The Human Emperor (200-400)

C244: Zhangchou Jianqiong's Ambitions!

Miyasame Ayaka could clearly sense the changes Wang Chong was undergoing, but with her intuition, she knew better than to ask about it.

"Gongzi, the situation seems to have gotten a little troublesome now. It looks like the Goguryeons are on their guard against us," Miyasame Ayaka frowned worriedly.

No matter how secretively the two of them operated, the Goguryeons weren't fools. With so many people disappearing without a trace, they couldn't possibly not suspect anything.

"Un." Retracting his Little Yinyang Art, a dark shadow appeared on Wang Chong's glabella for a brief instant before reverting back to normal.

"Hehe, there's no need to think too much into it. We'll just have to deal with everything that comes our way. Even if the Goguryeons do suspect something, they have no way of finding how those people died and where they died. That's also the reason why I chose to strike only after they left the base.

"This will hinder them from finding out whether we know where their base is, or in fact, they might even think that it's a coincidence,” Wang Chong said.

Decades of successfully keeping undercover had made the Goguryeons complacent. They felt that it was impossible for Great Tang to catch onto their traces, and they had absolute confidence in the ingenuity of their disguise.

They had men operating both in the open and in the dark, and those in the open wouldn't do anything that would defy Great Tang's law. Even if the Great Tang were to deploy men to spy on them twenty-four hours a day, the only conclusion they could derive was that they were law-abiding citizens.

On the other hand, those in the dark disguised themselves as merchants, nobles, bodyguards, and such. They frequented the Goguryeon hotels, taverns, and gambling den to liaise among their group, and they usually remained reticent, avoiding speaking where possible. Even if they had to talk in public, they would make sure that they only spoke in the tongue of the Central Plains.

As such, it was impossible for the royal court to uncover them and their secret base.

This was because their secret base wasn't even in the city's west, the territory of the Goguryeons.

This elaborate scheme was what the Goguryeons were most proud of and confident about, and it made full use of the thought gap of the Bureau of Military Personnel and Bureau of Punishments.

But to Wang Chong, he felt that the pride and confidence they had built up over this period of time could be exploited to his advantage instead.

No matter how many men he killed, as long as he kept out of the other party's base, he didn't fear the other party finding anything out. Even if they had their suspicions, there was little possibility that they would relocate.

"But with these suspicions, they would surely be more guarded. It won't be as easy in the future,” Miyasame Ayaka provided an alternative opinion.

The Goguryeons possessed immense influence that exceeded most powers in Great Tang. One would be a fool if one were to take them lightly.

"Guarded? So be it. They're in the open while we're in the dark. Do you think that we can't defeat them with our strength? Don't forget, we still have many trump cards yet to be used!" Wang Chong chuckled light-heartedly.

Miyasame Ayaka was stunned momentarily before understanding what Wang Chong meant. Indeed, Wang Chong wasn't alone!

Knowing that Miyasame Ayaka understood his intentions, Wang Chong didn't elaborate too much on it. Instead, he bent down and began searching the one-eyed fatty's body. Soon, he managed to find two silk boxes.