Chapter 1324: The Scripture of Sermons
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Zhi Wenzi said, “I took matters into my own hands and called General Zou over. Initially, I wanted General Zou to intimidate those people and catch the murderer. However, I didn’t expect… General Zou has now fallen into the tiger’s mouth. His life and death are hard to predict.”
Unexpectedly, the frown on the emperor of Great Qin’s face eased. He rose to his feet and left the dragon throne. He walked down the stairs with his hands on his back as he asked, “You called General Zou over?”
Upon hearing these words, Zhi Wenzi hurriedly pulled Zhi Wuzi down to kneel next to him. His body trembled as he kowtowed with all his might.
As blood flowed out from the wound on his forehead, Zhi Wenzi cried out, “I know my mistake! I know my mistake!”
The emperor’s expression was incredibly frosty at this moment. He watched as the two brothers kowtowed with all their might for a moment before he walked over and placed his right hand on Zhi Wenzi’s shoulder and his left hand on Zhi Wuzi’s shoulder, signaling the two brothers to stop.
Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi stopped kowtowing, but they did not dare to rise to their feet. They did not even dare to meet the emperor’s eyes.
The emperor patted their shoulders and said, “Rise to your feet.”
Zhi Wenzi said in a low voice, “Thank you, Your Majesty.”
After rising to their feet, Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi were still nervous. They still did not dare to meet the emperor’s gaze.
Upon seeing this, the emperor said with a smile, “Both of you are my right-hand men. How can I blame both of you? You’ve both made great contributions to Great Qin and had removed many thorns from my side over the years… I’ve seen your contributions, and I admire your abilities and courage. You’re both one of my best trump cards, after all.”
Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi’s heads remained lowered. None of their thoughts could be seen on their faces at this moment.
Zhi Wenzi should have been delighted and pleased by these words. As an official, his achievements and positions were incredible. However, at this moment, not only did he not feel happy, but he could not dispel his nervousness at all. He kept clenching and unclenching his hands in an attempt to dispel his nervousness.
The emperor raised his hands again and patted the two brothers’ shoulders meaningfully. Then, his eyes that were flas.h.i.+ng coldly suddenly narrowed as he said, “However, who allowed you to touch my bottom line?”
In between his words, streaks of energy like claws shot out of his fingers as he ripped Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi’s arms off. The arms crashed against both sides of the walls in the main hall before they fell to ground with a m.u.f.fled thud.
Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi did not feel any pain until their arms fell to the ground. Fresh blood gushed out of their wounds as they cried out. The delayed pain was like a volcano erupting, a.s.saulting their minds, bodies, and hearts.
Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi retreated at the same time. They had just let out a scream when they suddenly saw the emperor’s eyes that were like a snake’s at this moment and hurriedly forced their scream back down their throats. They quickly fell to their knees again.
Zhi Wenzi said as he kowtowed, “I deserve to die. I deserve to die for dirtying the main hall! I deserve to die!”
The cold glint in the emperor’s eyes finally disappeared. He placed his hands on his back again as he turned around and said, “Make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!”
Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi continued to kowtow loudly.
The emperor closed his eyes after he returned to his seat and ma.s.saged his temples. “Leave.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi took three steps back and were about to leave the main hall when they realized they had forgotten something. They hurriedly picked up their respective arms before they quickly made their way to the entrance.
However, just as the two brothers arrived at the entrance, a eunuch hurried into the hall and fell to his knees before he said, “Your Majesty, more than 200 soldiers from the royal army have been killed!”
“…”
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When night fell, various stories about the royal army turning into ice sculptures near the Zhao Residence had already spread in Xiangyang City. Hundreds of them died, and all kinds of stories were spreading, but not one of them was accurate.
In the early years, there were rumors that Madam Qi had won the favor of the emperor of Great Qin and gave birth to Zhao Yu. Later on, for some reason, Madam Qi was thrown into the Cold Palace, never to be seen again. Rumors spread again about how Madam Qi was femme fatale who bewitched the emperor. When it rained for three months, destroying many fertile lands, the disaster was blamed on her. Nevertheless, the emperor did not believe in such superst.i.tions. After a few years had pa.s.sed, Madam Qi fell seriously ill and could not get out of bed. From then on, her illness deteriorated.
On the other hand, after Zhao Yun was born, he was conferred the t.i.tle of Duke. However, he was not given any land or a fiefdom.
…
Lu Zhou was unaware of the rumors nor did he care about them.
After he returned to his room, he brought the Purple Glazed Ceramic out. After confirming its ability was now on a cool-down period, he put it away.
Sometimes it was important to display his strength. He could have ordered any one of his disciples to deal with the royal army or used another method to deal with them, but he needed to show his grandeur. Otherwise, he would not have been able to intimidate the others. Moreover, he had just upgraded the Purple Glazed Ceramic to the infinite grade so it was a good chance to test it out. It was a good chance to kill two birds with one stone.
Finally, Lu Zhou brought out the Scriptures of Sermons. He mobilized his Primal Qi and used it to move the 26 letters to form the words ‘The bright moon s.h.i.+nes over the sea’.
There was a flash of light before Lu Zhou could open the book again. As soon as he opened the book, he felt a surge of power from the book. The power was clearly that of the Heavenly Writing.
There seemed to be wisps of white mist, blocking the words on the pages.
Lu Zhou silently changed the mantra for the power of sight. Just like that, wisps of mist were pushed away. Following that, he felt as though he had entered another world; it was so beautiful that he was unable to extricate himself.
The words on the page weaved together like a painting, forming humans, mountains, and rivers. Then, they weaved the vast galaxy and the universe in a state of chaos.
While Lu Zhou was immersed in the book, he vaguely heard a voice saying, “What Dao are talking about? What Dao are you preaching? It’s all nonsense! No matter how much you cultivate or how much you preach, they’re all useless. There’s no cultivation path so why force it?”
The words echoed in his ears briefly before they vanished into the vast universe weaved by the words.
All of a sudden, the words turned into golden scripts and flew into Lu Zhou’s head.
“Ding! Obtained an Open Heavenly Writing Scroll.”
Lu Zhou regained his senses and closed the book before he muttered under his breath, “What a good book.”
He had only read the book for a short time, but he could already sense the vast power contained in it. As for why it was similar to the power from the Heavenly Writing or how it became the Heavenly Writing Scroll, he had no idea.
“Who left this book behind?” Lu Zhou muttered under his breath, perplexed. He found this matter unbelievable.
After dismissing his thoughts, he continued to read the book. The more he read, the more he was filled with a great ambition to guide the cultivation world and open up a new cultivation path.
However, for some reason, not long after, the tone of the book turned gloomier and gloomier.
“Sermon?” Lu Zhou muttered to himself.
At this moment, he suddenly recalled he had enough reasons to believe Ji Tiandao was the one who sealed the book. After all, the 26 letters and the pa.s.sword was similar to the sealing technique on the memory crystal. The seal was not strong, but it was enough to destroy the book if someone were to open it by force.
Lu Zhou looked at the new Heavenly Writing Scroll he had just obtained. “Open Heavenly Writing Scroll… Use…”
The book not only contained the Open Heavenly Writing Scroll, but it also contained the experience of its owner. The book had been through many hards.h.i.+ps and held many stories.
Soon enough, a few sentences appeared in Lu Zhou’s mind.
“With infinite deductions, it’s possible to know and not know, to see and not.. There are all kinds of changes in the laws of nature that are known by all living beings in this world.”