287: Getting Out in Time

Getting Out in Time

There was a mark of the sun engraved on the blade. As expected, Chu Yang was well aware of this, since he was the one who carved this blade.

However, at that moment, Chu Yang behaved as if he had just discovered an entirely new continent. He looked at it with a great desire and longing, not willing to let it go. He closed his eyes in elation and remained quiet for a long period of time.

After a long moment, he finally handed the saber back to Ao Xieyun and said, "Thanks for trusting me and letting me hold this sword, Brother Ao!"

Ao Xieyun replied, "There's no need for any formalities, Brother Chu. I've only just gotten hold of this saber. You may take it and study it for a few days if you wish to."

Chu Yang laughed loudly and denied his offer endlessly. He thought to himself: If I were to really take it away from you, you would probably fight with me to the death!

Finally, Ao Xieyun received the saber and smiled, "As for the secret hidden within this saber, I had studied it a little earlier. But… I've not discovered anything yet. Might Brother Chu have any pointers?"

"I don't have any." Chu Yang replied earnestly, "But… I've heard that this Sunlight Saber would only show all of its power when it's in the same place as Moonlight Sword. However, this cannot be verified because the legend is so old."

Instantly, Ao Xieyun's eyes flashed as he said meaningfully, "Brother Chu is right."

Subsequently, the three people walked away.

On their way out, they noticed flags fluttering. Diwu Qingrou was now making his grand arrival.

Now that things at the royal palace had ended, Diwu Qingrou naturally figured he would have to come and have a look.

WIth a loud call, the entire convoy came to an immediate halt. The soldiers split up to the sides, revealing a carriage that was pulled by two horses in the middle.

As the curtain opened slowly, Diwu Qingrou could be seen sitting in the carriage with a casual look on his face.

Seeing Ao Xieyun with Chu Yang and Gu Duxing, with all three of them appearing tall and with masked expressions on their faces, Diwu Qingrou could not help but frown.

"So… here we have Young Master Ao and the two Young Masters Chu." Diwu Qingrou remained seated in his carriage as he spoke coldly.

Deep inside, Chu Yang was shaken.

Diwu Qingrou had just greeted the trio in the wrong order. If he had accepted Chu Yang's false identity, he would have greeted him first.

Yet, he has just placed Ao Xieyun before me.

What could this possibly mean?

Nonetheless, Chu Yang's countenance remained unchanged. Meanwhile, he had already come to an immediate decision: There is no longer any need for the fight for Moonlight Sword to break out. The two Young Masters Chu must disappear right after they leave Diwu Qingrou's sight! Otherwise, it would be too late for them to escape freely!

"Prime Minister Diwu." The three of them smiled and greeted back.

"It appears that Sunlight Saber has been taken by the Ao clan." Diwu Qingrou smiled lightly and said, "Congratulations, Young Master Ao."

"Nah, we just got lucky." Ao Xieyun replied humbly, "We'll still have to see if we are able to uncover the secret within the saber… As the Prime Minister knows, this is not simple at all."

"Haha, I believe that Young Master Ao is capable enough to uncover it." Diwu Qingrou laughed loudly as he stared at the saber in Ao Xieyun's hand.

Even though Diwu Qingrou had a deep hatred for the Sunlight Saber that had caused this great storm at the royal palace, he could not help but be slightly curious to find out more about it.

"Please have a look, Prime Minister." Ao Xieyun smiled back and readily handed the saber over to Diwu Qingrou. Yin Wutian stepped forward to receive the saber for him. Next, he handed it to Diwu Qingrou.

Diwu Qingrou swung his arm. The sound was barely audible when a great saber of one of the guards next to the carriage was sliced into two pieces in a flash.

"This is truly a good saber!" Diwu Qingrou praised excitedly. Immediately after, he noticed the mark of the sun on the saber and narrowed his eyes. He pondered for a moment before handing the saber to Yin Wutian to return it.

"Three young masters, please move along. I have to go to the royal palace and clear up the mess. When I have time on my hands, I will definitely come to visit Young Master Ao." Diwu Qingrou smiled, "Two Young Masters Chu, when will you two be returning?"

"We will return when it's time for us to leave." Chu Yang smiled softly, "But… for the time being, we will still have to bother the Prime Minister for just a little bit."

"Haha… Young Master Chu is too polite." Diwu Qingrou smiled and continued, "I'll be looking forward to drinking and talking with you whenever Young Master Chu is free."

"Definitely." Chu Yang smiled.

"I shall take my leave first."

Subsequently, the group of five made way for Diwu Qingrou's carriage as it moved forward.

Chu Yang was still walking with Ao Xieyun and Gu Duxing as if there was nothing to be worried about, but he had a faint feeling that there was an intense gaze on his back that did not leave for a very long period of time.

Such a feeling made King of Hell Chu's hair stand on its ends.

Whole Chu Yang did not want to stop moving along, Ao Xieyun was also afraid that their might be an ambush along the way to Heaven Reaching Tower. Hence, the small party of five walked at the speed of light. After a sincere farewell, Chu Yang and Gu Duxing went straight to their room.

"We have to disappear right away!" Chu Yang announced gravely upon closing the door.

"Has he discovered who we are?" Gu Duxing asked.

"We're not necessarily discovered. If he has discovered who we are, he would have captured us right away." Chu Yang continued solemnly, "However, during the past few days, Diwu Qingrou have been using his channels to investigate our real identity…"

"In that case, Heaven Reaching Tower must be surrounded by Diwu Qingrou's spies." Gu Duxing paused for a brief moment and asked, "How do we get out of here?"

"We'll leave the same way that we entered." Chu Yang walked towards the window and gently lifted the curtain to peek outside.

He noticed countless people from all directions staring intently at his direction. However, these people appeared very normal, albeit with a special kind of hostile aura that felt extremely strong.

"If I were Diwu Qingrou…" Chu Yang smiled and continued softly, "… If I'm still unable to verify my opponents' true identity, I would spy on them temporarily and wait for the investigation outcome. Moreover, my opponents would think that they must have fooled me and that I would have to wait for verification. Umm, if my opponents wish to leave, they would definitely do it at night."

Gu Duxing continued in a low voice, "So… there's no need for us to wait until the night?"

"Exactly, we have to leave right away." Chu Yang replied.

"Do you have to write a letter to Diwu Qingrou?" Gu Duxing thought deeply, "In any case, Young Master Chu has to leave. Writing a letter to cause a blow against him doesn't seem like a bad idea at all."

"It's better not to write anything." Chu Yang took two steps and said, "The fact that we are able to leave and still walk away freely would infuriate him; it would already be detrimental to the next part of our plan. Furthermore, even if Diwu Qingrou is certain that our identities are false, he would not dare assume that King of Hell Chu had come here on his own accord… this… oh…?"

At this point, Chu Yang's eyes lit up brightly in a flash. He quickly shut his mouth and clapped his hands together. He said triumphantly, "That's right! I have to write a letter to Diwu Qingrou!"

Gu Duxing's head was spinning. Didn't you just say that we should not leave a letter for Diwu Qingrou? Why are you in favor of the idea now?

"Diwu Qingrou knows that we're alike. He surely has no clue that I like to boast whenever I have the upper hand. Therefore, it would not be suitable for me to act like a petty opponent! Thus, he would also notice that if I'm indeed the real King of Hell Chu, I would not leave a letter like that. But… if I were to leave a letter intentionally… What do you think he would think?"

Gu Duxing smiled and replied, "He would definitely become even more suspicious."

"And what I want is for him to become even more suspicious!" Chu Yang laughed excitedly.

Immediately after, Gu Duxing packed up their belongings while Chu Yang raised his brush and wrote a heartfelt letter. Next, he put it into an envelope. On the outside of the envelope, he wrote the following: Dear Prime Minister, Chu Yang thanks you.

Next, he tossed the brush aside and burst out laughing.

As he pulled Gu Duxing in front of a mirror, they carefully disguised themselves.

Within mere moments, Chu Yang had rolled up the blanket on the bed. He placed it on a chair and faced it against the curtain. He even went to the extent of making it appear as if someone was sitting in contemplation.

Subsequently, the two of them went out the door.

Meanwhile, Diwu Qingrou arrived at the royal palace, only to see a devastating scene. His face was gloomy and he could not utter even a word for a very long time.

"Is His Majesty okay?" Diwu Qingrou asked in a deep voice.

"His Majesty is fine. However, I'm afraid that His Majesty's feeling towards you after this incident will be…" Next, to him, Han Buchu explained solemnly, "I'm worried that he has greater discontent towards you."1

"It's nothing." Diwu Qingrou said casually. "Let's go inside the royal palace and see if there is still anything left behind that's usable."

At that very moment, a group of soldiers ran forward hastily on another road. A plump eunuch sat on the back of a horse and arrived arrogantly. With the voice of a duck which was mating and had just been poked with a stick, he said, "His Majesty has ordered that we tally all the materials left behind at the royal palace…"

With a calm gaze, Diwu Qingrou looked at this plump eunuch for a brief moment before he said, "If His Majesty has sent you here, then we will just leave some soldiers here to guard; let's leave it this place to them."

Yin Wutian gave the plump eunuch a cold stare and spat on the ground, "It's good to be a eunuch! Sitting comfortably on a horseback, you don't even have to worry about being beaten up!"

"Poof…" Han Buchu choked with laughter.

This eunuch, known as Lu Ren Jia, was the general manager of the royal palace. He was rude. Furthermore, even though he might have been slightly plump, he absolutely loved dancing. On a normal day, he would often dance with the maids for fun. Furthermore, he always thought highly of himself and gave himself a name that screamed the art of dance: Fantasy Night Phoenix.

Hearing this name, Han Buchu had once made the following analysis: The name of this eunuch indeed speaks the truth. Phoenixes come in pairs. This Lu Ren Jia has taken on both roles on his own. This is indeed a well-thought-out name…

In fact, these words of Han Buchu had earned him the title of 'Great Zhao's Greatest Comedian'. However, because of this, 'Fantasy Night Phoenix' hated Han Buchu to the core.

Behind his back, he would call Han Buchu a bastard. Although he might have thought that he was clever, the three words in his name were enough to signify that he was not all that clever. In direct translation, it was 'Can't call out'. Can't call out when he reaches the climax; what's there to be so proud about?

This punk might have been a eunuch, but he was against Diwu Qingrou… As one would expect, Diwu Qingrou's people did not get along well with him either.

After the plump eunuch had given the order, Diwu Qingrou quickly turned and left, showing that he had no desire to speak to the eunuch.

Lu Ren Jia sneered and pointed in Diwu Qingrou's direction as he began to leave, "What are you showing off for? Hmph!" This hmph sound seems slightly jilted yet infinitely soft. It was sufficient to give everyone around him the cold shivers.

Next, the pale and doughy man raised his arms and ordered in a high-pitched voice, "Let's go!"

After a long period of time, there was suddenly a shrieking scream from within the ruins of the royal palace, "Diwu Qingrou, you bastard. The palace treasury is empty. The palace treasury is empty…"

The shrill pitiful cry sounded like it was from an animal.

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