Chapter 183: On the Day of the Investiture, a Powerful Enemy Attacks! (Please Subscribe to All Chapters)
Wudang Mountain was lush with greenery and wreathed in white clouds, like a sacred abode of immortals, filled with solemnity and vitality.
Inside the True Martial Hall, Cao Zhengchun gazed at Zhang Sanfeng, the supreme master of the Daoist schools, who sat in the seat of honor. Though powerfully built, he had the bearing of an immortal. Cao Zhengchun bowed respectfully and said:
"Reverend Zhang, we have finished investigating the matter of Hero Mei Niansheng."
"Hero Mei's three disciples, 'Five Cloud Hands' Wan Zhenshan, 'Earthbound Divine Dragon' Yan Daping, and 'Iron Chain Across the River' Qi Changfa, coveted the City-Linked Treasure and the Shenzhao Scripture. They joined forces to poison Hero Mei, intending to seize the true Secrets of the Linked Cities and force him to reveal the Shenzhao Scripture manual. But Hero Mei did not die. He escaped. He must have been hiding somewhere to recover all these years. No one knows his precise whereabouts."
Zhang Sanfeng immediately rose from his chair, shocked. "What did you say? Mei Niansheng is still alive?"
"Yes! We forced all this out of Wan Zhenshan and Yan Daping!"
As Cao Zhengchun spoke, he waved toward the entrance. Two Depot Guards immediately dragged in two disheveled men who were barely breathing.
These two were none other than Wan Zhenshan and Yan Daping!
At Tianning Temple that day, the two had tried to escape amid the chaos. But having promised Zhang Sanfeng to investigate Mei Niansheng's case, Yu Huatian had kept his eyes on them. How could he have let them escape?
Before they could get far, the East Depot's guards had captured them. After a round of interrogation, they confessed everything, including how they had poisoned their