Chapter 396

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang picked up the tea and took a sip. The taste was acceptable; although it was not as good as the cloud mist tea exclusively supplied to the Imperial Palace, it had its own sweetness from the mountains and fields.

"You are quite open-minded." Hearing Hearing Yu Huang laughed lightly.

"The world's path is now familiar, and this heart is leisurely everywhere." Li Hao smiled casually.

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Hearing Hearing Yu Huang was slightly stunned, looked at Li Hao, and thought of the youth's situation, his eyes flickering slightly.

"No wonder that group of stubborn old bones in the Hanlin Hall likes you so much."

He seemed to sigh and also feel emotional.

Li Hao was somewhat surprised. Isn't the Hanlin Hall a place for scholars? He didn't seem to have much interaction with them.

"Come, let me see if your chess skill has improved, don't just put on a show."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang lifted his clothes and sat on the meditation cushion, saying half-jokingly.

Seeing this, Li Hao also sat upright. He knew that this Majesty did not come here just to play chess, but his coming here also brought the answer Li Hao was waiting for.

It was just that this answer was deeper and heavier than he had expected.

This made him feel somewhat ashamed in his heart.

Clearing the scattered pieces on the chessboard, the two slowly played.

Li Hao played white.

"Don't let me; I don't need anyone to let me." Hearing Hearing Yu Huang said, twisting a piece.

Li Hao nodded: "I dare not let you."

Soon, on the chessboard, the white pieces attacked fiercely, quickly seizing the main attack, the layout was solid as a rock, and the black pieces could only retreat step by step, surrounded by the white pieces, unable to break free.

"You kid..."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang grinned slightly. Good kid, he really didn't let me when he said he wouldn't.

Li Hao coughed lightly. He seemed to be too serious. Nowadays, his chess path is at the sixth level. Although it is just the sixth level and the experience has not been filled, he could easily defeat this Majesty when he was at the fifth level.

"Again."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang obviously refused to admit defeat, or rather, since he ascended the throne, he had never experienced losing... except for playing against Li Hao.

For three consecutive games, Li Hao still chose to release water slightly, letting this Majesty experience the fun of playing, rather than crushing him.

Soon, Hearing Hearing Yu Huang's chess addiction was cured.

So in the fourth game, Hearing Hearing Yu Huang's expression was no longer so serious and focused. While placing the pieces, he said casually:

"You slaughtered the Buddha Lord; have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Li Hao was also at ease playing chess. Seeing the old man talking about business, his expression converged slightly, and he said: "I have thought about it."

"Oh? Then how did you think about it?"

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang placed a piece and looked at Li Hao with interest.

"I think Senior might have a headache and I'm adding trouble to you." Li Hao sighed.

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang was stunned, then asked: "Then how do you think I will deal with it?"

Li Hao shook his head slightly: "I didn't think about that in detail."

"Didn't think about it in detail?"

"Yes, no matter how you deal with it, I will accept it calmly."

Li Hao said this and added: "As long as you don't want my little life."

"..."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang stared at the youth's serious appearance for two seconds and said somewhat laughingly:

"You are quite at ease. Are you not afraid that the Buddhist Sect will pressure me, and to appease public anger, I will strip you of your merits and take back the third-grade title you worked so hard to get?"

"If it's just this, then killing the Buddha Lord is still worth it."

Li Hao said.

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang was dumbfounded and said angrily: "You are really willing."

"Abandon the wind and moon of a dynasty, gain the long sky of eternity."

Li Hao smiled: "I came alone, there is nothing I can't bear to part with. Having wine, meat, and friends is enough."

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"This is the words of the Zen Sect. If the Buddha Lord could have realized it, perhaps he wouldn't have been killed by you." Hearing Hearing Yu Huang shook his head and sighed.

"Maybe his cultivation is not enough." Li Hao said.

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang looked at him, the two looked at each other, and both laughed loudly.

After laughing, Hearing Hearing Yu Huang said to Li Hao: "If I take back your title, will you resent me?"

Li Hao shook his head and placed a piece without a trace: "How could I? This was originally a reward from Senior."

"But it was also something you worked hard to get."

"Without this merit, I would still work hard." Li Hao said.

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang looked at him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he lowered his head to place a piece, and when he withdrew his hand, he saw that Li Hao had placed a piece earlier, blocking his other path.

This stinky kid... Hearing Hearing Yu Huang was somewhat angry. We are talking about business, and this kid actually has the heart to play tricks on the chessboard.

I won't play anymore! Hearing Hearing Yu Huang twisted the black piece and threw it into the chess box, flicked his sleeves and said: "Let's talk about business. I should thank you. The Buddha Lord had long since fallen into the devil; your move can be considered as eradicating a hidden danger for Da Yu."

Li Hao was stunned and surprised: "Senior knew that the Buddha Lord's clone was Demon Luo?"

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang nodded slightly and looked at Li Hao: "It seems you also know. Why didn't you tell me just now?"

"I forgot." Li Hao coughed lightly.

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang curled his lips slightly, but his eyes were deep, as if something was shaking.

What forgot? This kid is clearly worried that if he says it, it will make it more difficult for me to deal with this matter...

"You..."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang shook his head slightly and said: "This time the Buddhist Sect's remnants are pressuring me to abolish your title. There are many demons pushing behind this, trying to divide us and take advantage of the situation."

"Now there is a way, which is to temporarily wrong you. I will announce to the world that I will abolish your merits, imprison you in the dungeon, and pretend to break with you."

"This will attract the demons to counterattack, wait for the Buddhist Sect to cause chaos, and turn passive into active."

Li Hao listened quietly and nodded slightly. This is indeed a good way.

"But if this is the case, the acting must be done well, and you will suffer a lot." Hearing Hearing Yu Huang looked at Li Hao.

Li Hao nodded: "I can."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang stared at him and said: "After the matter, what compensation do you need?"

"Compensation?"

Li Hao thought for a while and said: "If possible, give me some calligraphy and paintings of famous teachers, or zither scores, or chess scores, for me to admire, and recipes..."

He counted them one by one with his fingers.

"..."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang was silent.

Calligraphy and paintings? Zither scores? Chess scores... What kind of junk is this? For wealthy merchants, perhaps they are valuable, but for Li Hao's strength, money and power are all within reach.

These things... can only be considered garbage.

"Apart from these, no other requests?" Hearing Hearing Yu Huang looked at him with narrowed eyes.

Li Hao thought for a while and shook his head slightly: "Not for now."

Seeing this, Hearing Hearing Yu Huang looked at him deeply, said nothing more, stood up and said: "It's getting late, I should go back too."

"I will see you off." Li Hao said hurriedly.

"No need."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang looked at Feng Feng Bo Ping in the courtyard, his eyes moved slightly, and he said: "He is that Saint of Thieves, right? It seems he knew many secrets of the Buddha Lord and was tampered with by the Buddha Lord. Is this a missing soul?" Li Hao said in a low voice: "Yes."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang patted Li Hao on the shoulder and said: "I will talk to the Wang family later. They are in charge of the Mo River in the world. As long as it is within Da Yu's territory, they can basically find it. When the time comes, see if we can find his missing soul. If we can find which Mo River it is in, then try to pass through."

Li Hao was stunned and said hurriedly: "Then I will go now."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang looked at him, saw the excitement in his eyes, smiled helplessly, and said: "It's useless for you to go now. You will just wait there in vain. There are many Buddhist disciples over there. If they know your news, they will only foolishly offend you and add to the conflict. When there is news over there, I will notify you, and you can go directly."

Li Hao heard this, thought about it, and said: "That's fine."

"Rest assured, I will have them search carefully."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang said, then walked out of the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

Li Hao watched his back leave. Not long after the other party stepped out of the courtyard, he disappeared like a teleportation.

That trace... it was not the traction of Dao rhyme, nor was it the Dao domain, but... the breath of the Great Dao.

This Majesty is in the Heavenly Human Realm? Li Hao was stunned for a moment, but then realized.

The Buddha Lord hid so deeply; who else doesn't have some hidden things?

As the courtyard door closed, Ren Qianqian walked over curiously and asked: "Young Master, who is he?"

"An old man who can play chess."

Li Hao looked at the place where Hearing Hearing Yu Huang left.

"Is he very good at chess?"

Ren Qianqian was surprised. That little chess saint before was not praised by Li Hao like this.

"His chess skill is average, but his chess character is very high."

"Then isn't Young Master always winning?"

"No, I have always been losing."

Da Yu Prefecture, in the Imperial Palace of the Imperial City.

In Chu Jiuyue's uneasy waiting, Hearing Hearing Yu Huang returned.

He first went to the Dao Palace to clarify the answer, then sent someone to notify the Wang family to search for Feng Feng Bo Ping's remnant soul in the Mo River, and at the same time, summoned various secret figures to come to the Imperial Palace.

These people were silent, like ghosts, and those high-ranking officials could not see them on weekdays.

Among them was a bird-like figure, who landed in the Imperial Palace, retracted its wings, and changed into a young girl.

As secret orders were sent out, with the Imperial Palace as the hub, the power behind the entire Divine Dynasty was operating quietly.

"Your Majesty, news came from the dark armor of the Buddhist Sect, saying that they are preparing to cause trouble in various cities and make a big scene to force Your Majesty."

Chu Jiuyue reported the news he received.

Although Hearing Hearing Yu Huang suppressed the Buddhist Sect's resistance in the court earlier, the Buddhist Sect is now emotionally agitated and insists on seeking an explanation.

Hearing Chu Jiuyue's words, Hearing Hearing Yu Huang's expression did not change, as if he had expected it. A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Then let them make trouble. They will soon get the answer they are satisfied with."

Chu Jiuyue looked at Hearing Hearing Yu Huang and said in a low voice:

"Did Your Majesty go to play chess with that General Haotian?"

"Not bad."

Hearing this answer, although Chu Jiuyue had expected it, he could not help but smile bitterly in his heart.

If the Buddhist disciples knew about this, I fear they would be so angry that they would have a cerebral hemorrhage on the spot.

"That General Haotian over there..."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang looked at him and laughed lightly: "I gave him a way, which is the kind the Buddhist Sect is looking forward to."

Chu Jiuyue's expression changed slightly, and he said expectantly: "Can General Haotian agree?"

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang nodded: "He agreed without hesitation."

Chu Jiuyue was stunned, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled: "If General Haotian can understand His Majesty's difficulties and intentions, that is naturally the best."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang smiled slightly and stared at the word "Buddha" on the desk, but his eyes slowly became cold:

"But I don't agree."

Chu Jiuyue was stunned.

"He is willing to suffer this grievance, but I... do not want to see him suffer this grievance!"

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang turned to look at Chu Jiuyue and said: "Didn't you ask me earlier why I am so at ease with him?"

Chu Jiuyue was bewildered.

"Because I can understand this child."

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang said softly: "You don't understand. It's like a mayfly looking at the blue sky. Your world is too small, and that child's world is too big."

Chu Jiuyue's heart was shaken. He did not expect that His Majesty's importance to that child had reached such a degree, exceeding his imagination.

When the Buddhist disciples in various cities of the nineteen prefectures were about to stir up chaos, an Imperial edict came from the Imperial Palace of Da Yu Prefecture, stating that the real culprit who slaughtered the Buddha Lord had been found! Both the Ministry of Justice and the Demon Suppression Division corroborated that the murderer had been investigated.

The murderer is the San San Huang Shen behind the seven top demon forces! The Demon Emperor from the Great Desolate Heaven!

The wars in Qingzhou, Liangzhou, Youzhou, etc., were all instigated and dispatched by the Demon Emperor! The Demon Emperor sneaked into Mount Wuliang, pretended to impersonate General Haotian, fought a great battle with the Buddha Lord, and slaughtered the Buddha Lord!

As the Imperial edict spread, this news also spread to all prefectures, and the world was shaken.

Originally, the Da Yu Dynasty and the demons were fighting, and they were all fighting in secret. Now, Hearing Hearing Yu Huang has put this matter on the table, directly pointing out the existence of the San San Huang Shen.

"Demon Emperor? San San Huang Shen?!"

"I knew it. How could General Haotian kill the Buddha Lord for a Saint of Thieves?"

"It turns out it was all done by demons. It's too insidious to use this method to frame General Haotian!"

"General Haotian is a genius who saved three prefectures and is the hope of our Da Yu Divine Dynasty's future. How could he do such a thing?"

"The Buddhist disciples keep saying they saw it with their own eyes. It's simply ridiculous. Is seeing with one's own eyes the truth? What is a demon art? Let alone demons, even a Heavenly Human Realm cultivator can use blinding techniques to play a Zhou Tian Realm warrior around!"

"Nonsense, it is clearly His Majesty shielding him. There are no demons!"

"I think you Buddhist Sect are the demons. How could General Haotian kill the Buddha Lord? What reason is there to do so?"

The Imperial family of Da Yu has deep prestige. Although there are still people questioning, they are basically Buddhist disciples, while the common people and noble families of the nineteen prefectures have mostly believed that it was done by demons.

The common people believe it because of their trust in Imperial power and their trust in Li Hao's previous deeds.

And noble families, some trust Imperial power, and some believe in pure interests.

They cannot see the benefit of that General Haotian killing the Buddha Lord, which makes them have to believe it.

And the Buddhist Sect's high-level officials who received the news were almost so angry that their lungs exploded.

His Majesty not only did not help them denounce the evildoers, but also wanted to use their Buddhist Sect as a gun, borrowing the Buddha Lord's death to let them subdue demons?

Too ruthless, this Majesty is too vicious!

And this news naturally spread to the demons, and to the secret hall outside Da Yu Prefecture.

The three Desolate Gods, including Demon Sheep Venerable, were stunned when they heard the news, and then their expressions became ugly.

These humans only saw that the monarch cleverly shifted the hatred of the Buddha Lord's death, but they knew that this edict of his was not just to exonerate that terrifying youth, but... to declare war directly on the three of them!

This means the opportunity they were waiting for does not exist.

They had previously anticipated the possibility of the other party pretending to break up, and had also prepared countermeasures to use the situation to their advantage.

But this Majesty did not even bother to pretend, and did not use this matter to give them a flaw to attack. Instead, he shifted the Buddhist Sect's anger to the demons, using the Buddhist Sect to raise sharp spears to defend Da Yu.

"Simply, damn it!"

Demon Sheep Venerable's expression was ugly.

(End of chapter)