Chapter 85: Imperial Seat Guest Scholar

Tie Butian could clearly feel Chu Yang’s intentions. Even though they were vague, he was certain that Chu Yang had no ill intentions towards him, no ill intentions towards the Tieyun Kingdom, and no hidden motives to use the Tieyun Kingdom for his own purposes!

Since none of these were the case, and Chu Yang possessed such extraordinary abilities, Tie Butian naturally decided to take a chance! He needed help too much, and he had been struggling alone for too long! He needed someone to share his burdens, but among all the officials, there was no one who could truly understand his suffering.

Because he was always the ruler, and the ministers, after all, were just ministers!

But Chu Yang’s appearance perfectly made up for this deficiency! Chu Yang would never be his minister, but from this perspective, Chu Yang’s identity, which was between the江湖 (jianghu) and the court, was precisely the best choice to lead the Buxiange!

No matter who among the civil and military officials held the Buxiange, Tie Butian would not be at ease! And although he had established the Buxiange, he did not have enough energy to manage and develop it.

Therefore, Tie Butian agreed to Chu Yang’s proposal, and this was one of the reasons.

Or perhaps there were other reasons, but those were unknown.

Chu Yang pondered in his heart, but Tie Butian’s childhood was truly tragic. Even compared to the princes of other countries, he had no childhood.

As Tie Butian said, indeed, the path of a ruler was not ordinary in its cruelty!

“What about your Tianbing Pavilion… what will you do with it?” When they met again in the afternoon, Tie Butian had already completely regained his calm and composed demeanor, and he asked this question with a smile.

“Tianbing Pavilion…” Chu Yang originally intended to incorporate the Tianbing Pavilion into the Buxiange, but he suddenly stopped as the words reached his lips. “The Tianbing Pavilion must exist, but it cannot exist as a shop; that would be a waste. Your Highness, how about placing my Tianbing Pavilion at Liucui Lake?”

Liucui Lake was a small lake within the Tieyun City, only about ten miles from the inner city, but it was usually separated by dense buildings, making it seem far away. It was always a good place for leisure.

“Liucui Lake? No problem.” Tie Butian readily agreed, “I will arrange this immediately.” Tie Butian thought Chu Yang was referring to the waste of the divine weapons and tools, but he did not realize that Chu Yang was actually referring to Gu Duxing.

For such a super expert with infinite potential, letting him idle was a huge waste!

Chu Yang’s face remained calm, but he was overjoyed in his heart.

Only he knew that Liucui Lake was not just a good place for leisure; in his previous life, he had obtained the second section of the Jiujie Sword at the bottom of Liucui Lake!

Now that he had directly occupied this place, he only needed to wait until his cultivation reached the point where he could break the seal on the second section of the Jiujie Sword, and he could retrieve it without anyone knowing.

The second section of the Jiujie Sword! Chu Yang’s heart burned with excitement.

The two of them boarded a carriage and proceeded on their way. The carriage was tightly sealed, and if someone looked from the outside, they would never know that the current crown prince was sitting inside this ordinary carriage.

Although the carriage was spacious, the two of them were not far apart. Chu Yang could smell a faint, sweet and musky fragrance slowly diffusing in the air, and he couldn’t help but sniff, feeling a bit speechless: What kind of man uses perfume?

Tie Butian seemed to sense something and began to chat with Chu Yang about various topics. Tie Butian’s knowledge was indeed extensive, covering everything from heaven to earth, ancient and modern anecdotes, and famous people’s stories, all of which he could recite effortlessly. Moreover, he had precise comments on every piece of knowledge he mentioned.

In terms of knowledge, Chu Yang was far inferior to Tie Butian and could only listen attentively. Gradually, he became engrossed and no longer found the fragrance in the carriage strange.

The carriage stopped.

Tie Butian and Chu Yang got out of the carriage and entered a large mansion.

“This is the headquarters of the Buxiange,” Tie Butian said in a low voice as they walked. Chu Yang responded with an “Oh” and felt somewhat surprised.

Anyone who heard the name “Buxiange” would assume it was a tower, but it turned out to be an ordinary bungalow.

Perhaps the Buxiange that Tie Butian had established by the small lake, where they had their first conversation, was just a cover? However, Chu Yang still felt that that place was more fitting for the name “Buxiange.”

This place, on the other hand, seemed too ordinary.

Entering the bungalow, Tie Butian led Chu Yang directly into the hall, where several people were talking. They quickly bowed when they saw Tie Butian enter.

“This is Chu Yang, Mr. Chu,” Tie Butian introduced. “From today, Mr. Chu will be a member of the Buxiange, with the position of Imperial Seat Guest Scholar. Mr. Chu will participate in all the affairs of the Buxiange and make decisions.”

The five people in the room all changed expression at once.

The position of Imperial Seat Guest Scholar was no small matter. If the words “Guest Scholar” were removed, it would be the Imperial Seat of the Buxiange. The Imperial Seat was Tie Butian’s position, ranking even higher than the Pavilion Master.

Could this young man be the future Imperial Seat of the Buxiange?

None of them had expected that Tie Butian would bring such a young man to fill such an important position. The Buxiange had its main and deputy Pavilion Masters, and the other three were also Wu Zong experts. How could they tolerate a young man being placed above them?

“This is the Pavilion Master of the Buxiange, Binghun Daozun Cheng Ziang; this is the Deputy Pavilion Master, Liuxing Wuzun Chen Yutong,” Tie Butian introduced Chu Yang to each of them. The five people all smiled and returned the greetings.

Cheng Ziang, the Binghun Daozun, was about sixty years old, thin and frail, with slightly graying hair. Chen Yutong was a burly middle-aged man, around forty-five or forty-six, with a rugged face.

Both of them looked at Chu Yang with sharp eyes, and their smiles were slightly distant.

After a brief introduction, Tie Butian led Chu Yang into the inner room, which was a quiet chamber filled with stacks of documents.

“Here are the files of all the current members of the Buxiange in Tieyun. Each one contains their entire life history, including their personal specialties and cultivation levels. You can take a look; generally, those below the level of Wu Shi do not enter the Buxiange, and those with unknown backgrounds are also not allowed.” Tie Butian slowly said, “Currently, there are eighty-seven people. Among them, one is a Daozun, five are at the Wuzun level, thirteen are Wu Zong, and the rest are all Wu Shi of the fourth rank or higher.”

“The strength is a bit weak. Too weak!” Chu Yang shook his head. Such strength, if placed in any sect, would be a formidable force, but in the context of a battle between two superpowers, it was far too few.

Especially when facing the Jinma Knight Hall led by Wu Di Qingrou, such strength was not even worth mentioning; there was no possibility of comparison.

After all, the Jinma Knight Hall had already formed a large scale, with nearly thirty thousand people in total! Even excluding the internal personnel responsible for logistics and supplies, there were still twenty thousand Wu Shi experts!

Such a terrifying number was far beyond what the Buxiange, which was still in its infancy, could compare to.

“From the beginning, the Buxiange has been my personal force, primarily focused on strategic advice. The few assassination attempts we made all failed, resulting in the loss of personnel.” Tie Butian slowly said, “So, from then on, I did not dare to develop further.”

Chu Yang nodded.

Although Tie Butian did not explicitly say it, Chu Yang had already understood: there was a mole in the Buxiange!

As long as the mole existed and could not be identified, any further assassination attempts would be a joke; it would be like sending his subordinates to their deaths at the hands of the enemy!

“This is the first problem you need to solve,” Tie Butian said calmly.

“No problem,” Chu Yang said decisively, looking at the files.