Chapter 560: Trade |
None of them dared to disobey the orders of the Imperial Preceptor even though they had received orders from Ji Lin.
“Yes, we obey.” All of them dispersed. None of them dared to stay here for a moment longer.
Seeing how much respect he commanded, Li Huowang’s heart started pounding wildly against his chest. He was thinking about what he could do if the Imperial Preceptor actually wanted to kill him.
If that were to happen, he would have to materialize Zhuge Yuan to even stand a chance against Huangfu Tiangang.
Just then, Huangfu Tiangang put away his Constellation Sword in his sleeves and approached Li Huowang without a weapon.
“I’m afraid you would have to wait for a very long time till the Chief is done with his errands. What if we did this instead? I help you deal with Shai Zi, and you give me the illusion.”
“Hm?!”
Both Li Huowang and Shangguan Yuting were shocked. They never thought Huangfu Tiangang could do that.
That means the Imperial Preceptor wants to betray the Chief? Are they secretly fighting against each other?
Li Huowang slowly thought about it and managed to glean some info. Firstly, rather than taking Shangguan Yuting directly, he offered a trade instead. That meant he didn’t want to completely break the relationship he had with the Surveillance Bureau.
Secondly, both the Imperial Preceptor and the Chief were extremely interested in the secrets of Shangji Guankou.
After weighing his options, Li Huowang looked at the Imperial Preceptor. “The Chief has helped me a lot. I don’t think I feel right doing so.”
Huangfu Tiangang looked at him strangely. “Are you that loyal to him? I remember that you don’t even have an official position in the Bureau.”
Li Huowang pointed at Shangguan Yuting’s eyes. “There’s so many of them. If you give some to me, I might feel better about doing it.”
If he had two secrets, he could find Shai Zi and Miaomiao at the same time.
Since the Imperial Preceptor offered the trade, there was no reason for him to get some benefits.
Hearing his words, Huangfu Tiangang understood what was going on. “I see. Fine, I can’t just let a soldier go hungry. The food doesn’t belong to me in the first place.”
Huangfu Tiangang made a seal and chanted something. He walked around Shangguan Yuting before pointing at Li Huowang. One of her eyeballs shot out and entered Li Huowang’s shadow.
He then waved his robes and Shangguan Yuting disappeared just like that.
He was very satisfied with his haul and patted Li Huowang on the shoulder.
“Since you’ve taken what I’ve given, you should know what to say to the Chief upon his return.”
Li Huowang nodded slowly. “I understand.”
Li Huowang didn’t really care what the Chief would think about him the moment he saw that Shangguan Yuting had disappeared and that he wouldn't obtain the secrets from Shangji Guankou.
Ji Lin was about to ascend to the throne, but Miaomiao was still missing. He was just too anxious to wait.
“Em~ Not bad. You are still teachable, at least.” Huangfu Tiangang nodded in satisfaction.
“Imperial Preceptor, when are we hunting down Shai Zi?” Li Huowang wanted it done as soon as possible.
“We can do it now.”
Hearing how confident he was, Li Huowang immediately ran down the mountain toward a river.
He needed his reflection to use Shangji Guankou’s secret.
When he reached the river, he saw the Imperial Preceptor appear out of nowhere on his side. “Imperial Preceptor, Shai Zi is evil, so how come he's not your top priority to hunt?”
Li Huowang had finally managed to ask one of the many burning questions in his mind.
“Hmm… The Shai Zi who had plotted to rob the Sacred Mountain Ghost’s Eye is dead. What good is killing another? The Sitting Oblivion Dao is like the grass of Qing Qiu. You burn them, but they'll still grow back. It’s fine as long as we wound them enough. There are even more pressing matters in this world.”
“You mean they'll come back even after getting annihilated?”
He had never heard of it before. He didn’t even know that despite his memories as Hong Zhong.
“The Sitting Oblivion Dao exists so long as liars exist.”
Li Huowang realized something and looked up at the sunny skies.
This world was much more bizarre than he had thought. He still didn’t know about a lot of things.
A meandering small creek appeared in front of him. Li Huowang’s breathing grew heavier, knowing that he was about to hunt down a Shai Zi.
He looked into the water and saw his own reflection. The eye on his forehead was shifting in the water.
Li Huowang took a deep breath and thought about Shai Zi’s location. He then gently popped the eyeball on the forehead of his reflection.
He felt cold water splashing on his body the next moment. The sounds around him disappeared. There was no flowing water, no bird chirping, and no heartbeat of the Imperial Preceptor.
At the same time, Li Huowang saw that he was looking through another person’s eyes. It was through the eyes of an eunuch.
It was a younger eunuch. After placing the incense inside his stepfather’s room, he carefully and respectfully exited the room.
Li Huowang realized where Shai Zi was after he saw the grand palace! It was the palace of the Liang Kingdom! The young eunuch was Shai Zi!
Li Huowang opened his eyes, and his vision swam. The eunuch’s vision and his vision had fused together!
With two different perspectives, Li Huowang felt confused and nauseous, but he couldn’t care less. “Shai Zi is in the palace! He’s one of the younger eunuchs preparing for the crowning ceremony!”
“Haha! This is such a wondrous object. To think that it’s so useful.”
Huangfu Tiangang was overjoyed. He unsheathed his Constellation Sword out from his sleeves.
“Go!” He threw the sword into the air before kicking it. The sword flew towards the north.
But it was not over. Huangfu Tiangang grabbed Li Huowang’s collars before jumping onto a tree and leaping into the air. He somehow managed to catch up to the sword as he stood on it to fly in the air.
He was carrying Li Huowang as they flew towards Shangjing.
Li Huowang’s vision was swimming, and he felt his head becoming heavier. His breathing became irregular as well.
But the symptoms slowly lessened as he got used to it gradually.
Both of them reached Shangjing soon enough.
“Imperial Preceptor! Shai Zi knows you are here. He’s running away!”
“Hmph! He can’t run!” The Imperial Preceptor stomped on his sword, and it took to the air to eventually land in his hands.
Then, he pointed the sword at the sky. A thunderous boom echoed throughout the kingdom.
Lightning bolts struck several altars around the palace. The sutras written on pieces of purple paper inside the wooden bowls were set ablaze by the lightning strikes.
