Chapter 388 The Emperor's Sword
Chang Hao pondered the World-Destroying Black Lotus, wondering if it was from the Chan Sect or the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.
"If you consider me a friend, then we are friends; if you consider me an enemy, then we are enemies," Chang Hao muttered to himself, standing with his hands behind his back, gazing out the window at the Star-Picking Tower.
The Chan Sect, led by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, could only dream of being one person in heaven and another on earth, from beginning to end.
"Stop, stop, stop," the three "stop"s conveyed his helplessness. No matter how much he liked it, Chang Hao would not gamble his country and his people on the attitude of the Primordial Heavenly Lord towards the Yin Shang Dynasty.
His country and the people under his rule should not be tools for gods to undergo tribulations. Since they need to be deified, then let them be. However, how to do so is not up to them.
Having made his decision, Chang Hao returned to his desk and opened the message that had been sent by the spies from Xiqi.
“Bo Yikao actually committed suicide…” Chang Hao stood up. “You should be more independent! If you’re not afraid of death, what are you afraid of? Using death to escape is the act of a coward.”
Chang Hao almost cursed Boyi Kao as a useless piece of trash, saying that all the effort he had put into having his spies instruct Su Daji to persuade Boyi Kao to take over Xiqi quietly was wasted. This plan had been ruined since Boyi Kao's death.
Although he knew that Boyi Kao was weak, he really did not expect that this guy was so psychologically fragile that he actually thought he could use his death to warn the Marquis of Xibo and apologize to him, wasting the time he spent giving him the book and brainwashing Boyi Kao while his father was nagging him.
Looking at the description on the bamboo slips of Jiang Ziya facing the words on the wall, Chang Hao made a decision.
"Someone, summon Shen Gongbao..." Chang Hao decided to have Shen Gongbao, this eloquent and silver-tongued fellow, find a way to defect to Xiqi. It is said that this man and Jiang Ziya both became disciples of Tongtian Jiaozhu of the Jie Sect and had a close relationship.
With this connection, it wouldn't be difficult to be introduced, let alone to sow discord between Jiang Ziya and Xiqi.
Thinking of this, Chang Hao frowned; it was another point that differed slightly from his hazy memory.
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Yuanshi took Duobao three miles away from Chaoge, where they encountered Tongtian in the clouds.
“Master…” Duobao was first surprised, then suddenly remembered something, and looked at Yuanshi Tianzun with disbelief and the incredulity of having stumbled upon some secret.
It's only been a short distance, yet Second Uncle-Master, you already knew Master was coming, but you still found an excuse to take him away. This shows how much you dislike him being by the Mountain Lord's side.
Scenes from Lishan flashed through Duobao's mind. No wonder, no wonder his second senior uncle always found excuses to coax him and Yaochi away; he clearly had ulterior motives.
"Duobao," Tongtian breathed a sigh of relief, "it's good that you're alright."
Tongtian then looked at Yuanshi and said, "Thank you, Second Brother." Tongtian was not an ungrateful person. His Second Brother was personally escorting Duobao, so someone must have their eyes on Duobao.
"Tongtian, since you're here, I'll leave Duobao to you. However, there's something I have to say: you should pay more attention to your disciple. Duobao almost got taken away by the West." Yuanshi was planning to send Tongtian to the West to cause trouble.
Yuan Shi's intention to protect those few wicked disciples was indeed well-intentioned.
Tongtian was furious upon hearing this. Du Duobao? Those two down-on-their-luck fellows would be worse than dead.
Tongtian rushed out to settle scores, and Duobao, without thinking, quickly chased after him, "Master, Master, please calm down, let's discuss this slowly..."
Yuanshi concealed his merits and fame, then found the Human Emperor Sword presented by Fuxi, and returned to the Yin Shang royal palace with the Human Emperor Sword hanging on his arm. He happened to run into Shen Gongbao coming out of the Qiankun Palace.
Shen Gongbao looked up and immediately knelt down respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Master."
Yuanshi recalled the magic he had used before, which allowed him to see whatever he thought of; whoever saw him would perceive him as whoever they believed him to be…
"Rise, Shen Gongbao, what has His Majesty summoned you for?" Yuanshi's expression was inscrutable. So, in Shen Gongbao's eyes, he was Tongtian? Very well, Shen Gongbao will surely have merit in Duobao's descent from the mountain.
"Thank you, Master," Shen Gongbao stood up. "Reporting to Master, His Majesty has ordered me to go to Xiqi to sow discord between my junior brother Jiang Ziya and the Marquis of Xibo and his son. I wonder if Master has any important matters to instruct me on?"
The implication was that if his master gave the order, Shen Gongbao would naturally fulfill his master's instructions first.
“There is indeed an important matter, but I don’t know if you, Shen Gongbao, dare to do it,” Yuanshi raised an eyebrow. “His Majesty has ordered you to go to Xiqi as a spy. The time is perfect, the place is right, and the people are in harmony.”
"If Master gives any orders, I will go through fire and water, overcome all difficulties, and fulfill Master's wishes." Shen Gongbao smiled obsequiously.
“I have always known that you are a capable person,” Yuanshi first affirmed Shen Gongbao. “You are not needed to go through the motions of climbing mountains of knives or boiling oil, but you are only needed to persuade some people.”
"Please give your instructions, Master." Shen Gongbao was no longer flustered. Persuading others was a piece of cake; there was no difficulty at all.
"I want you to go to Jin'ao Island. Persuade all the disciples not on this list to go and guard the formation for Xiqi." Yuanshi tapped Shen Gongbao's forehead from a distance.
Shen Gongbao's mind immediately conjured up many names, including his own.
Shen Gongbao's forehead was covered in cold sweat. His master was about to wipe out Jin'ao Island.
"Dare not?" Yuanshi asked in return. "These disciples do not cultivate virtue, have no respect for their superiors, are wild and unruly, and are entangled in karma, which has already affected the fortune of the Jie Sect and the fortune of the Three Pure Ones. They must be eliminated."
“Disciple… dares…” Shen Gongbao gritted his teeth. So what if he did it? He didn’t cultivate virtue and was full of sins. He couldn’t blame his master for cleaning up the sect.
“Very good. At the same time, if Xiqi shows signs of decline, you can also seek help from the West.” As he spoke, Yuanshi pointed at Shen Gongbao from a distance, and another list appeared in Shen Gongbao’s mind.
"This one is the opposite of the previous one. I only want to pass it on to these few people, and not the others." Chang Hao was very selective. Yuan Shi knew that if he ended up with a bunch of scoundrels, Chang Hao would be furious.
"Master, does this list have any special meaning?" Shen Gongbao asked cautiously.
"That is the Investiture of the Gods that I drafted. Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly after it's done," Yuanshi promised.
"Thank you, Master." Shen Gongbao was overjoyed. "Better to die than to die myself. My fellow disciples, I'm so sorry."
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"He's back." Chang Hao pretended not to know the truth. To this day, he still finds it hard to believe that the Primordial Celestial Venerable would condescend to come to his side and observe the changing world.
"Hmm." Yuan Shi was unaware that Chang Hao had figured him out completely. After entering the hall, he placed the Emperor's Sword directly on Chang Hao's desk.
"You're offering this sword to me?" Chang Hao stared at the sword on the imperial desk. Rumor had it that the Primordial Heavenly Lord was extremely arrogant and domineering, but he didn't think so at all.
"If you can pull out this sword, it will belong to you." Yuan Shi didn't know if Chang Hao could pull out the Human Emperor Sword.
The Human Emperor Sword was created in response to the destiny of heaven and earth, and to this day only Fuxi and Xuanyuan have ever drawn it.
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