Chapter 890: Chapter 45: Interception and Counter-Interception, Zhao Xing’s Trump Card!
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"Prefecture Lord, someone wants to kill me."
In Bright Moon Prefecture, inside the government office, Zhao Xing walked to the main hall and said to Ye Yuxong.
"Oh, approved." Ye Yuxong opened his eyes and instinctively picked up the big seal.
Zhao Xing: "???"
What are you approving? Are you approving someone to kill me?
Bro, stay sharp!
"Prefecture Lord, there’s an assassin trying to kill me, not requesting your approval."
"What!" Ye Yuxong suddenly woke up, "Someone wants to kill you? How bold!"
"Chen An, don’t worry, as long as I’m here, let’s see who dares!"
Zhao Xing: "..."
Why do you look so excited?
Ye Yuxong was already rolling up his sleeves, and within a couple of breaths, even his temperament had changed!
The Sword Intent around him flowed, and a domineering aura emanated, making the originally unremarkable Ye Yuxong look much more handsome.
How could he not be excited?
Staying in the government office stamping papers is easy, but it’s too boring!
He feels sleepy every day.
Now there’s an assassin aiming for Zhao Xing, there’s finally some action!
"Do you know where the assassin is? How many people?" Ye Yuxong eagerly asked.
"I don’t know yet." Zhao Xing shook his head, "But I have confirmed information that the assassin has been in Bright Moon Prefecture for ten days, but we don’t know how many there are."
"But if they were sent to kill me, at least they must be third-rank, a small number won’t do."
Zhao Xing’s possession of the Ten Thousand Skill Avatar is clear intelligence within Prince Liang’s camp.
If Zhao Xing were the planner of the assassination, he wouldn’t send just one person over.
Otherwise, it would be a lonely kill.
"The assassin certainly can’t be within the prefecture city! The stationed troops in Bright Moon Prefecture are heavily guarded, they couldn’t have slipped in."
"Chen An, with your Ten Thousand Skill Avatar, if they want to kill you, at least a group of five third-rank individuals is needed, including a Minister of Agriculture, Magician, Martial Artist, Priest, and Ritual Repairer," Ye Yuxong shared his analysis.
Zhao Xing was a bit surprised: "How can you tell?"
"No one knows the Minister of Agriculture better than a Minister of Agriculture."
"A third-rank Magician can provide spell amplification, their combat strength is formidable. If dispatched by Prince Liang’s camp, there would certainly be fortune-telling to predict your location and track you."
"Priests extinguish souls, Martial Artists destroy Po, Ritual Repairers can perform Forget Sorrow Method, Silence Technique, Dumbing-down Skill, to minimize the commotion caused by the assassination."
"You mentioned the assassin has been here for ten days, they must have observed the changes in Bright Moon Prefecture. They wouldn’t stay in a city with a natural disaster warning below level five."
"So it can only be a commandery still under level six disaster warning."
With that, Ye Yuxong suddenly drew his long sword.
"Hahaha, I know roughly where they are!"
"I’ll go catch them now!"
Ye Yuxong glanced at the map, ready to issue orders immediately.
Zhao Xing: "???"
No way, bro, did you swap with someone else?
How come when it comes to military actions, you react so quickly?
Zhao Xing was taken aback.
He didn’t even know where Ye Yuxong got the military map from.
"Prefecture Lord, shouldn’t we discuss this further?" Zhao Xing asked. "You’ve determined the range so quickly?"
Ye Yuxong pointed to the map with his sword:
"For an assassin group to evade the dual detection of the Observatory and the devine temple, they can only be in these extreme environment commanderies, this is the first point."
"The rest of the areas have been mostly governed, leaving only a few places you’d go, which is the second point."
"They’ve been here for ten days, meaning they are prepared for long-term action. But as assassins, they can’t carry a large amount of supply. To stay at peak performance, they must rely on the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer in the team for food supply."
Ye Yuxong moved the sword’s tip, pointing at the locations of three commanderies.
"In extreme environments, it’s very difficult for the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer to provide supply."
"They can’t choose other places, only Zhang County, Dang County, Yu Yang County to hide because these places border normal environment commanderies."
"If the assassination fails, these areas are also best suited for escape."
"Tell me, if they’re not here, where else could they be?"
Zhao Xing stared at Ye Yuxong, stunned.
Because he realized that Ye Yuxong’s analysis was almost identical to his own.
He had thought for a while before reaching this conclusion, but Ye Yuxong came to it in an extremely short time with just a few words!
Remarkable!
No wonder the court appointed Ye Yuxong as Prefecture Lord.
Even if his handling of duties is lackluster, he won’t collapse Bright Moon Prefecture in the short term. But as long as he’s in this position, Bright Moon Prefecture is unlikely to become enemy territory!
He’s so heavily specialized, Zhao Xing conceded in admiration.
"The Prefecture Lord is truly a godly figure!"
"Hahaha, Chen An, you’re flattering me, hahahaha."
Ye Yuxong was in high spirits.
He finally heard Zhao Xing sincerely praise him.
"Prefecture Lord, those coming to assassinate me are likely not weak in strength." Zhao Xing added cautiously.
"My ranking on the Heavenly Fate Golden List is relatively high, the Prefecture Lord still needs to take this into consideration."
Ye Yuxong is, of course, aware of the Heavenly Fate Golden List since he is also a member of the ninth group of the Eastern Unity Department of Pinghai State.
"How high could it be?"
"I’ve entered the top hundred."
"???"
Ye Yuxong was suddenly stunned.
"What? Chen An, what did you say?"
"I’ve made the top hundred on the Heavenly Fate Golden List."
"..."
Ye Yuxong was instantly shocked: "Heavens, higher than me! What on earth did you do?"
Zhao Xing couldn’t say directly, as the topic of numerology is still classified.
Seeing this, Ye Yuxong also realized Zhao Xing couldn’t disclose the reason.
He pondered briefly and said, "If that’s the case, I alone can’t kill them all."
"We should discuss this matter further, Chen An, you should return to the prefecture city first, don’t alert the enemy."
"Yes, I’m already on my way."