All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 288: The Hidden Danger in the Human World

“Third, you can’t say that carelessly. Are you sure?” The elder among the four sages asked with a solemn expression, the air almost solidifying.

“Don’t you know my abilities? My disciple’s aura is indeed within this villain’s body. I’m afraid his dragon breath has already been refined by him!”

Mu Chenge, the king of the Kingdom of Rising Sun, only felt his head go blank. What was going on with these four sages? Were they deliberately framing him to find fault? But he had never offended them and had only heard of Fan Longyu but never met him.

And the crown prince Mu Changsheng standing behind him naturally knew everything clearly, including the so-called “aura” within his body. He only sighed at the strength of his teacher, who was actually able to help him conceal his aura. Standing in front of these four sages, none of them discovered that Fan Longyu died at his hands and that dragon scale was even refined by him. But at this moment, his scheming was revealed as he continued his act.

“Few seniors, this is absolutely impossible. My royal father has been in seclusion in the forbidden area these past few days. How could he possibly take action to harm Fan Longyu? I can testify!” Mu Changsheng stepped forward, blocking in front of his royal father.

“Get lost, it’s none of your business.” The most short-tempered Fourth, with a slap, directly sent Mu Changsheng flying.

“Changsheng!~” Mu Chenge glanced at his son, but unfortunately, he was also like a clay bodhisattva crossing a river, unable to protect himself. His neck was gripped by a powerful hand.

“Speak, why did you kill my disciple!” That sage interrogated, seeming to have already determined that Mu Chenge was the culprit. After all… he indeed had Fan Longyu’s aura on him and had the strength to do it.

“I… didn’t…” Mu Chenge naturally wouldn’t admit it. After all, he didn’t do anything.

“You still dare to quibble! It seems I’ll have to use the Soul Search Technique on you.” The sage said.

“No… You can’t!” Mu Chenge’s eyes widened. Soul searching would not only cause irreversible damage to his soul, making his future cultivation path extremely difficult, but he was also the emperor of the Kingdom of Rising Sun and held many national secrets. If his soul was really searched, he would also lose all face and leave a foul reputation for ten thousand years.

“I am, after all, the ruler of a nation. Isn’t it inappropriate for you four seniors to use force to pressure me like this? Please allow me to report to the Thunder Lord and let him judge. If it’s finally found out that Fan Longyu indeed died by my hand, I’m willing to pay with my life!” Mu Chenge had no other way, but he was at least the ruler of a great nation. His life was tied to the stability of the country. Even the four sages couldn’t just kill him as they pleased, at least not without giving the Thunder Lord and the others an explanation.

“Fourth… let him go. He can’t run…” The elder among the four sages was the calmest person. If the culprit was really Mu Chenge, even the Thunder Lord wouldn’t be able to protect him, but now everything wasn’t yet concluded. They couldn’t act on emotions. “You should have a way to notify the Thunder Lord. We can wait for you. Having the Thunder Lord as a witness is good too, so people won’t say that we, the Four Sages of the Lake, bully and kill the innocent by force.”

Mu Chenge was the ruler of a great nation. Although his strength was far inferior to the four sages, the four sages also couldn’t directly take action to kill him. Otherwise, they would be hitting the leaders of the leaders of the Human Race like the Sword Sovereign and Thunder Lord. After all, the Human Race’s order was their responsibility, so the monarchs who maintained this order were naturally under their protection.

The released Mu Chenge let out a sigh of relief. At least his life was saved. He believed that as long as it wasn’t something he did, there would always be a way to prove it.

However, at this most tense moment, Mu Chenge’s eyes changed, surging with an inexplicable emotion. He felt that his body seemed to be somewhat out of his control. A terrifying power burst out from within his body, making him flee into the distance at the fastest speed.

“Running?!” The four sages were all caught off guard. They didn’t expect Mu Chenge, who had been polite and courteous before, to suddenly pull this move. The expressions of the four of them changed. This kind of blatant deception made them feel like clowns. When had they, as True Realm existences, ever suffered this kind of deception?

“Trying to run? Hehehehehe, trying to run?” The four sages already had an idea. If it really wasn’t you who did it, why are you running? Wait for the Thunder Lord to come and clear your unjust case, and we can’t do anything to you. Fleeing so timidly, what else can it prove?

“Die!” That most short-tempered sage couldn’t hold back anymore. Taking action now, he showed no mercy. When a True Realm expert made a move, you would know how big the difference was between them and the Spirit God Realm. A golden light pierced through the sky and instantly caught up to the fleeing Mu Chenge. Hit by that golden light, half of Mu Chenge’s body directly melted. The remaining half of his body fell from the sky. This was the strength of a sage. Even a ruler of a nation, a top expert, was like an ant in front of the True Realm.

“Royal Father!” Mu Changsheng chased after him. Seeing Mu Chenge with only half a body left, he felt a bit pained in his heart, but also secretly let out a sigh of relief. The reason why Mu Chenge suddenly fled was naturally because of his cheap teacher.

“Fourth, you… you directly made a killing move!”

“Big Brother, it’s obvious. He is the culprit. How could I hold back!”

“Sigh…” The four sages avenged their disciple, but only felt emptiness.

“You four… killed my royal father. How can I let you just leave like this!” Mu Changsheng chased after them. Although he knew he definitely wasn’t a match for the four of them, he still made a move.

However, his strength was like an infant in front of the four of them and was easily blocked.

“Vile creature, do you really think I don’t dare kill you?” That Fourth was about to take action but was stopped by the elder among the four sages. “Grievances have sources and debts have debtors. The prime culprit is already dead. We can’t implicate others. The king of the Kingdom of Rising Sun is dead. If you kill the crown prince too, I’m afraid the Kingdom of Rising Sun will really fall into chaos. It’ll be hard for us to explain to the Thunder Lord.”

Then, he continued to say to Mu Changsheng, “Your royal father chose the path of death for the sake of dragon energy. If you want revenge, we’ll be waiting. This time, I helped you stop Fourth. Next time, I won’t tolerate you offending us like this again.”

The sages were detached from the world. Killing a ruler was just killing, but they didn’t implicate others. It was also to give the Thunder Lord an explanation. They had already restrained themselves a lot. He believed that if he hadn’t stopped him, Fourth would have already started massacring the city.

The four of them quickly disappeared into the horizon. It was just that the elder vaguely felt that something seemed a bit off somewhere, but looking at the weeping Mu Changsheng, he didn’t have any more thoughts for the time being. Mu Changsheng’s aura was very clean and shouldn’t have had any intersection with Fan Longyu.

After the four left, the entire Kingdom of Rising Sun was in mourning, but a nation couldn’t be without a ruler for a day. On this very day, Mu Changsheng ascended the throne of the Kingdom of Rising Sun, sitting on the position he had dreamed of. He didn’t crave power, but as a ruler of a nation, that kind of dragon energy blessing was something he urgently needed. Controlling a nation was just the first step he took. He believed that he would one day be able to control the entire world.

In the Heavenly Book World, Zhanyue once again engaged from the front, launching attacks on that incomparably hard beetle horn. And this time, Yunyao circled to the back. She hugged that Shield of Forgiveness, unaffected by the demon beast. With Zhanyue in the front and her in the back, they began their pincer attack. Many days of cooperation had brought about a qualitative change in the two’s combat tacit understanding.