Chapter 804 – Array Yourselves Before Me (1/2)
Chapter 804 – Array Yourselves Before Me
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Zhu Ye, Ning Shiwei, and Tianhai Zhanyi had all died that night in the snowy mountains, but truthfully, no one knew what they had done, and nobody should have been able to use them to implicate those personages within the capital. However, what they had wanted to do was no secret. Anyone would think it reasonable for the Orthodoxy to demand the appropriate payment from the Imperial Court.
”His Holiness is merciful, but my temperament has never been very good. If you do not agree to my demands, then this investigation will continue.”
Linghai Zhiwang took a step forward and stared the Prince of Zhongshan in the eyes. ”Your Highness, you'd best carefully think about whether you bear this burden.”
The Prince of Zhongshan had a frigid visage, but he did not reply.
He was well aware that even if this investigation into the assassination of the Pope would not reach the Prince of Xiang, the Zhu clan, now bereft of the protection of a Divine Domain expert, truly might end up having all their property seized and their clan exterminated. Putting aside the thousand-year friendship between the Chen Imperial clan and the Zhu clan, simply the promise they had made to Zhu Luo three years ago made both him and the Prince of Xiang unwilling to see such a sight.
Tianhai Chenwen maintained his silence.
The crime of attempting to assassinate the Pope was truly too great. Once Tianhai Zhanyi's name was stained with this offense, it would be incredibly difficult to cleanse.
The present Tianhai clan was no longer what it once was. If the Li Palace really did come down on it with a thunderous momentum, the Tianhai clan really might not be able to resist.
In truth, investigating the case in this sort of manner was very unreasonable. All those involved were already dead, and besides Chen Changsheng's letter and the two witnesses, there was no proof. The Orthodoxy involving itself in government affairs and desiring to appoint the Divine General of the Mount Song Army headquarters was also very out of line, but this was just what the Orthodoxy had done, and they had made no attempts to conceal their aims.
Just why did that person have to be the Pope? Just like Linghai Zhiwang had said, the Imperial Court had to pay a price.
However, was this enough? Would this settle the matter?
”We will go to the Daoist church to await the result. The more quickly your discussion reaches its conclusion, the better.”
Before Linghai Zhiwang took his leave, he said to the Prince of Zhongshan, ”By the way, please tell His Highness the Prince of Xiang that all this is just the beginning.”
Just as expected, it was just the beginning.
In the once-more-quiet Mount Song Army headquarters, the important personages were all occupied with their own thoughts, but they all coincidentally thought of that same phrase.
”F**k!”
The Prince of Zhongshan suddenly leapt up and pointed at the noses of the two Divine General as he cursed, ”Are you all pigs? You even dared to snatch at his things! You even dared to move against him!”
At this moment, one of the prince's followers came to the door and lightly coughed.
Everyone understood, and they had no wish to endure the anger of the crazed prince, so they quickly bid farewell and left.
Before Tianhai Chenwen left, the Prince of Zhongshan grabbed his sleeve. The Prince of Zhongshan whispered, ”The Tang clan knew that the owner of the Cinnabar Pill was Chen Changsheng, and the palace also knew, yet I didn't know, the Prince of Xiang didn't know, and you didn't know. Don't you think there's something wrong with this?”
As he thought about how the Tang Seventeenth Master had also died in the mountains, how the Tang clan had sent no one to appear today, Tianhai Chenwen felt a wariness emerge in his heart.
”Many thanks for your warning.”
After Tianhai Chenwen left, the prince's follower came up to the Prince of Zhongshan and handed him a letter.
There was nothing written on the envelope, but it was stamped with a most complicated seal.
The Prince of Zhongshan opened the letter. As he read its contents, he fell silent, his face turning gloomier and gloomier.
”Even the Qiushan clan knew… This old fox, did he calculate the time to send the letter?”
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