Old Chen arrived at the restaurant where Fu Tianchou had arranged to meet, and the two found a private room.
Before even sitting down, Fu Tianchou spoke directly: "I wonder what Lord Chen's intentions are this time in the court?"
Fu Tianchou returned to his residence and pondered for a long time without finding a solution.
He had no interaction with this Lord Chen, especially since the latter was pursuing a path to becoming prime minister.
However, he couldn't understand why the other party would speak up for him in the imperial court.
It wouldn't be right to say that all of this was a conspiracy, after all, the prime minister was genuinely furious, not to mention he had offended the emperor.
Therefore, he had no choice but to meet with the other party to get to the bottom of things. He was in a difficult situation and couldn't afford any more schemes.
Old Master Chen smiled calmly and said, "I wonder how Lord Fu views the Prime Minister? And how he views the Imperial Advisor?"
Fu Tianchou frowned and said, "The prime minister is nothing but a sycophant, and the national advisor is an even worse demon who brings disaster to the country and its people."
"Before Pudu Cihang became the Imperial Preceptor, the entire Daqian was not exactly doing well, but it certainly wouldn't have collapsed to this extent."
"And back then, His Majesty the Emperor was a relatively enlightened monarch, capable and ambitious, but everything changed after Pudu Cihang became the Imperial Preceptor."
Old Chen said solemnly, "This is why I want to help you!"
"As far as I know, Pudu Cihang is not a master at all. The other party is a thousand-year-old centipede demon who wants to devour the fortune of the entire dynasty to transform into a dragon."
"The prime minister is nothing more than a pawn of the imperial advisor, and the emperor has already been bewitched by him."
Upon hearing this, Fu Tianchou felt as if struck by lightning. Everything in his mind suddenly became clear: no wonder the entire country had become a place of misery and suffering.
He had heard a little about the legends of monsters, after all, so many strange things had happened throughout the dynasty, how could he not know anything about them?
He used to think that the presence of so many ghosts and monsters was due to the rule of treacherous officials, which led to widespread suffering among the people.
I never expected that the Imperial Advisor was actually a great demon, a thousand-year-old centipede spirit.
A chill ran down his spine. He had been opposing the other party all along, so wasn't that the other party able to kill him at any moment?
He didn't think that a mere mortal could stand up to such a powerful demon.
Old Chen seemed to see what he was thinking and explained, "Don't worry, Lord Fu. The other party is still plotting to seize the dynasty's fortune. If they attack you, they will be attacked by the dynasty's fortune."
"Although the dynasty's fortune weakened with its collapse, Kyoto was, after all, the place where the dynasty was located, and its fortune was the most abundant there."
"However, with the collapse of the dynasty, Pudu Cihang will sooner or later completely devour the dynasty's fortune."
Fu Tianchou found it hard to believe, but as Old Chen explained, he gradually accepted the situation.
"Who exactly are you people, and what do you need me to do?"
Old Chen said confidently, "You can think of us as exorcists, specializing in subduing demons and monsters."
“We can leave that old monster, Pudu Cihang, to us. We need Lord Fu to specifically keep the Prime Minister in check and, incidentally, relocate the ordinary people near the Imperial Preceptor’s residence.”
“After all, if we take action, these ordinary people will be affected, and I don’t think Lord Fu would want that either.”
Fu Tianchou said with difficulty, "It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I don't have any Imperial Guards or Embroidered Uniform Guards in the capital."
Old Chen laughed and said, "Don't worry, we've been prepared for a long time. Wang Hu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, is one of our men."
All you need to do is contact him, and he will lead the Imperial Guards to cooperate with you.
Fu Tianchou gasped, surprised that even the Embroidered Uniform Guard had their own people. Now he could go all out and fight.
He pleaded, "Lord Chen, I have one last request. I hope you can send someone to help protect my two daughters."
Old Chen waved his hand and said, "It's a small matter, and someone has already gone to protect us, so there's no need to worry."
After dealing with Fu Tianchou's matter, Old Chen was completely relieved. Now they could focus all their energy on Pudu Cihang.
On the way back, Old Chen clearly sensed that someone was following him, and he used his divine sense to detect it.
Wow, two early-stage Tribulation Transcending cultivators and a demon, it seems that Pudu Cihang has really gone all out!
After secretly sending a message to the Old Master and Qingchenzi, he headed towards the outskirts of the city.
When they reached the outskirts, Old Chen could sense that the Celestial Master and Qingzhenzi had made all the preparations and were just waiting for the two great demons to arrive.
Suddenly, a burst of demonic energy shot out. Old Chen tilted his head, and the demonic energy corroded a large pit in the ground.
It was obvious that this demonic energy was highly poisonous, and it easily corroded a large hole.
The Red Centipede Demon and the Flower Centipede Demon appeared simultaneously and sneered, "As expected of someone the Ancestor has taken notice of, their strength is not weak!"
Old Chen countered, "Were they sent by Pudu Cihang?"
The red centipede demon sprouted two tentacles from its forehead, sealing off the surrounding environment, before laughing loudly, "Not bad, no wonder the ancestor sent two of us here."
"I didn't expect you to be at the early stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm. No wonder you dared to interfere in the Ancestor's affairs. But do you think you can interfere just because you're at the early stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm? Think again. Today is your burial ground."
After saying that, the two centipede demons revealed their true forms, their enormous bodies covering a large part of the sky.
Seeing that he could no longer get any information out of him, Old Chen made a gesture, and the Celestial Master and Qingzhenzi appeared in the void.
Seeing that the old man had two helpers behind him, the two centipede demons sensed something was wrong and wanted to escape.
Old Chen sneered, "Since you two are already here, where else are you going?"
The Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his hand instantly grew larger in the wind, and a wisp of black energy instantly covered the area, forming an independent space.
Both centipede demons were shocked to sense the malevolent and resentful energy in the space.
How many living beings must have been killed to condense such a large amount of malevolent energy? Even after they had been demons for so long, they had never slaughtered so many living beings.
The red centipede demon cursed, "You old geezer! I thought you were a righteous person, but I never expected you to be a heretical cultivator!"
Then, changing his tone, he said, "Since you're not exactly a righteous person, how about we cooperate?"
"What our ancestor needed was the dynasty's fortune. At that time, the entire capital city could be given to you. How about it?"
Old Chen scoffed, "Sorry, although the Myriad Souls Banner is an evil object, it has never killed any innocent people. Its power is neither good nor evil; only the human heart can distinguish between them."
Upon hearing Elder Chen's words, the two centipede demons immediately realized that this matter could not be resolved so simply.
After glancing at the three old men present, the two centipede demons decided to go all out, hoping to break through this space and attract the attention of the patriarch in the capital.
Only in this way could they have a sliver of hope of survival, after all, these three old men were all in the early stages of the Tribulation Transcending Realm and did not have any martial ethics!
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