Chapter 327 - 209: Decision

Chapter 327: Chapter 209: Decision

BANG!!!

Liu Daowang slammed his palm on the table, making a huge noise. He then suddenly shot up from his chair, his expression grave as he stared at the junior before him.

"Are you sure you’re not lying?!"

"Sneaking out of the Martial God Hall against orders is a capital offense. If you dare to deceive me..."

"I’m sure!"

"Since I dared to come and say this, there’s no reason for me to lie. Otherwise, I could have just kept this buried in my heart forever."

Chen Qingling said with absolute certainty.

As the leader of the Dove Faction, Liu Daowang was naturally not one to kill the innocent wantonly. If he were, he could have just cooperated with the Spirit Realm. That’s why Chen Qingling dared to take this risk and tell Liu Daowang.

"..."

Liu Daowang’s expression was extremely grave. His sudden rise from the chair had made him lose some of his composure, but it wasn’t that he lacked the bearing of a leader. It was simply that this news was far too shocking.

In the years since the Martial God had vanished, nearly everyone in the Martial God Hall believed he had gone to experience mortal life. Only the four Stewards knew the Martial God had gone to open a Sword Hall.

But bound by his orders, the four of them had never tried, nor did they dare, to seek out the Martial God on their own initiative.

Therefore, they were, in fact, completely in the dark about the Martial God’s experiences during that period.

It really wouldn’t be strange if the Martial God had taken on an exceptionally talented disciple during that period.

Liu Daowang realized his next decision could very well become the decisive factor in the struggle between the Dove and Hawk Factions, and could even influence the prosperity of the Martial God Hall for the next several hundred years.

A young man of such transcendent talent... his strength was shocking enough, but what it inspired more was wariness. No one could help but worry if he would end up on the opposing side. But...

if this person,

had some connection to their Martial God?

"However, Su Xing hasn’t returned to the Sword Hall in a while. Recently, the only place I’ve seen him is in online classes."

Chen Qingling suddenly added.

"That’s not important. I want you to tell me everything that happened after you joined the Sword Hall, honestly and completely. Don’t leave a single detail out, do you hear me?!"

"Yes..."

Next, Chen Qingling told him everything that had happened after he joined the Sword Hall, without leaving out a single word.

Because Chen Qingling had joined the Sword Hall even before Su Xing, and because the other instructors were later fired, Chen Qingling was naturally assigned to Su Xing’s class. This had indeed allowed him to get to know Su Xing in a way he hadn’t expected.

After he finished speaking, the entire room fell into a deep silence. Liu Daowang was speechless for a long time.

After a long while, he finally spoke slowly, "Times of chaos produce prodigies. For a peerless genius like this to be born in our era... could it be that a world-ending catastrophe awaits us in the future?"

"..."

Chen Qingling didn’t dare to interject. He just listened quietly to Liu Daowang’s musings. After a long moment, Liu Daowang seemed to snap out of it and said softly:

"This man’s talent is so immense... it’s no wonder the Martial God took a liking to him."

"Chen Qingling, return to the mortal world. Continue acting as Su Xing’s student and try your best to get on his radar. Also, report any news about him to the organization immediately."

Liu Daowang said seriously.

"Uh... yes."

Chen Qingling was a bit puzzled. He was really not good at this kind of thing, currying favor with others, but under the circumstances, he didn’t dare refuse.

’Maybe...’

’I should just be upfront with Su Xing?’

From what Chen Qingling remembered, it seemed Su Xing didn’t know that the old Sword Hall master was actually the Martial God. Perhaps being direct would actually earn his trust.

"..."

Seeing the look on Chen Qingling’s face, Liu Daowang could practically guess what he was thinking. He said in an extremely serious tone:

"We cannot expose the Martial God."

"Since he is unwilling to reveal his identity, he must have his reasons. If we were to expose the Martial God’s identity, it would be an act of transgression. People of the Martial God Hall cannot do such a thing."

"Yes."

Hearing the word "transgression," Chen Qingling’s expression also turned grave, and he quickly agreed.

"I’m only asking you to pay close attention to Su Xing’s movements. As for everything else, I will naturally arrange for others to handle it."

Liu Daowang said with a nod.

"Go."

"Yes."

Seeing that Liu Daowang had nothing more to say, Chen Qingling nodded, bowed slightly, and backed out of the room.

Actually, Liu Daowang wasn’t worried about the issue of recruiting Su Xing. As long as the Martial God Hall showed a moderate amount of friendliness, Su Xing would naturally understand the Dove Faction’s stance. As the saying goes, you don’t hit a smiling face. He believed Su Xing was not a ruthless person.

He was more worried about the Martial God.

Even now, no one in the Martial God Hall knew what the Martial God wanted to do. Ever since he had last appeared to announce that the Martial God Hall was to join forces against the Celestial Human Tomb, he had vanished once again.

After that, because of the Martial God’s disappearance,

two schools of thought emerged within the Martial God Hall: "settle internal affairs before dealing with external threats," and "unite with special organizations to fight the Celestial Human Tomb." These became the current Hawk and Dove Factions.

One could say,

the Martial God Hall had fallen into unprecedented internal chaos.

Even so, the Martial God showed no intention of reappearing. Now that Liu Daowang had finally caught a clue with a connection to the Martial God, he had to hold onto it for dear life.

Su Xing. The Dove Faction had to win him over.

And so, he picked up a specially-made phone from a nearby table and sent a text message to all the members of the Dove Faction within the Martial God Hall.

A minute later, Liu Daowang put down the phone. He leaned against the table, a faint smile appearing on his face.