Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 1033 - 289: Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty

It was the Emperor of Shangwu Dynasty, occupying the highest seat within the palace, who received this particular news quite late.

The head of the Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty was covered with snowy-white hair, and the wrinkles on his face were unfathomably deep. At first sight, he appeared even older than the deceased old Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This indicated that the current Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty was also in a situation where he could possibly pass away at any moment.

"... Are you saying that Fan Wu from the Qiulong Temple of the Great Zhou Dynasty single-handedly defeated our vast army?"

The Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty sat upon a massive Dragon Throne, his murky eyes slightly opened as he gazed at the person below him, uttering these words.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed so!" The person kneeling before the current Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty replied with the utmost respect, "I witnessed it myself. Fan Wu, with just one strike, routed thousands of soldiers. And those were thousands of elite troops from the Imperial City!"

The Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty squinted his eyes slightly, clearly, such words stirred a great turmoil in his heart, "With a single strike, he was able to rout thousands of our elite troops? Did he use his full strength, or was it just a casual strike?"

Faced with such a question, the person below thought for a moment then hurriedly responded, "If I did not see it wrongly at that time, it seemed that it was just a casual strike from Fan Wu. He did not exert much power. After defeating those thousands of men, he left leisurely without showing any sign of fatigue."

The Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty leaned back against the backrest of the Dragon Throne, deep wrinkles on his face trembling, "That indeed is a formidable character, formidable to an unprecedented extent."

"No, not exactly..." He then contradicted his earlier statement, "It’s not unprecedented, as some very powerful deities in heaven can also do this. However, those heavenly deities are few who would descend to engage in such matters."

"Those deities, I requested from them a life-prolonging elixir, they ignored me. If not for the National Master who presented such a miraculous elixir at a crucial time, I would have probably passed away three hundred years ago."

Noticing that the conversation had strayed, the Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty returned to the main topic, "I just recalled that such formidable beings exist not only in the heavens. Isn’t the National Master someone with such capabilities?"

"Your Majesty, are you suggesting that Fan Wu from the Qiulong Temple might be the National Master..." Before the person below could finish his shocked statement, an inkstone flew towards him, striking his head and causing it to bleed profusely.

The Emperor of Shangwu Dynasty scolded with a dark expression, "I meant that Fan Wu from the Qiulong Temple possesses some traits of our National Master. He is the only one in the entire dynasty who can possibly subdue that Taoist. What nonsense are you concocting in your mind? Do you doubt the loyalty of the National Master towards me?"

"No... no sir! I dare not! It’s my confusion, my confusion indeed! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The man, with his head bleeding, did not dare to wipe the blood off his face, hastily kowtowing to beg the current Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty not to hold his ignorant words against him.

"Hmph, were it not for your proven loyalty to me, I would have already had you dragged out and beheaded at the Meridian Gate. Never speak such words of doubt about the National Master before me again, this is your last warning," said the Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty, his face stern.

"Yes, yes, understood, Your Highness!" The man below shivered with fear due to the sudden outburst of the Emperor.

He was indeed puzzled deep inside, for in his eyes, the power wielded by the National Master seemed overly substantial.

The power held by the National Master was not inferior to that of the Emperor himself, which essentially meant the Shangwu Dynasty had two Emperors.

Yet faced with such a situation, why did his Majesty not only ignore it but also highly favor the National Master?

Could it be he was not afraid that one day, the National Master might harbor rebellious thoughts against the Imperial Court?

The authority of the National Master was significantly heavy. What if some day he wanted to try the feel of sitting upon the Dragon Throne? When that times comes, the number of followers he might command would undoubtedly not be few.

A more typical Emperor would have already sought means to eliminate such a character.

Even if they couldn’t eliminate him, they would try to freeze him out, or tarnish his reputation, causing his fame to utterly plummet within the entire dynasty, until he was thoroughly forgotten.

However, the current Emperor didn’t take such actions, he truly trusted the National Master immensely, one might think the National Master was some relative of his! 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

No, that can’t be right... If the National Master were a relative of his Majesty, wouldn’t he be even more inclined to remove him?

Only then could the regal authority genuinely undermine everything beneath the heavens. It’s incomprehensible, utterly illogical!

Of course, these thoughts could only filter through the mind of the person below.

And once these thoughts emerged, he swiftly dismissed them, lest the Emperor before him notice.

Just then, the Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty, sitting on the Dragon Throne, continued, "Where has the Crown Prince run off to? Why is he nowhere to be seen when such a major incident occurs? I did not appoint him as Crown Prince for him to suddenly disappear at times like this."

The person below replied, "Your Majesty, it is highly likely that the Crown Prince has gone to seek the National Master. Some of my subordinates informed me that they saw the Crown Prince’s carriage near the residence of the National Master."

"Oh?" the Emperor of the Shangwu Dynasty raised an eyebrow, "It appears the Crown Prince is doing alright, at least not much worse than his older brother who died many years ago. It is indeed necessary to seek the National Master at such a time."

Hearing this, the expression of the person below grew slightly strange.

The Crown Prince relying so heavily on the National Master, and His Majesty finds this to be normal?

Even he found it exceedingly peculiar, couldn’t His Majesty see this?

Or does His Majesty truly trust the National Master exceptionally, believing he would never commit disloyalty against the Imperial Court?

It’s unthinkable.

Completely incomprehensible!

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