Huangxiu

Chapter 550: Kindness
Ma Tianhe looked at Chu Zhiyuan in astonishment.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "This is his hiding place, no outsiders are here."

Xu Jingwen smiled and said, "It is indeed my secret hiding place. I admire you for finding it, my Lord."

"Master Xu," Ma Tianhe said with a fist, "I wonder what the current situation is?"

Countless thoughts surged in his mind, but he forced himself to suppress them. He stopped speculating and stared at Xu Jingwen.

Xu Jingwen smiled bitterly and said, "I feel the situation is not good, so I will hide here first and wait for the prince to come."

Ma Tianhe asked, "Could it be that the Dameng Tingyutai discovered you?"

Xu Jingwen shook his head and said, "I haven't found it yet, but I feel that it is not far away from me."

Ma Tianhe frowned.

Xu Jingwen said: "My two secret agents who were in direct contact have disappeared."

Ma Tianhe's face darkened slightly.

Xu Jingwen shook his head: "In the past few days, a powerful guy came to Tingyutai, and two of my secret agents were killed in one go. I knew it was not appropriate, and it was best to hide here."

Ma Tianhe frowned and asked, "Who's here at Tingyutai?"

"I couldn't find out anything." Xu Jingwen shook his head and said, "He's a very mysterious guy. He's obviously very good at tracking and hiding. He's even better than a grandmaster."

Ma Tianhe said solemnly: "The Supervisory Department has not received this news."

"I have already passed the message up." Xu Jingwen said, "Maybe it was lost with you, Master Ma."

Ma Tianhe frowned and thought: "Then what are you going to do, Master Xu?"

"I plan to hide for a while and see what happens." Xu Jingwen said, "It would be best to get news about this guy and then find a way to deal with him."

Ma Tianhe nodded: "This is indeed more appropriate."

When faced with a dangerous situation, the best thing to do is to save yourself.

It would be unwise to act rashly as it will only increase the losses.

Xu Jingwen smiled and said, "I feel relieved now that the prince is here."

A grandmaster, and a grandmaster from the royal family, can be said to be the most powerful pillar of military force.

The Supervisory Office of Tianjing finally became powerful enough to be under its protection.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It seems that Tingyutai has not caught up with you yet, otherwise..."

He shook his head: "You can't escape the Grand Master's pursuit in this villa."

Xu Jingwen frowned and asked, "Can you catch up with me from such a distance?"

There is a wide river between this manor and Tianjing, which can isolate the air.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Unless you can set up a formation, you can truly isolate the aura."

"Formation?" Xu Jingwen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I can't find the formation now."

The arrangement of the formation requires an expert who is proficient in formations, but as far as he knows, Dajing no longer has such an expert.

The formation of heaven and earth is different from the formation in the army. It is a more complex and vast subject.

From generation to generation, the military formations still exist, but the formations of heaven and earth have been lost.

Ma Tianhe smiled and said, "Master Xu, you still have a close friend by your side, so hiding here is a good thing."

Xu Jingwen waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "It's just a coincidence, a coincidence."

Ma Tianhe said: "You are so lucky. She is a disciple of Phoenix Sword Sect. I envy her so much."

"Phoenix Sword Sect?" Xu Jingwen was startled, his face changed slightly: "What Phoenix Sword Sect?"

Ma Tianhe laughed and said, "Master Xu, don't you know that she is a disciple of the Phoenix Sword Sect?"

Xu Jingwen's face changed slightly, and he waved his hands hurriedly: "Impossible! Impossible!"

Ma Tianhe sighed: "It seems that she concealed her identity. Does she know your identity, Master Xu?"

"How could I know?" Xu Jingwen shook his head, his face gloomy and his brows furrowed.

Ma Tianhe said: "It's a good thing you didn't know, otherwise, you would have been captured directly. The Phoenix Sword Sect is not an ordinary sect."

Xu Jingwen shook his head: "She won't."

"Why not?" Ma Tianhe said: "She is a disciple of the Phoenix Sword Sect!"

Xu Jingwen's face was gloomy and his eyes were burning.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Master Xu, you need to think about how to deal with the relationship between you two."

Ma Tianhe whispered, "Prince, she wouldn't have known Lord Xu's identity in advance, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "The disciples of the Phoenix Sword Sect would not act like this."

The disciples of the Phoenix Sword Sect disdain such shady means and pursue an upright approach.

Xu Jingwen glared at Ma Tianhe coldly.

Ma Tianhe said: "I'm afraid this is a honey trap. Sir Xu, you are of great importance, we have to be on guard."

Xu Jingwen laughed: "Master Ma is so bold! Why bother with the honey trap? Just catch me directly."

Ma Tianhe said: "If we catch you directly, you will definitely not reveal the secret."

Xu Jingwen snorted, "If I were to be caught, I wouldn't say I could withstand the torture."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It shouldn't be a beauty trap... Lord Xu, you have to think it over carefully, do you want to stay with her for the rest of your life, or cut off the emotional ties with her?" Xu Jingwen hesitated.

Ma Tianhe said hurriedly: "Why hesitate? Of course, we have to end this fleeting relationship. Do we really want to ruin our future because of a woman?"

He felt that Xu Jingwen was unreasonable and out of his mind.

I actually hesitated.

What is there to hesitate about?
Xu Jingwen remained silent.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "If you can't bear to leave her, Master Xu, then you can quit your job and stay in Dameng with her in your current identity, and take the secret to your grave."

Xu Jingwen's identity itself is flawless and almost impossible to be discovered.

The key is not to involve him through other secret agents.

As long as he was relieved of his duties, stopped contacting other secret agents, and handed over the responsibility to others, he would be out of danger.

"What about Madam Xu?" Ma Tianhe asked hurriedly, "Master Xu, you still have two children!"

Xu Jingwen smiled bitterly: "Child..."

He shook his head.

Chu Zhiyuan secretly raised his eyebrows.

It seems that Xu Jingwen has some secrets with these two children and his wife.

He said slowly, "Master Xu, have you thought it over? Do you really want to quit your job? It's best not to make a hasty decision. Think it over carefully before you make a decision."

Ma Tianhe suddenly became very anxious.

He hurriedly said, "My Lord!"

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand and said, "Everyone has their own aspirations. There is no need to force it. Lord Xu has made great contributions. If the Supervisory Department wants to investigate, please find me first!"

Ma Tianhe stamped his feet and sighed.

If Xu Jingwen really resigned from his post and stayed with a female disciple of the Phoenix Sword Sect, wouldn't that be tantamount to betrayal?
When men and women get together, who knows when their sleep talking may reveal a secret?
Any leakage of secrets will cause heavy losses to the Supervisory Department.

What's more, Xu Jingwen himself is a rare genius, and it would be a great loss if he left the Supervisory Office like this.

More importantly, he was worried that Xu Jingwen would completely defect to the Mongols.

That is the biggest loss.

It is extremely unwise for the prince to handle the matter this way.

Although it is a good thing for the ministers that the future emperor is kind-hearted, serving such an emperor will not lead to a tragic end.

But sometimes being kind is not necessarily a good thing.

A kind person cannot command an army.

Just like the current situation, the most appropriate approach is to let Xu Jingwen return to Dajing directly, change his position, and never come to Daming again.

If the woman wanted to go to Dajing, she could go; if she didn't want to go, she could leave.

This way we can avoid any future troubles and do it cleanly and neatly instead of dragging it out like now and causing endless troubles.

But at the same time, he also felt inexplicably at ease.

Being so kind to meritorious officials, instead of putting profit above all else, will allow officials to serve with a down-to-earth attitude, instead of worrying about how to retreat or protect themselves.

I just wonder if the prince will lose his kindness and become a cold-blooded emperor after he inherits the throne in the future.

Xu Jingwen was in a state of uncertainty, and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I have no way to repay your kindness, I am ashamed!"

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Are you really going to quit your job? Are you going to stay in Dameng and not go back?"

Xu Jingwen nodded slowly.

"Is there a qualified successor?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.

Xu Jingwen smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Ma Tianhe.

Ma Tianhe was startled and pointed at himself: "Prince, I——?"

He then waved his hand and said, "Sir, I have already shown my face. I cannot be the leader of the secret agents here."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Then write to the Supervisory Department and ask them to send a successor. You will hand over to Lord Xu first and take over for a while."

This will also isolate Xu Jingwen from his next relationship and protect each other.

"...Yes." Ma Tianhe sighed regretfully.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Xu Jingwen and said, "Master Xu, the path you have chosen is not an easy one."

Xu Jingwen gritted his teeth and said, "Please help me, my lord."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "After all, the truth will come out. I'm afraid that one day it will be exposed, and then..."

Xu Jingwen said: "It would be good to stay with her for one more day."

Ma Tianhe laughed secretly in his heart, he really didn't know what evil Xu Jingwen had done.

At such an old age, he has become a lovesick person and is confused.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "Don't regret it. You go first. I'll have Master Ma come to you to take over in two days."

(End of this chapter)