Chapter 546: Chapter 178: Secrets! Fan Wu’s Origin, the Jade Pendant, and the Pawn Shop! (A 10,000-word Chapter asking for subscriptions)_4
He reached this point in his words, paused, and continued, "Only you, Daoist Fan Wu of Qiulong Temple... the moment you stepped into this Yangxin Hall, gave me the sensation of a sword hanging over my head!"
The old Emperor never spoke without shocking everyone to death, and this single sentence caused the throng of palace maids, eunuchs, and guards in the Yangxin Hall to be greatly alarmed.
Your Majesty, what do you mean by saying such words?
They didn’t quite understand...
But they could tell that this person called Fan Wu was very extraordinary.
So much so that even His Majesty...
felt a sense of danger!
"Tsk... You are certainly not outdone!" Fan Wu could also feel that terrifying aura emanating from the old Emperor. Moreover, this kind of aura was much stronger than that of the Punishment Bureau Jail Warden during the day.
Fan Wu could even see his attribute information, with his Power attribute astonishingly reaching 255 points!
However, the old Emperor’s Life attribute wasn’t high.
In fact...
His Life attribute was absurdly low!
Only 139 points in the Life attribute!
Indeed... It was the first time Fan Wu had seen someone with such a high Power attribute but such a low Life attribute. Perhaps, the old Emperor’s days were already numbered?
"I hear that you wiped out the Fu Clan?" The old Emperor squinted his eyes, "Under my watchful eye, you committed such slaughter, your courage is not ordinary at all."
"It seems you even disregard the laws and decrees of the Great Zhou Dynasty, don’t you?"
Fan Wu smiled and said, "Aren’t you also disregarding them, Your Majesty?"
Mommy!!!
Daoist Priest Fan Wu, please don’t say anymore! Are you opposing His Majesty himself?!
This is the current Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Hu Banban, who was prostrated on the ground and had yet to stand up, was shaking all over from fear.
He was drenched in cold sweat.
"Oh? I have disregarded the laws and decrees of the Great Zhou Dynasty?" The old Emperor laughed heartily. "Interesting! But..." He spoke openly, "You’re right, if I had regarded the Dynasty’s laws and decrees, I probably wouldn’t have needed you to eradicate the Fu Clan, as I would have sent someone to wipe them out long ago."
"But after all, their family had the Dragon Support Technique. Even for the sake of their ancestor, Fu Hong, I could only turn a blind eye."
"There are so many Great Clans under the heavens; if I just eradicate one, the others will all feel imperiled. Under such circumstances, what they might do is something not even I, the Emperor, dare to contemplate."
"But if someone else acted, it would be different."
The old Emperor said with a smile: "Because it would not be our royal family turning against them after crossing the bridge. They’re just unlucky."
From his smile, you could tell the old Emperor took great pleasure in their misfortune.
And such things, he dared to say right in front of a crowd of outsiders.
The old Emperor paused briefly.
He then spoke, "I also hear that Fu Hong of the Fu Clan... you stabbed him to death with a single sword thrust? And the God of the Earth in Guyuan County met the same fate?"
"Indeed!"
Fan Wu answered.
The old Emperor sighed, "You truly are the most recklessly courageous person I’ve ever seen. You fear neither imperial authority, nor divine power, nor the Underworld, and not even the Evil God."
"If you were one of my sons or perhaps my grandson, then I could rest easy in my twilight years! Regrettably, you are not."
"You... aren’t even a subject of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
The old Emperor’s eyes seemed to see many things.
He stared intently at Fan Wu.
He continued to speak, "I’m not like the City God or any Heavenly God, who can see through a person’s origins with a single glance. However, as the sovereign of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I can tell whether one is or isn’t a subject of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"I can discern if someone’s veins run with the blood of the Dynasty’s subjects! Evidently... not a single drop of your blood belongs to the Great Zhou!"
As the old Emperor’s words fell, everyone present focused their gaze on Fan Wu.
Whether it was Xing Fengzi or Yun Jiuqing, their faces registered a touch of astonishment.
Daoist Priest Fan wasn’t a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty?
His veins didn’t carry the blood of the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Of course, they were merely surprised.
Without any additional thoughts.
"You don’t seem surprised?" The old Emperor noticed that Fan Wu’s expression hadn’t changed much, and he couldn’t help asking.
Fan Wu smiled, "No!"
The old Emperor raised his eyebrows, opened his mouth, and had a man who looked very much like a woman place a peeled grape into his mouth.
As he chewed on the plump and juicy grape, he said to Fan Wu before him, "Could it be that you’ve already known?"
"Not at all." Fan Wu said, "I don’t even know who my parents are."
"Oh? So you’re unaware of your own origins? Then, don’t you have the slightest interest in your lineage?" the old Emperor asked.
"Not in the slightest, unless..." Fan Wu smiled, "Unless there’s some danger involved in my heritage."
The old Emperor was taken aback, "You’re only interested if there is danger?"
"Indeed," Fan Wu said, "An overly mundane and unremarkable lineage would only make me feel it’s useless. Knowing or not knowing makes no difference to me."
