#999 - Heavy rain is coming
Dark clouds press low, a half-moon falls, passing through a thousand layers of wave barriers, a heavy wind fills the building.
“Young Master.”
At the first quarter of midnight, as Wei Changtian walked step by step from the end of the stone path to the outside of the palace gate, the night sky no longer had a trace of moonlight, and dark clouds rolled as if it was about to rain.
Stepping forward to greet him, Li Zimu held his hands in salute and said softly:
“A total of forty-three people are inside.”
“Hmm, quite a few.”
Wei Changtian continued to walk forward without stopping: “How long have they been waiting?”
“Reporting to Young Master.”
Li Zimu followed closely behind: “Two hours.”
“They’ve certainly been put out.”
Wei Changtian smiled, not knowing if this was a jest or if he truly felt the people in the hall were wronged.
The corner of his clothes fluttered in the wind as he walked step by step across the long stone steps, stopping outside the main hall gate.
The surroundings were pitch black and empty, not even a single imperial guard, who were usually everywhere in the palace, could be seen.
It should be known that waiting in the hall at this moment were forty-three experts from various forces, each with their own thoughts and calculations.
But what was clear was that no matter what purpose these people had come with, they would definitely not do anything tonight.
Simply because the person they were waiting for was Wei Changtian.
“...”
Wei Changtian, however, stepped over the threshold with a blank expression, walking into the hall in the dim light.
“Swish”
The sound of fabric rubbing was very soft, and very uniform.
The forty-three people who had been waiting in the hall almost simultaneously stood up, all looking in one direction, and not a single one spoke.
They were all masked, and the eyes exposed outside all silently stared at Wei Changtian, even their breathing seemed cautious.
The latter did not look at anyone, but slowly walked all the way to the front.
Then he turned around.
“Everyone, you’ve waited long.”
“...”
His calm voice was like a stone falling into a quagmire, echoing repeatedly in the oppressive silence.
The next second, a winding flash of lightning tore through the night, and the entire hall suddenly flickered, the pale electric light illuminating tense faces.
“Boom!!!”
The rumbling thunder was slightly slower than the lightning.
It was raining.
“Pitter-patter!”
The rain came so quickly, as if in an instant it had completely enveloped the world in a torrential downpour.
The wind mixed with rain kept washing every corner of the palace, a few unswept fallen leaves struggled in the waves, and then were crushed by the foot of some passing patrolling guard.
Raindrops pattered against the palace gate, and Li Zimu stood in the rain, his whole body already soaked.
However, his expression did not change at all, and he still waited motionless outside the palace gate.
Even though he only needed to take a few steps to hide under the eaves of the palace next to him.
With a calm and indifferent gaze, Li Zimu was very clear that what happened in the hall at this moment would completely change the fate of many people, and might even push the world towards a “crazy” future.
Yes.
Even though others had not guessed it, Li Zimu had already guessed what Wei Changtian was going to do.
To be honest, he didn’t think it was the right thing to do.
At the very least, he felt it was too radical.
But since Wei Changtian had already decided, Li Zimu would do it without hesitation, as he had done every time before.
No matter what the consequences would be.
“Everyone.”
Inside the hall, Wei Changtian’s voice was still calm, and still clear in the raging rain.
Looking over the forty-three masked men in front of him, he suddenly smiled.
“You must have worked hard these days investigating me.”
“...”
As expected, Wei Changtian did not receive any response.
His expression did not change at all, and even the hint of a smile still hung on the corner of his mouth.
“Of course, I don’t know what you’ve found out.”
“But with your methods, and the forces behind you, I think you should have found out everything you could.”
“And what you haven’t found out, what you want to know the most, I can tell you in person tonight.”
Amidst the suddenly surprised gazes of the crowd, Wei Changtian paused slightly, and then slowly uttered six words.
“For example, the Moon Plucking Sword.”
“...”
“Boom!!!”
Another muffled thunderclap exploded in the night sky, and the shadows of several candlesticks were stretched very long, and then disappeared when the electric light was extinguished.
Pairs of eyes suddenly widened, and the heavy and rapid breathing stirred the veils on everyone’s faces, causing them to shake.
“In fact, you guessed right.”
Looking down at the white stone floor, Wei Changtian did not play coy, but directly said an answer that was probably what everyone wanted to know most at the moment.
“The Moon Plucking Sword can indeed help practitioners break through to the First Rank.”
“Moreover, everyone can.”
“...”
Time in the hall seemed to freeze for a second.
Even though everyone except Wei Changtian was wearing veils, the shocked expressions on everyone’s faces at this moment seemed to be felt even without seeing them.
“Young Master Wei, is this true?!”
Finally, someone couldn’t help but blurt out: “Is this really the method to break through the realm?!”
“Isn’t that what you were guessing?”
Wei Changtian glanced at the person and smiled: “What? Now that I’ve told you, you don’t believe it?”
“I...”
The speaker was stunned, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Wei Changtian didn’t pay any more attention to him, but continued to say to himself:
“It’s not just the Moon Plucking Sword.”
“Those thirteen Sons of Heaven, thirteen portions of Heavenly Dao luck, may also allow people to break through the First Rank shackles.”
“Of course, this matter has not yet been confirmed, and perhaps we will know the truth after a period of time.”
“As for the Moon Plucking Sword method, with my grandfather before me, you should already have a judgment on whether it is true or false.”
“Everyone, I know what you are thinking at this moment.”
“Since you have already found out some things, then I will simply state it clearly to you.”
“Currently, there are only two people in this world who have practiced the Moon Plucking Sword and are still alive.”
“Besides my grandfather...”
“The remaining one is me.”
“Boom! Boom boom boom!!!”
Several thunderbolts exploded one after another, and the rain outside the window was even heavier, constantly crashing against the hall like raging waves.
The forty-three masked men stared at Wei Changtian with wide eyes, and in addition to being shocked, there was also a strange sense of fear in their hearts.
Normally speaking, it should be a good thing for them that Wei Changtian took the initiative to say these things tonight.
But the problem is that they don’t know why Wei Changtian is doing this.
Fingers trembled slightly, and everyone felt as if there was an abyss in front of them that could devour everything, a huge conspiracy.
If tonight’s events ended here, then perhaps they would not fall into this abyss.
But in the next moment, Wei Changtian’s calm voice, which was so calm that it was chilling, sounded again in the hall.
“Everyone.”
“Three days later, I will hand the first half of the Moon Plucking Sword manual to each of you, and then...”
“Boom!!!”
This time, the thunder exploded in their ears, and also completely plunged everyone into this unprecedented “battle of wits.”
“Find out who leaked the information about the Sons of Heaven the earliest!”
“Find my grandfather!”
“Find that Chu Xianping who followed me before and then betrayed me!”
“Everyone, listen carefully!”
“Among the above three things, as long as someone can accomplish any one of them!”
“I will give him the second half of the sword manual! Absolutely no falsehood!”
