si-mexico Chapter 586 More collaborators! Does the 3rd generation Zuo Ci have a grudge against Ge Xuan?
Chapter 586 More collaborators! Does the 3rd generation Zuo Ci have a grudge against Ge Xuan?
"Look carefully, Duoyan."
Ge Xuan took out the "forged letter" that Su Yu had sent Zhou Buyi to prepare for him in advance and handed it to Duoyan.
The characters on the forged letter were barbarian characters.
The contents inside, however, are Chinese characters.
Duoyan couldn't understand it, so Ge Xuan found a few Duoyan people who could read Chinese characters among the captured Duoyan people and had them read the letter with Duoyan.
Halfway through the movie, Duoyan couldn't hold back any longer and kicked a table not far away.
"asshole!"
"My elder brother defended Sanjiang City, protecting all the barbarians from Cao Cao's army. How dare Meng Jie do such a thing?!"
The letter contained Meng Jie's attempt to gain the support of Cao Cao's camp and become the new King of Nanzhong.
Therefore, Meng Jie sent his trusted confidants to become King Duosi's cook, secretly poisoning King Duosi's daily meals so that King Duosi would be poisoned without his knowledge.
This story is riddled with flaws.
For example, if Meng Jie had this ability, why would he have been imprisoned by Meng Yi?
But at this moment, Duoyan couldn't see any of these flaws.
He was like a second-hand man who had been led astray by marketing accounts. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what was said in the letter was the closest thing to the truth!
Otherwise, with the abilities of his elder brother, King Dors, how could he not be able to cure acute poison?
Only a slow-acting poison entering the body could cause the elder brother's illness to become terminal and his body to fail.
Seeing Duoyan's furious expression, as if she wanted to devour Meng Jie, Ge Xuan was dumbfounded.
I told you I should study hard! If Duoyan had even two-thirds of the abilities of King Duosi, she wouldn't have been so easily fooled.
"Duoyan, now you know who your real enemy is, right?"
"To tell you the truth, although Meng Jie is seeking cooperation with my Cao camp..."
"But this fellow even betrayed his own people like Duosi. His cooperation with my Cao camp must also be full of conspiracies and schemes."
"What my Cao camp hopes for is peace and tranquility in the southern region."
"A person like Meng Jie is far too dangerous!"
Duo Yan was stunned. His CPU processing function was relatively slow, and he needed to process this information.
Two and a half seconds later, Duoyan immediately cupped her hands towards Ge Xuan and said:
"I beg the immortal to help me, and I beg Minister Cao to assist me. I want to avenge my brother!"
"As long as it can avenge my brother, I, Duoyan, and all my clansmen will serve Cao Sikong!"
Ge Xuan shook his head:
"This is a difficult situation, Doyan."
"Your people, including the power that Dors left you, are still too weak."
"Besides, with your tens of millions of men, my Cao camp doesn't even look at you."
"As an old Taoist priest, I naturally have no way to introduce you to Minister Cao."
Duo Yan looked dejected.
But soon, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he understood Ge Xuan's subtext.
Difficult to handle means very difficult to handle; we need to add more money and more measures!
What other treasures could be added to the tribe where Duoyan lives, or rather, the Nanzhong region?
Only that position belongs to the King of the South!
Thinking of this, Duoyan looked eager and pleaded with Ge Xuan again:
"As long as the immortal master can help me take revenge, from this day forward, all barbarians will obey Cao Sikong's orders!"
"If anyone disobeys, then they are making an enemy of me, Doyan!"
Ge Xuan chuckled:
"Duoyan, the current King of Nanzhong is Meng Yi. The difference in strength between you and him is not just a little bit, but a chasm!"
"What makes you offer such a guarantee to my Cao camp?"
Duo Yan's face flushed red, and she gritted her teeth as she said:
"I, Duoyan, swear that if I betray you, may I be struck down by heaven and earth!"
"Hahahahahaha..."
Ge Xuan laughed, but this time his laughter was even more mocking.
If oaths were effective, Cao Cao's old men would have died countless times over.
Therefore, oaths are just something to fool honest people; take them with a grain of salt.
"I...I am willing to hand over all the pharmacopoeias and poisons books left by my elder brother to Immortal Ge!"
Upon hearing this, Ge Xuan finally became somewhat interested.
King Duosi became the number one poison master in the South, and his talent was certainly one factor.
On the other hand, the tribe where King Dors lived possessed some secret techniques that were not passed on to outsiders.
The secret techniques that ordinary members of the tribe can obtain and the secret techniques that the tribe leader can obtain may be two different versions.
Now that King Duosi is dead, those secret techniques must have been passed down to Duoyan as his lifeblood.
Only Duoyan knows where those things are.
"It's still not enough!"
“Duoyan, my Cao Ying has no relation to your brother. We cannot avenge your brother over such a trivial matter.”
Ge Xuan has a mercenary appearance, yet Duo Yan still treats him like an ancestor.
"Immortal Master... I, Duoyan, am willing to give everything for Cao Cao's camp!"
Only after tricking Duoyan until she had nothing left to eat did Ge Xuan finally stop.
"Alright, alright. Seeing how eager you are to avenge your brother, I, the old Taoist, will speak to Minister Cao and Commandant Su about this matter on your behalf."
"But you better not forget your promise from today."
"Otherwise, you're just a barbarian traitor, hmph, you know what I mean!"
Ge Xuan turned and left.
Cao Cao's ultimate goal was naturally not to let any barbarian continue to sit on the throne of the King of Nanzhong.
But it requires a few treacherous barbarians and a few loyal lackeys to manage the barbarians for Cao Cao's camp!
Meng Jie and Duo Yan were added to the list of candidates for lackeys.
As for who will ultimately win, that's not important.
Cao Cao's camp will not allow either of them to die, much less allow either of them to become too powerful!
……
"Old Ge, Wenruo has written a letter."
"He instructed you to use your spare time to research some medicines that could invigorate the mind and combat fatigue without damaging your energy, for the talents in the Minister's office to use."
Su Yu, in place of Xun Yu, issued a new order to Ge Xuan, a whiz at scientific research.
Upon hearing this, Ge Xuan immediately made a guarantee:
"Please rest assured, Commandant, I will soon develop a medicine that meets Lord Xun's requirements!"
"Yes, that would be best."
"Oh, right, there's one more thing Wenruo asked me to tell you."
"You should remember this incident from when you were still in Xuchang, the one where the disciples of the Tianzhu Mountain Taoist temple came to find you." (See Chapter 561 for details)
Ge Xuan nodded and said:
"But as an old Taoist priest, I really don't feel any sense of belonging to Tianzhu Mountain. Didn't I refuse before?"
Su Yu smiled and said:
"Yes, you were quite decisive in refusing."
"The new head of the Tianzhu Mountain Daoist Temple, Zuo Ci, has expelled you from Tianzhu Mountain, tacitly acknowledging you as a traitor to Tianzhu Mountain!"
Ge Xuan's expression immediately froze:
"What kind of bastard did this?"
"No matter what, I am still the direct disciple of the former sect leader. They should call me Grandmaster!"
A playful glint appeared in Su Yu's eyes:
"Yes, I should call you Grandmaster."
"But I heard from Wenruo that the new Zuo Ci of Tianzhu Mountain is about your age and is a woman!"
Ge Xuan's hands twitched instantly.
Dead memories surged back like a tidal wave!
"If it's that woman, then I... am indeed a traitor."
Su Yu noticed a rare hint of melancholy in Ge Xuan's eyes.
Of course, he didn't care about Ge Xuan's love story.
If we follow the timeline, the incident of Zuo Ci teasing Cao Cao would probably have happened a few years later.
In other words, the current Zuo Ci is very likely the same guy who once caused a sensation in Xuchang and made a name for himself!
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PS: According to the setting of this book, Ge Xuan's master Zuo Ci is the nth generation, the one who died later is the n+1th generation, and the current one is the n+2nd generation.