Chapter 657: Brilliant As One Is, Why Fall From Virtue?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"We were a pair of brothers who took different paths but shared both life and death. I believe that Lord Supre Cloud will still understand what I an by this," said Wu Ying.
"Yes, I do," Yun Yang sighed.
It explained why everyone knew Sir Bi as Sir Bi, but no one seed to know Sir Bi's real na. It was because the na Bi Zhongliu was a na of taboo, unable to be ntioned in polite society.
This was why Sir Bi was only the crown prince's aide; granted, a chief aide, but still only an aide. He had never entered the court.
"Soti later, Bi Zhongliu joined the Four Seasons Tower for so reason or other," Wu Ying spoke faintly, "Back then, I was cultivating Yin Mana Manipulation and was experiencing so form of progress. Nonetheless, I've always felt guilty towards him, so I followed him and joined the Four Seasons Tower as well."
"A few years later, he was transferred to Tiantang City. Not too long later, I… I also ended up here in Tiantang City."
"Then, it was a long, long ti of watching each other from afar. He chose to beco an aide for Yutang's royalty in preparation for his actions, while I beca one of the military officials. We still didn't communicate with each other, but since then, the Four Seasons Tower has enjoyed the legend of exemplary civil and military mandarins."
Wu Ying spilled another cup of tea gently on the ground, heaving a soft sigh.
"Just by how he handled things, it could be seen that Bi Zhongliu's temperant had long changed since what happened back in the day. I didn't mind the change. No matter how he changed, he was still who he was - my brother, Bi Zhongliu!"
"Even when he chose to strike at the Nine Supres, I stood by his side and did my best to help him. Even when my conscience scread at , I couldn't be bothered by it… As brothers in this lifeti, when he wanted to go to hell, I would, of course, go to hell with him!"
Wu Ying spoke nonchalantly, his tone carefree and gleeful.
"I knew that it wasn't right, I knew that it was sinful. I knew that my conscience would never be clear, but I did it anyway. I did it with him - without regrets."
Yun Yang sighed as well. He once again felt speechless in the face of such an individual.
He could distinguish between right and wrong. He was clear about good and evil, yet he still insisted on going astray.
"Actually, I really did give him a reminder on that day. I told him that since the heavens decided to lower the Nine Heavens Desne unto Yutang, it was a sign of God's will. The plan to go against the Nine Supres to exterminate them was destined to fail - because God would not allow it."
"However he didn't give any reply, still determined to defy God."
"So I followed, defying the very heavens together with him."
"I began to carefully wipe out any trace of relevant evidence that he left behind. I removed traces and clues - all of them!"
"I believe that you have an approximate understanding of the particular developnts regarding the Nine Supres' ambush. The last thing I can add to it is that the entire set up started with the intelligence I supplied, the chances I created. Then, it was Bi Zhongliu's arrangent and planning which secured the kill. After that, utilizing so of his people, the information was gradually spread to Spring Frost; this was actually the last detail in the entire sche. The cooperation between the two of us had already completed a great deal of the entire trap. Reality simply proves that man could challenge God as well…"
Wu Ying spoke with an almost prideful tone, describing the conspiracy in detail.
Yun Yang, on the other hand, was busy verifying his narration. After all, he had received too much information regarding the Four Seasons Tower during this period of ti; he needed to sort through them one by one, from the crown prince, Sir Bi, to Venerable Lord Ice, Yang Botao, Supre Lord Spring Frost…
Yun Yang heaved a long sigh inwardly.
How was this a plan? It was mainly countless strings that were mushed together to form a trap targeting the Nine Supres. What was the goal? To force the Nine Supres to Tianxuan Cliff? One link was tied to the other, one step followed closely by another - everything was connected seamlessly.
As Yun Yang listened to him, cold sweat soaked his back. For the first ti, the brain of the Nine Supres felt that his ntal capacity was lacking as he listened to such a plot. Even if he got a second chance, he and his brothers might not have been able to escape.
Many of those who were manipulated in the conspiracy did not even know of the grand plan. Many were even loyal to Yutang, loyal to the Nine Supres - they had rely beco part of the plot just because they had delivered certain information…
Several pieces of information needed to be linked together before a relatively complete material could be obtained. Yet, who could have imagined the subtlety of the ulterior motive hidden within it?
What were the implications of asking a general of the guerrilla division to do certain things? What was the implication of having soone else trigger sothing on the side afterward; then, what it represented to have sothing done to a certain extent until the other end had gathered everything to form an information chain… The complexity and chaos that accompanied the things that had been done were unimaginable!
It was no wonder that he could only track down Supre Lord Spring Frost as Tiantang City's main culprit. There was nothing among these bits and pieces of information that could lead him to Sir Bi or Wu Ying. Even when Yun Yang knew everything now, knowing that all of it was to strike at him and the Nine Supres, he still felt that the sche was a masterpiece that could not be duplicated.
It was a heaven-defying master plan, one that was beyond a single man's might!
"What a remarkable talent!" Yun Yang sighed softly and said, "Brilliant as you are, why did you fall from virtue?"
Wu Ying replied faintly, "If my talents weren't above the rest, how could one beco the best among the crooks? Those diocre ones, how are they qualified to beco an outstanding crook?!"
"Is Bi Zhongliu's unusual death due to so sort of mysterious seal? Like the restriction on Supre Lord Spring Frost back then?" Yun Yang asked.
With a chuckle, Wu Ying answered, "Who in the Four Seasons Tower doesn't have a seal on them? Did you know that Mr. Nian does as well? Did you think that he doesn't have one on him?
Yun Yang was shocked upon hearing his reply. "Isn't Mr. Nian the mastermind, the highest figure in the Four Seasons Tower? Why does he have a seal too?"
"Mr. Nian is the Four Seasons Tower's mastermind, true enough. However, there is only one Mr. Nian who doesn't have a restriction on him. As for the other Mr. Nian's, I don't know how many have the seal on them," Wu Ying replied.
Yun Yang said thoughtfully, "I see. I see now that this is the truth of Mr. Nian! Doesn't this an that you also have a seal upon you?"
Wu Ying sneered. "I did have a seal initially. The seal that the Four Seasons Tower places on its higher authorities is unique - it'll rge with the individual's cultivation thod. Once the restriction is triggered, an eighth of one's lifeti of cultivation will be lost. Who among cultivators would be willing to give up on the cultivation thod they had worked on for their whole life for? Nonetheless, I already had a plan of my own when I first joined the Four Seasons Tower back in the day. Upon arriving at Tiantang City, I trashed the Yin Mana Manipulation I was cultivating and turned to Saint Lucid Volition. Because of that, the so-called cultivation thod seal no longer existed within ."
"This is also the main reason I haven't been out of this house for decades." Wu Ying, who seed to be at a loss, looked around the house said sadly, "Nonetheless, my exhaustive plan - despite having devised everything for so long and so strenuously - it is still futile… Bi Zhongliu has died, after all…"
Wu Ying let out a drawn sigh and fell into a trance.
After a long ti, two droplets of tears fell from his eyes as he spoke in a broken voice, "He has died, after all…"
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