Azure Heaven Saber

Chapter 85: Chapter 73 What’s the Purpose?【Added 4 for Baiyin Union Chief Jiu Xue’er】 Chapter 85: Chapter 73 What’s the Purpose?【Added 4 for Baiyin Union Chief Jiu Xue’er】 Over the past few days, through the efforts of Wu Tiejun, as many as eleven spies from Great Yan and Feiyi Hall had been captured.

However, his frustration only grew.

Because, none of the important figures had been caught yet.

His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at each person one by one.

He couldn’t let his guard down. Perhaps the next one could be an important figure from the Great Yan’s Feiyi Hall.

He had to catch them!

The footstep resounded, the captain of the guards came over with a stool and said, “Lord Wu, you can sit and watch.”

“I don’t need to.” He responded bluntly.

“Sitting down won’t make a difference, and it might save you a little energy.”

“When I’m on a mission, I must give it my all. A blink of negligence can potentially cause harm to my comrades in arms!”

Wu Tiejun blandly stated, “I, Wu, cannot afford to be lax or weary!”

The Captain shook his head and left.

He admired Wu Tiejun’s character, but ever since Wu Tiejun was demoted to guard the city gate, he and the other guards had been very unhappy.

Because the man was far too diligent.

Under his urging, everyone else was forced to follow his pace. In just a few days, they were all completely exhausted, though they dare not voice their suffering.

But nobody wanted to admit defeat in front of the Rainbow Heavenly Clothes.

The Great Qin guards had their own pride. The Rainbow Heavenly Clothes might have higher rank and be impressive, but the Great Qin guards also had their responsibilities, and weren’t necessarily weaker.

So everyone bore the pain and carried on.

However, within such a short time, the demeanor and discipline of everyone had undergone substantial changes, reforms unprecedented in history.

But, if changes were desirable and morale was high, human endurance was finite.

Wu Tiejun’s profound cultivation allowed him to withstand the burden several times greater than others, but others were gradually unable to keep up, and were on the verge of collapsing!

Unless absolutely necessary, the captain of the guard wouldn’t have taken the initiative to bring the stool, hoping Wu Tiejun would relax a little. Only if he did so, could others get a short rest.

Speaking candidly, the captain of the guard was extremely grateful for the new look Wu Tiejun had brought to the guard, but he still hoped Wu Tiejun would leave soon.

You are amazing, your actions are inspirational, but we hope you don’t come back.

Thus, a diligent person can indeed inspire many others, but they are rarely welcomed anywhere—Wu Tiejun’s stumble along the way was a living proof of this.

A hearty laugh resounded.

“Old Wu, you bastard, your old man is here to see you.”

The moment the voice echoed, the captain of the guards disappeared instantly, his actions were impressively swift.

Fei Xinyu was here.

He couldn’t afford to mess with this guy.

Quickly, leave this place of trouble!

Even Wu Tiejun’s face fell at once, wondering what this idiot was up to.

Came to see me making a fool of myself?

Definitely, he’s definitely here to see me make a fool of myself!

By this time, Feng Yin had also arrived and sat down at a tea stand not far from the city gate. He ordered two snacks and a pot of tea, sitting down peacefully, looking ordinary and relaxed.

But from his slanted view, he could see Wu Tiejun’s stern face, which was full of impatience and wariness at this moment, and half of Fei Xinyu’s face — though only half, it was clear that it was the kind of face that deserved a punch.

Fei Xinyu came walking towards Wu Tiejun with a cheap smile on his face.

“Captain, dear captain, do you enjoy guarding the gate all day long? Is it fun?”

Fei Xinyu winked, “Judging by the constipated look on your face, Captain, aren’t you feeling well? Did you eat dung or something? Or did your hemorrhoids flare up?”

Wu Tiejun’s face was as grim as a cooking pot: “Speak your piece, spit out your nonsense, wrap it up quickly, and get lost if you have nothing.”

“Goodness, Captain Wu has such intimidating authority!”

Fei Xinyu felt the urge to continue his sarcasm, but remembering how Wu Tiejun would surely scrub him down once they returned, he quickly cowered. Wu was exacting and had a habit of settling scores, punishing him with tasks like cleaning and other harsh demands.

Grabbing Wu Tiejun, he said, “I’ve got something serious to discuss with you.”

“What kind of serious matter?”

“It’s very serious indeed. It’s about Feiyi Hall.”

With that, he started taking Wu Tjieun towards a tea stand.

Fei Xinyu’s thoughts were focused on how this idiot would soon collapse with exhaustion if he didn’t take a rest soon. In his mind, he was doing him a favor, saving a life with a cup of tea, an act worthy of building merit for seven reincarnations.

Caring deep down but never expressing it openly, his internal dialogue filled with curses, he truly was one of a kind.

“About Feiyi Hall?”

Wu Tiejun came to attention immediately and without any resistance, was led by Fei Xinyu towards the tea stand.

The two ended up in a corner of the tea stand.

From this position, they were undoubtedly very close to Feng Yin, close enough to hear their normal conversation. However, their speech was mostly in code language of the Rainbow Heaven, so it was hard for Feng Yin to make out what they were saying. This granted them the audacity to converse openly among the crowd.

But Feng Yin, who had encountered Rainbow Heaven a few days earlier, had some understanding of their code language.

Especially during the days of his recovery, the members of Rainbow Heaven had specifically explained some codes to him: “In case of emergencies, do as follows…” and so on.

As of now, depending on what he could hear and guess, he could understand some of it.

“I suspect that Feiyi Hall’s Black Feather team is plotting something, and that Old Miao Sensen is scheming.” Fei Xinyu said with shocking assertiveness.

“How so? Have you caught wind of something?” Wu Tiejun frowned, his eyes lighting up.

“I don’t have any specific information, only some reverse deductions. Think about it, lately, due to Mister Feng’s unfortunate circumstances, we’ve been more aggressive, and our tactics have also been stronger than before. The brothers have all been concrete, but even so, our results have been bigger than expected… Don’t you think we’ve caught too many people?” Fei Xinyu said gravely.

Wu Tiejun was bewildered: “We’ve caught too many people… Isn’t that a good thing?”

“Do you see now why I call you an idiot? How could you not notice anything strange about such an obvious situation?!”

Fei Xinyu disdainfully said, “Can’t you use that pea-sized brain of yours to think for a minute? Why are we arresting people so conspicuously, but it’s going so smoothly? Who are we aiming for? The spies of Great Yan. Why should they be active during our aggressive crackdown? Why wouldn’t they choose to lay low for now?”

Wu Tiejun was suddenly lost for words: “You’re the idiot, aren’t you? We’re enjoying a stroke of luck on the front lines right now. After defeating the Qi State, our military is directly leaning towards the Yan State. At such a crucial time, any little movement, Yan State must be aware. If not now, then when would the spies be active? On this crucial juncture, it’s just a matter of coincidence that we’re catching more people, what’s so strange about that?”

Fei Xinyu, now at his limits, cursed: “Dumbass, think with your brain for once. Such massive sacrifices, would you do it without any major purpose in mind?”

Wu Tiejun opened his eyes wide, they became as big as copper bells, and he grabbed hold of Fei Xinyu’s collar, “Keep talking!”

With a twisted face, Fei Xinyu pulled Wu Tiejun’s hand off his collar and, although he felt like cursing up a storm, he barely held back. He was reluctant to pick a bone, or perhaps he was just a bit wary of Captain Wu Tiejun.

Because Wu Tiejun could beat him to death without batting an eye.

He paused before continuing, “Typically, all spies would stop their activities during such large-scale searches by the enemy. Even if not ordered to remain silent, they wouldn’tExpose themselves so carelessly. They would at least wait for the scrutiny to die down before proceeding with their activities. Surely, you, as a veteran, can understand this, right?”

“Right, that makes sense.” Wu Tiejun’s eyes grew brighter.

“Even if they were under pressure from losing a war and had to be active, they wouldn’t reveal themselves in such large numbers. Just exposing one or two would be sufficient to attract our attention and keep the others active under the radar. Isn’t it so?”

“Right.”

“But the spies of the Great Yan are exposing themselves one after another, like a bunch of dimwits. Even amidst such critical times, they continue their operations. Even those we didn’t detect are continuously revealing themselves. Is this a death wish or a tactful surrender? Even if a person goes crazy, it couldn’t be that all the spies have collectively gone mad, could it?”

Fei Xinyu continued: “Hence, there must be a reason. They must have a purpose that we’re unaware of and don’t understand. This could be a huge threat. So, are you following, dumbass?”

Wu Tiejun took a deep breath and fell into deep contemplation.

“Furthermore, the Black Feather team, which has suddenly risen to prominence, is several times larger than before. We wouldn’t necessarily see one even after working tirelessly for half a year, but in just these past three days, we’ve already caught two and killed four!”

Fei Xinyu continued, “This indicates that Black Feather is on the move and Miao Sensen is planning something big!”

“The Black Feathers are directly under Miao Sensen. They are infiltrating Yuezhou City, and the spies in the city are also active at this time. Don’t you think it’s weird? Can we really say there’s no connection between the two?”

Wu Tiejun’s face changed, mumbling: “Right, right.”

“During a time when they’re not supposed to be deploying personnel, they did; the spies were collectively active during a time they were supposed to lie low… Don’t you agree these factors merit further scrutiny?”

“Based on this, Miao Sensen must have another purpose! This purpose must be very important. Even if he was out of his mind, he wouldn’t be making such decisions.”

Fei Xinyu said in a solemn tone, “Again, based on the aforementioned, that matter must be very important. I feel like we might have missed something.”