Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 598 - 356: Petty Thieves, Overestimating Their Abilities!_2
Chapter 598 -356: Petty Thieves, Overestimating Their Abilities!_2
“…”
Liu Wanzheng heard this and glanced at Chen Mu. He finally spoke for the first time, his voice carrying the weight of age and decay, “Factional struggle has no right or wrong. I neither wish for the King of Jin to meddle with the Seven Profound Sect, nor do I want the Qin Family to pledge allegiance to the King of Jin.”
Chen Mu sighed lightly and said, “So that’s how it is. Then I wonder, Elder Liu, aside from the King of Jin, which other of the Eight Princes do you support? When my master met with trouble, Supreme Yin should have conducted a thorough investigation, yet he never discovered any connection between the Liu Family and Central Prefecture.”
“Of course it wouldn’t be found, because there simply isn’t any.”
Yu Shouxuan looked at Chen Mu, his smile not reaching his eyes as he said, “Grandmaster Liu is, in fact, from over a hundred years ago, the offspring he left behind during his travels in the Outer Sea, who took on ‘Wan’ as their surname. Among this offspring, one descendant became acquainted with the then young King Liang. She is now a concubine to King Liang, both mutual supports to each other, and is also one of the youngest top Grandmasters of our time.”
Hearing Yu Shouxuan say this, Chen Mu’s doubts finally cleared, and everything made sense.
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Liu Wanzheng leaving behind descendants in the Outer Sea might have gone unnoticed initially, but unexpectedly, among his descendants was born an individual of exceptional talent. Steadily rising to fame, she met the young King Liang, supported each other, and ascended to the title of King while she reached the Grandmaster Realm, surpassing her ancestor in skill.
With such descendants, it’s natural that Liu Wanzheng would support King Liang’s line over the Seven Profound Sect.
Liu Wanzheng perhaps had no intention of harming the Seven Profound Sect, but with the Qin Family close to the King of Jin and with hostility between the Eight Princes, he was reluctant to see Qin Mengjun step into the Blood Exchange Realm and take command of the Seven Profound Sect while aligning with King Jin’s lineage. Therefore, it made sense that he would attack in secret—by his perspective, such actions would be guilt-free and would not affect his own moral path.
As for the mysterious Blood Exchange Realm individual, that must be someone Liu Wanzheng brought in, one of the supporters from Central Prefecture of King Liang’s cause. If this person deliberately concealed their identity, then it’s quite normal that the investigation revealed nothing.
“The situation in the Cold North is truly intricate. I thought the Eleven Northern States of the Cold North, being so remote, were merely embroiled in internal conflicts and warfare without imagining that even such a distant place would bear traces of the Imperial Court.”
Chen Mu slowly began to speak.
He had anticipated that the Cold North situation likely involved interference from the Imperial Court, but his suspicions had been directed only at major events like the North Garrison Government’s campaign, the moves of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, and the warfare in Ice State, which always remained under the scrutiny of Central Prefecture.
But now it seemed that even the six major families of the State Government Office, as well as powers like the Qin and Liu Families, all had various entanglements with Central Prefecture. Considering this, perhaps behind the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion lay the hands of one of the Eight Princes other than ‘Jin’ and ‘Liang.’ The truly independent forces of the entire Cold North were probably very few.
“Under the heavens, all land belongs to the king; by the shores of the earth, everyone is a subject to the throne.”
Yu Shouxuan let out a thin laugh, his dead fish eyes fixating on Chen Mu, “You must not think that the chaos in the world is due to the incompetence of the Imperial Court. In reality, both an era of chaos and an era of peace exist at the whim of the Imperial Court. Those like Yuan Hong, who take advantage of tumultuous times to attempt to carve out their own reigns, are nothing but overconfident fools in the face of mighty imperial authority.”
“Peak Master Chen has formidable skills, ranking within the top three of the Cold North Wind Cloud List. Given time, if you comprehend the Qiankun Domain, you would stand shoulder to shoulder with the top Grandmasters on the worldwide list. If you are willing to serve King Liang, provided he ascends the throne and stabilizes the world, you could be granted the title of Marquis and be remembered for generations,” Yu Shouxuan said, the corners of his mouth lifting into a slight curve.
Chen Mu listened and finally showed a hint of indifference on his consistently calm face and coldly sneered, “Ascend the throne? He is not worthy!”
Merely out of fear of Qin Mengjun’s talent and unwilling to see an alliance formed between the Qin Family and the King of Jin lineage, they colluded with Liu Wanzheng’s vicious schemes to attack Qin Mengjun, who was then merely a Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster. With such despicable methods, do they truly aspire to ascend to the throne?
“What kind of person was my master? Even though he was beset by the petty schemes of people like you, he still managed to break through and reach the ultimate heights of Martial Arts. You insignificant wretches, peddling these treacherous and vile strategies that can’t even be brought to light, dare talk about having your names passed down through the ages.”
Chen Mu’s gaze swept over Yu Shouxuan and the others, filled with cold laughter.
Yu Shouxuan, hearing this, his face suddenly turned dark, and he coldly said, “Qin Mengjun indeed possesses an extraordinary gift, but you too are not qualified to shout in front of our family. It would be a different matter if your master himself came, but you’re just a brash young man who doesn’t recognize his own limits!”
Boom!
As the words fell.
A sound of Wasteland shattering came from behind Chen Mu.
Chen Mu coldly glanced over his shoulder to see a figure appear thirty feet behind him, bursting forth from the ground, effectively blocking his retreat.
At the same time, the body of the person standing at Yu Shouxuan’s side suddenly collapsed into a mound of dirt, revealing that it had been nothing but a decoy, with the real body having long since slipped behind Chen Mu under Yu Shouxuan’s deliberate cover!
With Chen Mu’s escape route sealed, the formerly concealed cold menace of the crowd was now bare.
Yu Shouxuan looked at Chen Mu, slowly stepping forward with a skin-deep smile, saying, “The secrets of the Imperial Court are not so easily heard. Since you’ve heard what you shouldn’t have, it looks like you will have to leave your life behind… What do you think, Grandmaster Liu?”
“Perfectly fine.”
Liu Wanzheng stood behind Yu Shouxuan, indifferently looking at Chen Mu.
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He actually bore no grudge against Chen Mu, who was seen as a rare prodigy of the Cold North with the potential to rejuvenate the Seven Profound Sect, but after all, he was a man of King Liang’s lineage, and Chen Mu was Qin Mengjun’s disciple. Even if he did not support the King of Jin, he would stand on Qin Mengjun’s side. Besides, having heard so many secrets, he could not possibly let Chen Mu leave.
