892 Benefits (2/2)
”Does the Dragon King understand?” asked Fachong.
Gu Shenwei nodded and then shook his head again. ”No, this won't work.”
None of the people nearby understood the meaning behind his words. Impatient and disregarding his Uncle Master's prohibition, Lianqing indignantly asked, ”Understand what? What won't work?”
Fachong sat back on the futon with his hands closed and his eyes drooped. He didn't say anything else, obviously thinking that that was the end of it and that there was no need to fight anymore.
Shangguan Ru looked into the eyes of the Dragon King, her dark eyes full of stubbornness. Gu Shenwei knew that he had to give her an explanation. ”My Qi deviation came from my inverse practice of the Daoless Divine Power. The devil Qi will exist forever if I don't remove the divine power. The only solution is to use the Sumeru Mustard Divine Power to disperse the Daoless Divine Power, but I don't want to do that.”
In fact, Gu Shenwei had speculated about this long ago, but it had been just a guess and the previous tests had provided some factual basis.
During his third blow, he had used pure Sumeru Mustard Divine Power. Like a pebble being dropped into the sea, his internal Qi had hit the internal Qi of Fachong's which was of the same type and more powerful, but it had caused no harm at all. But the moment the two internal Qi met each other, Fachong's internal Qi had also entered the Dragon King's body. It had quickly circulated through his meridian once, actually removing the remaining frosty Qi caused by the Qi deviation completely.
The source of the frosty Qi, however, was still entangled with the internal Qi of the Daoless Divine Power. To exorcise it, Gu Shenwei still had to use the method he had just said: abolish the Daoless Divine Power that he had built up with hard practice.
Gu Shenwei would take this route.
Lianqing didn't care about the Dragon King's life or death, but he knew that 'defeating' the Daoless Divine Power through the Dragon King was the long-cherished wish of several eminent monks, including his Master Fayan. So he said, ”Is the Dragon King afraid of losing his internal strength? I can't guarantee that the Sumeru Mustard is the best internal energy manual in the world and that it's not inferior to the Daoless Divine Power. Why not forsake heresy and return to the right way? Besides, you are already a king of the Western Regions. With a powerful army under your command, what does it matter even if you are a bit weaker in martial arts? After all, you don't rely on that to fight for hegemony.”
Although Lianqing was a reckless monk, what he had just said was quite reasonable. He had actually spoken what was on Shangguan Ru's mind. Shangguan Ru threw a grateful glance at the monk before looking expectantly at the Dragon King.
Gu Shenwei didn't know how to explain it, but kung fu was a part of him, a very important part of him. Without the Death Sutra, he wouldn't have become the current Dragon King. Revenge, fighting for hegemony, and everything else was affected by his kung fu. The Daoless Divine Power and the Death Sutra complemented each other. He and Lotus hadn't realized it when they had first started practicing the swordsmanship. But ever since they obtained the seven chapters of the Daoless Scroll, he had become increasingly convinced that the power of the Death Sutra Swordsmanship would be greatly diminished without this internal energy manual as its foundation.
Gu Shenwei breathed out gently, which sounded like a restrained sigh. Then he looked at Wild Horse and the disciple of the Essence Pavilion at the door, but said to Shangguan Ru, ”I wonder whether the assassin who killed the envoy of the Central Plains was from the Kun Society or not.”
Seeing that the Dragon King refused to answer his question, Monk Lianqing no longer said anything and instead retreated to the futon besides Fachong, silently chanting sutras with his eyes closed.
Full of disappointment, Shangguan Ru remained silent for a while without further trying to persuade him. When she opened her mouth again, she said, ”I don't know who the assassin was, but I can guarantee that none of the members of the Kun Society has left the compound these past days. They all live well.”
Thinking of the undisciplined disciples he had seen outside, Gu Shenwei couldn't help but doubt her 'guarantee.' ”The assassin seems to be a killer disciple of Golden Roc Castle.”
”Is there any mark on his body? Like …”
Like a brand on the arm, a half tongue, or scars all over the body. Gu Shenwei understood what she was saying, but he shook his head. ”No. I just feel that feeling from him.”
Shangguan Ru didn't ask what he could feel from a corpse. She didn't know that Gu Shenwei had inspected countless corpses of killer disciples and had developed a unique sense for it.
Shangguan Ru smiled. ”Right, I did take most of the killer disciples, but how could you suspect the Kun Society? I hold no grudges against the Central Plains envoy.”
”First, the people of the Kun Society may not follow your order. Second, hatred may not be the only reason to kill.”
”Oh? Then I'd like to ask the Dragon King why a mysterious person or myself would assassinate the envoy of the Central Plains? What benefits could I possibly gain from it?” Shangguan Ru's tone also became tough.
Gu Shenwei usually would not voice his guesses in advance, but to Shangguan Ru, he decided to make an exception. ”If it was really someone mysterious, his purpose would be to remove his suspicion. If it was you… assassinating the envoy of the Central Plains has benefited the Kun Society and the Four Noble Truths Temple.”
Shangguan Ru was too surprised to speak. Fachong remained unmoved, but Lianqing could no longer maintain his composure. He glared at the Dragon King and questioned, ”Is the Dragon King saying that the Four Noble Truths Temple killed the envoy of the Central Plains?”
”I'm just saying that the Four Noble Truths Temple will gain some benefits from it.”
”Benefits? What benefits?” asked Lianqing aggressively.
”Create a disaster for Jade City and then save Jade City from it. That could be what the Four Noble Truths Temple is doing.”
It was because of all the lobbying of an eminent monk from the Four Noble Truths Temple that Wei Song had coordinated the various parties to announce a temporary truce. But the Dragon King had surprisingly called this act of kindness a conspiracy. Lianqing was also choking with anger at this point.
Gu Shenwei didn't care whether it was an eminent monk or not. He only knew one thing. Every time Jade City was in crisis, people would turn to the Four Noble Truths Temple for help. Even the armistice between Golden Roc Castle and Waning Moon Hall had been made under the mediation of the monks. Therefore, he had the impression that the stronger the crisis, the higher the status of the monks.
Lianqing was just an ordinary monk and didn't know much insider information. But Fachong was different. Gu Shenwei remembered that this monk was one of the seven eminent monks chanting nearby when he met the Unique King at the Four Noble Truths Temple.
When faced with such a serious accusation, this senior monk didn't even open his eyes as if he had not heard any of it.