True Fire Weapon Forging Workshop, rear hall.
Elder Zhang didn't sleep the entire night.
This night was too torturous for him.
He had failed.
The assassination that had been planned for so long had actually failed!
Although Liang Dan and Meng Han were nearing the end of their lifespans, they were still Perfected Jin Dan after all.
Elder Zhang could not take this lying down.
Not only did this concern the rise and fall of True Fire Weapon Workshop, it also concerned True Fire Sect's reputation!
The shopkeeper of True Fire Weapon Workshop, Ge Yong, walked into the back hall. When he saw Elder Zhang's soulless expression, he could not help but sigh inwardly. He went forward and advised, "Elder Zhang, you should rest for a while. Almost an entire day has passed."
"News of what happened last night has spread, right?"
After a while, Elder Zhang's lips moved as he asked.
Ge Yong nodded with an ugly expression.
Elder Zhang's face was filled with hostility. He slowly clenched his fist and said hatefully, "Even if you don't say it, I can guess it! The people outside must be rejoicing in our misfortune, laughing at our True Fire Sect! "
"Ge Yong, let me tell you, I didn't lose. True Fire Weapon Workshop didn't lose either. True Fire Sect won't lose either!"
Ge Yong saw that Elder Zhang seemed to have been stimulated too much and had already fallen into a deranged state. He hurriedly said, "Elder Zhang, things have already come to this, you …"
Elder Zhang interrupted Ge Yong and said coldly, "I'll send a message to the sect and get them to send even stronger cultivators over. We must kill Mo Ling in the capital!"
Ge Yong vaguely felt that Elder Zhang had lost his mind, but he couldn't say it out loud. He could only say tactfully, "This is a serious matter. The sect may not agree, right?"
"The sect will definitely agree! When had True Fire Sect ever suffered such a loss? How could he be frightened by a little artificer of unknown origin? "
With a cold snort, Elder Zhang continued, "After two years of observation, I dare to conclude that Mo Ling has definitely mastered a unique Spirit Gathering Technique with an extremely high success rate! After killing Mo Ling, this Spirit Gathering Technique naturally belongs to our True Fire Sect. "
"But last night's incident has alarmed the Azure Falcon guards. I'm sure the Emperor of Great Zhou already knows about this. It's not good for us to make a move in the capital, is it?" Ge Yong frowned slightly.
"Don't worry."
Elder Zhang replied, "The emperor of Great Zhou will definitely not interfere in this matter out of respect for True Fire Sect."
Rumble!
Just as Elder Zhang finished speaking, an earth-shattering sound came from outside the door, as if a meteorite had fallen and smashed right at the entrance of True Fire Weapon Workshop.
Elder Zhang frowned slightly. He waved his hand and said, "Go take a look and see what's going on outside. I'll write a letter right away!"
"Yes."
Ge Yong turned around and left.
With a dark expression, Elder Zhang took out a letter from his storage bag and scribbled furiously.
Not long after Ge Yong left, he panted and ran into the back hall with a panicked expression.
Elder Zhang picked up the letter he had just written and shook the ink off. He handed it to Ge Yong and said, "Send this letter back to the sect as soon as possible!"
"This …"
Ge Yong did not take it. His face was pale, and he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Hmm? What happened outside? "Elder Zhang asked with a frown.
Ge Yong smiled bitterly, "Elder Zhang, you should go out and take a look yourself."
Holding the letter in his left hand, Elder Zhang strode out of the door with a grim expression.
Before he reached the entrance, Elder Zhang heard a commotion outside True Fire Weapon Workshop, as though countless people had gathered and were discussing fervently.
"This time round, True Fire Weapon Workshop has truly suffered a huge setback."
"That's right, it's utterly embarrassing."
"It's a crushing defeat."
"I wonder who came up with the idea to assassinate Mr. Mo. That person should be the greatest sinner of True Fire Sect!"
A series of chaotic voices could be heard and Elder Zhang's expression turned increasingly terrible.
The moment he stepped out of the door of True Fire Weapon Workshop, the commotion outside quietened down significantly.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Everyone turned their heads and looked at Elder Zhang with a strange look in their eyes as they whispered to each other.
Elder Zhang looked around. In the end, his gaze landed on a tall notice stone tablet opposite him. There was a brand new notice pasted on it.
"If there are any more thieves who dare to plot against the capital and assassinate talents, they will be killed without mercy! The mastermind behind them will not be able to escape death as well! "
It was a murderous sentence.
At the end of the notice was a square pattern – it was the emperor's jade seal!
When he saw that sentence and the pattern of the emperor's jade seal, Elder Zhang felt as though he was struck by lightning. Feeling dizzy, his body swayed and he nearly fell.
Ge Yong hurried forward to support Elder Zhang.
After a moment, Elder Zhang took a deep breath of air and looked at the bearded man at the side, asking with difficulty, "May I ask, Lord Commander, is this notice … truly the will of the king?"
"What do you mean by that, Elder Zhang? Are you suspecting that I'm faking the will of the emperor? "The bearded man asked expressionlessly.
Elder Zhang's heart skipped a beat as he replied hurriedly, "No, I'm not …"
The bearded man harrumphed coldly and turned to point at the jade stream pattern at the end of the notice, saying in a deep voice, "The emperor's jade seal has always been in the hands of the king. How dare you question it, hmm?"
"Then why is the notice pasted here …"
Before Elder Zhang could finish, he was interrupted by the bearded man, "The reason why it's pasted here is to tell those with ill intentions that under the feet of the Emperor of Great Zhou, even tigers had better crouch and dragons had better coil up! Don't even think about stirring up trouble!"
With every sentence that the bearded man said, Elder Zhang's face turned paler by a shade.
In the end, Elder Zhang's gaze dimmed and he was completely disheartened.
The letter that he had just written in his hands was also pulverized by his spirit energy.
That letter was no longer useful.
That was because not only had the Emperor of Great Zhou expressed his stance, he had even issued a stern warning to True Fire Weapon Workshop!
If True Fire Weapon Workshop attacked Mo Ling again, they would not be offending anyone else, but the current Emperor of Great Zhou!
With the notice pasted here, even some of the cultivators who were still in the dark realized that the mastermind behind the assassination last night was True Fire Weapon Workshop!
It was truly a crushing defeat.
Elder Zhang let out a long sigh and seemed to have aged instantly. Turning around, he entered True Fire Weapon Workshop with a lonely back view.
For a moment, Elder Zhang regretted it.
Perhaps, he should not have been blinded by greed and chose to assassinate Mo Ling back then.
It was still noon and True Fire Weapon Workshop was closed long ago.
Everyone dispersed one after another. However, the discussion about this matter did not die down.
"Your Majesty is too much. Since the notice is already pasted at their door, he should just make it clear."
"What do you know? True Fire Weapon Workshop represents True Fire Sect, one of the five major sects. They have been established for many years and their foundation is there. Even the Emperor of Great Zhou has to give them face. If they were to make it clear, it would be equivalent to falling out with True Fire Sect. There's no need for that. "
One of the cultivators laughed. "This notice is interesting. It doesn't mention True Fire Weapon Workshop or Mr. Mo at all. However, even a fool can tell what it's referring to."
"That's right. Your Majesty is just short of saying that Mr. Mo will be under my protection in the capital from now on …"
"From today onwards, I'm afraid no one in the capital will dare to target Mr. Mo anymore. Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop will also become an unshakable existence in the capital! "
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