Chapter 725 - 317: The Princess’s Marriage

Chapter 725: Chapter 317: The Princess’s Marriage

Back in Hedan, the Earth Temple had already learned a profound lesson. Ultimately, it was the Earth Temple that benefited, the Moon God’s Court also gained a bit, and even the Song of Hell had its rewards. The ones that suffered were the Royal Family, and countless innocent civilians were sacrificed.

Li Xin and Jian Lezhi could both see the apprehension and pressure in each other’s eyes. Facing such an existence, it was impossible not to be fearful—not just of the power, but of the knowledge at the end of that path. The Church Court’s abnormal behavior certainly had deep plans.

"Hall Master Jian, what exactly is Old Fang to your people? I think today we need to continue our cooperation, isn’t it time you clarified this? Is he your Grand Hall Master?" Li Xin asked.

Jian Lezhi looked at Li Xin without hesitation and nodded, "He was before, but he hasn’t been managing the Hundred Martial Hall for years. On paper, we say the Grand Hall Master is in seclusion, but we don’t dare to appoint a new one."

Old Fang turned out to be a Great Angel on the Life Master path. There are two Great Angels of the Life Master path in Dragon Capital: a former Chief Red-robed Archbishop, and the Grand Hall Master of Hundred Martial Hall—one dead, one hiding out in Hedan pretending to be dead.

"Captain Li, we also don’t know what happened years ago. The Grand Hall Master suddenly left, calling it seclusion externally. It’s just in the past two months that we received his first letter mentioning collaboration with you," Jian Lezhi said. "But he didn’t say how to cooperate. We sent a Messenger to inquire but received no response, hence our prior probing."

"Are you the Young Hall Master?" Jian Lezhi asked with a strange expression.

Seeing Jian Lezhi’s odd look, Li Xin was stunned before reacting, his mouth twisted, "How is that possible? I’m so handsome. Old Fang and I are just ordinary friends, neighbors in Hedan. I owed him a huge favor, so he asked me to take care of Hundred Martial Hall. Those were his words, I certainly don’t have the skill to manage you all."

"How’s Master doing?" Jian Lezhi asked, his eyes red.

Seeing Jian Lezhi suddenly so emotional, Li Xin was a bit unaccustomed, "Probably okay. His mobility seems poor, but he’s actually quick and eats a lot; he’s quite happy daily. Often, I’m quite envious of him."

"Mobility seems poor?" Jian Lezhi asked.

"His left leg is lame; you didn’t know?"

"Master is a Great Angel; how could he be lame unless he saw something and faced backlash!" Jian Lezhi said.

"Let’s deduce. Could it be old Fang knew something but couldn’t speak, hence he hid away," Li Xin mused.

"And you are that breakthrough point," Jian Lezhi’s eyes suddenly lit up, "Secrets should not be revealed, but one can follow fate!"

Li Xin shivered seeing Jian Lezhi excited, feeling being schemed by a Great Angel of the Life Master path was unpleasant. It seemed like surviving in a tight spot again; previously, the Moon God’s Court was there as backup, with Old Fang hiding in the shadows. This time, there was no Great Angel to save him.

"I’ll give you the address; you invite him back to take charge," Li Xin suggested, inspired.

"Captain Li, Master will come back when he’s ready. Thank you. I believe our future cooperation will be very enjoyable," Jian Lezhi suddenly gripped Li Xin’s hand firmly, "I trust Captain Li is not one to shrink back from danger; that’s not the creed of the Night Patrol!"

Li Xin’s eyes widened, inwardly denying it madly, but as a Night Patrol, and moreover a captain, he was directly pushed into this.

Thinking back, from the moment he stepped into Dragon Capital, he was on a pirate ship, "I need the identities and locations of the Song of Hell’s other members."

"Alright, I’ll find a way," Jian Lezhi said, "From now on, let’s communicate directly. But don’t come here; it’s too conspicuous."

Taking two fine bottles of wine, he left Moonlight Bar. On the carriage, Li Xin sank into deep thought. Hard to say for other places, but in Dragon Capital, the only one who could corner two Great Angels of the Life Master path like this seemed to be the Pope.

The Moon God Pope—Saint Evaris.

The red moon above emitted a piercing chill...

***

After the Council inquiry event, although Ji Sheng temporarily escaped suspicion, it still impacted the Royal Family’s reputation, especially with relevant reports from Hex Bird Report. Nobility cares about face; the Royal Family values it even more, but now the situation is such that the Royal Family can only endure.

Times have changed.

Not just Ji Sheng, but Hong Yan’s death also reignited public debate, involving the Royal Family and the Potter Family, causing some chaos. There’s also the rumor that the Grand Elder of Hundred Martial Hall, "Hua Qianzhan," was declared "missing" due to being dragged into Hong Yan’s death.

Given Hua Qianzhan’s prestige in the martial world, it was expected to create a stir, yet the Hundred Martial Hall internally did not pursue it, while the Outer Hall was busy selecting a new elder, and City Hall showed no reaction.

Contrarily, the Night Patrol, who had previously shown little presence, recently gained prominence, not only solving the major case of Hong Yan’s murder but also handling many other cases, notably increasing the resolution rate of the nine brigades.

The Night Patrol had always had a strong reputation, now the Hex Bird Report brought to light what Night Patrol had accomplished over the years, allowing more people to understand who was safeguarding the hidden security of Li Long, aligning people’s feelings and judgments together, thus enabling the Night Patrol to receive more trust and assistance in their cases.

This was eagerly advocated by Li Xin, hiding in the shadows is tremendously wrong; the Night Patrol, coming from ordinary citizens, must stand together with the populace.

After the Council, the Royal Chief Steward did not publicly appear again, displaying extreme discretion.

At this moment, outside Dragon Capital’s royal tombs, utilizing the entire mountain as a mausoleum, being a dragon vein, owning a vast underground palace, successive Ji Family royals are frequently buried here, gradually enlarging the mausoleum’s scope. Though the Ji Family has lost its past glory, peaceful transition has preserved it, maintaining its inherent solemnity.

The royal tomb is divided into inner and outer tombs, with many layers in between, rumored to be constructed by Demigods along the Life Master’s path, during the royal family’s zenith.

In a dim space, there were rows upon rows of eerily dull gazes, tightly arrayed, an endless parade of fully armored puppet armies.

Ji Sheng inspected the troops like an emperor, shortly after an apparition-like figure emerged.

"Lord Porcelain Doll, any issues?" Ji Sheng asked.

Porcelain Doll smiled slightly, "As expected of Master Slaveholder, they’ve been maintained very well; this place is extremely Yin in luck, greatly nourishing puppets, to enchant them all I need some time, coinciding that Dalivin and others need time to complete their disguise too."

"The Lord Creator’s masterpiece deserves careful treatment; decades of accumulation, waiting for this moment; we are not in a hurry." Ji Sheng nodded.

Porcelain Doll smiled slightly in his heart, this is not merely decades, but far, far longer.

"Is Ye Shidao reliable? This person is very cunning, hopefully, nothing goes wrong." Ji Sheng asked.

The Ji Family, upon abdication, began preparation for restoration, forced by circumstances back then; outlasting Luthor, and enduring the internal splits within the Council and Church Court, heaven favored the Ji Family, finally the opportunity arrived.

"The Grand Governor has no return path left, Potter Family should have some suspicion about hard seizing luck; hence both the liberals and justice faction are determined to depose him. Once deposed, the Potter Family will surely seek retribution; besides, merely for immortality and maintaining power, what man in this world can resist? He is even more earnest than us." Porcelain Doll laughed.

In the gloom, those rows upon rows of dark puppets showed no expression, faces iron-blue, eyes shut, bodies emitting intense death aura, with some exposed parts etched with spell inscriptions.

"Will the Captain really let him off so lightly?" Ji Sheng said, his tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction. 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

"Don’t speculate on the Captain’s thoughts; we need only to carry out our duties diligently." Porcelain Doll glanced at Ji Sheng with a smile, "Sacrifice and gain; you have to give to receive, don’t you think, Master Slaveholder?"

Ji Sheng’s expression under the green light appeared extraordinarily sinister and eerie, "Lord Porcelain Doll, the Knight Order controlled by the Potter Family isn’t weak, some puppets have been in slumber for many years, won’t their combat power falter?"

"No need to worry, the Lord Creator’s choice won’t falter; when the day arrives I will use spells to awaken them, suppressed desires will be exponentially released, combat strength will vastly increase. Just imagining the scene excites one, by then city gates will be closed, no entry or exit." Porcelain Doll’s eyes gleamed with light, eagerly anticipating that day’s spectacle.

Ji Sheng lightly furrowed his brow, unable to comprehend such a meaningless hobby, slaughter for conquest and power, while she purely for amusement.

"Regarding the Church Court..." That’s Ji Sheng’s greatest concern now, especially the mighty being hermiting in cultivation, should he appear it would change everything.

"Rest assured, the Church Court is pleased to see this happen; we are merely doing what they wish but can’t do, disobedient people will be dealt with; as for that person, he fundamentally doesn’t care about these, do you think those entities will be concerned with the ants’ life and death? That’s a realm we cannot reach, we can wholly trust the Captain and Sixth Epoch law; after all, these are internal royal disputes. Step back a thousand paces, the conditions you promised them, the Council cannot offer." Porcelain Doll confidently smiled.

Luthor played balance, relying on strong personal charisma and strength indeed achieved it, but as the Church Court, certainly unhappy; restricted by the law and Li Long’s conditions, though they’ve made moves over the years, results are modest. If the royal family restores, willing to endorse them, worshipping the Moon God as Li Long United Kingdom’s sole belief, then the Moon God truly blossoms in Li Long, becoming the sole faith.

The Pope’s will cannot be disobeyed, if the former Chief misbehaves, just replace them.

Ji Sheng contemplated for a long time, also feeling the Church Court’s methods resolute, for the restoration endeavor, sacrifices are inevitable.

"Must the Princess marry Ye Shidao?" After relaxing, Ji Sheng’s sinister, disgusted voice arose.