Chapter 1967: Ive Figured It Out!

Chapter 1967: I've Figured It Out!

Pairs of horrified eyes stared at the sword shadows filling the sky. Some people even wondered if they had slept for so long that they were hallucinating. They rubbed their eyes and rushed to wash their faces, but the sword shadows in the sky still remained there. Only then did they realize that everything before them was real.

Fortunately, these sword shadows were high in the air, far away from them. Otherwise, the pressure the immortal swords radiated would be enough to scare them into wetting themselves.

***

Merit Street.

"These are the methods of a true immortal..." muttered the Taia Palace Master in disbelief.

Everything she had learned since childhood, and everything she had comprehended over the years, had been utterly shattered.

She had thought she had reached the end of martial arts. She had entered the Dao through martial arts and lived for more than a century without aging or dying, practically becoming a living immortal. Yet now she discovered that all these years, she had been nothing more than a frog at the bottom of a well!

Lang Daochun asked calmly, "How about it? Are you willing to become my disciple?"

The Taia Palace Master immediately snapped back to her senses and formally acknowledged him as her master on the spot.

The group of scholars from the Dongsheng Empire who had always remained neutral looked at each other in astonishment.

Now that things have developed in this direction, who could Grand Tutor Wu possibly have left to use?

The three captains of the God Martial Division stood on the spot with uneasy faces, finding it impossible to advance or retreat.

Even Divine Fist Lu or Blind Sword Saint could easily wipe them out. If the Palace Master of Taia Palace, Li Guozhu's daughter Li Yu'er, and those two even more unfathomable figures—who were suspected to be immortals—were added into the equation, trying to "invite" Li Guozhu to the God Martial Division was as ridiculously naive as an ant trying to reach the starry sky to pluck the moon.

The leader of the neutral scholars suddenly cupped his hands to Li Guozhu. "Lord Li, now is the precise time to pursue victory!"

Li Guozhu understood what he meant. After pondering briefly and considering everything that had happened today, he immediately reached a decision.

He first glanced at Fang Chen and Lang Daochun, then at the sky full of sword shadows that were gradually dissipating before suddenly turning to the Blind Sword Saint beside him. "Can you still fight?"

The Blind Sword Saint smiled. "Old Li, you've finally figured it out! Naturally, I can still fight."

He cupped his hands toward Fang Chen and the others before making his way toward the three captains of the God Martial Division.

Divine Fist Lu had recovered from his shock by now. When he realized that the person he considered the strongest in the world now had a master, an indescribable feeling welled up in his heart.

The Taia Palace Master said to Divine Fist Lu, "You go help as well."

"Yes, Palace Master."

The two experts, who were originally enemies, had now become members of the same camp. The Blind Sword Saint curled his lips, still somewhat disdainful toward Divine Fist Lu.

But when had the three captains of the God Martial Division, the commanders present, and their subordinates ever encountered a situation like this? They were being targets by two supreme experts at once!

One of the captains of the God Martial Division suddenly shouted, "I've got it! Everything is a misunderstanding! Li Aman is one of Grand Tutor Wu's son Wu Qingfeng's men! He obeyed his orders, tortured the martial artists from that day, and fabricated false confessions to slander Lord Li! I've figured it out!"

An expression of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face, and he immediately ordered his subordinates to seize Li Aman.

The other two captains reacted just as quickly and hurriedly offered their own insights.

"Grand Tutor Wu must be trying to betray the country for his own gain!"

"He even dares to slander an honest official like Li Guozhu. He truly is the greatest treacherous minister of Dongsheng!"

In the blink of an eye, the God Martial Division seemed to have become Li Guozhu's own force. The three captains personally escorted Li Aman toward Li Guozhu.

The Blind Sword Saint frowned and swung his short stick in his hand to block the three. He glanced at Li Guozhu.

Li Guozhu nodded. "Let them come over."

The captains were relieved.

Meanwhile, Divine Fist Lu was already heading out of Merit Street. His target was precisely that tea house not far away.

The three captains respectfully escorted Li Aman to Li Guozhu. However, they first bowed to Fang Chen and Lang Daochun before bowing to Li Guozhu.

"Lord Li, this man is named Li Aman. We heard that he even comes from the same Li Clan as you. He's also very close to Wu Qingfeng."

Li Guozhu's gaze landed upon Li Aman. "Oh? From the same clan as me?"

Li Aman's face had already turned deathly pale from fright. By now, he was practically grasping at straws. He hurriedly said, "Lord Li, I am also from the Li clan, a distant relative of yours! Wu Qingfeng is the one who forced me to do everything I did!"

"I seem to remember you. When you were young... you once came to me asking for an official position. I refused, so you held a grudge against me afterward," murmured thoughtfully.

Li Aman had never expected his memory to be so good. He immediately shuddered.

The Taia Palace Master suddenly added, "A while ago, Wu Qingfeng requested a group of outer disciples of the Taia Palace from me."

With that, everything that had happened recently became crystal clear.

Li Guozhu instructed, "First, capture Wu Qingfeng and bring him to justice."

"Yes!"

The captains immediately perked up. One of them pointed at Li Aman, "Lord Li, how should he be punished?"

"Punish him according to the law."

"Understood!"

***

Inside a quiet and secluded ancient manor, Wu Qingfeng returned in a hurry. He immediately located Grand Tutor Wu, who was discussing state affairs with his subordinates in the living room.

Grand Tutor Wu smiled faintly. "Qingfeng, is the matter settled?"

Four high ministers of Dongsheng also looked at Wu Qingfeng with broad smiles.

As long as Li Guozhu went to the God Martial Division, no one in Dongsheng would be able to hold them back after today.

Whatever they wanted done, they would merely have to say the word.

Wu Qingfeng's face was pale as a sheet of paper. "Father, something terrible has happened!"

Something terrible?

The four ministers were stunned.

Grand Tutor Wu's brow furrowed slightly. "What could have happened? Just say it. These four uncles of yours aren't outsiders."

Wu Qingfeng gritted his teeth and immediately recounted everything that happened. He frantically urged, "Father, I have already instructed the Ghost God Guards to send people to escort us out of the capital. Let's leave and hide for a while!"

Grand Tutor Wu remained stunned for a long time, unable to process what he had just heard.

Instead, the four ministers gradually recovered first. They found the situation unbelievable.

"The Taia Palace Master... acknowledged a master? And that person's abilities are like that of a true immortal?"

"How could there be immortals in this world? You must have been hallucinating, right?"

Wu Qingfeng urged in a low voice, "Father, if we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

Grand Tutor Wu stood up and started pacing around the room. Eventually, he let out a cold sneer. "Do not fear. Li Guozhu acts by the rules. Since we haven't left evidence in his hands, if he wants to deal with me, it won't be that simple."

Wu Qingfeng, however, did not dare place his hopes on whether Li Guozhu would follow the rules. Right now, all he wanted to do was flee the capital immediately.

Wu Qingfeng said gloomily, "Father, since you won't leave... perhaps I should go into hiding first. After all, I personally handled quite a few of these matters."

Grand Tutor Wu nodded. "Go on then. It's true that we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket."

A young man holding a black umbrella spoke softly from outside the door. "Go? Where do you intend to go?"

When Grand Tutor Wu and the others saw the newcomer, their expressions changed instantly.