Stranger Danger

Chapter 940: Fugong’s Statement

Suddenly, Chu Xunxian sensed a wisp of human vitality from deep beneath the sea. His sleeves fluttered, and the sea split in half to reveal a masculine figure.

“Fugong...”

One look was all he needed to recognize the figure. He was one of Fang Muyun’s aides, Fugong.

Fugong’s aura was extremely weak. Judging from his bottoming vitality, he would be dead in another ten minutes at most.

Chu Xunxian disappeared and reappeared next to Fugong. Then, he tapped him on his forehead. Fugong began healing rapidly as if his time was being reversed. His vitality slowly grew bigger, his heart started beating again, and his aura gradually turned stable.

A dozen or so breaths later, Fugong let out a muffled groan and slowly opened his eyes.

“Your Highness...?”

At first, Fugong couldn’t quite recognize who was in front of him. Then, his mind cleared up, and he said urgently, “Please save my young master, Your Highness! He’s being attacked by Long Ao and his band of villains right now—cough! Cough!”

“Calm down. The incident is already over.”

Chu Xunxian’s voice seemed to be imbued with some sort of power as Fugong gradually calmed down despite his overly excited state. “Now tell me. What happened, and who is Long Ao?”

“Long Ao... Long Ao is the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace’s third crown prince. He wanted to kill me young master because he accidentally stumbled upon the Four Seas Dragon Palace’s conspiracy. He wanted to silence all of us,” Fugong answered somewhat incoherently.

“Conspiracy? What conspiracy?” Chu Xunxian prodded.

“Conspiracy? Right! The Four Seas Dragon Palace is planning to betray the human race! They are contacting all the aquatic races of the Four Seas to... to... to massacre the Four Seas and slaughter our human geniuses during the Four Seas Summit!” Fugong said urgently.

“What?! The Four Seas Dragon Palace is planning to betray the human race?”

Chu Xunxian’s tone unconsciously grew harsh, and his expression severe. “Are you sure? How did you know about this?”

“I’m absolutely certain, Your Highness. Long... Long Ao is the one who told us himself,” Fugong answered.

“How did you run into Long Ao, and how did everything transpire? Tell me everything,” Chu Xunxian commanded.

As Chu Xunxian spoke, he wrapped Fugong in a layer of true qi and floated back to the sea surface. Then, he spread his spirit tens of kilometers wide in every direction in an attempt to search for Long Ao.

If Fang Muyun was the only casualty, then as big of a shame it was, it was ultimately an individual death and not too significant in the grand scheme of things. However, it was a completely different story if the Four Seas Dragon Palace was plotting to betray the human race. It would escalate into a matter that could destroy the current peace humanity was enjoying and the stability of the four nations.

That was why he must find Long Ao as soon as possible. If Long Ao managed to warn the Four Seas Dragon Palace about today’s incident, then things would become so much more troublesome.

“It’s like this. My young master was going to travel to Poison Dragon Island to congratulate the island lord on his birthday, but we ran into the Lost Fog on the way and did not notice it until it was too late. When my young master dispelled the Lost Fog, we discovered that we had somehow sailed to White Fish Island. At the same time, we saw Long Ao and countless Stranger chanting, ‘Kill the humans, elevate the four seas!’ on the island. Naturally, they saw us and tried to kill us all...”

Chu Xunxian’s expression was quite severe, so Fugong did not dare to hide anything from him. He told everything that had happened to them from start until the end in excruciating detail. “Later, this servant heard Long Ao telling our young master that the day of the Four Seas Summit is the day the Four Seas will bleed. They say that they will flatten the city and massacre the humans to the last...”

“Oh right, Long Ao also said that... that...”

“Said what?” Chu Xunxian pressed.

“He said that this is just the first step. He said that they will bring the Dragon Sovereign back to lead them and conquer the land. He said he would bring all the realms under the dragon’s rule and restore their former glory,” Fugong answered.

“Hmph. If he thinks that is possible, then he sorely estimates our strength,” Chu Xunxian declared with frigid eyes. Wind and rain were falling around them even though his expression was calm.

Chu Xunxian did not think that Fugong was lying. Fugong was Fang Muyun’s family servant and had watched over his young master since he was a boy. There was no way he would betray Fang Muyun, nor was there any reason for him to lie about such things.

The next moment, Chu Xunxian waved his sleeve and dispelled the brewing storm. Even so, the thunderclouds in the sky did not fade. It was clear that it was a reflection of his tempered fury.

“Oh, I forgot to ask. You said the incident is over. Does that mean my young master is safe?” Fugong asked.

“Muyun is dead,” Chu Xunxian replied simply.

“What?! Young master is dead? That cannot be!”

Fugong’s eyes widened like saucers and turned dim as if his soul had burned out. Then, he shouted at the top of his lungs, “You must take revenge for young master, Your Highness!”

“Muyun died to thwart the conspiracy of the Four Seas Dragon Palace and in defense of the human race. His merit is great, and his death is one without regrets.”

Chu Xunxian said slowly, “Of course, we won’t let him die in vain. We will make sure that his journey to the underworld isn’t lonely.”

“Thank you, Your Highness,” Fugong wept.

Suddenly, Chu Xunxian sensed something. He disappeared and reappeared in front of a Taoist.

The Taoist was dressed lavishly and wearing what looked like star dippers and morning light on his person. It made him look like a divine being.

The Taoist was called “Heavenly Palace Taoist”, and he was one of the three Garrison Commanders of the Martial Hall of Wei. The Martial Garrison was a governmental organization specifically set up by Wei to recruit all the elite warriors and extraordinary talents under the heavens. It existed independently outside the imperial court and answered to the Wei Emperor alone. They were responsible for performing investigations on the Wei Emperor’s behalf and dealing with secretive matters. They wielded a lot of power to say the least.

The Martial Garrison was an organization overflowing with powerful warriors and extraordinary talents. Naturally, as one of its three Garrison Commanders, Heavenly Palace Taoist was quite powerful. He was a Half Sage for many years and was only a step away from becoming a Sage.

“Did you find anything, Reverend[1]?” Chu Xunxian asked.

Heavenly Palace Taoist performed a qishou[2] and pointed at the sea beneath their feet, “In fact, I have discovered some dragon blood right below here. That is why I called for you.”

Chu Xunxian scanned the area he pointed and discovered some blood traces in the soil at the bottom of the sea. It was emitting wisps of draconic might.

“The blood trace is fairly new. Long Ao must be nearby,” Chu Xunxian declared.

“I thought the same, your Highness.” Heavenly Palace Taoist smiled. “But who is this Long Ao you speak of, Your Highness? Is it the murderer of your Grand Mentor’s son?”

“Yes, he is. But let us talk later.”

As Chu Xunxian said this, multiple silhouettes began stepping out of Chu Xunxian’s body. They all looked exactly the same as Chu Xunxian.

The silhouettes quickly scattered in every direction and entered the sea.

Heavenly Palace Taoist said nothing, but he was really shocked on the inside. He could tell that the silhouettes didn’t just share the exact same appearance as Chu Xunxian, but also sported the exact same aura and cultivation level. He was unable to tell that they were fake despite his power.

It didn’t take a genius to figure out just how strong Chu Xunxian was. Heavenly Palace Taoist could not help but look at the living legend of Chu with even more respect than before.

“Found him!” A few breaths later, Chu Xunxian exclaimed with triumph. Right now, his eyes were piercing through heaven and earth like the celestial bodies and centered around a small, purple snake slithering tens of thousands of meters below the sea surface at the bottom of the sea.

The snake only had half of its body. From time to time, a bit of blood would pour out of its stump. It was swimming toward the distance with obvious exertion.

Barring the oddities, the purple snake looked no different from an ordinary sea snake. In Chu Xunxian’s eyes though, it was a true dragon. It was just disguised as a sea snake.

Clearly, the snake was Long Ao.

To be fair, Long Ao’s transformation was extremely high level. Another person might have been fooled by it.

However, nothing could hide its true self from his Illusion Breaching Spell Eyes.

1. Just a reminder, but this is the polite appellation for Taoist. ☜

2. to qishou, a ritual showing the highest degree of homage and respect. ☜