Chapter 1231: Rise and Shine!
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97
"Like I would care who your Old Master is! All are equal before the law. Take this fellow away!" Song shi waved his hand impatiently, not giving Sun Qiang an opportunity to speak at all.
Indignant, Sun Qiang wanted to argue, but a sudden surge of power had his cultivation completely sealed, preventing him from speaking a word. Following which, two master teachers stepped forward to have him taken away.
"Wuuuuu!" Sun Qiang was so angry that he could have exploded, but he was still completely helpless before the situation.
He was the butler of the great Yang shi, so how could a mere quasi 8-star master teacher treat him in such a manner? This was insubordination!
"Have those poison masters captured too. Make sure to keep a tight watch over them so that they don't escape!" Paying no heed to the furious fatty, Song shi continuing issuing a series of instructions.
Very soon, with the entire Master Teacher Pavilion mobilized, it did not take long for Elder Xu and the others to be apprehended and imprisoned.
However, despite combing through the entire Qingyuan City, Liu Yang was nowhere to be seen. It was as if he had suddenly vanished from the world; there was not even the slightest trace of him to be found.
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Several hours earlier, back at the Marshlands of the Northern Meadows, Zhang Xuan was staring at the massive face right before him calmly.
"Well, I have to admit that it's a brilliant idea to have Chu Tianxing invite Liu Yang to the royal palace to hold him hostage so as to threaten me. Just that, I am really curious to know why someone as esteemed as Chu Tianxing would end up pledging loyalty to you?"
In truth, Zhang Xuan was not the only one who was intrigued by this matter. The other master teachers and combat masters were also puzzled by Chu Tianxing's betrayal.
As an emperor of a Conferred Empire, Chu Tianxing was an individual who wielded great authority in his hands. However, the entire basis of his power was built upon humans, so it was counterintuitive for him to betray humanity to side with the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe.
One must know that if the Master Teacher Pavilion uncovered his betrayal, he would be killed on the spot. There would be no mercy whatsoever.
"You want to know why?" Hearing those words, Vicious sneered coldly. "You will have to ask your own Master Teacher Pavilion for that!"
Zhang Xuan frowned but did not say anything.
Vicious harrumphed. "As the monarch of a Conferred Empire, he should have wielded supreme power within his country. No one should have dared disrespect him or question his words. But with the existence of your Master Teacher Pavilion, what has become of his authority as the emperor?
"Thanks to your Master Teacher Pavilion, he has to always consider how the Master Teacher Pavilion would view a matter before making a decision. No matter what he did, he would never be able to break free from your control, doomed to remain subservient to you lot for life. How could a man as prideful and lofty as him possibly accept this?
"Making use this opening in his heart, it was not too difficult for me to place him under my control."
"This..." Hearing that, Zhang Xuan fell silent.
In truth, Vicious' words had some truth in them.
To the common populace, the presence of the Master Teacher Pavilion brought about some degree of equality and order, allowing them to live their lives in peace. It was also a platform where they could have their grievances redressed, allowing standing up against the powerful nobles of the country whom they would have been powerless against otherwise.
