The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 488 - 300: Discussing the Young Master in the Restaurant

Chapter 488: Chapter 300: Discussing the Young Master in the Restaurant

Recently in Northern Zhou, a piece of news had been covertly circulating.

Although the court had been suppressing this news, with the help of some determined individuals, it continued to spread and was even reaching Daqian now.

Just like in this tavern in Linchuan Prefecture, where someone was loudly talking.

"Does everyone know which assassin organization is currently the most prominent in the worldly society?" a burly man shouted at the top of his lungs.

Someone immediately responded, "Who doesn’t know that? In terms of strength, Doomed Hall is certainly the first, but if you talk about who is most notorious, it’s the Azure Dragon Association."

"Exactly, the Azure Dragon Association was fearless against Dragon Tiger Mountain; their assassins were all about trading life for life. At that time, the members of Dragon Tiger Mountain, even the Taoists who would not leave their Realm, were chilled to the marrow due to the life-trading strategy of the Azure Dragon."

"And there’s more, Young Master Yu infiltrated the Northern Zhou Imperial Palace at night and attempted to assassinate the Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu of Northern Zhou, and even managed to escape unscathed, which also became legendary..."

"Yes, and more..."

...

The patrons in the tavern, chattering nonstop, recounted one by one the deeds of the Azure Dragon Association like prized treasures.

For a moment, the whole tavern was filled with noisy chatter that seemed to pierce the heavens.

"Stop, stop, everyone quiet down," the burly man who had started the conversation shouted.

"Quiet down."

The burly man repeated his shouts almost to the point of exhausting himself, finally managing to calm everyone down, and all eyes were fixed on him.

"Thump thump thump...ha."

The burly man gulped down several mouthfuls of water, put down his water jug, and said, "Did you know that the Azure Dragon’s Dragon Head Young Master Yu, died the day before yesterday on Lingyan Tower in the Northern Zhou Divine City?"

"What?!"

"Impossible!"

"How could Young Master Yu be dead..."

...

The tavern again erupted into an uproar, even more so than before.

Because, for the death of Young Master Yu to happen in today’s worldly society, it was more shocking than the death of a Sect Leader of some major sect.

After all, those Sect Leaders were too distant from these lowly loose cultivators of the worldly society, whereas the infamous Azure Dragon Association allowed them to truly understand the terror of Young Master Yu.

"Quiet!"

The voice was soft and slow, but thundered like a tempest in everyone’s ears and instantly, the tavern fell silent again.

A handsome noble with exquisite garments leaned against the railing of the second floor, looking down at the crowd, and spoke, "Do you have any proof that Young Master Yu is dead?"

Hearing this voice, everyone below understood that this was the person who had just called for silence. They immediately turned their eyes toward the burly man.

"Gulp—"

Although he had already faced the scrutiny of the crowd earlier, this time, the burly man swallowed nervously.

The reason was mainly the piercing gaze of that noble young master from the second floor.

He seemed like just a pretty face, yet his gaze was as if he wanted to see through your liver, spleen, and lungs. The brawny man couldn’t help but recall having encountered a Silver Seal constable from the Six Gates, whose piercing stares seemed to dig out everything about you as well.

"Evidence, of course, there is evidence."

The brawny man struggled to articulate his words, "Gong Ziyu was killed on top of Lingyan Tower, his body falling to the base of the tower. I was there at the time and witnessed a bold person lift off Gong Ziyu’s bronze mask, revealing his true face."

At this point, the brawny man looked around and saw everyone staring intently at him, which greatly satisfied his vanity.

In this excited state, the brawny man continued animatedly, "Do you know the real identity of Gong Ziyu, the man behind the mask?"

The crowd shook their heads in unison.

"I’ll tell you, this person is known to everyone in Divine Capital. He is none other than the Sixth Prince of Northern Zhou—Feng Chaonan."

"Gong Ziyu is ranked tenth among martial artists on the people’s list, and although Feng Chaonan is a prince, his Realm is still at the Innate Stage. How could it be him?" questioned a noble young master from the second floor.

"You don’t understand," the brawny man boasted, his courage swelling, "Hiding one’s capabilities and biding one’s time, do you understand? These princes of the Imperial Family, each one of them has profound cunning!"

"When Gong Ziyu, who is actually Feng Chaonan, was struck down from Lingyan Tower, he exhibited a chilling momentum. According to other Innate Martial Artists present, that momentum far surpassed any typical martial artist of the Divine Origin Realm by untold measures."

"And there’s more," the brawny man suddenly turned mysterious, "The real identity of Gong Ziyu has actually been hidden in his name all along."

The crowd urged him on with eager eyes.

Harvesting another wave of vanity, the brawny man satisfiedly revealed, "Do you know, in the era a thousand years ago before the Great Zhou, princes were addressed as ’sons.’ ’Son’ meant ’prince’.

And those with ’Yu’ in their names are all birds.

So, ’Yu the prince’ isn’t it the son of a phoenix? The son of the phoenix in Northern Zhou, of course, refers to the Northern Zhou prince."

"Ah, I see," the crowd exclaimed repeatedly.

Reminded by the brawny man, they all felt a sudden enlightenment. So that was it, Gong Ziyu had long hidden his true identity in his own name.

What’s this called again? This should be referred to as misleading by the most obvious clue.

Everyone was deceived by Gong Ziyu being the leader of the assassins, and failed to notice the most apparent clue.

"This gentleman is truly insightful to unveil such a secret."

Someone immediately praised loudly.

"Haha, you flatter me!" The brawny man would not reveal that he had simply overheard others say this in Northern Zhou and was using it now, and he laughed heartily in response.

"Waiter, another jar of strong liquor, please treat this gentleman." someone called out.

"Thank you, kind sir," the brawny man replied, bowing with his fists clasped.

Under the eager flattery of the crowd, the noble young master on the second floor quietly returned to his private room.

"Master..."

"I heard it, Gong Ziyu is the son of the phoenix, the prince of Northern Zhou. Heh, this claim really does have a basis!" Lu Qifeng said, his lips curling into a mocking smile.

"Master, what purpose does Qing Yu have by doing this? We know his identity well, even if he fakes death, he can’t escape our surveillance," Luo Yan asked.

"We know his identity, but the rest of the world does not. We don’t need to believe it, only the general public needs to believe that Gong Ziyu is Feng Chaonan, the Sixth Prince of Northern Zhou. You see, didn’t he successfully deceive those people downstairs?" Lu Qifeng gestured towards the floor.

"Moreover, it appears now that the person Qing Yu is supporting is not Feng Chaonan, but someone else. The Azure Dragon Association has always had deep ties with Feng Chaonan’s subordinates, yet this has misled us."

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