Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers-Chapter 386 - : Undercurrents
Chapter 386: Chapter 386: Undercurrents
Seeing this, Bai Qian had no choice but to leave, and the rest of the officials also left one after another, only the Great General Chen Tai remained standing still.
Han Linghe glanced indifferently at Chen Tai, who was kneeling.
“Lord Chen, you may rise. Everyone has left.”
While speaking, he meaningfully tugged at the corner of his lip.
“Even if you, Lord Chen, think it’s embarrassing, you still have to face others!”
Chen Tai knew the Emperor was signaling him and immediately wiped his cold sweat and stood up, but he continued standing still, apparently having something to say.
“Does Lord Chen have something to say?” Han Linghe, while fondling the beads in his hand, appeared as though his interest was piqued.
Noticing Han Linghe’s intention for him to speak, Chen Tai immediately bowed deeply.
“Your Majesty, Bai Qian is old and merely wishes to live his days in peace, having lost his ambition. Your Majesty should not be misled by him. If Zhao Xiyan isn’t eliminated, he will become a threat to us sooner or later!”
A profound and meaningful smile flickered across Han Linghe’s deep face.
“Lord Chen, we spent ten years studying the route to Beiyuan, but Zhao Xiyan could fly over our camp in a single night. With such disparity, how could we compete with him?”
Chen Tai was rendered speechless by the question and couldn’t utter a word for a long time.
Han Linghe saw his embarrassment and knew that Chen Tai indeed had no good solution.
—This man is nothing more than a brute. He is brave in battle, but incompetent in anything else.
Yet, he is undeniably loyal.
Han Linghe thought silently and waved his hand, signaling Chen Tai to leave.
The continuously dismissed Chen Tai stepped out of the great hall with a dark face, and his agitation flared up again.
He clenched his fists and smashed them against a granite railing nearby, violently venting his frustration.
“Zhao Xiyan, you just wait, I’ll skin you alive one day.”
Inside the hall, Han Linghe was twisting his eyebrows, ceaselessly fondling the bead in his hand.
In the empty hall, a man in black suddenly came around from behind a pillar, bending his body in a bow.
“Your Majesty.”
Han Linghe didn’t look up, his deep eyes fixed on the bead he held, lost in thought.
“Shengong Uncle, did you hear everything?”
Shengong bowed his head slightly, “I heard.”
“What do you think, Shengong Uncle?”
“Your Majesty, the recent visit to Longnan County Government has truly concerned me. Our plans might have to be delayed until we can find a way to counter Zhao Xiyan.”
Han Linghe narrowed his eyes and gripped the bead in his hand tighter.
“Did you really see that iron contraption with your own eyes?”
Shengong looked around before stepping closer.
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“Yes, Your Majesty. It was already dark that day when I was trying to find a way into the city. Suddenly, I heard a strange noise. Following it, I saw a huge bird descend from the sky and land in a field. After Zhao Xiyan came down and left, I went closer to examine, and it scared me. That object was bizarrely hard, resounding with a loud clang when knocked, and incredibly sturdy… Most peculiar was the transparent material that allowed one to see inside…”
Han Linghe listened quietly, his eyes narrowed.
In fact, he had heard this account more than once.
Yet, each time he found it utterly fascinating.
Since he officially took control at the age of eighteen, nearly ten years had passed, and he had never heard of such a strange thing before.
Moreover, this curiosity clearly threatened his great ambition of unifying the four kingdoms.
He, of course, knew that just as the iron bird could land outside Longnan County Government, it could also reach the soil of his Nanyue Kingdom.
Every time he thought about it, he wished he could immediately dispatch troops against Zhao Xiyan to see what else he was capable of.
But having been Emperor for so many years, he excelled in patience and waiting for the right moment.
He was silent for a while, then started fidgeting with the bead in his hand again.
“Shengong Uncle, I hear that the son of the Lin Changye of Beiyuan is your grandson?”
Upon hearing this, Shengong immediately knelt down, his white hair and beard quivering slightly.
“It was all my incompetent daughter who caused this trouble. Please, Your Majesty, show mercy,”
Han Linghe glanced down and slightly curved the corner of his lips.
“But this is a good thing, why should you ask for mercy, Uncle Shen?”
Seeing Uncle Shen hanging his head in silence, Han Linghe didn’t stop but continued to speak methodically.
“I have also heard that after Lin Changye was seriously injured, your fine grandson took control of Feidao Camp. He’s well-informed. Perhaps he can find out about Zhao Xiyan’s affairs?”
Uncle Shen’s white beard twitched.
“Your Majesty, I haven’t been in touch with them for a while,”
“No matter, it will be good to get in touch later on,”
Han Linghe smiled faintly, his fingers tightening suddenly causing a soft crack as the originally translucent beads turned into several pieces.
Uncle Shen’s brows furrowed.
This was a habit Han Linghe always followed after making a decision.
The young Emperor might appear calm and composed, but he was actually very shrewd and ruthless.
He had a habit, when he was thinking or about to make a decision, he would hold a bead in his hand, and once the decision was made, he would crush the bead.
Now, it was clear he intended to confront Zhao Xiyan to the very end.
As he was thinking, he heard Han Linghe’s compelling voice.
“Uncle Shen, now that spring has brought warm flowers, it is a good time to visit relatives and friends. Why not go see your fine grandson?”
Uncle Shen’s eyes and brows twitched, and he immediately bowed deeply.
“I obey the order!”
Han Linghe spoke nicely, but Uncle Shen knew that the young Emperor wanted to use his strength and Lin An’s status among the notorious figures to serve him.
But as a subject, he could never oppose the monarch’s words.
That very night, Uncle Shen took eight Longting Guards and left the Nanyue Capital, traveling by sea route towards the Longnan County Government.
At this moment, the Longnan County Government was immersed in a spirit of exhilaration.
Due to a large influx of refugees, roads were being constructed everywhere in Longnan County Government, along with water conservation works.
In just a month, roads had extended to all the major towns of Longnan County Government.
The effects were obvious.
First, it addressed the surplus of labor force; second, the people earned wages, and with money in their hands, they could settle in Longnan and continue their lives.
The citizens were very satisfied, always mentioning how capable Zhao Xiyan was, and how benevolent and considerate Qi Yue was toward the people.
“Our citizens of Longnan County Government are blessed, from now on good days are ahead!”
“Indeed, I heard that people from the Capital City are all flocking to our Longnan!”
“That’s nothing, the main thing is about us. Didn’t Miss Qi say that she wants to recruit a lot of children as medical apprentices to learn medical arts?”
“I heard that for those who perform well, Miss Qi will personally teach the medical arts!”
“That’s just great, I won’t talk to you guys anymore, I’ve got to go home and clean my kids up, I’m registering my two boys tomorrow…”
“….”
The citizens naturally did not know.
Underneath this bustling facade, an undercurrent was already surging.
Messengers from Western Chu and Uncle Shen’s departure from Nanyue Capital were reported successively, with Qi Yue and Zhao Xiyan already prepared to respond.
That day, after supper, the couple was strolling along the pond corridor, making conversation on the move.
“Husband, do you mean Uncle Shen suddenly left Western Chu Capital targeting us?”
“More or less, according to his route, he is headed towards Nanling.”
“Could he already know about us handling Lin An…”
“I have already ordered the news to be sealed off, he shouldn’t know.”
“Let’s hope.”
