Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 499: Chapter 271: The Item Left for Chen Kaishan

As everyone took their seats, Li Xuejin said with a smile, "That went surprisingly smoothly. I expected them to be aggressive, but it seems they weren’t just trying to throw their weight around. No need to worry too much."

Hearing Li Xuejin say this, the others did feel much more at ease.

However, in the next moment, Li Xuejin’s expression turned serious again:

"Although we’ve bought ourselves two months, the problem still isn’t solved. I made a promise not to seek outside help, but we can find a workaround. During this time, we still need to figure out how to handle the fight two months from now."

At this, everyone grew tense once more.

Li Lu frowned and asked, "If we can’t hire anyone, how are we supposed to fight then?"

Lu Wushuang frowned. "No matter how we fight, there’s no way we can beat a Fourth Grade Martial Artist. A Fourth Grade Martial Artist... even if all several hundred of us Lower Three Grades Martial Artists attack him at once, we’d barely be able to scratch him."

But Cheng Zongwen said, "Just as Mr. Li mentioned, there’s a workaround. We just need Chen Kaishan to find a Fourth Grade Martial Artist for us. We’ll have this person join the Cheng Family under the identity of a Clan Uncle Cheng and give him a temporary name. As long as he appears frequently over the next two months, it won’t seem abrupt when he makes his move. If he can keep Liu Qingfeng occupied, our other two Fifth Grade clansmen can use more Geomagnetic Stones to affect the battle. Fighting to a draw will be no problem. We might even be able to turn the tables and win."

Hearing this, everyone thought it was a good idea.

"You want to use the contingency the Boss left behind?" Li Xuejin looked at him.

Cheng Zongwen nodded slightly. "I can’t be sure when my brother will return, but since this is what he left for us, as long as it can get us through this crisis, it doesn’t matter when we use it. Brother Dong, what do you think?"

Zhou Zhendong heard this, and after a moment of thought, nodded and said, "I agree. We don’t have any other options at this point. Let’s use it."

Li Xuejin thought for a moment and said, "In that case, you two take the item and go find Chen Kaishan. Go in disguise."

Since Cheng Zongyang had given them the item without telling the others in their group, he obviously didn’t want anyone else to know about it. There was no need for them to see what it was.

Zhou Zhendong and Cheng Zongwen understood Li Xuejin’s meaning and nodded at the same time.

"I’ll let Steward Chen know in advance, so we don’t miss him if he goes out," Cheng Zongwen added.

Jade Peak County’s West City District had no curfew, so at night, people still frequented inns, restaurants, brothels, gambling houses, and even night markets.

At the front gate of the Cheng Mansion, two figures, their faces obscured by the night, made some noise as they boarded a carriage. Zhou Zhendong cursed at a servant, drawing the attention of some pedestrians on the road before getting into the carriage.

The carriage slowly made its way toward the West City gate.

In a pitch-black alleyway near the street, a few people saw Zhou Zhendong leave in the carriage. Two of them split off and quietly followed, leaving one or two behind to continue watching.

While the two at the front gate made a commotion as they boarded the carriage, a person dressed as a servant departed quietly from the back gate, melting into the crowd on the street.

Although the foot traffic at night was not as heavy as during the day, there were still quite a few people out.

The first to leave was Zhou Zhendong. They all knew the Liu Family had people watching the Cheng Mansion, so Zhou Zhendong’s departure was meant to draw the watchers’ attention. Then, Cheng Zongwen would take the item and head to the Da Yi Commerce Association alone.

Although they could have gone to the Da Yi Commerce Association openly, they saw no harm in being cautious to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Soon, Cheng Zongwen arrived at the rear courtyard of the Da Yi Commerce Association.

Chen Kaishan had already received word from Cheng Zongwen, so he was waiting in the study.

When he saw Cheng Zongwen’s disguise, he was quite surprised. He immediately understood and said with a laugh, "So cautious. Is it really necessary?"

Cheng Zongwen shook his head slightly. "Whether it’s necessary or not depends on how good the Liu Family’s watchers are. Besides, as long as I’m not seen directly, it serves its purpose."

Chen Kaishan chuckled. "So, you had me wait here. What do you need my help with? But it’s the same as I said before: I can’t personally intervene. Otherwise, if certain people above me find a pretext, I’ll lose this position I worked so hard to get."

This involved a power struggle, which Cheng Zongwen could understand. He placed a sandalwood box on the desk and said with a serious expression:

"Steward Chen. I understand the situation, I really do. We have no reason to blame you. But I’ve come tonight because my brother left something behind before he departed. He instructed us that if we ever ran into a problem we truly couldn’t handle, we were to give this item to you in exchange for you, or the person backing you, to take action once on our behalf. If you’re still unwilling after seeing it, I’ll take the item back. We’ll then withdraw everyone and abandon the County Town for now. We’ll wait for him to return to handle matters."

At this, Chen Kaishan’s expression tensed.

’He hadn’t expected Cheng Zongyang to have left a contingency plan. But that last sentence... wasn’t it a bit arrogant?’

’Wait for him to come back and handle it? Did he really have that much confidence?’

But as he looked at the wooden box on the desk, his expression grew increasingly solemn. "What’s inside?"

Cheng Zongwen shook his head slightly. "I don’t know. We haven’t looked."

Chen Kaishan pulled the box in front of him. Staring at the sandalwood box, which was no more than a foot long, his expression grew thoughtful.

’He considered himself to have a decent understanding of Cheng Zongyang. That kid was incredibly mysterious. He didn’t know what kind of fortuitous encounter Cheng Zongyang had stumbled upon, but it was definitely beyond his imagination. As for who was backing him, the Da Yi Commerce Association had investigated and found absolutely nothing.’

’That Exotic Beast Python Hide from before hadn’t come from any ordinary Fierce Beast. Even he, back then, might not have been able to take it down, yet this kid had just shown up with the hide to sell to him!’