No matter how shameless and despicable the other party was, he was still the emperor of Qingyuan Conferred Empire. It was one thing to teach the other party a lesson or make him beg for death, but killing the other party directly was against the rules.
"This is bad!"
Elder Xu exclaimed in horror.
As much as they wanted to exact vengeance, the Mingshi Tang Empire would surely investigate the matter thoroughly, and none of them would be able to get away scot-free.
Even if they were guilty, the Mingshi Tang Empire would have to conduct a trial before they could make a decision. Killing the other party was no different from challenging the authority of a Conferred Empire.
"I will take full responsibility for my actions. I am the one who killed him, so I will take full responsibility for it!"
Liu Yang clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth.
"How do you intend to take responsibility for it?" Sun Qiang asked. "You don't represent yourself but the Young Master!"
"I …" Liu Yang was rendered speechless.
Indeed, no matter how he took responsibility, his teacher would be implicated in this matter. There was nothing he could do about it.
From the moment he acknowledged Zhang Xuan as his teacher, his fate had already been inextricably bound together with his teacher.
"What should I do then?" Liu Yang's face reddened in agitation.
No matter what, he was still a teenager. He was still able to cultivate diligently, but in the face of such a huge matter, he was already panicking.
"I don't know what to do either!" Sun Qiang shook his head.
If only the Old Master was here. With his standing and strength, he should be able to resolve this matter easily. If the Young Master was here as well, given how intelligent and resourceful he was, perhaps … he might be able to resolve this matter as well.
But … he really couldn't think of a good solution.
The emperor of a Conferred Empire had been killed just like that. This was simply too huge of a commotion.
"Let's return to the Combat Master Hall first and find a way to contact the Young Master!"
After thinking for a long time, Sun Qiang still didn't know what to do.
"That seems to be the only way …"
Elder Xu and the others knew that the Young Master of their benefactor was a Seven Star Master Teacher who had successfully crashed the Qingyuan Empire Master Teacher Pavilion. Thus, they had no choice but to approach the Young Master for help.
The group quickly made their way back to the Combat Master Hall.
While they were leaving, in a corner of the royal palace, a figure struggled to stand up, but in the end, he failed.
"This … I'm in deep trouble. I have to inform the Mingshi Tang Empire as soon as possible!"
After recuperating for six hours, Zhang Xuan felt that the medicinal effects of the pill had weakened. Thus, he stood up and left the royal palace.
At this moment, the sky was already bright outside. Upon arriving at the entrance of the Mingshi Tang Shop, the other party had already changed his clothes … and to his astonishment, he was actually a Seven Star Master Teacher!
Previously, Wu Shi had listened to Zhang Xuan's instructions and sent someone to follow Chu Tianxing to see if there was anything amiss … This was the person he had sent!
Thus, he went into hiding, intending to find evidence of the emperor. Yet, who could have thought that he would see the sight of Liu Yang and the others attempting to murder the emperor? Furthermore, he was also poisoned … and he didn't have the strength to stop them at all.
"Elder An, you are here. Song shi has been here since morning, and he is currently throwing a fit …"
Upon seeing Zhang Xuan walking in, a master teacher hurriedly stepped forward to welcome him.
"Song shi?" Elder An frowned.
"He's a quasi 8-star master teacher from the Qianchong Empire branch. Pavilion Master Gou reported the matter of Zhang Shi's pavilion crashing back then to the headquarters, and they were dispatched here today," the master teacher explained.
"Quasi 8-star master teacher?" Elder An narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
There were two titles between a Seven Star Master Teacher and an 8-star master teacher — half 8-star master teacher and quasi 8-star master teacher!
Upon reaching Leaving Aperture realm, one would be qualified to be called a half 8-star master teacher, and only upon reaching Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle would one be qualified to be called a quasi 8-star master teacher!
The fact that Song shi was a quasi 8-star master teacher meant that his cultivation had already reached Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle, putting him not too far away from reaching Saint 6-dan.
At Saint 6-dan, the Grand Dominion realm, one would be able to form one's own Dominion and wield absolute power within it.
"Yes!"
The master teacher nodded.
"You came at the right time. I'll report this matter to my superior, and he'll be the one to decide how to deal with this matter."
Elder An nodded.
The murder of the emperor was already beyond his control, so he could only report the matter as it was. As such, he could only rely on the other party to decide how to deal with this matter.
Following closely behind the combat master, it didn't take long for them to arrive at the main hall of the Mingshi Tang Empire. However, before they could even enter, a displeased voice sounded.
"Pavilion Master Gou, Temple Master Tian, and so many Seven Star master teachers have been killed. Yet, instead of looking for the culprit, you are treating this place as though nothing has happened. Have you forgotten the responsibilities of a master teacher, or have you simply grown lazy? You are truly a devious bunch! It's about time for your Qingyuan Empire branch to be reorganized! Where's Wu Rufeng? Didn't Pavilion Master Gou say that he would be the temporary pavilion master? Where is he? "
Walking into the hall, they saw an elder standing at the center of the hall, bellowing furiously at the elders.
Most likely, he was the legendary Song shi.
The elders lowered their heads, not daring to even breathe loudly.
The other party represented the headquarters, and he was a quasi 8-star master teacher as well. Who would dare to refute his words?
It was no wonder he was angry. The Mingshi Tang Empire, which had stood tall for more than ten thousand years, had lost both its pavilion master and vice pavilion master, as well as so many Seven Star master teachers … On top of that, a twenty-year-old young man had successfully crashed the Mingshi Tang Empire.
"Vice Pavilion Master Wu has gone into seclusion …"
One of the elders said.
"Seclusion? As the head of the Qingyuan Empire branch, he still has the cheek to go into seclusion after such a huge matter? How can he still be in the mood to go into seclusion? "Hearing those words, Song shi felt so furious that he could explode on the spot.
To think that Vice Pavilion Master Wu would still be able to go into seclusion when the entire Qingyuan Empire branch was on the verge of destruction … What a genius!
"Bring him over to me … Right, bring that pavilion crasher Zhang Xuan over as well!" Song shi flicked his wrist.
"Bring … Zhang Shi over for what?"
Song shi harrumphed coldly. "Everything that has happened in your Qingyuan Empire branch recently has something to do with him. I'd like to see just what kind of person he is to be able to wreak havoc in the Mingshi Tang Empire!"
As a master teacher, Zhang Xuan had conducted a thorough investigation on the matter before coming to the Master Teacher Academy.
The incident had started because Zhong Qingwang of Qingyuan Empire had captured a butler named Sun Qiang. Due to that, the conflict had escalated, resulting in a pavilion crashing.
It had only been ten days since he had arrived at Qingyuan City, and yet, he had already caused such a huge ruckus. He really wanted to see just what kind of person Zhang Xuan was and what kind of capabilities he possessed.
"Yes!"
One of the Elders nodded and walked out of the room.
Elder An walked up to him.
"Song shi, I am Elder An Rufa, and I would like to report a matter to you!"
"I have heard of you. You can be considered as a veteran elder of Qingyuan Empire. Feel free to speak your mind!" Song shi nodded.
"It's like this … Last night, the emperor of Qingyuan Empire, Chu Tianxing, imprisoned Zhang Xuan and Zhang Shi's student, Liu Yang. Then, in the middle of the night, Sun Qiang, along with some remnants of the Poison Temple, poisoned the guards of the royal palace to save Liu Yang … and on top of that, they even … killed Chu Tianxing!"
Elder An swiftly recounted what he had seen with his own eyes to Song shi.
"Killed Chu Tianxing? Chu Tianxing is dead? "
Song shi narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
"That's right!" Elder An nodded.
"Who killed him?" Song shi asked anxiously.
"It's … Zhang Shi's student, Liu Yang. He killed him with a single punch!" Elder An replied.
"This … Killing the emperor of a Conferred Empire … That's an insult to the Mingshi Tang Empire! Damn it, damn it! "
Song shi's face turned livid.
The Mingshi Tang Empire protected the peace of the world.
Even though Zhang Shi possessed unparalleled talent, he had wreaked havoc in the empire as soon as he arrived, and even the emperor was killed by his student. How was the Mingshi Tang Empire going to face the people of the empire?
This was … unforgivable!
"Bring Zhang Xuan and his student here right now!"
Song shi clenched his fists tightly.
Given how huge the matter was, he had to deal with it as soon as possible. Otherwise, even the headquarters of the Mingshi Tang Empire wouldn't be able to control the situation, let alone him.
"Yes …"
Several Elders accepted the order, turned around, and left.
Not too long later, a plump man walked in.
"Paying respects to Song shi. I am Zhang Xuan, Zhang Shi's butler, Sun Qiang!"
The plump man clasped his fist.
Song shi narrowed his eyes and asked, "You are Sun Qiang?"
To be honest, rather than saying that Zhang Shi was the source of everything, it would be more accurate to say that this fellow was the culprit!
"That's right. Our Young Master isn't in Qingyuan City at the moment," Sun Qiang replied.
"Not in?" Song shi's complexion turned even more awful.
"Our Young Master and Wu Shi are out hunting down the culprit behind Pavilion Master Gou's death! In order to prevent the culprit from hearing the news, they purposely said that they were in seclusion! "
Sun Qiang explained.
He knew that the Young Master wasn't in seclusion, and since the other party was from the headquarters, he had to tell the truth.
"Hunting down the culprit?"
Hearing those words, Song shi's complexion eased a little. "Where is Liu Yang?"
Since Zhang Shi wasn't around, where was the culprit behind Emperor Gou's death?
Why wasn't he here?
"He …" Sun Qiang replied awkwardly. "He has also left Qingyuan City, and his whereabouts are unknown!"
"Left? His whereabouts are unknown? What do you mean? "
An oppressive aura emanated from Song shi, causing the surrounding crowd to tremble in fear. Song shi glared at the plump man before him, seemingly intending to tear him apart.
"Reporting to Song shi, after killing Emperor Chu Tianxing, Liu Yang felt guilty, so he secretly left. I don't know where he went either …" Sun Qiang replied.
What he said was the truth.
After returning to the Combat Master Hall, he had consoled Liu Yang for a while before hurriedly trying to contact the Young Master. However, even after trying for a long time, he was still unable to contact the Young Master. By the time he returned, the Young Master had already disappeared.
All that was left was a letter.
"Secretly left? More likely, he is trying to escape! "
Song shi narrowed his eyes. He turned around and commanded, "Search the entire city right now and capture that escaped murderer, regardless of whether he is dead or alive!"
"Yes!"
A group of master teachers swiftly left the area.
"As a mere butler, he actually dared to break the rules and bring his men into the royal palace to poison the guards … His crimes are unforgivable! Men, take Sun Qiang away for the time being. Once we capture Liu Yang, we'll interrogate him as well! "
Song shi bellowed.
Hearing those words, another group of master teachers walked over.
"Take me away? And capture the Young Master as well? "
Not expecting Song shi to make such a decision, Sun Qiang's eyebrows shot up in displeasure. "How brazen of you! Do you know who our Old Master is?"
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