Volume 5 Chapter 171: Alliance between the Qian Nation and the Yan Nation

Book 5: Chapter 171: Alliance between the Qian Nation and the Yan Nation

The Azure Emperor died in the hands of an outsider in front of Jiang Lianshan and the Yan Nation's officials.

Everyone only watched coldly; no one stepped forward to help.

No one would have dared imagine such a scene just one day before. That was the Azure Emperor, a person of exalted status. He only had one person above him and everyone else below or equal to him. Nonetheless, an outsider had killed him.

However, the facts were as such. No one dared to plead for mercy for the Azure Emperor. Even the White Emperor had not said anything, as the Azure Emperor had rebelled.

No nation would pardon the crime of rebellion.

Jiang Lianshan had already been very benevolent for not immediately killing the Azure Emperor. The Azure Emperor had sincerely pleaded with Jiang Lianshan to let him finish this Go game, which was his battle with Gu Hai. A battle to the end was also Go.

Unfortunately, the Azure Emperor got wiped out in his Go game with Gu Hai, resulting in his death.

Of the countless officials, some felt schadenfreude over the Azure Emperor's death. However, some glared at Gu Hai, radiating anger.

"Imperial Lord!" The Azure Emperor's old subordinates in the distance suddenly knelt and started crying.

"Respectfully sending off Imperial Lord." Seven Kills and the others cried while kneeling.

There were still people saddened by the Azure Emperor's death.

Gu Hai looked at the Azure Emperor's body and sighed.

No one could revive the people he killed.

"Give the Azure Emperor an honorable burial in the same manner as the Black Emperor!" Jiang Lianshan instructed.

"Yes!" the officials immediately responded while bowing. This order shocked them somewhat.

To think that the Yan Heavenly Emperor allowed the Azure Emperor an honorable burial? Normally, traitorous officials would have their corpses publicly whipped, at the very least. However, no one dared to reject the Yan Heavenly Emperor's instructions.

The White Emperor looked at Jiang Lianshan and suddenly bowed respectfully to him.

Although the Azure Emperor had erred, Jiang Lianshan still kept his promise to the five imperial lords due to their previous friendship.

Whoosh! Jiang Lianshan waved his hand.

The Lianshan Ritual Array immediately deactivated. Then, a strong wind blew, and Nezha's figure started dissipating.

Gu Hai stared at Nezha, some surprise flashing in his eyes. Why didn't this Nezha flee like Sun Wukong?

"Emperor Gu, remember what you said!" Nezha reminded, looking at Gu Hai.

That's not right. This Nezha is not normal, either.

"Third Crown Prince, rest assured. When Gu Hai has the capability, I will bring you to life!" Gu Hai promised gravely.

Nezha nodded and vanished like fog.

"Gu Hai!" Jiang Lianshan looked at Gu Hai coldly.

"Yan Heavenly Emperor, I wonder if this humble one's Classic of Changes managed to interest you?" Gu Hai looked at Jiang Lianshan.

Jiang Lianshan looked at Gu Hai coldly. No one in the surroundings said a word.

"First, you sent someone to the Azure Emperor's official residence to deceive the Azure Emperor, masquerading as Heaven's envoy to make the Azure Emperor restless and think of rebelling.

"Second, you used the Classic of Changes in the Divine Yan Hall to plant fear and desire in the Azure Emperor's heart, causing him to lose control of himself.

"Third, you used the Qian Nation's spies to mobilize the Black Emperor's old subordinates to block the Azure Emperor's old subordinates, misleading the Azure Emperor into thinking that we did it.

"Fourth, you used Long Zhanguo's projection to scare the Azure Emperor, placing him in a dilemma. This made him set up this situation, where he lured the officials away, trapped them in the Qian District, and attempted to assassinate us.

"Fifth, when you saw the Azure Emperor rebelling, you did not stop him. Instead, you spread the word, letting the world know about it.

"Excellent! Excellent! An excellent Go board and chain of plans. We find that you resemble Old Mister Guan Qi more and more. Humph!" Jiang Lianshan snorted coldly.

The surrounding officials' expressions changed.

Everyone now knew what had happened. It was all Gu Hai. How did he do it? All the officials felt repulsed as they looked at Gu Hai. He is the cause of all this.

However, Gu Hai's pupils constricted.

Jiang Lianshan knows? Did he already know from the start? It turns out that Jiang Lianshan was aware of everything.

Indeed, none of the heavenly emperors are easy to deal with.

"Since Yan Heavenly Emperor knew about it, why didn't you stop it?" Gu Hai asked.

Indeed, Jiang Lianshan did not stop it. He wanted to give the Azure Emperor a chance to turn back. Unfortunately, the Azure Emperor did not.

"We said it clearly that day: we leave our life and death to fate. Yan Heavenly Emperor, do you regret it now?" Gu Hai asked.

"Humph! What a sharp tongue! Did you take revenge for Gongyang Sheng or for Chen Xianer?" Jiang Lianshan asked.

"Chen Xianer, my wife!" Gu Hai answered.

The White Emperor narrowed her eyes.

"Chen Xianer? Back then, the White Emperor wanted to come back to life. It was we who divined Chen Xianer's location. We were the one who sent the Azure Emperor to retrieve the White Emperor's earthly soul. Are you going to kill us as well?" Jiang Lianshan said coldly.

Gu Hai raised his head to look at Jiang Lianshan. After taking a deep breath, he said, "I am only taking revenge for the killing of my wife. Now, I have already avenged her."

Jiang Lianshan narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing that Gu Hai had more to say. She has been avenged? That is it?

That was it? No. Gu Hai also wanted to revive Chen Xianer.

However, Jiang Lianshan and the others could not tell by looking at Gu Hai.

"Humph!" Jiang Lianshan snorted coldly.

"Yan Heavenly Emperor, I wonder if the Classic of Changes managed to interest you?" Gu Hai repeated.

Jiang Lianshan looked at Gu Hai. "The Classic of Changes is indeed extraordinary. Although we still have not fully comprehended it, it definitely surpasses the Lianshan Classic."

Gu Hai's eyes lit up at Jiang Lianshan's words. "Given that, it means that Yan Heavenly Emperor has agreed to this humble one."

Jiang Lianshan frowned at Gu Hai, his eyes dark with mixed emotions. However, he did not verbally confirm Gu Hai's conclusion.

"Oh, right. Before I came, the Qian Heavenly Emperor told me to bring something to you." Gu Hai took out a sachet with a flip of his hand.

The sachet looked old and tattered. The flower petals in it had already dried up long ago. Its surface sported embroidery in white silk, with the eight trigrams in the center.

This sachet looked very ordinary. The surrounding people felt curious. A sachet? Why would Long Zhanguo give His Holy Eminence a sachet?

Whoosh!

Jiang Lianshan waved, and the sachet flew into his hand.

"This sachet?" Jiang Lianshan goggled, appearing somewhat excited.

"The Qian Heavenly Emperor said, 'Murong Yan embroidered it for you back then. Her heart had not changed, but you were not worthy of her. Did her heart change after one reincarnation? Even if she reincarnated ten times, she would not have chosen you. Guan Qi could even point his sword at the Six Paths Immortal for her. What about you?'" Gu Hai repeated the message.

Gu Hai simply conveyed the message verbatim, as he knew that it would be inappropriate for him to interfere in the matters of Murong Yan.

"Guan Qi could even point his sword at the Six Paths Immortal for her?" Jiang Lianshan suddenly showed a faintly disdainful smile. Then, desolation flashed in his eyes.

"I have already delivered the message. Yan Heavenly Emperor, do you now regret the words you said back then?" Gu Hai asked as he stared at Jiang Lianshan.

Jiang Lianshan raised the sachet to his nose and sniffed it. Suddenly, his eyes turned somewhat bloodshot. "We naturally never regret. We agree to Long Zhanguo's request."

"Your Holy Eminence!" the White Emperor exclaimed.

However, Jiang Lianshan's will would not change. Since he had agreed, no one could stop it.

"Many thanks, Yan Heavenly Emperor!" Gu Hai said with a smile.

"However!" Jiang Lianshan suddenly glared at Gu Hai.

"Huh?" Gu Hai said with misgivings.

"The Azure Emperor died because of you. We do not like you. Get Long Zhanguo to send someone else to handle this matter. You, get out of the Yan Heavenly Dynasty!" Jiang Lianshan said coldly while glaring.

"Huh?" Gu Hai's expression turned stiff.

Many of the officials in the surroundings glared at Gu Hai as well.

"Get out of the Yan Heavenly Dynasty! Scram!"

"You sinister, vile person, quickly scram!"

"His Holy Eminence is benevolent. Such vile people should be executed as an example to the world!"

The officials shouted at Gu Hai in a fury. Spurred on by herd mentality, some even wanted to detain Gu Hai.

Gu Hai glanced at Jiang Lianshan, but he did not get angry, as he understood that Jiang Lianshan was protecting him.

Although the Azure Emperor had rebelled, many people remained devoted to him in the Yan Heavenly Dynasty. Furthermore, many people in the Yan Heavenly Dynasty were on good terms with him. Since he died because of Gu Hai, these people would definitely blame Gu Hai. While guarding against overt revenge would be easy, defending against a covert assassination was not. Gu Hai could not linger; he had to leave quickly.

Gu Hai looked at Jiang Lianshan and bowed gravely.

"Ao Shun, let's go!" Gu Hai shouted.

Whoosh!

Gu Hai and Ao Shun immediately flew to the Qian Nation's residence and arrived after a while.

"Hall Master!" Long Sanqian and Long Aotian said respectfully.

"Lord Gu!" The surrounding Qian Nation envoys bowed extremely respectfully to Gu Hai.

Gu Hai nodded and led everyone into the Qian Nation's residence. The countless experts outside watched in curiosity for a while before eventually dispersing.

Sima Changkong returned that night.

Gu Hai extended his hand and sent out some Mending Heaven Energy. Sima Changkong's pustule-covered face soon recovered.

"Hall Master, your schemes are truly incredible," Sima Changkong marveled as he looked at Gu Hai.

"It was Mister Sima who executed it well. No one else would have been that adaptable." Gu Hai smiled.

"Hall Master overpraises me. This subordinate was ignorant and narrow-minded," Sima Changkong said with a bitter smile.

"Alright. Let's not say anything more. Jiang Lianshan has already issued his command. We will be leaving tomorrow. Sima Changkong will take charge here. Long Sanqian and Long Aotian will remain to assist him. The Qian Nation will send other officials here soon. Our business here is done," Gu Hai said.

"Yes!" Everyone looked at Gu Hai with a complicated expression.

Gongyang Sheng failed to accomplish anything in three years. On the other hand, Gu Hai succeeded in just ten-odd days? No wonder His Holy Eminence sent Gu Hai.

"Gongyang Sheng died, but I killed the Azure Emperor. There should not be any grudges between the Qian Nation and the Yan Nation. It will get busier after this. Everyone, do take care," Gu Hai said gravely.

"Hall Master, are you really returning?" Sima Changkong asked, feeling some regret.

Gu Hai brought about this alliance practically single-handedly, yet he was now leaving. How would the contributions be accredited?

Gu Hai smiled faintly. "Don't worry. My reward will arrive soon."

The next day, some Yan Nation officials came to the Qian Nation's residence with sullen expressions.

Sima Changkong received them.

"On His Holy Eminence's orders, we are here to escort Hall Master Gu away. Where is Gu Hai?" one of the officials asked in a solemn voice.

Sima Changkong smiled faintly. "There's no need for everyone to worry about it. The hall master left last night."

"He has left? What?" The Yan Nation officials appeared shocked.

The expressions of some of the officials turned anxious. Clearly, these officials had other arrangements. Unexpectedly, Gu Hai did not give them a chance to carry out their plan.

The emperor's study, Heavenly Court City, Qian Heavenly Dynasty:

A zither puppet stood before Long Zhanguo.

Thud!

Long Zhanguo pounded his fist on the desk.

"Excellent! What an excellent Gu Hai! Given this, we no longer have any worries. We will kill the Supreme Singularity first before killing Six Paths!" A fierce glint flashed in Long Zhanguo's eyes.

"Issue an edict! The Elite Hall's Gu Hai made significant contributions during his diplomatic mission. Elite Hall's status is promoted, and all Elite Hall Masters will hold a noble rank of duke. Gu Hai is conferred as the Elite Duke. All the cities obtained from the Yuan Imperial Dynasty will be ceded to Elite Duke Gu Hai as his demesne!" Long Zhanguo instructed.

"Yes!"

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