Dragon's Origin

Chapter 588: Aftermath (Part 1)

The ruler of Gan Kingdom has been quite unhappy recently. Because of the scheme against Wang Sheng and Old Taoist Ling Xu, they had to bow their heads for the sake of greater future benefits, taking out 450 million gold coins in compensation, and also losing two elders.

Although the loss of gold coins was offset by the harvest of the Peerless Hidden Treasure, it wasn't enough to make them feel the pain, but the loss of two elders plus forty-five legendary masters was enough to make any major principality feel heartbroken. If it were a smaller principality, so many masters would almost be the entire country's high-end martial power. Losing them all at once could directly lead to the destruction of the country.

This debt must be repaid in the future. Not only Wang Sheng, but also the Old Gentleman Temple. Do they really think that killing so many of our disciples and making us pay compensation is the end of it?

While pondering, a senior minister of Gan Kingdom, who was also an elder of the Gan family, rushed in. Because he was running too fast, the elder even tripped over the threshold and almost fell headfirst to the ground. Fortunately, his cultivation was not bad. After a few staggers, he managed to steady himself in time.

“Lord, something big has happened!” The elder, disregarding his recent discourtesy before the ruler, hurriedly reported to the ruler of Gan Kingdom, while handing over a beast skin scroll he was holding.

This kind of beast skin scroll was obviously used for messenger bird communication. It was small and tough, and the small writing could record a lot of content.

Seeing the beast skin scroll handed over by the elder, the ruler of Gan Kingdom knew that there was some latest news. So anxious, could it be that the Dai family has an opportunity? Or is the Shan Yue Kingdom retreating steadily?

The ruler is indeed a ruler, and his ability to maintain composure is much stronger than that elder. He glanced at the elder with slight dissatisfaction. The elder himself probably didn't realize that his voice was trembling.

Reaching out and taking the beast skin scroll from the elder's hand, the ruler immediately frowned. Not only was the elder's voice trembling when he spoke, but he clearly felt it when he took the beast skin scroll. The elder himself was trembling, and he wasn't even aware of it.

What is such a big deal? Could it be that the elder is so excited? The ruler's heart also rose. Could it really be a huge event?

With a feeling of anticipation, the ruler of Gan Kingdom slowly opened the beast skin scroll. After only a few glances, the anticipation he had just felt disappeared, and only fear remained in his heart.

“Is this… true?” The ruler's voice seemed to carry a trembling tone, because he was too nervous. His lips instantly became dry, and he had to stick out his tongue to lick them. He didn't realize that his own body was also trembling unconsciously due to fear.

“It's true!” The elder continued to tremble and said, “We have four people over there, and they sent back the same message. Except for some discrepancies in the number of people, everything else is the same.”

“How big is the discrepancy?” The ruler asked nervously.

“One is the number of casualties. Some estimate it to be thousands, while others estimate it to be only five or six hundred.” The elder quickly replied, “The other is the person who did it. One said it was only Old Ancestor Ling Xu alone, and the other said it was Old Ancestor Ling Xu and Duke Changsheng together.”

“Summon all the important ministers for a meeting.” The ruler could only manage to issue the order to summon people for a meeting, and the whole person collapsed on the throne. He and the elder, who was not much better off than he was, looked at each other and saw the undisguised fear in each other's eyes.

The royal palace of Dai Kingdom was attacked. Before the attack, Old Ancestor Ling Xu announced his name and showed no mercy. The ruler of Dai Kingdom and the Great Elder had their heads taken, and the entire royal palace was turned into ruins. The minimum report of those who died inside was more than 500, and the maximum was more than 1,000.

Although it is not known how many masters there are in the royal palace of Dai Kingdom, just refer to Gan Kingdom itself. In the royal palace of Gan Kingdom, there are no less than fifty legendary masters, and other masters in the seventh or eighth level directly exceed six or seven hundred. If you count those concubines and servants in the harem, the total number is definitely more than a thousand.

The entire royal palace became ruins, and it is said that it happened in an instant. How many people would die inside? The reported number of more than a thousand people is not an exaggeration.

Thinking that the ruler of Dai Kingdom and the Great Elder were easily beheaded by Old Ancestor Ling Xu under heavy guard, and he also killed so many guards and masters along the way, the ruler of Gan Kingdom felt a chill in his neck.

Why was the royal palace of Dai Kingdom visited by Old Ancestor Ling Xu? It was because the Shan Yue Kingdom, which was secretly controlled by Dai Kingdom, colluded with Taoist traitors to attack several Taoist leaders, including Old Ancestor Ling Xu. That's why Dai Kingdom was crazily retaliated by the Taoist sect. This is to establish authority!

The problem is, Gan Kingdom has done the same kind of similar thing! The forty-five masters of Gan Kingdom ambushed and attacked Ling Xu and Wang Sheng on their way back to the Old Gentleman Temple, but were killed cleanly in return.

The only difference from Dai Kingdom is that Gan Kingdom, for the sake of future benefits, plus the fact that they had just received a large sum of benefits from the Peerless Hidden Treasure, did not care about the gold coins, so they decisively decided to compensate, using 450 million gold coins and the lives of two elders to give an explanation to Duke Changsheng and Old Ancestor Ling Xu.

On the other hand, it is said that Dai Kingdom only sent an insignificant elder to the Old Gentleman Temple for a tour. I don't know how the talks went, but this attitude is obviously not correct.

Fortunately! Fortunately, Gan Kingdom compensated without saying a word! At this time, the ruler of Gan Kingdom no longer felt the pain, only a strong sense of luck and uncontrollable fear remained.

The Great Elder really had accurate judgment of people. He already knew that the combination of Wang Sheng and Old Ancestor Ling Xu could not be provoked when they were in the core inner circle of the Thousand Desolation Land, but others did not believe it. Sure enough, bloody lessons made them remember this. Now, I am afraid that the matter of the royal palace of Dai Kingdom will have to be added.

The news said that Wang Sheng may have participated, which is not surprising at all. If this is the case, then when facing Wang Sheng in the future, we must be more careful. At least before the secret of the Thousand Desolation Land is revealed, Gan Kingdom must not have conflicts with Wang Sheng. Even if we want to settle accounts in the end, we must first hide behind others and wait for someone to take the lead.

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Until the important ministers arrived, the trembling of the ruler of Gan Kingdom's body did not stop, and he was scared alive.

The same scene happened in many places. It can be said that except for Dai Kingdom, which no longer has a ruler to scare into trembling, the other rulers more or less trembled for a while.

The Taoist sect has been too low-key for too long, so long that everyone knows that the Taoist sect must have masters, but they are indifferent to the world and do not compete with others for anything, so everyone subconsciously ignores the terrifying power hidden under the calm surface of the Taoist sect. If it weren't for the matter of Shan Yue Kingdom and Dai Kingdom this time, everyone would have forgotten this.

As a result, the Taoist sect used this trembling method to declare that the majesty of the Taoist sect is inviolable. If anyone dares to offend, please refer to the fate of the ruler of Dai Kingdom and the Great Elder.