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In his previous life, Cheng Qing had been a king with a different surname in the Western Lion Empire for thirty years. He was very familiar with the power struggle for power in the government, so after hearing Song Qianshu's words, it was not hard to understand the meaning behind his words.2

Sure enough, Song Qianshu continued, "The military has set up a yamen in Zhen Yuan City to count the military merits of the cultivators and to distribute their goods and materials. This is only a part of the responsibility, and it is even the unremarkable part. The struggle between the Amethyst Mine and the Wolf God Ruins had given the Qilian Mountain a national war. The imperial government had already dispatched an army, and a hundred thousand soldiers and horses of the vanguard army were already in place. If there was wealth, then there would be benefits. If there was power, then there would be power to fight for it. At the yamen of Zhenyuan City, Thirteenth Uncle was one of the two heads of the military, and his authority was equal to Qi Donglin's. "As for who the real mastermind is, the military has yet to come to a conclusion, and Qi Donglin's reputation has gone bad due to borrowing you. Thirteenth Uncle only needs to operate a little to let his superiors know about this, so the probability of the mastermind position falling into the hands of Thirteenth Uncle is much higher."

Most likely, the youngsters in Cheng Qing's small city didn't understand the twists and turns of the government. Song Qianshu recounted the details of the situation in great detail. The battle between Song Yu and Qi Donglin was a secret even within the sect. Normal people had no right to hear such secrets. This meant that Song Qianshu did not treat Chen Qing as an outsider. This level of trust was something that was hard to come by for the disciples of the Feudal Lords.

Song Qian thought that Cheng Qing would be shocked speechless after hearing about the power struggle between the two of them. This was his reaction when he first came in contact with power struggles and the dark side of government officials, so he was proud of his experience and was looking forward to seeing Cheng Qing's reaction. It wasn't that he looked down on Cheng Qing, but he was only a commoner in a small place after all. Furthermore, he was so young, so he probably wouldn't be able to get hold of these things before. This was the meaning behind the position that determined one's vision. As a Young Master of a Feudal Lord family, Song Qianshu had a few small problems with the disciples of the Feudal Lords family. He liked to show off and look for superiority.

However, Song Qianshu was disappointed. After hearing his words, Cheng Qing only nodded his head, indicating that he understood. He didn't show any superfluous reactions at all. Even the act of slowly sipping the tea without the slightest hesitation showed that there was not the slightest bit of emotion in his heart.

He did not see the surprise that he had expected. Although Song Qianshu was disappointed, he was not angry. He continued, "Brother Chen, what are your plans for the upcoming battle?"

Cheng Qing put down his wine cup and calmly said, "If what you said is true, and your Thirteenth Uncle became the military's yamen officer in Zhenyuan City, then I might not be able to get in and out of Zhenyuan City so easily."

Song Qianshu was startled. "What do you mean?"

Cheng Qing looked at him but didn't say anything.

Song Qianshu immediately came to his senses.

Because of the matter with Chen Qing, Qi Donglin suffered a loss at the hands of Song Qianshu and lost his right to be the new head official. He must hold a grudge because he could not easily get involved with the East Peak, and he could not let others find trouble with Song Qianshu openly either, so Cheng Qing would naturally become his target of venting his anger.

If there was a chance, Cheng Qing wouldn't mind sending out experts to surround and kill Cheng Qing. After all, Cheng Qing was just a commoner with no power or influence, so the Qi valve wouldn't have any qualms.

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