Imperial Cultivation

Chu Zhiyuan had been hidden in the shadows, watching how Ding Shaoqiang acted.

Seeing that Ding Shaoqiang wanted to take down the mine in one fell swoop, he couldn't help but sigh.

Ding Shaoqiang's actions were too hasty, directly poking the hornet's nest by sealing off the mine first and then trying to catch the people.

Little did he know that this was like striking the grass to scare away the snake, and in the end, he might not catch anything.

This was a completely different style of doing things from his own, a simple and crude style from the military.

Such a simple and crude approach would likely lead to endless troubles, and the matter of the mine would be difficult to sort out.

Those who dared to mine iron ore privately were by no means ordinary people, and they must have prepared all kinds of tight shells.

Like a cicada shedding its skin, again and again, it would be difficult to catch them.

Such a direct approach would almost certainly lead to their escape.

This was no different from simply sealing off the iron mine, as if forgiving their past offenses.

This action would indeed not cause any major waves, and the officialdom would remain calm.

In Wanghai City's Tianshui Pavilion, Chu Zhiyuan and Meng Canglan sat in a room, looking out at the ships on the sea.

One after another, small boats or large ships sailed on the sea, scattered like stars.

Meng Canglan, dressed in a碧 green silk dress, coupled with her gentle and watery beauty, was a feast for the eyes.

Chu Zhiyuan said calmly, "Miss Meng, regarding the Yanhang Mountain iron mine, your sect can't be completely unaware, can it?"

Meng Canglan gently put down her teacup, her bright eyes flashing as she looked at him intently, "Your Highness, this matter involves too much, it's best not to get involved."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "So, your sect is not involved in it?"

"Even if the sect is confused, it wouldn't be so foolish as to get involved in such a thing."

"Your sect is not confused, but sometimes some disciples inevitably mess around for the sake of merit, blinded by greed," Chu Zhiyuan said.

"...Senior Brother Huang did have this idea at first, but it was rejected by the elders in the sect."

"Who exactly is the owner of this iron mine?"

"Does Your Highness really want to get involved?" Meng Canglan asked with a pleading expression, "Let's just forget about it."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "Now that things have come to this, can I still stay out of it?"

Coming to the Eastern Territory, if he only wiped out the Daliu Camp, it would be equivalent to a wasted trip.

This was definitely not the Emperor's intention.

Regardless of how the iron mine in Yanhang Mountain was handled, at least the person behind it had to be found.

Otherwise, if the Emperor asked and he knew nothing, then he would become a fool.

"There's more than one party involved."

Meng Canglan really didn't want to say it.

Once this matter was uncovered, it would stir up the Eastern Territory into a mess.

Once the imperial court strengthened its control over the Eastern Territory, the Wuyou Sect's room for maneuver would be reduced, which would be detrimental to the Wuyou Sect's interests.

"Is there a Duke's mansion involved?"

"A Count's mansion or a Marquis's mansion?"

"What about the City Lord?"

"What about the General's mansion?"

"Your Highness—" Meng Canglan complained.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Alright, then what about the Flying Bird Camp? Dali is really bold."

He already knew roughly what was going on.

There was no Duke's mansion, but there was a Count's mansion or a Marquis's mansion, and there was also the City Lord's mansion, and even the General's mansion.

This shocked him.

"Dali is extremely daring, they will definitely retaliate," Meng Canglan breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Highness must also be careful for your safety."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

Dali had already used the Netherworld Secret Guards to deal with him, so naturally they dared to assassinate him.

He continued, "The Daliu Camp incident, was it not provoked by your sect?"

Meng Canglan quickly said, "There are indeed sect disciples in the camp, but it really has nothing to do with our sect, it was the evil sect's demons who were instigating it."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and remained noncommittal.

Meng Canglan said, "The sect disciples should have reacted in time to stop it, but unfortunately, the opportunity was missed."

Chu Zhiyuan said indifferently, "Plucking chestnuts from the fire, only in chaos can the greatest benefits be extracted, right?"

He only believed half of what Meng Canglan said.

With the Wuyou Sect's power in the Eastern Territory, it would not be difficult to control the Daliu Camp.

The reason why the Daliu Camp was allowed to go out of control and rebel was that even if they didn't directly instigate it, they must have turned a blind eye and pretended to be deaf and mute, and then went with the flow.

They pushed away the responsibility and were able to benefit from it.

Meng Canglan quickly said, "Your Highness, the disciples in the Daliu Camp are considered to be the lowest of the low in the sect, they are very unsuccessful,

and they are not clever enough in their actions, that's why this happened."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "If the Daliu Camp rebels and Ji Hai Town is in chaos, it will be invaded by Dali. At that time, what will the Wuyou Sect do?"

"This—" Meng Canglan said, "We can only fight the enemy with all our might."

"There are also Wuyou Sect disciples lurking among Dali's elites, right?" Chu Zhiyuan said, "They can exchange information with each other, thereby helping the other side to establish meritorious service."

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly smiled, "This is playing both sides."

"Your Highness!" Meng Canglan's expression changed drastically.

These were words that pierced the heart.

Meng Canglan lowered her beautiful face and said dissatisfiedly, "Your Highness should be careful with your words,", "This kind of speculation about the sect is really disheartening."

"My speculation is probably still too light," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "Your sect manipulates current events like chess pieces, and regards the people as grass, that is what is disheartening."

Meng Canglan sighed, "Your Highness has really misunderstood, this matter is definitely not like that."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Then let's quell the rebellion in Daliu Camp first."

"What does Your Highness want to do?" Meng Canglan asked.

She sighed inwardly.

This was forcing the Wuyou Sect to help the Phoenix Camp and quickly wipe out the Daliu Camp.

The Daliu Camp was now hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, and even martial arts masters could do nothing about it.

The mountains in the Eastern Territory were not just one or ten, but continuous mountain ranges.

Once it snowed heavily, everything would be covered, and there would be no trace of them. How could anyone find them?

Even if a Grandmaster was dispatched, it would be useless.

The mountains were too deep and too far, exceeding the sensing range of a Grandmaster.

Even a genius like Your Highness would find it extremely difficult to find the Daliu Camp.

No matter how powerful the Phoenix Camp was, it couldn't be used if it couldn't find the Daliu Camp.

Therefore, they could only force the Wuyou Sect.

She had said at the beginning that she would take the initiative to help Chu Zhiyuan to clear her suspicion.

But the elders opposed it, and now things had reached this point, where they were being forced to help.

These elders still underestimated Your Highness too much.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Where is the Daliu Camp now?"

Meng Canglan said softly, "The Daliu Camp is located in the mountains one hundred miles south of Yanhang Mountain."

"They are indeed near Yanhang Mountain," Chu Zhiyuan said, "Be more precise."

He then said, "It seems that there are also experts in the Daliu Camp, are they trying to use Yanhang Mountain to divert the imperial court's attention?"

Meng Canglan said helplessly, "It may also be a coincidence, there is an Eagle Beak Cliff one hundred miles south, they should be there."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "They will keep changing places, right?"

Meng Canglan said, "They have changed places three times already, this time they just arrived at Eagle Beak Cliff."

As she spoke, she took out a map from her sleeve and handed it to Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Your sect is really resourceful, knowing what I want."

There were still experts in the Wuyou Sect, possibly some who specialized in analyzing his style of doing things.

They had anticipated that he would force the Wuyou Sect to ask for the location of the Daliu Camp, so they had made preparations.

This was also a form of invisible demonstration, reminding him to be careful and not to go too far.

Chu Zhiyuan took it and glanced at it, looking thoughtful, and looked at the direction marked on the map.

It was one of the dangerous places.