Movie: Get Alpha Dog at the start

Chapter 862 I Will Never Be a Dog
Fan Xian smiled bitterly when he heard this: "What can I do? His Majesty has even gone so far as to cancel the engagement in order to force me to go on this journey. I can only deal with it as it comes."

"Have you ever thought about why it has to be you?" Qin Hao guided.

"What was your father's attitude before you left Beijing?"

Fan Xian was stunned: "Of course my father is strongly opposed to it."

"Did His Majesty or Chen Pingping give you any special tasks?"

Fan Xian subconsciously looked at Sean, then winked at Qin Hao, and the two of them returned to the general's tent. Fan Xian then whispered.

"Sean knows the secret about the temple, and the dean asked me to get it out of him."

At this point, Fan Xian also reacted: "Sean has been locked up in the dungeon of the Inspection Institute for twenty years, and he has not revealed any secrets. Why do the Dean and His Majesty think he will tell me?"

"During this journey, has Sean's attitude towards you changed? Think about it carefully."

Fan Xian pondered for a long time, somewhat uncertain: "I remember one time, he mentioned Danzhou, and I said that I grew up in Danzhou. His expression seemed to change, but I didn't feel that his attitude towards me had changed."

"Who is Sean? He is a great evildoer from Northern Qi who was once as famous as Chen Pingping. He is very scheming and won't let you see through him easily." Qin Hao analyzed.

"If I'm not mistaken, Danzhou is a very special place for Sean. Either there is something very important to him, or there is someone very important to him there."

"Think carefully about what kind of person Sean is. In order to catch him, Chen Pingping became a cripple and had to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. But just for Yan Bingyun, he let him go so easily. Moreover, before letting him go, he didn't even destroy his martial arts. Isn't this letting a tiger go back to the mountain?"

"Perhaps, Chen Pingping had started planning this plan a long time ago, and you were already a part of it when you were very young."

After listening to Qin Hao's analysis, Fan Xian felt a moment of difficulty breathing. If it was really as Qin Hao said, then wouldn't his life have been controlled by others from the very beginning?
For a moment, Fan Xian felt that the world had suddenly turned into a huge chessboard, and he was just an insignificant chess piece. The people playing chess were Chen Pingping, who seemed to be very caring towards him, and Emperor Qing, who had been watching coldly.

It took Fan Xian a while to come back to his senses, and he felt his back was soaked with cold sweat.

"Why, are you scared?" Qin Hao patted Fan Xian's shoulder.

Fan Xian swallowed his saliva and smiled bitterly, "If this is true, then Chen Pingping is too scary, isn't he?"

"Chen Pingping is indeed terrifying, but don't forget whose will he is executing."

"Yes, everything is His Majesty's will, and Chen Pingping is just the executor."

Qin Hao approached Fan Xian and whispered, "If you don't want to be a chess piece, you must have the ability to play chess. This trip to Northern Qi is actually an opportunity for you and me."

"you mean"

Qin Hao poured Fan Xian a cup of hot water and said, "Northern Qi is now ruled by the Queen Mother. The young emperor is about to come of age. Once he gets married, he will be in power soon."

"When the mother is strong and the son is weak, there will inevitably be a power struggle. The young emperor of Northern Qi should be happy to have an additional ally."

Fan Xian pondered for a moment: "After all, I am from Qing and have no roots in Northern Qi. I am afraid that the young emperor of Northern Qi will look down on me."

"And me?"

Fan Xian's heart was shocked: "Old Qin, this is not a joke. If people knew about this, it would be a crime of treason."

Qin Hao simply stopped pretending and went straight to the point: "With my talent, what do you think my chances of becoming a Grandmaster are?"

"You and I are the same age. I am barely at the eighth rank now, and you are already at the peak of the ninth rank. If we were to ask who among the younger generation in the world has the best chance of becoming a grandmaster, it would definitely be you."

"Then do you think that my becoming a Grand Master is a good thing or a bad thing for His Majesty?"

Fan Xian frowned and thought: "Of course it's a good thing. If you advance to Grandmaster, then Qing will have three Grandmasters. Even if Dongyi City and Northern Qi join forces, they will not be a match for Qing. By then, it will be just a matter of time before Qing unifies the world."

"What happens after unifying the world?"

"You mean"

Fan Xian suddenly came to his senses. Although he had never seen the horror of a grandmaster, he had seen Wu Zhu's perversion. Wu Zhu's purpose in this trip to Northern Qi was to hold back the grandmaster Ku He. Being able to be on par with Wu Zhu showed how powerful the grandmaster was.

Once Qing Kingdom unifies the world in the future, the deterrent power of the Grand Master will be useless. On the contrary, it will become an unstable factor for Emperor Qing to consolidate his imperial power.

Confucians use literature to disrupt the law, and knights use force to break the ban. This has been the case since ancient times.

"Are you planning to keep the enemy at bay?"

Qin Hao shook his head: "It's just to leave a way out for myself."

"Those who practice martial arts can sacrifice their lives for their country, but they cannot serve as dogs for others."

Fan Xian agreed with what he said: "That's right. Although I don't have the same grand ambition as my mother to make everyone in the world like a dragon, I will never be a dog for others."

The Qing Kingdom delegation stayed in Qin Hao’s military camp for three days.

The imperial court issued an urgent decree, and Fan Xian had to bid farewell to his comfortable life and embark on the difficult journey north with the delegation.

Qin Hao personally led the army to escort Fan Xian and his party all the way to the border.

"After sending you thousands of miles away, we must finally say goodbye. Old Qin, wait for me to come back and we'll have a drink together." Fan Xian waved his hand heroically.

When Wang Qinian passed by Qin Hao, he said with a smile: "General Qin, we'll meet again. If I don't follow Master Fan anymore, I'll go to you."

Teng Zijing slapped the horse's butt in annoyance, and the horse carrying Wang Qinian ran away for a long distance.

"See you later." Qin Hao clasped his fists and bowed to Teng Zijing.

Teng Zijing also clasped his fists in return and rode his horse to catch up with Fan Xian.

Less than half an hour after Qin Hao led his troops back to the camp, the delegation's convoy was stopped.

There was only one person who stopped the convoy, and she was a woman, but no one dared to look down on her.

Haitang Duoduo held a dogtail grass in her mouth and sat on a stone by the roadside. She said to Fan Xian, "No one will help you this time, right?"

"Give Sean to me, I will only kill him to avoid hurting innocent people."

Fan Xian said helplessly, "So there is no room for negotiation?"

"You can't beat me."

"You'll have to fight to find out."

As Fan Xian spoke, he had already rushed towards Haitang Duoduo, intending to strike first, but a ninth-rank master was not just given his title for nothing. After less than ten moves, Fan Xian already showed signs of defeat.

Seeing that he was about to be defeated, Fan Xian took advantage of the time when Haitang Duoduo was knocked back by her axe and threw a medicine bottle at Haitang Duoduo's feet.

After the medicine bottle shattered, a red mist was emitted, but Haitang Duoduo didn't care.

"Don't you know that ninth-grade warriors are already immune to most poisons?"

"I know, but this is not poison."

"what is that?"

"It's an aphrodisiac."

Haitang Duoduo felt her blood rushing up, and her originally pure white face was now dotted with two red spots. The envoys from the Qing Kingdom burst into laughter upon seeing this.

"Just wait for me!" Haitang Duoduo stomped her feet, said something harsh, and left with gritted teeth.

After Haitang Duoduo left, Fan Xian finally let out a long sigh and called out to the delegation, "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and leave."

Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing teased Fan Xian, but Fan Xian didn't want to argue with them. If Haitang Duoduo reacted, he would not be able to resist.

After traveling all night, they were about to reach Shangjing, the capital of Northern Qi, when the Qing Kingdom delegation was stopped by a group of people.

This time, the one blocking the way was neither Haitang Duoduo nor Shangshan Hu, but Guo Baokun.

Unfortunately, these veterans of the Qing Kingdom hired by Guo Baokun were indeed first-rate heroes on the battlefield, but they were not as good as Fan Xian, an eighth-rank warrior.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, these old soldiers quickly ran away. But Guo Baokun was in a miserable state as Wang Qinian used his lightness skills to catch him like an eagle catching a chick.

Fan Xian didn't want to waste time on this, so he had no time to deal with Guo Baokun. He traveled all night and finally arrived at Shangjing City at noon the next day.

"Master Xiao Fan, is your aphrodisiac so effective? That Haitang Duoduo hasn't appeared for so many days?" Wang Qinian suddenly asked curiously.

Fan Xian rolled his eyes at him in annoyance: "How many times have I told you that what I gave her was not an aphrodisiac, I was lying to her."

"If it's not an aphrodisiac, why is the girl blushing like that? She dares to do it but not to take responsibility for it, what a beast." Teng Zijing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly added the knife.

Fan Xian had no way to defend himself. Well, he couldn't clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

"Now that Wang Qinian mentioned that, I suddenly remembered that not only Haitang Duoduo, but even Shangshan Hu has not appeared again. This may be suspicious."

In fact, Haitang Duoduo and Shangshan Hu were both secretly detained by Qin Hao.

After seeing off Fan Xian and his party that day, Qin Hao received a secret order from the Inspection Institute, asking him to secretly escort the Qing Kingdom delegation to Shangjing. This secret order was a bit weird. After all, Shangjing City was the capital of Northern Qi, with strict security and many experts. If he was not careful, he might not be able to come back.

Qin Hao guessed that this order was most likely issued by Emperor Qing, and this old bastard might want to use Ku He to kill him.

However, Qin Hao was not worried. After all, Ku He was now being restrained by Wu Zhu, and he should not be able to deal with Fan Xian before he left Northern Qi. As for Lang Tao and Hai Tang Duo Duo, the two of them together might not be his match.

Haitang Duoduo was quite straightforward. After seeing Qin Hao appear in the territory of Northern Qi, she immediately went back to report.

However, Uesugi Tora, after being stopped from rescuing Sean, almost fought with Qin Hao.

"Now that the Qing Kingdom delegation has arrived in Northern Qi, do you think Jinyiwei's pacification envoy Shen Zhong will allow you to rescue Sean so easily?" Qin Hao grabbed Uesugi Tiger's spear with his bare hands and said slowly.

Uesugi Tora's eyes turned red when he heard this: "If you hadn't interfered, I would have rescued my foster father long ago."

"You must have heard of the reputation of the Qing Kingdom Inspection Institute. What the Jinyiwei can do in Northern Qi, can't the Inspection Institute do it in Qing Kingdom? Even if it's not me, there will be other ninth-rank masters who will stop you from saving Sean. You and I are just pawns on the chessboard."

Seeing that Shangshan Hu was moved, Qin Hao let go of the spear in his hand and said seriously.

"In fact, it is not difficult to save your adoptive father. The difficult part is how to help your adoptive father make a comeback."

Shangshanhu snorted coldly, "It's not easy to make a comeback. The Queen Mother now trusts Jinyiwei's pacification envoy Shen Zhong. This man is cruel and ruthless, and he has always been wary of my adoptive father. If my adoptive father falls into his hands, I'm afraid he will be in danger. Otherwise, why would I risk crossing the border to save people in Qing Kingdom?"

"So, we have to work together to get rid of Shen Zhong. Not only will your adoptive father save his life, but if Shen Zhong dies, the Queen Mother will lose her confidant and will definitely use your adoptive father. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

"That's easy to say, but why don't you tell me how to get rid of Shen Zhong?"

Qin Hao smiled playfully: "You don't have to worry about this. I naturally have my own way. Why don't we make a gentleman's agreement? If I get rid of Shen Zhong, you and I will become an alliance. How about it?"

After a moment of hesitation, Shangshan Hu gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, if you can kill Shen Zhong and help my foster father make a comeback, I will stand with you."

"Then it's a deal?"

"It's a deal, but how can you ensure that Shen Zhong won't kill my adoptive father?"

Qin Hao said slowly, "Jinyiwei Shen Zhong seems to have great power in the court, but in fact, he is just doing the dirty work for the Queen Mother. Do you think the Queen Mother will trust him without reservation? In the eyes of the Queen Mother, Sean and Shen Zhong are the same, as long as they can work for her."

"Sean's life or death is not decided by Shen Zhong, but by the Queen Mother. Keeping Sean alive is just a warning to Shen Zhong."

When Uesugi Tora thought about it carefully, it seemed to be true.

"Okay, then I'll believe you for once."

After saying that, Uesugi Tora led his men away.

Qin Hao looked at Uesugi Tiger's back with a playful smile. All he had to do next was watch Fan Xian's performance and he would reap the benefits.

On the other hand, after Fan Xian arrived in Shangjing City, he was immediately given a show of force by Shen Zhong, who not only killed the nanny beside the Queen Mother, but also broke Sean's leg in public.

When entering the city, the people of Northern Qi lining the streets on both sides prepared a "luxurious gift bag of rotten vegetable leaves" for the Qing Kingdom delegation.

Fan Xian jumped onto the roof of the car to provoke him, thus dissolving the heavy conspiracy into nothingness.

However, Fan Xian soon found out that he had been tricked by Shen Zhong. After he handed Sean over to Shen Zhong, Shen Zhong had no intention of handing over Yan Bingyun. He even kept the delegation in Shangjing City on the pretext that the Queen Mother's birthday was approaching.

After a battle of wits and courage, Fan Xian successfully got in touch with the young emperor and began to plan to eliminate Shen Zhong.

After learning that Shen Zhong had tortured his adoptive father Sean, Uesugi Tora was extremely anxious. He happened to meet Fan Xian who was seeking cooperation. The two sides hit it off and decided to use force to rescue Sean in advance.

However, he fell into Shen Zhong's trap, which not only killed the only loyal subordinate in Shangjing City, but also gave Shen Zhong a legitimate reason to kill Sean.

Seeing that Sean had been beaten back by Lang Tao and his life was hanging by a thread, Qin Hao, who was hiding in the dark, took action.

"Who are you? When did such a master appear in Shangjing City?"