Chapter 2496: Terror Tide

In Xuanlu Hall, Chunyu Gui was momentarily astonished, but quickly regained his composure.

This matter was indeed very simple, but the Emperor's words were somewhat strange.

Speaking of it, it seemed as though Tai Yu Zhenjun and someone had been engaged in a sword fight that was predicted in advance and stopped before it began.

As the True Monarch who controls the initial, who could predict his first move?

He could only act first on matters, not on swords.

Unless one had an extremely deep understanding of Tai Yu Zhenjun, it would be very difficult to grasp things to this extent.

Hell No Door, a killer organization that scurried everywhere like rats, where could they possibly gain an understanding of Tai Yu Zhenjun?

Jing Tianzi sat there calmly. "Why is it Yin Guan who has risen to the top, not that he and Equality Country reached some kind of cooperation? Whether it's Shenggong, Shenxie, or Zhao Wang, all of them could provide him with such support."

Chunyu Gui said, "Because Equality Country would not hope to eliminate the incident; they only want it to escalate more and more. Or there is another possibility, that Hell No Door has a Yandao strong one join, but doing things to this extent is the same as Yin Guan himself ascending to the top. So we still treat it as Yin Guan ascending to the top."

"How will you handle this matter?" the Emperor asked.

Chunyu Gui considered. "If Lou Shushi is willing to uphold great righteousness and exterminate his kin, your minister requests to mobilize the highest level forces, with thunderous momentum, to immediately search for and strangle Yin Guan. But Your Majesty has broadly considered below, and has already spared Lou Jiangyue's life..."

"How?" the Emperor signaled him to continue.

"Your minister requests to privately negotiate with Yin Guan—" Chunyu Gui said in a deep voice, "Just use the exemption of Lou Jiangyue's death as a condition, make Hell No Door pay the corresponding price— for those who died because of them, they need to provide hundredfold compensation to repay. And make a pact that afterward they are not allowed to take business targeting Jing people, and upon seeing Jing people they must walk around. Furthermore, afterward if Xu San chases and kills them, they have to learn to endure. Not dying is their good fortune, dying is their price."

Jing Tianzi neither affirmed nor denied. "Explain your reasons for doing this."

Chunyu Gui became even more respectful. "Your Majesty, although pulling out one true and casting great achievements, is dripping blood with blood and scraping marrow with bone, it inevitably causes the state to be turbulent. Now the center, although it has great power, is like a strong man lying in bed, seriously ill and newly recovered; it should still not move, only needs to rest and recuperate peacefully, then it will have the world's primacy. Rashly pushing the door open will inevitably lead to injury from wind and cold. Hell No Door is like a summer cicada, noisy by the ear; pinching it to death is just pinching it to death, but it's not too easy to pinch, and is there a necessity to bring illness and push the door because of it? This is the first reason."

"Hell No Door is not to be feared. Yin Guan ascending to the top is hard to rely on; he only sneaks through dark channels, hides in the dark night, and is scattered throughout the world. It would take tenfold forces to surround them. If the killing is not fast, the various reactions triggered by it must also be considered. This is the second reason."

He said again, "Exempting Lou Jiangyue's death, although Your Majesty has approved, Lou Shushi will inevitably suffer criticism. Your minister handling this matter, if successful, it is your minister's decision; if it fails, it is also your minister's lack of wisdom. Perhaps there will be less idle talk about Lou Shushi, which also benefits Your Majesty's great use. This is the third reason."

"Your minister believes, although the central empire's heavenly might is vast and there is no need to give anyone face, and even less need to compromise with a small killer organization, a great country raises an army not for the Emperor's anger. Focusing on the six directions exhausts all manner of small details. This is not plucking one hair and concluding the matter; it is real but not named, and should be for the country's use."

He bowed deeply. "The state's might and blessings, the holy monarch is of one heart. I await your judgment."

The Emperor sat fixed there, picked up a memorial, and very casually asked, "Can beloved minister command troops?"

Chunyu Gui raised his head, his eyes bright. "Military strategy is your minister's family tradition."

"Out of this door, go lead the imperial edict military tally. Afterward, substitute me in managing it." The Emperor waved his hand. "Go."

"You keep saying you want to come, then you say you want to go, then you tell me to roll, then you tell me to sit properly— what exactly do you mean? You're making me very embarrassed!" Lin Guangming jumped up, full of anger.

Wu Guanwang followed and sprang up, pushing him. "Telling you to do a little thing is so embarrassing? Better not do this killer job, go back to farming!"

"Outrageous! Let's go out for a single combat!"

"Afraid you won't succeed?"

The two instantly tore into a fight, wrestling their way towards the outside of the house.

The two brothers were also frozen in place.

Until an extremely evil voice rang out: "Sit properly."

The two brothers again walked back with hooked shoulders and backs, shoulder sticking to shoulder, legs side by side, and sat fixed on the bench in the middle of the hall room.

For the people of Hell No Door, coming to Near Sea Archipelago was just like returning home.

Because this place had long lacked a unified will, with many forces contending and order being relatively chaotic, it was most suitable for these killers to hide.

Wu Guanwang was now just in his own home.

Metropolitan King was by his side.

Slightly unfortunate was…

Home wasn't only them.

In front of the two of them, against the wall in the main hall, was a Taishi chair placed facing the door.

On the Taishi chair sat a black sturdy figure.

This figure, with a bird's head and a human body, wearing a big fur coat, sat there with a imposing air, its eyes abnormally chaotic and ferocious.

This was the Tailess Swallow, the extremely evil owl.

Knife scars were all over its face!

Even though Wu Guanwang was using a corpse body, a claw knife left four grooves carved into the face bone, with corpse oil still seeping outwards.

Metropolitan King's ghost body had cut open wounds that could not heal in a short time and were still steaming black smoke.

"Sixth Brother!" Wu Guanwang's voice was trembling, with excitement. "Is it you who has returned?"

"Sixth Brother?" Yan Xiao's extremely evil voice was filled with doubt.

"You forgot?" Wu Guanwang was in an extremely sad state. "Initially, I was in the fourth hall, you were in the sixth hall, and we lived and died together, as close as brothers!"

"Sixth Brother!" Lin Guangming also called out. "Little brother has long admired your great name!"

To avoid being detected in advance, Qin Guangwang had silently concealed his aura, triggered his curse power and appeared, tied up Xu San and left. Regarding the matters before and after in Tianzi No. 3 guest room of Guanlan Inn, he did not understand them too well, otherwise he would not need to come and ask these two.

Wu Guanwang was naturally an old friend; he was used to being whipped a few times upon meeting. If he ever forgot to whip him, this guy could show you what it meant to lose face. He would never learn and would always wait for an opportunity to set people up.

As for Metropolitan King, this newcomer, according to Qin Guangwang's introduction— in terms of morals, he was hard to distinguish from Wu Guanwang, and in terms of loyalty, they were neck and neck.

There was really no need to give them a good face.

Provoking disgust and killing them together could also be considered eliminating harm for the people.

"Just ask!" Wu Guanwang actively responded. "Little Wu knows without not speaking!"

Lin Guangming glanced at him, unable to hide his contempt. Although this wise brother no longer had a female voice, he was still as disgusting.

A sound like a bird's beak pecking wood, followed by a remnant body hitting the door, emitted.

"Who allows you to call yourself like that?" Yan Xiao's voice sounded extremely sinister, actually containing several points of real killing intent.

Lin Guangming swallowed his saliva, swallowing down that "Little Du." "Xiao Ye! Don't know if you mind a junior calling you this way? Whatever problem you ask me, I will answer with my heart and lungs."

"Sorry!" Wu Guanwang hung on the door with tears streaming down, afraid that only his wise brother would show value and he would be the only one left?

He repeatedly apologized. "I have polluted your ears! I dare not again, beg you to give me a chance to answer! I am an organization veteran, I have seen and experienced more than Metropolitan King!"

Yan Xiao slightly flapped its wings, its ferocious voice echoing in the darkness. "Don't hurry, you both have opportunities."

Wu Guanwang was still crying tearfully when he suddenly discovered that Metropolitan King, who had been sitting there, was already gone. In this room, only he and the sturdy Yan Xiao with a bird's head and human body were facing each other. His crying sound echoed as if in an empty dry well.

His intuition was very strong— at this moment, Yan Xiao was exactly that said already dead Bian Chengwang.

This identical coldness!

After years, the current Bian Chengwang was undoubtedly even stronger.

When he had faced Bian Chengwang before, he had felt the danger of death every moment, so he dared not slacken in the slightest.

Now his strength far surpassed before, and looking at Bian Chengwang again, that fear, which only borrowed Yan Xiao's body and descended power, yet also made him see no end!

Just the scene before his eyes was what he could not fathom, let alone understand or break free from.

Yan Xiao's extremely evil voice startled him back from his pondering. "Now, carefully say everything you saw in Guanlan Inn Tianzi No. 3 room."

Wu Guanwang hung on the wall without moving, only his tongue moved extremely fast. "I and Metropolitan King, by Qin Guangwang's order, attacked Jing people. I was originally unwilling to do so, but could not disobey the leader's command—"

Yan Xiao interrupted him. "Stop saying 'originally', just say the matters. How you think, I have no interest in knowing."

"Yes, yes, yes." Wu Guanwang dared not feel wronged in the slightest and continued. "After attacking the Jing people, we put two of them into a blood coffin and built it into an altar. This altar was also something the leader told us to build. In the whole process, I was very obedient, only compelled to kill some people."

"To cause trouble for Tian Anping, I again poured the fresh blood of Tian clan people into that Mirror Guard called Jiang Nanpeng. As long as there was a period of natural evolution, this person's life and death would be linked to the cause and effect of the Tian family people. This Tian clan people's blood was also collected by the leader's order when Tian Anping and the leader contended for Wanxian Palace initially…"

Feeling the gaze falling on his body becoming heavier, he suddenly raised his voice. "Jing country has long-distance descent methods, at least it has true person combat power lurking in Jiang Nanpeng's body, wanting to ambush Qin Guangwang! I lurked there with good intentions, tracking the Tian clan bloodline to Miao Rutai's body, risking death to observe, wanting to eliminate danger for the leader, and I personally saw him descend!"

Yan Xiao remained silent.

The Tian clan people's blood inside Jiang Nanpeng's body explained why Miao Rutai would go to Youxia Island's Guanlan Inn.

Although Shuofang Bo acted sincerely, he was not young anymore and would not believe completely; only at this moment did he consider verifying it from beginning to end— Shuofang Bo's scheme against Tian Anping was indeed a complete chapter.

Wu Guanwang was still excitedly narrating. "This thief is extremely evil. After his tracks were exposed, he still chased us for several thousand li of sea domain! I first covered for Metropolitan King to retreat, brought up the rear alone, and again sacrificed my treasure corpse that I had carefully nurtured for a hundred years, only barely escaping with my life. Fortunately, I undertook the danger for the leader and preserved the future for Hell No Door!"

Yan Xiao asked, "How did Miao Rutai track the Tian clan bloodline?"

"He has a finger ring. I stared at it for a long time— my meaning is, I seriously observed it." Wu Guanwang explained, "In short, it was through a bloodline magic tool."

Yan Xiao's voice, without a trace of emotion, only extreme chaos and malice, said, "Elaborate on Jing country's long-distance descent methods."

Wu Guanwang was a bit unable to keep up with Sixth Brother's thinking. Why was he asking east and west, caring about every trivial matter? But he dared not neglect and still described it meticulously from beginning to end, even imitating the tone of every sentence of dialogue between Jiang Nanpeng after descending and Miao Rutai.

He truly held Sixth Brother's words firmly in his heart!

And at this moment, in Jiang Wang's heart, there was only one name—

And Wu Guanwang's description of that Jing country Mirror Guard, Jiang Nanpeng, his performance during the descent process, and the fleeting glance he had initially caught in Frostwind Valley, had various similarities.

Compared to that brief strike in Frostwind Valley, the person who descended on Jiang Nanpeng's body, after eliminating Miao Rutai, could still chase for thousands of li, pursuing Wu Guanwang and Metropolitan King.

This was not something temporary borrowing of a body could achieve.

Jiang Nanpeng, this person, must have already undergone "modulation," and it was not the effort of a day or two.

In other words, from Jiang Nanpeng's body, one could necessarily trace a line of Yizhendao core members. That person was at least at the Dongzhen realm cultivation!

Wu Guanwang was still chattering, giving him information. "Believe me, Tian Anping is absolutely not a good person. Those people I knew on Dominance Horn Island are all very afraid of him, actually more afraid of him than they are of me…"

Metropolitan King still sincerely expounded. "…I risked death to lure the enemy, to strive for an escape opportunity for Brother Wu Guan. Saying slow that time was fast, that person wielded a Qinglong Yan Yue Seal—"

Daylight sprinkled in. Wu Guanwang and Metropolitan King could only see each other for a moment, their eyes meeting as if separated by ages.

Above the boundless sea, a door thus opened.

Jiang Wang walked out from inside the door, lightly dusting off the shadow on the corner of his clothes. The remnants related to Yan Xiao thus rolled away like clouds.

The clouds in the sky gathered into a large chair, and he quietly sat down, casting a god-like gaze.

This was an abnormally dark sea domain, the waves also seemed cast in iron, still and unmoving. At first glance, it was gloomy like a whole block of black rock, and in the extremely deep darkness, only faintly some terrifying things flowed.

This was Great Qi Empire's Zhan Yu Army commander, Terror Heaven Monarch Tian Anping's… latent intent sea.

Tian Anping, what do you have that you dare not let me see…