Chapter 35: Paper

Make it quick? Its not impossible, but how long will it take for you to feel enjoyable?[1]

Looking at the dumbfounded Lan Qingqing, Su Wen asked with a smile.

Lan Qingqing dumbfoundedly muttered, You just kill me.

Su Wen shook his head and said, Even ants can live without purpose, so why are you in such a hurry to die? There is no deep hatred between us to begin with. Although I KO-ed you, I believe you can understand, right?

Hearing this tone, although she did not understand what KO meant, she could roughly understand.

Furthermore, she could sense that Su Wen did not want to kill her.

You want to let me go? Lan Qingqing probed.

Thats right! Su Wens eyes were calm as he said, But if you want to leave, I have a request.

Speak!

Dont you want to nurture your own force in the Southern Border? Without the Sorcerer Gods Golden Guu, you can get similar results even if you have money. I will give you a million taels of silver, but you have to bring He Pingan with you. You can build your force together, he will be my spokesperson.

Lan Qingqing narrowed her eyes and asked, In other words, in this force, He Pingan is the boss?

Su Wen shook his head. No, you are the eldest and he is the second. He will usually listen to you, but when I need you, you have to help me.

Okay! Lan Qingqing agreed immediately. To her, this was a good deal that had come knocking. Su Wen letting her go and giving her money was just to plant He Pingan beside her.

In Lan Qingqings opinion, the Southern Border would be her starting point. The people who formed the forces were all hers, and she was still the boss. No matter what, she would not end up being controlled by He Pingan.

By then, wouldnt He Pingan be at her mercy?

As for whether she would help Su Wen or not, that would depend on the situation.

After leaving Lan Qingqings place, Su Wen went to find He Pingan.

He brought a jug of old wine, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of sausages.

The two of them sat opposite each other. Su Wen poured a glass of wine for He Pingan and filled it for himself. He raised his glass and said, Uncle He, you worked hard last night. Heres a toast to you.

He Pingan did not stand on ceremony. He picked up his wine glass and finished it in one gulp. He smiled and said, Its only right.

Su Wen filled the cup again and said, Uncle He, youve been by my side since I was seven. Thank you for taking care of me all these years. Heres another toast to you.

Memories flashed across He Pingans eyes as he heard the words. Thats right, more than ten years had passed in the blink of an eye.

Whats the matter, Young Master?

He Pingan was no fool and could naturally tell that something was wrong with Su Wen today.

Su Wen said with a smile, There arent many people I can trust. In this residence, excluding my parents, only you and Ning Shuang are trustworthy. It can even be said that you know me better than my father, so I can only trouble you for this matter.

This was true. He Pingan could even say that he understood Su Wen more than Su Changqing.

For example, Su Changqing did not know that Su Wen knew martial arts, but He Pingan was long aware.

It was just that he had never mentioned it to Su Changqing.

Young Master, please speak!

Su Wen said, I want you to go to the southern border and form a force with Lan Qingqing. You can also nurture some of our own people.

He Pingan frowned. Does the Old Master know about this?

Su Wen shook his head. Nope.

Are you going to tell him?

Su Wen looked at He Pingan before saying seriously, My father may currently wield a lot of power and many subordinates below him. However, leaving aside how many of these people are willing to sacrifice their lives for my Su family, at the very least, I believe that more than 90% of them are controlled by His Majesty. Even for you, Uncle He, youll have to change your name for this trip. Its also best if you dont show your true face.

Su Wen continued, Im different from my father. Although my father has done some tricks, he still trusts His Majesty in his heart. However, Im afraid that one day, when I really want to hire people, Ill realize that everyone is controlled by His Majesty and no one can be trusted. Im not used to exposing all my trump cards to others.

Therefore, I hope that Uncle He can nurture a force of our own outside the Su family and even outside Great Zhou.

The Southern Wilderness is a good place. Although it belongs to the Great Zhou Dynasty now, the Great Zhous government and His Majesty do not have that many spies there even after years of rebellion. It is a good place to develop ones own power. Lan Qingqing plans to start her career there. Since she took such a huge risk to steal the Sorcerer Gods Golden Gu, it can be seen that she is extremely ambitious and can be used by me.

He Pingan shook his head and said, But Im not familiar with that place. Its as difficult as ascending to the heavens to cultivate my own forces!

Su Wen smiled and said, I gave Lan Qingqing a million taels of silver. When Uncle He leaves, I will give you ten million taels of silver! Does that make Uncle He confident?

Hearing this, He Pingan smiled.

With money, wouldnt it be easy to win people over?

Be it humans or barbarians, they were all the same. There were very few people who could not be moved by money.

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