Chapter 340: Arranging in Advance

Chapter 340: Chapter 340: Arranging in Advance

Damn it!

Blood rushed to Yuan Shanhe’s head. "It must be... It must be Qin Tianxuan! That bastard!"

He spun around to leave.

WHOOSH. Sheets of paper fluttered down from the top of the tombstone.

Yuan Shanhe froze, then pointed. "Pick those up and show them to me!"

His subordinate scrambled to pick them up.

Yuan Shanhe took a closer look and shuddered violently.

It was all evidence of the illicit business he’d conducted with Song Hongjun!

This was all incriminating evidence.

More documents rained down, blanketing the ground in a layer of paper.

At least three hundred pieces of evidence!

Just then, Qin Tianxuan emerged from the Great Buddha Temple, walking forward step by step. "Yuan Shanhe, you are the Vice Governor of Shangdu. Out of respect for your position, I will deal with you according to the Battle Department’s laws. All of your crimes are laid out here. Do you have anything to say?"

Yuan Shanhe kept backing away. "You can’t! You don’t have the authority! Even if you were still the Northern Domain Night Emperor, you couldn’t touch me!"

He roared, "I’ll go straight to the Imperial Capital and turn myself in! Someone there will help me! Qin Tianxuan, your days are numbered!"

His bodyguards and secretary nervously formed a protective circle around him.

Qin Tianxuan watched indifferently, then raised his hand slightly. "For defying the laws of the Battle Department, everyone here is guilty. Eliminate them!"

Figures flickered as Wutian appeared with the Personal Guard. Without a word, they charged forward, knocking the men to the ground one by one before dragging them away.

Soon, only Yuan Shanhe remained.

Trembling, Yuan Shanhe fumbled for his phone.

BANG! His phone was sent flying into the air.

Qin Tianxuan loomed over him. "I’ve already picked out a spot for you. The feng shui here is perfect! I even had a tombstone erected for you—it’s made of top-grade Blue Moon Granite! Aren’t I good to you? Hmm?"

His words were chilling to the bone.

Yuan Shanhe’s legs trembled as his eyes darted around frantically.

"You... you can’t touch me! If you do, you’ll be punished too!" It was the only thing he could say.

A savage glint entered Qin Tianxuan’s eyes. "Come on, let’s just see about that!"

THUD. Yuan Shanhe dropped to his knees. He knew better than anyone what Qin Tianxuan was capable of.

"B-Boss Qin... Night Emperor, sir, please listen to me! I have important intel! That Qin Zhan Jun tricked you into coming here and mobilized troops from the Northern Domain for a ’drill.’ It’s all to frame you for treason! They’ve been planning this for over six months! If you spare me, I’ll testify..."

THUMP!

Qin Tianxuan slammed a palm onto the crown of his head.

Yuan Shanhe’s body swayed before toppling directly into the earthen pit below the tombstone.

Without a second glance, Qin Tianxuan took out his phone and connected a call to Huang Tian of the Dragon Platform Phoenix Hall.

"Uncle Huang, I’ve taken care of Yuan Shanhe in Shangdu. I’m just letting you know to save you the trouble. This was revenge for Brother Shaohua, and for the innocent members of the Chen Family."

The Dragon Platform Phoenix Hall was the highest body responsible for supervisory affairs, especially concerning retired high-ranking personnel like Qin Tianxuan.

Hearing Qin Tianxuan’s words, Huang Tian gave a bitter laugh. "No matter how much of a waste Yuan Shanhe was, he was still a son-in-law of the Daqin Royal Family and a high-level official in Shangdu. You dealt with him just for a single subordinate. Was it worth it?"

Qin Tianxuan said flatly, "I always do what I say I’m going to do."

Huang Tian fell silent for a moment before sighing. "In the past, you had military merits—unparalleled merits, at that. So no matter how recklessly you behaved, the Imperial Capital would turn a blind eye. But now you’re just an ordinary person... Never mind. I’ll take care of things on the Imperial Capital’s end for you. However, I still have to dispatch a Captain from the Dragon Platform Phoenix Hall to Shangdu to handle you personally!"

Qin Tianxuan knew this was the greatest concession Huang Tian could offer.

He replied with sincerity, "I am willing to accept punishment, but it can only be administered by someone from the Dragon Platform Phoenix Hall. As for anyone else... I can’t guarantee the outcome."

Speaking of which, he recalled Yuan Shanhe’s last words and decided to ask Huang Tian about it.

Huang Tian scoffed when he heard. "To think they’d resort to such a low-handed tactic. The Daqin Royal Family is treating this like a child’s game, aren’t they?"

Qin Tianxuan considered it. ’It’s not entirely without merit,’ he thought. "If they execute this plan well, I could really be branded a traitor. Then Qin Zhan Jun could make a grand appearance, eliminate me, and become the top figure in the Da Xia Battle Department."

Huang Tian was dismissive. "Impossible! No one can frame you unless all the bigwigs in the Imperial Capital have become idiots. Besides, no one would believe it!"

Qin Tianxuan smiled. "But we’re in Shangdu. There’s plenty of room for manipulation behind the scenes here. For instance, there are many powers that don’t answer to the Battle Department or the Imperial Capital. I’ve already heard the name ’Martial Arts Alliance’ more than once."

Huang Tian was taken aback. "The Martial Arts Alliance? The legendary Martial God? I heard that title back when I was young. What in the world is Qin Zhan Jun plotting?"

Qin Tianxuan pondered for a moment before answering, "He’s consolidating the Jianghu forces in Shangdu under the banner of the Martial Arts Alliance, and he plans to use them as cannon fodder in a scheme against me. The only thing I can’t figure out is his connection to the legendary Martial God."

Huang Tian went silent on the other end, then lowered his voice. "Even if that Martial God is still alive, he’d have to be at least eighty years old. All I know is that he was already a renowned figure forty years ago."

Qin Tianxuan chatted with Huang Tian for a while longer, then turned and gave an order. "Summon Venerable Yuan of the Intelligence Hall!"

Venerable Yuan appeared moments later.

Qin Tianxuan mulled it over. "Create an identity for me. A Jianghu identity. Make it an inconspicuous one."

Shangdu was a prosperous metropolis, the city of all cities!

But it also retained the ancient ways and wiles of the Jianghu.

It was a world of vast pleasure districts and countless carnal delights.

It was a gilded cage that all aspired to enter, and a treacherous Jianghu path that all feared to walk.

Adopting a Jianghu identity to navigate Shangdu was a preemptive move on Qin Tianxuan’s part.

He would use another identity to dominate the Jianghu of Shangdu!

"Sir, good news! Gu Qingzhi has stabilized Sisi’s condition! They’re at the Shangdu First Sanatorium right now. Miss Gu is truly one of the greatest doctors of our time. She actually used arsenic in combination with a special medicine to halt the progression of the blood cancer..." a member of the Celestial Medicine Hall reported excitedly.

Qin Tianxuan was overjoyed and immediately called Gu Qingzhi.

"Brother Qin, the therapy I designed personally combines the most advanced techniques from both traditional and Western medicine. I’m confident we can reverse Sisi’s condition in less than half a year. A complete cure within a year or so isn’t out of the question!"

Qin Tianxuan was full of admiration. "Qingzhi, you are more than worthy of your position as the head of the Celestial Medicine Hall! I’m on my way to the sanatorium now."