Chapter 232 - A Stubborn Heart (1/2)
The five Divine Dragons of the imperial family, the strongest in Tianyu.
And yet, the highly placed members of the seven houses had limited knowledge about them, limited to Jade Flute Divine Sword Fang Qiubai and Monochrome Chess Sage Sima Hui. The house lords were the only ones entitled to the matters pertaining three centuries ago, that the Invincible Scamp Gu, the devil who pushed Tianyu on the brink of collapse, was now a Divine Dragon.
But this resolution only brought more problems than solved.
Zhuo Fan squinted at the four demons, “Since the imperial family is rearing this behemoth, what is it doing getting scared of the seven houses?”
“He-he-he, Steward Zhuo, you clearly know nothing. That last Immemorial Sage was the strongest in Tianyu, on the brink of breaking out of the Radiant Stage’s shackles and reaching the Void Consciousness and becoming undying! A pity he met Gu Santong, that little monster. Regardless of how strong he was, he couldn’t stand the kid’s ten punches. But even so, thanks to his consciousness on the brink of becoming void, he endured the kid’s onslaught for a full hour before having his soul scattered.
“Gu Santong admired his dedication, who was willing to stake his soul in winning the bet. This was how the man protected Tianyu’s imperial family and forced the kid to stick to his promise. But Gu Santong was no fool either. He resigned to only protecting the imperial family and nothing more. Thus, he was the imperial family’s strongest shield, but not their spear, ignoring any orders. Even so, the imperial family still won. Would anyone dare disobey them, when they had him on their side?
“Of course, his existence was never accepted by the seven houses. If he went berserk again, what would become of the seven houses? So, they went to the emperor again and again for a resolution or they would be leaving the empire! For lack of a better choice, the imperial family could only ask for the kid to make a vow as a Divine Dragon to not attack the seven houses unless provoked. Also, the imperial family will have him under strict supervision. He is not to step one foot outside the Imperial Capital without the Emperor’s explicit approval.
“With how Tianyu lost its backbone in that war, if the seven houses withdrew, the empire was open to foreign invasions. And the kid had no choice but to agree to this and protect the imperial family through the oath! The seven houses begrudgingly compromised as well, and the imperial family changed his title into Invincible Scamp. As if to mean all that happened was just a kid throwing a tantrum. But now, the Invincible Scamp who’s been locked away for three centuries by the imperial family was set free by the Emperor!”
Violent Demon and the three demons wore their brows in a frown.
Zhuo Fan and Li Jingtian nodded and sighed. Gu Santong was indeed savage, but also honorable, far more than these little shits.
Zhuo Fan squinted at the four, and snickered, “Is that all?”
“Uh, pretty much. Now then, Steward Zhuo, you have the boundless honor of listening to the legends of the much greater, much more heroic four demons than even the likes of Invincible Scamp Gu Santong! Correct, those four are without a doubt yours truly, the demonic heroes, Four Scheming…”
“Not interested!”
With a sneer and a sign, the four demons started wailing in torment as they tousled the ground.
Among the screams of pain they voiced their doubts, “Steward Zhuo, what did we do this time? Is this how you repay us?”
“Nothing bad, in fact you did exemplary work. I’m only dishing out premeditated punishment…” Zhuo Fan snickered and cackled.
The four’s hearts were in grief as they shouted, “Steward Zhuo, you’re breaking your promise. You said you’ll forget about everything if we told you about Gu Santong!”
“Tch tch tch…” Zhuo Fan mocked, “We’re all demon cultivators here, right? Since when can you believe anything we say? You’re morons to have trusted me in the first place!”
Pff!
Li Jingtian almost burst out laughing.
It was the four little shits who duped Zhuo Fan in the first place, and now he was paying them back in spades. [Steward Zhuo isn’t one to take a loss, regardless how small.] The Four Scheming Demons were on the verge of tears.
Zhuo Fan returned their mocking words right back at them, leaving them speechless.
Being tricked made them feel anger, sorrow, pain, the works. [My head hurts, my face hurts, my whole body hurts!]
They could only resort to begging now. But Zhuo Fan turned a deaf ear to their pleading, speaking to Li Jingtian with a smile, “Elder Li, do you know what I’m thinking?”
“He-he-he, Steward Zhuo wants Gu Santong?” Li Jingtian’s eyes lit up.
Nodding, Zhuo Fan’s eyes shined with exceptional greed, “I’ve never wanted a subordinate as much as I want him!”
“But if the imperial family finds out you’ve stolen their cornerstone from under their feet…” Li Jingtian was worried.
Grinning, Zhuo Fan mocked, “With Gu Santong in the bag, what good will it do to them if they know? They couldn’t handle his power three centuries ago, but can they now?”
Li Jingtian laughed!
Zhuo Fan launched into the air, flying for Gu Santong’s mountain, “Elder Li, look after them. I’m going to probe the devil. I am going to confirm some suspicions of mine.”
“Steward Zhuo, don’t worry. Leave this to me, ha-ha-ha…” Cupping his hands, Li Jingtian turned to four, their wailing music to his ears…
Whoosh!
Zhuo Fan landed on the peak. He saw Gu Santong sitting on the edge of a cliff with his dainty feet dangling and enjoying the sunset.
Seeing him approach, the kid’s eyes lit up, “Oh, you’re back so fast. Did you already get an ingredient?”
“Ha-ha-ha, yep!” Zhuo Fan nodded.
Gu Santong was caught by surprise and cheered as he jumped to Zhuo Fan, “How are you so fast? Take it out and let me see.”