In the forbidden garden of the Albatross Mansion, Xiahou Ta was lying on an open-air bed, basking in the warm sun with his eyes closed. His aged body had almost sunk into the thick, snow-white cushion, and a heart-calming incense burner was burning beside him, emitting wisps of purple smoke.
Steward Wei Shu appeared at a corner far away. He walked to the side and whispered something into Xiahou Ta's ear.
Xiahou Ta, who was pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes and got up slowly. He said in shock, "Fire Asura's disciple? Did you find out the source? "
Wei Shu reached out a hand to help him sit up. "This is a little strange. The news spread out without rhyme or reason. We tried to investigate on our side, but we couldn't find the source."
Xiahou Ta picked up his walking stick and placed both of his palms on the top of the walking stick. He slowly placed it under his chin and pondered for a long time. Finally, he muttered, "Yes, that's possible. This would explain why Master Qing sent that kid to the Left Supervisory Guard and sent him to the Ancient Desolate Wasteland. But there's something strange. Others don't know but we do. How did Fire Asura's disciple get involved with the Six Paths? "
Wei Shu said, "Judging from the time difference between the master and disciple, they're obviously skipping generations. There shouldn't be any old relationship between them. Niu Youde's involvement with the Six Paths should have nothing to do with Fire Asura."
Xiahou Ta stood up with his crutch and waved his hand. "The key is Niu Youde's involvement with the Six Paths. If we don't know about this, we'll be fooled. But the key is that we know, so we can't look at it like this. Let me ask you, what's the biggest problem Niu Youde faced after coming out of the Primordial Wasteland? "
Wei Shu thought for a while and smiled. "Someone from the Ying Family is trying to get back at them."
Xiahou Ta chuckled. "Let's make do with it. Let me ask you again. Now that Niu Youde has the Fire Asura's disciple as his background, what does this mean? "
Wei Shu said, "I'm afraid there are many who want to recruit him."
Xiahou Ta sighed. "Yes! If it wasn't for the fact that the Xiahou Family can't openly expand our strength, even I would want to recruit him. This was the crux of the problem. Niu Youde was backed by the Dominator of the Six Realms. The Dominator of the Six Realms had tossed out this disciple of the Fire Shura, so they would not treat him like trash. They were prepared to play an important role in the Heavenly Court, so how could they just watch as the Ying Family crippled them? Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence that the news about Niu Youde being Fire Asura's disciple came out at this time? "
Wei Shu's eyes narrowed, as if he understood something. "Master means to say that. Is someone helping Niu Youde avoid trouble? "
Xiahou Ta chuckled and said, "Niu Youde is the disciple of Fire Asura. With such a background, no one else has the right to interfere. What do you think the Four Heavenly Kings will do next?"
Wei Shu's eyes flashed as he spat out two words decisively. "Marriage alliance!"
Xiahou Ta chuckled and said, "They are already thinking of making him their son-in-law. He is a rare commodity, so it's best if they don't fight over him. I'm afraid they won't even have time to appease him and express goodwill. Naturally, no one would make a move on Niu Youde. These people who spread the news are really clever. This old man wants to see who is playing these people behind the scenes. "
Wei Shu hesitated and said, "Could it be that Niu Youde spread the news to protect himself? After all, only he knows his own background. It's completely possible for him to spread the news that he is Fire Asura's disciple at this time."
Xiahou Ta shook his head and said, "Even if it's not the Six Paths, it can't be Niu Youde."
"Why?" Wei Shu found it strange. He felt that it was completely possible.
Xiahou Ta waved his hand and said, "We are standing at a high position and have a lot of contact with those people. We can guess what the leaders of the Heavenly Court are thinking. That's why it's easy for us to talk and make it sound so natural. Wei Shu, on this point, you really can't compare to your father. Remember, some things can't be thought of until you reach a certain level. Could Niu Youde be sure that the Four Heavenly Kings would fight for him to be their son-in-law if he spread the news? It was more like wishful thinking. He probably didn't even dare to think about it! The Four Heavenly Kings are high above him. He can't even tell what the Four Heavenly Kings are thinking. That's why I said that he doesn't have such a grand plan. He can't play tricks to play the Heavenly Court's big shots! "He pointed a finger at his heart and said," Can he play like this without any confidence? Is that possible? "
Wei Shu looked like he was enlightened. He nodded and said, "If that's the case. The Six Paths is behind this! "
Xiahou Ta, who was strolling with a cane, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not!"
Beside him, Wei Shu was shocked and said, "Is there someone else?"
Xiahou Ta pondered and said, "When it comes to understanding the Six Paths and the Heaven Court, no one knows them better than I do. When the Six Paths were sealed in Inferno Hell, the Heaven Court was not built yet. So many years have passed, and they have been isolated for too long. They don't know how the four Heavenly Kings have changed, and they don't know what the four Heavenly Kings are thinking now. Furthermore, they don't know anything about the Six Paths, or else they wouldn't have lost so badly. Unless we made a mistake in our investigation of the people in the court, the Dominator of the Six Realms doesn't have any spies in the court, so it's unlikely that the Dominator of the Six Realms would do something like this. Revealing Niu Youde's identity as Fire Asura's disciple without any assurance would help or hurt Niu Youde. That was why I suspected that, besides the Six Paths, there were other higher-ups in the Heavenly Court who were helping Niu Youde. Perhaps the Six Paths had planted spies among the higher-ups in the Heavenly Court. But the more I thought about it, the less likely the higher-ups in the Heavenly Court could have become the spies of the Six Paths. Otherwise, the Six Paths wouldn't have suffered so much back then. If the Six Paths didn't help Niu Youde during that time, they wouldn't have become the spies of the Six Paths. Could it be that Niu Youde is involved with a third party other than the Purgatory? The people who cleared out the Six Paths' outposts are suspicious! I feel like I've touched on something, but I'm always drowning in layers of doubts. There are many things I can't figure out. If there are too many doubts, it means that things aren't what we think. Could it be that someone is trying to trick us into thinking this way? If that's the case, I can't help but ask, Fire Asura has been dead for so many years, why did a disciple of Fire Asura appear now? Is Niu Youde really Fire Asura's disciple? "
Wei Shu pondered for a while, but he still couldn't figure it out. He said hesitantly, "The fact that Niu Youde is Fire Asura's disciple shouldn't be false. After all, Niu Youde will have to show his true strength in the future. I'm afraid this can't be hidden!"
Xiahou Tuo sighed, "Yes! This is one of the things I can't figure out. "
Wei Shu said, "The truth will come out sooner or later. Anyway, it seems that Niu Youde will be able to escape this time."
Xiahou Tuo smiled bitterly, "To be able to cover so many people's eyes, it's not an ordinary move. I'm afraid that when the truth comes out, the Xiahou family will be caught off guard! A man without foresight will have immediate worries. Although Niu Youde will be able to escape this time, I feel that it's not the right time to expose Fire Asura's disciple. "
Wei Shu was surprised, "Why?"
Xiahou Tuo stretched out an index finger and shook it, "Defeating Armies has stepped forward to protect him. After all, Niu Youde is still under Defeating Armies's command. There's no reason for Defeating Armies to leave him alone. Now that Niu Youde has just come out of the Desolate Wasteland, if something happens to him now, everyone will suspect Ying Jiuguang. If Ying Jiuguang can't clear his name and give the Left Military Governor an explanation, does he think that Defeating Armies's army is a decoration that anyone can bully? With Defeating Armies's bad temper, do you think he won't dare to make Ying Jiuguang suffer? Do you believe that after Ying Jiuguang comes out of the morning assembly, Defeating Armies will dare to lead his men to torment Ying Jiuguang and embarrass him even more? Defeating Armies is a mad dog that Lord Qing has raised to bite people! "As he spoke, he slammed the walking stick in his hand onto the ground.
Wei Shu subconsciously glanced at the slightly agitated walking stick and felt a little nervous. This old man in front of him had been deeply persecuted by Defeating Armies and could be said to have a deep understanding of it.
Xiahou Tuo continued, "So Ying Jiuguang won't touch Niu Youde for the time being, at least not until a period of time has passed. The person who is secretly helping Niu Youde is so smart, he shouldn't be unaware of this, but he just had to reveal the fact that Niu Youde is Fire Asura's disciple at this time. Could it be that he intentionally wants the Four Heavenly Kings to actively recruit him? Even if he wants to help Niu Youde avoid trouble or protect him, no matter what the reason is, there's no need to wait until now to reveal it. If he revealed it earlier, wouldn't Niu Youde be saved a lot of trouble all these years? He would have been recruited by some other family long ago, why would he be in such a dangerous situation? "
"Yes! Now that you mention it, it's indeed a little strange. "Wei Shu nodded and fell into deep thought again.
Xiahou Tuo suddenly stopped and placed his hands on the walking stick in front of him. He looked up at the sky and said slowly, "Perhaps it has nothing to do with the Ying family wanting to deal with Niu Youde. Suddenly revealing that Niu Youde is Fire Asura's disciple at this time, I suspect that something bad has happened to Niu Youde?"
"Something bad?" Wei Shu was stunned. "What could have happened that would require such a big background?"
Xiahou Tuo looked at the sky and slowly shook his head. "I don't know. It's just a feeling that came from combining some clues. Maybe I'm overthinking it. On the other hand, like you said, what could have happened that would require such a big background? If something really happened, it's probably not a small matter. "
Wei Shu pondered. "Something big? What could happen to Niu Youde? "
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