Chapter 1161: Chen Zhe's Death
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric
"Do you feel that I shouldn't have released King Zhongqing?" Taking Wu shi's expression into sight, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly.
"Emperor Chu Tianxing's offer might be alluring, but I don't think that it's a good idea to accede to his request." Wu shi nodded. "Master teachers mustn't be sullied. This isn't a matter about compensation but pride. If a precedent were to be set, it might send out a wrong message about the Master Teacher Pavilion's stand, and others might begin to emulate King Zhongqing's actions..."
After the affairs that they had gone through together in the Qiu Wu Palace, he had come to know the young man before him as an extremely wise and discerning individual. As such, while he didn't agree with the latter's decision, he didn't interject during the discussion earlier on because he knew that the latter would surely have his considerations for making his decision. However, with Emperor Chu Tianxing's departure, he couldn't hold back his intrigue any longer.
"I'll explain the matter to you, but before that, I would like to ask Wu shi a single question... Will you speak of the matter concerning Celestial Master teacher to any other master teachers in your Master Teacher Pavilion?" Zhang Xuan asked.
Upon hearing those words, Wu shi's face immediately turned grim. He quickly set up an isolation barrier around him before assessing his surroundings to confirm that there was no one around. Only then did he respond with a soft voice, "Principal Zhang, you must be absolutely careful when you speak of this matter! To respond to your question, due to the huge implications regarding the matter concerning Celestial Master Teacher, there's an absolute need to maintain a silence restraint on the matter. If word were to be leaked to the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, it could result in a disastrous outcome. Therefore, even if it's to the headquarters, I would choose to maintain my silence."
He knew that the young man before him was a Celestial Master Teacher.
However, this matter mustn't be spoken of lightly to others. If news were to fall into the wrong hands, it might cause the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe to send its forces frenziedly after the other party. Putting aside the devastating destruction that would occur as a result of that, more importantly, it might result in the premature downfall of the master teacher before him.
If that were to happen, he would become a sinner of history.
"I share the same thoughts as you. However... Vice Pavilion Master Tian revealed the existence of a Celestial Master Teacher right before me."
Back when Vice Pavilion Master Tian was interrogating him at King Zhongqing Manor, the other party had once said these words: "From what I know, even a Celestial Master Teacher has recently appeared in the world, so I don't think that the revival of the founder of the Poison Hall is something too absurd to believe..."
Back then, he had already realized that something was amiss.
There was no master teacher who didn't understand the significance of those three words. It was the first time that Vice Pavilion Master Tian was meeting him, and yet, the other party actually revealed such an important news to him... This was a clear breach of the silence restraint.
That was also the main reason why he didn't hesitate in dealing with Vice Pavilion Master Tian.
"You are saying that Vice Pavilion Master Tian knows that... you are Celestial Master Teacher?" Wu shi's face darkened.
"From the looks of it, that doesn't seem to be the case. If anything, he seems to be trying to sound me out instead." Zhang Xuan shook his head.
Judging from the other party's tone, it didn't seem like the other party knew of the matter yet. However, the fact that the other party raised the term 'Celestial Master Teacher' before him showed that the other party harbored some doubts regarding his identity. However, given how calmly he was able to respond to the other party, not showing the slightest bit of fluster, he should have been able to dispel the doubts in the other party's mind.
