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Chapter 386: Feng Yun! (Part 1)
Chapter 386: Feng Yun! (Part 1)
Ning Xue Jian's mind was in deep contemplation.
He wondered, "Could this be the doing of the Guardian?"
But being murdered in White Cloud Continent and the high likelihood of the Guardian being the culprit made him frown. Despite his nonsensical words, he was already preparing to blame the other party.
"If you say it was the Guardian, I'll immediately pin the crime on the Only Righteous Sect!"
If your son hadn't colluded with the Demon Sect, would the Guardian have killed him?
The reasoning was perfect!
With his mind made up, he was ready to act. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes. Well, he wasn't going to be reasonable anymore!
Shang Changzhen had once heard that this Sword Master had a terrible temper, but he never imagined that even after his son's death, the other party would still find fault with the deceased... Was this even human talk?
However, facing someone who could wave their hand and reunite father and son, he could only swallow his anger and sigh. "My child... Alas, I don't know why he encountered the Night Demon of the One Heart Sect here and was killed in battle... Alas..."
Hmm?
Ning Xue Jian's eyes lit up.
Could it be that the Night Demon of the Only Righteous Sect did this? This was... Wasn't this like a heavenly pie falling from the sky?
Thinking of the other party's connection to the Heavenly Palace, he felt that the phrase 'heavenly pie' was quite fitting.
Ning Xue Jian was relieved and relaxed, letting out a chuckle. "So it was the Night Demon of the One Heart Sect who killed him. Your son is truly talented, and he has good taste, even in death... Dying at the hands of the Night Demon is just perfect... Cough, I mean, you should go now. Be more careful in the future, you walk around without paying attention? Such a bright sword, and you're not blind, are you?"
Ning Xue Jian scolded, "You should cherish your life!"
Shang Changzhen cursed inwardly, "Your son died perfectly! Is it appropriate to say that when my son is dead?"
He then asked, "Do you even want to touch my sword? You dare to challenge me, but I'm neither faster nor stronger than you. What can I do?"
But he dared not speak these words aloud, knowing that if he did, Ning Xue Jian would surely send him to join his son.
"Thank you, Sword Master. I'll take my leave first and will come to pay my respects to you after I finish this matter."
Ning Xue Jian replied indifferently, "There's no need for a special visit. I know you're anxious inside, so just be careful not to join your son."
With that, he swiftly left.
You'll join the Guardian who died before! You'll join them soon!
Shang Changzhen muttered curses under his breath as he descended, carefully making his way into the city of White Cloud Continent. He then located his wife and approached her cautiously.
The Heavenly Palace experts behind him were also quiet and well-behaved, a stark contrast to their previous intimidating presence.
Ning Xue Jian stood above, daring not to be arrogant. What if he showed off and the Sword Master disapproved?
He might get angry and end up crying. So, he strode into the Zhu Clan with some dignity intact.
As he entered, he saw Gu Yunlan rushing towards him, crying loudly, "Shang Changzhen! You good-for-nothing... Why did you come only now? You're too late, Meng Yun is gone, gone, wailing..."
"Where?" Shang Changzhen's face changed, and he shouted.
It wasn't until he saw his son's body that he finally believed this was real.
The headless body on the bed, was it truly his only son? The one to carry on the family bloodline?
Shang Changzhen's face paled, and he stared at his son's body in shock. In a daze, he asked, "My son... Where is Meng Yun's head?"
"The Night Demon..."
Shang Changzhen took a few steps back and sat on a chair, but it couldn't support his weight, and he fell to the ground with a thud. He muttered, "You and the Only Righteous Sect have always been on good terms, haven't you? Meng Yun has worked with them several times and even helped them kill a Guardian before... I didn't listen, but why would he be killed by the Night Demon of the Only Righteous Sect?"
"Gu Yunlan, what are you saying? What do you mean?"
"Isn't my meaning clear?"
Shang Changzhen's face darkened as he spoke, "Over the years, you've colluded with Wu Xiang countless times. The Only Righteous Sect's Southeast Headquarters has done many things through you. You should know that. The Only Righteous Sect's Southeast Five Teachings have carried out tasks with your help. You should know that. The Only Righteous Sect followers who should have been executed have been saved by you tens of thousands of times. You should know that."
"How many of those were you actively involved in?"
Do you not have a clue?"
"You've done so much for the Self-righteous Sect, and then your son died. You went to Wu Xiang to ask for someone, but you didn't even show your face, and you got slapped? It's like a man slapping his unreasonable and nagging wife. Why is that?"
"Wu Xiang, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Self-righteous Sect's Southeast Headquarters, is so clueless? Moreover..."
Shang Changzhen said, "Why didn't Wu Xiang use a sword? Why did he specifically use a slap? Why is he so tolerant of you?"
Gu Yunlan felt her head buzzing as if her brain had been scrambled.
Just a few short sentences, and she was already infuriated.
Her eyes turned red with anger, and she asked in a daze, "Do you mean... I made you wear a green hat?"
Shang Changzhen humphed, "I didn't say that. I'm just wondering why Wu Xiang slapped you!"
"Shang Changzhen, I'll fight you to the death!"
Gu Yunlan charged forward like a madwoman, and with a swish, five scratch marks appeared on Shang Changzhen's face, dripping with fresh blood.
"Madness! How dare you!"
Shang Changzhen, with his cultivation surpassing his wife's, immediately restrained her, "You've gone crazy!"
Gu Yunlan cursed, "Shang Changzhen, you bastard! How dare you suspect me? If it weren't for avenging my son, I wouldn't have been slapped. You've never cared about our son, and now that something big has happened, the first thing you do is suspect that I've made you wear a green hat! Are you still human? Are you even human?!"
Shang Changzhen struggled to defend himself, tightly holding his wife's hands, and then controlling her feet as well.
He sighed, "Let's talk about serious matters. Our son's death must be avenged, and the Night Demon must be killed. I'll settle the score with Wu Xiang and help you vent your anger..."
Gu Yunlan panted heavily, having been infuriated by her own husband.
She said sternly, "I've said it before, as long as you kill Wu Xiang, slay the Night Demon, and destroy the Self-righteous Sect's Southeast Headquarters, I won't interfere with your affairs."
"You can take concubines, marry young wives, find young girls, and live a life of debauchery. I, Gu Yunlan, won't ask a single question! I'll stay in my inspection room, and you can be the grand lord of the Moon Slaughter Star Lord!"
"But my condition is to avenge our son, kill the Night Demon, slay Wu Xiang, destroy the Self-righteous Sect's Southeast Headquarters, and annihilate the One Heart Sect's Yin Shengong!"
Gu Yunlan's eyes turned bloodshot.
In her gaze, there was only deathly stillness.
Her son was dead.
For her, the sky had fallen. Her life had lost all meaning.
But Shang Changzhen couldn't let go; he still wanted to take wives and concubines to continue his lineage, something she couldn't stop. Now, she had no heart to stop him; she had lost all hope.
Her son was killed, and she went to avenge him, but this bastard suspected her of infidelity!
Their marital relationship had reached this point, and Gu Yunlan felt that her entire life was a complete failure, with no hope left. Aside from the grudges in her heart, she felt like an empty shell, a walking corpse.
With a hopeless and emotionless tone, she said, "As long as you fulfill these conditions, Shang Changzhen, I'll set you free. From this life onwards, even if I, Gu Yunlan, have generations of promiscuous descendants, I won't interfere with you."
"I'll avenge our son, no need for you to say it. Whoever killed my son will pay with their life! If Wu Xiang dares to hit my wife, I won't let him off easily!"
Shang Changzhen said, "But if we directly destroy the Self-righteous Sect's Southeast Headquarters, the matter will become quite serious."
"Now that the Guardians and the Self-righteous Sect's Southeast Headquarters are fighting fiercely, and you're not even daring to intervene?"
Gu Yunlan, with a deadened heart, looked at Shang Changzhen, "Moon Slaughter Star Lord, when did you become so timid and afraid?"
Shang Changzhen stood up and slowly paced.
"You few, go and investigate the situation."
Shang Changzhen instructed with a frown.
Then, several people in white replied and immediately flew off.
"First, understand the situation clearly, and then make plans. It's not that I'm timid and afraid, but when I arrived, I encountered the Frostblade Sword in the sky..."
Shang Changzhen explained.
The Frostblade Sword!
Everyone was startled.
Shang Changzhen sighed and recounted the situation, "Anyway, within this White Cloud Continent, we can't take action.
Everyone's hearts sank.
Gu Yunlan said with determination, "Since the Frostblade Sword is here, with such great abilities, why did he let the Night Demon kill my son?"
Everyone fell silent.
This woman had gone mad, even suspecting the Frostblade Sword.
Shang Changzhen was startled and said, "Don't talk like that. This..."
Suddenly, a sword light descended from the sky, precisely slicing off a strand of Gu Yunlan's hair, which drifted in the air.
The chilling sword aura made everyone's bones shudder.
A cold voice spoke, "Whether your son lives or dies has nothing to do with me. Do you think I'm afraid to kill the Heavenly Palace's people? I once blocked the Heavenly Palace's gates, slaying thousands. Don't think that the Heavenly Palace's masters can stop me! After so many years with the Self-righteous Sect, why should I save your son?!"
Shang Changzhen's face turned pale, and he tightly covered Gu Yunlan's mouth.
He pleaded, "Please don't say more..."
He begged, "Sword Master, my wife has suddenly encountered a great change, and her emotions are intense. Please forgive her harsh words."
The Frostblade Sword's voice was cold, "Hurry up and finish your business, then scram! Even the Heavenly Palace's masters wouldn't dare speak to me like this. What are you? If I didn't want to bully the weak, I'd kill you all and then go after the Heavenly Palace's masters! So many years of stinking habits!"
Everyone's faces turned ashen.
The issue was that the Frostblade Sword didn't just scold, but if he truly got angry, he would really dare to kill.
Moreover, he had no reservations.
In the past, the Frostblade Sword and the Love-Severing Blade had blocked the Heavenly Palace's gates, leaving thousands dead and blood flowing like a river. In the end, someone had to come to their aid.
Back then, thousands of sword masters emerged from the Heavenly Palace, not because the Snow Support Flute and the Frostblade Sword weren't strong enough, but because... they couldn't split their attention.
No matter how strong, they could only focus on one battlefield.
"You're shameless!"
The Frostblade Sword's voice continued from above, "I want to treat you like humans, but you Heavenly Palace masters insist on crawling into a dog's cage! Damn it, blame me for not saving you! Am I the one to blame?"
"Frostblade Sword listened from above, and these guys had actually helped the Only Righteous Sect, filling him with rage.
So he cursed them with particularly harsh words.
He only hoped that his harsh words would provoke them, and if one of them couldn't hold back and retorted, that would be even better.
Then he could go on a killing spree.
When I return, even my brother won't be able to say anything to me: they cursed me!—I'm in the right here."
But after cursing for a while, the people below, despite their intense anger, maintained remarkable composure. Not only did they not retort or argue, but they didn't even breathe heavily.
"You're all a bunch of spineless cowards! No wonder they call it the Heavenly Palace! May the heavens castrate you all! Useless, good-for-nothing!"
After cursing, Frostblade Sword left with his head held high.
Below, it remained silent.
No one spoke, and they didn't even discuss the matter. They just waited quietly.
Frostblade Sword's expectations were clearly misplaced—not a single person's face turned red.
After all, what was there to fear from a few curses from Frostblade Sword? As long as he didn't take action, everything could be talked over.
They could even brag about it later: I was sternly lectured by Sword Senior... I must say, Sword Senior is so awesome!
His prestige was naturally established. What? Humiliation? Haha, if Sword Senior curses me, can it even be considered humiliation?
After a long while...
"What about the Guardian Palace?" Shang Changzhen coughed and asked.
"The Guardian Palace... doesn't care."
"Hmm?"
As Shang Changzhen explained, he finally understood.
It turned out that his own son had made so many sacrifices, only to have the other party turn around and say, 'We don't care.' He almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"This matter should still be discussed with the Guardian."
Shang Changzhen frowned, "We're planning to go to war with the Only Righteous Sect, and the Guardian Palace is naturally our ally. Whether it's a favor or not doesn't matter, but isn't it appropriate to maintain a good relationship with our allies? Moreover, Sword Senior is right here, and no matter what, we should at least go through the motions. Otherwise, Sword Senior might blame us."
Everyone nodded in agreement, "Star Lord, you're right."
Shang Changzhen turned to ask Zhu Shaoyun, "Where's Zhu Cui?"
Zhu Shaoyun didn't dare to lift his head, "She... she..."
Gu Yunlan angrily said, "Zhu Cui failed to protect my son, so I killed her. How dare you?"
Shang Changzhen was stunned, "You killed Zhu Cui... Well done."
Seeing that his wife was about to lose her temper again, he stood up abruptly, "Then I'll go to the Guardian Palace myself. As the saying goes, many hands make light work, and after all, we're on their turf..."
As he spoke, trying to ease his own embarrassment, he quickly walked out.
Though he couldn't bring himself to look up, he thought to himself, 'Did Sword Senior see my attitude? I deeply respect the Guardian...'
As he watched Star Lord leave, Shang Gongzi's heart was filled with coldness.
What does the death of Shang Gongzi have to do with us?
We've been working diligently on White Cloud Continent for so many years, only to have our superior take out his anger on us and kill us. And all we get is a 'well done'?
This evaluation is truly bone-chilling.
...
Guardian Palace.
"An alliance?"
Yuan Jingjiang looked at the Heavenly Palace Star Lord and felt overwhelmed.
He was also a bit dazed.
What does this have to do with the Heavenly Palace? Why are they suddenly here to form an alliance?
Several Palace Masters and Deputy Palace Masters were absent, and he had to make such a significant decision? I... I can't bear such a huge responsibility.
"This matter needs to be discussed with Vice Hall Master Fang..."
Yuan Jingjiang coughed, "Vice Hall Master Fang can make the decision."
"Vice Hall Master Fang?"
Shang Changzhen's face twisted.
You, a Hall Master, need to seek approval from a Vice Hall Master? This is ridiculous...
But... Sword Senior is right above us...
"Fine, go ahead and ask."
So Fang Che, who was resting at home, was summoned to the Guardian Palace for overtime work.
After the introductions...
Shang Changzhen immediately understood their intentions.
The situation was clear.
You plan to take action against the Only Righteous Sect to avenge your son, and then you want to come here to collect a favor?
Yes, by attacking the Only Righteous Sect, we become common enemies, so you want to sell us a favor? I must say, this idea is not bad.
Fang Che smiled coldly in his heart.
"Thank you for the Heavenly Palace's kindness, and also for taking the initiative to help deal with the Demon Sect. The Heavenly Palace's deep understanding is truly admirable."
Fang Che's face was filled with warmth and emotion, but his attitude was firm, "However, I'm sorry to say that we, as the Guardian, do not wish to get involved in the grievances between the Heavenly Palace and the Only Righteous Sect."
"If you wish to retaliate against the Only Righteous Sect, that's your business. Please decide for yourself."
"The Guardian Palace will not provide any cooperation nor interfere in any way with the Heavenly Palace."
"Similarly, there will be no gratitude, nor will there be any favors to speak of."
Fang Che smiled, but his words were firm, leaving no room for compromise.
(End of Chapter)
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