Chapter 911 - The Most Unexpected Member of the Royal Family! (2/2)
The conniving patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect wasn’t going to agree to do such a thing so easily. He wasn’t doing this because he had surrendered himself to the Heavenly Spirit Sect and was forced into it. There might be a possibility that he had no idea of Wang Baole’s relationship with the Xie family. But, he bet that… the patriarch must have made a deal with the Heavenly Spirit Sect!
Wang Baole was reminded of the expressions that had appeared on the faces of the Heavenly Spirit Sect members when he had mentioned He Yunzi.
Did something happen to He Yunzi? Has the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch captured him and seized control of his mind?
That’s not right. The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch may be a wild conniving fox, but he’s not going to do anything that doesn’t bring him gains. Would he truly dare to hold He Yunzi hostage and blackmail the Heavenly Spirit Sect? Wouldn’t he be setting himself up for greater trouble in the long run? The Heavenly Spirit Sect wouldn’t let him off easily if he were to blackmail them.
He Yunzi is part of the royal family. The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch is but an outsider to him. If the patriarch were to blackmail the Heavenly Spirit Sect, he would be interfering in matters that didn’t concern him in the first place. The Heavenly Spirit Sect is a proud people. The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch would be tempting fate if he tried to do something like that. He’s not a fool. He wouldn’t do something like that… Besides, the Violet Gold New Dao Sect’s patriarch wouldn’t allow him to do something like that! There had to be something else that held the key to the puzzle, something that Wang Baole hadn’t yet figured out!
Could it be… Just as Wang Baole was about to fade away completely, an incredulous thought appeared in his head.
Is it possible that the patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect… possesses the bloodline of the royal family as well? Wang Baole couldn’t help but feel incredulous at the very idea of that when the thought appeared in his head. But the idea took root instantly and wouldn’t go away. His thoughts began to fall into place around that idea. It was then that Wang Baole suddenly realized that everything seemed to make sense now. All the pieces of the puzzle fit perfectly!
The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch also shared the royal family bloodline. That was why he had spoken to Wang Baole and gotten the latter involved in the fight with He Yunzi and the other members of the royal family. He had tried to instigate them into killing each other. He wanted them to battle it out first. He drew everyone’s attention to Wang Baole so that everyone would focus their attention on Wang Baole, like eyes drawn to a bright fire. It was all so that he could hide better in the shadows.
He would be free to advance or retreat according to how the situation unfolded. He could advance and fight for the mandate or retreat and ensure that he remained safe and his true identity hidden!
Wang Baole realized that the doubts that had been plaguing him since his return could all be answered if he were to continue analyzing the situation along these lines. Perhaps something had happened to He Yunzi. He hadn’t been captured and imprisoned. He had… been killed!
In revealing his identity now, the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch would acquire the mandate that He Yunzi originally had. He would become the only person the Heavenly Spirit Sect could collaborate with!
His deception might anger the Heavenly Spirit Sect, but they would ultimately accept an alliance with him. This was because the person the Heavenly Spirit Sect hated the most wasn’t the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch but Wang Baole. Since the patriarch was also a member of the royal family, that made him no different from He Yunzi. In their view, as long as the Heavenly Spirit Sect wasn’t being blackmailed and forced into the deal, and as long as the terms that the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect were offering were better, they had simply traded one ally for another!
This would also explain why the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch wanted to kill him. That must be one of the terms of their deal. As these thoughts appeared in Wang Baole’s head, he was once again faced with doubt!
That’s not right. If that really is the case, there isn’t a need to set up an array formation outside the Eternal Star to keep me out. That would be completely unnecessary. After all, both the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch and I share one half of the mandate. Things won’t get any worse. It’s meaningless to set up an array formation to keep me off the Eternal Star. Could it be that… the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch didn’t manage to get his half of the mandate after killing He Yunzi? Wang Baole’s severely weakened form shuddered. His eyes widened as he stared at the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch and shouted at the latter. He was going to try to lure the truth out of the patriarch.
“Old scoundrel, you’ve kept your identity as a member of the royal family hidden very well. But it doesn’t matter. In the end, you didn’t get the mandate over the Eternal Star anyway!”
The sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect raised his eyebrow when he heard what Wang Baole had said. The patriarch of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect gave Wang Baole a meaningful look as well. The patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, on the other hand, tilted his head and leveled a stare at Wang Baole, then burst out into sudden laughter.
“It seems like you’re not as much of a fool as I thought you were. You’re a bit slow on the uptake, though,” the cultivator said before lifting his head up. Cultivation erupted from his person instantly, and waves of mid-stage Planet realm power filled the cosmos. Wang Baole could sense the familiar aura of the royal family’s bloodline on the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch. Behind the patriarch… a huge Divine Eye materialized. A white mark in the shape of a half-moon appeared on the patriarch’s brow!
Wang Baole had been right. That did nothing to ease the shock he was feeling now, though. He had to give it to the patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. The latter had displayed extraordinary cunning!