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The entire continent knew that even the Tianhai Divine Empress had treated the Tang Old Master with great respect.
Chen Changsheng knew even more clearly from Tang Thirty-Six. The Tang Old Master spent every day in the old estate cursing the Tianhai clan, but he rarely touched on the Empress herself.
The Tianhai Divine Empress had summoned the Tang Old Master to the capital, but the Tang Old Master had not accepted the decree. This seemed unyielding, but from another perspective, it indicated a few problems.
The Tang Old Master did not like the Tianhai Divine Empress. In his eyes, she was a Demon Empress.
But the Tianhai Divine Empress had always made him very apprehensive, and even made him admire her in certain aspects.
Chen Changsheng said, "I want to use this cup of tea to exchange for Sir listening to me say a few words."
If he had said those words on his own when he first entered the old estate, the Tang Old Master would naturally have been able to hear them.
But hearing did not mean that he would be able to listen.
He wanted the Tang Old Master to seriously listen to his words. He had to listen.
Listen to his ears, listen to his heart.
The Tang Old Master still said nothing. Perhaps this meant that he was silently agreeing.
"The Tang First Master is not sick, but poisoned."
These were Chen Changsheng's first words.
The Tang Old Master's expression did not change, as if he had not heard.
"The Tang Second Master is colluding with the demons."
These were Chen Changsheng's second words.
The Tang Old Master slightly narrowed his eyes, and then very slowly placed the teacup back on the table.
He looked at Chen Changsheng, his voice devoid of emotion. "His Holiness the Pope's sword truly is sharp, and its trajectory is also very clear, but you should not have used your sword today."
These two words truly were swords.
These were the two Intellectual Swords that Chen Changsheng had prepared for a very long time.
These were the sword styles he had learned from Su Li.
The Tang Old Master had known Su Li for many years and had a close relationship, so how could he not see through them?
Thus, for the first time, the words' His Holiness the Pope 'came out of the Old Master's mouth.
From this moment on, there were no more seniors and juniors, plain porridge and small tea, pouring tea and drinking tea, mahjong friends and old friends.
"I didn't take the initiative to attack. I was just passively defending."
Chen Changsheng was unperturbed by the Tang Old Master's change in attitude. He calmly said, "On that night in the mountains, the Tang clan was the first to strike. Later on, in Hanqiu City and last night, there were people who wanted to kill me. Since this is the case, I have no reason not to respond."
The Tang Old Master very succinctly said, "Evidence."
Even if Chen Changsheng was the Pope, he could not casually accuse the Tang clan of anything without evidence.
This was the Tang clan's old estate, not the Mount Song Army headquarters. His opponents were not the princes and Divine Generals of the Imperial Court, but the Tang Old Master.
"I have no proof." Chen Changsheng did not wait for the Tang Old Master to express his opinion. He continued, "Other than the Demon Lord's words, I have no other evidence, and the Demon Lord's words can naturally be used to sow discord, but I have a witness, the Demon Princess Nanke. She's currently somewhat demented, so she's even less likely to lie."
The Tang Old Master's eyes narrowed even more. He did not seem like an old fox, but like a sheet of paper that had been battered by the wind and rain for many years.
"Then what does His Holiness the Pope want me to promise you?"
"I need two hours."
"Time belongs to one's own."
"What I need is two hours in Wenshui City."
Chen Changsheng looked at the Tang Old Master and said, "In these two hours, I will find that monster from the Longevity Sect, and he will be the evidence."
What did he mean by two hours in Wenshui City? He did not say it clearly, but his meaning was clear. In these two hours, he hoped that the Tang clan could hand over control of Wenshui City to the Orthodoxy. When the Orthodoxy began a search, or even a pursuit, the Tang clan could not interfere.
There was no doubt that this was a very whimsical, even absurd, idea.
For countless years, neither Emperor Taizong nor the Tianhai Divine Empress had ever truly taken control of Wenshui City.
Now, Chen Changsheng wanted to do this. Even if it was only for a brief period of two hours, the Tang clan would definitely not accept it.
The outcome of this negotiation had been decided from the very start.
But Chen Changsheng still brought it up, because he hoped that senior had already changed the Tang Old Master's mind.
Regretfully, what he hoped to see did not happen.
"Three days ago, he sat in your current position and said something to you that had roughly the same meaning, but I did not agree."
The Tang Old Master impassively said, "Unless Your Holiness can persuade him to change his surname, there is no need to discuss this matter."
After a few moments of silence, Chen Changsheng asked, "Even if Your Holiness clearly knows that there is a problem within the Tang clan, that the evidence is in Wenshui City?"
"You think I care about these things? Your Holiness, you are still too young. You have no idea how many dark, even dark, things we elders have seen. If I don't want to believe it, I won't believe it. If you want to change my mind, you must pay a corresponding price. "
The Tang Old Master glanced at the old umbrella outside the door and said, "Just making me reminisce is far from enough."
Chen Changsheng was quiet for a while, then said, "I hope that Your Holiness can reconsider."
The Tang Old Master replied, "I've already made my decision."
Chen Changsheng said, "There's no need for Your Holiness to rush. I can wait."
The Tang Old Master replied, "I don't like outsiders in my estate."
Chen Changsheng said, "I can wait outside the old estate."
The Tang Old Master replied, "As you wish."
Chen Changsheng stood up and walked out of the room. Crossing the threshold, he took up the old umbrella and walked into the courtyard.
While he was speaking with the Tang Old Master, the snow had grown heavier and heavier. A thick layer of snow had accumulated on the limestone floor, making it rather soft and comfortable to walk on.
Chen Changsheng held up the old umbrella and, led by the old Guardian, walked out of the old estate.
Linghai Zhiwang and the others came forward to welcome him.
Chen Changsheng shook his head.
Linghai Zhiwang and the others showed no change in expression, because they had already predicted that the Tang Old Master would never agree to this request.
Logically speaking, the Pope's request truly was the best method of directly tearing apart the black curtain and finding the mastermind, but …
What if the mastermind was the Tang Old Master? Even if it wasn't, Wenshui City was the Tang clan, and the Tang clan was the Tang Old Master. If the Pope wanted to tear open the layers of curtains covering Wenshui City, wouldn't that be tantamount to lifting the Tang Old Master's clothes to see what was going on? How could the Tang Old Master agree?
Linghai Zhiwang and the others were prepared to welcome Chen Changsheng back to his carriage and return to the Daoist church for further discussion.
Chen Changsheng shook his head once more and turned to the Tang clan's old estate. Just like that, he stood in the snow.
Countless gazes fell on his body. At first, they were confused, but then they quickly turned to shock.
Was the Pope prepared to just stand in the snow and wait for the Tang Old Master to change his mind?
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(Doesn't the title of these two chapters add together make 'Beshe'? I've almost forgotten the content. When will I read it again?)
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