1154 Framing Zhou Shu, Zhou Shu’s Strength (2)
“They secretly left Great Wei?” Shang Qiuzi frowned. Back then, those people had risked their lives for Great Wei and were almost wiped out. Why did they suddenly give up on Great Wei and leave?
“No.” The Grotto-Heaven Master surnamed Hua shook his head. “I also felt that it was strange, so I sent people to investigate. Not only did they not go to the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven, but the princess of Great Xia, who had already entered the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven, also secretly left with the people of the Huaxia Pavilion.
“Now, be it the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven or Great Wei, they are both ownerless. The ones holding the fort in Great Wei are all intermediate and lower-level officials. They probably don’t know that the higher-ups of Great Wei have already left Great Wei.”
“How can so many people leave without leaving a trace? Can’t we find them?” A Grotto-Heaven Master frowned.
Another Grotto-Heaven Master pondered and said, “In theory, it’s possible. If Zhou Shu has a grotto-heaven divine weapon, he can temporarily put those people into his weapon. With his strength, it’s impossible for the scouts we sent to discover his traces.”
All the Grotto-Heaven Masters fell silent. This was indeed a possibility, and it was very likely the truth.
In that case, their plan to use these people to deal with Zhou Shu would completely fail.
Shang Qiuzi pondered for a moment and asked, “Brother Hua, has the emperor of Great Xia left?”
The Grotto-Heaven Master surnamed Hua was stunned for a moment before shaking his head. “No.”
“That’s good enough.” Shang Qiuzi sneered. “According to the information I found, Zhou Shu first appeared in Great Xia. He has a deep relationship with Yin Wuyou, the princess of Great Xia. And the current emperor of Great Xia is Yin Wuyou’s father. Using him as bait has the same effect.”
“Is one bait enough?” The other Grotto-Heaven Masters frowned.
“It’s enough. It’s just bait. Most importantly, we’re using this bait to set up a trap!”
Shang Qiuzi said confidently, “Zhou Shu is a very conceited person. He will definitely not think that we can pose any threat to him. Therefore, even if he knows that there’s a trap, he will still come for the emperor of Great Xia.
“As long as he dares to come, he will definitely fall into our trap!”
“That makes sense.” All the Grotto-Heaven Masters nodded. “Then, everyone, let’s talk. What trump cards can we use against him? Since we’re going to make a move, we shouldn’t hold back at all. It’s fine if we don’t make a move, but once we do, we must kill Zhou Shu. Otherwise, we will suffer!”
The expressions of the Grotto-Heaven Masters turned solemn. They began to discuss how to set up the trap to ensure that Zhou Shu couldn’t escape.
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While the Grotto-Heaven Masters were planning to deal with Zhou Shu, Zhou Shu had already arrived at the Demon Realm Ancestral Court.
He had put everyone in the world inside the Celestial Thearch Sword, traveled through more than half of the Demon Realm, and arrived at the Demon Realm Ancestral Court.
The defense of the Demon Realm was indeed much tighter than a hundred years ago.
It had to be said that while the human race was accumulating strength, the Demon Realm was not just standing still.
It was only because the Grotto-heaven Masters had awakened that the human race had the strength to be evenly matched with the Demon Realm.
From this perspective, the Grotto-Heaven Masters were not useless.
But despite this, Zhou Shu still disliked their attitude of treating themselves as so important to the world.
In this world, those Grotto-Heaven Masters were not the only ones who had contributed to the human race. The other martial artists also had their share of contributions.
No matter how one looked at it, their tyranny shouldn’t exist.
“I knew it. You wouldn’t die!” A voice like a broken gong sounded in Zhou Shu’s ear.
A figure flew out of the Demon Realm Ancestral Court. Behind him was a pair of wings flapping coquettishly.
With Hu Li’s current strength, he could fly even without wings.
The reason he flapped his wings was purely because it looked more impressive…
Hu Li flew in front of Zhou Shu and punched his shoulder heavily. Then he turned around and shouted at Yao Buqi, who was also flying over, “Haha, Yao Buqi, didn’t I say it?”
Zhou Shu also punched Hu Li’s shoulder, and a smile appeared on his face. “Hu Li, it’s been many years since we last met. You’ve become a Demon Emperor.”
“Of course. We have nothing to lose. If we’re not convinced, we’ll fight,” Hu Li said proudly. “As long as I don’t die, isn’t it natural for me to become stronger?”
Hu Li was extremely confident.
Zhou Shu smiled at Yao Buqi behind Hu Li. “Yao Buqi, long time no see.”
Yao Buqi was smiling. On the surface, his smile was extremely sincere. “Your Highness, it’s really been a long time. It’s great that you’re back. You don’t know, but without your support, we’ve been living such miserable lives all these years.”
As soon as he spoke, he brought back his relationship with Zhou Shu from the past.
He was also indirectly indicating that his relationship with Zhou Shu was still the same as before.
He still needed Zhou Shu’s support.
Zhou Shu naturally understood what he meant. He went straight to the point. “I came to the Demon Realm Ancestral Court to ask for your help.
“I need to forge a weapon in the Demon Realm Ancestral Court. During this process, there might be demonic beasts stopping me, so I need you to protect me.
“Of course, I won’t let you work for nothing. I will bear all the expenses of resisting the demonic beasts. Moreover, if you need any divine weapons, I can provide them to you.”
“Your Highness, that’s not what I meant,” Yao Buqi said. “It’s our honor to serve you…”
“Yao Buqi, things are different now. There are many demonic beasts following you in the Demon Realm Ancestral Court. They don’t have much of a relationship with me. Since I want them to protect me, I have to give them some benefits.
“But let’s be candid here. I can trust the two of you. After all, our friendship goes way back. But I don’t know much about the demonic beasts you’ve recruited.
“I won’t be petty about the benefits they deserve, but I don’t want any accidents to happen.”
“Don’t worry, Your Highness,” Yao Buqi said. “This isn’t the first time you’ve worked with me. You can count on me.
“I heard from Yao Qing that Sir Mi Ziwen will help us arrange the troops. I can learn how to arrange troops from him. This is also a great thing for our Demon Realm Ancestral Court.”
Yao Buqi expressed his stand.
The Demon Realm Ancestral Court had always been independent of the human race and the Demon Realm because Zhou Shu wasn’t around.
Now that Zhou Shu had returned with thunderous momentum, Yao Buqi was already considering whether they should rely on Zhou Shu like he did more than a hundred years ago. After all, he and Hu Li were already at the top echelon.
Although he had yet to make a final decision, it didn’t stop him from temporarily cooperating with Zhou Shu.
Even if he didn’t want to be as obedient to Zhou Shu as he had been in the past, he had never thought of offending Zhou Shu. He had personally witnessed Zhou Shu grow step by step from a first-rank martial artist.
He was both impressed and afraid of Zhou Shu.
Although the news of Tang Lan being killed by Zhou Shu hadn’t spread to the Demon Realm, even if he didn’t know Zhou Shu’s current strength, even if his current strength might have surpassed Zhou Shu’s, his cautiousness definitely wouldn’t allow him to offend Zhou Shu.
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