"Nine years ago, that Gu Qingfeng killed dozens of Immortal Dynasty Noble Scions. Most of those slain Noble Scions were descendants of immortal families. When the news spread, it immediately shook the entire Immortal Dynasty. After the Heavenly Mandate, I heard those immortal families dispatched over a thousand immortal experts to the Great Northwest, swearing to tear Gu Qingfeng to pieces."
Elder Luo Yi frowned and continued, "Later, Fairy Hua stepped forward and announced that Gu Qingfeng had turned to dust during the struggle for the Heavenly Mandate, and the matter was dropped. Since Fairy Hua said it herself, it should be true."
"He must be that Chiyan Young Lord Gu Qingfeng from the Great Northwest. He must be!"
Liu Yue's tone was firm, which surprised Feng Xu and the others. They didn't understand why Liu Yue was so certain that the Lord Chixiao from earlier was Chiyan Young Lord Gu Qingfeng.
"Fairy Hua is still trustworthy. If she said that Chiyan Young Lord died, then he must be dead."
The name Su Hua was known throughout the world.
Although she was from the Immortal Dynasty and even a Nine Heavens Emissary, the Chixiao people held no hostility toward her. Not only were they not hostile, but their hearts were also filled with gratitude. They all knew that over the years, Fairy Hua had been mediating the conflicts between the Chizitou Branch and the Immortal Dynasty. Whenever someone in the Immortal Dynasty wanted to target the Chizitou Branch, it was Su Hua who stepped in to suppress it.
Moreover.
Everyone in the world knew that Fairy Hua had been searching for our Lord Chixiao. For this, she disregarded her own status, publicly expressing her admiration for the Monarch on multiple occasions, calling him a hero of the ancient era. She even retraced every path the Monarch had walked, visited every place he had been, and collected all the musical scores he left behind, all to understand him better.
This matter had been widely discussed throughout the world, and it was the only blemish on Su Hua's reputation. Apart from that, everything else about her was beyond reproach.
"That's not necessarily true."
At this moment, Heng San suddenly interjected. He glanced at Elder Feng Xu and Elder Luo Yi, somewhat disagreeing with their view. "I also heard about what happened in the Great Northwest nine years ago. And I heard that surnamed Gu kid caused no small amount of trouble in the Great Northwest, killing everyone in the Northwest Immortal Mansion who deserved killing. When Fairy Hua was in the Great Northwest, she covered for that surnamed Gu kid quite a bit. It's entirely possible that nine years ago, Fairy Hua lied about him turning to dust just to cover for him. After all, no one else knew the truth; whatever she said went."
"Fairy Hua is, after all, a member of the Immortal Dynasty and a Nine Heavens Emissary. Most importantly, she is kind-hearted and fair in her dealings. Not to mention she wouldn't cover for someone, even if she would, she couldn't have covered up that incident nine years ago, given how many Immortal Dynasty Noble Scions died."
Feng Xu said, "Moreover, why would she need to cover for a fraud?
Unless...
That Chiyan Young Lord Gu Qingfeng isn't a fraud?
Could he really be the Monarch's successor?
Did he fuse with a remnant of the Monarch's consciousness?
Is that possible?"
If he had truly fused with a wisp of the Monarch's remnant consciousness, then, well, the Bloodfiend Dragon-Elephant might indeed revere him.
But.
Even so.
How could they prove that the person from earlier was the Chiyan Young Lord Gu Qingfeng from the Great Northwest nine years ago?
At this point, Liu Yue spoke up, "Initially, I didn't suspect he was Gu Qingfeng either. But when I suddenly remembered Fei Kui's background and origins, I became almost certain that the person from earlier was definitely Chiyan Young Lord Gu Qingfeng."
"Fei Kui's background and origins?
What is his background?"
Feng Xu and the others were puzzled.
"I heard from my grand-teacher that Fei Kui was originally from the Yunxia Sect in the Great Northwest. Elder, you all should know about the Yunxia Sect, right?"
Feng Xu nodded. Of course they knew; it was the Monarch's foundational sect.
"And from what I know, nine years ago, Gu Qingfeng also spent some time at the Yunxia Sect. At that time, Fei Kui was responsible for taking care of Gu Qingfeng's daily needs."
"This..." Elder Feng Xu and Elder Luo Yi exchanged glances, seeing astonishment in each other's eyes. Could it be that the person from earlier was really the so-called Chiyan Young Lord Gu Qingfeng?
Nine years ago, did Fairy Hua really lie to the Immortal Dynasty to cover for him?
Did he really not die?
If he really was Gu Qingfeng, why did he call himself the Monarch's successor in the Great Northwest, but now claims to be the Monarch himself?
Just who is this guy?
Why can he command the reverence of the Bloodfiend Dragon-Elephant?
Could he have really fused with a wisp of the Monarch's remnant consciousness?
Thinking of this.
Feng Xu and the others, who already had doubts about Gu Qingfeng's identity, now became even more suspicious. They secretly were secretly glad that they had remained calm earlier and hadn't blindly knelt in worship. Otherwise...
Kneeling to an impostor Monarch would be utterly humiliating if word got out.
Liu Yue seemed to realize something and said gravely, "This matter requires careful consideration. If he really is that Chiyan Young Lord from the Great Northwest nine years ago, then things become complicated..." Heng San asked, "How so?"
"He killed dozens of Immortal Dynasty Noble Scions in the Great Northwest, and he publicly declared to be the Monarch's successor. Our relationship with the Immortal Dynasty is already extremely fragile, a hair-trigger situation. Now, a guy claiming to be the Monarch's successor has killed so many of the Immortal Dynasty's Noble Scions. Whether Gu Qingfeng is the Monarch's successor or not is no longer important. The Immortal Dynasty will definitely use this incident to make trouble for our Chizitou Branch."
Hearing this.
Feng Xu's heart also jolted as he realized the severity of the problem.
"Moreover, he also crippled another Immortal Dynasty Noble Scion at Linglong Mountain Villa in Yanluo Kingdom under the Monarch's identity, and now he's beaten Tan Tong and these other Chixiao people half to death..." Liu Yue couldn't bear to continue, because she felt that if the guy from earlier really was Gu Qingfeng, then the Chizitou Branch was in for big trouble this time—very big trouble. The Chizitou Branch was already beset by internal strife and external threats and couldn't withstand such a huge trouble. The internal and external troubles facing the Chizitou Branch would also intensify.
Just imagine, what would the Immortal Dynasty do if they knew Gu Qingfeng was still alive?
Just think about it with your toes, and you'd know the Immortal Dynasty would spare no effort to eradicate him. And taking advantage of the situation, they would also use this excuse to exterminate the Chizitou Branch. By then, Zhou Taihe and his bunch would have nothing left to fear and would all turn against us.
Clearly.
Feng Xu and Elder Luo Yi also realized the severity of this problem. They all frowned, sinking into deep thought.
"Elder, I can't be a hundred percent certain he's the Chiyan Young Lord from nine years ago yet. Don't worry for now. Let's not startle the snake. Wait until I conduct a detailed investigation before making any other decisions."
Liu Yue sighed deeply and murmured, "I hope he isn't that Chiyan Young Lord. I hope not..." "We can only hope..." Elder Feng Xu spoke and couldn't help but sigh again. "Yanluo Kingdom having one Lord Chixiao is already enough of a headache for us. Now, great, we get another one. What do they all want?
Do they think we Chixiao people are easy to bully?"
"At least the previous Monarch in Yanluo Kingdom was easier to deal with. That impostor Monarch at least didn't cause trouble or harm others under the Monarch's name. But this one...
He actually killed dozens of Immortal Dynasty Noble Scions in one go. Although I also think those Immortal Dynasty Noble Scions deserved to die, but if he killed them, why did he have to do it under the name of the Monarch's successor? He got his killing spree, but in the end, we have to clean up his mess."
Heng San said indignantly, "Damn it all!
No matter what, we Chixiao people won't carry the black pot for those frauds!"