Chapter 858 (1/2)
Published
at 2nd of April 2019 10:50:05 AM
Chapter 858: 858
Because of the Rite to Light, all powerful figures like the Golden Tribe's Master of the Nation and Qi Nian from the Hanging Temple had gathered at the West-Hill Divine Palace . Ning Que did not have the slightest chance of winning against a single one of them . He had thus been very quiet these days, spending most of his time in Revelation Inst.i.tute without taking even one step closer to the cliff .
Normally, he would never have placed himself in such a dangerous situation . In fact, his original plan was to sneak into the West-Hill Divine Palace, stay for no longer than a month, and get things done even before the Rite to Light officially began . However, due to the sudden changes, with Chen Pipi being imprisoned in the Secluded Pavilion, he could only continue biding his time .
Before leaving Qinghe Prefecture, he had told w.a.n.g Jinglue that he would return in a month at the most . Now, fall had arrived, but he was still stuck here . He had to send another message to Qinghe Prefecture asking w.a.n.g Jinglue to wait for a while longer . As for the troubles to w.a.n.g Jinglue's arrangements over there, he had to leave them aside for the time being .
The sky had turned dark . He went back to Revelation Inst.i.tute to grab his arrow case and iron sword and took the path from the backyard to the front yard of the Peach Mountain . The front yard of Peach Mountain and Halls on the summit formed a straight line . The front yard was extremely wide and it could accommodate tens of thousands of followers at the same time . At the venue where the Rite to Light would be held, deacons of the Halls were finis.h.i.+ng the set-up . Not far from here, several high-ranking array masters were reinforcing the perimeter of the front yard . There was no doubt that at the opening of the Rite to Light, some dazzling divine skills were going to be exhibited .
Ning Que was wearing the clothes of a servant in the Revelation Inst.i.tute, looking no different from other footboys and being very inconspicuous . Although the front yard of Peach Mountain was heavily guarded, his speed and reaction had far exceeded that of ordinary human beings . Diving into the woods to the left, he secretly buried the arrow case and the iron sword in the side of the yard .
Brus.h.i.+ng off some mud, he looked at the numerous torches in the night and the nervous-looking deacons of the Halls . He pictured the grand ceremony of the Rite to Light that was to be held in a few days and even he began to feel nervous . Then he looked towards the four Halls on the summit with a frown .
Tonight, instead of the Divine Hall of Light, he stared at the black-colored Divine Hall of Judgement located on the edge of the cliff . The Divine Hall of Judgement was situated somewhat apart from the other three, chilling and lonely .
His last resort was to strike at the Seat of Heavenly Black Jade in the Divine Hall of Judgement . Although he feared the woman on that throne and had previously judged that it was too risky, Chen Pipi was about to be burnt alive soon . He had no choice but to give it a try .
It was said that Ye Hongyu had been staying in the temple meditating ever since she came back to the Peach Mountain from Chang'an . He had not seen her ever since he came to the West-Hill Divine Palace . Since it was impossible to run into her, he could only go to pay a visit .
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Fall had arrived in Qinghe Prefecture as well .
w.a.n.g Jinglue received a secret message from the City of Chang'an . After a long silence, he put on that bamboo hat again and left in a carriage, arriving at an ordinary residence in the City of Yangzhou .
Inside, someone was coughing non-stop . He stood outside for a moment to make sure there was no ambush . Then, he entered and placed the medicines he bought on the table . He asked, ”What's your decision?”
A young man was lying in bed . He was pale and withered . Even the strong scent of medicine in the room could not mask the b.l.o.o.d.y smell that came from behind the bed .
Behind the bed were some crumpled gauze stained with blood .
This man was Cui Huasheng, a descendent of the Cui clan . His wife was the youngest daughter of Qiu Fangwu, former governor of the Ruyang County of Great Tang . She died on the day her whole family was slain by the rebel army formed by the clans during the rebellion .
Out of deep sorrow and anger, Cui Huasheng kicked up a fuss throughout the City of Yangzhou . This eventually caused him to be punished in the ancestral hall of the Cui clan . He was further hanged on a pillar for three days before he was released .
The clans in Qinghe Prefecture were known to be ruthless at discipline . If Cui Huasheng was not a very close nephew of the clan leader Cui s.h.i.+, he would have been beaten to death . Even so, he was so seriously injured that although he survived, he had been bedridden and suffering from those festering wounds .
Cui Huasheng looked at the man wearing the bamboo hat and said in a faint and hoa.r.s.e voice, ”It won't be difficult for me to go to Fuchun River and enter Cui Garden . But it will take some time . ”
w.a.n.g Jinglue took off his bamboo hat and asked, ”Why will it take time?”
Seeing that he took off his hat and revealed his face, Cui Huasheng showed more trust and replied, ”It takes some time to play being regretful . Otherwise no one would believe me . ”
w.a.n.g Jinglue nodded, ”That makes sense . I did worry about seeming too hypocritical . It's good to have more time . ”
”Cui s.h.i.+ just celebrated his birthday . It will be a while before they throw another party . ” Cui Huasheng replied .
w.a.n.g Jinglue counted the dates and found it to be overlapping with the Rite to Light . ”That's perfect . ” He agreed .
Cui Huasheng seemed to be thinking of something, only to start coughing again . When he was finally able to regain his breath, he asked seriously, ”Don't you worry that killing too many people would force the Divine Halls to take action?”
w.a.n.g Jinglue reasoned that as long as Ning Que struck at the Rite to Light, the war that had ceased for barely half a year would be started again . What else would he worry about?
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Great Tang had just recovered from the war and was far from ready to confront the whole world again . Psychologically or resource wise, it would take a while for them to get prepared .
However, the Academy was ready . They firmly believed that as long as Ning Que could implement their plan perfectly, the West-Hill Divine Palace would not dare to provoke another war . What really bothered the Academy was that the Drunkard and the Butcher were still out there, like two giant swords hanging above of the City of Chang'an . Yet, precisely because of that, the Academy had no choice but to carry out the plan . Only thus could they prevent those two people from doing any harm, even if it was temporary .