Chapter 2048 - Unforgivable Sins (2/2)
“But how did they know Zhan Kong was the King of the Undead?” Mo Fan was confused.
“Mo Fan, if the world was that simple, wars wouldn’t have occurred so regularly in the past,” the Queen of the Netherworld lectured him.
“You’re telling me the Holy Judgment Court and Heresy Judgment Court have colluded with the Black Vatican?” Mo Fan said.
Only the members of the Black Vatican knew Zhan Kong had become the Qin Emperor. Han Ji, Senior Hunter Xiao, Zhu Meng, and the others would never tell anyone that secret.
“Why would they collude with the Black Vatican? Would they throw away their power and reputation by colluding with the Black Vatican? However, members of the Black Vatican might be helping them. It’s not against their duty to uproot the Black Vatican, thus it isn’t against the rules for them to trade information,” the Queen of the Netherworld reminded them.
The Black Vatican was trading information with the Holy Judgment Court and Heresy Judgment Court?
“Khufu won’t be taken out so easily. We are putting a great pressure on him in the Underworld. Do you think he won’t pull off some dirty tricks in the living world to throw us off?” the Queen of the Netherworld prodded him.
“So who’s behind it?” Mo Fan had to ask.
“(Sigh), why don’t you understand? No one is conspiring. It’s just a fact that the king’s existence is a threat to their system! The Underworld, Magic Association, Parthenon Temple, countries, and various alliances… whenever they are threatened by a person or an organization, even the Black Vatican and the Heresy Judgment Court can join hands temporarily. Did you forget how your father-in-law died?” the Queen of the Netherworld reminded him.
“My father-in-law is still alive. Oh, I thought you were referring to Mu Zhuoyun. I do hope he lives a few years less… Are you talking about Wen Tai?” Mo Fan asked after a moment.
“Who else could it be? Was he a heretic? Did he do anything outrageous? What did he do except for being too outstanding and brilliant, which got in the way of too many people achieving their goals? The Holy Judgment Court took him out too, and it’s obvious they weren’t the only ones. The Holy Judgment Court only took the lead. Those who wanted him dead just needed to go along with the tide, while none of the other organizations were willing to step forward. It doesn’t matter if you’re good or bad, they will just send you to Hell! Do you think Izisha, who failed to earn the approval of the Soul of the Parthenon Temple, could possibly usurp the Saint? She was just abusing the fact that many had the same goals as she,” the Queen of the Netherworld calmly lectured him.
Mo Fan looked at the Queen of the Netherworld curiously. He did not expect her to know so much about the world when all she did was hide inside her memorial tablet while laughing at the people who burned incense sticks for her. Was there a computer that breached the Great Firewall of China in this temple?
“Anyway, it’s a conspiracy against Boss Zhan Kong. The Heresy Judgment Court sees him as a threat, Khufu is abusing it in his favor, and the Black Vatican provides the information…” Mo Fan organized what he’d just learned.
“You can count your country in, too. Not everyone wants Councilman Shao Zheng to hold so much power. You might have done well to resolve the crisis of the Ancient Capital, but everyone knows you are on Shao Zheng’s side. Shao Zheng is now in charge of the defense of the inland and the coastline. He is blocking many people’s paths in achieving their goals, making the rest of the Councilmen look like they are useless. Therefore, taking out the king is basically landing a direct hit on Shao Zheng’s head. He would have to give up his power, since he couldn’t look after both the inland and the coastline by himself,” the Queen of the Netherworld deduced for him.
Mo Fan’s heart shuddered. “Is that true?” Mo Fan asked softly.
They had done so much to help the Ancient Capital survive. They even led the restless undead that had been a constant threat to the country into the Underworld to keep the undead in Egypt that were trying to invade their land at bay. If Councilman Shao Zheng was the protector of the country, Chief Military Instructor Zhan Kong was the commander of the undead in the Underworld!
Even though the invasion from the Pyramids in Bejiang was not disclosed to the public, without Chief Military Instructor Zhan Kong’s contribution, the north of the country would be Hell by now. How many people would possibly live comfortably in their cities right now?
Yet some of the authorities of his country were hoping to destroy the peace instead?
Those people were unforgivable!