Chapter 787 - 661: Assassin at the Border
As soon as the words fell, Qin An slightly furrowed his brows, then rose to his feet and went to the door, opening it.
He knew who the voice outside belonged to, it was the personal eunuch who stayed beside Emperor Xuanwu, an old eunuch whose strength was not weaker than that of the upper echelons of the Daqian Kingdom.
Qin An just didn’t know why the other party came to see him at this moment, and what urgent matter there might be.
After the door was opened, the old eunuch was standing outside, hands tucked into his sleeves, looking calm, yet there was a touch of barely concealed anxiety in that calm expression.
Qin An turned his body to the side, raised his hand in a welcoming gesture, and said with a fist salute: "Please come in and speak."
Although he didn’t know what had happened, Qin An didn’t want to waste time either, he wanted the eunuch to come in quickly to see what was going on.
The old eunuch didn’t hesitate and quickly stepped into the room.
As soon as he entered, Qin An closed the door with a reverse hand.
At this moment, the old eunuch began to speak slowly, his voice sharp like a saw.
"You should already know about the remnants of the former dynasty, Mr. Qin. Now they have established a nation, the country name is Great Zhou Country."
"It is also the name of the former dynasty, and what’s more, they have a pile of Demon Pseudo-Gods at their command. Now, many martial world forces are quietly aligning with them, all because they have the Celestial Demon General Envoy backing them."
Upon these words, the room fell silent; a pin drop could be heard.
Qin An showed a look of surprise, rubbed his chin, and said: "The Celestial Demon General Envoy supports them, which has its benefits, but why would they so readily agree?"
"Moreover, to establish a nation, isn’t this pushing themselves into an obvious position, asking for death?"
The remnants of the former dynasty were originally hidden in the shadows; even if Emperor Xuanwu wanted to deal with them, it would have been quite difficult. However, when they moved from the shadows to the light, everything changed.
Emperor Xuanwu dealing with them should be quite straightforward.
Qin An found this matter somewhat puzzling.
By doing this, aren’t they afraid that Emperor Xuanwu would directly send troops to exterminate these remnants of the former dynasty?
Not to mention any help from Demon Pseudo-Gods; if the Daqian Kingdom really intends to destroy them, let alone that group of Demon Pseudo-Gods, even more wouldn’t survive."
The old eunuch slightly shook his head: "Mr. Qin is unaware; recently, the betrayers from the Forbidden Area have also started stirring up trouble, causing madness inside the Forbidden Area to slow down the Evil Extermination Bureau’s progress."
"The Evil Extermination Bureau even had to pull forces from outside to balance the Forbidden Area, so now Your Majesty has had little time to spare, and it’s difficult to manage that group of former dynasty remnants."
Upon hearing this, Qin An nodded and said: "So that’s it, a clever move to draw from the bottom of the cauldron."
He’s not a fool. With a bit of analysis, he understood their intention.
The Forbidden Area serves as a pawn, pulling much of the Daqian Kingdom’s effort into it.
Even if Emperor Xuanwu wanted to deal with those remnants of the former dynasty, he’s stretched thin.
The other party had calculated very well.
The old eunuch nodded and said: "What Mr. Qin says is correct. The other party calculated exactly this, which is why His Majesty specifically called me here, to ask Mr. Qin to act."
"Mr. Qin might also be puzzled. This is a mission from His Majesty for Mr. Qin, and even I do not know what it is, so Mr. Qin need not ask me."
Qin An touched his chin, accepted the secret letter from the old eunuch’s hand, and raised it for a moment to inspect.
The letter was sealed with fine sealing wax, and within the wax, energy was surging, acting as the lock keeping the letter sealed.
If others try to open it, the energy would make the letter disintegrate.
This energy, however, was very familiar to Qin An. He only had to swipe his hand, and the wax and energy vanished.
The old eunuch turned to the door: "Mr. Qin, please look at it yourself; I must return to His Majesty’s side, as the current situation requires me to ensure His Majesty’s safety."
Qin An understood; the old eunuch appeared to be a personal eunuch but was also one of the forces protecting Emperor Xuanwu.
He didn’t keep the old eunuch; allowing him to leave, Qin An then closed the door behind him and returned to his chair.
Qin An didn’t hesitate. After opening the letter, he read it carefully.
When he finished reading it, his brows furrowed tightly.
"To the military camp? Why would they send me to the military camp?"
The letter was simple, instructing Qin An to go to the military camp south of the Great Qian Duke as soon as he read the letter.
There, the Crown Prince and Marshal Liu were stationed, and his role was straightforward: to oversee the battle in his current special capacity.
Qin An found it somewhat puzzling.
If he went alone, how could he stir up any trouble?
He felt there were other matters involved, but couldn’t quite work it out.
But since the Emperor requested he go in this special capacity, he didn’t hesitate at all.
The letter suddenly turned to ash.
Qin An thought for a moment, then headed towards the Confidential Library.
Since he was going to the southern border and facing the Crown Prince along with Marshal Liu, whom he had just offended, Qin An naturally needed to make full preparations.
He planned to exchange for some demon treasures first.
A short while ago, when upgrading his Scholar Profession, he had spent nearly twenty demon treasures; now, although he had only eighty left, it still wasn’t enough if real danger arose.
He decided to use all his merits for exchanges.
Soon, Qin An emerged from the Confidential Library.