Chapter 621 Cao Zhengchun

Chai Xin's simple words were enough to offset all the pressure brought by Cao Zhengchun.

After all, Zhang Jinjiu and Zhan Zhao were not ordinary people. After being a little nervous, they immediately calmed down and a calm and determined look appeared on their faces.

"Who are you? I am in the East Factory investigating a case and I will not tolerate outsiders being so presumptuous!"

A middle-aged man wearing a Feiyu suit, who seemed to be the leader of the Jinyiwei, stepped forward and scolded him coldly without waiting for Cao Zhengchun to speak.

Upon hearing this, Chai Xin couldn't help but glance at him with a puzzled look, and then said calmly: "You are a good Jinyiwei Qianhu, but you don't want to be one, and insist on calling yourself a eunuch. It's really strange."

Although the tone of these words was light, they were full of lethality.

Today, the East Factory has great power in the court, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard has long since declined and is no longer as powerful as it once was. It has almost completely become a subordinate agency of the East Factory.

The middle-aged man in front of me, wearing the uniform of a thousand-householder of the Jinyiwei, actually called himself the "East Factory" just now. It can be seen to what extent the Jinyiwei has fallen now.

"You! You ignorant boy, you dare to speak so arrogantly! You are looking for death!"

The captain of the Jinyiwei immediately blushed, drew the embroidered spring sword from his waist, took a big step, jumped into the air about ten feet high, and swung the sword at Chai Xin.

The momentum of this sword is not weak, and the flashing sword light is full of powerful energy. It must have taken at least twenty years of practice. It can be seen that there is indeed no shortage of masters in the imperial palace.

However, facing this man's sudden outburst, Chai Xin seemed extremely calm.

Even though the man was charging towards him and the knife was about to hit him, he seemed to be unaware of it.

Zhang Jinjiu and Zhan Zhao stood behind Chai Xin, their expressions equally calm, and there was even a hint of smile in the depths of their eyes.

They all had a certain understanding of Chai Xin's strength, so naturally they would not think that this Jinyiwei captain could do anything to the other party.

On the other side, Cao Zhengchun had not spoken again since his initial speech. He just watched everything that happened on the field with a condescending look.

It seemed that in his eyes, Chai Xin and the other two were ignorant passers-by walking on the road and were not worthy of much attention.

However, the next moment, his indifferent look suddenly changed.

Just when the knife was about to hit him, Chai Xin raised his right hand lightly. It seemed not fast, but he easily blocked the knife.

Under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, Chai Xin simply stretched out an index finger and easily blocked the angry full-strength sword attack from the Jinyiwei captain!
On the surface of his index finger, lines of lustrous luster shone, forming a translucent air wall that prevented the long sword from falling even half an inch.

The captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard felt as if he had chopped on a piece of fine steel. No matter how hard he tried, the opponent's finger was like made of fine steel and did not move at all.

"when!"

With a crisp sound like the collision of metal, the deadlock was finally broken.

Chai Xin just flicked his finger lightly, and the long sword immediately had a gap, and at the same time it was directly shaken out of the Jinyiwei captain's hand.

The captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard felt as if the long sword in his hand was kicked by a giant beast. The terrifying force that came in an instant not only made it impossible for him to continue to control the long sword, but he could not even resist the force coming from the handle!
Then, he flew backwards at a speed even faster than when he rushed over, and flew more than ten feet before falling heavily to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the captain of the Jinyiwei guards spat out a mouthful of blood and lost consciousness.

"What a profound skill! With Lord Qianhu's martial arts skills, he was knocked unconscious by just one finger?"

"This man looks no more than 20 years old. Even if he has been practicing martial arts since he was in his mother's womb, how could he have such profound internal strength!"

"How can someone with such high martial arts skills be an unknown person? Who is this guy?"

All of a sudden, all the people from the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who had previously looked down on others, were so frightened that their faces changed drastically and they started talking about it.

Given the intelligence channels of the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, it is unlikely that they have never heard of any of the masters in the martial arts world.

Even those old figures who have already retired from the underworld, or the younger generation who have not yet started out and have never walked the world, they all have some information to a certain extent.

However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not guess Chai Xin's identity.

It seemed as if this incredibly skilled young man suddenly popped out from between rocks.

This is indeed the truth. Chai Xin is not from this world at all. He has only been here for two or three months, and there are only a handful of people who have anything to do with him.

No matter how many minions they have or how strong their ability to collect intelligence is, what specific information can they find out?
"A bunch of useless people, what's the point of keeping you? All of you, get out of here!"

After a brief shock, Cao Zhengchun quickly came to his senses, coldly reprimanded his subordinates, and finally his eyes fell on Chai Xin again, examining him carefully for a moment.

He was also thinking about Chai Xin's origins and identity, but obviously, he still got nothing.

A smile of appreciation suddenly appeared on his face, and he pinched his fingers together and said to Chai Xin from a distance: "Young man, you are so young, but you have such skills. It really opens my eyes."

"Why don't you just speak directly? Isn't it just a waste of both of our time to beat around the bush like this?"

However, Chai Xin did not have any concerns because of Cao Zhengchun's identity and attitude, and still looked as if he was not bothered by anything.

Cao Zhengchun was choked by his words, but he was not angry. Instead, he smiled even more. Lanhua pointed at Chai Xin and continued, "I like such a straightforward young man!"

These words were spoken in his shrill, neither male nor female voice, and almost gave Chai Xin goosebumps.

Fortunately, after Cao Zhengchun said this, he did not continue to beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"Young man, your martial arts are so strong, I wonder who taught you?"

He lowered his eyebrows slightly and asked in a gentle tone.

Chai Xin smiled slightly, put his hands behind his back again, and said frankly: "I am a wanderer in the world, without any sect or school. Whatever you want to say, you might as well speak directly. It would be unworthy of you to be so hesitant."

"Hahaha! Young man, you are so quick to speak, so I will speak directly. With your talent, why don't you serve as an official in the court? The court is in need of talents right now, and people like you will definitely be valued."

Cao Zhengchun seemed to want to let out a hearty laugh to show his pride and broad-mindedness.

It’s a pity that he is a eunuch after all, with a voice like a duck, and he can’t laugh in a hearty way at all.

With such deliberateness, it actually adds a bit of sinisterness and vulgarity.

Chai Xin twitched his lips and shook his head, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I have to live up to the kindness of Governor Cao. I'm used to being an idler and I don't even have a sect, so how could I be willing to join the court?"

Hearing how he rejected his recruitment so decisively and calmly, a hint of coldness flashed across Cao Zhengchun's smiling eyes.

But he concealed it very well and still smiled brightly: "Since you are unwilling, I will not force you. However, this time I want to arrest two wanted criminals. If you are unwilling to serve as an official in the court, it is best not to interfere in this matter." Although his tone was as gentle as before, even a fool could hear the threat implied in his words.

"Originally, I didn't want to get involved in this matter. But Lord Cao, your subordinates attacked me without knowing the truth... You have to give me an explanation for this matter, right?"

Chai Xin raised his chin slightly, with a half-smile on his face, and his eyes seemed quite distracted, but the words he said immediately froze the atmosphere in the room.

How many people in this world would dare to ask for an explanation from Cao Zhengchun, the notorious and powerful governor of the East Depot?
What's more, the person who did this was just a teenager who looked to be only about twenty years old.

However, after seeing the scene where Chai Xin blocked the Jinyiwei captain's full-strength sword attack with just one finger, and even knocked him back so hard that he was seriously injured and unconscious, no one dared to talk nonsense easily anymore.

Everyone knows that Chai Xin is not an easy person to deal with.

After hearing what Chai Xin said, the originally calm smile on Cao Zhengchun's face obviously froze.

He had been in a high position for who knows how many years, and with his unrivaled Tiangang Boy's Kung Fu skills, no one had dared to speak to him like this for who knows how many years - of course, except for a few masters in the palace.

In fact, even the renowned Iron-Hearted God King Zhao Wusi would not be so frivolous and casual when speaking to him, even if his words were unkind.

But today, a kid in his twenties was so reckless...

No matter how good Cao Zhengchun's Qi-cultivation skills were, he almost broke through at this moment.

In his opinion, even if Chai Xin was a martial arts expert, he was, after all, just a kid who hadn't even fully grown his hair. How could he be his opponent?
There are two reasons why the words are quite polite.

First, he didn't want to offend the master behind Chai Xin.

If such a young master said that he learned everything by himself, Cao Zhengchun would never believe it even if he killed him - he did not believe Chai Xin's statement that he was "no school or sect, just a wanderer in the world".

Furthermore, he did have the thought of cherishing talent.

Over the years, Cao Zhengchun and Zhao Wusi have been fighting each other, and both have won and lost in various aspects, and can basically be said to be evenly matched.

But there is one thing, even though they are enemies, Cao Zhengchun has to admit his defeat to Zhao Wusi.

That is to train successors.

Cao Zhengchun's three adopted sons are all very young, but their strength is enough to rank among the best in the world.

Given time, even if all three of them become top masters, there is still hope.

But what about Cao Zhengchun?
Although everyone in the East Factory considers themselves his descendants, in the final analysis they are all idiots.

Whenever he thought about this, the old eunuch couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

Perhaps when I was young, I shouldn't be so afraid of having my position replaced by others, and I should have carefully trained a few adopted sons so that I wouldn't have to handle everything on my own when I'm older.

No matter how many subordinates he has, there are not even one or two who can be called successors. This is a pity for the old eunuch.

In addition, he was a eunuch and was destined to have no descendants, which made this regret even more profound.

Therefore, when he saw a young man like Chai Xin who had great martial arts skills, he couldn't help but want to recruit him under his command.

He fantasized that with this young talent in his hands, he could surpass Zhao Wusi in terms of successor - even though this successor actually had little to do with him, but that didn't matter.

What’s important is that Cao Zhengchun has a sharp eye. Based on Chai Xin’s previous move alone, he concluded that Chai Xin’s strength is definitely far superior to Zhao Wusi’s so-called three spies.

It’s a pity that no matter how many reasons he had, he couldn’t tolerate someone being so disrespectful to him.

"An explanation? Young man, you are too arrogant! You injured my people, and I haven't asked for an explanation yet, but you are blaming me? Is it because I am too polite to you, giving you the illusion that you can do whatever you want?"

Cao Zhengchun's smile gradually turned cold, and murderous intent appeared in his tone.

Sensing this murderous intent, Zhan Zhao and Zhang Jinjiu raised their hands at the same time, one reaching behind his back and the other reaching to his waist, both grasping the hilt of the sword.

Chai Xin, however, remained calm and even took two steps forward with his hands behind his back.

"Young people are naturally more aggressive. As for acting recklessly... I'm afraid there are few people in the world who are more worthy of the word than you, Lord Governor Cao."

"Interesting, really interesting! It seems that I have been living in the palace for many years and have never appeared in the martial arts world. Many people have forgotten the name of this governor."

Cao Zhengchun's murderous look suddenly changed, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

However, many members of the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard who saw this smile could not help but feel a chill down their spines.

They all knew that once the Governor showed such a smile, it meant that he was extremely angry.

Then, people will die.

At the same time, inside the ruined temple.

"Brother, don't rush out! The situation outside is a bit weird, and it seems that these two gangs are about to fight..."

Bai Zhantang, who was clinging to the roof, spoke and stopped Bai Yutang who was about to jump out from the front.

Bai Yutang was stunned when he heard this, and turned around and asked in surprise: "Two gangs? Those three people are not in the same group with the others?"

"It looks like they are not in the same group, and they even seem to be at odds with each other. Let's just sit back and watch them fight to the death, and then we can reap the benefits. Wouldn't that be fun?"

Bai Zhantang seemed to be enjoying the fun and had completely forgotten how cautious he had been just now.

Bai Yuting frowned and thought for a moment, then he stomped his right foot lightly, his body immediately rose up, and he also crawled to the side of his cousin and began to look outside.

"This is quite a big scene. It seems that our breaking into the palace at night will not be easy to resolve." Bai Yuting frowned even deeper when he saw the hundreds of people from the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard outside.

"What are you afraid of? With our martial arts, what's the use of having more of these people? They can't even touch the corner of my clothes!"

Bai Zhantang said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yutang immediately scolded in a low voice: "Both of us brothers combined are no match for Cao Zhengchun! You, kid, have been so lucky in recent years that you may have lost your mind!"

Before he finished speaking, a slap landed hard on the back of Bai Zhantang's head.

"Just talk, why do you have to fight?"

(End of this chapter)