909 Intruding the Palace (2/2)
Ning Que knew that Sangsang was still here. With his consciousness, he could sense she was wandering in one of the halls, but he was flustered when she was not in his sight.
Terrifying guards and soldiers rushed to him from all directions of the palace. He stood in front of the hall, realizing that he had to face them alone.
Ning Que was silent and understood what Sangsang meant.
He hated to see Shanshan get married, but he was also afraid that Sangsang was disappointed in him. So he was shamelessly silent as many men would be in the human world. He refused to solve the problem that Sangsang set up and pushed his responsibility back to her.
She took him into the palace of the Great River Kingdom and then disappeared. He entered the palace and stood in front of the hall, so he had to make his decision.
Looking up at the quiet and solemn palace, he drew the iron sword from the sheath and held the rein. He walked to the main hall slowly and firmly.
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The Sage of Calligraphy had meticulosity combed white hair that looked like the famous silver wire-knitted ornament in Yuelun Kingdom. His image perfectly matched with what people in the Great River Kingdom had imagined.
Another middle-aged man was also in the hall, wearing an imperial robe. He had an unhealthily pale face and relatively calm eyes, but joy and anxiety were tangled deep in his eyes.
He was the monarch of the Great River Kingdom. He looked at the Sage of Calligraphy and said, ”How about we think this matter through and discuss it later?”
The Sage of Calligraphy said, ”Please relax, Your Majesty. All we need is her consent.”
The monarch frowned. He thought, The message I got from Black Ink Garden is quite different. Although the Master of Mogan Mountain didn't say no explicitly, it seemed that she didn't want to marry me.
Looking at the monarch, the Sage of Calligraphy understood his concern and said, ”Even though she objected, it didn't mean anything. As her teacher, I can make decisions for her.”
The monarch said, ”I have admired her for many years, but the Tang…”
The Sage of Calligraphy was a little displeased and said, ”It's none of the Academy's business. Ning Que never proposed to Shanshan. The Tang and the Great River Kingdom have enjoyed a peaceful relationship for many years. They won't be unreasonable about this matter.”
The monarch was a little uneasy and said, ”But what about Mr. First of the Academy?”
All of the big names in the cultivation world and the human world already knew that Mo Shanshan and Teacher One were sworn brother and sister. If it were not for their relationship, the Great River Kingdom would have been destroyed by the Divine Hall of West Hill because Mo Shanshan helped the Academy to fight against Abbey Dean of the Zhishou Abbey.
The Sage of Calligraphy answered in a lower voice, ”Now the Academy is busy with its own affairs. It is in no position to meddle with our business.”
While they were speaking, a loud noise came from outside the hall, and then the sounds of terrible fighting were everywhere. A pale eunuch entered the hall and cried out, ”Your Majesty, there is an assassin intruding the palace!”
The Great River Kingdom had always been peaceful, and Jingdu didn't have any riots in the past few years. Now that the grand wedding was in the corner, it wouldn't be a coincidence for an assassin to trespass the palace.
Thinking about this, the Sage of Calligraphy turned pale and released his Psyche Power to explore what had happened outside the hall.
As a superb talisman master, his Psyche Power was extremely powerful but he was shocked that he sensed nothing. Even Liu Bai couldn't control his breath so perfectly that he can hide from my Psyche Power. Then who could be the intruder today?
He opened the door of the hall and walked outside. When he saw the young man leading a big black horse in front of the hall, he was more puzzled than shocked.
”Ning Que! Shouldn't you be at the Divine Hall of Light?”
Looking at the old man with silver hair, Ning Que figured out his identity and said with a smile, ”I can't stay at West Hill forever. I am traveling around the world and passed through the Great River Kingdom, wanting to pay my respects to Your Excellency.”
The Sage of Calligraphy raised his eyebrows slightly and said with an extremely indifferent expression, ”I don't know how you escaped from the Divine Hall of West Hill. I guess you have a better excuse than just paying your respects to me for the intrusion today.”
Ning Que said, ”Of course it was a lie. I'm not Haotian, how could I know that Your Excellency is also in the palace. I've come to the palace to meet the monarch.”
The Sage of Calligraphy asked, ”What do you want from His Majesty?”
Ning Que said with a smile, ”I came here to inform the monarch that his wedding with Shanshan might have to be postponed indefinitely.”
The Sage of Calligraphy looked at him and said sarcastically, ”Even though Haotian will get angry?”
Ning Que sighed and answered, ”I can tell from your disgusting expression that you've heard some rumors. Unfortunately, you probably don't know that I make the important decisions in my family.”
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