Snow: The Crown Prince of Chu, forced into marriage by the Minister of the Southern Palace with his

However, the influence of Beigu City extends far beyond a few dozen counties, affecting an estimated number of millions of people.

This is probably no small matter.

Moreover, these people in the Heavenly Realm now know that they will not gain any advantage by engaging in a direct battle with Jiang Xuan, so they have adopted a roundabout tactic.

That is to cause Jiang Xuan's Great Chu to fall apart, so that he will have no time to deal with the affairs of the Heavenly Realm.

If that's the case, it's actually quite possible.

Jiang Xuan couldn't help but rub his chin, and finally he nodded.

"I'll keep an eye on this. We'll see how things go later."

"I also want to see who's causing trouble on my turf."

Upon hearing Jiang Xuan's words, the group exchanged glances and chuckled.

They then continued their journey, and under the last rays of the setting sun, entered Chaisang County.

Jiang Xuan looked at the crowd in the county town and couldn't help but let out a deep breath.

Over the years, under Jiang Xuan's governance, the entire Great Chu Dynasty has become better and better, and can be described as thriving.

The town of Chaisang in front of us is just a small town, but it is bustling with people and the situation looks very promising.

Jiang Xuan thought to himself that if he hadn't met Madam Niu and the others on the road, he might have actually thought that Chaisang County was a nice place.

But looking at it now, it's clear that it's all show and no substance.

After Jiang Xuan arrived here, he immediately bought a courtyard and had everyone move in.

Afterwards, he and a few others went directly to a nearby restaurant.

The fastest way to gather information in the martial arts world is naturally to ask around in restaurants.

Jiang Xuan and his group ordered wine and dishes, and then asked the other party to prepare a large batch of food and deliver it to the courtyard they had just bought.

With such a big order, not only the waiters, but even the manager came over to serve them.

After all, Jiang Xuan is now their biggest benefactor.

Jiang Xuan didn't stand on ceremony; he asked while eating.

"Shopkeeper, I see there are quite a lot of people in your Chaisang County. What kind of business do you think is the best?"

Chapter 341 The Upright Official, Why is She Here?

The shopkeeper glanced at Jiang Xuan, then at Zhao Fengya and the others beside him, and instantly knew that this man's identity was definitely extraordinary, at the very least he was extremely wealthy.

As long as I build a good relationship with Jiang Xuan, once they settle down in Chaisang County, I'll be able to make a lot of money.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper moved a chair from the side and glanced around, as if afraid that others would hear the two of them talking.

Jiang Xuan chuckled and said.

"Why are you being so secretive, shopkeeper? Is there something shady going on here that we should be wary of?"

Upon hearing Jiang Xuan's words, the shopkeeper hurriedly waved his hand and then quickly replied.

"No, no, that's not what I meant."

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then moved closer to Jiang Xuan and continued speaking.

"The situation here is quite good; the people above take good care of us business people."

He paused for a moment, then rubbed his fingers together.

"But sometimes, all we need to do is offer something as a token of our respect."

Upon hearing the other person's words, Jiang Xuan showed an expression that said, "I see, I understand now."

At the same time, the next second his face turned to a look of doubt, and he hesitated for a moment as he looked at the shopkeeper beside him.

"I actually have a question here, but I'm not sure if I should say it?"

The shopkeeper waved his hand, looking indifferent, and said...

"What's the big deal? Just tell me."

Hearing what the other person said, Jiang Xuan nodded before asking a question.

"I've heard that in other places, taxes are being levied heavily on merchants... What about here?"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper snorted coldly, shook his head with a disdainful smile.

"That's absolutely right. That's why I said the Great Chu would probably be finished in a few years, while this place is a paradise for merchants!"

"Why do you say that? Please enlighten me, shopkeeper!"

As he spoke, Jiang Xuan poured the shopkeeper a cup of wine, his expression quite sincere.

Seeing Jiang Xuan's appearance, the shopkeeper took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth, clicked his tongue, and then spoke.

"That's true outside, but it's different in our Chaisang County. Here, we have upright and just officials!"

A just and upright official?

When Jiang Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

What a just and upright official!

Then the shopkeeper said something else, and Jiang Xuan understood most of what was going on here.

It's simply that within the jurisdiction of Beigu City, things are proceeding as if nothing happened, and the laws of the previous dynasty are still in effect.

Moreover, they became even more unscrupulous and escalated their actions.

And in the end, they blamed everything that happened here, good or bad, on the Great Chu court.

Of course, there's nothing good here.

Even the restaurant owner in front of him wouldn't thank the Great Chu Dynasty; he would only think that the government of Beigu City had done a good job.

The Great Chu Dynasty?

They're all idiots.

Hearing the other party talk so eloquently, and occasionally cursing, Zhao Fengya and the others sitting to the side were already getting restless.

Fortunately, Jiang Xuan was here; otherwise, this person would probably have been torn to pieces.

Jiang Xuan used his mind-reading ability to take one last look, then shook his head and left the restaurant.

He already knew the general outline of what was going on here. Now all he needed to do was meet with the officials in Chaisang County and see what their situation was.

Whose side are they on?!

As for his own actions, Jiang Xuan never believed them from beginning to end.

How could they be so brazen without the help of others?

But who this person is, whether they are from the heavens or an internal traitor, remains unknown.

However, Jiang Xuan was not in a hurry. He knew that there was no use in rushing these things, so he might as well take it one step at a time and proceed slowly.

Treat it like a murder mystery game, but with real people involved—that makes it even more interesting.

He doesn't care if he loses, but if the other person loses, they'll lose their life.

Afterwards, Jiang Xuan wrote a letter to Xu Weixiong and asked the orphan of the Zhao family to send it back to Xiangfan City.

After all, this guy's speed is the fastest here besides his own.

It would probably take less than half a day to make a round trip, making it perfect as a messenger.

After writing the letter, Jiang Xuan prepared to rest. Since those people weren't going to run away, he decided to wait for a reply before reading it.

Hehe Girl left the courtyard and, holding Zhao Fengya's hand, strolled casually down the street as if they were shopping, buying things from time to time.

Meanwhile, Hehe also went to Baixiong's contact point, but after seeing that the other party was a stranger, she wisely did not expose herself.

If she were exposed here, it would likely cause Jiang Xuan's plans to come to nothing.

But if Jiang Xuan knew about this, he would say that he didn't care at all.

After all, he could easily crush these people; this is just a game for him.

If his woman were to be sad, upset, or injured because of something like this, he would definitely not be willing to accept it.

After Hehe returned, she immediately went to Jiang Xuan and told him everything she knew.

“My lord, normally there should be two or three contact points in Chaisang County.”

"But when I went there today, one of the contact points was abandoned, and although there were people at the other two, they weren't from Bai Xiong; they looked more like spies from other organizations."

Upon hearing the other person's words, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, a look of surprise on his face, and couldn't help but say something.

"You actually know what the Hundred Bears spy looks like here? You recognize him?"

Hehe, the girl nodded, and then said.

"Don't think I'm useless. Before I came to you, I was an assassin trained by Huang Longshi. I have a photographic memory."

“I have looked at the portraits of all the people who have passed through my hands, and I am sure that those few people are not among them.”

Hearing what the girl said, Jiang Xuan nodded.

He looked at the other person again and couldn't help but ask.

"So what do you think happened to these guys? How did they kill and replace the Hundred Bears?"

Upon hearing Jiang Xuan's question, the girl immediately fell into thought.

Seeing the girl's expression, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but reach out and pat her head, saying with a smile.

"Alright, alright, you shouldn't think about it anymore. Just stay here obediently."

Upon hearing Jiang Xuan's words, the girl couldn't help but wrinkle her nose and snort.

Just as Jiang Xuan was about to say something, a muffled cry suddenly came from outside.

Jiang Xuan looked up in surprise and couldn't help but speak.

"Huh? Why did she come along?"