Chapter 906 – Between Father and Son (2/2)

In that stream at the base of Holy Maiden Peak, the fragrance of roast fish drifted farther and farther, the rustling in the forest getting closer and closer. A few more audacious beasts had even peeked out their heads.

Qiushan Jun tore off a chunk of fish and threw it over, then turned around and said, ”Father, it's useless to keep me here.”

The Qiushan clan head took the roast fish and took two bites before proudly saying, ”Don't think about tricking me.”

Qiushan Jun said helplessly, ”It's true—you came too late. I've already met Sir Bie.”

The Qiushan clan head's jaw dropped as he found himself speechless.

Someone else would probably retort, ”Bie Yanghong wouldn't believe you just off a few words.” However, as Qiushan Jun's father, he was well aware of his son's sterling reputation. Crucially, his son had always been a very thorough person. He must have other tricks up his sleeve besides just words.

The Qiushan clan head uneasily asked, ”How confident are you?”

Qiushan Jun replied, ”There was no direct evidence, and it did involve the murder of his son, so there's at most a thirty percent chance that Bie Yanghong believed me.”

The Qiushan clan head slightly relaxed. ”That's fine. Hopefully nothing unforeseen will occur.”

Qiushan Jun added, ”If the blue-clothed visitor can't help but act today, thirty percent will become ninety percent.”

The Qiushan clan head became slightly apprehensive. ”If I were him, I wouldn't even come to Holy Maiden Peak today, much less act.”

Qiushan Jun replied, ”The blue-clothed visitor has an unfathomable cultivation and a cruel and emotionless way of doing things, but in terms of scheming and patience, he's far inferior to Father. And besides, this place is Holy Maiden Peak, and Chen Changsheng assuredly has more tricks. Considering that Wang Po might have also come, he really might act.”

Although these words praised him, the Qiushan clan head still felt gloomy.

Based on what Qiushan Jun said, if the blue-clothed visitor acted, Bie Yanghong would inevitably feel suspicious, and then Chen Changsheng really might survive.

The Qiushan clan head gave him a resentful glare. ”If things have come to this, I can only think of some other methods.”

Puzzled, Qiushan Jun asked, ”What does Father want to do?”

The Qiushan clan head rallied himself, ”If it really is as you say, then when the time comes, it's naturally time to announce your achievement to the crowd.”

Qiushan Jun helplessly said, ”I've spent today accompanying Father in roasting and eating fish. What sort of achievement is that?”

The Qiushan clan head sternly said, ”Have you thought about this? If the Great Western Continent's scheme succeeds, His Holiness the Pope will die. Crucially, Bie Yanghong and his wife killing the Pope will assuredly cause the world to fall into chaos, the demons will assuredly invade, and the Human race will assuredly be rocked by storms. But now, none of this will happen, all because of you.”

Qiushan Jun commented, ”This logic sounds a little strange.”

The more the Qiushan clan head talked, the more excited he became. He trumpeted, ”How is it strange? Son, even calling you the savior of the Human race wouldn't be too much!”

Qiushan Jun helplessly said, ”Father, this is a little too exaggerated.”

The Qiushan clan head rebuked, ”What do you know? Can you be so sure that my conjectures won't become reality?”

Qiushan Jun suddenly fell silent.

The fish in the stream silently swam into the distance.

The beasts in the forest had also disappeared.

After some time, Qiushan Jun finally spoke.

He looked into the Qiushan clan head's eyes and earnestly asked, ”Father, since you also know that your conjectures might become reality, why did you do it?”

This scheme was targeted at the Orthodoxy and Chen Changsheng.

The executors of this scheme were the blue-clothed visitor from the Great Western Continent and Mu Jiushi.

But anyone could see that the Imperial Court had known of this matter in advance, though no one knew how deeply it had been involved.

Qiushan Jun was even more sure that his father had known of it.

At this question, it was the Qiushan clan head's turn to fall silent.

Until the end, he still did not answer Qiushan Jun's question.

He stood up, rubbed Qiushan Jun on the head, then left the stream bank.