Chapter 421: A Turn of Events (1/2)
Chapter 421: A Turn of Events
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
The edict bore just a few lines of words, but its message was surprisingly coherent. This made Fang Zhengzhi a little apprehensive.
He believed the answer should lie within the edict, yet if he could not see it, then it had not served many purposes.
Was it an acrostic poem?
Fang Zhengzhi turned his eyes at the start of each line, and the end of each line, then diagonally through every line…
But after he had tried every conceivable method, he still could not discover any other meaning.
Was it really just an appeal for peace?
This… should not be like this!
Wait a second!
In peace we shall live, in separation we shall perish.
”In peace we shall live, in separation we shall perish!”
In an instant, Fang Zhengzhi squinted slightly, and this sentence was not difficult to find. Yet it blended with the rest of the words in this edict.
But, this sentence had a major problem.
It had an incorrect word!
”In peace we shall live, in separation we shall perish?” Shouldn't it be ”united we stand, divided we fall?” Why would it contain a homophone?
Was the sage careless and wrote a wrong word?
Fang Zhengzhi believed this was of little possibility, almost impossible, so this phrase 'in peace'.
No!
It was not a homophone, but a word of a different meaning. Its actual meaning was not 'peace' but 'mix', like the mixing of many elements into homogeneity. Like water and flour, kneaded and pressed into a sticky lump of dough.
(Translator's Note: In Chinese, the words for 'peace' and 'mix' share the same character but are pronounced differently)
Mixing…
Now he understood!
Fang Zhengzhi's eyes sparkled in epiphany. He finally understood the hidden meaning of this edict.
Understood the meaning of this edict…
Naturally, he knew why Li Mubai sent the Ministry of Rites official here.
He was a worthy emperor indeed!
Fang Zhengzhi found it a little hard to believe. Although the Great Xia Dynasty was in a precarious position, this sage still saw the rays of hope in an abyss.
Mix and we shall live, in separation we shall perish.
Li Mubai had already predicted that Demon Race would attack the Southern Region, thus in anticipation, he made such a decree, to mix the Southern Region and the Demon Race.
Only when both are mixed, conflicts could then arise.
Only then, Great Xia could have a chance.
Indeed, it was a chance, though a painfully difficult one. If not for the threat from Blood Shadow City's Demonic Army, according to his plan, it would have been a great chance.
However…
If the Demonic Army from the Blood Shadow City was charging towards Sagely Mountain City like Fang Zhengzhi predicted, then this could no longer be called a chance.
Even if you had mastered the most sophisticated techniques, in a duel against a very powerful individual, you could only raise your hands and cry in desperation for mercy.
”Third brother!”
Princess Shan Yu's voice lit up once again. Her voice was not loud, but very firm.
Shan Ling stopped his hand, his blade in its icy gleam against the neck of the Ministry of Rites official, its sharpness leaving a bloody cut.
The Ministry of Rites official shivered in fear, his face a pallor, yet he did not beg for mercy.
Maybe…
This is the Six Council Official's last remaining shred of dignity.
Even if he would die, he would never beg for mercy!
”Sister, must I repeat myself?” Shan Ling's hand had not moved, his eyes turned towards Princess Shan Yu.
”Third brother, if I say that the Blood Shadow City's Demonic Army is charging towards Sagely Mountain this very moment, do you think you would still get your way as the emperor?” Princess Shan Yu clenched her teeth.
Of course, she did not know whether Blood Shadow City's Demonic Army would rush out at full force.
All of this…
Were just Fang Zhengzhi's predictions.