High Martial World: I Gain Passive Skills Daily-Chapter 88 - 87: To Save Liang Kingdom, Only This One Person!
The Governor’s expression changed immediately upon hearing the words, and he cautiously asked, "Is what the Immortal Master said true?"
Lin Er You smiled and said, "What? Do you think I would lie about something like this?"
The Governor quickly replied, "I wouldn’t dare."
"It’s just... I’m curious, where did the Immortal Master get this information? And why tell me..."
This "must-listen" news made the Governor a little wary.
After all, finding Lady Liang and her daughter could have two purposes: to kill or to protect.
The position of this Lin Er You in front of him was still unclear, and his abrupt approach seemed like a test to determine the Governor’s attitude.
Especially since Lin Er You was a disciple of Freedom Mountain, where the philosophy of a gentleman’s way was emphasized, and its disciples were notably upright and straightforward...
He was still the Governor of the Liang Kingdom, revealing rashly that he was already collaborating with that Civilization Official would be tantamount to declaring treason... 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Hosting the Civilization Official from Zhou Kingdom was one thing, to openly declare it was another.
At least until their plan succeeded, the Governor didn’t want to stir up any extra trouble.
Lin Er You shook his feather fan: "I naturally have my own means, as for why I’m telling you... the Governor should be quite clear."
He said meaningfully, "Now is a critical time, turmoil breeds heroes. If you can capture Lady Liang and her daughter, that would indeed be a significant achievement, wouldn’t it be better than merely assisting that Civilization Official?"
The Governor’s heart was moved, but he continued to feign ignorance, smiling, "What achievement is this... Besides, I only hosted that Civilization Official for one day. Now that he is with Fan Hailong of the Cao Bang, how can it be called assisting..."
"Ah, we’re all smart people here, why bother with such meaningless words?"
Lin Er You gently patted the Governor’s shoulder with his feather fan, shaking his head: "Since the Governor is so cautious, let me lay it out. Although I am a cultivator of Liang Kingdom, my family runs a business."
"Although we have some foundation, since it has been passed to me, I naturally want to take it further."
"Unfortunately, in recent years, Emperor Su Yu of Liang Kingdom was extravagant and unreasonable, imposing heavy taxes, even requiring the officials below to set an example to fill the treasury... for a time, my business was at a standstill in Liang Kingdom."
He slightly smiled, "Now, finally, an opportunity has come, Lord Governor."
The Governor hesitated and said, "You mean to say, Immortal Master?"
Lin Er You put an arm around the Governor’s shoulder, earnestly saying, "To develop this business, ultimately, it’s all about the people..."
The pretending Scholar’s Attendant, Zhou Yanwei, stood by, watching this scene, unable to stop the corner of his mouth from twitching.
This Lin Er You, truly didn’t resemble a high disciple of Freedom Mountain at all.
He epitomized the saying "speak as men to humans, speak as devils to demons" to perfection.
It was no wonder that Zhou Yanwei was initially deceived by his disguise, truly thinking he was just an infamous libertine of Freedom Mountain, nearly getting completely trapped.
After all, the scholar’s evaluation was "a standing bookshelf," scholarly knowledgeable but that didn’t reflect on his character.
The saying of judging not a man solely by his words, nor discarding words only based on the person, came to this meaning.
Lin Er You’s overly flamboyant appearance and those shrewd actions truly belied the deep scheming and ambition he harbors.
At least, even if he were not a disciple of Freedom Mountain, no other cultivator could manage to put an arm around this greedy human governor...
This could truly be described as enduring humiliation for an ultimate goal.
But Lin Er You remained calm and composed, even enjoying it.
The Governor indeed secretly exhaled in relief immediately, thinking, It’s the same way!
Since it’s for interests, all is easier to handle.
The Governor said, "Very well, this Civilization Official Lord Ding is a straightforward person, the Immortal Master can rest assured!"
He hesitated and said, "Since it’s like this, why not find a time to discuss in detail?"
"Why trouble yourself?"
Lin Er You generously said, "The Governor sees so clearly, surely you will surely rise in the ranks. By comparison, my little bit of information can only be seen as adding icing on the cake."
"There’s no harm in directly telling the Governor now. Lady Liang and the Little Princess are at the Chen Family Mansion by the South Pier."
The Governor took a breath and his eyes flickered, saying, "This is somewhat coincidental."
"Oh? How so?"
Seeing Lin Er You’s care-free manner, the Governor completely let down his guard: "Fan Hailong of the Cao Bang, among those few forces he wants to eliminate, just happens to include the Chen Family."
"Isn’t that a coincidence?"
Lin Er You was somewhat surprised and used his feather fan to lightly cover his cheek: "There is such a thing?"
"Upon hearing the Cao Bang is the local tyrant of Jishao, this way wouldn’t it be more convenient for the Governor to act? Truly it is like being aided by divine help."
"I, Lin Er You, hereby congratulate the Governor on your inevitable rise."
He gave the Governor another bow.
The Governor’s oily face bore a glowing smile, "Not at all, in the future we might still rely on the Immortal Master’s business operations."
After chatting for a while, both satisfied, they exchanged knowing smiles, each getting what they wanted, everything being said without words.
After Lin Er You left, the more the Governor thought, the more excited he became, deciding immediately.
"That Fan Hailong originally intended to probe further, to have some leverage before taking action, but now it seems it’s better to act fast, lest we delay!"
"Daoist Jing Shan, what’s your opinion?"
The Governor looked at a Bai Mei Daoist who walked out from behind a room screen.
The Governor had recently invited a Middle Third-Grade Cultivator, a Sea Breaking Realm evil cultivator, using a mystical Spiritual Treasure he had stumbled upon as payment, making a deal under a Divine Soul Contract.
If the other party violates the contract, it would severely damage his divine soul.
Otherwise, the Governor wouldn’t dare cooperate with an evil cultivator no matter how bold he was.
Daoist Jing Shan stroked his long beard, his appearance bearing a somewhat immortal aura.
He chuckled kindly, "This humble Daoist has no opinions, ending this early is also good."
The Governor said, "Good, in that case, I’ll inform Lord Ding, tomorrow we initiate the human sacrifice!"
He turned around, taking a list from under the desk.
It recorded all the live individuals to be offered to the Lake Dragon King.
Altogether seventy-six families, almost ten thousand people...
To make the Liang People bow their heads in submission, it must start with endless heads rolling!
...
Lin Er You leisurely boarded his family’s tower ship, turned around and asked, "Did you get the list?"
"Naturally, the list was right there on the desk, wasn’t hard to memorize it."
Zhou Yanwei curled his lips, "Saying it’s you assisting me, I being the ruler and you the minister, why do I feel like I’m just your errand runner?"
Lin Er You blinked, "How could that be? Your Highness is benevolent, undertaking the grand task of saving the world at dawn."
Zhou Yanwei asked, "And then? Go find Chen Kuang?"
Lin Er You nodded, "Find him, to hand this list to him."
Zhou Yanwei asked, "Is this also your test?"
Lin Er You spread his hands, suddenly smiled bitterly, "No, this time I’m genuinely powerless..."
He whispered, "Saving a person is often harder than killing ten people."
"Things in this world often don’t make sense."
"Moreover, on this list, there are far more than ten, thousands and thousands."
"Your Highness, as the Prince, and I as the Lin Family’s child, these are shackles, predestined that we cannot fully unleash our strengths to oppose Zhou Kingdom."
"But Chen Kuang, he can."
"Only he can save Liang Kingdom!"
