159: Chen Pingping breaks through defense and fires! Grandmaster revealed!

Chapter 158: Chen Pingping Breaks Down and Fires! Great Grandmaster Exposed! (13)

At this moment, Fan Xian was the most shocked.

It turned out Chen Pingping had already investigated and found out that Emperor Qing was the one who killed Ye Qingmei!

Fan Xian was stunned; his birth father in this life had killed his birth mother!

He knew his birth mother was formidable; both the Imperial Treasury and the Surveillance Bureau were her creations.

And the two most important people who protected him until now, Wu Zhu and Chen Pingping, helped him entirely because of Ye Qingmei.

But why did his birth father kill his birth mother?

Fan Jian, another devoted follower of Ye Qingmei, was also dumbfounded. Li Chang'an actually said his goddess deserved to die!

How could such an ethereal and peerless fairy deserve to die?

Chen Pingping's wheelchair armrests each contained a shotgun.

These two shotguns were life-saving weapons Ye Qingmei herself had equipped him with after his legs were crippled.

Compared to the barrett M82A1, which could penetrate armor, these two homemade shotguns could only fire steel pellets and iron shot.

The barrett was brought out of the Temple, while the shotguns were custom-made using the resources of the Imperial Treasury and the Third Bureau of the Surveillance Bureau.

The scattered steel pellets and iron shot, flying through the air, had far less power than barrett bullets.

Moreover, to kill with these two shotguns, one had to first open the wheelchair's mechanism to expose the muzzles.

Opening the mechanism made a sound.

In the original work, Emperor Qing didn't know there were guns in Shen Pingping's wheelchair armrests, so he didn't dodge in time when he heard the mechanism's sound.

If he had known about the guns in Chen Pingping's armrest mechanism, he could have dodged them.

Therefore, whether it was the warning sound of the mechanism or the power of the shotguns, Li Chang'an was not afraid of Chen Pingping firing.

More importantly, Chen Pingping would only aim the steel pellets and iron shot, accumulated over twenty years, at Emperor Qing!

Because it was Emperor Qing, not Li Chang'an, who orchestrated Ye Qingmei's murder.

The central theme of Chen Pingping's life for over twenty years had been to kill Emperor Qing and avenge Ye Qingmei.

"Chen Pingping, you say this King amassed troops, but Qing Kingdom's strongest Quanzhou Navy was practically Ye Qingmei's private army."

"You say this King harbored secret agents, but Ye Qingmei founded the Supervisory Council, and you, the Director of the Supervisory Council, revere her as a god."

"She also controlled the Imperial Treasury's Three Great Workshops, controlling Qing Kingdom's economic lifeline, tightly gripping the Emperor's neck."

"She wanted to use the Emperor to realize her ideas, but she also wanted to challenge and dismantle imperial power."

"Ye Qingmei's various acts of rebellion and treason were far more serious than this King's."

"Chen Pingping, do you think Ye Qingmei deserved to die?"

Hearing Li Chang'an's words, a look of disdain appeared on Chen Pingping's face.

Thinking of the sacred goddess in his heart, Chen Pingping smiled proudly and ferociously.

"You don't understand!"

"None of you understand!"

"All of you, with only power in your eyes, where do you see the people of the world!"

"Xiao Yezi is intelligent and clever, full of extraordinary ideas, a fairy descended from the heavens."

"Xiao Yezi is compassionate, hoping for equality among all people in the world; such a breadth of mind is truly great!"

After saying the word 'great', Chen Pingping's demeanor was exactly like a worshiper bowing to a deity.

However, this deity, while advocating for equality, was doing things that made her superior and self-deifying.

Of course, Ye Qingmei did not do it intentionally; after all, she was just a little fairy with beautiful ideals.

What bad intentions could a little fairy have?

Once upon a time, Li Chang'an thought Ye Qingmei was an idealist.

Later, he felt that Ye Qingmei was a utopian, only daydreaming.

Yet, she did possess a certain level of execution, and the ultimate unintended results were vastly different from her daydreams.

She wanted to achieve equality for all but did not do anything practical for the vast majority of the common people; instead, she constantly revolved around the upper echelons.

The soap, sugar, and glass she invented all circulated among the upper class; the common people never saw them.

With no fundamental change in social productivity, she wanted to rely on imperial power to reform the system and directly change the relations of production.

Wanting to bear fruit without soil, wanting to build a tall building without a Foundation, wasn't this just dreaming?

Moreover, she wanted to rely on imperial power to overthrow imperial power; was she treating Emperor Qing as a fool?

"What Ye Qingmei said isn't important; what matters is what she did."

"She was compassionate, yet she used the divine weapons from the Temple to casually kill two princes?"

"She was compassionate, yet she created the Supervisory Council, such a harmful government agency?"

"She hoped for equality for all, yet she created three Great Grandmasters; even Ye Liuyun indirectly achieved a Breakthrough to Great Grandmaster because of her."

"A Great Grandmaster can subdue a nation alone, casually killing hundreds or thousands. Can you, Chen Pingping, be equal to Ku He or Si Gu Jian?"

"She constantly spoke of equality for all, yet she cultivated all of you into her followers and servants?"

"All those systems she claimed to want to implement for the sake of equality were the source of turmoil and bloodshed in Qing Kingdom!"

"She relied on the Emperor's throne to gain the power to implement her utopian ideas, but in her bones, she found the Emperor's chair too corrupt!"

"Ye Qingmei was not only naive and childish but also ate from the bowl and then cursed the cook."

"Ye Qingmei was nothing more than a muddle-headed fool who couldn't understand human nature, distinguish friend from foe, or grasp priorities."

Li Chang'an spoke his mind; according to Ye Qingmei's philosophy, she should have instigated a grassroots revolution, not cozied up with the upper-class elites.

She spent her days mingling with the powerful, yet she used the slogan of equality for all to appear fresh, unconventional, superior, and untainted by the world.

Not only was she falsely pure, but she was genuinely muddled.

Listening to Li Chang'an's words, Chen Pingping's face twitched incessantly.

His faith of so many years was deemed worthless by Li Chang'an, which made him furious!

The fairy, whom he revered as a god, was actually belittled by Li Chang'an as a muddle-headed fool and a good-for-nothing!

"Shut up!"

"Li Chang'an, you are not qualified to evaluate Xiao Yezi!"

"Your narrow, self-serving minds simply cannot comprehend Xiao Yezi's radiant purity!"

Chen Pingping roared like a mad dog, defending his most precious faith and purest sanctuary within his heart!

Seeing Chen Pingping so frenzied, Li Chang'an became even calmer.

"Oh, right, this King knows why you're so fixated on Ye Qingmei."

"Your real name is Chen Wuchang; you, Hong Sixiang, He Qigan, and others were all eunuchs from the palace from the same batch."

"You believe that the first time she met you, she didn't treat you as an inferior eunuch but as an equal friend."

Li Chang'an moved behind Chen Pingping, pushing his wheelchair from behind, precisely aiming the two armrests at Emperor Qing.

Li Chang'an felt he was very kind, helping Chen Pingping aim his firepower at his enemy.

Then he lowered his head and whispered into Chen Pingping's ear, "Actually, that's not the case."

"Ye Qingmei and I are both Celestial Vein Holders. In the world we came from, eunuchs had completely disappeared."

"The first time Ye Qingmei saw you, she said, 'Are you really a eunuch? Then shouldn't we call each other sisters?'"

"This is like when you see a small animal you've heard of but never seen; your mindset is curiosity, never treating it as an equal."

"Think back carefully to her tone and expression at the time; she was merely treating you as a novel pet..."

Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, Chen Pingping instantly broke down!

"No! No! Impossible!"

"Xiao Yezi treated people with sincerity, seeing me as a friend, not a servant!"

How much Chen Pingping truly revered Ye Qingmei's ideals was not necessarily clear.

His gratitude for Ye Qingmei stemmed entirely from her treating him as an equal friend.

It's not excluded that Ye Qingmei later considered Chen Pingping a friend, but Li Chang'an's heart-piercing words were something Chen Pingping couldn't bear.

Because Ye Qingmei's equal treatment of him was the driving force behind his twisted desire for revenge for so many years!

Li Chang'an said this deliberately, to extinguish the light in Chen Pingping's heart.

At this moment, Fan Jian and his son clenched their fists, angry but daring not to speak.

Of course, Fan Jian was unconvinced by Li Chang'an's words about Ye Qingmei.

Although Fan Xian still didn't know the full truth, he was also extremely furious!

However, neither of them dared to speak.

Because Emperor Qing had killed Ye Qingmei.

And Chen Pingping, for revenge, had gone so far as to persecute the imperial family and assassinate the Emperor.

If they spoke up now, they would be siding with Chen Pingping.

Even if they were willing to sacrifice themselves, what about their family? This was a heinous crime that would implicate their entire family!

Chen Pingping deliberately called Fan Xian a bastard, also wanting to completely sever himself from the Fan Family.

Li Chang'an coldly glanced at Fan Xian, who merely lowered his head and gritted his teeth.

As two people with memories of the same era, Li Chang'an and Fan Xian's fundamental beliefs differed, so their relationship could never be close.

Li Chang'an believed that equality for all was merely an ideal, and the law of the jungle was the norm.

Even in their previous era, although ordinary people lived relatively comfortably, it was impossible for everyone to be born equal.

All roads lead to Rome, but some are born in Rome, while more are born as cattle and horses.

You toil as cattle and horses, and your lifelong goal is merely someone else's starting point.

Of course, in that era, people's basic dignity had improved, and the law of the jungle wouldn't easily devour your life.

But the powerful, standing at the pinnacle of wealth and power, would use various legal means to devour and exploit the labor and personal dignity of the weak.

The diligent cattle and horses still had to be grateful for the blessing of being exploited.

Even smarter and more obedient cattle and horses would cling tightly to the powerful and sing their praises, saying that their wealth was due to the efforts of previous generations, and that this world was fair!

How clever! How truly fair!

If it were truly fair, why would people still read those trashy novels about Transmigration, cheating, and enjoying the superiority of feudalism while building harems?

"In this life, I cherished that woman the most."

Emperor Qing, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

He had been silent because he was stunned by Li Chang'an's words.

His feelings for Ye Qingmei were mixed with interests and not pure.

Without Ye Qingmei, he would have been merely a prince from a leisurely princely household, unable to achieve his current status.

Ye Qingmei had helped him ascend to the throne, and he was no longer just Ye Qingmei's friend and lover but the most steadfast supporter of imperial power.

Li Chang'an could brazenly criticize and belittle Ye Qingmei, but Emperor Qing could not, because Ye Qingmei was his benefactor.

By killing Ye Qingmei, he had taken on a moral burden from which he could never be free.

Chen Pingping, now completely crazed, stared coldly at Emperor Qing, "You! Are unworthy!"

Emperor Qing stood up and slowly walked to Chen Pingping.

"She gave me lofty ambitions, she gave me money and mighty soldiers, she gave me a vast empire!"

"But, I killed her!"

Chen Pingping sneered and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"You burned your bridges, you were ungrateful, you were despicable and shameless, you were hypocritical and malicious!"

Emperor Qing met Chen Pingping's gaze, neither of the decades-long companions backing down.

"I killed her..."

"Chen Pingping, I indeed killed her."

"But, what of it!"

Chen Pingping's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of murderous intent emerging in his gaze, and his hands activated the armrest mechanisms.

"Then I shall avenge her!"

A thunderous roar echoed through the main hall!

Two violent streams of gunpowder, iron shot, and steel pellets, imbued with immense power, fiercely slammed into Emperor Qing's body!

Everyone in the Imperial Study thought of the divine lightning that killed the two old princes!

They thought of the divine weapon that severely wounded Ye Liuyun!

A powerful surge of Qi pressure rushed towards everyone's faces.

In that instant, Emperor Qing almost exposed his Great Grandmaster movement technique and True Qi.

However, he did not do so.

Because all the iron shot and steel pellets were invisibly suspended in the air.

The people in the Imperial Study saw Chen Pingping enveloped by an invisible True Qi sphere.

Those fierce Qi waves were solidified and encased by thick True Qi, not shooting out.

The powerful Bei Ming True Energy, like a vast ocean, diluted the scattered trajectory power of the homemade shotguns.

Emperor Qing stared dumbfounded at the scene before him, looking at Li Chang'an, who controlled the True Qi shield with one hand.

"Great! Great! Great Grandmaster!"

Emperor Qing's face showed shock; he staggered back several steps and fell to the ground.

A mocking smile played on Li Chang'an's lips.

The veteran performing artist's reaction was truly astute; he had already started acting.

Li Chang'an knew that the moment Emperor Qing saw him expose his Great Grandmaster cultivation, Emperor Qing had already thought of many things, which was why he chose to continue pretending.

Li Chang'an was very pleased; if you're willing to play the role of the old sixth, that's excellent.

This King loves to bully the old sixth the most.

Li Chang'an disliked Ye Qingmei, but he would absolutely not be manipulated by Emperor Qing.

Qin Ye sat terrified, his face ashen, not uttering a word.

He knew he had made a grave mistake, offending a Great Grandmaster!

From the moment Li Chang'an started talking about Ye Qingmei, he knew he was wrong!

Because when Ye Qingmei was killed, the Qin Family was Emperor Qing's blade!

The one his Qin Family should least offend was Li Chang'an, who disliked Ye Qingmei!

Lin Ruofu, after his initial shock, began to ponder. Could Li Chang'an be the Great Grandmaster who protected the Lin Family two years ago?

Fan Xian's expression was complex, his heart a mix of emotions. Li Chang'an was the Great Grandmaster who fought Wu Zhu!

And now, this Great Grandmaster was clearly going to stand on the opposite side of him!

The other ministers looked at Li Chang'an and Chen Pingping in terror; the sudden appearance of firearms was shocking, but the new Great Grandmaster was even more surprising!

Chen Pingping watched the steel pellets and iron shot clatter to the ground, instantly turning into a Living Corpse.

He knew he was going to die; now it was just a matter of how he would die.

Seeing Li Chang'an's Great Grandmaster cultivation, Chen Pingping suddenly felt some regret.

If he hadn't offended Li Chang'an and only sought revenge on Emperor Qing, perhaps he would have succeeded... "Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with this old servant?"

PS: Two more chapters at 18:00, Chen Pingping and Fei Jie will be executed by slow slicing, Fan Xian will supervise the execution, and the Supervisory Council's rebellion will be massacred.