I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 719 - 411: Setting the Rules of the Holy Alliance with a Divine Blade!_4

Chapter 719: Chapter 411: Setting the Rules of the Holy Alliance with a Divine Blade!_4

"The Saint Master once served south of the Taixuan Divine Mountain, under the Observatory, as a Little Flag, roughly equivalent to a standard soldier in the Demon Suppression Department."

The Deputy General said: "Which is why he understands—the rank-and-file soldiers don’t know the truth; they’re just following orders..."

"The Saint Master isn’t one to kill wantonly, but fortunately, he’s also not someone soft-hearted."

Prince Zhen Nan pointed at the roster and said: "Among the three hundred executed, half of them didn’t actually know the truth, nor did they conspire with Thousand Households Peng... But they swore to avenge him!"

"Failing to grasp the bigger picture, unable to tell right from wrong—they brought ruin upon themselves!"

The Deputy General sighed and said: "It’s nothing worth pitying."

At this point, the Deputy General hesitated for a moment before saying: "But Your Highness, you weren’t the least bit surprised by Mountain King Manor’s fate... Could it be that this matter...?"

Prince Zhen Nan chuckled lightly and shook his head, saying: "It wasn’t arranged by me—I simply anticipated it."

The Deputy General frowned and said: "Then wouldn’t this seem to imply scheming against the Saint Master? If the truth comes to light in the future, Your Highness..."

"How would I dare scheme against him?"

Prince Zhen Nan sighed helplessly and said: "I merely told him that there are some who harbor filth, some with malicious intent, some hiding in the shadows, and others sitting in high positions... Often, even when you know these things in your heart, you cannot act to cleanse them."

"And then?" the Deputy General asked.

"Then he said nothing—he just touched his blade, smiling more gleefully than I do when I touch my concubines," Prince Zhen Nan mused.

"Touched his blade? What does that mean?" the Deputy General asked in astonishment.

"At the time, even I didn’t know what he meant," Prince Zhen Nan admitted with a sigh.

"Does Your Highness know now?" The Deputy General’s face instantly showed he grasped the implication.

"By now, how could I not?"

Prince Zhen Nan said helplessly: "He obviously intends to carve a bloody path forward. What else could it mean?"

Hearing this, the Deputy General’s expression changed slightly as he whispered: "A massacre? Even though most of the Holy Alliance’s upper echelons welcome the Saint Master, if he takes such actions... the Holy Alliance won’t tolerate him!"

"You still don’t see it, do you?"

Prince Zhen Nan sighed and said: "This Saint Master doesn’t regard the rules of the Holy Alliance. He’s determined to use the blade in his hand to set new rules for the Alliance!"

The Deputy General fell silent, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Perhaps that’s for the better—there are things I wanted to do but couldn’t, things I didn’t dare to do."

Prince Zhen Nan looked northward and said: "The Holy Alliance is a massive entity. It’s inevitable there will be some cancers and festering sores. We can’t bring ourselves to make a move... But an outsider like the Saint Master, wielding his blade, is willing to cut away the cancer and lance the sores—that’s a good thing."

Yet, the Deputy General’s face revealed an expression of concern.

There were some truths he dared not speak aloud, but he thought to himself: "But some cancers are rooted in the brain, sitting in the highest positions, influencing every action the Holy Alliance takes."

"To cut out those cancers, you’d have to split the head open."

"And to do that, you’d have to hold down the entire Holy Alliance!"

"One man, subjugating the Holy Alliance?"

"He’s no Heavenly God come to earth!"

As these thoughts ran through the Deputy General’s mind,

Prince Zhen Nan seemed to have discerned something. He spoke slowly: "Do you really think the entire Holy Alliance is beyond redemption?"

"What needs to be eliminated are only a minority of cancers, those festering, pus-filled sores."

"As one of the Holy Alliance’s upper echelons, I’ve acknowledged him, but do you honestly believe I’m the only one?"

At this, Prince Zhen Nan kneaded his brow and said: "When the current Alliance Hierarch first ascended to his position, his methods were even more ruthless than the Saint Master’s. When purging the corrupt, he killed so many that fear gripped the hearts of everyone. At the same time, the various evils rose up to sow chaos. Those so-called Celestials and Divine Servants stirred up trouble in secret, almost bringing the Holy Alliance to the brink of collapse before he was forced to stop."