Chapter 3402: 1691: Offending Both Subordinate and Superior is Still an Offense, Disrespecting Saints, Emperors, and Present Gods and Buddhas (2) |
Xu Xiaoshou felt it was quite a bargain!
“Thrum
In the distance, the resonance of the Arrow of Evil Sin Bow faded slightly.
It was apparent that the person Xu Xiaoshou didn’t recognize was known to Ai Cangsheng.
Judging from his hesitation before releasing the arrow, the identity of the person he targeted was more important than he initially thought.
“Xu Xiaoshou, resist the curiosity!”
Xu Xiaoshou continuously warned himself; the Five Decays of Heaven and Man had ceased, but the Guidance of the Blood World Pearl might still have remnants.
Curiosity killed the cat, and sometimes it’s safer not to understand your captives than to delve into their identities.
Because perhaps it would be hard to suppress the surging interest after knowing, which would lead to more trouble.
It’s not about saving face for me.
It’s about whether you, Lord Cang Sheng, under such a threat, wish only to care for your own feelings or to save face for the Holy Emperor family.
…
“Ai Cangsheng!”
In the Southern Region, the Dao Imparting Mirror stood not far away, and Zhong Yuanzi stared at the person Xu Xiaoshou was holding in the image, his expression shaken.
He knew that his current reaction would be captured by the Dao Imparting Mirror and fully observed by Xu Xiaoshou.
Yet, he couldn’t suppress his shock, throwing his saint’s will communication into another space, tossing it to Ai Cangsheng, saying:
“Ah Si, it’s the shadow of Yue Gongli
“I know.”
On his wheelchair, Ai Cangsheng interrupted Zhong Yuanzi, for he wasn’t sure if Xu Xiaoshou could intercept telepathic communication across two regions.
This guy was too tricky!
As for Ah Si, Zhong Yuanzi knew, and Ai Cangsheng was also somewhat familiar.
Unlike other members of the Council of Ten, in his early stage as one of the three emperors, Ai Cangsheng was still a frequent visitor to the Stairway to Heaven with his saint’s will.
He was a Supreme Sovereign.
His strength was immense.
Yet, in the beginning, the five great aristocratic families of the Holy Emperor couldn’t step out of their habitual thinking, still considering the Supreme Sovereign to be just a simple “servant selection contest.”
Of course, they wouldn’t give it such a harsh title.
When inviting Ai Cangsheng to reside in the five great secret realms of the Holy Emperor, they offered the title of “guest elder.”
Accepting the title of guest elder would truly be like loving a dog.
Ai Cangsheng didn’t even bother with a gracious refusal; he outright declined every time, and the Cold Palace Emperor Realm consistently rejected and didn’t change.
Due to the mediation of Dao Qiongcang, the relations on the surface showed no signs of severe deterioration.
During several trips to the Cold Palace Emperor Realm, the person responsible for receiving him was Ah Si.
Ah Si’s status was very high, the shadow of Yue Gongli, the successor of the Cold Palace Holy Emperor, and significantly, he was once the shadow of the Cold Palace Holy Emperor.
From this, one could see the emphasis the Cold Palace Emperor Realm placed on him.
But, on the flip side, as a shadow, Ah Si handled almost ninety-nine percent of the internal affairs of the Cold Palace Emperor Realm.
In other words, he knew many secrets.
Can this person fall into Xu Xiaoshou’s hands?
No!
From the perspective of the five great aristocratic families of the Holy Emperor, Ah Si could even die but could not fall into enemy hands.
But that’s from the Holy Emperor family’s view, not from Ai Cangsheng’s perspective.
Ai Cangsheng only guards the Shengshen Continent.
He saw that only two World Trees had been uprooted by Xu Xiaoshou.
And shortly after their uprooting, the operation methods of the Path Principles of the five regions of the Shengshen Continent were entirely changed.
This suggested a high probability that the two Ancestral Trees had defected.
Though he still didn’t understand why the defection happened so swiftly, Ai Cangsheng was angered by Xu Xiaoshou’s plundering of the luck of the five regions!
But concerning Ah Si…
His hesitation mainly lay in contemplating whether if Ah Si’s secrets of the Cold Palace Emperor Realm were exposed in Xu Xiaoshou’s hands, the wrath of the Cold Palace Emperor Realm might impact the current situation of the five regions.
However, the structure of the five domains had already been altered repeatedly since Xu Xiaoshou ascended the Sacred Mountain.
Now, it really didn’t matter if Ah Si was one more or less.
If he exposed anything, it was only due to inadequate measures of the Cold Palace Emperor Realm to protect its secrets.
If he didn’t, it only showed Xu Xiaoshou’s capabilities were lacking, and the Cold Palace Emperor Realm stood superior.
And all this, what does it have to do with me, Ai Cangsheng?
Xu Xiaoshou wants to defy the heavens, which would harm the five domains, I will stop him.
If the heavens above the Stairway to Heaven collapse, which would harm the five regions, I will also stop it.
Under the Saint’s gaze, all are like straw dogs.
Under the Eyes of the Great Path, all beings are equal.
The urgent task isn’t about one Ah Si, or even four Ah Yis, but to push Xu Xiaoshou into the Dead Sea, not letting him run wild outside!
…
Thrum!!!
The distant, angry string’s deep sound proclaimed Ai Cangsheng’s final answer after hesitation in the Southern Region.
“He didn’t agree!” Feng Zhongzui shouted excitedly:
“Indeed, Lord Cang Sheng has never been one to compromise; he has a stubborn temper too!”
“Lord Shou certainly captured a demigod-like savior that the Sacred Mountain awaited for a long time, but in Lord Cang Sheng’s eyes, he is insignificant — to use this to threaten me? No way!”
“I think what Lord Cang Sheng is contemplating now is to use arrows to force Lord Shou into the Dead Sea, not to let him dig treasures everywhere.”
“Should he refuse to enter, the intensity of the arrows will continue to escalate.”
“In the end, if Lord Shou truly reneges on his promise, equivalent to one-sidedly tearing up the agreement, Lord Cang Sheng will be truly enraged, attacking with full force ignoring all else.”
“At that time…
Feng Zhongzui swallowed a gulp of saliva, his expression a little excited, “The five regions will indeed be dangerous.”
Do you truly feel it’s dangerous, or are you eagerly awaiting the danger to arrive… The Five Domains Spectator was baffled by Feng Zhongzui’s seemingly chaotic tone.
Yet, the Dao Imparting Mirror remained steady.
Being coerced to follow Lord Shou, Feng Zhongzui kept filming Lord Shou, seldom switching subjects.
The Arrow of Evil Sin Bow shot from beyond the heavens, the Spatial Upanishad constantly switched battlefields, but Lord Shou’s choice remained to temporarily avoid the edge.