Volume 19
Chapter 1892: “The Twelve Palaces’ Summit (6)”
“You guys should not complain so much. Fan Zhuo has not even said a word.” Rong Ruo said as she shook her head in helpless laughter.
Being named, his expression turned a little bit embarrassed.
Qiao Chu then parroted: “Little Zhuo has been the best! He actually managed to stir up trouble among the Dark Heavens Palace, the Green Tide Palace and the Zen Void Palace! Tell us quick! How did you manage that?” Qiao Chu was getting excited. The others had all done rather well but Fan Zhuo’s accomplishment had been truly outstanding.
The Dark Heavens Palace held significant might, good enough to be on par with the Dragon Slayers Palace but they were usually more steady and kept a low profile, often playing the role of peacemaker among the Twelve Palaces. But this time, Fan Zhuo had thrown the Dark Heavens Palace right into the teeth of the storm, where not only had it throttled the Zen Void Palace half to death, it had even sunken its fangs into the Green Tide Palace! It could be said to be the most boisterous wave anyone of them had been able to stir up.
Fan Zhuo was feeling a little embarrassed from all the praise Qiao Chu and the others were heaping onto him and he gave a embarrassed smile before telling all of them very briefly on the method he had used, which caused Qiao Chu to clap his hands loudly in praise .
“All the preparations on our side are already almost complete, and it’s all up to Little Xie to conclude the whole thing. Did anyone of you manage to see her in the past half year?” Qiao Chu asked. The turmoil among the Twelve Palaces had been churned to a boil and it was high time to deliver the last strike, and that last strike was to be initiated by Jun Wu Xie.
“When we were leaving the Pure Grace Palace, I noticed that Little Xie left with people from the Shadow Moon Palace. Without any untoward incidents, she should have gone to the Shadow Moon Palace. Hadn’t she sent news to us through the jade token? I believe she must have taken on the Shadow Moon Palace on her own.” Fan Zhuo said with a laugh.
The one whom all of them needed to worry about the least was Jun Wu Xie. Anyone of them might possibly fall to become disadvantaged, but she was the only exception where it was entirely not possible.
“I am suddenly starting to pity the people from the Shadow Moon Palace.” Qiao Chu said with a highly mournful face.
At most, they had all incited conflict between the parties to make the various palaces raised their arms in battle. But with Jun Wu Xie striking at them herself, the effects could not be anything but astounding.
Without needing to think about it, they all knew just how pitiful the Shadow Moon Palace’s end could possibly be.
“There was a particular piece of news that I don’t know whether any of you had heard.” Hua Yao then said.
“What news?” Fei Yan asked inquisitively.
“Just some time ago, the invitations for the Twelve Palaces’ Summit had just been delivered into the hands of the various Palace Lords when rumours of an unexpected incident in the Shadow Moon Palace came in. Hasn’t the Shadow Moon Palace Lord been constantly in ill health all these years? It was said that his condition worsened and he was no longer able to hold the position of Palace Lord, leading him to pass the seat of Palace Lord down to his younger sister. The Shadow Moon Palace now has a new Palace Lord.” Hua Yao said, rather meaningfully.
Upon hearing the news, the several youths immediately looked at each other and they all saw realization in each others’ eyes.
“If my memory serves me correctly, isn’t the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s little sister already dead? For her to suddenly spring up like this, wouldn’t it attract people’s suspicion?” Qiao Chu was feeling a little worried.
Fei Yan suddenly stretched his hand out to wave it before Qiao Chu’s eyes.
“This is then something you will not know about. Eight or nine out of ten rumours spread out from the Twelve Palaces are fake and even if the rumour is true, not many people will believe them. Hence, whether that person is alive or dead is impossible for the other palaces to ascertain. Such a sudden appearance would instead be much more like the secretive nature of the various palaces and nobody would suspect anything.”
“Is this what you call being too smart for one’s own good?” Qiao Chu asked, his face creased up in astonishment. If it was him, he really wouldn’t think too much about it.
“That’s one way of explaining it.”
“I wonder when the Shadow Moon Palace’s contingent is arriving. I am really looking forward to seeing them.” Rong Ruo said as she rubbed her chin, the rest of the gang showing rather sinister smiles on their faces.
Volume 19
Chapter 1893: “The Twelve Palaces’ Summit (7)”
As for what Rong Ruo and the others were anticipating for, only they themselves would know.
The people from the various palaces have all basically already arrived and the Elders from the various palaces had left strict orders for the disciples to not act rashly.
Seeing that there was one more day till the Summit, only the people from the Shadow Moon Palace had not yet appeared.
As the initiator for the Summit, the Flame Demons Palace Lord was feeling a little displeased about it. In the past half a year, eleven palaces out of the Twelve Palaces had become embroiled in bitter battles which caused all of them substantial losses. Only the Shadow Moon Palace had not been involved, suffering the least losses among them all.
The Shadow Moon Palace had trailed all of them at the bottom rung among the Twelve Palaces and they did not usually attract anyone’s attention most of the time. For such an elite power like the Flame Demons Palace, the Shadow Moon Palace was not worth their attention at all.
But now, things have subtly changed in the situation among the Twelve Palaces. Besides the Shadow Moon Palace, all the other Twelve Palaces had suffered highly substantial losses in the past half year with only the Shadow Moon Palace staying out from it all, retaining all their strength. If not for the fact that he knew the Shadow Moon Palace Lord had fallen gravely ill and a new Palace Lord had taken over, the Flame Demons Palace Lord would really come to suspect whether the Shadow Moon Palace Lord was up to no good.
“Haven’t the people from the Shadow Moon Palace arrived yet?” The expression on the Flame Demons Palace Lord’s face wasn’t looking too pretty. If it had been any other day, which one among the palaces would dare to take the Flame Demons Palace’s invitation so halfheartedly?
“Still not arrived.” Qiao Chu said as he stood beside the Flame Demon Palace Lord, his pencil straight posture handsome.
“The Shadow Moon Palace is really becoming too bold. They actually dare to slight me like this.” The Flame Demons Palace Lord said with a cold laugh.
A Flame Demons Palace’s Elder standing there within the house saw the Flame Demons Palace Lord seemingly unhappy and he quickly said: “My Lord, the Shadow Moon Palace just changed their Palace Lord and it was heard that it’s a little young lady not even yet eighteen. For her to command an entire palace right away, she should be rather flustered and it is expected for her to commit a few mistakes here and there.”
“Hmph! Does the Shadow Moon Palace not have anyone else that they have to push such a greenhorn onto the Palace Lord’s seat?” The Flame Demons Palace snorted in disapproving disdain.
The Elder then said: “Being young has its own advantages. Hasn’t it been rumoured that this Palace Lord from the Shadow Moon Palace had died when she was very young? But she has now been pushed out to the front. This might be a hand the Shadow Moon Palace has kept hidden so my Lord should still be careful of them. If this is really a hidden scheme by the Shadow Moon Palace, then with the current circumstances, it would not be a good time to be at odds with the Shadow Moon Palace. Afterall, having waded through a good half year’s fighting, the various palaces have suffered heavy losses and only the Shadow Moon Palace’s strength is unaffected. And if she really turns out to be a green and inexperienced littl
e young lady, wouldn’t it be a good time for my Lord to win her over to over side instead?”
The Flame Demons Palace nodded to himself inwardly as he listened, the rage within his heart subsiding a little.
The Elder observed the Lord’s expression and mood before he broke out into a smile, turning to look at Qiao Chu standing beside the Flame Demons Palace Lord.
“Has my Lord accepted Qiao Chu as your godson? I am thinking that the new Shadow Moon Palace Lord is still very young and at an age where thoughts of love would just be budding. With Qiao Chu’s looks, who knows how many young girls in our Flame Demons Palace already secretly admire him. We might just be able to put together a happy and joyous occasion from this summit.”
[God damned!]
Qiao Chu’s eyes bulged at the Elder’s absolutely shocking words, wishing for nothing more than to be able to split that old thing that had lived too long with a single strike of his palm!
[Putting him and the new Shadow Moon Palace Lord together as a couple?]
[Would he still live to see next year! ?]
Qiao Chu immediately greeted all eighteen generations of that chatterbox of an Elder’s ancestors inside his heart.
But the Flame Demons Palace Lord thought that it was a very good idea and the eyes he turned to look at Qiao Chu with was highly probing.
Qiao Chu almost wanted to explode with rage on the spot.
[Don’t drag me in if both of you are so keen on dying!]
[I will not be able to stand up to a certain great Lord’s torment!]
Volume 19
Chapter 1894: “The Twelve Palaces’ Summit (8)”
Qiao Chu no longer dared to remain in the room any longer. The Flame Demons Palace Lord’s eyes were making him feel that a crisis was upon him.
He was still young and he did not want to die yet!
Qiao Chu quickly found an excuse and slipped away in escape.
But the Flame Demons Palace Lord’s heart was set.
“When the people from the Shadow Moon Palace gets here, have Qiao Chu go out to receive them.” The Flame Demons Palace Lord said as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully, calculating his moves schemingly.
He would naturally no even pay the Shadow Moon Palace any attention in the past, but with the Shadow Moon Palace’s might still wholly maintained, they could be put to good use.
“Qiao Chu is young and brimming with vitality. As my Lord treats him just like his son, it would be most suitable to have him go get close to the Shadow Moon Palace Lord.” The Elder was still self absorbed in glee with his suggestion.
“Mm.” The Flame Demons Palace Lord agreed with a nod of his head.
“Tomorrow’s the summit. We’ll first hold a feast for the various Palace Lords today.”
“Yes, my Lord.” The Elder immediately acknowledged his orders.
That very night, the Palace Lords from the various palaces received their invitations and they all brought their Elders together with their most talented disciples to attend the banquet.
Twelve Palace Lords from the Twelve Palaces, eleven had arrived. A banquet that was supposed to be happy and boisterous instead felt sombre and a little strange.
Gu Yi brought Elder Lin, Gu Xin Yan and Gu Ying to come to the banquet and the moment they stepped into the hall, they were met with a gaze that was filled with hatred.
The Dragon Slayers Palace Lord glared at Gu Yi with his jaws tightly clenched, hating the fact he could not just pounce onto Gu Yi to tear him into shreds.
“My Lord, please bear with it.” Fei Yan had been brought to come by the Dragon Slayers Palace Lord as well and seeing that the Dragon Slayers Palace Lord was about to lose his cool, he quickly stepped up to calm him down.
Jun Wu Xie still had not arrived. If they were to get into a fight now, it would be a lot less rowdy.
The Dragon Slayers Palace Lord took a deep breath and sat himself down, his tightly suppressed rage causing his hands to clench up into fists, the green veins on his neck protruding clearly.
“Gu Yi that shameless scoundrel! Knowing that the Palace Lords will all be here today, he still had to bring that Gu Ying who killed my son! Isn’t he just flaunting it in my face! ?” The Dragon Slayers Palace Lord was absolutely seething with rage.
Fei Yan said in a low voice: “My Lord, do not be enraged. We’ve already come so far and the Blood Fiend Palace will be made to answer for it. The Young Lord’s death must not be in vain and the summit tomorrow will make the Blood Fiend Palace give my Lord a satisfactory answer. If they don’t, it still wouldn’t be too late for my Lord to strike.”
“Hmph! The scoundrelous Gu Yi wouldn’t shield that bastard. I will have him die by a thousand cuts….. No….. That would be too easy for him. I will have him taste the most cruel torture under the Heavens, where he will be unable to plead to live nor beg to die.” The Dragon Slayers Palace Lord said, his eyes bursting with venom and a twisted chilling glint as he stared fixedly at Gu Ying with eyes like those of a venomous viper.
Fei Yan listened quietly, knowing that nothing big would happen tonight, and he could not really be bothered to say anything more.
Regarding the matter between the Dragon Slayers Palace and the Blood Fiend Palace, he would not be needed to waste any more of his breath after today. It had already reached a point of no return and he just needs to sit back to slowly enjoy the show.
Taking advantage of the interval, Fei Yan swept his eyes over the various palaces. As he had expected, his several other companions had all been brought in as well.
Merely in their teens and they all possessed powers at the Purple Spirit’s third stage. Casting one’s gaze throughout the entire Middle Realm, one would not be able to find more than a rare few.
They would all naturally be heavily groomed by the various palaces.
The atmosphere within the banquet hall was tense. The various palaces all had at least another side opposing them. They had all once battled till blood splattered and flesh flew, and they all expected to sit down within the same banquet hall now. Everyone was just holding themselves back, suppressing their hearts as they shot cold gazes at each other, turning the entire banquet to be filled with the endless flash and glint of cold steel.
Volume 19
Chapter 1895: “The Twelve Palaces’ Summit (9)”
His eyes saw that the entire banquet was cold like an ice house and the Flame Demons Palace Lord’s face turned even uglier when he noticed the Purple Thunder Palace Lord’s eyes shooting a disdainful gaze straight at him.
The Flame Demons Palace Lord’s brows were tightly creased up and when the Elder beside him detected the abnormality, he quickly voiced out to divert everyone’s attention.
“All the various palaces have arrived here but we still have not seen any sign of the Shadow Moon Palace. I wonder does anyone here know when the people from the Shadow Moon Palace would come?”
The Flame Demons Palace’s Elders words had attracted the attention of quite a number of people.
They had all not seen eye to eye with each other over the recent period and none of them had noticed that the Shadow Moon Palace’s people were not here.
“Didn’t the Shadow Moon Palace already receive the invitation? It’s been such a long period of time and it is not enough for them to come here? If I remember it correctly, the distance from here should be the closest for the Shadow Moon Palace.” A Blood Fiend Palace’s Elder quipped helpfully.
“The Shadow Moon Palace? They had been rather laid back over the recent period and the days might have been so leisurely for them that they had forgotten all about us.” An Elder they did not know from which palace sneered with a cold laugh.
Eleven palaces out of the Twelve Palaces had sustained great losses and all of the palaces had had to grit their teeth to hold themselves out. The reason that they had come today was because most of them were thinking of using gentler methods to resolve everything, and to not continue to battle each other anymore.
Now that the Sh
adow Moon Palace had suddenly been mentioned, the fact that the Shadow Moon Palace had not suffered any losses suddenly caused the other palaces to feel rather imbalanced. And added to that, with them not having yet arrived here today, it gave rise to quite a bit of displeasure from the various palaces as well.
“Heh, the Shadow Moon Palace just had a change of their Palace Lord and it is said that it’s a little young lady. It is normal that she doesn’t know of such proprieties and decorum.” The Flame Demons Palace’s Elder saw that their rage had been diverted and he immediately stepped forward, seemingly attempting to pacify the situation but was in fact just fanning the flames.
“Little young lady? Since she is of such a young age, all the more she has got to understand decorum! Does she then expect the entire group of us to be waiting for her?”
“The Shadow Moon Palace must have looked at us like we’re some kind of joke throughout the recent period. Who knows what they are thinking in their hearts?”
“That’s right, they could even be thinking to take this opportunity to bolster their might.”
Having found a common target to attack, the mouths of everyone were completely merciless, filled with hidden daggers and knives, harsh and condescending with their words.
The Flame Demons Palace Lord watched in satisfaction in the change of atmosphere throughout the banquet and he secretly nodded his head at the Elder.
In reality for them to come attend the summit this time, many of the palaces were seeking to end this fighting as soon as possible, and stop the losses from continuing to drain them. But as the conflicts that existed between each other were all still lodged hard in their throats, the had all pounced upon the opportunity to vent out their frustrations upon the same target, who still had not arrived here, the Shadow Moon Palace.
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