Chapter 693: Arrival at Little Sage Village

Not long after, Liu Bian led the group and arrived at Little Sage Village.

The disciples of Little Sage Village were somewhat surprised to see Gai Nie and Gao Jianli and the others arrive once again.

Nevertheless, they still stepped forward, cupped their fists toward Gai Nie and Gao Jianli and the others, and said:

"Mr. Gai, Mr. Gao, you've returned. I'll go notify the Third Master right away."

However, Gai Nie and Gao Jianli and the others merely gave him a slight nod, then turned their gaze to Liu Bian, who was at the head of the group.

Seeing this, that person could not help but follow their gaze and look at Liu Bian as well.

But upon seeing only a young master with outstanding bearing and a dashing, elegant air, he could not help but feel puzzled.

He wondered what kind of person Liu Bian actually was, that his status was so high as to command such deference from a group of Mo Family leaders.

Liu Bian, however, paid him no heed and walked straight into Little Sage Village.

Seeing this, Gai Nie and Gao Jianli and the others followed closely behind.

And that disciple of Little Sage Village, seeing Liu Bian lead a group of Mo Family people straight into Little Sage Village, hurried off to notify Fu Nian and the others.

Soon, Fu Nian and the others received the news brought by the disciple.

"The Mo Family people have actually returned to Little Sage Village, and they've barged straight in — could the Qin Army have already arrived!"

Fu Nian paced back and forth a few steps and said, somewhat puzzled.

"It shouldn't be possible. We haven't received any news of them reaching Tianhai City, and their speed shouldn't be that fast!"

Hearing Fu Nian's words, Yan Lu immediately objected, pointing out that they also had some intelligence posts within Tianhai City.

If the people of Qin State had arrived, they would certainly have sent word, and so far they had received no news at all.

"What's the point of us guessing wildly here? Why don't we go meet them first and see what's actually happened?"

Seeing Fu Nian and Yan Lu guessing wildly here, Zhang Liang spoke up and took the lead in leaving.

Seeing this, Fu Nian and Yan Lu exchanged a glance, then followed in Zhang Liang's footsteps and left.

In the Main Hall of Little Sage Village, Liu Bian now sat in the main seat, while a group of Mo Family people stood in neat formation within the hall.

Before long, Fu Nian and the other two arrived at the Main Hall. Upon seeing Gai Nie and Gao Jianli and the others, the three were just about to greet them when they spotted Liu Bian seated in the main seat. The expressions of Fu Nian and the other two immediately changed.

One must know that a guest sitting in the Main Seat was an extremely impolite act.

"You—"

Zhang Liang had only just begun to speak when Gao Jianli stopped him and explained to him:

"Sect Leader Fu Nian, Second Master Yan Lu, Brother Zifang, please do not be angered. Allow me to make an introduction to the three of you!"

Saying so, Gao Jianli pointed at Liu Bian seated in the main seat and solemnly introduced him to the three:

"The three of you, this is the Emperor of the Han Empire who Extinguished the Xiongnu, and our Mo Family has now pledged allegiance to the Han Empire."

"What!"

Hearing Gao Jianli's introduction, Fu Nian and the other two were all utterly shocked.

They had not expected that the Emperor of the now flourishing Han Empire would actually come to their Little Sage Village.

Moreover, the Mo Family had actually pledged allegiance to the Han Empire!

However, after coming back to his senses, Fu Nian still said to Liu Bian, displeasure in his voice:

"Although you are the Emperor of the Han Empire, my Little Sage Village belongs to Great Qin. For you to take the host's seat on your own accord — isn't that rather improper?"

Hearing Fu Nian's questioning, Liu Bian, seated in the main seat, replied with an air of utter dominance:

"I am the Imperial Majesty of the Han Empire, destined to unify this Realm. All under the sun and moon, all lands touched by rivers, shall be Han soil!"

"Tell me — when the entire Tian Xia is mine, the Han Empire's, how could I not sit here!"

Liu Bian's words were filled with an invincible conviction, and further accentuated by his Imperial Aura, he appeared as towering as a Heavenly Emperor who ruled over the mortal world.

For a moment, even Fu Nian, Yan Lu, and Zhang Liang were deeply shaken by Liu Bian's overwhelming Imperial Aura.

Seeing Liu Bian's majestic and domineering bearing, Gao Jianli and the rest of the Mo Family people were instantly激动不已, their blood boiling with fervor.

Their eyes filled with狂热之色, they knelt before Liu Bian in unison and shouted in chorus:

"The Emperor is Sage and Mighty! Great Han's Heavenly Might! Dominate the world!"

"Where the sun and moon shine, where the rivers reach — all shall be Han soil!"

"We, your subjects, pledge to serve the Emperor unto death! To serve the Han Empire unto death!"

Looking at the狂热 crowd below, Liu Bian waved his hand at them, and only then did they calm down.

Then, Liu Bian turned his gaze to the three still in shock — Fu Nian and the others — and said to them:

"I have come to your Little Sage Village this time to meet Xun Zi. I ask Sect Leader Fu Nian to summon Xun Zi here on my behalf!"

Liu Bian's words jolted the three out of their shock, but upon hearing that Liu Bian had actually come to see Xun Zi, the three immediately grew wary.

Seeing the wary looks on their faces, Liu Bian could not help but feel a bit speechless.

"Set your minds at ease. I won't do anything to him. Besides, if I truly wanted to deal with your Little Sage Village, I wouldn't need to go through so much trouble!"

After Liu Bian finished speaking, his cultivation at Martial Emperor Fifth Heaven was revealed, and instantly a powerful aura shot up into the sky from Little Sage Village.

"Hiss! You're actually this powerful!"

Sensing Liu Bian's cultivation, Fu Nian, whose strength had reached Martial Emperor First Heaven, could not help but cry out in shock.

And Yan Lu and Zhang Liang beside him were likewise deeply shaken.

"Now, do you believe what I've said!"

Liu Bian did not answer Fu Nian, but said to him in a calm tone.

Hearing this, Fu Nian and the other two nodded somewhat mechanically — Liu Bian's cultivation had shaken them far too deeply.

However, before Fu Nian could leave, a figure suddenly appeared in the Main Hall. Once the people saw clearly, they immediately bowed respectfully to the newcomer.

"Greetings, Teacher!"

"We greet Xun Zi!"

The newcomer was none other than the contemporary Grand Scholar of Little Sage Village, Xun Zi.

Seeing everyone bowing, Xun Zi said to them with a kindly expression, "There's no need for such ceremony, please rise!"

Then, he turned his gaze toward Liu Bian, who was seated at the head.

Upon sensing the unfathomable, ocean-like depth of power emanating from Liu Bian, even he was shaken to his core.

Moreover, from Liu Bian he sensed a dense aura of danger; his intuition told him that if he were to fight Liu Bian, the one to die would absolutely be him.

One must understand that he was no ordinary Grand Scholar — he possessed cultivation at the Martial Emperor Fifth Heaven.

Yet Liu Bian struck him as far too young. To reach such a level of strength at such an age — this kind of talent could no longer be described as mere genius; it was a true monster.