Chapter 540: Chapter 173 The Funeral Begins, Nan Batian Full of Confidence (Please Subscribe)_3

“And have you noticed his route?”

“Departing from West City, circling half the city, exiting from the East Gate, then entering Qingshan Pass. What lies beyond Qingshan Pass?”

Tang Ziyue asked Nan Batian, who upon hearing this, was startled and said, “Xiantao Village, Xiantao Village Ferry?”

On hearing this, Tang Ziyue nodded viciously, “These arms can be directly transported to Xiantao Ferry, and then they can be carried away north along the Mianshui River. Moreover, the Xiantao Ferry is the lair of the White Tiger Hall. Gang Leader, please take a look at this!”

Tang Ziyue handed Nan Batian a piece of paper. Nan Batian looked at it and frowned, “What is this?”

Tang Ziyue said, “The shipping movements at Xiantao Ferry these days, which have doubled from the usual. Even though their schedules are very secretive, they can’t hide it from me. They’ve doubled the ships!”

Upon hearing this, Nan Batian exclaimed, “What an intricate plan! Use a coffin as a cover, transport the arms to Qingshan Pass, then take a boat from Xiantao Ferry and head north.”

“Chen Jiusi is really cunning!”

Nan Batian felt that this was almost certainly the case and the plan was very meticulous. If it had not been for Tang Ziyue’s revelation, he would never have dreamed that Chen Jie would think to use coffins to transport arms.

He would never think that Chen Jie would use such a grand funeral as a pretext for planning such a major operation. He would only think that the purpose of Chen Jie’s grand funeral was to humiliate him, yes, to humiliate him.

Although Chen Jiusi was not directly killed by himself, the twenty-eight deaths were also inextricably linked to him, one might say he was indirectly responsible. Chen Jie holding such a large funeral, making it such a bustling affair, Nan Batian instinctively felt that it was to shame him.

But who could have thought he would “mend the pen after the sheep are lost,” executing a ruse so cunningly?

On the surface, a funeral was being held, but secretly the twenty-eight coffins were being used to smuggle arms out of the city, deceiving heaven and crossing the sea. On further thought, that day, everyone’s attention was captured by the twenty-eight extraordinary nanmu coffins, watching them parade through the streets, before being boldly carried out of the city.

If this plan were successful, Chen Jiusi would be immensely pleased with himself for having deceived the entire Mianshui County. He played both himself and Lord Yelu for fools!

Despicable!

So devious, he had almost fallen into his trap. Fortunately, he had Ziyue as a strategist who saw through his vile schemes, preventing them from coming to fruition.

Moreover, this was also an opportunity for him. Chen Jiusi was tricky to deal with!

He was deeply associated with Yelu, and if he wanted to take action against Chen Jiusi, Yelu would come to interfere.

But if he handled this matter well, Chen Jiusi was as good as dead, colluding with the Zoroastrian Sect devils–just on this point, how many heads would Chen Jiusi have enough to be chopped off?

Furthermore, Yelu could tolerate a lot, but collusion with the Zoroastrian Sect was something he absolutely would not.

In the end, Chen Jiusi would be utterly discredited, and he himself could easily kill him to quell the hatred in his heart!

Thinking of this, Nan Batian looked at Tang Ziyue and said, “Ziyue, what if I go now to Darugachi Mansion to expose Chen Jiusi?”

Tang Ziyue replied, “You could, but Darugachi may not necessarily believe it.”

“Hmm?”

Nan Batian looked at Tang Ziyue quizzically. Tang Ziyue explained, “Our thoughts just now are conjectural, and Chen Jiusi is a person highly valued by Lord Yelu. Without concrete evidence, Lord Yelu will not agree to act against Chen Jiusi, so exposing him now is no different from doing it in three days’ time.”

Upon hearing this, Nan Batian narrowed his eyes and said, “I understand. We’ll catch the thief with his hands dirty, catch the adulterer in bed!”

“Exactly,” said Tang Ziyue.

Nan Batian spoke, “But I can’t help but want to report to Darugachi. Do you think it would alarm the enemy?”

Tang Ziyue replied, “Gang Leader, you worry too much. Although it’s speculative, our reasoning is seamless. Lord Yelu wants the Zoroastrian Sect villains and the arms, so he won’t alarm the enemy; he will just observe from the sidelines. When the time comes, Gang Leader, catch them red-handed, just as Lord Yelu would prefer.”

“Good, in that case, I shall go to Yelu Mansion. This time, Chen Jiusi must be discredited and left with no place to bury his body. Only then can I relieve the hatred in my heart!”

After that, Nan Batian immediately ordered his men to prepare a fast horse and went to report to Yelu Mansion.

Watching Nan Batian hurry away, Tang Ziyue tidied up the ledger he had given to Nan Batian, his eyes full of provocative gaze. Chen Jiusi, our war has begun again.

That’s right, the last time, he had a face-off with Chen Jie in the woods, and Chen Jiusi saw right through him.

Even his plans were exposed on the spot by Chen Jiusi, which deeply affected him.

As a strategist, he loved to engage in battles of wits. Outsmarting his opponent intellectually always gave him an indescribable thrill–seeing the enemy crumble before his intellect was a pleasure that martial power could never provide.

He always believed in the concept that the brain controls the limbs.

Despite Nan Batian appearing invincible and the foremost authority in Mianshui, many of his policies were actually designed by Tang Ziyue. Tang Ziyue was indispensable in planning.

Tang Ziyue was his brain trust.

And Tang Ziyue had always thought that he was the one directing Nan Batian.

He was the top brain trust in Mianshui, and when it came to intellect, he feared no one.

But last time, he had been thoroughly schooled by Chen Jiusi. His machinations at Xiantao Ferry had almost been flawless, but were stripped bare by Chen Jie, leaving everything exposed.