Chapter 1: The First Section of Tongtian Map (Upper)

  "Trash, trash, trash!!!"

  "Pong!" The inkstone was smashed heavily onto the ground, completely shattering into pieces.

  Xiang Guang glared at the eagle-nosed man like a wild beast about to devour him, and rebuked: "You good-for-nothing, even Zhen Xu was killed, what exactly happened? You'd better tell me clearly, otherwise... you, the leader of the spies, won't need to work anymore!"

  Xiang Guang was completely bewildered.

  The eagle-nosed man's heart skipped a beat, knowing that as the leader of the emperor's secret agents who knew so many secrets, if he didn't comply, there would only be one outcome - being eliminated! The eagle-nosed man's mind turned quickly, and immediately bowed his head to say: "Your Majesty, according to our investigation, the Golden Card mission of the Heavenly Web is indeed the mission to kill Zhen Xu. Although we don't know who took the mission, based on the scene, we can confirm one thing - the one who killed Zhen Xu was a Silver Card assassin!"

  "Trash, I'm most clear about Zhen Xu's strength. Silver Medal Killer? Bullshit! The two Nalan siblings under him can easily take care of that. The Nalan siblings are both innate masters, and Zhen Xu's strength is far beyond theirs. With three people like this, you say they were killed by a Silver Medal Killer? You think I'm an idiot?" Xiang Guang glared fiercely at the eagle-nosed man.

  The man with the aquiline nose smiled wryly in his heart and said that speaking the truth would only lead to disbelief.

  "Your Majesty, Zhen Xu's strength is extremely powerful, even his subordinates are far inferior to him. All of his security work was arranged by himself, and his subordinates didn't know about it. This time he was killed by someone, at the scene there was a silver mask of an assassin, but I think the killer might be a gold rank assassin, wearing a silver mask to deceive Zhen Xu, causing him to underestimate the enemy and fall into a trap." The man with the eagle nose said hastily.

  Xiang Guang pondered for a long time, and the eagle-nosed man seemed to not quite believe him. He thought for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, there's another possibility. It's that General Qin De of Zhen Dong Wang suspected that Fen Xue was hindering him, so he sent an expert assassin to kill Fen Xue. As for the silver mask fragments, they might have been used by General Qin to mislead us."

  The eagle-nosed man secretly thought to himself, "Dong Wang, I'm sorry, but at this critical moment, I can only push it onto you." The eagle-nosed man was very clear in his mind that Dong Wang had always been suspicious of Qin De, and whenever he pushed things onto Qin De's body, they mostly succeeded.

  I knew it!

  "Yes, it's definitely Qin De. He wants to rebel, but he's afraid of being discovered by Zhen Xu, so he sent someone to kill him. But he's also afraid of being found out by me, so he came up with a broken silver mask. Hmph, this idiot, why not come up with a broken golden mask instead? Wouldn't that be more convincing? Item Guang muttered to himself, his eyes flashing with cold light. "However, I'm not that easily deceived, Qin De. You want to rebel, and I'm absolutely certain of it. This time you killed Zhen Xu and clipped my wings, good, good!!!"

  His anger was soaring into the sky.

  Zhen Xu was too important to him. For more than 20 years, if Xiang Guang worried about anyone's disloyalty or suspected someone of having ulterior motives, he would let Zhen Xu handle it. Zhen Xu never disappointed him, and with Zhen Xu by his side, Xiang Guang could rest easy.

  Even with Qin De's means, Zhen Xu can still find out many secrets of the King of Eastern Town. The importance of Xiang Guang to Zhen Xu is self-evident.

  However, Zhen Xu died.

  Although the leader of the spies still had many spies under his command, these spies were far inferior to Zhen Xiu. With Zhen Xiu dead, it was as if Xiang Guang had lost a wing; how could he not be enraged and grit his teeth? And this grudge, he placed on Qin De's shoulders.

  For so many years, I have been having nightmares, and now it has been discovered that Qin De is going to rebel. Moreover, Zhen Xu, the one I value the most, was also killed by this Qin De.

  "Qin De, I didn't destroy your Qin family, how can you be so willing." Xiang Guang crushed the teacup in his hand, with raging flames of anger in his eyes. At this moment, Xiang Guang made another decision in his heart, "Let Yi Yan come to me. You go back first."

  The man with the eagle nose let out a silent sigh of relief, apparently Xiang Guang would no longer hold this against him. Serving the emperor was like serving a tiger, every move had to be extremely cautious.

  "Yes, I will report back." The hawk-nosed man bowed and said.

  Xiang Guang was in the imperial study, staring at the shattered inkstone, motionless. Although his eyes were fixed on the shattered inkstone, Xiang Guang was clearly thinking about something else at this moment. After a while, footsteps sounded from outside.

  "Easy words, come in." Xiang Guang's voice sounded.

  The door opened, and a tall, evil-looking young man walked in. This was Yi Yan, the leader of the 'Baolong Army', if those spies were just gathering intelligence, this 'Baolong Army' was a secret army that eliminated all obstacles to the imperial family's power.

  He spoke easily, extremely unusual, with a youthful appearance, but in reality he had already reached the Pre-Heaven realm for over 40 years. Mainly, top Pre-Heaven experts have a lifespan of 500 years, and upon reaching the Pre-Heaven realm, the speed at which people age will slow down.

  "Your Majesty." Yi Yan bowed slightly and said.

  Xiang Guang thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "Alright, tell Zhu San that I agree. However, all the materials on the body of the demonic beast Sword Toothed Tiger must belong to me, especially those sixteen sharp swords, not one can be missing."

  Yi Yan's eyebrows twitched, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and he bowed: "Your Majesty is wise. Zhu San has already guaranteed that as long as we get a piece of the Tian Tian map, we will send over the entire corpse of the demon beast Sword Tooth Tiger without taking a single thing."

  "It's settled then." Xiang Guang sneered coldly, "I suppose even Zhu San wouldn't dare to play tricks on me."

  Zhu San, known as the richest man on the continent of Qianlong, has his old nest in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu San's business is all over the continent of Qianlong, and his hidden power is also extremely large. A group of elite subordinates under Zhu San's rich family somehow killed a demon beast.

  The beast, Sword-toothed Tiger, resembles a gigantic tiger with sixteen long sword-like spikes on its back, extremely sharp and powerful enough to rival top-grade celestial weapons. Moreover, the Sword-toothed Tiger's claws can transform into weapons. Hunting one down would be like finding a living treasure trove.

  The ferocity of Jianti Hu might only be comparable to that of a superior immortal. Who knows what kind of means Zhu San used?

  "Your Majesty, Zhu San's wealthy secret bases are numerous. The saber-toothed tiger hunted in the Hongyuan this time is now in a secret base in a nearby city of the Hongyuan. They cannot be transported openly to the Ming Dynasty and can only be divided first in that city before being sent back in batches. However, that city is located within the borders of the three counties of the Eastern Domain." Yi Yan said with a bow.

  At this point, Xiang Guang also knew that things were getting a bit troublesome.

  Boundless Wastes are in the far east of the mainland, and the Chu Kingdom is adjacent to the Boundless Wastes. The three eastern counties of the Chu Kingdom are precisely the three counties bordering the Boundless Wastes. Generally, those who want to enter the Boundless Wastes must pass through these three eastern counties. These three eastern counties are Qin De's territory.

  In the past, Qin De didn't dare to openly and brazenly rob, but now it's hard to say.

  "Easy words, let your father lead a team of experts to the three counties in the Eastern Territory and trade with them." Xiang Guang ordered solemnly. Easy words immediately responded respectfully: "Yes, with Father's presence, there will definitely be no mistakes."

  Xiang Guang burst out laughing: "Haha, I only have the second piece of the Tongtian Map. If you don't collect all three pieces of the Tongtian Map, it's impossible to decipher the mysterious technique of the wandering gods. Many geniuses and even cultivators in history have obtained the three pieces of the Tongtian Map, but no one has been able to grasp its secrets. Having only one piece is useless too. Using a useless piece of the Tongtian Map to exchange for a demon beast is also worth it."

  Yi Yan bowed and said: "That Zhu San is just a hobbyist who likes to collect treasures, he just wants to collect one for fun."

  "Alright, Easygoing, this time there must not be the slightest mistake. If we obtain the Sword Toothed Tiger, I will also obtain a number of high-grade spiritual weapons. Not only that, but also send a few more pre-heavenly experts over. Remember, absolutely no mistakes are allowed." Xiang Guang said again.

  If the corpse of Xī Zhǐ Hǔ were to be snatched away by Qín Dé, Xiàng Guǎng would have been made a laughing stock, unable to obtain good weapons for himself and instead gifting a batch of fine arms to Qín Dé. This was something that Xiàng Guǎng would not permit to happen.

  "Your Majesty can rest assured. My father will take care of it and won't let you down." Yi Yan bowed and said.

  Xiang Guang thought of his father, the elder who spoke easily, and felt at ease. (First update a chapter, something urgent is coming up, Tomato will update another chapter before 10 pm tonight)