Chapter 207 The Buddhist Disciple Enters Cangzhou, Treating Everyone Equally

Du Hong's pretty Face flushed red. She moved with lotus steps to help Yan Chu undress. Her fair, slender jade hands touched Yan Chu's skin, and the blush on her pretty Face deepened.

Seeing this, the others also stepped forward with flushed Faces to help.

Normally, they were the high and mighty Grandmasters of the Hidden Sword Palace; how could they have ever done such work, waiting on someone else?

For a moment, they were flustered and busy, their pretty Faces flushed red.

Xiao Qing had been somewhat reserved, but seeing this scene, she hardened her heart, gritted her teeth, and stepped forward to join them.

Yan Chu curled his lips slightly.

"This woman is still acting clever, thinking she has something special in front of me?"

"Ah!"

With a cry of exclamation, a fierce tiger leaped into the flock of sheep, and the great hall was no longer peaceful.

Cangzhou Prefecture, Longhua Prefecture. In the early morning, two people appeared outside the gates of the World Society.

One of them was a tall, thin monk. He was extremely handsome, his eyes clear and bright, seemingly always containing a warm and gentle light that was unforgettable at first glance.

But the most unforgettable feature was his ears, which hung down to his shoulders. These were the legendary Buddha ears.

This monk was none other than the Great Master Awakening to emptiness, the Buddhist son from the Nalanda Temple who had traveled from the Western Regions.

Beside him was a middle-aged man in hemp clothing. His hair was slightly disheveled, and his aura was somewhat unstable. He was the Supreme Grandmaster under Heavenly King Xue, Suppress Three Mountains, Qiao Yan.

They had set out from Liangzhou Prefecture on the northwestern frontier of the Great Jin Dynasty, traveling over a hundred thousand li to reach Cangzhou Prefecture, without resting for a single moment.

Even with Qiao Yan's profound cultivation, he felt somewhat exhausted, having expended a great deal of energy.

In contrast, Awakening to emptiness was neither red-faced nor out of breath, and even his white monk's robe was spotless, which was enough to show that his skill was far beyond Qiao Yan's.

"Buddhist Son, this is the World Society!"

The two stood on a large rock. Qiao Yan pointed to the continuous, magnificent halls and pavilions ahead and introduced, "This is the headquarters of the World Society."

"I heard that after Yan Chu made a name for himself in Cangzhou Prefecture, he attracted many experts to join him. Especially after he killed consecutive Supreme Grandmasters and defeated the Marquis of Annan, Sima Tao, his reputation reached its peak, and even more experts came to join him. Now, it has clearly become the number one power in Cangzhou Prefecture."

"Let's go in now!"

"Taking Yan Chu's head earlier means we can return to report to the Heavenly King sooner!"

Awakening to emptiness gazed from afar at the row upon row of pavilions and halls, a golden light hidden within his clear eyes.

From his perspective, the sky above the great hall ahead was not empty, but presented various strange phenomena.

There was cold energy condensed into a great saber, magnificent and myriad peach blossoms, and various other weather phenomena...

These phenomena were rare for ordinary Jianghu people to see, but in the eyes of Awakening to emptiness, they were not worth a smirk.

Withdrawing his gaze, Awakening to emptiness shook his head, "Blade Demon Yan Chu is not here!"

"What? Then where is he?" Qiao Yan frowned and said, "On the way here, I inquired, and they said Yan Chu is currently presiding over the World Society and is in seclusion. Could it be that he learned through some channel that we were coming to kill him and ran away in advance?"

Awakening to emptiness did not speak. His eyes, hidden with golden light, scanned the surrounding dozens of li, finally locking onto a direction. He raised his hand and pointed, "Over there, I can vaguely feel a Saber Intent that carries a world-dominating aura. If this humble monk is not mistaken, that must have been left by the Blade Demon!"

"That is... the direction of Tongzhou Prefecture?" Qiao Yan had roamed the Jianghu in his youth and had traveled to all nineteen prefectures of the Great Jin Dynasty, so he could tell at a glance that the direction Awakening to emptiness pointed to was indeed Tongzhou Prefecture.

"Donor Qiao, let's go! Blade Demon Yan Chu is in Tongzhou Prefecture, and we will be able to see him soon!"

Awakening to emptiness confirmed the direction, took a step, and arrived in mid-air from the bluestone. With another step, he had already reached the mountain head ahead.

Qiao Yan hurriedly chased after him. The other party walked as if strolling in a garden every time, while he had to use all his strength just to keep up.

"Buddhist Son, are we just going to leave the World Society like this?" "Yan Chu is the enemy of Changle Gang leader Mao Yi, who killed his son. Now there are Yan Chu's subordinate women in the World Society. If we wipe them all out, wouldn't that make Mao Yi even more loyal?"

Awakening to emptiness stood on the mountaintop, turned around upon hearing this, and said indifferently, "The World Society is entirely tied to the person of Blade Demon Yan Chu. As long as the Blade Demon is removed, the others will naturally scatter like monkeys when the tree falls! Moreover, this humble monk only promised the Heavenly King to remove the Blade Demon, I did not say I would wipe out the World Society as well!"

Qiao Yan felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly nodded, "Yes! Yes! The Buddhist Son is right!"

Although the look in Awakening to emptiness's eyes was still as plain, warm, and gentle, it gave him a creepy feeling, as if behind those eyes was a boundless abyss. It was not much different from facing the Heavenly King.

On Biquan Mountain, in the Hidden Sword Palace. Outside the great hall of Wujian Peak, several sword attendants stood guard, all of them with flushed, burning Faces. Since the hour of the tiger, the sounds rising and falling in the great hall had not stopped.

I really don't know how those few Elders, who were usually cold and dignified in front of their Disciples, could make such sounds without any attempt at concealment. Now it's done; there are quite a few Disciples outside. The Elders are now famous throughout the entire Hidden Sword Palace.

It was not until the end of the hour of the horse, when the sun began to tilt west, that the sounds in the great hall stopped.

At this time, behind the great hall, the scene was full of spring, and the atmosphere was bewitching. Yan Chu got up, put on his undergarments again, and draped his cloud-patterned brocade robe over himself.

Behind him, several pairs of watery eyes hoped he would look back, but they saw him leave the great hall without looking back, and expressions of disappointment appeared on their flushed, red Faces. He didn't acknowledge them once he pulled up his pants!

Arriving outside the hall, Yu Kai stood with his hands tucked into his sleeves, watching the sea of clouds in the mountains, looking straight ahead. Seeing Yan Chu come out, he hurriedly trotted over and fawned, "Great Hero Yan, you've come out? How was your rest?"

"Mm! Not bad!" Yan Chu laughed and patted Yu Kai on the shoulder, praising him, "Old Yu, you did well this time. From now on, you will be the Chief Steward of the Hidden Sword Palace. You will be responsible to me for everything. If there is any trouble you cannot solve, tell me directly!"

"Thank you, Young Master!" Yu Kai's old Face beamed with joy; this was the sentence he wanted from Yan Chu. It seemed that Yan Chu was very satisfied with his arrangements last night, otherwise, he wouldn't have said such things. Since that was the case, he naturally took the opportunity to address the other party as Young Master.

Yan Chu did not object, which meant that the other party officially acknowledged him as a subordinate. With him as his backer, he could be said to be the one whose word was law in the Hidden Sword Palace; he wasn't the Palace Master, but he was better than the Palace Master. There was hope for him to advance to Supreme Grandmaster in the future!

Thinking of the several female Elders with excellent looks in the palace, Yu Kai's mind couldn't help but become active. From now on, the Hidden Sword Palace would be Yan Chu's backyard. By making Yan Chu stay in this way, he could have a great backer, and his status would be as stable as an old dog.

"By the way, today is the day of the wedding of the daughter of the Governor of Tongzhou Prefecture, right?" Yan Chu suddenly remembered something and asked.

Yu Kai's spirits lifted, and he hurriedly nodded, "Exactly! Now all the people in the Jianghu are in Tongzhou Prefecture, and Qin Hexuan is also attending the wedding at the Prefectural Governors Mansion!"

Thinking of Qin Hexuan, Yu Kai's heart tightened. Now that the Hidden Sword Palace had suffered great changes, since last night, he had sent people to blockade Biquan Mountain and would not let a single Disciple go down the mountain, just because he did not want the news in the palace to leak out. He wanted to avoid Qin Hexuan running away after getting the news.

That would definitely be the worst news for him. It was unimaginable what a Supreme Grandmaster with his retreat cut off would do. If Qin Hexuan hid in the dark and came to the Hidden Sword Palace to slaughter them traitors after Yan Chu left, he wouldn't even have a place to cry.

Therefore, even if Yan Chu didn't ask, he intended to beg the other party to go to Tongzhou Prefecture to remove Qin Hexuan. This was also the reason why he waited outside until now.

"Young Master, now that Leng Hetong and the others of his line in the Hidden Sword Palace have been removed, only Qin Hexuan is still in Tongzhou Prefecture. If he is not removed as soon as possible, I am afraid he will become a major threat!"

Yan Chu looked at the sky and nodded, "You are right! Then I will go and remove this person now!"

Calculating the time, it is now the time for the wedding ceremony of the daughter of the Governor. I wonder what their reaction will be when I appear at the Tongzhou Governors Mansion?

The Governor of Tongzhou Prefecture, She Zhijiu, had also repeatedly sent people to Cangzhou Prefecture to deal with him. There was no reason that he should let go of the Prefectural Governors Mansion after solving so many people in the Hidden Sword Palace? He, Yan Chu, had always treated everyone equally! He would never favor one over the other!

Tongzhou Prefecture, Tongzhou Governors Mansion. A warm and festive atmosphere spread throughout the city. The mansion was hung with red silk, and large "Double Happiness" characters were posted outside the main gate of the mansion. Outside the mansion were thousands of tables of flowing banquets, specifically for the refugees and commoners in Tongzhou Prefecture to have a full meal today. Therefore, countless people were grateful to the Governor.

In the backyard of the Prefectural Governors Mansion, in the room of the Young Miss, She Manman. In the room, there was a magnificent and elegant screen, and on the dressing table behind the screen was a bronze mirror that could reflect light.

She Manman sat in front of the mirror in a bright red wedding dress. There was no expression on her delicate and beautiful Face, and her skin was so white it glowed, as if the dim room were illuminated.

Behind her, Zheng Wan held a wooden comb and slowly combed her soft long hair. Seeing her like this, she sighed inwardly and comforted her, "Manman, this marriage was decided by your father and Master."

"The other party is the current First Prince, the person most likely to inherit the throne in the future. Moreover, I have met that First Prince; his appearance is not bad, and his personality can be considered respectful to the virtuous and condescending to the scholars. Both publicly and privately, he can be considered a good match."

"Although you are going to be a secondary consort, with your means, and with your father and the Yue Nü Palace as backers, you may not be unable to become the primary consort in the future and influence the First Prince."

She Manman revealed a sneer on her fair, jade-like pretty Face, "Aunt Zheng, do you believe what you are saying?"

Zheng Wan's hand, which was combing hair, paused, not knowing how to continue to comfort her. Only hearing She Manman continue to say coldly, "Master wants to make the Yue Nü Palace the number one Sect in the south with the support of the imperial court, and Dad wants to go further in the officialdom, so they sold me, and even called it for my own good. Do they really think I don't know what they are thinking?"

"And that damn First Prince, I have already inquired clearly. He looks okay, but he is a straw bag whose body has been hollowed out by wine and lust. You want to let such a person ascend the throne; it is simply wishful thinking!"

"Manman!" Hearing She Manman say this, Zheng Wan hurriedly stopped her sternly. She looked outside the door again, and seeing that no one was paying attention here, she whispered, "Be careful with your words! Now the Prefectural Governors Mansion is full of the First Prince's people. If they hear you, it will be a big trouble!"

"So what if they hear? Do you think I'm afraid of them?"

Zheng Wan was a little helpless. She rubbed her eyebrows with her jade hand and said with a headache, "Manman, you only know one thing but not the other. Do you think that in the Great Jin Dynasty, wanting to be an emperor depends on your own virtue? It depends on the power background behind you!"

"The First Prince has the support of Prime Minister Xiao and the Hanging Temple, and his uncle, Tian Zheng, is a general who commands three hundred thousand troops in the Northern Pass. With so many forces supporting him, the few Old Ancestors of the royal family will also agree to let him ascend the throne for the sake of the forces behind him."

She Manman played with a strand of black hair on her chest and said disdainfully, "He has so many forces supporting him, he doesn't need my She family and the Yue Nü Palace!"

Zheng Wan pursed her red lips and smiled bitterly, "Whether the She family and the Yue Nü Palace support him or not, he will come out to fight for the throne. Now it is the Prefectural Governors Mansion and the Yue Nü Palace that need to board the other party's big ship in order to have the possibility of grabbing more resources in the future changes."

"Heh!" She Manman was not a woman who was easily persuaded, and she continued to argue, "The forces behind the few princes competing with him are not small. And that Fourth Prince, who said he wouldn't compete at first, is now coming out to compete. I'm afraid he has also received the support of some force. It is very difficult for him to want to be emperor!"

This time Zheng Wan did not deny it. She just said, "Alright, this matter has been decided by your father and Palace Master Jiang. Even I cannot change their minds. This time, marrying far away to the capital, with me accompanying you, I will definitely not let you be bullied in the Prince's Mansion!"

"Aunt Zheng..." She Manman tightly held the tender and smooth jade hand on her shoulder, her big eyes filled with tears, and she choked, "If I had known earlier, I would rather have died at the hands of the Blade Demon in Cangzhou Prefecture than have to marry such a disgusting prince now!"

"Sigh..." Zheng Wan's eyes were also slightly red, and she sighed again in her heart. She pulled out her hand, wiped the tears on She Manman's Face, and said, "I'll go to the front to see how the preparations are going. You wait for me here!"

After saying that, she turned around, lifted her skirt, stepped over the threshold, and left the room. She Manman was a girl she had watched grow up. Seeing the young girl she cherished like a daughter sad, her heart couldn't help but feel sour.

Usually, she wore a black dress. Today, because it was She Manman's big day, Zheng Wan specially changed into a purple palace dress, which set off her already flawless white skin like suet, and added to the traces left by time on her body, making her even more charming.

She Manman's courtyard was located in the deepest part of the Prefectural Governors Mansion. Zheng Wan left from the backyard, ignoring the people who respectfully saluted her along the way, and went directly to the courtyard where she usually lived. Only then could the tears in her almond eyes not stop, falling down.

At this moment, a white handkerchief was suddenly handed over from the side. "Thank you!" Zheng Wan didn't even think about it, directly took the handkerchief, and started to wipe the tear stains on her Face. The next second, she suddenly froze...