Chapter 211

"Butler Peng, this... what matter has alarmed you?"

Looking at Butler Peng, who was white-haired and white-bearded and appeared in front of him, Zhang Zhen's heart instantly rose to his throat, and he instantly thought of many possibilities.

Bait!

He had already determined that Xu Jin, who went out today, was really just bait!

The so-called long visit in the Ying Mansion's large residence was not a visit at all; it was just acting.

But this matter is not right.

If it were just to lure and kill assassins, then dispatching a few Academic Rectors, or even dispatching the Left and Right Libationers, would be the limit.

But the Great Chen National Dao Academy actually mobilized this old antique, so the question is, what kind of fish are they trying to catch?

Butler Peng, Butler Peng Tieshan, looking back twenty years, was famous!

He had served three Grand Masters of the Great Chen National Dao Academy.

The corpse of the previous Grand Master of the Great Chen National Dao Academy, Grand Master Pei, was carried back by him.

Thirty years ago, this person was already a Seventh Tier expert.

Since carrying back the corpse of the previous Grand Master Pei twenty years ago, this old butler had rarely appeared in public.

But today...

Thinking of a certain possibility, Zhang Zhen only felt a chill rushing straight to his brain from the soles of his feet, and he was directly scared into a big shudder!

Looking at the corpses in the distance again, Zhang Zhen's fear grew even stronger.

"What else could it be? You should know this best." Butler Peng looked at Zhang Zhen and said.

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Zhen became even more afraid, "Butler Peng, I haven't seen you for so many years, and you still have the same demeanor."

"I'm old! But you kid have grown quite fast too! Twenty years ago, when your Cangming Shang Xinggong first stationed in our Great Chen Dachen Wan Yi, I remember you had just forged your star, right?" Butler Peng sighed.

"Yes, but Butler Peng, you haven't changed at all!" After speaking, Zhang Zhen was both afraid and anxious, so he hurriedly said, "Butler Peng, I was just passing by. There are urgent matters in the palace, so I will take my leave first."

Zhang Zhen wanted to leave, but Butler Peng reached out to stop him, "You kid, it's not easy to run into an old acquaintance from the past, and you won't let me reminisce about the past?"

"This... you are an old senior, how would I dare to be your acquaintance!" Zhang Zhen was anxious, but he didn't dare to leave forcibly.

Butler Peng had a reminiscent look, "Do you still remember twenty years ago when your Cangming Shang Xinggong first stationed in Dachen Wan Yi, that slap you received when you attended the banquet in the Imperial Palace?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Zhen remembered an incident from twenty years ago.

At that time, he had forged his star with top-grade quality in both his Middle and Lower Star Palaces, and his Middle Shang Xinggong was even close to supreme-grade star forging. He was a top-notch genius in the Cangming Shang Xinggong, highly valued, and had a high status.

Young and frivolous!

That was probably what it meant.

Plus, at that time, Great Chen was considered a defeated nation, because the Spirit Record Shang Xinggong had been killed to the point of locking its halls, so Zhang Zhen's behavior was a bit arrogant.

When the newly appointed Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao was toasting, he sat there boldly without getting up, and then he was rewarded with a slap by Butler Peng. He remembered it for many years.

Being suddenly mentioned this time, that scene from back then seemed to reappear, making his face burn with pain.

At that time, he was even younger, was slapped in public, and was also reprimanded for being rude and arrogant, losing a lot of face. At that time, he hated the Great Chen National Dao Academy so much he wanted to slaughter it.

Recalling it again this time, there was still some resentment rising.

Seeing this, Butler Peng shook his head slightly, "What a pity, what a pity!"

"What does Butler Peng pity?" Zhang Zhen was somewhat puzzled!

"I pity you for being too dull. That slap twenty years ago didn't wake you up; you didn't learn any lesson at all.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be today's disaster!" Butler Peng said.

Zhang Zhen's pupils shrank; he heard the key point of this sentence—today's disaster!

Realizing something, Zhang Zhen shuddered all over. The next instant, Zhang Zhen didn't dare to be polite with Butler Peng anymore. Starlight exploded under his feet, and he turned around and wanted to escape instantly!

But just as the starlight rose, he was blasted back by a golden rainbow.

It was Left Libationer Meng Yanhui of the Great Chen National Dao Academy who took action.

At the same instant, Butler Peng sneered, and a large palm print violently blasted down toward Zhang Zhen's head.

Zhang Zhen's eyes turned sharp, and a Sixth Tier star artifact instantly rushed into the sky, blasting toward the large palm print.

The next instant, he saw a small green bow appear in Butler Peng's palm. As it grew in the wind, it instantly drew like a full moon. The moment three points of green light condensed, they blasted out instantly!

Whoosh!

The moment the sound of breaking through the air rang out, the three points of green light had continuously hit Zhang Zhen's Sixth Tier star artifact.

The green light exploded continuously, and Zhang Zhen's Sixth Tier star artifact was directly exploded into pieces.

Meng Yanhui's golden rainbow blasted over again, and the large palm print also blasted down on his head.

To save his life, Zhang Zhen didn't care about anything anymore.

He blasted out three emblems in a row, one of which was actually a Sixth Tier emblem.

The Sixth Tier emblem blasted out, directly blasting Left Libationer Meng Yanhui back, and a path to survival appeared!

Starlight exploded under Zhang Zhen's feet, and he wanted to seize the path and escape.

Suddenly, a large mountain blasted out from the front, directly blasting Zhang Zhen, who had just rushed out, back while flying.

It was Liu Zhou Qingzhu who took action.

Whip Mountain!

At the same instant, Butler Peng took action again, drawing his bow like a full moon.

The moment the giant green bow opened, Zhang Zhen immediately felt something. An indescribable pressure had already enveloped his whole body!

"Spare my life, Old Butler, spare my life!"

"I am the Great Chen Xing Lord of the Cangming Shang Xinggong. If you kill me, you won't be able to..."

Whoosh!

Just as the sound of breaking through the air rang out, two large holes appeared on Zhang Zhen's chest and head simultaneously!

The starlight around his body dissipated, and he instantly fell to the ground!

Butler Peng stood with his bow retracted, his eyes looking at the giant green bow in his hand, stroking it slowly, with many sighs, "It's been twenty years."

"The divine power of the Green Moon Bow has indeed not been seen for twenty years." Left Libationer Meng Yanhui looked at this Green Moon Divine Bow and also sighed somewhat.

This is a supreme-grade Sixth Tier star artifact. Twenty years ago, it once shook the world in Butler Peng's hands. Today, it has reappeared.

But it also made Meng Yanhui sigh somewhat. Today, it was Butler Peng who came.

If it had only relied on him and the two Deputy Academic Rectors, I'm afraid they wouldn't have been able to keep this Great Chen Xing Lord of the Cangming Shang Xinggong.

But this is also very normal.

Zhang Zhen was Sixth Tier mid-stage, and he, Meng Yanhui, was Sixth Tier Cloud Tower peak-stage. Although he could defeat Zhang Zhen, it was relatively difficult to kill Zhang Zhen.

Adding Liu Zhou Qingzhu and the two Deputy Academic Rectors wouldn't work either.

Liu Zhou Qingzhu arrived and was very surprised to see Zhang Zhen's corpse.

She didn't expect that the Old Butler would actually kill this person.

Just as Zhang Zhen said, he was the Great Chen Xing Lord of the Cangming Shang Xinggong.

Killing others is fine, but killing this person carries huge risks.

Killing this person is like grabbing the face of the Cangming Shang Xinggong and slapping it wildly!

Just as she was doubting and worried, Butler Peng said, "Put Zhang Zhen's corpse and the corpses of those ten assassins together, don't move them, seal this place! Next, you do as the Palace Master arranged."

As he spoke, Butler Peng threw a command token to Meng Yanhui!

Inside the command token, three orders were stored!

Meng Yanhui only took one look, and his face changed drastically!

"Old Butler, do you really want to do this?"

"Not do this? Do you want us to go and apologize to the Cangming Shang Xinggong for assassinating our disciples? Or like ten years ago, hand over the murderer?" Butler Peng sneered!

"The Grand Master has already given the order, execute it!"

"Yes!"

After handing over the site affairs to Liu Zhou Qingzhu, Meng Yanhui instantly returned to the Great Chen National Dao Academy. Before returning, he also sent a starlight message to Xu Jin, "Return to the National Dao Academy quickly!"

Xu Jin's shock at this moment was no less than that of his teacher, Liu Zhou Qingzhu.

He had mentioned and discussed this fishing operation with the Grand Master, but he only proposed a preliminary plan. The subsequent details were all perfected and arranged by the Grand Master. Xu Jin originally thought it was just to fish for a few assassins and kill them, making the Shang Xinggong that arranged the assassination feel the pain.

He didn't expect that they would directly kill Zhang Zhen, the Great Chen Xing Lord of the Cangming Shang Xinggong!

There must be a big event!

Xu Jin intuitively felt that there was still a big event!

After paying respects from afar to Butler Peng, Teacher Liu Zhou Qingzhu, and Deputy Academic Rector Shen Wei, Xu Jin also directly displayed his movement technique and quickly returned to the National Dao Academy.

The Left Libationer told him to return, so he had to return quickly!

Before Xu Jin entered the National Dao Academy, his Star Plucking Token flashed rapidly.

It flashed three times in a row.

Extremely urgent!

Xu Jin sank his mind into it and saw it: a military order!

Emergency assembly military order!

All disciples with Star Patrol Guard military status must arrive at the Star Patrol Guard camp outside the National Dao Academy to assemble within a quarter of an hour.

Those who arrive late will be whipped!

Those who do not arrive will be beheaded!

Xu Jin had Star Patrol Guard military status, and he was also a Deputy Supervisor of the Star Patrol Guard.

Subsequently, Xu Jin used the fastest speed to return to his small courtyard, changed into the armor uniform of the Star Patrol Guard, and then flew to the Star Patrol Guard camp.

And just during this process, there was already action in the Star Patrol Guard camp.

The Great Chen National Dao Academy Star Patrol Guard had one Grand Viceroy and two Deputy Viceroys!

The Grand Viceroy was surnamed Pei, named Ze!

At this time, this Grand Viceroy Pei was already beating the drums to gather generals in the central army tent.

Amidst the drum sounds, Academic Rector Fang was the first to arrive!

All the Academic Rectors and Deputy Academic Rectors of the National Dao Academy had military status, and their positions were not low.

After paying respects at the first meeting, he asked, "Grand Viceroy Pei, emergency military order to assemble, I don't know what matter is so urgent?" Fang Shinan asked.

"Obeying the Grand Master's military order!"

Grand Viceroy Pei held the command token in front of him with both hands and said no more, and Left Libationer Meng Yanhui had also changed into his military uniform and entered the military tent!

Seeing Director Pei Ze's posture, Fang Shinan didn't dare to be arrogant and could only enter the ranks and wait quietly.

In the National Dao Academy, he was an Academic Rector, and his status was pure and noble!

But after entering the military tent, he was just a Guard General and had to act according to military orders.

To put it bluntly, if he violated the military order and this Grand Viceroy Pei was determined to behead him, even if the Grand Master came, he wouldn't be able to stop it.

Military orders are like mountains!

This Grand Viceroy Pei had stayed on the Star River Battlefield for ten full years.

After one hundred and eight drum beats, a messenger officer immediately stepped forward to report, "Reporting to the Grand Viceroy, our Great Chen National Dao Academy Star Patrol Guard has 15,000 people. 907 people are out on official business, and the others have all assembled."

"Hmm."

Grand Viceroy Pei nodded. The next instant, he directly picked up the command token and said, "Obeying the Grand Master's military order, our Star Patrol Guard First Guard will guard the National Dao Academy, Star Patrol Guard Second Guard will patrol Dachen Wan Yi and cooperate with the Forbidden Army to execute alert!

Star Patrol Guard Third Guard and Fourth Guard will follow me to surround the Dachen Wan Yi Main Hall of the Cangming Shang Xinggong, and Fifth Guard will wait for orders to maneuver!"

"Set off!"

Once this order was issued, everyone widened their eyes, especially the several Academic Rectors, who were all shocked.

Surround the Dachen Wan Yi Main Hall of the Cangming Shang Xinggong?

What is this for?

Is this to go to war with the Cangming Shang Xinggong?

Such a big matter!

How come they didn't know anything about it?

Looking at Left Libationer Meng Yanhui again, he had a calm and composed appearance.

Suddenly, among the several Academic Rectors, especially Academic Rector Fang, he realized something.

A sense of crisis surged in his heart!

With the military order before them, Academic Rector Fang and the others, no matter how many doubts they had, did not dare to have any questioning.

And Xu Jin was also in this team.

Two quarters of an hour later, the army surrounded the Dachen Wan Yi Main Hall of the Cangming Shang Xinggong, and the Dachen Wan Yi Main Hall of the Cangming Shang Xinggong was in chaos.

Fortunately, they only surrounded it and did not attack!

Xu Jin, who was mixed in the team, had also gone from initial shock, doubt, and confusion to admiration now!

Combining the past and present, he had completely understood Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao's methods.

To put it vulgarly, isn't this just purely the villain accusing the victim first!

Fishing and killing five Fifth Tier Gather Battle experts of the Cangming Shang Xinggong, killing their presiding Tianyang Xingjun, and then heavily surrounding the Dachen Wan Yi Main Hall of the Cangming Shang Xinggong.

But only surrounding and not attacking!

Xu Jin estimated that the Great Chen National Dao Academy's questioning or accusing official document should have already been sent to the Cangming Shang Xinggong by now, right?

Xu Jin guessed correctly.

The Cangming Shang Xinggong had already received the Great Chen National Dao Academy's questioning official document.

The questioning official document was very concise and clear, but also aggressive.

When receiving the Great Chen National Dao Academy's questioning official document, the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun was furious and directly threw this official document at Seventh Elder Huang Kejia's face.

At the same time, in the Cangming Secret Realm of the main building of the Cangming Shang Xinggong's Star Plucking Tower, an emergency high-level meeting was also held, and Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao's aggressive questioning had already been projected onto the star screen.

There were only three points.

One: Please ask the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun to give an account of the Cangming Shang Xinggong's Dachen Wan Yi Main Hall publicly dispatching Shang Xinggong experts to assassinate the genius disciple of Great Chen!

Two: Please ask the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun to give an account of the Cangming Shang Xinggong's Great Chen Xing Lord Zhang Zhen publicly assassinating the genius disciple of the Great Chen National Dao Academy; otherwise, Great Chen will regard this behavior as a public declaration of war by the Cangming Shang Xinggong!

Three: Within six hours, if the Cangming Shang Xinggong cannot give the above account, the Great Chen National Dao Academy will completely flatten the Cangming Shang Xinggong's Dachen Wan Yi Main Hall, and this matter will be reported to the Marshal's Office of the Star River Battlefield!

These three notices almost drove the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun crazy!

Since when did the Great Chen National Dao Academy dare to question the Cangming Shang Xinggong like this!

But after just taking one look at the detailed event record at the back of this official document, the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun fell silent!

At the end of the official document, there was a jade document recording of the event of assassinating Xu Jin, and also attached were the detailed resumes of the five Fifth Tier Gather Battle experts from the Cangming Shang Xinggong who assassinated Xu Jin.

From the birth of these five experts to their growth trajectory within the Cangming Shang Xinggong, all of them were there.

This directly silenced the experts of the Cangming Shang Xinggong!

If it were only one or two people, their Cangming Shang Xinggong could still be shameless and play the rogue, directly saying that these people had already betrayed the palace, or had been expelled from the Shang Xinggong, or even saying they were spies buried by other forces!

But five people, and each of them held important positions within the Cangming Shang Xinggong's Great Chen Zhudian!

If they didn't acknowledge all of them, let alone whether they could succeed, even if they succeeded, it would be enough to shake the hearts of the people within the Cangming Shang Xinggong!

People had died for the Shang Xinggong, and as a result, the Shang Xinggong didn't acknowledge them and even splashed dirty water on them?

From now on, who would dare to sell their lives for the Shang Xinggong!

And Zhang Zhen!

Seventh Elder Huang Kejia now wished he could grab Zhang Zhen and flay him alive!

You say, are you stupid!

It's fine for you, Zhang Zhen, to be eager to establish merit and arrange an assassination.

It's also fine if the assassination fails!

Assassination, there is no such thing as 100% success!

But how could you personally go and assassinate!

This has already broken the rules and taboos!

At the very least, when the assassination failed, you, Zhang Zhen, should have been the first to destroy the corpses of the others and then escape yourself; that would be the best arrangement!

Some things can be done but cannot be done openly!

Once it is made public, it will become a public enemy!

You, Zhang Zhen, are good; not only did you go to assassinate personally, but you were also directly left behind!

Truly sending solid evidence to the door!

Specifically pitting your own people!

If Zhang Zhen were here, he would definitely cry injustice!

He was just watching from afar, just wanting to watch from afar to see if he could support them.

He didn't expect that the Great Chen National Dao Academy's guts were so big, directly killing him and framing him!

He is already dead, who can he go to to reason with?

In the Cangming Secret Realm, this matter directly made the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun lose face, and with a slap, he patted the official document in front of many elders, "You handle it, I don't hope that the official document from the Star River Battlefield Marshal's Office will be patted in front of me again!"

After speaking, the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun left directly!

Leaving only Seventh Elder Huang Kejia and a group of elders looking at each other.

This matter, if they want to handle it, they have to suffer grievances!

(End of chapter)