Chapter 789: Chapter 793 Lawless
The old lady also hadn’t expect to actually encounter a god who had descended to the mortal realm. No matter how Zhu Minglang tried to help her up, she insisted on completing her worship ritual; otherwise, she wouldn’t dare to speak everything out like before.
Zhu Minglang was helpless and waited for the old lady to finish the series of rituals to show reverence to the god, before she gradually began to speak.
The old lady had actually given a rough description of their situation before.
Her sect, the Crane Frost Sect, originally belonged to the people of Bai Sang Country. After the country’s devastation, so died while others fled until Sect Master Nie Xiaoxuan gathered them together, changed their identities, and made them mbers of the Crane Frost Sect.
Their sect’s purpose was not to raise divine silkworms but to seek revenge on Hongtian Peak.
“When you arrived, you must have seen those blooming red mulberry trees. The larger and sturdier ones are fertilized using those traitors from Hongtian Peak who aided our enemies. Over the years, we have used various thods, including assassination, poisoning, deception, ambushes, and hiring killers… We’ve killed more than one hundred and thirty people from Hongtian Peak, all buried in Red Mulberry Sect Mountain,” the old lady confessed without any concealnt.
Revenge!
The entire sect was hidden near Hongtian Peak, even living under the identity of believers of the Flaunting God, all to continuously exact revenge on those who had caused the devastation of their country!
“I have dealt with your sect master before. She is quite a cautious person. Since you’ve all been well-hidden before, why did the people of Hongtian Peak beco aware of you now?” Zhu Minglang asked.
“In the isolated village, there is a mad quasi-god, who went insane after failing to ascend to godhood, completely losing his reason. His adopted son, Chang Hui, also doesn’t know what divine skills he used, but whenever Chang Hui is in danger, he could summon the madman with a calling token, allowing the lunatic to appear beside him instantaneously from elsewhere. That madman may be crazy, but he obeys his adopted son implicitly and would even risk his life to protect him… We’ve always sent people to probe the madman, trying to find a way to kill him, but most never return,” the old lady continued.
“So, the death of your sect master’s sister Nie Qin at the madman’s hand isn’t a coincidence?” Zhu Minglang asked.
“She also wanted to kill the madman but was discovered, almost suffering degradation. However, that madman, truly extre in his madness, not only harms our Crane Frost Sect’s people, but also the surrounding towns and other sects. Everyone despises him to the bone,” the old lady added.
Zhu Minglang nodded. He had verified the situation about the madman himself, and there was nothing wrong with what the old lady said, though the female sect master had omitted so details when stating the events.
“With the madman dead, you had the chance to kill Chang Tianzi of Hongtian Peak, and so you exhausted the entire sect’s power to slay him. Infuriated, Hongtian Peak ca to exterminate you, ultimately leading to this outco?” Zhu Minglang said.
The rest of the story was quite predictable.
Hongtian Peak is the strongest among the eight great Flaunting Heavenly Peaks. As the Divine Chosen, and the heir to the peak master’s position, essentially equal to the prince of a nation, to be killed by a minor sect was laughable and unacceptable to the Lower God Organization!
“Indeed, if we perish, it is due to our own actions, and we were all prepared for it. It’s just regrettable that the surrounding towns were dragged into this; these towns rely engaged in sericulture, being mulberry farrs and silkworm rchants,” the old lady lanted.
Zhu Minglang frowned.
There is a proper owner for every grievance and a debtor for every debt. The Crane Frost Sect’s quest for vengeance and Hongtian Peak’s retaliation can be considered worldly grudges. But if even the surrounding towns fell victim to such slaughter, the people of Hongtian Peak were truly lawless and unbridled!
However, considering their behavior in the Supre Court, it was indeed in their nature.
“Old lady, bury them properly, and if in three days this matter reaches a just conclusion, pour a few cups of wine in front of their graves, and inform them, so that they may walk the Netherworld Road with so comfort,” Zhu Minglang told her.
The old lady looked at Zhu Minglang.
A just conclusion… how many people in this world could demand justice from the gods, especially from the ever-dominant Flaunting God?
Justice, in the old lady’s view, was the most absurd and laughable concept in the world. From their devastation to reformation, they had never believed that justice existed in this world. With gods so high above, mortals were re ants. Being alive on this land was due to the gods’ kindness and pity, how could one even hope for justice?
Yet, for so reason, as the old lady watched Zhu Minglang’s departing figure, she felt as though justice truly existed and that perhaps, a resolution was possible!
…
Zhu Minglang, riding the Flying Sword, leapt over those mulberry mountains.
Because the Crane Frost Sect was unparalleled in sericulture, the nearby towns beca wealthy by relying on them.
During his previous investigation, Zhu Minglang noticed this fact. Regardless of the Crane Frost Sect’s actual intentions, the surrounding towns all spoke highly of them and respected the sect master who had brought them prosperity.
Of course, these towns were not under the Crane Frost Sect’s control; they were subjects of Flaunting Heaven Peak, even though most were re mortals…
Zhu Minglang controlled the sword, riding the wind beneath the clouds. For short-distance travel, the Sword Spirit Dragon was more convenient. Zhu Minglang arrived at White Osmanthus Town, standing on the sword high above, looking down upon the small town that had been thoroughly trampled upon.
The streets within the city were littered with corpses.
People wielding knives patrolled the town, walking back and forth through the streets.
Others dressed in reddish-brown clothes dragged people out from their hos and courtyards. After a few cursory questions, they were clamped in shackles. Anyone who dared to resist even slightly t the sa fate as the corpses strewn about the streets…
“Lawlessness reigns supre!”
Rage had already begun to stir within Zhu Minglang’s heart.
This White Osmanthus City belonged to Hongtian Peak. At most, they had dealings in the silk business with Crane Frost Sect. Yet, now the whole city’s silk farrs, silk rchants, cloth rchants, and weavers had been thoroughly ransacked – captured or killed. Like muddy streets after rain, the town was splattered with blood!
It reminded Zhu Minglang of the capitals of the small countries under Supre Court’s jurisdiction, slaughtered by Hongtian Peak and the cultivators from Black Heaven Wind Sect, who indulged in “killing” as their extre desire. He had thought that perhaps it was just a few degenerates from Flaunting Heaven Peak; it seed now that Flaunting Heaven Peak had been tyrannizing for quite so ti.
“Buzzzzzz~~~~~~~”
All of a sudden, the sound of flapping wings buzzed in Zhu Minglang’s ears. He looked up and saw a long, elder thunder snake with transparent wings, its body also semi-transparent. If it flew among the clouds, it would be nearly impossible to detect its presence.
“A lightning punishnt spirit ssenger?” Mr. Jinli actually recognized the winged transparent thunder snake and remarked with so surprise.
“And what’s that?” Zhu Minglang asked.
“You could think of it as an agent of divine retribution. It survives by punishing those who break oaths, show contempt for the divine, and curse the heavens. For example, if soone swears to the skies that they will be hit by five thunders if they have a change of heart, they have actually ford an implicit contract with such beings. Once the betrayal occurs, the lightning punishnt spirit ssenger will appear to punish the defector. These are usually pets nurtured by divine temples and gods, but many also roam freely in the world,” Mr. Jinli explained.
Zhu Minglang imdiately understood.
This creature was behind the flashing lightning at Crane Frost Sect. That old woman cursed and insulted the gods on Flaunting God’s territory, which attracted this divine lightning punishnt. He had thought that Old Heavenly Father really had the leisure to listen to everyone’s every word and deed, but as it turned out, it was these little creatures causing mischief.
“Representing heavenly punishnt and yet failing to strike down these murderers of the innocent, instead showing intent to kill a cantankerous old lady, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, aiding the tyrant – keeping you around in this world is useless. It’s better if I chop you down myself!” Zhu Minglang scoffed, taunting the lightning punishnt spirit ssenger.
Only as a True God could Zhu Minglang see the true form of the lightning punishnt. Similarly, Zhu Minglang’s words also held a certain deterrent effect on the lightning punishnt spirit ssenger.
The spirit ssenger fluttered nearby, afraid of Zhu Minglang and seemingly unable to leave for so reason. When it heard Zhu Minglang spoke of killing it, it panicked and flitted about haphazardly.
However, no matter how it darted, the lightning punishnt spirit ssenger didn’t dare stray too far, always remaining within Zhu Minglang’s line of sight.
“You are the God of Fuchen, examining the gods. Perhaps this celestial ssenger must temporarily obey you, this imperial envoy. Give it a try and command it to co here,” Mr. Jinli suggested.
“You, co here,” Zhu Minglang ordered.
And sure enough, the lightning punishnt spirit ssenger slowly flew over, trembling and evidently terrified of Zhu Minglang.
Eventually, the spirit ssenger arrived before Zhu Minglang. It wasn’t large – about the size of an ordinary small water snake – with a pair of transparent wings, and its semi-transparent body occasionally had miniature lightning bolts flitting through it.
This was the first ti Zhu Minglang had ever heard of such a creature.
“Who deserves to be struck by heavenly punishnt thunder needs no explanation from . If I see you deceiving the common folk again, I shall chop you up right now and stew you!” Zhu Minglang threatened the lightning punishnt spirit ssenger.
The spirit ssenger was not lacking in understanding; it knew that the citizens of the city were suffering tornt and destruction.
It rose into the sky, its body shaking, and suddenly dense clouds filled the heavens. Even though the air was not the least bit humid, thunder roared loudly.
“Boom boom boom boom!!!!!!!!!”
The sound of thunder rolled, and soon a bolt of Heavenly Punishnt Thunder descended from the sky, striking a swordsman from Hongtian Peak directly!
The swordsman from Hongtian Peak was just about to chop down on a silk farr’s head with his long sword when the lightning surged into his blade and turned the executioner into charred black charcoal!!
“Boom boom boom boom!!!!!!!!”
More bolts of Heavenly Punishnt Thunder rained down, targeting the tyrants from Hongtian Peak with precise ferocity. The thunder was densely packed, like a shimring electric rain. No matter where the mbers of Hongtian Peak hid, they were struck dead by the lightning!
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