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Chapter 238 - 39: The Decisive Battle, a Misunderstanding, the Mastermind Behind the Scenes (First Release, Request for Monthly Pass)

Chapter 238: Chapter 39: The Decisive Battle, a Misunderstanding, the Mastermind Behind the Scenes (First Release, Request for Monthly Pass)

Very well!

On the map, little black dots that resembled ants were marked, converging on Chang’an City from all directions.

Xu Shu continued the legend:

"Time flew by, years passed like shuttles, and you returned to Chang’an City once again, this once peaceful city where doors were not shut at night, now everyone was in danger, and every household tightly closed their doors and windows."

"You saw, and couldn’t help but curve your lips into a smirk, knowing the time was ripe."

"The half-year term had come, I humbly invite the night watchmen, Lord, to take your place."

"All the night watchmen stood within the Dali Temple, their postures straight, their waist swords resonating."

"As the Head of Imperial Guards, Shangguan Yuanyi advised you that this offensive against the Imperial City needed a legitimate reason to deploy troops. She suggested that since Emperor Qing was heavily reliant on the State Preceptor priest, you could use the reason of ’exterminating demon monks, purging the royal side,’ employing their tactics against them."

"You laughed loudly, ’Why bother purging the royal side? I intend to eliminate Emperor Qing’s tyranny, sweep away the dynasty’s residual poison; this world is sick and needs to be completely overturned and reshaped, to be irrigated with knowledge, to be cast in hope.’"

"Lord, you really have inherited your mother’s will..." Shangguan Yuanyi was again shocked by you; looking at you, her eyes seemed to be completely moistened."

"Such great acting." You laughed without a word, secretly despising her in your heart, but still wanting to test her one last time.

Before departing, you readied your entire army and roasted various types of yin ghost meat in the Dali Temple, which brought everyone’s condition to its peak.

You asked Yuan Yi again if she wanted a piece, she looked at the generals covered in grease from their meal, her face showing difficulty, but still she refused.

"Hey, not eating yin ghost meat and still saying you’re not a spy?" There was no need for further probing; you had already colluded with the agents from various departments across the world, none of you spoke, all waiting to see Yuan Yi expose herself next.

You had agreed with Yuan Yi to set out at night, but at the break of dawn the next day, as the sun rose, you immediately led your men to depart, seeing her cower inside her black cloak, hiding under her hood trembling, her little face turning pale with fear, you couldn’t help but feel smug. "Little thing, you wanted to tip them off, but I’ve disrupted your plans, haha."

"A grown man bullying a girl, you really are bad, hehehe."

You stormed into the palace, encountering imperial guards on the way to stop you, but they had long been infiltrated by you. Surprisingly, the current Head of Imperial Guards turned out to be the former agent of the Fire Department, Wen Ren Xiongzhao.

With insiders working with outsiders, you easily invaded the palace and fought your way to the Golden Throne Hall.

At that time, Emperor Qing was still at court, and all the officials were so frightened they were silent like cicadas in winter. You kicked Emperor Qing off the dragon throne with a single foot.

Several world agents held him down and shouted in unison, "Emperor Qing, do you know your crime?"

"I am the ruler of a nation, what crime would I have!"

"You were only a vassal king, who killed the legitimate ruler to ascend to the throne. According to the rules, your position is not justifiable; many princes and high officials curse you behind your back! So you crafted this play, deliberately retiring, letting the Lord govern, attracting the ire of the court officials to her, as a woman, to shift the hatred. Then, when the time was ripe, you’d come back to power, and your throne would be as stable as Mount Tai. You played a cunning game indeed."

"How so? I did it all for the stability of the nation and its people!" Exposed by everyone, Emperor Qing argued without blushing or hesitating.

"Really? But you never anticipated that the Lord’s ideals would be so revolutionary and shocking. By the time you realized it, it was too late; the world had become a place where everyone was as powerful as dragons, and the common people were living in peace and prosperity, right?"

"If it were really for the greater good, would you have killed her?"

"Look at the Tang Dynasty now, the poor without clothes to wear, the commoners without enough food to eat, is this your stable realm?"

"In vain, the Lord has always been loyal to you, and yet you killed her!"

"From beginning to end, you’ve been doing all this for yourself!"

The agents took turns speaking, their emotions inflamed.

Emperor Qing stood up, hands behind his back, "Humph, that’s because the Grandmaster was also wrong; she taught me that the more people opposed me, the more it meant I was right! Later on, even the Grandmaster opposed me, which just shows that the Grandmaster was on the wrong path. I, am the one who’s correct!"

With that, sharp light burst from his eyes, "This world, is my world! Since the Grandmaster was my mentor and sacrificed for me, her death was warranted."

"Dog emperor, you actually..."

Each of the agents was from a humble background, thinking of how much the Lord meant to them, and that they had been killed by such a tyrant, they couldn’t help but burst into tears as they spoke.

Seeing this, you scolded, "What are you wasting words with him for? Eliminating the dynasty’s residual poison is everyone’s responsibility, cut him down."

"This..." At this moment, the generals hesitated, although their thoughts were already countless times more advanced than others, deep down they still had a hint of fear of royal power, and they also had other concerns, who would make the first move?

Seeing this, you said nothing more, stood up, and slashed at Emperor Qing with your sword. He fought back with his true strength, lasting three moves in your hands before being defeated, and you chopped off his head.

"You brandish Emperor Qing’s remaining face of terror in your hand and yell at the full assembly of civil and military officials, ’Do none of you nobles and officers have the guts?’"

Seeing this, the officials exchange knowing glances and soon, under the leadership of several veterans of three dynasties, they kneel on the ground and kowtow to you, ’May our emperor live for ten thousand...’"

"Damn it, get up—all of you! From this day forward, whoever dares to claim the throne, dies!" With a slash of your blade, you kill three elders of the dynasties, looking around with contempt. From then on, Tang Country had no more elder statesmen.

The civil and military officials are terrified, their faces stricken with fear. Even the members of your newly acquired eight departments are somewhat perplexed. You have killed the emperor; if you will not become the emperor, then who will? Keep in mind that even during the Lord’s time, there had to be an emperor in name."

Only Shangguan Yuanyi stood by your side at that moment, her bright eyes sparkling as she looked at you.

Everything seemed to have ended.

"?"

Wrong.

Something was amiss!

Xu Shu’s brow suddenly furrowed.

The scene before him—where a long sword from the Divine Blade Sect, angled sharply, decapitated the dog Emperor—although justifiable, startled Xu Shu more than it pleased him.

Emperor Qing was too weak.

I haven’t even activated my "Unsealing" state, and you’re already down?

So Emperor Qing was not a Great Grandmaster! He indeed possessed Second Rank abilities, but he was far from being a Great Grandmaster.

Had I gone through great troubles, targeting Emperor Qing, only to find he was just a regular elite monster?

Was Luoning’s dying message mistaken, or was there some other reason?

Regardless, this would be very bad news.

—

"Ah, you sense something wrong."

Just as you’re on alert, the entire Golden Throne Hall suddenly shakes, and then, you see a massive throng of people, holding a gigantic black curtain, sprinting from the outside plaza, scaling the walls and encircling the entire Golden Throne Hall."

"Hahahaha!" A person with fluttering long hair laughs as he approaches, carrying the bearing of a Grandmaster, with a voice neither male nor female, none other than Dongfang Wucan, the cult leader of the Moon Worship Sect. Surprisingly, he’s a rare and unparalleled human expert, a Great Grandmaster."

No, he looked human, but his state was strange. A ghastly aura emanated from him, making it seem he was not truly of the Human Clan, yet the sun did him no harm either.

The people following Dongfang Wucan also carried themselves with extraordinary poise, clearly experts from the various major Martial Arts factions. Among them, you see the Sect Leaders from the Five Mountains Sect, including your own master Yue Chaoqun, as well as top experts from the Buddhist Sect and Taoist circles. However, at this moment, they seemed no better than zombies, with lifeless eyes, mindlessly following orders."

As the sunlight hit their bodies, cracks formed much like peeling walls ready to burst. But before they could crumble, they covered the hall with the massive black curtain, blocking the sunlight and plunging the inside into darkness."

After that, their disguises as human skins couldn’t hold, and they split open, unleashing yin ghosts from within. Many others, unable to enter the hall in time, were burned alive by the sun and turned into ashes, but the majority rushed in."

Simultaneously, over half of the original civil and military officials’ bodies began to swell and, screaming in agony, their skins burst open as horrible-looking yin ghosts climbed out of them and bit to death the remaining officials."

These yin ghosts had red-glowing eyes and were innumerable, completely surrounding the Golden Throne Hall."

"Ah, you fell into the trap; they have been lying in wait for a long time!"

Yin ghosts ordinarily shouldn’t be able to roam freely in broad daylight, but at this moment, they have turned the Golden Throne Hall into a night, and you are trapped with no chance of escape!"

Seeing this, Shangguan Yuanyi, contrary to what you expected, didn’t take the opportunity to betray you. Instead, she shielded you, striking down a yin ghost with each slice of her powerful blade, her wounds instantly healing. As she fought to break through with you, she shouted, ’I swear to protect my Lord to the death!’"

A battle erupted in an instant. Your more than two hundred night watchmen burst forth with unleashed potential, fighting fiercely with the flood of yin ghosts, cutting off heads that turned to ash amidst the chaos."

You became even more heroic and invincible, each flash of the Sun Blade resulting in a yin ghost’s head smoking as it was lopped off."

But the enemy was simply too numerous, and your people died one by one. You could not break through, as the encirclement steadily tightened."

Especially that Dongfang Wucan, he seemed like a ghost rather than a person and was unfazed by the special effects of the Sun Blade. Eccentric and bizarre, and as a Third-tier Master, he was like a tiger among sheep, his Mystic Needle killing a night watchman with each strike."

This was a war that was all about the speed of slaughter—one side the yin ghosts, the other side humans, with no possibility of retreat."

At the same time, the dragon throne was moved aside, and from underneath came a hooded monk of striking appearance and dignified presence, with captivating eyes—none other than the State Preceptor Mu Chan."

She looked at you, brought her hands together and chanted, ’Master Zuo, lay down the butcher knife and immediately become a Buddha!’"