Guarding the Proprietor

Yun Zhongzi felt an unnameable surge of fury ignite in his heart the moment he saw that smile.

If the person dispatched by the Great Heavenly Venerate this time were Doumu or Thunder Sound Puhua Heavenly Venerate, it would mean they came specifically for Great Emperor Gouchen. Because Doumu and Thunder Sound Puhua Heavenly Venerate had long-standing grievances with Great Emperor Gouchen, and Gouchen was an immortal, the two of them would certainly come back carrying Gouchen's head if they were sent to kill him.

--Back then, Doumu's disciple was Thunder Sound Puhua Heavenly Venerate, who died at the hands of Yun Zhongzi, refined to death by Yun Zhongzi using the Tongtian Divine Fire Pillar. Gouchen was Yun Zhongzi's disciple, so it was simply a matter of an eye for an eye.

Yet the one the Great Heavenly Venerate sent to suppress the rebellion was Chen Shi.

Chen Shi was far too weak; he simply could not kill Gouchen. It was plainly obvious that he was cannon fodder sent by the Great Heavenly Venerate to die.--The Great Ming Dynasty possessed cannons, and after the cannons had been fired for a long time, ash would accumulate in the barrels and block the talisman array patterns inscribed within them, thus requiring a thorough cleansing. Cannon fodder, naturally, referred to things that were sent to die yet served no real use.

The original plan had been sound. Chen Shi coming to suppress the rebellion would have little impact on Yun Zhongzi's plans; once Chen Shi died, the Great Heavenly Venerate would still send someone else. Or perhaps Chen Shi would enrage Great Emperor Gouchen, and Gouchen would kill Chen Shi, leaving Gouchen with no choice but to rebel nonetheless.

Yet, unexpectedly, Chen Shi actually possessed the genuine strength to suppress the rebellion.

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