bullyxtreme Chapter 324 - 193: Divine Jade - 9!_2
Chapter 324 - 193: Divine Jade - 9!_2
"But if this goes on, I’m afraid we’ll have to stay in this castle for a few more days."
"No worries, if the third son wishes, you can stay as long as you want."
Tie Lingyun patted his chest and spoke with a resounding voice.
"Then I must thank the Grand Hall Master."
As he spoke, he glanced at Beitang Zun:
"Hall Master Beitang, we meet again."
"Indeed."
Beitang Zun looked at Chu Qing with a complex expression:
"Third son, I’ve come here because I have something to say to you... However, now I’m not sure whether I should say it."
"Hahaha."
Chu Qing laughed towards the sky, and his Inner Strength shook the surroundings instantly.
In the cold atmosphere, faint blade intent surged, and a sense of crisis arose from all directions, as if this young man sitting in the chair could kill with a single thought!
In an instant, those who underestimated Chu Qing because he couldn’t stand up all instinctively lowered their gaze.
Afraid of angering Chu Qing and getting directly slain by him.
Even Tie Lingyun couldn’t help but squint his eyes...
During their first encounter at Luochun Manor, when Chu Qing injured Cheng Tieshan with one punch, Tie Lingyun already held him in high regard.
Wen Fusheng viewed him differently, and Tie Lingyun dared not underestimate him further.
Thus, when Chu Qing arrived at the castle with Tie Chuming and Cheng Tieshan, he treated him with the courtesy of an honored guest.
But looking at it now, he still underestimated this Mad Saber third son too much.
This person’s high Martial Arts skills are not something that mere wounded legs can restrain.
This retreat, although it rendered his legs temporarily disabled, the gains were greater.
He is far more terrifying than imagined!
And the two sisters, Nianxin and Nian’an, at first felt quite sad upon hearing that Chu Qing’s legs had been harmed through practice.
Not for any other reason...
Mainly because they finally had a big brother, waiting to open up the blueprint for world domination of the Green Forest and to unfold the plan.
But the great enterprise wasn’t achieved before his legs were injured... They hadn’t waited for Chu Qing to lay the foundation and then suddenly die, leaving them to inherit.
How could they not be disappointed?
But now it seems, even without legs, big brother is still formidable.
"Legless is scarier than with legs!"
Nianxin straightened her back:
"Looks like no one can stop us from unifying the Green Forest under one banner!!"
Nian’an was somewhat troubled:
"But without legs, it’s indeed troublesome. I can carry his chair, but carrying the chair, how can I carry you? Put down the chair, who carries the great enterprise?"
"Fool, you can’t carry the chair with one hand and me with the other?"
Nianxin snorted:
"Even if carrying big brother requires one hand to lift the chair, we sisters will still beat everyone in the Green Forest, unbeatable!!"
Nian’an immediately nodded, realizing that as the younger sister, she might be adept at snatching chicken legs but falls short in major matters, which require the elder sister’s insight.
Chu Qing’s laughter ceased when he heard the two sisters muttering.
Thinking about the scene Nian’an depicted, he felt it was too beautiful to behold.
He shook his head:
"Grand Hall Master Tie, Hall Master Beitang, come in and let’s talk."
With those words, he clapped his palm against the chair back, lifting the chair with himself in it, and landed inside the room.
Tie Lingyun nodded and instructed those behind him.
He asked them to withdraw and attend to their duties.
Then he led Beitang Zun, Cao Qiupu, and Miss Ling Fei into the room.
By this time, Chu Qing was already seated by the table, pouring several cups of tea.
Everyone took their seats casually, and Chu Qing looked at Tie Lingyun:
"Grand Hall Master, I see there are fewer people here today?"
"The third son might not be aware."
Tie Lingyun sighed:
"The Iron Blood Hall has grown too vast, inevitably mixed with good and bad.
"But ultimately, they joined me in the fight from humble beginnings as old brothers; sometimes, even if knowing they have issues, without direct evidence, I cannot easily punish them.
"For instance, previously I received a secret letter from Liu Yulai of Dingxing City, indicating that Zhong Beitang might harbor ill intentions.
"This resulted in a village named Red Tree within his jurisdiction being set ablaze... pretended that bandits attacked the village.
"The core of Iron Blood Hall’s establishment is the common people, countless Iron Blood Hall disciples came from ordinary families, how could I destroy our roots?
"But I can’t just act on Liu Yulai’s word alone, otherwise everyone with an opinion would be punished, ultimately leaving no one in Iron Blood Hall.
"Ultimately leading to dissension and fracturing.
"Fortunately, they all came yesterday, and using the ’search for Night Emperor’ as an excuse, I caught them off guard.
"I apprehended Zhong Beitang, Xu Cunxiao, and several other hall masters and found many items in their rooms..."
Saying this, he retrieved several badges from his chest and tossed them on the table.
These badges made of wood, some iron, some silver...
The silver badge also had engraved characters, depicting the word ’車’.
Beitang Zun looked at these badges hesitantly for a while, and also placed a badge on the table.
Same silver material, inscribed with ’車’ as well.
"This is..."
Tie Lingyun suddenly looked at Beitang Zun:
"You?"
"My brother gave it to me."
Beitang Zun exhaled lightly:
"Third son, you’re right, my brother certainly colluded with the Celestial Evil Cult.
"The person behind it is called ’Chess Prince’."
"Chess Prince..."
Chu Qing raised his eyebrows:
"How much do you know about this person?"
"Completely unfamiliar."
Beitang Zun took a deep breath and said:
"But I discovered my brother is using Chess Prince’s Secret Technique to practice... chess!"
This term sounded unfamiliar.
Chu Qing lifted his tea cup:
"What does practicing chess mean?"
"I don’t know the exact details, only that he had Blazing Hall disciples change their Martial Arts skills.
"This Martial Arts skill was imparted a long time ago... long before the two halls went to war.
"And yesterday I discovered, during their engagement with Iron Blood Hall, they never let any bodies be abandoned, all were collected.
"Using this method, they extract from the corpses... things unknown to me, thereby enhancing their own strength.
"These people, some are pawns, some cannons, some horses, some elephants... seeming to have lost their senses, follow my brother’s orders heedlessly!
"I’ve seen only these... going any further, I was discovered."
After sipping the tea to collect his thoughts, Beitang Zun continued:
"After that, my brother handed me this ’車’ badge and told me, ’Ghost Emperor will die, Celestial Evil rules the world’.
"If I was willing, I could become a precious chess piece under Chess Prince.
"But if I wasn’t willing...
"He would personally kill me.
"At that time I pretended to take this 車 badge to be phony, seeking chances to escape Blazing Hall.
"But I was discovered by my brother, and after a fight, I couldn’t prevail and was defeated.
"At the verge of death... Night Emperor saved me."
Here, Beitang Zun’s account ends.
The room becomes silent.
Beitang Zun is the one to speak again:
"Blazing Hall is no longer the original Blazing Hall, my brother has long changed as well.
"I know he hasn’t lost his mind; he’s simply become a lackey under Chess Prince’s influence.
"So I came here... compared to being traitorous, I fear more for Blazing Hall’s future, being tied to the chains of Celestial Evil Cult.
"That way, decades of effort won’t just go up in flames, and Blazing Hall will turn into a joke, forever despised by the Martial World!"
Tie Lingyun set down his tea cup:
"Celestial Evil Cult is simply audacious, messages from all sides have converged, all bearing traces of Celestial Evil Cult.
"Iron Blood Hall has their pawns, Beitang Lie has thrown in his lot under them.
"This battle was again incited by them; do they consider South Ridge without warriors? Can they just act recklessly?"
"Ghost Emperor will die, Celestial Evil rules the world."
Chu Qing let out a cold laugh:
"They don’t even regard Ghost Emperor Modo; how could they care about mere South Ridge?
"What’s known isn’t frightening; what’s terrifying is... what’s still concealed beneath the surface.
"Now, I have a question I want answered.
"Since your two halls went to war, have you ever seen the ’chess pieces’ Hall Master Beitang mentioned?"