"He said they recognized that soul; we've been fooled by that bastard."
Lu Duling knew that his actions, which allowed others to easily discover his secrets, were due to his lack of composure. However, once he learned that the Miao King would no longer be their Miao King and that Miao territory would be doomed, he could no longer care about anything else.
"What?! You've been scammed! Lu Duling, how dare you!"
With the secret exposed, the high priest could no longer hide his anger. He grabbed the documents from the table and swung them at Lu Duling's face.
“High Priest, there’s no need to get so angry. Perhaps it will be good for you to expose this. If I were to tell you the whole story about that person, your anger would probably turn into worry.”
Seeing that the other party was so angry, wishing he could tear him and Lu Duling apart, Shen Jinchen curled his lips and said indifferently.
"Then please tell me about this person, Grand Chancellor. I am all ears."
Meng Ya glared at Shen Jinchen with complicated and angry eyes, and said through gritted teeth.
Shen Jinchen glanced at Meng Ya, gave him a look that said "you're stupid," and then began to recount the origin of that soul.
"Well, let's start with that old ancestor of the Hidden Sect. For three hundred years, he stole all the powerful Gu techniques from your Miao region. Later, he founded the Hidden Sect. A hundred years ago, a traitor emerged from the sect and stole most of the sect's private collection. He then established his own sect and plotted to usurp the throne. Unfortunately, he was too unlucky and died of illness just six months after ascending the throne."
"Perhaps there were indeed many useful things among the pile of things he stole. He used some means to be reborn a hundred years later and became the illegitimate son of the King of Leping. When he was five years old, he killed the legitimate son of the King of Leping and forced the King of Leping to make him the heir apparent. On his sixteenth birthday, he personally killed his father and took control of the entire Lingshan. Afterwards, he cultivated many Jianghu forces and also privately trained many private soldiers."
"Perhaps God was determined to destroy him, so He went to great lengths to create two adversaries for him. The reason he is now only a wisp of soul is because when we met in Lingshan, we used the Soul-Breaking Technique. In addition, my wife is naturally incompatible with him, which is why he fled to Miao territory in such a sorry state."
"I really didn't expect that you Miao people would be so stupid, believing his words without even thinking. Now that he has mastered the Vajra Body, it will be very difficult for us to deal with him."
"Have you said enough? If you have, then take your people and get out of Miao territory. Since you look down on us Miao people, even if we were to have a chance to cooperate, this High Priest will not compromise. Get out!"
Seeing the other person ramble on and on, and then endlessly mock his stupidity, Meng Ya flew into a rage, stood up abruptly, and tried to kick them out.
"High Priest, please calm down. I just spoke carelessly and misspoke. Don't take it to heart! Actually, we should be discussing how to save Miao Jiang now, shouldn't we? That person has always been ruthless. If he wakes up, High Priest, I think the first person he'll want to kill is you, and then he'll turn everyone in Miao Jiang into his slaves to conquer the world he desires."
"So you might as well think it over carefully and tell us everything you've been doing. Then we can join forces and completely crush them in Miao territory."
"Although he has already achieved the Vajra Body, our Great General King said that before he wakes up, we still have loopholes to exploit. But if he wakes up, then it will be truly over, and Miao territory will be doomed."
"I think these must be the reasons why the High Priest brought that wisp of soul into Miao territory, right? After all, once a person dies, no matter how great or powerful their ambitions are, they will all vanish into nothingness, won't they?"
Seeing the other person so angry, like a raging bear, looking like they were about to devour someone, Shen Jinchen pursed his lips and gave a half-hearted apology with a light laugh.
After apologizing, he didn't forget to continue provoking the person sitting at the very head of the table.
Meng Ya was so angry at the man's words and nonchalant attitude that his teeth itched and he was breathing heavily, but he knew the man was telling the truth. So, although he was still furious, he managed to calm himself down.
"High Priest! Such a ruthless person must not be allowed to live. Miao territory cannot allow such a scourge to awaken and ravage us Miao people! High Priest, please reconsider!"
Lu Duling carefully considered what Shen Jinchen had said, feeling extremely terrified. How stupid they had been to let a wolf into their house.
"Get out! All of you get out! Every single one of you, get out!"
At this moment, Meng Ya was so angry that his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all aching, and he had no mind to care about what Lu Duling was saying.
He needs to calm down, to calm down quietly by himself.
Shen Jinchen noticed this, so he didn't say anything, glanced at Lu Duling, and left the inner hall.
Lu Duling knew that it was disrespectful to criticize the High Priest so openly, so she said nothing more and silently followed Shen Jinchen's steps, leaving the Miao Palace.
The two remained silent all the way to the palace gate.
Shen Jinchen looked up at him and asked:
"Given the current situation, can any of us still enter the Miao Palace today? The Miao King's soul has already merged with the invading soul, and we must stop him from waking up as soon as possible."
"And now, can you tell me where the Gu King and Gu Queen went?"
Shen Jinchen had a hunch that the Gu King and Gu Queen were likely still in the Miao Palace and had not been harmed.
The high priest, though he had just called him stupid, knew perfectly well that this man wasn't truly stupid; he had his own calculations and was quite shrewd. How could he possibly allow the Gu King and Gu Queen to be harmed?
"You can enter the Miao Palace and do whatever you want, but Gu King and Gu Queen, I'm sorry I don't understand Gu, so I can't help you. Let's wait until the High Priest calms down before discussing anything else."
Lu Duling glanced at him silently before speaking.
"Alright, what choice do you think your high priest will make next?"
Shen Jinchen responded and then tentatively asked.
"He is a reasonable person. The reason he made that choice was for the sake of the entire Miao region. Gu magic has bound us Miao people for thousands of years, and it has rotted to the core. He did this in order to find another way out for the Miao region."
Lu Duling glanced at Shen Jinchen in surprise, pursed her lips to conceal her inner emotions, and explained calmly.
“Sometimes, ancient traditions can still be useful. Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. In fact, your Miao region is most suitable for producing Gu poison. If used properly, it may not be a burden.”
"The corruption of a regime actually stems from the human nature of its people, not from the appendages imposed by them. Commander Lu, you can pass this on to your High Priest."
After saying these words, Shen Jinchen left alone.
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