Who let him join the Sword Sect?!-Chapter 553 - 322: The Legend of Taoist Liu_3
"Oh dear, that’s not just an ordinary thing lost, it’s... ack ack, my bad, my bad." The Fat Chief Eunuch slapped his own mouth.
The Thin Chief Eunuch saw the fat man still babbling nonsense, looking like he couldn’t say anything clearly. He kicked the Fat Chief Eunuch hard, leaned over, and whispered to Taoist Liu.
"It’s the Emperor, the Emperor is missing, Lord Liu, don’t look for the ox, help us find the Emperor first!"
"Huh?"
Taoist Liu, who had been somewhat amused, now felt his scalp tingle.
Because the Emperor, well, to Liang Song, he’s both useful and not.
Useless because this guy’s a bit of a fool, poor at both cultivation and governance, yet an expert at playing with cats and dogs.
He didn’t need to offer advice for governance, nor did he serve as any pivotal figure in rituals.
The Liang Song matters were always decided by that grand ancestor.
With or without him, it’s all the same.
Useful, however, because this foolish Emperor was a treasure to the grand ancestor. If this silly boy really goes missing, the grand ancestor would go mad.
Then, regardless of whether he’s Taoist Liu or Liu Divinity, he’d probably suffer a blow from the ancestor over this dereliction of duty.
The Thin Chief Eunuch was right, Taoist Liu was indeed in the same boat.
"Didn’t the ancestor leave a magical artifact with His Majesty for protection before going into seclusion? What about that artifact?" Taoist Liu hurriedly asked.
"Here it is." The Fat Chief Eunuch shakily took out a jade bracelet from his bosom and handed it to Taoist Liu.
"After the ancestor went into seclusion, His Majesty suddenly used this item to knock us down and then left the treasure behind and ran out alone."
Taoist Liu’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, thinking his ox-cart might have been taken by His Majesty.
If His Majesty really met with some accident, and this matter came to light, it wouldn’t just be a cut; he might end up flayed...
This must be kept from the two eunuchs.
Determined, Taoist Liu seriously said to the two eunuchs, "Oh, it suddenly occurred to me, His Majesty went to see the ancestor."
Fat Chief Eunuch, "Ah, really? Why don’t we know about this?"
Taoist Liu, "It’s all part of the ancestor’s plan."
Thin Chief Eunuch, "Then why did His Majesty knock us down?"
Taoist Liu, "Of course, that’s part of the ancestor’s plan too."
Fat Chief Eunuch, "But you looked quite surprised when you just learned His Majesty was missing."
Taoist Liu turned into a broken record, "Ancestor’s plan."
Fat Chief Eunuch, "..."
Taoist Liu saw the pair still uneasy, wanting to dig for more, so he coldly said.
"If you don’t believe it, go ask the ancestor yourselves, do you need me to take you?"
Upon hearing this, the two quickly shook their heads.
"You two needn’t worry, and remember, don’t spread this matter around, lest unnecessary panic arise; it’s all part of the ancestor’s plan."
Taoist Liu bluffed the pair using the ancestor’s orders, then added one last part.
"I alone will be responsible for this matter, and whatever happens, it has nothing to do with you two."
The previous nonsense was actually useless, it was only upon hearing this sentence did the two eunuchs finally relax.
The Fat Chief Eunuch, being a character, pulled out a piece of silk cloth from his sleeve and respectfully presented it to Taoist Liu.
"Could you kindly write a note? Otherwise, this old servant won’t be at ease..." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Taoist Liu, "..."
"Scram!" Taoist Liu shouted.
"Yes, yes, we’re leaving, we’re leaving."
When the two eunuchs left with their men, Taoist Liu hurriedly quickened his pace, continuing to trace the marks of his ox-cart.
"Please let nothing happen, please let nothing happen..." he muttered quietly.
Soon, he found clues at the scene where the Emperor was gored to death by his Cyan Ox.
The clue was left by his missing disciple.
His disciple had used a secret technique to leave a piece of shadow in the crack of the wall.
Within it was a message for him.
[Master, you’re truly impressive.]
[Disciple saw it all from afar.]
[The Emperor was gored to death by your Old Cyan Ox, and the corpse was dissolved by your subordinates Song Yi and Wang Shan.]
[I don’t know if this is part of your plan, not sure if you’re aiming to claim the throne or what.]
[But I’m timid, and I want to live for a few more years, so I won’t wade into this muddy water, you handle it yourself.]
[Rest assured, except for this disciple, no one else knows of this, I’ve taken care of those sentinels.]
[Disciple is unfilial, and will not see master again in this life.]
Looking at the message in his hand, Taoist Liu stood beside the wall with a bent back for a long time, almost like an old man with dementia.
The shadow in his hand had long dissipated, transformed into the formless due to his mana, yet he hadn’t recovered his wits.
He recognized those words, but when combined, he doesn’t want to acknowledge them.
Until a sudden autumn breeze blew with a chilling coolness, Taoist Liu finally lifted his head in realization.
At that moment, over from the Imperial City, a murderous intent from an ancestor suddenly surged skyward, startling Taoist Liu to the point where he collapsed onto the ground.
