Chapter 257 - King Swallow Mountain (1/2)
Chapter 257 King Swallow Mountain
King Swallow Mountain frowned after reading the letter.
“Your Highness?” said the Godfiend guard softly.
“Junior Brother Meng Chuan has been down the mountain for nearly 20 years. He has been hunting down the demons, and his contributions are remarkable. The demons have attempted to assassinate him several times.” King Swallow’s old voice was filled with puzzlement. “When King True Martial wrote to me, he was also full of praise for Junior Brother Meng Chuan. He claimed that Meng Chuan alone was comparable to ten Marquis Godfiends. Now, the Great Zhou Dynasty is rather stable, mostly because of Junior Brother Meng Chuan’s contribution.”
King Swallow Mountain shook his head gently. “Why would such a figure care about such trivial mortal matters?” With his status, he was more concerned about the war with the demons. He was indeed too lazy to care about the conflicts of interests among mortals.
From King Swallow Mountain’s point of view, it was a form of bliss for mortals to have conflicts of interest! If the world were filled with mass graves because of countless demons and mortals dying, then ‘living’ would be the greatest desire of mortals. How could they have the mood to think about anything else?
“Zhang Chu, investigate what happened in Jiang State Capital recently,” said King Swallow Mountain.
“Yes,” replied the Godfiend guard respectfully. A day later, a thick dossier was delivered to Swallow Mountain Pass and sent to King Swallow Mountain.
King Swallow Mountain flipped through the dossier, and his expression turned ugly.
“B*STARD!” King Swallow Mountain’s white beard trembled, his eyes filled with rage. “B*stard! B*STARD!!!”
“Your Highness, calm down,” said Zhang Chu immediately.
“I’m not angry because of what is stated in the dossier,” said King Swallow Mountain coldly. “There are thousands of kinds of people. It’s normal for a family to have some fools when it’s big. I’m angry because of that good grandson of mine! What a good grandson! As the leader of our family’s Jiang River Hall, he didn’t punish his descendants severely when he encountered such matters. Instead, he wrote a letter to slander Junior Brother Meng and his wife, hoping to use me to deal with Junior Brother Meng Chuan. Didn’t he think it through? Once the truth is revealed, what will the other Godfiends think of me?
“He just wants to borrow my hands, but he didn’t even consider if he was even right in this matter. How embarrassing! Truly embarrassing! And he’s stupid!” King Swallow Mountain’s eyes were cold. “From the looks of it, he has enjoyed himself in Jiang State Capital and is used to doing whatever he wants. No one can do a thing about him. Over the past few decades, he has already become dumb. I’ll force him to go to the battlefield to see some blood and wake him up. That’s right. Why should I let him enjoy life in Jiang State capital just because he’s my grandson?”
The Godfiend guards, Zhang Chu and Yan Tong, left Swallow Mountain Pass on a bird and arrived at Jiang State Capital—which was 5000 kilometers away.
Jiang State Capital.
The Yan family’s Jiang River Hall manor occupied a large area.
In the main hall.
“Brother,” said Clan Leader Yan Shuang with a smile. “Why did you come from Swallow Mountain Pass?”
“I came here on the orders of the king,” Yan Tong said.
“What instructions does His Highness have?” An elder seated next to him couldn’t help but ask eagerly.
Yan Tong glanced at the elder before nodding at the Godfiend guard, Zhang Chu. Only then did Zhang Chu stand up. He held a token in his hand. “Decree from His Highness.”
Everyone stood up to listen to the decree.
“The clansmen have committed crimes, but as clan leader, not only did Yan Shuang not punish them severely, he even lied to His Highness. He hoped for His Highness to deal with a fellow disciple.”
As Zhang Chu spoke, Yan Shuang’s expression changed. “No, I didn’t…”