615 True Intent

Zhou Zheng’s words made his subordinate immediately sigh. He also knew that he had committed a big taboo. In Zhou Zheng’s eyes, General Long Qie was the greatest monarch in the Yuan Wei territory since ancient times.

On the contrary, the Qing emperor was just a thief who stole their land!

“Then how do we deal with Ning Caichen? The arrival of this guy has added a lot of trouble for us… Should we directly take the fake Dragon Sword from his hand and then…”

The subordinate made a throat-slicing gesture, and Zhou Zheng could not help but shake his head.

“Why do you want to kill him?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know, and you still want to kill him? Are you an idiot?”

Zhou Zheng was rendered speechless. He could not even give him a reason. How could he have such a stupid person under him?

“Ning Caichen has a lot of connections. In the Feather Kingdom, he is the successor of a cultivation holy land called the Flowerfruit Mountain. According to the investigations of all the factions, they have not found out where the Flowerfruit Mountain is or what kind of faction it is. So, before we have complete information about him, don’t make a move. Do you understand?”

Hearing this, the subordinate immediately nodded and agreed. Zhou Zheng shook his head helplessly. His subordinates were still somewhat stupid and immature.

“By the way, was Ning Caichen invited to the banquet tonight?”

“Yes. Master Lu has always said that Ning Caichen is extremely talented. If he can be used by us, he will definitely be a great help. But if he can’t be used by us and falls into the Battle Marquis Mansion’s hands, he will only be a huge threat to us.”

The subordinate honestly told him everything. It was because of these words that he wanted to kill Ning Caichen.

Zhou Zheng also understood this and frowned slightly.

“What Master Lu said has never been wrong. If he said something like this, it’s enough to show that there’s a big problem with Ning Caichen being here. But I’m curious, what kind of talent does Ning Caichen have? There are only two things that he can do to intimidate me. First, he has the Dragon Sword. He would definitely be welcomed by any of the Dragon Marquis Manor, Battle Marquis Manor, or the Qing royal family with that. But aside from that, at most, he has a mysterious background that makes me fear him. Other than that, what else can he do?”

“What do you mean? There are countless geniuses in this world, and there are also many prodigies. Just talent alone is not enough to convince me.”

Zhou Zheng thought for a long time, but he still could not figure out what was going on. He just waved his hand and said, “Go and make your preparations. The banquet is about to begin, and everyone should be here. This banquet is an important step for the guests to enter the Dragon Marquis Kingdom and meet the marquis, as well as for the Dragon Marquis Kingdom to find countless talents.”

Hearing this, the subordinate’s body immediately trembled. He nodded and said, “Understood!”

He immediately went down to make arrangements.

Zhou Zheng returned to his seat and rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. He said helplessly, “Right now, all the forces are watching Dragon’s Gate Town and the Dragon Marquis Kingdom. If I don’t arrange the banquet properly and someone provokes us, then the establishment of the Dragon Marquis Kingdom will be a joke! At that time, the marquis and his manor would need to rely on the Qing royal family. Once that happens, the entire kingdom will be in a terrible predicament!”

This was a contradiction.

Although the Dragon Marquis Kingdom was conferred by the Qing royal family, the Long family only wanted a title. They wanted autonomy in other aspects, especially resources. They were not willing to be restricted by the Qing royal family.

Tonight’s banquet was the first step to displaying the Dragon Marquis Kingdom’s power. If this step went wrong, there would be no follow-up. The Dragon Marquis Kingdom would become a joke, and they could only rely on the Qing royal family to maintain their rule.

However, this went against the views of the Dragon Marquis Kingdom’s higher-ups. They wanted to develop and prepare for a future war with the Qing royal family.

The Dragon’s Gate Banquet was held as usual.

The princess stared at the bustling scene and all kinds of guests. A fierce look flashed in her eyes.

“Your Highness, our plan has failed. Zhou Zheng is so bold and brazen. He publicly disobeyed your orders. He should be executed!” a female guard said sternly, wishing she could take down Zhou Zheng right now.

However, Zhou Zheng was a genuine cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. No matter how bold they were, they did not dare to kill a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Realm.

The princess was undoubtedly the most exasperated one. She took a deep look at the Dragon’s Gate Banquet’s main venue in the distance and said coldly, “We’ll first capture Ning Caichen. Someone has already spread the word that he has the fake Dragon Sword. Next, we just need to defeat Ning Caichen and make use of this matter to make a big fuss. Zhou Zheng will be ashamed, and the prestige of the Dragon Marquis Kingdom will plummet. Once they beg us to take a step back, they will fall into our trap… Hehe, I want to see how tough Zhou Zheng is. How dare he ridicule me?”

The princess hated him. If it was not for the fact that the other party was powerful and that the Qingmiao Kingdom’s goal was not to completely suppress the Dragon Marquis Kingdom, the princess would have arranged for people to get rid of Zhou Zheng or even destroy Dragon’s Gate Town.

“It’s a pity that Dragon’s Gate is too powerful. Father and the others have a clear target, which is this group of people. We must think of all ways to capture Ning Caichen and establish a connection with the Dragon Marquis Kingdom. Only then can we humiliate the Dragon Marquis Kingdom.”

“Yes!”

Soon, many figures flew out. Their goal was clear. They wanted to capture Ning Caichen.

At this moment, Jiang Ming had also received the news. It was Liu Sheng who had informed him.

“Are you saying that the princess of the Qingmiao Kingdom wants to deal with me because of her lover, Liu Changqing of the Divine Eye Sect?”

The corner of Jiang Ming’s mouth twitched. What kind of nonsense was this? She wanted to deal with him just because of Liu Changqing?

Was this princess a love-struck fool?

They did not know that he was the founder of the Flowerfruit Sect, and even the Cultivation Alliance had chosen to give up on capturing him!

“No! There are other reasons for this!”

Jiang Ming instinctively spoke. Liu Sheng nodded and said seriously, “There is indeed another reason. They want to take you down and make a big fuss about it, making everyone think that the Dragon’s Gate Town and the Dragon Marquis Kingdom are inferior to the Qingmiao Kingdom. Once this is done, the status of the Qingmiao Kingdom will rise sharply, and it will very likely become the eighth-largest kingdom!”