I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 218 - 135: Why Does the Celestial Fate Above Seek to Kill Those on Earth?

Chapter 218: Chapter 135: Why Does the Celestial Fate Above Seek to Kill Those on Earth?

The following morning, as Huang Yanshan got up and washed, he saw Gu Shanhai sitting on Little White’s back, reading a book.

Seeing this, Huang Yanshan naturally greeted him and was ready to head to the Hanlin Academy for his duties. He always did so at this time, and a quick bite at a street stall sufficed for his breakfast. But now, with Gu Shanhai’s arrival, as his elder and a guest, Huang Yanshan felt obliged to take good care of him.

"Uncle, would you like something to eat?" Huang Yanshan asked.

"No need. I’ve been fasting for a long time. You should go to your duties to avoid being late," Gu Shanhai said, shaking his head to decline.

Hearing this, Huang Yanshan was surprised, but thinking about the "Purple Profound Thunder Skill," he put his worries aside and left on his own.

He indeed wanted to stay and practice this cultivation technique, but time was not on his side. He could only squeeze in practice when possible.

"Now that he’s gone, there’s no need to linger at the base of the wall any longer."

After Huang Yanshan left, Gu Shanhai finally spoke slowly.

"Master Lu truly is the foremost under the heavens. I just didn’t expect the relation you chose to visit would catch me quite off guard," a eunuch dressed in a yellow robe said as he walked in.

This eunuch was a top-notch expert, although certainly not as renowned as he would be as a eunuch of the Imperial Palace, he wouldn’t have much fame in the Jianghu world.

Gu Shanhai was also aware that his movements could not be concealed from the Heavenly Sect Demon Gate and the Imperial court.

The court’s agents had been watching him since yesterday but had not disturbed him. If Gu Shanhai hadn’t pointed them out, they wouldn’t have approached today.

"All these titles of Master Lu, the foremost under the heavens, are but reckless talk, and you believe them?" Gu Shanhai chuckled lightly, his tone carrying a hint of ridicule.

"Also, I recall when meeting someone for the first time, it’s customary to introduce oneself first, rather than being so aggressive."

The eunuch narrowed his eyes; although not on par with the Grandmasters of the Heavenly Sect Demon Gate, he was not to be underestimated. He immediately sensed the danger emanating from Gu Shanhai.

Compared to knights and Druids of The Sun Never Sets Dynasty world, individuals from the Jianghu world of both currents bore many passive and permanent enhancements as well as various innate abilities. The most basic was an acute awareness of danger and malice, akin to "the wind moves not but the cicada senses it."

"Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Court, Hu Jiwen, pays his respects to Master Lu," said Hu Jiwen, realizing that the seemingly vulnerable Gu Shanhai was indeed a top-tier expert. If Hu Jiwen were to attack, it would be he who died.

"Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Court? This is not some unknown minor official, an inner equal to an external prime minister," Gu Shanhai said as he closed his book, dismounted from Little White, and sat on a stone bench in the pavilion next door, gesturing for the other to sit.

A Chief of the Imperial Court of Rites holds power akin to the prime minister of the outer court.

This one likely was one of the court’s trump card experts. If there were those in the court who could rival the Heavenly Sect Master or the Demon Sect Master, the court would not be in such a disadvantaged position now.

"The incident of Master Lu defeating the Heavenly Sect Master with a single move has become common knowledge. With such a personage entering the capital, I naturally had to come and see for myself," Hu Jiwen said, unafraid as he sat across from Gu Shanhai.

Gu Shanhai began to prepare tea, a necessity when hosting a guest, discerning no malice from the visitor.

"What kind of figure am I? I neither mingle in the Jianghu nor join the political arena, I’m just here to visit relatives and retire," Gu Shanhai said nonchalantly.

"Then why would Master Lu pass on cultivation techniques to Huang Xiu?" Hu Jiwen asked softly while sipping tea.

"Are you asking on behalf of the public or on a personal level?" Gu Shanhai asked, taking a sip of tea in return.

"What is public? What is personal?"

"If we speak publicly, Yanshan has been the top scorer for forty years, and presently he’s just a sixth-rank compiler. The court seems not to have considered his talents seriously, so I had to make plans for him."

"And personally, this villain exterminated his entire family, and the court remained indifferent for a decade. Passing on martial skills for him to take revenge, where is the fault in that?"

A sixth-rank compiler is a government post; as soon as one becomes a top scorer and enters the Hanlin Academy, he is given this position to foster his talent—a mere transitional phase. To this day, Huang Yanshan retains this position, essentially frozen out.

The court feared repercussions, so they preferred to forsake Huang Yanshan rather than offend the person who decimated his family.

Allowing him to live without covertly facilitating his suicide was in the eyes of the many officials, even the Emperor, a great boon.

Regrettably, no one expected that Huang Yanshan would have an uncle who was number one in the world. This could turn things upside down. If old scores were to be settled, who knows how many would lose their official hats and how many heads would roll.

This Hu Jiwen came to probe Gu Shanhai’s intentions; he arrived last night and even observed Gu Shanhai imparting cultivation techniques to Huang Yanshan.

He dared not eavesdrop, for Gu Shanhai had warned him. Last night, had he dared venture within a certain range, the hairs on his back would stand on end, sweat would bead on his forehead, and he would feel surrounded by murderous intent. The slightest indiscretion would result in immediate beheading.

"Is there anything you wish to add, Chief Eunuch Hu?" Gu Shang leisurely probed again.

Hu Jiwen fell silent, acknowledging that the court had indeed acted unscrupulously. A mere top scorer, not one of the significant officials, combined with the perpetrator’s ruthless methods and swift execution, led them to turn a blind eye, even to the point of superficially handling the case. The records in the Ministry of Justice were also ambiguous at best.