"Fierce Bodhisattva" wanted to fight the "Prince of Jin of Great Jing" to the death!
That temper suited Zhie's character well, but such confidence still came as a surprise.
Eternal Monk rubbed his bald head, smiling with profound amusement.
Jiang Mengxiong watched coldly from the sidelines without saying a word.
Ji Xuanzhen was no man to avoid a fight, but neither was he a pig-brained fool. If they truly began a showdown like this, then if he won, Zhie would merely be another "trumped-up charge" the victor could pin on at will. If he lost, then Zhie's trip would have been for nothing—and Jing Kingdom would lose a Prince of Jin as well. That was a business deal ruined clear down to grandmother's house.
"I already told you. Back then, you carried out a pact through the Heaven Weeping, triggering Moon in the Fengchan Well. Could it be that Fierce Bodhisattva thinks we grasped even the process by which you touched the seal, yet failed to grasp your identity?"
Standing like a mountain peak, Ji Xuanzhen faced the oncoming Rage Flame Vajra with icy calm. "You will be given a chance to fight to the death. But not as Zhie of Hanging Temple."
"But as... Divine Hero of Equality State!"
Jiang Wang was stunned as he listened.
Divine Hero was the key figure in the entire Central Escape from Zen incident. His person virtually connected every clue throughout the affair.
Zen Master Zhie was Divine Hero? Then what about Gongsun Buhai?
Because of Gu Shiyi's death and Yin Guan's grief, he had long harbored resentment toward Divine Hero. Then, following the three jars of wine Zhao Zi had delivered to his door, he had gone looking for Divine Hero... Who could have imagined that after so many twists and turns,