Chapter 39 - Ye Qius Rise Shocking Everyone (1/2)

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“That’s right. My master is a hidden expert. It’s also thanks to his guidance that I can achieve my current cultivation.

“However, he had always kept a low profile and didn’t often stay in our Great Xia Dynasty. This time, I didn’t expect him to secretly attack too.

“That day, I only casually told him about the current situation of the Great Xia Dynasty. I didn’t expect that he would really help us!” Zhu Xiaotian lied with a straight face.

After learning of the events that day, he had decided to take the credit of this mysterious expert for himself and the Zhu family.

No one knew who that mysterious expert was anyway. Moreover, he had secretly attacked and disappeared after that.

He probably did not want anyone to know his true identity.

Therefore, even if he lied, no one would know.

This way, he could use the credit to make the Murong family indebted to him.

It would allow his father and the Zhu family to obtain more power and status in the dynasty and strengthen their influence while deterring hostile factions.

Of course, he could also improve his relationship with the Crown Prince. After all, Murong Xingqiao definitely hoped to obtain the support of this mysterious expert.

“So that’s how it is. I didn’t expect the unknown expert would be Young Master Zhu’s master. I wonder if you can bring me to express my thanks to your master?” Murong Xingqiao looked surprised, but she was skeptical inside. After all, she would not listen to only one side of the story to determine the truth of the matter.

Of course, she wouldn’t deny the possibility yet. What if Zhu Xiaotian wasn’t lying?

“My master prefers peace and quiet, and he doesn’t want to be disturbed. Moreover, he’s already in seclusion since he had sustained injuries from the Netherworld Demon Sect! I hope that Your Highness can keep this a secret for me. It’s best not to let anyone know!” Zhu Xiaotian replied with a serious expression.

“Mm, that’s normal. Then, I must ask Young Master Zhu to thank your master on behalf of my father and the citizens of the Great Xia Dynasty. In the future, if he needs the Great Xia Dynasty’s help, we will definitely not refuse!” Murong Xingqiao said.

Soon, the lie that Zhu Xiaotian had painstakingly woven was spread intentionally.

News spread in the imperial court of the Great Xia Dynasty, and even the various vassal families had heard of it.

In the beginning, there might be some who were skeptical, but as this matter spread, it sounded like the truth.

Everyone would rather believe it than not. People became more afraid of the Zhu family, especially those who were on the side of the Grand Commandant and were enemies of the prime minister.

The Zhu family was already powerful. With such an expert backing them, no one could undermine their influence now.

Those who understood the situation began to take sides. Many of them visited the Prime Minister’s estate and the Zhu family’s residence.

For a while, the Zhu family was crowded and lively.

Of course, this news also reached the Ye family.

“Haha, I never expected that Zhu Xiaotian of the Zhu family would take Li Yu as his master. This is interesting. In that case, my son has become Zhu Xiaotian’s martial uncle!” Ye Guxiong laughed.

“Yes, even Zhu Xiaotian has joined the Qingyun Sect. It seems that Qiu’er didn’t choose wrongly!” Yang Shengnan did not think much about it.

After all, they were innocent people. How could they have known of Zhu Xiaotian’s wishful thinking?

In the meantime, there was another version of the unknown expert’s identity circulating among the people.

That mysterious expert was the Patriarch of the Five Elements Sect, who had disappeared for many years. He had returned from a mystic realm.

He was the one who killed the Wolf King and eliminated the Netherworld Demon Sect.

“It’s actually the Five Elements Sect’s missing Patriarch!”

“Is that true? I heard that a peerless genius had once appeared in the history of the Five Elements Sect. He helped the Five Elements Sect shine for a time, and at its peak, it even surpassed the Jade Pure Dao Sect.

“However, not long after becoming the sect master, he vanished mysteriously. This happened five to six hundred years ago, yet he’s still alive!”

“He probably increased his lifespan after breaking through during his time in the mystic realm. In fact, many people suspected the credibility of their claim at the beginning. Even the Jade Pure Dao Sect and the Great Sky Dao Sect thought something was fishy about this.

“Regardless, the Five Elements Sect took out the head of Wolf King Tharman, which was the real deal. Even General Ye Guxiong, who had fought with Tharman many times, had confirmed it.

“Plus, they say that the Five Elements Sect even brought out the manual of the ultimate technique of the Netherworld Demon Sect and a few magic treasures to prove it!”

“In that case, it’s really the doing of the Five Elements Sect’s Patriarch!”

“It should be. Otherwise, who would have the ability to destroy the Netherworld Demon Sect!?”

“But I heard that this was done by Zhu Xiaotian’s master too. Could his master be the Five Elements Sect’s Patriarch?!”