I Cheated While Cultivating - Chapter 207:
- Home
- I Cheated While Cultivating
- Chapter 207: - Chapter 207: Open Rivalry and Secret Struggles
Due to some copyright issues. I changed some word such god= supreme-ruler. /diviné= supreme. And some Chinese words etc, all of this to avoid copyright *.*
Since we barely make any profit from our site, I will close the site and turn it into a Blogger blog where I will publish the two most famous novels on the site. After we finish translating the novels, we will close it.
https://ko-fi.com/I2I4BZTUY
Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Open Rivalry and Secret Struggles
âChen Sir, please, cool your temper.â Zhou Heng waved his hand with a smile and said, âSince you forgot to bring the early meal, why not just compensate me with some money? How about three thousand taels?â
âWhy doesnât Priest Zhou turn to banditry?â Chen Xingjiang sneered.
âCould it be that the mighty Prefectural Governor, a Great Grandmaster of the pinnacle of Fourth Rank, canât produce three thousand taels?â Zhou Heng feigned a look of astonishment and said, âNo way, no way, it canât really be like this, can it?â
ââŠâ Chen Xingjiang suppressed the impulse to slap Zhou Heng to death and took a deep breath before saying, âFine, three thousand taels it is. I will give you the silver note later.â
âSorry, I was referring to gold.â Zhou Heng said with a beaming smile.
âAlright, gold then, gold. You just better hope that you have the fate to spend it!â Chen Xingjiang gave up on continuing this topic with Zhou Heng and went straight to the point, âZhou Heng, doom is upon you, do you know that?â
âI donât understand,â Zhou Heng shook his head, feigning a confused and innocent expression, looking very guiltless.
âYou dared to destroy the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect!â Chen Xingjiang sneered coldly, âNo need to pretend to be unaware, besides those ignorant commoners, who would think that it was I who destroyed the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect?â
âYour Purple Lightning Thunder Blade, which has been slaughtering evil beings and eradicating malevolent sects all along the way, is right here. Besides you, who else would destroy the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect?â
âChen Sir, why would you do this to yourself?â Zhou Heng sighed and said, âYou eradicated the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect for the sake of the people, a deed that moves heaven and earth. I wouldnât dare to take credit for such an act.â
âStop being sarcastic!â Chen Xingjiang felt the veins on his forehead throbbing and said sternly, âThe Imperial Court has many adept in deduction and even the art of scene retrospection. Who do you think you can fool?â
âSo, Chen Sir believes that it was I who destroyed the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect?â Zhou Heng asked with an innocent look, spreading his hands, âBut everyone in Fangzhou City is saying it was you who eradicated them for the sake of the people.
âThe commoners all think you are a good man. Could it be that you want to tell them that you, the Prefectural Governor, never intended to destroy the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect?
âOr are you going to explain to nearly a million commoners that the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect is related to the Prince, and you didnât have the guts to destroy them, hence it was not your doing?â
âYou⊠IâŠ!!â For a moment, Chen Xingjiang was speechless.
He certainly could not say that; it was purely courting death. Public sentiment was important, to a certain extent.
Especially for those of Upper Third Rank and above, it was very much so.
No one would allow such chaos. Should any trouble arise, it would be certain he, the Prefectural Governor of Fangzhou, would be blamed and suffer the consequences.
âChen Sir, oh Chen Sir,â Zhou Heng stood up, looking down at Chen Xingjiang who was seated in his chair, and laughed, âI know you didnât want to destroy the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect, and you certainly donât want people to know it was you who did it.
âI also know that the upper echelons of Fangzhou County City would not believe it was you who did it, and perhaps not even the Prince would believe it. But does that matter?
âDo you dare let the people of Fangzhou know the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect wasnât wiped out by you? As for the Royal Family, the Prince, and the many Celestials, whatâs more important to them, you alone or a stable county?
âChen Sir, do not forget that Celestials need a stable human world to secure their own humanity. As a Great Grandmaster at the pinnacle of Fourth Rank, you ought to know this, right? No, it canât be the case.â
ââŠâ Chen Xingjiang fell silent once again, because what Zhou Heng said was indeed true, but he was still reluctant to be suppressed in this way, and gritted his teeth saying, âThe Prince will deal with you in secret; this is not something you can withstand.â
âIs that so?â Zhou Heng laughed.
âYou have no idea just how powerful the Royal Family is,â Chen Xingjiang snorted coldly.
âChen Sir should worry about himself first,â Zhou Heng went back to sitting at the edge of the bed and said with a faint smile, âAll the public voices are saying that you, the Prefectural Governor, destroyed the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect. How does this concern me?
âEven if those who are aware of the connection between the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect and the Prince donât believe it, do you think the Prince will feel like his dignity has been damaged, and will he punish you, perhaps?â
Chen Xingjiangâs countenance turned somewhat pale upon hearing those words.
Indeed, Zhou Heng had struck his vulnerability; what he dreaded most was the blame and punishment from Prince Sixteen.
He understood Prince Sixteenâs temperament quite well.
Despite an incident like this, even if Prince Sixteen knew he wasnât the perpetrator, he would still surely punish him.
This time he had gone to seek out Zhou Heng in person precisely to avoid such an outcome, but now Zhou Hengâs impervious attitude left him feeling utterly helpless.
âDaoist Zhou, do you truly wish for both the fish and the net to perish?â Chen Xingjiangâs eyes began to grow cold, a faint aura of pressure emanating from him as he stared at Zhou Heng, âAre you so certain Prince Sixteen will punish me?â
âIf he doesnât punish you, then I shall finish you off,â Zhou Heng replied with an easy smile, speaking quite casually.
âFinish me off?â Chen Xingjiang was stunned upon hearing this, his whole body trembling with rage, his tone ominous, âArenât you afraid you wonât be able to leave Fangzhou alive?â
âThen you might as well try,â Zhou Heng said, unabashed, smiling, âIâve already claimed the lives of two Loose Immortals, and I wouldnât mind adding the life of one more Great Grandmaster.â
âGood, very good! What a Zhou Heng, what a reincarnation of a great power!â Chen Xingjiang snorted coldly, then threw down three thousand taels in a silver note and left with a sweep of his sleeve.
This was a complete breakdown of negotiations with Zhou Heng.
âHow rude,â Zhou Heng muttered as he watched the open door, before instructing the animated paper figure to close it.
He saw through Chen Xingjiangâs intentions very clearly.
He started with a startling proposition, using Prince Sixteen to intimidate him and simultaneously informing him that his disguise last night was ineffective against those who already knew the truth.
Thus causing him to feel fear and trepidation, and consequently agreeing to a settlement, ultimately sharing the responsibility for the demise of the Medicine supreme-ruler Sect.
Unfortunately for Chen Xingjiang, he had underestimated Zhou Hengâs confidence.
Or perhaps this sudden disaster had thrown the high and mighty Prefectural Governor into disarray.
He couldnât come up with a more meticulous plan in time.
And so, he had been scornfully rebuffed by Zhou Heng, leaving him seething with anger.
âSo, are you going to send someone to make a move on me next?â
Zhou Heng glanced at the silver note on the table, his eyes narrowing slightly, and then he laid back on the bed leisurely, thinking to himself, âIf I hadnât thought it too wasteful to kill you with the âSeven Arrows Book with Nail Head,â I wouldnât have bothered with all this trouble.
âYou just hope that Prince Sixteen will punish you, otherwise, heh!â
âŠ
Chen Xingjiang returned to the County City yamen with a dark expression on his face.
Immediately, Lin He, the head clerk, came to greet him, and seeing that his superiorâs expression was amiss, his heart sank, and he asked softly, âSir, did that Zhou Heng play the scoundrel?â
âMore than a scoundrel, heâs practically a hooligan!â Chen Xingjiang said with a cold smile, âHowever, he thinks he has the upper hand, not knowing that I have a trump card!
âAfter all, Zhou Heng is just a lowly Seventh Rank Warrior, greedy and unprincipled, too easy to handle. Letâs just wait and see; very soon, there will be a joke circulating about him.â