Liu Chan, Sage Tianxing, and the mighty ones from Zhisheng Cliffs walked through the palace towards the Holy Sage Pavilion.
While the arrival of Zhisheng Cliffs was a little rude, it was a sacred ground of Yu State after all. Furthermore, Zhisheng Cliffs had Saints who could indeed suppress them. As such, Liu Chan did not mind it too much and treated them with courtesy.
"What brings you all to the Barren State?" Liu Chan asked.
"Palace Lord Liu, I'm sure you already know about what happened with the Zhuge Family. I heard that the head of the Zhuge Family came out of the palace. If you are willing to help, this matter will be insignificant," Zhan Xiao said.
"You mean about Gu Dongliu?" Liu Chan asked.
"Yes." Zhan Xiao nodded. "About a year ago, I found a relic of an ancient saint in Yu State, but some of the secret zones were dangerous. As such, I invited many sages to explore, including many from the Yu State. I saw Gu Dongliu's extraordinary bearing and thought that he would be a gentleman, so I made friends with him and agreed to travel with him. We agreed that the relic would belong to me. After all, I was the one who discovered the sacred ground, but the other treasures could be taken at will. However, I underestimated human greed. Gu Dongliu took the relic and intentionally triggered the mechanism in the secret zone, killing all the sages and taking the relic before escaping to the Barren State. Now, many forces in Yu State are after him, and we, Zhisheng Cliffs, have experts who are good at tracking.
"This person has the temperament of a gentleman, but he is actually vicious and despicable. He stole the relic and killed his companions. As such, even if he is willing to hand over the relic, I will not forgive him. I did not agree to it last time at the Zhuge Family."
Zhan Xiao continued, "Now that uncle and brother are here to resolve this matter, but brother, you have reminded me that this is the Barren State, and the Holy Zhi Palace is a sacred ground of the Barren State. If you are willing to help get the Zhuge Family to hand over the relic, things will be much simpler, lest Gu Dongliu brings trouble to the Barren State."
Liu Chan did not react to Zhan Xiao's words, appearing very calm. After living for so many years, he naturally understood one thing: never believe one side of the story.
Perhaps what Zhan Xiao said was true, but he could not believe it all just because of a few words. While he had some opinions about Gu Dongliu because of what happened to Bai Luli, he had seen from that battle that Gu Dongliu was indeed a distinguished person with exceptional talent. He had to admit that.
"Liu Chan, what do you think?" Kong Yao asked when he saw that Liu Chan was silent.
"On the day you mentioned, Gu Dongliu and Zhuge Mingyue were engaged. As such, Gu Dongliu is now the son-in-law of the Zhuge Family. Zhuge Qingfeng was indeed a student of the Holy Zhi Palace in the past, and he trained under my brother. However, it would be rather unjust of me to ask Zhuge Qingfeng to hand over his son-in-law." Liu Chan said calmly, "It is not convenient for the Holy Zhi Palace to get involved in this matter."
Zhuge Qingfeng had already shown his preference that day and had chosen Gu Dongliu. Liu Chan was very angry about this, but these were two separate matters. In the face of right and wrong, he was still able to sort out these personal grudges.
That day when Zhan Xiao of Zhisheng Cliffs went to ask for Ye Futian, even You Chi and the others refused to hand him over. It was obvious that they knew that while Zhisheng Cliffs was a sacred ground of Yu State, they only had one Son. What right did they have to order the Zhuge family to hand over Ye Futian?
Now, if the Holy Zhi Palace were to step in, putting aside the issue of morality, how would the people of the Barren State talk about the Holy Zhi Palace?
"It is precisely because of this that a despicable person like Gu Dongliu remains in the Zhuge family, causing the Zhuge family to be bewitched by him. All the more reason for you to step in, senior," Zhan Xiao continued.
Liu Chan waved his hand and said, "Kong Yao, you have come all the way from the sacred ground of Yu State. I have to treat you well, but the Holy Zhi Palace does not interfere in the affairs of the Barren State. It is indeed inappropriate for the Holy Zhi Palace to get involved in this matter."
"I understand." Kong Yao said plainly, "In that case, Zhisheng Cliffs will not force you. We will settle this matter ourselves."
"Alright." Liu Chan nodded. "I will order someone to prepare a banquet."
"There is no need for that. We are all from the Divine Path of the Nine States, so we purposely came to take a look. Now that we have business to attend to, we will not disturb you any further." Kong Yao's voice turned colder. He stopped walking and said, "Liu Chan, we will take our leave now."
"In that case, I will not stay any longer." Liu Chan did not say anything else. Kong Yao then left with the people of Zhisheng Cliffs.
Liu Chan and Sage Tianxing stared at the departing silhouettes, feeling rather unsettled.
It was especially so for Liu Chan. Kong Yao was known to be invincible below the Saint Plane, and Liu Chan had seen how terrifying his powers were. Kong Yao was ranked ninth on the Sage Ranking. If Zhuge Qingfeng did not hand over Liu Chan, Kong Yao would definitely make a move.
"This time, the Zhuge Family is probably going to be shaken," Sage Tianxing said.
"Since the Zhuge Family rejected Zhisheng Cliffs, they have their own way of dealing with it. It will not be easy for Zhisheng Cliffs to show off their might in the Barren State," Liu Chan said. The true foundation of the Divine Path of the Nine States was still the Saint Plane cultivators.
The Barren State still had to nurture Saints as soon as possible.
If there were Saints in the Holy Zhi Palace, Kong Yao and the others would not have dared to be so arrogant.
On the other side, after the people of Zhisheng Cliffs left the Holy Zhi Palace, Zhan Xiao said, "The Barren State has fallen to such a state, and yet Liu Chan still dares to be so disrespectful. Uncle-Master came in person and he did not show any respect."
"That is normal. As people of the Divine Path, they naturally have their own pride. This is to be expected," Kong Yao said.
"If that is the case, why bother asking them?" Zhan Xiao asked.
"Zhuge Qingfeng walked out of the Holy Zhi Palace, and this is the Barren State. At least tell the Holy Zhi Palace to mind their own business," Kong Yao said. If the Holy Zhi Palace were to interfere and stand against them, things would become even more complicated. As such, he first asked Liu Chan to help them. Once Liu Chan was cleared of any involvement, they would be able to do their own thing.
"Uncle-Master, you are among the top ten of the Sage Ranking. Why would you care about the fallen Barren State?" Zhan Xiao said.
"While the Barren State has fallen, it used to have the lineage of the Divine Path. As such, this matter is not as simple as you think," Kong Yao explained. Divine Path lands naturally had holy items.
Because Zhisheng Cliffs had Saints, the holy items were not something they could control. They were in the hands of the Saints.
"I understand." Zhan Xiao nodded. The group took to the air and headed straight for Xuanwu City, which was north of Zhongzhou City.
…
Many things had happened in the Barren State recently. Ever since Bai Luli and Zhuge Mingyue's engagement, people from the sacred ground of Yu State came, Ye Futian was assassinated, and the Golden Ape of Taihang Mountain came out. Everything had shaken the Barren State.
The people of the Barren State had a vague feeling that there seemed to be an invisible undercurrent in the Barren State. It seemed that something big would happen at any time. It was a kind of intuition, and it was hard to explain.
Zhuge Qingfeng stood in the center of the whirlpool, and his feeling was naturally more obvious. In reality, ever since he saw Ye Futian reveal his true self that day, he had felt that the Barren State would not be peaceful. When such a genius appeared, all sorts of things would happen.
Furthermore, the pressure from Zhisheng Cliffs had not disappeared. He knew that the experts from Zhisheng Cliffs would arrive sooner or later.
On this day, Crouching Dragon Mountain was the same as usual. In the Wind Residence, Zhuge Qingfeng was resting with his eyes closed.
At that moment, he opened his eyes and looked into the distance. What was to come had finally come, and he did not know who it would be this time.
In the sky above Crouching Dragon Mountain, a group of people descended from the sky. In an instant, a suffocating pressure enveloped the entire Crouching Dragon Mountain. Not only that, but many people in Xuanwu City outside Crouching Dragon Mountain also felt the terrifying pressure. They turned their eyes and looked into the sky above Crouching Dragon Mountain. They could vaguely see a group of people standing proudly in the sky, looking extremely dignified.
Everyone from the Zhuge family walked out and looked up at the experts in the air.
In the Moon Residence, Gu Dongliu stopped cultivating and looked up at the sky.
As expected, it had still come. That day, he saw with his own eyes that Zhan Xiao had killed so many people, and only he had escaped. He knew that Zhan Xiao would not stop until he killed him.
Zhisheng Cliffs was the holy land of Yu State, and Zhan Xiao was the Son. He had killed many sages, including geniuses of the clans. If word got out, it would definitely affect Zhisheng Cliffs' reputation, and Zhan Xiao's position as the Son might be in danger. There was no way that Zhan Xiao would let him go. Although Gu Dongliu knew that Zhan Xiao would definitely lie, he still had to kill him to be at ease.
This was also the reason why he did not say it in public that day. Zhan Xiao wanted him to die so that he would have a chance to breathe. However, if he was accused of tarnishing the reputation of Zhisheng Cliffs, the holy land of Yu State, then the entire Zhisheng Cliffs would be after him.
As such, he knew very well that even if he knew what was going to happen, he still had to bear it himself.
Zhuge Mingyue came to his side and held his hand. She smiled and said, "Since father has chosen to let you stay, then there is no need to worry too much about this. It will be resolved."
"Easier said than done," Gu Dongliu said. In the air, Zhuge Qingfeng's figure had already appeared.
"I'll go to father-in-law's side. Mingyue, you stay here," Gu Dongliu said as he took to the air. Zhuge Mingyue smiled and followed him.
Now that they were together, no matter what they went through, they had to face it together.
In the air, Gu Dongliu and Zhuge Mingyue came behind Zhuge Qingfeng. Zhan Xiao stared at Gu Dongliu, his eyes filled with cold murderous intent.
"Zhuge Qingfeng." Kong Yao looked at Zhuge Qingfeng and said, "I believe we have met before."
"We have." Zhuge Qingfeng nodded. However, that was more than ten years ago.
"Let's cut to the chase. Gu Dongliu stole the sacred item of the disciples of Zhisheng Cliffs and killed many sages of Yu State. I am taking him with me," Kong Yao said straightforwardly. His voice rang throughout the entire Zhuge family, sounding extremely domineering.
"I have heard Dongliu mention this before. The sacred item in the ruins of the saints is something anyone can take. Since it is in Dongliu's hands, it is naturally him. As for the sages, they triggered the danger of the secret zone," Zhuge Qingfeng said. He had heard the whole story from Gu Dongliu, but he did not say the truth. He wanted to make it a small matter and put an end to it.
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