Chapter 611 – The Meaning of sI Want to Leaves (I) (1/2)
Chapter 611 – The Meaning of 'I Want to Leave' (I)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Time incessantly marched forward, and the faces of the two officials of the Department for Purging Officials within the carriage continued to pale. They ceased waiting and departed from Hundred Flowers Lane.
The starlight illuminated Zhou Prison, illuminated the crabapple tree, illuminated the great crimson robe upon Zhou Tong's body. Like the Netherworld, like a fairyland, like a sea of blood.
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, his face did not change, just like that of a corpse.
Within the Orthodox Academy was the sword array of South Stream Temple, and outside was the Orthodoxy cavalry. The Li Palace had not seemed to do anything, but in reality, it had long since made preparations—Mao Qiuyu had always been in that inn within Hundred Flowers Lane. His two sleeves swayed in the breeze, yet he had a divine artifact on his person. The Orthodox Academy itself held eighteen cardinals, and the darkness still concealed a few experts that Mei Lisha had left behind.
(TN: Two sleeves swaying in the breeze can also mean 'uncorrupted' and 'clean-handed')
Zhou Tong had used the lives of fourteen elite assassins to confirm these facts.
Against this array of forces, even if the Divine Empress really did move the Imperial Guard, she was not guaranteed to kill Chen Changsheng, unless she personally stepped out herself. And she would have to finish the deed in the shortest possible time, or else the Pope was certain to appear. He had never held any hope of killing Chen Changsheng tonight. He only wanted to probe and then conclude that it was no good and that he was required to find another way.
In a manor located in the suburbs of the capital, several people were also discussing the same matter.
”It's no good, it's far too difficult to attack the Orthodox Academy in a way that won't attract attention.”
”The clan has spent so much money in the past few years. Did we feed it all to dogs?”
”If it was anything else, we could probably do it, but this matter is no trivial concern.”
”The first thing you should tell me is just how many people we have in the Orthodox Academy.”
”We really do have agents within the Orthodox Academy, and also within the Orthodoxy cavalry. We even have friends within the Li Palace willing to assist us. But Xu Yourong's response was simple yet effective. As long as the South Stream Temple sword array exists, it is impossible for us to approach that house.”
”I just don't believe it. There's no way that a sword array formed by those girls can stop us.”
Seeing the excited expression on this nephew of his, Tianhai Chenwu slightly creased his brow then raised his hand to halt the arguments in the hall. He asked, ”Is your surname Zhou, Wang, or Su?”
Zhou was Zhou Dufu, Wang was Wang Zhice, Su was Su Li.
In the past one thousand years, only these three people had ever invaded Holy Maiden Peak and broken through the sword array of South Stream Temple, and even they had consumed a massive amount of time and an enormous amount of strength.
In the Tianhai clan, just who could compare to these three legends? And who had the confidence to break through the sword array of South Stream Temple, enter the house, and kill Chen Changsheng before the divine presence of the Pope?
Upon hearing this question, the nephew was struck speechless, his entire face red as he lowered his head.
Tianhai Chenwu glanced at his son, who had never spoken once, then he declared indifferently to his clansmen, ”The Holy Maiden is intelligent, her deductive abilities unrivaled. It is impossible for her to leave behind a single gap.”
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”The Orthodoxy will naturally protect Chen Changsheng, and seeing that the Holy Maiden is also willing to protect Chen Changsheng, the Divine Empress might have some scruples and at least will not personally act. Thus, Chen Changsheng is safe, but she forgot one matter, and that is that Chen Changsheng is not a corpse.”
Zhou Tong impassively gazed at his subordinates and concluded, ”Since he is not a corpse, he will assuredly have his own way of thinking. If he wants to leave the Orthodox Academy on his own, who can obstruct him?”
His subordinates did not completely understand, asking, ”Why would he want to leave?”
Zhou Tong stood in front of the courtyard, gazing at the crabapple tree, not responding to the question.
He had seen the message between the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets and the Imperial Palace.
In the message, the Elder of Heavenly Secrets said that Chen Changsheng would soon die.
He knew that a person like Chen Changsheng would never just quietly die like this.
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The wine cup fell against the hard pearwood table, giving off a dull yet somewhat crisp sound. Tianhai Shengxue, who had returned from Snowhold Pass to the capital not too long ago, mocked those cousins of his in the hall. His gaze finally rested on his father as he spoke, ”We can only wait until he walks out of the Orthodox Academy himself.”
Tianhai Chenwu's expression grew gentler and somewhat appreciative, but in the next moment, this appreciation vanished with the night wind. His expression turned solemn once more and his voice turned cold.
”He will come out, and as long as he takes just one step out of the Orthodox Academy, just kill him.”
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The darkness was as before, still peaceful and serene, those collapsed figures just an illusion as if many assassins had not come and then been killed one by one.
Zhexiu quietly gazed at the lakeshore. Upon confirming that those assassins had all been killed, he still did not relax. He was still somewhat concerned and so slid down from the banyan tree and headed towards the house.