Chapter 158: The Great Master Is No More Than Just This (I)

Prince Yu waved his hand, and a large number of troops retreated with awe in their eyes.

I saw a white team marching slowly and neatly. In the middle of the team, a sedan chair carried by eight people was particularly eye-catching. The golden patterns on the sedan chair were shining brightly in the sun.

The team stopped and there was silence all around. Everyone held their breath and bowed their heads in greeting.

The sedan door opened, and an important figure walked out gracefully surrounded by a crowd of people.

The sunlight shone on her, as if covering her with a layer of sacred light, and the whole scene was solemn and dignified.

The city commander's heart, which was already restless, beat even more violently at this moment, as if a rabbit was about to jump out of his throat.

He did not know the true identity of the woman walking down below, and her face was also very unfamiliar, but based on her pure white, ethereal crane-like outfit and the respectful attitude of the people around her, he made a bold guess.

"It's impossible, this is absolutely impossible..." He tried to calm himself down and not panic.

The deputy general beside Prince Yu shouted, "Huang Renchang, open your dog eyes and see clearly, who is this person...?"

Prince Yu waved his sleeves and proudly and ostentatiously introduced the woman who radiated a sacred aura to him.

"Who?" The city commander still didn't dare to recognize him.

Prince Yu used a pair of gloomy eyes that saw through him, and announced her identity in a rhythmic manner: "This is our Jing Kingdom's supreme Grand Master!"

This statement rings loud and clear.

As soon as the words "Grand Master" came out, all the guards on top of the city opened their eyes as wide as copper bells.

The city commander's knees went weak and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, someone blocked his way from behind, otherwise it would have been really embarrassing.

"Great, great master..."

He quickly climbed up the wall, trying to open his dim eyes: "Is it really the Grand Master? How is this possible? Everyone knows that the Grand Master is the Imperial Master of Emperor Yue, who supports the monarch. How can he be compared with Yu..."

His words were vague, but one could guess what he meant.

When the two factions were fighting, the Grand Master always stood on the side of justice, even though Emperor Yue was not very ambitious and had made no achievements in the implementation of state affairs. In fact, because of his inaction, Jing State was getting worse and worse, and he also raised seven "big pests" such as the Seven Kings...

But weren't all the emperors of Jing State in the past of this kind of character? She had never abandoned her responsibilities. Whenever Jing State fell into a difficult crisis, the great national teacher would come out and diligently and dedicatedly "clean up" the monarch's bad governance and save the situation for Jing State.

The Grand Master has protected the Jing Kingdom for generations, and also protected the emperors of the Jing Kingdom for generations. This is something that all the people of the Jing Kingdom know.

But now...why did the Grand Master suddenly join forces with the rebels?
Puzzling.

not understand.

I don't understand.

This was hard for the city commander to believe. It couldn't be that... she felt that these legitimate emperors were all useless and she was tired, so she might as well choose another wise leader?

Actually, this is understandable, right?

But that shouldn't be Prince Yu.

If Prince Yu really became the king, he would definitely be a tyrant without a doubt.

Among the seven kings, he was the most vicious and ruthless, leaving no leeway for others. No matter how treacherous and evil the others were, at least they did not enjoy killing people, and they did not enjoy ruling through bloody slaughter.

"I have never seen the Grand Master, so I dare not believe it rashly. You say you are the Grand Master, but do you have any proof?" the city commander asked hurriedly.

The Grand Master raised her pair of dark, star-filled eyes and said in a calm voice, "What proof do you want?" The City Commander looked up at the sky with both hands, and said thoughtfully, "The Four Symbols Sealing Heaven and Locking Earth Formation in Qihe City is a defensive formation set up by the Grand Master, right?"

"Yes." The Grand Master admitted.

"So you can..."

The Grand Master interrupted him and said, "Of course I know how to break the formation. There are magical instruments with the attributes of water, fire, earth, and wood buried in the east, south, north, and west of this city. You can dig out the magical instruments, find the formation pit, the center, and the wings, and destroy the stone statues where the four elephants stand, and then you can break the formation."

She was confident that she had it all figured out, and without waiting for the city commander to finish, she confidently recited the knowledge she had gathered from her mind to prove her identity.

Seeing that she spoke very clearly, the city magistrate listened carefully, but when she finished speaking, he waved his hand.

"I am an old man with old arms and legs. How can I escape from this? Since it is the formation set up by you, the Grand Master, then you naturally have a way to break it. Why do you need to rely on others?"

The Grand Master didn't expect him to say that.

After a moment of silence, she said, "If you forcefully break the formation, even I will be impacted, and the people in your city will also be affected. Do you really want to do this?"

"Aren't you the Grand Master? You also set up this formation. Don't you have any way to have the best of both worlds?" The city man was very shrewd. He was very quick to pass the blame and was also very good at moral blackmail.

In terms of scheming and eloquence, the Grand Master was indeed somewhat inferior, but she was still able to maintain her character and smiled lightly: "After saying so much, you just don't believe that I am the Grand Master?"

Cheng Ling pursed his lips and said nothing.

To be honest, it didn't matter to him whether she was the Grand Master or not. What mattered was that she was on Prince Yu's side and she was helping Prince Yu attack the city.

"Grand Master, you are kind-hearted and do not want to implicate the people in the city, so you use gentle means to resolve this matter. But it is clear that the city commander is unwilling to accept a peaceful entry into the city. In this case... you might as well show your divine power to these fools."

At this time, Prince Yu spoke impatiently. He wished that the Grand Master would unleash the power of thunder and lightning to suppress these reactionaries directly and violently for him.

At the same time, he also wanted to see whether this great master who was rumored to have lost his memory still had the unfathomable power he once had.

When the Grand Master heard this, he gritted his teeth.

He made it sound simple, but was it that easy to break the formation by force? If it was that simple, why would she waste her time here with this stinky old man?

At this time, a fine horse came galloping and stopped just beside the great state teacher. The man on the horse was as tall and straight as a pine tree, with his ink-black hair fluttering slightly in the wind. He reined in the horse, jumped off, and walked forward.

Each of his movements was graceful and calm, and his every move revealed the aristocratic demeanor of a noble family.

"Grand Master, break the formation."

"Thank you..." Seeing him coming, the Grand Master's eyes showed hidden joy and excitement, and he immediately responded: "Okay, I'll break it."

Ever since she escaped death in Longqing Temple that day, Xie Yujin's attitude towards her has become very cold.

He locked himself in the room for three days, without eating, drinking or talking. When he came out, he was completely different from before.

In his eyes... there was no longer any of her.

The Grand Master was in a state of panic every day, fearing that he, the imposter, would be exposed, but he never said anything about it.

Sometimes he seemed the same as before, but she knew that what he was going to do was different.

In the past, he would never choose to cooperate with Prince Yu among the Seven Princes, but now he has changed his mind.

She knew that he was aiming for "Xu Shanshan".

She didn't know whether he wanted to kill her to avenge his previous humiliation and put an end to future troubles, or for some other purpose. She only knew that no matter what he asked her to do, she would try her best to help him.