My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Chen Sansi hurriedly helped him up and returned a salute, "Should the opportunity arise in the future, I shall invite Young Master to drink."

"So you mean, General Chen is willing to settle our accounts?"

Cao Fan hastily said, "Rather than choosing a date, why not seize today? General Chen, would you be willing to visit my mansion tonight? My father has always wanted to meet General Chen."

"This..."

Chen Sansi evasively answered, "Young Master, I still have troops to patrol the mountains tonight, I'm afraid it would be inconvenient, next time for sure, farewell!"

Having said that,

He took a detour and headed straight down the mountain.

It had nothing to do with anything else, he must be insane to get involved with the Crown Prince's people at this critical juncture.

Cao Fan watched his departing figure, his expression growing uglier.

He watched this rustic villager grow stronger step by step until he completely lost control, to the point where even making a move against him had become extremely difficult, and on top of that, his father was very dissatisfied with his results in Liangzhou.

Therefore, Cao Fan summoned the courage today, hoping to see if it was possible to turn hostility into goodwill.

If he could truly win over the three thousand Black Armor troops, it would also mean alleviating some of his father's worries and troubles.

But...

It was clear.

He had failed!

The Chen family was just brushing him off, not planning on resolving the vendetta at all.

Should he continue to mix in the royal court...

Even his father was becoming increasingly fond of him!

In a sense, Chen Sansi could even threaten his own secure position as the Princely Heir!

Considering what happened to Sha Wenlong...

At Selected Point, he was merely an adept at Refining Internal.

A year later, even the Mystical Phenomenon General would fall victim to his treachery!

Cao Fan felt a chill down his spine.

He began with fear, and then gradually, it turned into anger, his fists clenched white, and his teeth grinding resoundingly, "Why, I have already bowed down, I even stopped pursuing the matter with General Sha who saved my life, isn't that enough?!"

"What else does he want from me?"

"Does he expect me, a dignified Prince, to kneel and kowtow to him?!"

"Eunuch Feng!"

"He's definitely planning to strike at me soon, devise a plan, we must strike first!"

"Young Master, you must not do this."

Eunuch Feng advised, "The Crown Prince has instructed that we must not stir up trouble recently."

"It's not that I want to stir trouble!"

Cao Fan retorted bitterly, "He will definitely not spare me, do you want to watch me die? General Cui, General Fan, can you speak to them for me?"

"This... I'm afraid not."

Eunuch Feng said, "General Fan is busy with urgent matters, General Cui may indeed be responsible for protecting you, but the Crown Prince has instructed, he might not be willing to commit murder, especially at this critical juncture... As for me, I'm probably no match for him."

"So, I'm just supposed to wait for death?!"

Cao Fan's face filled with agony.

After racking his brains, his eyes suddenly lit up: "I know! There's still one person!"

"Whom do you mean, Your Highness?"

"Zhang Lai, Hero Zhang!"

...

"Brother Chen, was the Princely Heir trying to invite you?"

Yan Changqing, who had been kept away, caught up and reminded, "You must absolutely not go! As I know, recently Prince Qin and Prince Qi have gathered quite a bit of evidence against the Minister of War, Gao Bo and others, all affiliated with the Crown Prince. So, Brother Chen, you should understand the implication of my words, right? It's best not to get too close to them recently."

The Emperor rarely attended court.

Most often, he held Cabinet meetings in the Longevity Palace.

This Ziwei Mountain sanctification was a rare grand occasion where civil and military officials gathered together.

Therefore, it also became a good opportunity for other princes to impeach and seize power.

"Mr. Yan, I understand, I will attend the banquet if I find the time, and if I really cannot manage, please apologize to your father on my behalf."

Chen Sansi's ears began to ache.

Was this what it meant to be an official at court? In barely any time at all, one after another came knocking at his door, essentially forcing him to take sides.

His principle was neutrality.

If he could avoid taking sides, he would do so as much as possible.

It didn't matter to him whether the Crown Prince or the Emperor died.

But the problem was, being a person of little influence, he did not actually have the privilege of neutrality.

Should push come to shove...

Then Chen Sansi had only one choice left.

Whoever won,

He would help them.

Sure enough.

Before Chen Sansi even reached his front door, he saw carriages lined up and guards arranged neatly.

"Mr. Chen!"

A person dressed like a steward said, "I am the steward of Yan Mansion, on the orders of the Young Pavilion Master to specially wait for Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen need not worry about the troops, my master will arrange everything properly for you, it won't count as desertion."

"..."

Chen Sansi simply had no excuse to refuse.

The Yan Party was at least the Emperor's faction, interacting slightly with them was better than getting caught between several princes.

There was no escaping now.

He didn't refuse any further, just determined not to make any commitments once he arrived at the place.

Sitting in the carriage, swaying.

After half an hour, the carriage finally stopped in front of a prince's mansion.

This place used to be a mansion of a prince of Qing Country, now, it was being used as a temporary residence by Yan Maoxing.

Inside and outside the mansion, security was tight.

As soon as Chen Sansi entered, even Yan Changqing, the young master of the mansion, was stopped at the door.

He found this strange.

"Mr. Chen!"

Wearing a bright red official robe, neatly dressed, and dignified in bearing, Yan Maoxing came forward to greet him: "Finally, I have been hoping for your arrival, through numerous battles, you have taken great care of my son and helped him achieve many military feats, I have long wanted to show proper gratitude!"

"Mr. Yan is too kind."

Chen Sansi followed him into the side room.

At the round table, there were also two middle-aged men sitting, judging by their attire, undoubtedly nobles.

"Mr. Chen, let me introduce you."