Chapter 35: The Fifth Gentleman

Chu Yang followed and walked in. Only then did he realize that there was a small stone platform inside, smooth and reflective, seemingly fashioned into a seat. It appeared that people often came here to sit.

Sure enough, Wuyun Liang swept his sleeve and sat down, lifting his head to look at Chu Yang, scrutinizing him carefully with a faint smile, appearing somewhat amiable.

"You're not bad," Wuyun Liang said as his first words.

"Those three people are from the Jinma Knight Hall of the Great Zhao Dynasty. And the Jinma Knight Hall is an absolutely secret organization under the jurisdiction of the current Chancellor, the Fifth Gentleman!" Wuyun Liang didn't wait for Chu Yang to speak and began explaining in his second sentence.

"Jinma Knight Hall, Fifth Gentleman..." Chu Yang mused; these two names were also famous in his previous life, like thunder in his ears!

The Jinma Knight Hall is actually the secret weapon of the Great Zhao Dynasty.

Fifth Gentleman, though his name is gentle, is a man of great talent and ambition! According to legend, he does not understand martial arts, but he entered school at the age of three, became a scholar at five, and was renowned for his literary talent at thirteen. At sixteen, he held an official position, managing a state and county with order; at twenty, he was already the Southeast Inspector of the entire Great Zhao Empire.

At twenty-five, he officially entered the cabinet, representing the emperor in overseeing the entire Great Zhao Empire. At thirty, he ascended to the position of Chancellor. This year, he is not yet thirty-five, already wielding immense power in the Great Zhao Empire, second only to the emperor and above ten thousand others, commanding the civil and military officials, and ruling the land!

Such an achievement is unparalleled in history!

Historically, civil officials have always been at odds with military generals, but this Fifth Chancellor has subdued both civil and military officials. Not only does he have the ability to govern, but he also has the ambition to expand territory!

Unifying the world is Fifth Gentleman's greatest dream!

In his previous life, the name Fifth Gentleman was the shadow over the entire Lower Three Days continent! It seemed that there was no conspiracy in the world without the influence of this Fifth Gentleman!

It was under the design of Fifth Gentleman that the Jinma Knight Hall secretly planned and executed the assassination of the Crown Prince of Ti Yun, Tie Butian, who was widely recognized as the next enlightened ruler of Ti Yun. The iron cavalry of the Great Zhao Empire then advanced, destroying Ti Yun. For a time, their momentum was like the midday sun, and they further used their remaining power to annex the Wuji Kingdom, establishing an absolute hegemony over the entire Lower Three Days!

The most remarkable thing about Fifth Gentleman is that he not only utilized the power of the political court but also used the conflicts and interests among the various sects in the martial world to create chaos or alliances, fully exploiting them to help the Great Zhao accomplish what the court could not or found inconvenient to do...

Moreover, the most impressive thing is that no one discovered this afterward. If it weren't for his own admission, the various sects would still be in the dark!

Before Chu Yang left to search for the Nine Tribulations Sword in the Upper Three Days, the iron cavalry of the Great Zhao Empire had already destroyed Ti Yun and Wuji, and began new campaigns to expand their territory. The name of the Jinma Knight Hall became famous throughout the world because of the destruction of these two countries.

Wuyun Liang naturally didn't know that Chu Yang already knew these things and still explained what the Jinma Knight Hall was.

"I just want to know why you didn't stop them?" Chu Yang frowned.

"Why should I stop them?" Wuyun Liang smiled.

"Eh?"

"For the past few years, I have been accompanying the second brother, getting up at dawn to practice at that place." Wuyun Liang smiled sarcastically: "Although he doesn't know, I have been aware of their contact for the past five years."

Chu Yang was startled. Looking at Wuyun Liang's gentle and stern face, he couldn't help but feel a chill.

In his previous life, because his sect was destroyed and he had no contact with this sect leader, he had a rather low opinion of him. A sect leader who allowed his sect to be destroyed during his tenure? What good is such a leader?

But now he realized that this Wuyun Liang was deeply scheming. Anyone who took him for a fool was the real fool!

Actually, think about it, which sect leader is a simpleton?

But Wuyun Liang could tolerate a conspiracy developing under his nose for five years!

Why?

Chu Yang looked at Wuyun Liang's steady face and had a sudden realization.

"The first step, they wanted to incite internal strife within the Tianwailou; when I took over, my fellow disciples were already dissatisfied, and the senior disciples were divided into factions... internal strife was rampant. It needed to be purged to grow stronger." Wuyun Liang said solemnly: "So I allowed him to do this. If it fails, it will be destroyed, nothing more to say."

"In the second year, their true intentions gradually became apparent. They wanted to use the demoted status of the Tianwailou to incite a war between the Great Zhao and Ti Yun, using the opportunity to destroy Ti Yun with minimal cost, preserving strength to eventually unify the world."

"How is that possible?" Chu Yang was surprised: "Even if the Tianwailou is powerful, it is still just a sect. How can it incite a war between two countries?"

"Nothing is impossible in this world, it depends on whether it is done and how it is done." Wuyun Liang smiled coldly.

"Um, Uncle Sect Leader, why are you telling me this today? It seems we are meeting for the first time today?" Chu Yang became increasingly uneasy, feeling as if he had walked into a quagmire of conspiracy, unable to extricate himself.

"Be patient, I have my reasons for telling you. Sit down." Wuyun Liang glared.

Chu Yang rolled his eyes helplessly and simply moved over a stone and sat on it. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the stone he moved was actually much larger than Wuyun Liang's.

Originally, he was standing while Wuyun Liang was sitting, giving the impression of a lecture. But now that he sat down, he was almost as high as when he was standing, and the situation had turned into a position of superiority.

The Sect Leader was now sitting below him, and the situation had turned from a lecture into a report.

Wuyun Liang frowned, looking at him with a smile that was not quite a smile. He ignored Chu Yang's rudeness and continued speaking.

Chu Yang sighed inwardly. If Wuyun Liang had even a word of dissatisfaction, he could immediately leave and withdraw from this vortex. But this guy didn't say anything.

Curiosity can kill a person, this is really true.

Chu Yang regretted it. Why did he have nothing better to do than to chase those three people? Wasn't he just tying a rope around his own neck...

"Ti Yun's Crown Prince, Tie Butian, though young, only seventeen or eighteen, is a man of great talent and ambition. Moreover, he also places great importance on the power outside the court, especially the power of the loyalists. He personally founded the Butian Pavilion, which gathers heroes from all over! This person is respectful to scholars, has the ambition to dominate the world, and has the grace to tolerate others, making him an exceptional young leader! Ti Yun's ruler, Tie Shicheng, has been bedridden for years, and the entire country relies on Tie Butian to hold it together. Although he has not ascended the throne, he is already the de facto ruler of Ti Yun and the spiritual pillar of the military and political circles!"

"One could say that with Tie Butian's death, Ti Yun would collapse!"

Chu Yang responded listlessly.

So what if he is young and capable? In just over three years, he will be killed, and the country will be destroyed. Chu Yang remembered that in his previous life, the death of Ti Yun's Crown Prince was accomplished by over five hundred experts from the Great Zhao, and several hired assassin organizations, but none of them survived afterward!

At the time, this event shook the world, and the retaliation from Ti Yun was extremely brutal. Four entire states and counties on the border of the Great Zhao, with hundreds of thousands of people, were completely wiped out! This shows the prestige of the Ti Yun Crown Prince...

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