Chapter 450 – The Small Ones Beneath the Crimson Officials Gown (1/2)

Chapter 450 - The Small Ones Beneath the Crimson Official's Gown

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Today, the capital was exceptionally bustling.

Not too long after early morning, the battle took place before the gates of the Orthodox Academy and Chen Changsheng surpassed cultivation levels to obtain victory over Zhou Ziheng.

This matter was already enough to astound the world.

But no one could have imagined that he would go on to do something that was even more world-shaking.

He brought the remaining two students of the Orthodox Academy, boarded a carriage, and rushed into the Zhou Prison. It was said that he was currently within, in stalemate with that frightening Lord Zhou Tong.

The Orthodox Academy wanted a person.

Zhou Tong would not release him.

After learning this news, the populace of the capital rushed over to see the excitement, but it was a different sort of excitement compared to the battle from this morning. There was far too much evil around Zhou Prison and its image was far too gruesome in the eyes of the populace, so the crowd did not dare get too close.

So when the five hundred cavalry of the Orthodoxy roared through the street, there were no accidental injuries.

Soon after, a chief eunuch from the Imperial Palace arrived, the Vice Minister arrived, and Mao Qiuyu came to the scene. Lastly, the county prince's carriage hurried over to the scene.

No one entered Zhou Prison or even the alley which contained it.

Prince Chen Liu descended from his carriage and glanced at the five hundred Orthodoxy cavalry. He almost imperceptibly creased his brow, then gave a bitter smile to Mao Qiuyu, saying, ”This matter has made too much of a ruckus.”

Today's matter truly had caused too much of a ruckus. Everyone knew that the Orthodoxy's new rule concerning the All-School Martial Exhibition was nothing more than the Imperial Court—or to be more precise, the Tianhai Clan and the two archbishops that were loyal to the Divine Empress—pressuring the Orthodox Academy. But no one had imagined that the Orthodox Academy's response to this would be so intense and so swift. Right after obtaining victory in their first battle, they had gone without the slightest delay to Zhou Prison to demand a person's release!

The once-principal of the Heavenly Dao Academy, Mao Qiuyu, now the Sacred Hall Archbishop of the Hall of Illustrious Persons, stood amongst the ranks of the Six Prefects.

His appearance assuredly signified the attitude of the Li Palace. The problem was that even such a powerful figure as he stood outside the alley, not going in.

Everyone knew that the relationship between the Divine Empress and the Li Palace had undergone a great change within the past year. They were gradually growing apart, but they still maintained peace on the surface.

Since these two Saints were presently maintaining their silence, no one wanted or dared to make this situation even more fraught with tension and make it spiral out of control. No one was willing to bear the frightening consequences of such an act.

Until the Orthodox Academy's carriage entered this alley.

If today, some mishap really did happen in that small courtyard, then the capital, the continent, and even the entire human world would be plunged into a great mishap.

Within the courtyard, Tang Thirty-Six looked at Zhou Tong very seriously, even sincerely. ”Your Excellency, I must speak the truth to you. Chen Changsheng, his life…is truly very good, and could be said to be precious beyond description. I do not know how the Divine Empress sees it, but in the eyes of His Holiness, Your Excellency's life is inevitably not as precious as Chen Changsheng's life. If he were to really die today in Zhou Prison, do you believe His Holiness would spare Your Excellency? And how would the Empress view your Excellency?”

”Precious beyond description?” Zhou Tong narrowed his eyes at Chen Changsheng, seeming to ruminate over something.

Tang Thirty-Six continued, ”And Your Excellency perhaps does not understand him. At times, he really can be very stubborn, very foolish. He really could do something like exchanging his life for Zhexiu's.”

”No matter how you say it, it's still threatening me.” Zhou Tong was deeply emotional. ”Is it maybe because there have been less stories about me in the capital lately so that no one is afraid of me anymore?”

Tang Thirty-Six smiled. ”Your Excellency can think what he wants.”

Zhou Tong coldly yelled, ”Can you bear the consequences of this matter?”