Chapter 398 Losing Face
Yuanshi had already heard what the Heavenly Dao had reported, and by connecting the dots, he had guessed the cause and effect with great accuracy. He covered his forehead, feeling so angry that his head ached.
"Fine, fine, fine..." Yuanshi was so angry he didn't know what to say. Tongtian!!!
Originally, Yuanshi felt a little guilty for plotting against Tongtian's disciples behind Tongtian's back and was thinking about how to make amends. Now, however, he felt no guilt whatsoever. Feeling guilty towards Tongtian would be cruel to himself, and he would not forgive Tongtian.
"Second brother, don't be angry," Laozi said, seeing Yuanshi so angry. Even though he was still heartbroken, he had to calm himself down and keep his second brother in check. "If your fortune can be taken away, you can find a way to take it back. It's not a big deal. Let your elder brother think about it. There will be a way."
"No need to think about it anymore. Tongtian brought this calamity upon himself, and no one else is to blame," Yuanshi said, rising up with a flick of his sleeve. "I'm going to Chaoge right now. I won't be able to quell my hatred until I chop Tongtian into eighteen pieces."
Yuanshi regretted his actions. If he had known things would turn out this way, he shouldn't have been so selfish when he discovered Tongtian was under attack. He shouldn't have refused to find a way to remove the restriction placed on Tongtian by his master. He didn't know if Changhao would blame him afterward.
He shouldn't have taken chances; he was wrong.
"Wait, second brother, things aren't that serious. Actually, I don't care much about luck..." Laozi followed closely behind Yuanshi, earnestly trying to persuade him.
They even lied to themselves, saying that luck was insignificant and no big deal, even though it pained them to the core.
Yuanshi ignored him and walked straight outside.
"Greetings, Senior Uncle and Second Uncle." Upon seeing the two from afar, Duobao felt as if he had encountered a clear spring in the desert, and his heart was instantly at ease.
Duobao smiled bitterly to himself. He hadn't been this humiliated in years. Master, you are truly the greatest tribulation in my life.
"Duobao, you've come at the right time. Let me ask you, has your master taken on any disciples in Chaoge? Has he taken on Di Xin? Is that right or wrong?" Yuanshi gritted his teeth, squeezing out each word.
"Yes, Second Master Uncle." Duobao had no way to cover for Tongtian.
"You knew Di Xin's identity, and you were right next to your master, so why didn't you stop him? Was it inaction, or were you powerless?" Yuan Shi asked patiently.
"This disciple was powerless. By the time this disciple arrived, Master had already been restrained..." Thinking of that scene, Duobao closed his eyes, unable to bear to look.
Even just saying that, Duobao couldn't continue. "Master... there's something wrong with him."
"I know he has a problem; otherwise, he wouldn't have done this." Yuanshi was furious at Tongtian's recklessness, and even more furious at himself for bringing this calamity upon Chang Hao. He didn't even know how he would ever face Chang Hao again.
Little did he know that Hongjun in Zixiao Palace thought the same thing, and he regretted that he had deliberately left a restriction on Yuanshi. Yuanshi did not take the bait, but the fool tried to catch three fish with one bait.
"Please, my eldest and second eldest uncles, hurry down the mountain to Chaoge to rescue them. If we're too late, things could get really messy." Duobao was extremely anxious, his clothes soaked with cold sweat.
“No rush, nothing will go wrong,” Yuanshi sneered. “They’ve already betrayed their master and ancestors, the outcome is decided, I can proceed slowly.”
Yuanshi suddenly stopped rushing and slowly straightened his wide sleeves. Tongtian must be in Chang Hao's hands now, and who knows how he will be dealt with.
Chang Hao descended to the mortal realm in his true form. Yuanshi had confidence in Chang Hao and decided to let Tongtian die outside to save him from infuriating people every day.
"But Master has set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. Please hurry and save us." Although Duobao watched how the Mountain Lord overcame the strong with the weak and directly suppressed and beat the Saint after breaking through the limit.
The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is a place where anyone who is not a saint will surely face annihilation if they enter. What if my master, who has some problems, actually hurts the mountain lord?
The mountain lord is powerful, but he is not a saint after all. It is unknown whether the mountain lord used a secret technique. Thinking about this, Duobao was so anxious that his mouth was covered in blisters like an ordinary person.
Yuanshi sneered, "Help? Whose life do you want me to save?"
"Who is Di Xin?" Laozi asked abruptly as he looked kindly at Duobao and listened to their conversation.
"Di Xin is His Majesty, the current Emperor. If you are curious, you can go and see for yourself." Duo Bao could not reveal the identity of the Mountain Lord, but he knew from his second senior uncle's reaction that the current Mountain Lord must be very special. However, he could hint to his eldest senior uncle to go and see for himself.
“No need. These are turbulent times. Brother, there’s no need to go down the mountain,” Yuanshi immediately stopped him. “I will go. I want to see the first master in the prehistoric world to be betrayed and have his ancestors destroyed. What a big face he has.”
Duobao bowed deeply, "Second Uncle, please go quickly." No matter who is injured, it is a heart-wrenching pain. Duobao has finally tasted the bitterness of being caught in the middle.
"Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, an arrow was shot at the mountain gate, and a bamboo slip was tied to the arrow. This disciple went to retrieve it personally." Jin Ling held a tray in her hands, on which were the bamboo slip and the arrow she had mentioned.
The bamboo slips are ordinary bamboo slips, and the arrows are ordinary arrows, but when put together, they become extraordinary.
What ordinary arrow could pierce through the mountain gate?
Yuanshi glanced at the bamboo slips; he'd seen this material quite often lately. He reached out, picked one up, and unfolded it to take a look…
A hint of a smile flashed in Yuanshi's eyes, then he casually tossed the bamboo slip aside, saying, "It's alright."
It turns out that Chang Hao wanted rare and precious materials, which Yuanshi could provide, but if the purpose was to redeem Tongtian, Yuanshi would not be so happy.
"It's alright? How is that possible?" The visitor was clearly hostile. Laozi picked up the bamboo slip and looked at it. He wished he could lock up his shameful younger brother and wake him up too.
However, I was just angry for a moment, and I can't really let him do nothing about it.
"Who is it that has the ability to subdue Tongtian?!" Laozi was completely baffled. Could it be that Master was just playing a trick on them?
"Who else could it be? Who betrayed Tongtian's master and destroyed his ancestors? Whoever subdued Tongtian is the one who did it." Yuanshi looked at Tongtian's plea for help with satisfaction. Should he keep this plea for help safe?
"Yuanshi, don't say such hurtful things. Let's discuss this. We'll give them whatever they want. We only have one brother, we can't leave him unsaved." Laozi began to mentally assess his private treasury.
Duobao was extremely surprised. Uh... if he had known this would be the result, he could have returned slowly. In any case, the mountain lord was definitely reliable and would never really do anything to his master.
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Tongtian watched helplessly as Di Xin took out a bow and arrow, nocked an arrow, and shot his plea for help out of Chaoge.
He sighed deeply. His Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation had been used by Chang Hao as a prison to hold him. Who could be more miserable than him?!
As soon as Chang Hao left, Tongtian immediately set about breaking the formation, attempting to escape the future where he would be ridiculed by everyone through his own efforts.
Help... Although they were betrayed by their disciple and their ancestors, and the matter was reported to the entire world, fortunately they didn't know who the 'disciple' who had betrayed the sect was, so they could still save them.
Tongtian simply couldn't imagine what face he would have left when his elder brother, second elder brother, his fourteen close disciples, Dijun, Taiyi, Nuwa, Zhenyuanzi, and so on, all knew that he had fallen into the hands of the Human Emperor.
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