Chapter 867 – Part of a Sight That Others Can Only Watch from a Distance (1/2)

Chapter 867 – Part of a Sight That Others Can Only Watch from a Distance

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The people of Fengyang City continued to kneel on both sides of the street, a dense and silent crowd.

”Disperse. I presume that everyone has many things that they need to do to make a living,” Chen Changsheng said.

After passing through that small village at the base of Mount Han, he had gained experience in accepting the prostration of the masses, but he was still somewhat unaccustomed to it.

To put it another way, 'unaccustomed' meant bashful or shy, so his voice was somewhat soft, making it impossible for many people to hear.

”Quickly disperse! Those who need to open their businesses should open their businesses, those who need to go to work should go to work, and those who need to go to school should go to school!”

Tang Thirty-Six shouted at the crowd.

His voice was very loud, his expression natural. It was like he was the one that was Pope.

Naturally, no one listened to him.

Very quickly, the magistrate of Fengyang County ordered his troops to maintain order.

The people lining the streets stood up but didn't leave. They stared at Chen Changsheng, their faces showing all sorts of emotions: respect, piety, passion, excitement, and many more.

To the people of this remote city, this was probably the only chance they would ever have to personally lay eyes on the Pope, so how could they so easily leave?

The priests of Fengyang City's church also hurried over, but they were not very different from ordinary believers. Upon seeing Chen Changsheng, they became so nervous that they couldn't speak. Their Daoist robes instantly became soaked in sweat and their legs went even softer than Xiao Zhang's. To wit, they were useless.

The blue-clothed Daoists and experts of the Imperial Court also did not leave.

Tang Thirty-Six looked at them and said, ”What? Are you really thinking about assassinating the Pope in front of tens of thousands of people, thereby succeeding in causing the stupidest and bravest situation of all time?”

Such harsh jeering and coarse words actually had some effect, because the target of their criticism was so clear that everyone could understand.

Countless furious gazes fell on the Daoists and experts of the Imperial Court, and those officials also failed to escape.

The officials and experts retreated far away while the crossbowmen disarmed their crossbows so as to avoid any disrespect.

The blue-clothed Daoists stood ten-some zhang away, but they did not seem ready to leave.

Chen Changsheng took out a few pills.

Hu Thirty-Two went into the Seven Treasures Stronghold to ask for a bowl of water.

Xiao Zhang used this bowl of water to drink the handful of pills.

Chen Changsheng hesitated for a moment, then said, ”Those pills were meant to be taken over three days.”

At these words, the paper over Xiao Zhang's face flapped.

”There's no wind; is that just from breathing? As expected from an expert of the Proclamation of Liberation, his anger causes such turmoil.”

Tang Thirty-Six very seriously commented.

He wouldn't have been afraid of Xiao Zhang in the past, let alone now.

His three years of imprisonment in the old estate and the ancestral hall, especially that half-year at the end, had truly stifled his voice too fiercely.

At some point, the similarity of the Tang clan's young master to Su Li had spread around the continent. Xiao Zhang knew that little advantage could be gained from quarreling with this fellow and decided to ignore it. He said to Chen Changsheng, ”Don't hope that I'll sell my life to the Li Palace.”

”A thing like one's life naturally can't be sold,” Chen Changsheng agreed.

On the side, Tang Thirty-Six said, ”Who said you can't sell a life? Have you ever thought about how my idol makes his living? How did I play that final hand in the ancestral hall?”

Chen Changsheng looked at him, saying nothing.

Tang Thirty-Six waved his hand, indicating that he understood and would stop saying whatever came to mind.

Chen Changsheng looked at the nearby Daoist and said, ”Whether one is guilty or not all depends on a single sentence from the Imperial Court. I can pardon all the hollow crimes they charged you with, but they can charge you with new crimes at any time and keep up their endless pursuit.”

Xiao Zhang said, ”When I struck with my spear on the Luo River, I didn't think of this much, so there's no need for me to think of it now.”