Yinshan Record

Chapter 403 The Conspiracy Behind It, the Situation Is Not Good
"It seems the Emperor of Liang is still the type to not tolerate any nonsense. He's so eager to kill that Six Harmonies Azure Dragon, isn't he afraid that Old Su will shirk his duties later?"

Yu Qiang was a nobleman from the far north and didn't care about the face of the Liang emperor at all.

Of course, Gu She still coughed coldly.

"The Liang court naturally has its own strategies. Once Wei Huaiwen leads his troops back south, the trouble in Cizhou can be easily quelled. Moreover, his dedication to the country has been proven countless times."

"They have the prestigious Bailudong Confucian school behind them, yet they still don't take it seriously. I don't know if it's overconfidence or folly. I say, Gushe, if you're really interested in the throne, just tell your brothers, and we'll all support you to take the throne."

Wuzhiqi had been hunted down by the imperial censors of Daliang, so naturally they had nothing good to say about him.

"Xiong Shou, last time they chased me to the ends of the earth, I'm going to have a good talk with him this time and see how much he can take on me."

Wuzhiqi's words were not pleasant to hear.

Although the Su family of Duling was a military clan and could be considered the core of the Liang royal family, Su Che did not have a good impression of the current emperor of Liang.

The emperor was responsible for his predecessor's misfortunes, and even now, Su Che could sense the deliberate targeting.

As for the emperor's immoral behavior, it only deepened Su Che's impression of him.

This man is nothing more than a tyrant who commands the entire world to serve one person.

The well-being of the people and even the officials of the court were not within his consideration.

He only cares about himself.

Is the emperor too ill to handle state affairs?

Is that even a valid reason? Let alone the fact that there are so many highly skilled practitioners in the court, what illness could possibly affect the emperor's health in Jiankang? Even if Yuwen Rui personally went to Jiankang to poison the emperor, thus harming His Majesty...

Can't the Crown Prince temporarily oversee state affairs?
Why can't we select a few key ministers to handle these important matters?

Wei Huaiwen's Northern Expedition was not just his own undertaking; it also involved the resources that the Great Liang had accumulated over the years, as well as the scions and disciples of various powerful families.

The most important matters of state are sacrifice and war.

Indeed, it can be said that receiving the Northern Expeditionary Army's retreat required everyone's attention and the court's full support.

But what does this have to do with Cizhou? They can't hold office for several months.

Cizhou was practically the gateway to Jiankang. Once Cizhou fell, the White Turban Army could turn around and attack Jiankang.

Does this person really want me dead?

Su Che didn't speak. He was already a core member of the Zhongyuan organization, which was different from peripheral henchmen like Wu Zhiqi.

For example, the mission they are discussing now, according to Su Che's understanding, is that Zhong Yuan is using the Zhongshan Society to extricate himself from a predicament.

Eliminating Li Hong would be completely meaningless to the Zhongshan Society.

The purpose of Zhongshan Society and Zhongyuan is to rebuild the ancient Heavenly Court, and no matter what Bailudong wants to do, from a strategic perspective, it cannot affect Zhongyuan's goals at all.

This is similar to a major power building a space station and tribal wars in Africa. If you insist that these two things are related, then you could say they are related, but basically they will not have any influence on each other.

In this massive project of rebuilding the ancient Heavenly Court, my job and that of the Yin-Yang Dharma King is to establish an underworld corresponding to the Heavenly Court. At the same time, I am also responsible for playing the role of a "suspected reincarnation of the ancient Azure Emperor" to attract attention.

Of course, within their own project team, the Yin-Yang Dharma King is similar to the top leader, but he only holds the title without actually governing. The person in question is the executive vice president, the second-in-command, who handles all sorts of matters.

The main problem we are facing now is the pressure from Cizhou.

On the one hand, his official identity is that of a prison officer in the Imperial Guard, an important member of the Su clan of Duling, and inseparable from the Liang Dynasty.

If I leave Cizhou, I don't know how many open and hidden attacks await me in Jiankang.

On the other hand, Su Che felt that the appearance of the ancient underworld at this moment was not a coincidence, but a link in the Zhongyuan's elaborate plan.

The land of Cizhou was raised from the sea by Zhongyuan through his supernatural powers, and the ancient underworld's current unsealing should also be inextricably linked to him.

The only question is what the real motive behind the Zhongyuan Festival is.
"There is another matter that I hope you will all pay attention to."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King cleared his throat and continued.

Xiang Liu's words clearly carried more weight, and the masked people below remained silent, quietly awaiting the Yin-Yang Dharma King's instructions.

"The ancient underworld has already appeared in Cizhou, but I must remind everyone that it is a dead end. If you do not want to return the mask and be expelled from the association, then do not think you can try your luck there."

"Dong Wang Gong has personally gone there; you can ask him for details."

This person is kind-hearted.

Su Che looked at the Yin-Yang Dharma King above. If it were him, he might not have revealed the news of the ancient underworld's reappearance, but if he had, some members of the Zhongshan Society would inevitably have gone there hoping to gain some benefits.

That place is heavily forbidden, and with the resurrected ancient demon god, it's absolutely a situation where there's no chance of survival.

Excluding close friends and family like the little fox, the rest of these people could be considered his henchmen. It would be a pity if they were to perish in the ancient underworld.

"The ancient underworld has been revived. It is heavily forbidden. Once you enter the underworld, you will suffer the five signs of decay. Even if you are a true immortal, you will only have a nine-out-of-ten chance of dying if you enter."

Su Che spoke, his voice becoming timeless and ancient through the mask, as if he were truly an ancient being recounting events.

"Nine Netherworld Luo Feng was originally a blessed land created by the earth immortals in ancient times, but it has now become a dead land. It is best if you do not enter."

Su Che's words immediately elicited some very interesting reactions from the audience.

Wu Zhiqi and the others had naturally never seen Su Che under the alias "Dong Wang Gong" because Su Che had been given the identity of "Feng Xi" before the Zhongyuan Festival. Even the little fox thought Su Che was just a "Feng Xi" in the Zhongshan Society.

As for "Dong Wang Gong," in terms of rank, he can be said to be the most ancient and noble among those present, apart from the mysterious Zhongshan Society master "Zhong Yuan."

Even the "Plain Maiden" who never set foot in the Central Plains was far inferior to the "Eastern King Duke".

The group remained silent for a moment, listening quietly and trying to guess the mysterious identity of the Eastern King.

However, the Eastern King Duke only spoke a few words about the ancient underworld before suddenly falling silent, leaving them feeling as if they had stepped into empty air.

"May I ask, Lord Xiangliu, if Senior Dongwanggong will also be participating in this..."

I am not involved.

Since Zhongyuan wasn't around, Su Che politely declined.

Just kidding, what if the little fox finds out that I've become the Eastern King Duke? That would be a huge problem.
really.

The group exchanged glances, and apart from the mysterious woman, they all saw the shock in each other's eyes.

What did the Eastern King Duke just do?
He assigned himself the tasks directly.

Everyone here is working for the Zhongyuan Festival; if anyone dares to utter even the slightest dissent, they're doomed.

The fact that Xiang Liu was able to arrange things here on behalf of Zhong Yuan was already enough to shock everyone, making them feel that a big shot who was on par with Zhong Yuan had arrived. Now, suddenly there is another one.

What does this show? It precisely shows that our Zhongshan Society is strong and well-equipped.

The Zhongyuan Sect is already unfathomable; now, with the addition of Xiangliu and Dongwanggong, what will become of them?
Su Che and the Yin-Yang Dharma King had no idea that these people had so many thoughts. The Third Young Master Su simply felt that these people were all helpers he could use in the future, and it would be too much of a waste to lose them all to the ancient underworld because of momentary greed.

"Is there anything else, everyone?" Seeing that Su Che remained silent, the Yin-Yang Dharma King felt that he had conveyed the general meaning and decided to adjourn the meeting.

Then the final step was carried out.

His question did indeed uncover something.

The "Gushe" who was suspected of having some role in the Liang royal family spoke up.

"There's something else I need your attention on. I need information about someone's whereabouts. That person went missing near Cizhou. Could you please keep an eye out for him?"

After she said that, Su Che felt that he might be able to gain some more benefits.

Gu She was probably looking for the Prince of Wuling, who was born with a demonic nature and was currently lying in his own Qingdi Treasure Garden. It would be a good opportunity to make a deal with this mysterious Gu She, at least to find out who she was, and also to get some legitimate benefits from the emperor.

Young Master Su has been tricked by this old man several times, and today is the perfect opportunity to collect interest.

This is a good opportunity to find out the true nature of the Liang royal family and see just how deep their collusion with the Demonic Sect is.

A prince, the emperor's son, has been raised into a demonic fetus. Hmph, there's obviously a big story to uncover here.

“Xie Yun, daughter of the Xie family of Chen Commandery, whose father Xie Kuang is a court attendant, and whose husband Wang Jian comes from the Langya Wang family and is the chief secretary of the Prince of Wuling Commandery. He is also the current powerful figure in Cizhou. She went missing in Cizhou a few days ago, and I need her whereabouts,” Gu She said calmly.

This suddenly piqued the interest of Young Master Su.

They were actually looking for Madam Xie.

Instead of paying attention to members of the imperial family like the Prince of Wuling, they actually showed concern for the daughter of the Xie family of Chenjun and the daughter-in-law of the Wang family of Langya.

This really made Su Che's mind wander for a while.

"A woman from the Xie family of Chen Commandery actually got lost?"

Yu Qiang suddenly asked, "Is there some reason behind this?"

"Initial suspicion is that they eloped. Rumors in Jiankang say that this woman and Su Che, who is now the Chief of the Imperial Guard in Cizhou and comes from the Su family of Duling, had a past relationship and were childhood sweethearts."

"Oh wow, this is interesting."

Wuzhiqi chuckled: "So the victim is still working with her lover? How audacious!"

collapse.

A strange sound came from Qingqiu.

“Xie Yun has no cultivation, but she has been raising a Zhu Yan (a mythical creature), so we suspect she has some other background.” Gu She turned to look at Qingqiu on the other side: “Miss Qing, over here…”

"It's okay, I'm fine."

Qingqiu said calmly, "I will get to Cizhou as soon as possible. How will we contact each other then?"

"The usual arrangement, let's do it at the Cizhou City God Temple."

Wu Zhiqi grinned and chuckled, "Miss Qing is usually so lazy, why are you so energetic this time?"

Because we need to finely chop us into meat sauce.

Su Che looked at the little fox beside him, and realized he needed to quickly come up with a way to fool them.

Yes, got it.

"Fairy Gushe, if we can accomplish this, what will be the benefits?"

Yu Qiang said from the other side.

"A secret manual for condensing elixir. Of course, you may not lack such things, so I will also add a ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and a wisp of Taiyin Xuanqi collected by the Immortal of Longevity."

Gu She said, "How about it? Isn't that very sincere?"

"Hahaha, we'll take this deal."

Wuzhiqi laughed heartily: "Young Master Yu, Miss Qing, what do you think?"

Yu Qiang and the little fox naturally ignored the water monkey, seemingly each having their own plans.

Su Che didn't really care about the secret to condensing the elixir, but the ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and the Taiyin Profound Qi were indeed good things.

This Gushe, backed by the Liang royal family, is indeed very wealthy.

The efficacy of the "ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum" is self-evident; the mere mention of "ten-thousand-year-old" is enough to prove its preciousness.

As for the Taiyin Xuanqi, it is something that can only be encountered by chance and cannot be sought after.

This item is condensed from the essence of Taiyin, and it is beneficial to all Taiyin and Xuanyin lineages. Moreover, it is an essential item for many cultivation methods.

The Taiyin Profound Qi is almost non-existent within this world; it can only be collected by entering the outer void beyond the Nine Heavenly Gangs, which is tantamount to directly confronting the boundless Heavenly Demons beyond the realm.

Only immortal beings who have attained eternal life can accomplish such a thing, but even they have to bear enormous risks.

Its preciousness is self-evident.

Of all those present, the richest is naturally that senior Su Nu, followed by Gu She in front of me. The rest of us are all poor brothers, just like me.

Well, we're considered the poor brothers who are practically invisible, but at least we have the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden to rely on. These other guys are in a much worse situation.

After thinking for a moment, Su Che decided to keep an eye on Madam Xie's whereabouts.

It wasn't that these things were so appealing, but rather that Young Master Su was also very curious about what kind of secret Madam Xie was hiding.

Despite their humble origins, the Xie family of Chen Commandery had no cultivation whatsoever.

She chose Wang Jian, a rather undesirable member of the Langya Wang clan, as her husband.

Beside him was a Zhu Yan, a primordial alien species comparable to a weapon of mass destruction.

He disappeared after being ganged up on by a group of experts in the Rejuvenation Pill Sect, and there has been no news of him since.

For some reason, Su Che had a mysterious belief in Madam Xie, believing that she would not die in obscurity.

This woman is definitely not as simple as she appears on the surface.

Ever since they learned that the Prince of Wuling was a born demon.

Su Che even suspected many times that Madam Xie was behind all these experiences, orchestrating things in a clever way.

After all, it was all too much of a coincidence.

It was as if the white dragon fish costume was pre-designed, the various encounters on the road, and the assassin group that suddenly appeared, leaving him almost powerless to fight back.

This is no coincidence at all; the only explanation is that someone is calmly orchestrating things behind the scenes.

Su Che suspected that the person who orchestrated all of this was Madam Xie herself.

(End of this chapter)