Chapter 230: This sword is named Traceless (1/2)

Chapter 230: This sword is named Traceless

Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations

There was an old saying: One may be enjoying the scenery from the bridge, but the one truly enjoying the scenery is the one watching you from the tower.

Fang Zhengzhi felt that way right now. Before this, he was standing by the side watching others try to extract the sword. Now, everyone else was watching him.

The person had changed, but the result was still the same.

”Come on out, be obedient!” Fang Zhengzhi stroked the sword hilt and cooed. Then, he grabbed the hilt with both hands and pulled.

Again!

Again...

...

All the officials stared wide eyed at Fang Zhengzhi. They had no idea what game he was trying to play, but the sword had not moved a single inch.

”Is he really acting?” One of the officials asked doubtfully.

”Could it be that even he can't extract the sword?” Another official postulated.

”How can it be? The sword was stabbed into the ground by him, how can he fail to extract it? The sword already recognizes him as its owner!”

”Does he really dare to defy an order from the Emperor?”

All the officials began to chatter among themselves. They could not believe that Fang Zhengzhi himself could not extract the sword.

There were only two possibilities. One, Fang Zhengzhi was defying an order from the Emperor, two, even Fang Zhengzhi himself could not extract the sword.

Defy an order?

That was virtually impossible. Even if Fang Zhengzhi had the courage to do it, he stood to gain nothing...

”Even he cannot pull it out? Could it be that... he's not the owner?!”

When this official spoke up, everyone began to look at Fang Zhengzhi differently.

Before this, Wan Chong and General Jin had attempted to extract the sword without the Emperor giving a direct order for them to do so.

But now that he had ordered Fang Zhengzhi to extract it, failing to do so would be a heinous crime!

Yan Xiu, Xing Qingsui, and the others all grew increasingly nervous seeing that Fang Zhengzhi could not pull the sword out. Why is it taking so long?

Something is wrong.

King Duan and the Heir's initially solemn expressions quickly brightened up. They would have a chance if Fang Zhengzhi could not extract the sword.

King Liqin's expression was still mixed. The feeling from his eyes were completely different from Chi Guyan's. Her eyes were shining like stars in the night sky. On the other hand, he was like a statue.

Everyone looked at Fang Zhengzhi.

Chi Guyan included. Her eyes glimmered. She could tell that Fang Zhengzhi was putting in a lot of effort into trying to pull out the sword, but the result was not what she expected.

”Did someone mess with it?” Chi Guyan quickly dismissed the idea. There was no one who could have meddled with it in front of King Liqin and Emperor Li Mubai.

o...

He really couldn't extract it?

Fang Zhengzhi was indeed struggling to pull out the sword. He had tried again and again, but the sword refused to budge. The cold wind continued to brush against his face.

After some time, Emperor Li Mubai's expression began to change. As the Emperor, he could not rush Fang Zhengzhi. All he could do was glance in the direction of Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping.

Yu Yiping immediately understood what the Emperor wanted. He stepped out, ”Fang Zhengzhi, age is catching up with King Liqin, don't let him stand out in the cold for too long.”

”Exactly, quickly pull the sword out!”

”Fang Zhengzhi, do you really have the audacity to defy an order from the Emperor?”

All of the other officials began to chime in.

Fang Zhengzhi began to sweat profusely. He too wanted to pull the sword out quickly, but the story was completely out of control.

What could he do?

”Come on, stop throwing a tantrum! Come on out?”

”If you come out, I will take you to see nice scenery! The world is huge and it would be very boring for you if you stayed here.”

Fang Zhengzhi continued to speak to the reactionless sword.

The expressions on all of the officials' faces changed drastically upon hearing Fang Zhengzhi's words. What is he talking about? Don't we stay here all the time too?

This is the throne room, a place where many people want to enter but can't.

”We have gone through so much together. Think about it, I brought you out from the World of the Sage. We are meant to be together, by each others' side. Isn't that a great thing?” Fang Zhengzhi continued, ignoring the gazes of the other officials.

All of them were puzzled upon hearing this. Is Fang Zhengzhi talking to the blade? Even if the sword had a spirit, can it understand human language?

All of the officials looked at Fang Zhengzhi, clearly dumbfounded.

However, Ping Yang, Yan Xiu, and the others did not think that way.