Grand Marshland Field Clan truly is a place that breeds madmen, Jiang Wang thought to himself.

From the mouths of Tian Chang and Tian He, one could piece together a picture of Tian Anping, a madman, yet a heartless individual. The rumored peerless prodigy and maniac gradually took on a more concrete form through the words and feelings of others.

This made Jiang Wang even more curious about Tian Anping’s schemes in the Near Sea Archipelago. This crazed prodigy was in cooperation with Qing Xi, and had layouts overseas… what exactly did he want to do?

But he knew that with Tian Anping’s methods, he wouldn’t be able to get answers from anyone he asked. He could only search for himself, discover for himself.

And the result of uncovering the answer might not be pleasant.

Tian Anping wouldn’t care whether he was a Fourth Grade Azure Badge in Qi, or whether he had a noble title.

“How deeply do you understand the Near Sea Archipelago?” Jiang Wang asked.

“It depends on which aspect,” Tian He said.

“Not bad.” Jiang Wang nodded in satisfaction, “It seems that by following Tian Chang, you’ve also gained a higher position.”

Tian He said, “More elusive than you imagine.”

It seemed he was very dissatisfied with the current situation, and was not willing to depend on Tian Chang forever.

But regarding this point, it was also possible that he was deliberately showing it.

Jiang Wang didn’t want to waste time guessing back and forth with such a calculating person. He didn’t have much energy to spare, so he directly stated his needs: “Do you know Granny Beryl?”

“She is the Head Elder of the Fishing Sea Pavilion. Among the twelve Head Elders, she ranks around eighth to tenth,” Tian He said without hesitation, clearly possessing a lot of information about the Near Sea Archipelago from the Tian Clan, and having carefully digested it. “She secretly supports the Five Immortals Sect, and is affiliated with Fourth Elder Gu Huaixin’s faction within the Fishing Sea Pavilion.”

The twenty-four influential elders of the Fishing Sea Pavilion were usually divided into four High Elders, eight Middle Elders, and twelve Low Elders by outsiders.

But as lofty elders of the Fishing Sea Pavilion, they certainly didn’t refer to themselves that way internally. Instead, they were called Calming Sea Elders, Sect Guardian Elders, and Head Elders.

From the names of these positions, one could see that in the Fishing Sea Pavilion’s value system, calming the seas was the first priority. Secondly, it was sect inheritance, and lastly, sect affairs. At least, that’s how it appeared on the surface.

The information Tian He spoke of, Jiang Wang already knew, but he had learned it through Jiang Wuyou’s intelligence. From this, it could be seen that the Tian Clan’s understanding of the Fishing Sea Pavilion surpassed that of the Chongxuan Clan. Because they had invested more power and time in the sea than the Chongxuan Clan.

The four Calming Sea Elders of the Fishing Sea Pavilion all possessed the Dongzhen cultivation. Granny Beryl leaned on Real Person Gu Huaixin, no wonder she had such confidence.

“What about Hai Zongming?” Jiang Wang asked.

“He was a deceased Head Elder of the Fishing Sea Pavilion. Originally, he ranked between tenth and twelfth among the Head Elders,” Tian He continued without hesitation. “He should have been affiliated with Second Elder Qin Zhen’s faction.”

Unlike the strict order of the Calming Sea Elders,

The Sect Guardian Elders and Head Elders didn’t have specific rankings. They basically managed their own affairs, and their positions within the sect were at least nominally equal. The ranking Tian He mentioned was just a judgment made by the Tian Clan based on the combined strength and influence of all parties, and was not very accurate. So the ranking had a slight margin of fluctuation.

Only the Calming Sea Elders had a clear ranking, which determined the size of their power within the sect. In the event of an accident, it basically determined the order in which they would take over the sect.

Of course, all elders had to obey the leadership of the Fishing Sea Pavilion Lord. Only the Fishing Sea Pavilion Lord was the highest authority in this vast Near Sea Archipelago.

Jiang Wang continued, “You might as well tell me more about Hai Jingping.”

“He is a Sect Guardian Elder of the Fishing Sea Pavilion, consistently ranking in the top three among the eight Sect Guardian Elders. He acts with restraint, but is a formidable figure.”

“Which faction does he belong to?”

Tian He shook his head, “That’s not clear. Once you reach Hai Jingping’s position, you don’t need to depend on anyone anymore. Who he cooperates with, and who he secretly disagrees with, is often only known by his closest people. It’s very difficult for us outsiders to detect.”

Tian Chang had been making a living at sea for a long time, but Tian He had only come to sea this time as a confidant of Tian Chang’s son.

Even with Tian Chang’s help, even with the Tian Clan’s intelligence completely open to him, his understanding of these intelligence messages was too deep. It was evident how much effort he had put in.

As long as he was willing, this steadfast attitude alone would be enough for him to stand out anywhere, anytime.

Jiang Wang found it hard to understand why he had to be so low-key, introverted, and grow in forbearance.

Did the Tian Clan not have opportunities for talented people to emerge? How could that be?

Suppressing genius was something that small families like the Fang Clan of Maple Forest City would do. Because their resources were scarce, giving to this one inevitably meant cutting short to that one, sometimes they had no choice.

But no top famous family would do the stupid thing of suppressing genius.

Tian Chang was low-key and forbearing because he had murdered the clan elder and plundered the famous blade Tidal Echo, afraid to show off for fear of exposing his evil deeds. So, what was the reason for Tian He? What was the story behind him?

Jiang Wang suspected in his heart, but on the surface, he only asked, “Then do you know Yang Liu?”

Tian He shook his head directly, “The Tian Clan’s intelligence doesn’t have this person.”

“Help me investigate.” Jiang Wang said without ceremony.

“No problem. But if you want to do something to this person, it will easily expose your relationship with Tian Chang. It’s not worth it for you. Tian Chang’s value is more than that,” Tian He kindly reminded.

Jiang Wang only said, “Just do it.”

“Alright.” Tian He acted like a loyal old minister, unable to persuade his lord, so he could only obey. “I’ll give you the news soon.”

He directly opened the door and left as he had come.

If loyalty wasn’t a factor, this was truly a very useful subordinate.

Jiang Wang just wanted to build a good relationship with Yang Liu according to Granny Beryl’s instructions, so as to connect with Hai Jingping’s line and try to get Hai Jingping to help release Zhu Biqiong.

He wouldn’t do anything to Yang Liu, but he wouldn’t explain it to Tian He.

Because people like Tian He were terrifying, the more they knew, the more terrifying they became.

Jiang Wang could suppress him now only because of chance, knowing his secret. The same was true for Tian Chang.

Relatively speaking, he was more willing to deal with people like Yang Liu. Although he didn’t like Yang Liu’s painted face, and he didn’t know Yang Liu very well.

But a person who could still be overwhelmed by emotions was easier to deal with than Tian He, who had unfathomable schemes.

The current situation was that he had both hands gripping the vital spots of two poisonous snakes. He could kill them at any time. This was the basis on which he could control these two people.

But he didn’t want to directly kill these two poisonous snakes, but rather wanted to use them to do things. Then, correspondingly, he had to bear the risk of being bitten back at any time.

Therefore, facing Tian Chang and Tian He, the one thing Jiang Wang always had to do was protect his own vital points.

He didn’t test human nature, especially not the human nature of Tian Chang and Tian He.