150 Give Someone a Taste of Their Own Medicine
Lin Ran was shocked by Huo Qiyun’s sudden shout. He was stunned for a moment before saying in confusion, “What are you talking about? Isn’t Liu Hongshan waiting for you at Furnace Peak?”
“It’s a trap!”
Huo Qiyun shouted excitedly. It was unknown what terrifying thing he thought of, but his face was pale. “He’s not doing this for power! He’s doing this for the Heavenly Saint Dynasty!”
As he spoke, Huo Qiyun pulled off the Dragon Roar Dagger at his waist. After unsheathing it, he realized that it was not the sword body of the Ten Miles Dragon Roar at all. It was just a wooden piece that had been cut into the shape of a dagger.
Lin Ran’s expression changed drastically. “How did this happen? Didn’t you check it when you got it?”
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“At that time, he used this wooden sword to block my sword energy. How could I know it was fake?!”
Huo Qiyun replied loudly with a pale face, “Just now, you said that he wouldn’t show me all his trump cards. That’s when I suddenly remembered that this wooden sword has never been unsheathed.”
“He deliberately provoked me to attack him so that I could see how powerful this sword is. This way, when he gives me the sword, I won’t suspect if it’s real or fake!”
Lin Ran’s expression instantly turned solemn. They used the fake Sacred Abyss Sword to deceive Liu Hongshan, and Liu Hongshan gave them a taste of their own medicine!
“But what does this have to do with the Heavenly Saint Dynasty?”
Lin Ran asked in confusion, “Maybe he just discovered your identity and used a fake sword to mock us.”
Huo Qiyun looked anxious. “Don’t you understand? Whether it’s the Ten Miles Dragon Roar or the Sacred Abyss Sword, it doesn’t matter if they’re real or fake. What’s important is what they represent!”
“What do they represent?”
Lin Ran was stunned when he heard this. He didn’t know what the Ten Miles Dragon Roar represented, but the Sacred Abyss Sword represented only one thing—imperial power.
Thinking of this, a thought suddenly appeared that made Lin Ran shiver. “Did Liu Hongshan spend so much effort to find the Sacred Abyss Sword just to be the emperor of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty?”
“I’m not sure, but it’s very likely.”
Huo Qiyun said softly with a solemn expression, “The cultivation technique Liu Hongshan cultivates is very strange. He seems to be able to absorb other people’s attacks. I don’t know if he can transform the attacks into his own power, but just absorbing it is already very terrifying.”
“But I don’t think he can directly absorb power from the divine sword. Otherwise, after hiding in Mount Sword for so long, he would already be undefeatable.”
Lin Ran’s heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He suddenly remembered the cultivation technique he obtained when he wiped the Sacred Abyss Sword, Sovereign Descent.
Just like the cultivation technique Liu Hongshan cultivated, Sovereign Descent had the ability to “absorb” too.
The difference was that Sovereign Descent could only absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to increase one’s cultivation in a short period of time. Lin Ran had never seen anyone absorb attacks directly like Liu Hongshan.
Huo Qiyun didn’t know what Lin Ran was thinking and continued, “He asked me to bring back the fake Dragon Roar Dagger because he knew that I wouldn’t betray you. He wanted me to send you a message.”
“The message is that he doesn’t have a sword anymore, so his strength is greatly reduced. Therefore, when we let our guard down…”
“He starts to take action,” Lin Ran said, “Now that he has the Sacred Abyss Sword, although it’s fake, outsiders don’t know that. As long as he kills the current emperor, he can legitimately take the throne!”
Huo Qiyun didn’t say anything and only nodded with a dark expression.
Lin Ran stomped his feet anxiously. “We have to tell the empress about this as soon as possible!”
With that, Lin Ran flashed out of the window he had broken through previously. After riding his sword for a moment, he landed in the courtyard of the imperial study.
“Your Majesty!”
Lin Ran appeared and shouted anxiously, “Follow me immediately!”
The empress was reading the documents when she suddenly heard Lin Ran’s voice. She couldn’t help but be shocked. She frowned and said unhappily, “Lord Lin, you’re really becoming more and more unruly… That’s not right. Didn’t you say that you were going into seclusion for three days? Why are you back so soon?”
“Let’s not talk about this first. Come with me immediately!”
As Lin Ran spoke, he walked around the desk and pulled the empress up to leave. Suddenly, another strong wind blew in. It was Huo Qiyun, who was a step slower than him.
Seeing Huo Qiyun, the empress was stunned for a moment before she was overjoyed. She quickly shook off Lin Ran and went over. “Qiyun! When did you come back? How is it? Are you injured?”
“I’m fine.”
Huo Qiyun waved his hand and said anxiously, “There’s no time to explain. You have to leave immediately. This place might become very dangerous!”
The empress was confused. Before she could react, Lin Ran and Huo Qiyun grabbed her arms and dragged her out.
“How dare you!”
The empress scolded angrily and struggled free from the two of them. She frowned and said coldly, “I’m the current emperor! How can I let you drag me like this?”
“Do you know what situation you are in?”
Huo Qiyun shouted, so anxious that his body was trembling. “We speculate that Liu Hongshan is preparing to rebel tonight. If you don’t leave now, it’ll be too late!”
“Liu Hongshan? Rebel?”
The empress blinked twice. It was obvious that she did not understand. However, when Liu Hongshan was mentioned, she thought of something else.
“By the way, I have something to show you!”
As the empress spoke, she ran back to the desk and handed Lin Ran a small scroll. “This was just delivered by the Medal Guards. You’ll never be able to guess this. Liu Hongshan didn’t retire from the army back then because he broke through.”
Lin Ran’s heart skipped a beat as he quickly took the scroll and unfolded it.
There was not much content in the scroll. Most of it was information that Lin Ran already knew, but at the end, there was a record of the execution that caught his attention.
In the year 274 of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty, General Liu Hongshan released 17 war criminals from the Great Yong Dynasty, including the sixth prince of the Great Yong Dynasty.
After investigation, Liu Hongshan turned out to be the orphan of the royal family of the Great Yong Dynasty. His father must be Liu Heng, the general of the Southern Garrison.
In 207, Liu Heng led his army south to invade the border and died near Pingxiang City. Most of his family members were captured, and only his six-year-old son was missing.
After being interrogated, Liu Hongshan admitted his identity and was sentenced to death according to the Heavenly Saint Law.
“Liu Hongshan is actually from the Great Yong Dynasty?!”
Lin Ran couldn’t help but exclaim. This news was too shocking. Who would have thought that the general of the Western Garrison of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty was actually the orphan of the enemy country’s royal family?
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