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

Chen Changsheng replied, ”It was not me that wanted to become Principal of the Orthodox Academy, so I don't believe I need to bear the consequences.”

The meaning of these words was exceptionally clear.

He was the Principal of the Orthodox Academy and Zhexiu was a student on the registers of the Orthodox Academy. Zhexiu had been imprisoned in Zhou Prison for too long, so it was only natural that he rescue Zhexiu from this prison. As for the deeper implications hidden behind this matter, he really couldn't comprehend them, nor did he want to comprehend them. Thus, he only needed to bear the consequences that a principal shielding his student should bear. As for whatever serious consequences this matter would attract, it should be the joint responsibility of that person that made him Principal of the Orthodox Academy and the person that ordered Zhou Tong to imprison Zhexiu.

In other words, if a storm really was stirred up in this small courtyard and the relationship between the Li Palace and the Imperial Court became like that of fire and water, then even if the world fell into complete chaos, the demons seized the chance to invade, the populace became destitute and homeless, and all of humanity became enslaved for tens of thousands of years…it was the fault of the Pope and the Divine Empress.

The courtyard once more became incomparably silent.

Zhou Tong had not imagined that Chen Changsheng would have this sort of intention. He narrowed his eyes and the temperature suddenly dropped. A layer of frost suddenly formed over the petals on the ground.

Tang Thirty-Six and Xuanyuan Po gazed at Chen Changsheng, wanting to sigh with admiration.

The Li Palace, the Great Hall of Light.

Countless sculptures of sages, some solemn, some hallowed, emitted a faint radiance as they gazed at the sky above the hall.

The Pope was also gazing at the sky, his expression calm. It was as if he had not just heard about what Chen Changsheng had done and said.

”How can a person like Chen Changsheng, who is ignorant of the general situation, who cannot grasp the bigger picture, inherit the Orthodoxy?”

The speaker was Daoist Siyuan, master of the Hall of Subjugation. He stood at the side of Linghai Zhiwang, master of the Hall of Heavenly Judgment.

As the youngest of the Six Prefects and simultaneously the most powerful of the Sacred Hall Archbishops, they were still reverential to the Pope, but they spoke very directly.

Perhaps it was also because they were only a step from the Divine Domain and could already see the back of the Pope.

At present, the entire continent believed that these two archbishops continued to support the Divine Empress and were unwilling to stand at the side of the Pope because they had an unquenchable hostility and distrust for the Chen Imperial clan. However, no one had imagined that, besides this, the more important reason was that the Pope had decided to entrust the future of the Orthodoxy to this young person called Chen Changsheng.

The two Sacred Hall Archbishops could disregard the authority of the secular world, but it was impossible for them to not care about the inheritance of the divine.

Linghai Zhiwang expressionlessly said, ”It was written very clearly by the Holy Maiden in her letter, that matter really has a hope of success. This signifies that the pressure placed on Mount Li was reasonable. Zhou Tong has achieved some merit on this matter.”

The Pope said nothing, as serene as ever.

Daoist Siyuan sighed, saying, ”Your Holiness should be keenly aware, our positions on the ownership of the Divine Staff or the emperor's throne are not because we oppose Your Holiness. Our unease comes from the fact that Your Holiness and the Empress still have at least several decades’ worth of life essence. What need is there for Your Holiness to make a decision so quickly?”

This decision was still about ownership.

The ownership of the Divine Staff and the emperor's throne.

Linghai Zhiwang's face was still emotionless, but his voice was like the deepest depths of the ocean, containing an unimaginable might. ”As for Zhou Tong, just kill him. All of his crimes are his own to bear. He should have been keenly aware long ago just what his mission is.”

Just a moment ago, he had said that Zhou Tong had achieved great merit.

Now, he was saying that if a problem occurred in that small courtyard, it was fine to just kill Zhou Tong.

In the next moment, a worried and panicked voice came from outside the Great Hall of Light.

Something had occurred in the Northern Military Department alley that exceeded everyone's expectations.

Zhou Tong had actually released Zhexiu!