Ch 384: Reactions Of The Sects
A few days passed.
On the battlefield at the front lines, Xiao Tiansheng, after receiving the secret letter, did not stubbornly adhere to his own opinion, but chose to believe Li Hanzhou.
Thus, he allowed the Northern Qi army to retreat from the battlefield, shrinking within the conquered territory, and temporarily remaining inactive.
If any Jianghu persons came to cause trouble, they did not need to fight to the death, but only needed to drive them away.
If they insisted on making trouble, then they didn’t need to bother with them; they should try to avoid fighting.
Although the Northern Qi army was puzzled by the military order issued by Xiao Tiansheng, they still strictly executed it.
However, after seeing this, the Jianghu persons fell into a brainstorming session.
Previously, they fought to the death, but now they turned a blind eye?
Was the Northern Qi army planning to surrender?
At the same time.
The secret letter issued by Yu Qingyang was also timely delivered to the major sects.
On Divine Peak Mountain.
“Sect Master, there is a secret letter sent to our Divine Peak Mountain from Xuanzhou.”
A disciple handed the secret letter in his hand to the Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain.
The Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain was also momentarily stunned, then frowned.
A secret letter from Xuanzhou?
Xuanzhou is the main base of the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion, and now it is also the enemy of their Divine Peak Mountain. Why would they send a secret letter here?
Out of curiosity, the Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain still took the secret letter.
Then, with a solemn expression, he came to his secluded cultivation secret chamber. He cautiously examined the secret letter, confirming that there was no danger—it was just an ordinary envelope—before slowly opening it.
The Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain looked down.
After seeing the familiar handwriting, his pupils shrank.
Then, he quickly read the entire secret letter without missing a single word. After finishing, the Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain’s face was full of disbelief.
“This is a secret letter from the Ninth Prince. He is currently in Xuanzhou at the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion, and he claims that the Emperor currently sitting on the throne is a Fake Emperor…”
The amount of information contained in the secret letter was enormous, causing the Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain’s mind to be a little overwhelmed.
Although he wasn’t sure whether the content of this secret letter was true or false.
But the only thing he could be certain of was that this secret letter was definitely written by Yu Qingyang himself. Not only was it his handwriting, but there were also special codes known only to him and Yu Qingyang within the letter.
The Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain carefully put the secret letter into his bosom and walked out of the secret chamber.
Currently, he didn’t know whether the content of the letter was true or false.
He planned to first visit the Sect Masters of other sects to discuss this together. This matter was too important to be careless about.
However, before the Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain left the Mountain Gate, a disciple immediately came to report.
“Reporting to the Sect Master, the Upper Clarity Sect, the Tang Sect, and other sect leaders have arrived, saying they want to see you.”
“Hmm?”
The Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain was slightly startled when he heard this and said, “Quickly invite them in.”
After the heads of the major sects were invited into the guest hall, the first thing they said to the Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain was, “Did you also receive that secret letter?”
“It seems you also received it.”
The Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain slowly took out the secret letter from his bosom and placed it in front of everyone.
The various Sect Masters also took out the secret letters they had received and put them together to compare them.
After studying them for a moment, they confirmed that this was definitely not forged by others; it was indeed sent to them by the Ninth Prince, Yu Qingyang.
However, many doubts still remained in their hearts.
Was the Ninth Prince, Yu Qingyang, truly innocent?
Was Emperor Yu Yang truly fake, the real culprit who framed him and the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion?
“Perhaps this is a lie fabricated by Yu Qingyang. He is currently in Xuanzhou and must have already joined forces with the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion. Sending us this secret letter is to wipe us out in one fell swoop. After all, Xuanzhou has the famous Fallen Sword Immortal stationed there!”
“What you said is not unreasonable. After all, the rebellion was personally told to us by His Majesty. If he is really a Fake Emperor, how could he have not revealed any flaws for so many years and been discovered?”
Someone speculated about this matter, thinking of the worst possible outcome.
“But think carefully, is the Ninth Prince really the kind of person who does evil, usurps power, and seizes the throne? We have been on good terms with him for so long, and he hardly hides anything from us. Don’t we know his character?”
“Furthermore, we didn’t know the real situation that day, and we didn’t see the Ninth Prince rebel with our own eyes. This is all Emperor Yu Yang’s one-sided account, which cannot be entirely believed.”
“…”
Everyone had their own reasons, and after analyzing for a long time, they were unable to come up with an accurate conclusion.
At this time, the Sect Master of Divine Peak Mountain decisively said, “Whether it’s true or false, won’t we know as soon as we see Yu Qingyang?”
“Moreover, he also said he wanted to meet us. If we go to confront him, even if the Ninth Prince is lying, we can still judge from other places.”
“That’s right.”
The Acting Sect Master of the Tang Sect nodded beside him and said solemnly, “At this point, I only want to know the truth. This is the only way. I’ve decided, whether you go or not, I’m going.”
The death of Sect Master Tang Jue had a great impact on their Tang Sect.
The reason why all the disciples of the Tang Sect are willing to go to the battlefield now is that they want to avenge Tang Jue.
However, after being on the battlefield for so long, they did not see the expert from the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion who killed Tang Jue with one blow.
On the contrary, except for King Xiao Tiansheng, who recently advanced to the Esteemed Immortal Realm, the most powerful subordinate under him was a general named Pang Wang, who was only at the Heavenly Gang Realm.
Therefore, they were somewhat dubious about the facts described by Emperor Yu Yang at that time.
At this moment, after receiving the secret letter, they discovered a loophole.
If Emperor Yu Yang truly had amazing strength, he could have completely killed their Sect Master Tang Jue without his knowledge.
Then this would have a more perfect explanation.
Regardless of whether it was true or false, he was determined to know the truth.
After the Acting Sect Master of the Tang Sect spoke, the other Sect Masters who could reach this position were not indecisive, so after only a moment of thought, they agreed.
They decided to wait until the time came to go to the place where Yu Qingyang had made an appointment.
Dragon Court.
“Your Majesty, this old servant intercepted a secret letter from Xuanzhou sent to Jianghu. I have copied the contents.”
Yuan Wuji presented an envelope still smelling of ink.
Emperor Yu Yang calmly took the envelope and looked at it. After a while, he raised his head and smiled, “Do you think those Jianghu Sect Masters will believe it?”
“This old servant thinks they should be half-believing and half-doubting. According to their temperament, they should be willing to go to the appointment to find out the truth.”
Yuan Wuji pondered for a moment and replied.
“That’s right. It seems that Qingyang, this child, wants to use Li Hanzhou’s hand to clear himself, but what can this…”
“…do?”
Emperor Yu Yang chuckled, his expression quite casual.
Valley of Unfeeling.
Under the leadership of Su Nianyi, the disciples successfully returned to the Valley of Unfeeling.
Ji Yunzhi stood with her hands behind her back, looking at the disciples returning from the Extreme Domain one by one.
She felt deeply comforted and was so excited she almost cried.
Those disciples who had originally worked in the Qingfeng Tavern, after a trip to the Extreme Domain, finally restored their original posture and beauty.
This trip to the Extreme Domain was not in vain! It was truly amazing!
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