History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

by 八月飞鹰, Ba Yue Fei Ying, August Eagle

  “What has senior apprentice-brother Chang come here for? I already know the matter regarding my disciples. However, there are currently many matters that have to be handled in our clan. While senior apprentice-brother Chang is the First Seat of the Disciplinary Hall, you still shouldn’t have to be overly concerned about just one or two people?” Fu Enshu looked straight at Chang Zheng.

  Chang Zheng said mildly, “Earlier, the Sacred Sun Clan and those of the Radiant Light Sect of the World beyond Worlds attacked the Mountain. While they were blocked and taken care of in time, they also resulted in significant damage to the clan. The Clear Qi Grand Formation was damaged, and just the aftershocks from the battle also caused destruction. Having been surveilling the area, I just happened to arrive here.”

  “In having survived great danger and returned in peace, junior apprentice-sister Fu, it is indeed a cause for celebration. It can also help us to solve a great mystery here.”

  Fu Enshu gazed focusedly at Chang Zheng, “Instead, I am doubtful on why the matter has yet to be resolved.”

  Chang Zheng’s gaze sunk, Elder Qin looking like he was pondering on something.

  Both sides were actually silent for the time, only gazing fixatedly at the other.

  Just at this time, a massive roc rode the winds in the distant horizon, instantly drawing close to Broad Creed Mountain!

  Everyone felt shocked, “Already back so quickly?”

  On the back of the great roc, Yan Zhaoge stood with his hands behind his back, gazing down upon Broad Creed Mountain down below.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 587: The hand of judgment

  HSSB587: The hand of judgment

  Currently, as Broad Creed Mountain’s martial practitioners who were still present looked up at Yan Zhaoge riding high on the back of the great roc in the sky, expressions of shock and awe appeared on all of their faces.

  Before this, Yan Zhaoge had already long since been more than merely a junior disciple in the clan.

  In the hearts of many, his position had already far surpassed that of many of the older generation.

  However, back then, it had only been respect as they held him in high esteem. It had never been like now, when they seemed like they were witnessing a divinity as they could not help but want to bow their heads and get on their knees in utter subservience.

  One fourth level Martial Saint, two third level Martial Saints and two second level Martial Saints, more than half of them possessing Sacred Artifacts!

  Never had such a powerful line-up appeared in any single era in the entire history of the Eight Extremities World before.

  Logically speaking, this was truly a force that could sweep through the entire Eight Extremities World without question.

  Yet, today, they had all been defeated by Yan Zhaoge alone. Such a miraculous feat was unparalleled in the entire history of the Eight Extremities World!

  How could any Broad Creed Mountain disciple not feel utterly stunned and in complete awe with this?

  Fu Enshu and the others were instead surprised by how quickly he had returned, which truly surpassed everyone’s expectations.

  After having left to exterminate the fleeing Sacred Sun Clan martial practitioners, it had already taken quite a bit of time for them to return.

  However, Yan Zhaoge had left the Heaven Domain and headed to the faraway World Illuminating Peak in the Fire Domain. This trip spanned far more than just several tens of thousands of kilometres.

  Even knowing the miraculous speed of the Northern Ocean Clone, Fu Enshu still felt astonished.

  Still, at Yan Zhaoge’s return, Fu Enshu also felt a sense of security.

  To Fu Enshu who had always been headstrong and stubborn, this was rather an inconceivable thing. Before this, there had only been Yuan Zhengfeng, Yan Di, just those mere few people who had been able to give her such a feeling.

  She would not experience it even for those of the elder generation who were Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmasters like Zhang Kun and He Ning.

  Now, however, there was actually a youth not even past the age of thirty who was able to give her such a feeling.

  If it was the Fu Enshu of the past, she definitely wouldn’t believe that she could have such a change in mindset as she had now.

  Now, however, she could only feel like it was only natural as it didn’t seem any unusual in the least.

  While Fu Enshu was feeling secure, Chang Zheng was feeling rather uneasy, but he stabilised his mind and said to Yan Zhaoge, “Zhaoge, congratulations on your increments in strength and your achievements of eternal merit.”

  While He Ning was injured, she also repeatedly nodded in agreement as she looked at Yan Zhaoge now.

  Yan Zhaoge nodded towards He Ning before directly landing where Fu Enshu and Chang Zheng were.

  He glanced at Chang Zheng, “What’s with all of this now?”

  Fu Enshu stared at Chang Zheng, while Elder Qin narrated the circumstances of the Disciplinary Hall’s investigation of Feng Yunsheng and Yin Liuhua to Yan Zhaoge.

  After hearing this, Yan Zhaoge was expressionless as he lowered his head and gazed in the direction of Feng Yunsheng’s and Yin Liuhua’s lodgings.

  Barriers had been independently erected around both their rooms by those of the Disciplinary Hall, meant more to confine than to protect.

  When the entire Broad Creed Mountain had been shaken by the assault of the Radiant Light Sect and the Sacred Sun Clan earlier, Feng Yunsheng and Yin Liuhua had long since been alerted by this.

  After Deng Sen, Yang Zhanhua and the others had been exterminated and the crisis of the clan had finally been alleviated, the two of them had exited their rooms, standing within the barrier as they looked carefully towards the outside.

  Chang Zheng and Fu Enshu successively arrived.

  Upon seeing Fu Enshu, a joyful look instantly appeared on Feng Yunsheng’s face while Yin Liuhua’s face was pale as she unconsciously wanted to hide back within her room.

  Upon seeing Yan Zhaoge appear, the smile on Feng Yunsheng’s face grew even wider.

  She revealed a bright, radiant smile, extending her hand and directing him a thumbs up.

  Yan Zhaoge spoke not a single word as he strode directly towards Feng Yunsheng’s room.

  As his figure descended, the barrier instantly turned into a gentle wind, disappearing soundlessly and formlessly within the air.

  Seeing Yan Zhaoge’s action, Chang Zheng’s eyelids twitched.

  Elder Qin said quietly by the side, “Enshu has already told this old man her experiences. Yin Liuhua and Hong Jiaqi’s accusations towards Feng Yunsheng were pure fabrications.”

  Chang Zheng fell silent.

  According to the rules, even if it Feng Yunsheng had been falsely accused, after the truth of the matter had come to light, it should still have been those of the Disciplinary Hall who dispelled the barrier.

  Yet looking at Yan Zhaoge now, what was he to do about it?

  This action of Yan Zhaoge’s now left him feeling increasingly uneasy.

  Looking at Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng smiled, “I had still been guessing earlier that you were definitely fine. Perhaps you were waiting somewhere to appear at the most critical moment, giving everyone the shock of their lives.”

  Yan Zhaoge looked at Feng Yunsheng, dispiritedness not visible within her familiar features.

  She had once been just inches away from the peak, finally looking to be able to ascend it. Yet, she had fallen into the deepest ravines due to the schemes of others, unable to see the light of day.

  However, Feng Yunsheng’s eyes were still bright, just like when the two of them had first met back in the Eastern Tang Kingdom that year.

  She had not blamed the heavens, nor had she fallen into dejection and self-defeat.

  The first words of hers upon their reunion spoke not of sufferings, not of worries and troubles.

  Still that same bright smile, still that same spirited valour.

  Yan Zhaoge smiled
as well, “Those scenes this time were indeed rather big.”

  He reached out, very naturally taking hold of Feng Yunsheng’s hand.

  In that instant when she met Yan Zhaoge’s gaze, Feng Yunsheng seemed to understand something.

  Usually valiant and heroic in bearing, a rare hint of embarrassment appeared on her face, but was soon gone in an instant as her smile turned even more radiant, brilliant as it had never been before.

  Watching Yan Zhaoge, everyone was slightly stunned.

  While Fu Enshu had already been mentally prepared, she still found it a little unexpected that Yan Zhaoge had expressed his feelings so straightforwardly.

  Looking at Feng Yunsheng, Yan Zhaoge smiled, “I just like to get into danger, often stirring up some big scenes. I might just get myself embroiled too deeply into it someday. So, I’m preparing to find a manageress to manage me.”

  Feng Yunsheng smiled as well, “What about one who sometimes goes crazy along with you as well? Would that be okay?”

  Pulling Feng Yunsheng closer to himself, Yan Zhaoge then kissed her forehead lightly, “I’ll just take that bit of loss then. Making do is fine.”

  Feng Yunsheng lowered her head, unable to stop laughing, “Right, right. It’s really hard on you.”

  Yan Zhaoge led Feng Yunsheng away, looking towards Fu Enshu as he smiled, “Senior apprentice-aunt Fu, please understand, but I’ll be abducting your disciple.”

  Fu Enshu gazed at the two for a long time before smiling, “It’s all up to your own abilities.”

  Yan Zhaoge nodded, “Yes, but before I abduct her, there’s something that I have to first handle.”

  Hearing his words, Chang Zheng’s expression did not change, but his heart jolted.

  He looked first at Feng Yunsheng and then at Yan Zhaoge.

  Logically speaking, in wanting to win justice for Feng Yunsheng, Yan Zhaoge should first avoid suspicion of biasedness himself.

  If he was speaking for his lover, it would inevitably influence the view of observers, decreasing his persuasive power.

  Yet, Yan Zhaoge had not done so. Instead, he had been completely without reservation, open and aboveboard.

  Such did not cause Chang Zheng to feel at ease. Instead, it vaguely caused him to feel fear, as if the domain of ghost and shadows was exposed directly beneath the bright rays of the incandescent sun.

  He felt from Yan Zhaoge’s actions confidence of being able to sufficiently prove Feng Yunsheng’s innocence as well as the domineering ‘I’ll protect who I want to, who dares to move against her?’.

  Now, Yan Zhaoge’s gaze swept across Chang Zheng and Yin Liuhua, the coldness within causing their hearts to palpitate.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 588: Reinvestigating the case!

  HSSB588: Reinvestigating the case

  Yan Zhaoge’s gaze fell on Yin Liuhua, still standing within the barrier that restricted her within her lodgings as she was trembling non-stop.

  She wanted to turn and flee, but her feet seemed like they had been plastered by cement to the ground as she was completely unable to run.

  Yan Zhaoge shook his head, “I’d originally thought that only the mindset was wrong, being lazy and lackadaisical. Who knew…”

  “Still, there are things other than that as well,” Yan Zhaoge no longer looked at Yin Liuhua, his gaze instead sweeping over Chang Zheng, “I feel that all of us having appeared here together itself already shows that something is wrong.”

  Fu Enshu said coldly, “That’s right. I am very curious as to how the usually competent senior apprentice-brother Chang would have produced such an unsolvable case like this.”

  Looking at Yan Zhaoge, Chang Zheng slowly answered, “Junior apprentice-sister Fu, with you being safe, the matters of back then would naturally come to light. However, it would be hard to bring things to a conclusion before that.”

  Fu Enshu declined to be polite at all, “In having lied, Liuhua used the Blood Soul Recollection Ceremony, but the Blood Soul Recollection Ceremony can be falsified as well.”

  “I understand my disciple very well. Her mind is frail. With your cultivation base, senior apprentice-brother Chang, you would be able to suppress her into panic with a single glance, forcing the truth out of her. How would she have been able to get through to this day?”

  Fu Enshu gazed at Chang Zheng, “I do not believe that you, senior apprentice-brother, would not have been able to tell that something was wrong with her. Yet, why have things become like this?”

  Chang Zheng answered calmly, “Junior apprentice-sister Fu, you words are too much. In being this way now, it is because junior apprentice-niece Yin has seen you personally arrive here. Seeing that she has been exposed, that is why she is so afraid now like her soul has left her body. When I was questioning junior apprentice-niece Yin, she did not exhibit any abnormalities, appearing very stable of mind.”

  He looked expressionlessly at Fu Enshu, “Junior apprentice-sister Fu, perhaps you aren’t as familiar with your disciple as you think you are. Otherwise, why would you not have been able to tell earlier that her intentions aren’t good, actually consorting with the enemy and framing her fellow disciple?”

  Fu Enshu was greatly enraged as her brows shot up, “Chang Zheng, who are you fooling?”

  Elder Qin frowned, “While educating disciples, which Master ever pressures and interrogates their disciples’ minds? Can this really be the same as the investigations of your Disciplinary Hall?”

  Fu Enshu stared coldly at Chang Zheng, “If you aren’t feeling guilty, what have you come here for?”

  “While it was Yunsheng who suffered in this matter, in having come here, it was probably Liuhua rather than her that you came for.”

  Yin Liuhua’s entire body stiffened. Watching Chang Zheng’s gaze, she vaguely came to a realisation as she felt greatly afraid of what would surely have happened.

  While Chang Zheng had been unceasingly investigating Feng Yunsheng, he had still generally moved in accordance to procedures in this area. There was not much fault which could be found with that.

  However, if not for him having always been secretly helping Yin Liuhua, she should have been exposed long ago.

  After Fu Enshu had returned to the Mountain and the truth had been revealed, Chang Zheng’s handling of Feng Yunsheng, if taken leniently, could be seen as overly strict as it might have hindered the Extreme Yin Bout and affected the bigger picture in its conservativism. If taken harshly, it would still only be the incorrect handling of matters and failing to properly carry out his duties at most.

  However, after Fu Enshu had interrogated Yin Liuhua and learnt how Chang Zheng had been questioning her, she had immediately been able to tell that there was something off about him.

  It was precisely in order to silence the witnesses that Chang Zheng had appeared here today, borrowing the assault of the Radiant Light Sect experts on the Mountain as concealment by portraying them as an accidental casualty.

  However, it was Yin Liuhua as well as the solitary practitioner Hong Jiaqi whom he had been intending to silence.

  Understanding this, Yin Liuhua knelt down on the ground before Fu Enshu, weeping non-stop, “Master! Do not be angered, Master! Forgive this disciple’s momentary muddle-headedness, being bewitched by the dogs of the Sacred Sun Clan.”

  “During the process of the investigation, senior apprentice-uncle Chang indeed abetted me greatly. He should be someone of the Sacred Sun Clan!”

  Chang Zheng glanced expressionlessly at Yin Liuhua, quietly thinking, “Useless in achievements and yet proficient in causing failure.”

  Having been testified against by Yin Liuhua, his expression did not change as he instead said frankly, “I have handled matters incorrectly, failing my role as the First Seat of the Disciplinary Hall. I am willing to resign my position to a better candidate, solitarily reflecting on my mistakes.”

  “Still, I cannot listen to junior apprentice-niece Yin maligning me like this.”

  Chan
g Zheng said resolutely, “The heavens and earth can serve as my witness. As a descendant of Broad Creed Mountain, this Chang has never ever had any dealings with the Sacred Sun Clan. I do not fear my shadow tilting as I walk straight and just. Wherever I go, I will still maintain this as true.”

  He looked at Yin Liuhua, “Maligning me cannot reduce the crimes that you have committed.”

  “Consorting with the enemy and framing your fellow disciple, in a scheme that even concerns our clan obtaining the Extreme Yin Crown. Such a crime is already punishable by death.”

  “Junior apprentice-niece Feng has proven her innocence. Meanwhile, that attack back in the East Sea was related to you in having leaked your movements. I have reason to suspect that you intentionally leaked the news to the Sacred Sun Clan in order to harm junior apprentice-niece Feng.”

  “Still maligning your Elder now, by the laws of the clan, there is more than sufficient cause in calling for your death.”

  Yin Liuhua was rendered wide-eyed and tongue-tied as she hissed, “No! It was you, it was you…”

  Chang Zheng no longer looked at her, seemingly being completely disdainful of arguing with her.

  Looking towards Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng, Fu Enshu and Elder Qin, he said solemnly, “My eyes were blinded by others, and I was overly cautious in handling affairs, thus causing junior apprentice-niece Feng needless suffering and affecting the clan’s acquisition of the Extreme Yin Crown. These are all my fault. However, saying that I am in league with the Sacred Sun Clan would be maligning me.”

  “Junior apprentice-sister Fu, I already said earlier that I was just passing by in patrolling the area. You have mistaken me.”

  Fu Enshu smiled coldly, “Pushing it cleanly away. You mean that you have only been negligent in your duties?”

  Chang Zheng said calmly, “The faultless know their innocence.”

  Feng Yunsheng suddenly asked now, “Since that is so, why did senior apprentice-uncle Chang want to frame me?”

  Chang Zheng frowned, “What are you saying?”

  Feng Yunsheng looked straight at him, “At the very start of the investigation, you found a Shadow Spirit Talisman in my Shadow Shrinking Pouch. That didn’t belong to me.”