Chapter 534 – Fire Pit
An Zheng looked at the Temple General in front of him, who could be said to be familiar with him, but he had never come into contact with him before. In his memories, Gu Jiuxi was a very confident girl that was worthy of respect. Her story in Da Xi was an inspiring legend that could move many people.
“General.”
An Zheng cupped his fists and replied, “I am no longer the leader of the Great Western Ming Fa Si, and I am no longer Fang Zheng. General does not need to be so courteous.”
Gu Jiuxi shook his head: “The world is ignorant, and people are like the clouds. When Holy See issued a notice, 99% of the people in the world believed that you werraitor. The remaining 10% are the ones who understand you, Sir. If I were to say that in the face of life and death, the two people who would never betray the Great Xi and the Sacred Emperor would be the Sacred Emperor himself. The one who will be ranked second will be you. ”
An Zheng shook his head, “Haven’t I already left Da Xi? That’s why there’s no absolute in this world.”
Gu Jiuxi: “There’s definitely … “Even after you leave Da Xi, you still won’t betray her.”
An Zheng: “Yes.”
Gu Jiuxi frowned slightly: “Why?”
An Zheng replied, “Perhaps using the word ‘betrayal’ isn’t accurate. It’s just that the current me doesn’t have any ties with Da Xi anymore.”
Gu Jiuxi suddenly understood: “I understand, if it was me, I would probably be even more intense than you. Thinking about it, if I were to devote half my life to Da Xi, I would have paid all of my money. However, in the end, I was plotted to death by a traitor, and Da Xi even announced to the world that I was betraying the country … Not to mention the country, even if my own mother treated me like this, I would not go back. ”
An Zheng laughed: So, why have you come to see me?
Gu Jiuxi: “I had originally wanted to advise you to go back, but I don’t think so now. He had to change his position and think about everything, put himself in another position. After thinking about it, he would switch to his own body and ask if he could do it. If you can’t even do it yourself, then you don’t need to force others to do it. ”
This was the first time An Zheng had interacted with him face to face. Originally, he already had some respect for Gu Jiuxi, but after this conversation, he realized that this was really a rare woman with a calm heart. In the whole world, this kind of woman was extremely rare. In the entire world, such a man was as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
Gu Jiuxi asked: Master, what are your plans?
An Zheng: “Traveling the world, doing what you previously wanted to do but could not do.”
Gu Jiuxi remained silent for a while, before saying: “Actually, I came to the Immortal Palace in secret. “Originally, I wanted to look for Ming Fa Si’s Ou Yangduo to help me investigate a case, but now that I have met Master, I havresumptuous request. Could you help me analyze a matter?”
An Zheng nodded: “Go ahead.”
Gu Jiuxi briefly described the matter of Chen Wunuo’s ambush, and then recounted some of his own speculations. This included Prince Chen Zhongqi, the new Holy Hall that hadn’t even been established two years ago, and the Ming Fa Si that was already weaker than before. After An Zheng finished listening, his expression changed and he frowned, “The Saint King was assassinated? No matter how you looked at it, it sounded like a joke … But when we think about it more carefully, it’s no longer a joke. ”
Gu Jiuxi immediately asked: “Master, have you thought of something?”
An Zheng retorted: “It’s impossible for you to not think of something so simple, it’s just that you don’t dare admit to it when you think of it right?”
Gu Jiuxi was silent for a while, before he let out a long sigh of relief, “Right now, news of this matter has already spread far and wide in Da Xi. In just a few short dozens of days, practically everyone in Da Xi has already heard about the attack on the Sacred Emperor. Everyone was furious and wanted to know who the mastermind was. The citizens wouldn’t think that the assassination itself isn’t logical … ”
An Zheng: “I’m thinking why would he hand this matter over to you.”
Gu Jiuxi shook his head, “I don’t know either.”
A scary thought appeared in An Zheng’s mind, but without any evidence, it was just a speculation, so he did not say it out loud. Imagine... Daxi Shenghuang was going to make a big move this time. Even if he was going to make use of his own son Chen Zhongqi as an excuse, the ones who would suffer the most would still be those large clans. An Zheng reckoned that the moment Chen Wunuo started to attack, at least one-third of the people in the Holy See would be eliminated. Around one-third of the main branch families in the Da Xi Empire would be affected as well. Once Chen Zhongqi was convicted of conspiracy, none of his accomplices would be able to escape, all of their families would be exterminated.
When that time came, would the remaining two-thirds be completely cleaned? Everyone felt threatened. No matter how confident Chen Wunuo was, he wouldn’t dare to complete Holy See’s Blood Purification. An Zheng understood Chen Wunuo, and also understood human nature. One third of it was already the limit. If more than half of them were to arrive, the great Xi Empire would surely fall into chaos.
Chen Wunuo had to replace one-third of the family and people, how could he appease the remaining two-thirds? These big families were all tangled up with each other, and there was basically nothing that they didn’t link up with. Therefore, Chen Wunuo had to make himself look like he had suffered heavy losses.
There were three bottom lines that Chen Wunuo could not touch on. Firstly, it was his position as the Holy Emperor, secondly, it was his woman, and thirdly, it was that poor house from that great world. Since the position of the Sacred Emperor couldn’t be touched, then since the road to the end of the world was a secret, the only person who could move against it would be his own woman. But was it possible for Chen Wunuo to implicate the eldest grandson with this matter? Impossible.
Giving this case to Gu Jiuxi was a conspiracy. At that time, Chen Wunuo could openly tell those people that Gu Jiuxi was the one who found out about this case. In order to pacify the remaining people, Gu Jiuxi would definitely become a sacrifice.
I have already killed my own woman, what more do you want me to do?
This was one of them.
I have already killed my own women, this is the trust and respect I have for the rest of you!
This was the second.
An Zheng felt chills down his spine... Because he understood Chen Wunuo, he knew that he could do suching.
A person who had been sitting on the throne of the Sacred Emperor for a long time, for the sake of his ruling position, there was nothing he couldn’t accomplish. The reason for the change in blood was so that new people could enter the Holy See and always be respectful to him. It was to give more people a chance. The remaining two-thirds was for the bigger picture. After the Blood Transformation was successful, it might be another hundred years or even hundreds of years before another great Blood Transformation occurred.
A Saint King with an almost unlimited lifespan was just too terrifying.
An Zheng glanced at Gu Jiuxi, and after being silent for a long time, he could not help but ask: “You … Have you considered leaving Da Xi? ”
Gu Jiuxi was slightly startled: “No.”
An Zheng said, “This matter is extremely dangerous for you. If you really have never thought of leaving Da Xi, then there is only one way … At the very least, you can’t be too light. Actually, you’re smart enough to not need me to point out a lot of things, and once I do, your trust and faith might disappear, which is even more of a blow. “Moreover, you and him …”
An Zheng did not continue with his words, and instead made a gesture to clear the table: “Thank you for visiting me, and thank you for addressing me as your first seat. Go back, don’t look for Ou Yangduo, and don’t investigate this case again. The best way is to keep yourself out of this mess. ”
Gu Jiuxi took a deep breath, stood up and cupped his fists: “Thank you for your guidance, First Elder, but … I don’t believe he would do that to me. ”
An Zheng didn’t say anything, but she actually knew.
An Zheng shook his head and said nothing: “I’m about to leave the immortal palace, that’s all I can think of, say a few more words … Ou Yangduo was also not to be trusted. I suspect that he has some sort of inseparable connection with Chen Zhongqi. If you ask him to investigate a case, you might end up harming yourself. Chen Zhongqi was not an idiot, he had definitely sensed that his father was going to treat him as a sacrifice. No one is willing to be a sacrifice, so they will fight back. ”
“But he is still a son, an official. The initial stage of his struggle isn’t to hit the nail on the head and go straight to his father. Rather, it’s you.”
Gu Jiuxi nodded his head: “Thank you, then I will take my leave.”
An Zheng nodded and did not say anymore.
After Gu Jiuxi left the Big Mustard space, his entire body floated, as if he had been drained of energy in an instant. The sun in the sky was so bright and warm, but her heart was so cold. In truth, how could she not have thought of this himself? She wasn’t an idiot, and there were many things she really didn’t dare to face. She kept telling himself that Chen Wunuo wanted his to investigate this case because he trusted her and valued her.
Gu Jiuxi took a deep breath, but was unable to alleviate the clot within his chest.
She turned around and saw that the ugly stone spirit and the young man who seemed to be infatuated with her had both left. For some reason, Gu Jiuxi suddenly felt that the entire world was gray, and she subconsciously looked around. Gray walls, grey trees and flowers, grey ground, grey sky. She looked down at herself, gray clothes, gray skin.
As for the two people who were gradually leaving, they were colourful.
Gu Jiuxi felt that he had lost something in that moment, but she did not take that step in the end. She turned around and walked in another direction.
Inside the palace, a masked man dressed in black robes walked to the side of Left Swordhall. It seems that Your Highness wants to play something big this time. ”
Left Swordhall frowned deeply, as if he was looking auge ravine. “I don’t understand why Your Highness made such a decision. We obviously haven’t exposed anything yet. If it started off like this, wouldn’t it be equivalent to admitting defeat? Who are our opponents? It was Daxi Shenghuang, the invincible person in the world. From the very beginning, Your Highness didn’t want to overthrow the Holy Emperor, so why have you become so anxious now? ”
The masked guy seemed to smile, “You don’t plan to overthrow the Sacred Emperor? Well, maybe so. The prince is an idealist. What he wants to create is a big environment. However, he was now a victim. Whether or not he was planning it, his father was already planning it. Do you know how not to sacrifice yourself? ”
Left Swordhall did not speak.
The masked man said, “You can show off your strength for the Sacred Emperor to see. The victim can choose anyone, but not the prince. It was just to change the blood, why did he have to start from the prince? If the Sacred Emperor were to see just how much power the Prince had, he would naturally reconsider. Do you think that the Sacred Emperor doesn’t know that the Prince isn’t rebellious? He only needs a sacrifice, and can brince or his other children. ”
Left Swordhall: “I think it’s wrong.”
Mask guy: “Where’s the right one …” Now is the time for us to show our strength. Gu Jiuxi is just a sacrifice, just like us. Therefore … Let her sacrifice himself first. ”
He turned around and looked outside: “Next, Ming Fa Si.”
Left Swordhall: “Why are you doing this? Gu Jiuxi is his majesty’s man, so the reason the Ming Fa Si was transferred to the Immortal Palace was because the Emperor wanted to protect the rest of the people in the Ming Fa Si, and even wanted to get rid of them, are you really considering for your highness? ”
The masked guy: “You’ll know in the future.”
He turned around and left. “Actually, you know very well what I mean by victim.”
Left Swordhall’s expression suddenly changed. “You aren’t trying to protect your highness, you are trying to push your highness intit of fire!”
As the masked man walked, he said, “You think about it for yourself. In any case, as long as it’s not you and me who are in the fire pit, it’s fine.”
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