an eye on the State Preceptor at this moment? Could the State Preceptor still do anything?
“I always felt that Li Ruoxuan had a backup plan.” What he said in front of him last time was like a test of whether he liked Qi Qingyao. Based on how the guy typically operated, it was impossible for him to not have a follow-up plan.