Chapter 167 - Chapter 167 167 Divine Law of the Nine Heavens (1/2)
Chapter 167 167 Divine Law of the Nine Heavens
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A few dozen miles from the canal, a dozen or so carriages were parked by the roadside, surrounded by a similar number of guards.
In the largest carriage at the front, several night pearls were embedded in the carriage walls, emitting a soft glow.
Inside, Guo Taiping held a book in his hand, which he was flipping through.
On a small table in front of him, an ancient map was laid out, displaying a series of bizarre characters.
The book he held was snatched from Xiahou Shuwen. It was a compilation of golden text annotations that the Xiahou family had been organising for generations. It contained more than a thousand golden characters, which was comparable to those kept in the Academy of Letters and the Academy of Martial Studies.
The map was a treasure map he had accidentally obtained. He instantly recognized the golden characters written on it and remained vigilant.
After returning to his clan, he had specialists appraise the map. Both the material and the paint used on the map dated back over a thousand years, which unquestionably indicated that it came from the Xia Dynasty.
Most importantly, the clan members skilled in deciphering golden text figured out part of the map which revealed a secret of epic proportions— the whereabouts of the Human Emperor’s Sword.
The Human Emperor’s Sword is arguably the most famous divine weapon amongst the human race. A veritable Emperor’s blade.
Both the ancient Human Emperor and the Xia Emperor of the middle ages brandished this sword to create awe-inspiring achievements, proving unrivaled under the heavens.
Guo Taiping naturally regarded it as a treasure beyond measure. This was undoubtedly a monumental opportunity.
Upon finding out that the Xiahou family had the greatest expertise in interpreting golden text in the world, Guo Taiping immediately paid them a visit to seize their annotations of the golden text. After obtaining the annotations, he annihilated the Xiahou family.
This move was ruthless to the extreme.
Because when Guo Taiping obtained this map, the person was actively reproducing it, meaning the map had already been disseminated.
As such, he decided to nip things at the bud to prevent others from investigating further.
By doing so, he would be the first one with a chance at finding the Human Emperor’s Sword.
With the thousand-year-old essence of the Xiahou family in his grasp, Guo Taiping quickly translated all the golden text on the map. Even if a few characters were missing, it wouldn’t make much of a difference.
“King Qi’s mansion? Where is that?”
Guo Taiping finally pinpointed the location of the Human Emperor’s Sword on the map, but came across another problem. Where was the former home of King Qi a thousand years ago now located?
Suddenly, he felt a certain degree of regret. He shouldn’t have killed so rapidly, that old man might have known the location.
But that old man had the nerve to strike at him, nearly injuring him.
“Young master.”
At this point, his subordinate, who had been dispatched to eliminate the two who had escaped, had returned. He reported from outside, “They’ve entered a ship. It’s Gu Yang’s ship…”
“Gu Yang?”
Upon hearing Gu Yang’s name, Guo Taiping’s face darkened, and he uttered resentfully, “Again, him. He’s like a ghost that won’t go away.”
In the Juyang City of Jingzhou, it was Gu Yang who had subjected him to unprecedented humiliation.
The subordinate outside continued, “Nearby, there’s also the Deputy Steward of the Duke of the State, the Commandant of the Inner Guards Lai Baocheng, and the esteemed Princess Chang… they all came together to court favor with Gu Yang…”
Hearing this, Guo Taiping’s face turned even more ashen.
The most sensational news in the world now was the rumor of Gu Yang defeating the Lin family’s Divine Power Lin Yimo in Jiangzhou City with a knife.
In his heart, he sneered at this, not believing the rumors at all.
First Rank Godslayer?
What nonsense were they talking about?
Surely, it was only the ignorant who would take such rumors seriously.
“Your subordinate failed in my duty. Please punish me, young master.”
Guo Taiping coldly said, “You are penalized three months’ salary.”
Although he was furious, he did not vent his anger on his subordinates. He just symbolically fined some salary.
Being raised as the future patriarch, he was taught from a young age to clearly distinguish rewards and punishments in order to garner loyalty from his subordinates.
You couldn’t just kill them like he did to other people.
Thinking about Gu Yang being nearby made him uncomfortable; he ordered, “Get the horses, we’re leaving for Divine City tonight.”
He told himself, “Hmpf, the important thing is to find the Human Emperor’s Sword first. I’ll settle this score later.”