Chapter 2090 - Is it worth it? (2/2)

“Emperor Ji!”

The dozen or so men and women all stood up upon spotting Ji Xiuran.

“Xiuran, how did you get captured here?”

The leader—an apathetic man—stared at Ji Xiuran and asked with a frown.

The speaker was one of the Eight Gods under Emperor Ji, the first god.

No one had ever seen the First God and no one knew that this First God had landed on this island many, many years ago.

“Don’t ask unnecessary questions. How’s the investigation?” Ji Xiuran asked instead.

“The Martial Arts Union. They must want to dominate the Independent State…” a woman answered after a while.

“Continue,” Ji Xiuran said.

The First God replied, “On this island, we discovered the Direct Line and the Martial Arts Union have joined forces…”

“Emperor Ji, you should also know that the Direct Line has started retaliating these last few years. They secretly persuaded every patrician family to defect and everyone who was unwilling to submit and pledge allegiance ended up assassinated later,” the woman said with a frown.

“The Martial Arts Union is behind all of this. Their ambitions will probably send the Independent State into unrest.”

Ji Xiuran closed his eyes and considered it for a moment before shaking his head. “Not necessarily.”

It was true that the Martial Arts Union was connected to the Direct Line, but they might not really be obeying the Direct Line.

“Emperor Ji, you mean…”

“The Martial Arts Union, huh… Interesting.”

Ji Xiuran smiled faintly. “Perhaps the Martial Arts Union is protecting everyone.”

The people looked at each other, bewildered.

The Martial Arts Union?

Protect everyone?

“Most of the factions on this island oppose the Direct Line. If the Martial Arts Union was obeying the Direct Line, what they would’ve done is kill us, not imprison us,” Ji Xiuran quietly explained.