#63 - ah? Against Tiangang?
Ji Bochang and Li Sheng did not dare to leave the Imperial Palace.
Along with the others, they went to the residence that Her Majesty the Empress had arranged for them within the Imperial Palace.
Dawn was about to break.
The two of them sat in the courtyard, their faces filled with despair.
Gu Changsheng had just come to find them.
His intention was that as soon as it was light, he would take them back to the Gu family.
Although they hadn't handled the matter well, they had, after all, done their best.
Gu Changsheng would naturally fulfill his promise.
They agreed on the surface, but in their hearts, they knew that as soon as it was light, it would most likely be their death.
Run?
They couldn't escape.
What kind of existence was Gu Changsheng?
Although they had some cultivation, in this Eighth Heaven, they were like weeds.
Running now would only lead to an earlier death.
"Brother Li, it seems we are doomed to die. Gu Changsheng failed and completely lost face. We also know his dirty tricks, so he will definitely silence us. Xu Fengqiu will never let us live either," Ji Bochang said bitterly.
"No! There is a way!" Li Sheng said.
"What! Tell me quickly!"
Li Sheng looked at Ji Bochang: "Surrender to Young Master Xu!"
"Ah? We helped Gu Changsheng to make things difficult for him. It would be a good thing if he didn't kill us. Surrender to him? Isn't that just going to our deaths? I might as well believe that Young Master Gu is a man of his word."
Li Sheng shook his head: "Gu Changsheng asked you and me to make things difficult for Xu Fengqiu. Does that kind of behavior resemble a refined gentleman? Therefore, following him will surely lead to death. We might as well take a gamble!"
"How to gamble?"
Li Sheng: "Publicly expose what Gu Changsheng has done to show our sincerity to Young Master Xu."
"This..." Ji Bochang frowned.
Li Sheng: "Either way, we're going to die. Why not take a gamble?"
Ji Bochang gritted his teeth: "Okay! Let's gamble!"
...
Dawn.
Li Sheng and Ji Bochang left the palace and arrived at the main street.
There were many pedestrians on the road.
Common people seeking a livelihood.
Martial artists from all over the world traveling across the Nine Provinces seeking experience.
Disciples of various sects descending the mountain to gain experience.
The two were doing psychological preparation.
At this moment.
In the Imperial Palace.
Gu Changsheng was in a state of anxiety.
Where are they?
Where did these two go?
Didn't I tell them to wait for me?
Gu Changsheng sensed something was wrong and quickly left the palace.
He walked down the street and found a large crowd gathered ahead.
Gu Changsheng frowned and quickly walked over.
Before he could see anyone, he heard a voice.
"Everyone!" Ji Bochang shouted.
"I am Ji Bochang, and this is my brother Li Sheng. I believe many of you have heard of us."
The crowd pointed and whispered, filled with curiosity.
Ji Bochang shouted: "It's like this, last night's poetry gathering in the palace was very successful. We were fortunate enough to see Her Majesty the Empress, Senior Poet Saint, Young Master Xu Fengqiu, and others. We were also fortunate enough to witness Senior Poet Saint proving his Dao and becoming a Supreme Immortal Emperor. Young Master Xu's poem 'Bring in the Wine' was bold and unrestrained, using poetry to enter the Dao, achieving the name of Poet Immortal."
Wow—
The crowd was shocked.
"What? The celestial phenomena last night were actually Xu Fengqiu using poetry to enter the Dao? This?"
"Rumor has it that Xu Fengqiu, the young master of the Xu family, is extremely talented. He became an Immortal Emperor at the age of twenty-eight, but that was in terms of martial arts. He is actually so talented? Entering the Dao with poetry?"
"The poem 'Bring in the Wine' that circulated this morning actually came from Xu Fengqiu? Heavens! I thought it was written by the Poet Saint last night and used to prove his Dao and become a Supreme Immortal Emperor!"
"..."
Ji Bochang shouted: "Last night, Senior Poet Saint sensed the artistic conception of Young Master Xu Fengqiu's poem 'Bring in the Wine,' and therefore proved his Dao and became a Supreme Immortal Emperor."
The crowd was once again greatly shocked.
"Then what do you want to say?" a passing martial artist asked.
Ji Bochang said: "Although last night's poetry gathering was wonderful, many unpleasant things happened, especially to the two of us. We listened to rumors and questioned and made things difficult for Young Master Xu in every possible way."
Gu Changsheng: ? ? ?
No, what's going on with these two?
Ah? Are you rebelling?
Were you threatened by Xu Fengqiu?
Li Sheng shouted: "Young Master Xu entered the Dao with poetry, and I have also awakened from my dream. Based on the integrity of a scholar, my heart is uneasy, so today I am explaining the situation to everyone."
Ji Bochang gritted his teeth and hardened his heart: "Gu Changsheng, the young master of the Gu family, a ten-thousand-year-old imperial clan, has a grudge against Young Master Xu. Before the poetry gathering, he lured us to make things difficult for Young Master Xu at the poetry gathering by taking us back to the Gu family for training."
Gu Changsheng: ? ? ?
Li Sheng: "We were blinded by temporary gains and were worried that if we didn't agree, we would be silenced by him, so we made things difficult for Young Master Xu in every possible way. We regret it now."
Wow—
"What? Gu Changsheng, the young master of the Gu family? Isn't he a refined gentleman? He even adopts stray animals. He is so kind, yet he would do such dark things?"
"Although Xu Fengqiu's fierce reputation has spread throughout the Nine Provinces, and he is ruthless in his killings, what he has done has always been aboveboard. I have never heard of him playing tricks behind the scenes."
"Such things are normal, but when they happen to Gu Changsheng, it can be seen that he is a hypocrite."
"Is there such a thing? This Gu Changsheng is actually such a person? You can know a person's face but not their heart."
"Yes, Gu Changsheng's reputation is too perfect. Although this matter is very common, since he has done it, it means that it is definitely not the first time. It seems that there is no such perfect person in this world after all."
"Heh! Looking at it this way, although Xu Fengqiu has a great fierce reputation, at least he is not a villain. I have always felt that Gu Changsheng is a hypocrite. He behaves too perfectly, so perfectly that it makes people feel too pretentious. Yes, especially the matter of adopting stray animals, it is particularly pretentious."
"..."
Hearing the discussions of those around him, Gu Changsheng's face was extremely ugly.
Ji Bochang shouted: "Everyone is right. From this point of view, Young Master Gu is definitely not as refined as he appears on the surface."
"You have no background or status. Aren't you afraid that he will kill you and silence you if you slander Young Master Gu like this?"
Ji Bochang said "righteously": "Although I, Ji Bochang, have no background and no talent, I have the integrity of a scholar. What is death? In this Nine Provinces where the strong are respected, I, Ji Bochang, may die tomorrow, but there is one thing I want to say: If the two of us are lost or killed, then it must be the work of Young Master Gu."
Gu Changsheng gritted his teeth!
Good, good, good!
Playing this trick, threatening him, Gu Changsheng, right?
Damn!
Then it seems that he really can't kill them.
Otherwise, many people will definitely suspect that he did it.
"Why couldn't it be Xu Fengqiu? After all, you made things difficult for him. He is vengeful and doesn't even hesitate to kill people in the First Heaven."
Gu Changsheng nodded repeatedly in secret.
That's right, that's right, why couldn't it be Xu Fengqiu?
Ji Bochang said: "Although Young Master Xu is vengeful, he entered the Dao with poetry last night and was extremely bold. I don't think he would do it."
Li Sheng: "Even if he kills the two of us, we will have no complaints, after all, we disrespected him first, and I believe that if he kills us, he will definitely kill us openly and admit it openly! Therefore, if we die, dying openly will be the work of Young Master Xu, dying unclearly can only be said to be Gu Changsheng!"
"Here, we sincerely apologize to Young Master Xu and hope that Young Master Xu can be magnanimous!"
Xu Fengqiu and Lin Qingzhu passed by.
The two of them just happened to see him.
The eyes of the two of them were filled with expectation, looking forward to Xu Fengqiu.
Hoping that he could come over and say something to protect them.
However, Xu Fengqiu just passed by like this, without turning his head, or even looking at them.
The hearts of the two turned cold.
