Published: March 4, 2025
CHAPTER 86: A New Official Must Start a Fire
“The second question is, within Iron Cloud, I do not know how many internal spies have been placed by Diwu Qingrou over the years; moreover, I estimate that many of them are in high positions, both in the military and political spheres.” Tie Butian smiled, “Mr. Chu, you have also said that to secure external matters, one must first stabilize internal affairs. As long as you can complete the first task, which is to cleanse the Butian Pavilion, then the second task will also be given to you; finally, we can strategize against the two countries! But the prerequisite is stability.”
“There are many who are not afraid of death; if one can maintain balance until everyone is killed, that is also balance.” Tie Butian smiled, “But for some, killing just one can cause turmoil across the world.”
Chu Yang smiled strangely. He understood Tie Butian's implication very well. In other words, if you cannot even complete the first task, then you might as well leave at once. Don’t even think about the second or third...
As for his so-called balance, it was not merely a sentiment. It referred to the current situation between the two countries and Iron Cloud's political landscape: balance!
Currently, balance and stability in Iron Cloud are far more important than rapid development and strengthening national power, which is also Tie Butian's bottom line.
“Mr. Chu, I entrust the Butian Pavilion to you.” Tie Butian walked to the door and turned back with a gentle smile.
“The Butian Pavilion, hehe, does the Crown Prince want me to repair the heavens here?” Chu Yang chuckled.
“If Mr. Chu wants to cooperate, he must display his own abilities and means. Divine weapons are always external; boastful talk is nothing but empty words.” Tie Butian smiled with lowered brows, “The current Butian Pavilion is your touchstone, Mr. Chu.”
“The Butian Pavilion has been established for three years, yet it is only a prototype.” Tie Butian smiled meaningfully and gracefully walked out.
From beginning to end, Tie Butian merely introduced things but did not provide him any support; if Chu Yang wanted to stand firm here, he had to rely on his own strength to establish a solid footing before he could talk about restructuring and cleansing; ultimately, controlling the Butian Pavilion would complete the first step of cooperation between Tie Butian and Chu Yang!
With Chu Yang's martial master strength, it is nearly impossible to command the Butian Pavilion, where the lowest level is martial masters, and to have this already familiar and cohesive group obey his commands and establish his authority is a daunting task!
But Chu Yang had no way out. By this point, he wanted Tie Butian’s respect, and Tie Butian had given it. He wanted Tie Butian’s attention, and Tie Butian had also given it.
The influence he created had already been fulfilled. Even the core of the Butian Pavilion, which he wanted, Tie Butian had similarly granted!
In Chu Yang's eyes, although Tie Butian had some effeminate traits and a slightly ‘feminine perversion’ vibe, the trust that Chu Yang most desired, Tie Butian gave without reservation.
Everything Chu Yang had hoped for before arriving at Iron Cloud, he had already obtained.
Now was the time for him to showcase his abilities. If he cannot convince the people of the Butian Pavilion, then it proves that Chu Yang does not deserve Tie Butian's trust!
The current situation is that Chu Yang and Tie Butian together have pushed Chu Yang to a point of no return!
Tie Butian had left for a long time, and Chu Yang immersed himself in a sea of documents, analyzing them bit by bit. These documents were just words, and most of them were not trustworthy; but Chu Yang had to find the truth and identify the loopholes within this untrustworthy information to gain some initial confidence.
Finding the unreliable among the files that had already been filtered through layers of intelligent individuals is indeed not a small challenge.