Chapter 824 – Ruthless Red (2/2)
The instant his lips opened, a cloth was shoved into his mouth with lightning speed.
At some point, the Archbishop of Wenshui had appeared at his side.
His left hand had stuffed a cloth into Daoist Baishi's mouth.
At the same time, his right hand gripped a dagger and shoved it into Daoist Baishi's chest.
It was very quiet, so the sound of the dagger being thrust into his body was extremely hair-raising.
A small part of the dagger stuck out of his body, tranquil as a mirror and exuding a faint aura of holiness.
The Archbishop of Wenshui's expression was also so tranquil, so holy.
Daoist Baishi's eyes went round while a muffled sound came from his throat. He extended a hand to snatch at the archbishop's clothes, but failed.
He continuously writhed and struggled like a fish that had been brought out of the Wenshui, unable to breathe and on the verge of death, and unable to escape.
The Archbishop of Wenshui looked to Chen Changsheng and softly said, ”Your Holiness, please rest for a while. I am confident that the Tang Second Master has the patience to wait for a little while.”
As he spoke, he had one hand clamped on the cloth in Daoist Baishi's mouth and one hand on the dagger thrust into Daoist Baishi's chest.
Daoist Baishi was still struggling and writhing in his hands.
The archbishop's voice did not tremble, but remained serene, even somewhat humble.
An Lin could no longer look, and turned around.
On the other hand, Linghai Zhiwang seemed somewhat appreciative, almost gasping in praise.
The holy gate slowly closed.
Just when it was about to close, Guan Feibai saw the Archbishop of Wenshui drag Daoist Baishi into the woods, in the meantime casually jabbing the dagger a few more times into Daoist Baishi's body.
Jabbing, not stabbing.
Stabbing was for fighting while jabbing was for slaughtering.
The corner of Guan Feibai's eyes twitched.
This time, it had nothing to do with the fact that he had witnessed a major incident of the Orthodoxy.
He knew that an archbishop that the Orthodoxy had dispatched to Wenshui City and was able to last for so long was certainly no ordinary person.
But he could never have imagined, and found it very difficult to accept, that such a calm, meek, and noble archbishop was, at certain special moments, so much like a madman.
If the Orthodoxy had many people, no, even just a few people like him, then it would be far too frightening.
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Daoist Baishi was the Archbishop of the Hall of Literary Glory, a true Prefect of the Orthodoxy. Without question, he was also a very important person in Shang Xingzhou's plans.
Today, he had died, died in the Daoist church of Wenshui City.
Having received such an enormous provocation, the other side would assuredly respond, especially because this was Wenshui, the unfathomably deep Wenshui, the Tang clan's Wenshui.
Daoist Baishi's death had made the Orthodoxy and Chen Changsheng's stance unquestionably clear. They were already prepared for full hostilities to break out with the Tang clan.
Everyone knew that the Wenshui Tangs were the wealthiest clan in the continent, the leader of the Four Great Clans, but in truth, the hidden strength of the Tang clan far surpassed what anyone could imagine.
The Tang clan's history was simply too long.
Three years ago, in the coup of the Mausoleum of Books, the Tang clan had played an incredibly important role, but only a few people knew.
If not for the fact that the Tang clan had thought of a way to break the Imperial Design, the Tianhai Divine Empress might still have been seated high up on the imperial throne.
At present, the secret strength of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets had been placed under the control of the Monastery of Eternal Spring in Luoyang. The vast majority of the remaining property and businesses had been given to the Tang clan, making their strength even more terrifying.
The backing of a faction like the Tang clan was naturally something that everyone wanted. The Orthodoxy and the Imperial Court were no exception.
Logically speaking, even though the Tang clan had clearly been much closer to the Imperial Court in these past few years, the Orthodoxy should not have displayed such a fierce stance.
It had to be said that the letter writer had a very deep understanding of Chen Changsheng.
He or she knew that Chen Changsheng had to bring Tang Thirty-Six out of the ancestral hall.
If this matter did not change no matter how warmly the Orthodoxy treated the Tang clan, then hostilities would break out eventually.
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1. The two conversations are the ones that take place in chapters 435-437 and 486-487.