Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Mo Fan was panicking. Why couldnât the Undead give him a phone or something? Why did he have to use such a traditional way to communicate with them? By the time he paid the Ancient Capital a visit and waited for the Queen of the Netherworld to relay the message to the Underworld, those assh**** Judicators would have already locked Qin Yuâer up!
âOh, Iâll let the king know!â The Queen of the Netherworld immediately withdrew her smile and vanished quickly back into the memorial tablet.
Mo Fan had no idea what else he could do, as his only option was to let Zhan Kong know.
Hopefully, Shao Zheng would be able to delay the Judicators so they would not reach the Sacred City of Europe so soon.
âIâve told the king!â The Queen of the Netherworld suddenly returned before he could leave. Her voice took Mo Fan by surprise.
âWhat did he say?â Mo Fan said.
âI donât know...â
âWhat do you mean you donât know?â
âI can only send him a message. How would I know what his reaction is? The woman you mentioned was only related to him when he was alive. Perhaps the king no longer has any feelings toward her. We are close to beating those scum in Egypt. The king is soon going to conquer the Underworld. Thereâs no reason for him to make a big fuss over a woman. We canât afford to mess with the Heresy Judgment Court, either,â the Queen of the Netherworld said.
âThatâs only what you think, right? Queen of the Netherworld, stop trying to win over your king, he will never accept you,â Mo Fan said.
âNonsense, I was born a natural beauty. The stars fell and the flowers wilted when I died. How is that Qin Yuâer even comparable to me? Your ancestors were once dazzled by my beauty when I was the empress!â the Queen of the Netherworld stated loftily.
âWhat empress? Are you saying you are the Tang Empress? What a joke, I already saw your memorial tablet...â Mo Fan said.
âWho told you there was only one empress in the past? Do you seriously believe those historical records?â the Queen of the Netherworld snarled.
âEnough fooling around, hurry up and tell me what Zhan Kong is planning,â Mo Fan scoffed.
âWhat else could he do? Humph, I seriously donât understand why you must tell the king that. Itâs only going to cause him trouble. Do you seriously think the Heresy Judgment Court is trying to take out Qin Yuâer because sheâs a heretic? If so, why didnât they purge her on the spot? Why are they bringing her back to the Sacred City of Europe? Canât you living people use your brains for once?â the Queen of the Netherworld snarled at him.
Mo Fanâs heart sank after hearing those words.
The Heresy Judgment Court would normally execute people on the spot. If they had used Forbidden Spells against Qin Yuâer, she would be dead by now, yet they had done everything just to bring Qin Yuâer back to the Sacred City...
âBut how did they know Zhan Kong was the King of the Undead?â Mo Fan was confused.
âMo Fan, if the world was that simple, wars wouldnât have occurred so regularly in the past,â the Queen of the Netherworld lectured him.
âYouâre telling me the Holy Judgment Court and Heresy Judgment Court have colluded with the Black Vatican?â Mo Fan said.
Only the members of the Black Vatican knew Zhan Kong had become the Qin Emperor. Han Ji, Senior Hunter Xiao, Zhu Meng, and the others would never tell anyone that secret.
âWhy would they collude with the Black Vatican? Would they throw away their power and reputation by colluding with the Black Vatican? However, members of the Black Vatican might be helping them. Itâs not against their duty to uproot the Black Vatican, thus it isnât against the rules for them to trade information,â the Queen of the Netherworld reminded them.
The Black Vatican was trading information with the Holy Judgment Court and Heresy Judgment Court?
âKhufu wonât be taken out so easily. We are putting a great pressure on him in the Underworld. Do you think he wonât pull off some dirty tricks in the living world to throw us off?â the Queen of the Netherworld prodded him.
âSo whoâs behind it?â Mo Fan had to ask.
â(Sigh), why donât you understand? No one is conspiring. Itâs just a fact that the kingâs existence is a threat to their system! The Underworld, Magic Association, Parthenon Temple, countries, and various alliances... whenever they are threatened by a person or an organization, even the Black Vatican and the Heresy Judgment Court can join hands temporarily. Did you forget how your father-in-law died?â the Queen of the Netherworld reminded him.
âMy father-in-law is still alive. Oh, I thought you were referring to Mu Zhuoyun. I do hope he lives a few years less... Are you talking about Wen Tai?â Mo Fan asked after a moment.
âWho else could it be? Was he a heretic? Did he do anything outrageous? What did he do except for being too outstanding and brilliant, which got in the way of too many people achieving their goals? The Holy Judgment Court took him out too, and itâs obvious they werenât the only ones. The Holy Judgment Court only took the lead. Those who wanted him dead just needed to go along with the tide, while none of the other organizations were willing to step forward. It doesnât matter if youâre good or bad, they will just send you to Hell! Do you think Izisha, who failed to earn the approval of the Soul of the Parthenon Temple, could possibly usurp the Saint? She was just abusing the fact that many had the same goals as she,â the Queen of the Netherworld calmly lectured him.
Mo Fan looked at the Queen of the Netherworld curiously. He did not expect her to know so much about the world when all she did was hide inside her memorial tablet while laughing at the people who burned incense sticks for her. Was there a computer that breached the Great Firewall of China in this temple?
âAnyway, itâs a conspiracy against Boss Zhan Kong. The Heresy Judgment Court sees him as a threat, Khufu is abusing it in his favor, and the Black Vatican provides the information...â Mo Fan organized what heâd just learned.
âYou can count your country in, too. Not everyone wants Councilman Shao Zheng to hold so much power. You might have done well to resolve the crisis of the Ancient Capital, but everyone knows you are on Shao Zhengâs side. Shao Zheng is now in charge of the defense of the inland and the coastline. He is blocking many peopleâs paths in achieving their goals, making the rest of the Councilmen look like they are useless. Therefore, taking out the king is basically landing a direct hit on Shao Zhengâs head. He would have to give up his power, since he couldnât look after both the inland and the coastline by himself,â the Queen of the Netherworld deduced for him.
Mo Fanâs heart shuddered. âIs that true?â Mo Fan asked softly.
They had done so much to help the Ancient Capital survive. They even led the restless undead that had been a constant threat to the country into the Underworld to keep the undead in Egypt that were trying to invade their land at bay. If Councilman Shao Zheng was the protector of the country, Chief Military Instructor Zhan Kong was the commander of the undead in the Underworld!
Even though the invasion from the Pyramids in Bejiang was not disclosed to the public, without Chief Military Instructor Zhan Kongâs contribution, the north of the country would be Hell by now. How many people would possibly live comfortably in their cities right now?
Yet some of the authorities of his country were hoping to destroy the peace instead?
Those people were unforgivable!