Marvel Superheroes in China

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Chapter 552 The Torture Ritual (7)

Qin Wu has even begun to consider accelerating the progress of the Investiture of the Gods storyline!

However, if you want to speed up the Investiture of the Gods storyline, you must start with your cheap master, Jiang Ziya.

Because whether for himself or for the entire Investiture of the Gods, Jiang Ziya is a key NPC.

If we could persuade him to go fishing on the Wei River sooner, it would definitely have triggered the Investiture of the Gods war earlier.

However, this matter is not so easy. Jiang Ziya has just come down the mountain and does not have a bad impression of King Zhou. It is obviously impossible for such an old and pedantic man to betray the throne.

Moreover, at this very moment, Jiang Ziya is riding high on his success, so he definitely won't listen to any of this now.

The only way I can hope to change his mind is to make him see the cruelty of King Zhou of Shang.

This gave Qin Wu an even bigger headache. How could he make him understand the cruelty of King Zhou? He couldn't very well impeach him himself, could he?

Forget it, the risk is too great.

Qin Wu rubbed his aching head. This was not something that could be accomplished in a day or two, so he simply sat down in a chair, crossed his legs, and began to cultivate.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ziya on the other side was unhappy about this. He grabbed Qin Wu's ear and wouldn't let go, insisting that he look at the bamboo slips on the table with him!

As a result, the two of them spent the whole day together at the Imperial Observatory studying bamboo slips, and only finished when they observed the celestial phenomena once more in the evening.

Qin Wu thought to himself that this old Jiang was too greedy for official positions. He was only appointed as a junior official and he was already like this. No wonder that when Ji Chang, the Marquis of Xibo, appointed him as prime minister, he was so eager to sell his life to him!

Back home, Qin Wu ate a quick meal and then lay down to rest.

Before long, it was the morning of the next day, and Qin Wu and Jiang Ziya went to the Longde Hall for the morning court session.

In reality, the morning court session wasn't like what's depicted in TV dramas, where you had to attend every single morning.

In that case, the ministers and the emperor wouldn't have to do anything else; they could just go to court and play every day!

This morning court session was actually held on the first and fifteenth of each month, when ministers would come here to report on their work.

The ministers regularly attended this morning court session, and it had long been a routine for them.

But Qin Wu is different. He used to only see him on TV, but today he's experiencing it firsthand!

However, since he and Jiang Ziya were standing behind Du Yuanxian, they dared not be too presumptuous and could only move left and right.

Jiang Ziya was really annoyed because it was his first time participating in this event. However, he didn't have Qin Wu's composure. He hadn't dared to move forward when he was listening to the teachings of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable at the Jade Void Palace, let alone now.

Especially with Qin Wu causing such a commotion, Jiang Ziya was even more troubled.

However, with so many ministers present, it was inappropriate to directly criticize him, so he could only endure it.

(Zhao Le Zhao) Just when Jiang Ziya was on the verge of collapse, a voice finally came from the hall: "The King has arrived!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone lowered their heads and looked up.

Then they saw King Zhou of Shang, Di Xin, gently embracing Daji as they walked into the main hall.

An uproar immediately erupted among the ministers. There was no precedent, from ancient times to the present, for bringing a woman to court! This king was becoming increasingly absurd!

Chapter 553 Change of View (8)

King Zhou frowned as he looked at the chattering ministers below, clearly displeased.

He sat down on the dragon throne, waved his sleeve, and began to speak:

"If you have the foundation to start a memorial, if you don't have the foundation to retreat!"

When everyone saw that King Zhou Di Xin looked displeased, no one stepped forward to speak.

When King Zhou saw that his ministers were surprisingly not rambling on and on, he was quite surprised and thought to himself, "This is not like them at all!"

King Zhou: "Alright, since that's the case, then..."

Before King Zhou could finish speaking, Daji tugged at his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, we haven't talked about that matter yet!"

As soon as Qin Wu saw Daji speak, he immediately knew that this girl was about to cause trouble again.

Sure enough, King Zhou slapped his forehead: "Yes, I almost forgot about this most important matter, Du Yuanxian!"

Upon hearing King Zhou call his name from above, Du Yuanxian, who was below, trembled with fear and cried out, "Your subject is here!"

King Zhou: "A month ago, I ordered you to oversee the construction of the Deer Terrace. How is it progressing?"

Du Yuanxian quickly explained, "Your Majesty, the Deer Terrace project is enormous; it simply cannot be completed in just two months..."

King Zhou slammed his hand on the table: "How dare you! I ordered you to build the Deer Terrace only because you are a veteran minister of two dynasties, and I trusted you. I never expected you to make excuses again and again. Do you still have any respect for the law and the majesty of the emperor?"

King Zhou's words left Qin Wu completely bewildered. That didn't make sense. If Du Yuanxian had built the Deer Terrace, then what was Jiang Ziya supposed to do?

Without this opportunity, how could Jiang Ziya have rebelled against Chaoge?

Before Qin Wu could figure this out, Daji, who was sitting next to him, chimed in: "Your Majesty, this matter must be severely punished, otherwise it will not be enough to uphold the prestige of the country!"

King Zhou: "Take Du Yuanxian out and strike him on the head with the golden mace!"

"Wait!" Daji suddenly shouted, stopping the guards who were about to carry out the execution. Then she whispered a few words in King Zhou's ear.

King Zhou immediately beamed with delight: "Good, very good, as my beloved concubine has said!"

……

Half an hour later, Qin Wu helped Jiang Ziya out of the Longde Hall.

As soon as Jiang Ziya came out, he vomited as soon as he saw the wind. Good heavens, he almost threw up the lamb leg he had eaten yesterday.

If Qin Wu hadn't seen so much bloodshed that he'd become somewhat numb, he probably would have ended up like Jiang Ziya.

It really is disgusting. The descriptions in history books are only objective. Having witnessed the torture of branding oneself in person, I can say that it truly lives up to its reputation.

But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after Du Yuanxian was subjected to the torture of burning alive, he revealed Jiang Ziya and Qin Wu behind him.

He immediately saw Qin Wu and Jiang Ziya, and his eyes turned red. Luckily, his eye sockets were small, otherwise his eyes would have popped out.

As a result, under the strong recommendation of Miss Su Daji, the task of building the Deer Terrace smoothly fell to Qin Wu and his apprentice Jiang Ziya.

It seems that history is indeed inevitable, and these key moments in time will never change.

Even if the paths are different, they will eventually lead back to the same destination!

Chapter 554 The Golden Crow Appears Again (9)

Chaotic Star Sea Dragon Cave

After Qin Wu and Chi Yaotai left, the cave remained largely silent.

After all, the reputation of Chiyao Terrace was so great that most demons would never dare to provoke it lightly.

But today, an uninvited guest has arrived at this Chilong Cave.

If Chi Yaotai and Qin Wu were here, they would definitely recognize that this sneaky figure was none other than the three-legged golden crow that had fought Qin Wu before!

This guy was suppressed by Qin Wu's Xuanming Heavy Water when they fought before, so he was naturally very dissatisfied.

The fact that Qin Wu and Chi Yaotai were acting mysteriously, as if they had some unspeakable secret, further fueled Jin Yu's curiosity. He had already embarked on his return journey, but he secretly sneaked back.

When Jin Yu returned, the cave was already empty.

Although he hadn't gotten any information, Jin Yu was unwilling to have come all this way for nothing, so he started searching inside the cave at Chi Yaotai, hoping to find something useful.

As fate would have it, Jin Yu actually stumbled upon the teleportation array that Qin Wu and Chi Yaotai used!

Because this was Chi Yaotai's private cave dwelling, Chi Yaotai never expected that anyone would be able to break into his cave dwelling, so he simply added an extremely simple illusion array to the teleportation array.

This petty trick was of course not going to fool someone like Jin Yu. He glanced into the corner and discovered the illusion array.

With a wave of his hand, he shattered the illusion array, revealing the teleportation array nakedly to Jin Yu.

If Chi Yaotai knew this, she would probably regret it to death.

But even if Jin Yu discovered the teleportation array, it would be useless. He didn't have any teleportation talismans, and even if he did, he wouldn't know how to use them!

Just when Jin Yu was at his wit's end, he suddenly heard the sound of wind behind him.

Jin Yu immediately turned around warily, about to ask who it was, but before he could even speak, a deep blue black hole appeared in the cave.

Jin Yu then realized that something seemed amiss and turned to run away.

·· ··Requesting flowers·· ··

But as soon as Jin Yu moved, a large hand wearing a golden glove reached out from the black hole and grabbed him tightly:

"(In English) Is this another parallel universe?"

Jin Yu was stunned. What the hell was that saying?!

Only then did Jin Yu have time to examine the guy in front of him. He hadn't looked at him before, but once he did, he realized that this guy looked even more shabby than himself and didn't even look human!

....... .. .......

He wore a full suit of golden armor, a helmet that also shone with gold, and his hands were adorned with two gems, one blue and one green.

Most importantly, under the helmet was a big face that looked like a purple sweet potato, with deep grooves on its chin. Jin Yu almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.