Chapter 66: Chancellor Cai Qiuhe of Great Song
The Five Veins crumbled at the first touch. Everyone was beaten into disarray, and in the end, they could only be captured.
Under the double assault of cannons and bird guns, coupled with the Imperial Guard and Wen Dao Hall disciples joining forces, the Five Veins disciples had no ability to resist whatsoever.
"My lord, everyone is here," the Divine Fire Forbidden Guards Commander said respectfully.
Then an elderly man of around sixty appeared, dressed in crimson-purple robes embroidered with cloud patterns in gold thread.
When Cui Xuan saw this man, his eyes nearly bulged from their sockets. Of course he knew him.
"Cai Qiuhe!" he snarled under his breath.
Though the man was over sixty, his inner force was profound, and he showed no signs of age. His steps were instead remarkably steady and composed.
Cai Qiuhe cast Cui Xuan a glance before saying, "Breeze Swift Sword Cui Xuan? I remember now. We met once ten years ago."
He did not think much of Cui Xuan. He was now Chancellor Cai, whose hand covered the sky in court, while Cui Xuan was merely some insignificant fellow rolling about the martial world.
The Great Elder of the Iron Sword Sect among the Five Veins Under Heaven? That identity carried a little fame only in the martial world. Across all of Great Song, it was utterly unfit to take the stage.
With the death of Saibei Prince of Liao, Cai Qiuhe had taken control of the Divine Fire Forbidden Guards. Then, through the affair of the Prince of Wu, he had gained the Imperial Guard.
With Great Song's two trump cards in his grasp, his power naturally stood unrivaled in splendor.
"Take me to the Shadow Wall," Cai Qiuhe said, directly ignoring him