diskusbooks Chapter 56 The Person Who Flipped the Table
Chapter 56 The Person Who Flipped the Table
Seeing Li Muyang's strong reaction to this thing, Bai Yuxiu was also a little surprised and whispered over to ask, "Brother Li, do you also want one of these? Although I've never seen a style like Mother's, Father gave me a flintlock pistol before, but I thought it was too heavy and didn't bring it with me this time."
"Ahem! No, Yuxiu, the reason I'm surprised is because the precision of these parts is something that shouldn't be possible to manufacture now." Li Muyang explained with a wry smile, "It involves various aspects... Anyway, if this thing really was made by your father, then he's truly a genius!"
(Hey Goose! Are you sure Bai Yuxiu's dad is a local?) Li Muyang asked through gritted teeth: (Or maybe he has some kind of cheat code or something?)
Goose: (Don't worry, it's fine! Clean and tidy! Locals!)
Bai Yuxiu nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly asked, "This thing can injure a Supreme Being? Is it really that powerful?"
Even the group of experts were somewhat incredulous. Could this thing really deal that much damage? This punch represents decades of accumulated power! Could this little thing withstand it?
Li Muyang casually pointed to his head, a half-smile playing on his lips, and quipped, "Heh, being injured is already an overestimation of a martial artist! If you were hit in the head, you'd be dead! Trying to stop a bullet with your internal energy? I doubt it! The safest way is to dodge!"
Bai Muzhen picked up the conversation: "Although I don't want to admit it, the power of gunpowder gives ordinary people the opportunity to defeat or even kill high-level martial artists. Putting aside the one I have in my hand, the military's flintlock musket team alone is a huge threat to any Supreme Realm expert!"
"I don't usually use it... mainly because I don't need it if I can beat someone, and I don't need it if I can't beat someone."
Seeing how serious Li Muyang was about to speak with Bai Muzhen, giving her a confident assurance, everyone became more wary. It seemed they had already encountered this thing, and they had to be careful! Avoid it if you can! Don't even think about fighting it head-on! Your life is more important!
To be fair, while they might not be able to withstand bullets, dodging them would be quite easy for everyone with their skills!
However, if it's just lead bullets from a flintlock pistol, even a master with full strength can withstand it, but the energy consumption will be huge!
So, if you have a gun but don't use your martial arts skills, how can you become a grandmaster? (laughs)
"Speaking of which, I've wanted to ask this for a long time: what exactly is Yuxiu's father's identity?" Li Muyang asked curiously, having wanted to ask this question more than once!
Bai Muzhen blinked, pondering how to explain Yuxiu's father's identity. Even Bai Yuxiu and the others looked over, though they themselves were also unsure.
Well, including Bai Yuxiu, she didn't know what her biological father used to do, but now he was just a homebody doing research, while also managing the family business as a supplier that cooperated with the imperial court.
"Well... Yuxiu's father was one of the emperor's secret agents. Later, due to some things, he was transferred to the Ministry of Works, but it was just a sinecure... Don't misunderstand, Lao Bai wasn't kicked out for making a mistake. It was because his experiments were too dangerous, and the emperor was afraid of accidentally hurting people, so he was fired."
Bai Muzhen tapped the table thoughtfully and explained:
"The Bai family claims to be in business, but in reality, they only serve the government. Their main business is to develop new tools, water conservancy projects, and machine manufacturing for the court. Occasionally, they also make a few novel gadgets to give to the government as gifts. These imperial rewards alone are enough to support them."
Li Muyang (￣ェ￣；): Why does this sound familiar?
Could it be you?! The Imperial Secret Agent, Lingling Dog!
"So Yuxiu's father also has the surname Bai?" Li Muyang asked cautiously.
Bai Muzhen: "Ah no! He's an orphan, and he married into the family, so of course he takes my surname! Before, he only had a code name and didn't have a real name. I gave him his current name after we met."
"If I may ask, his code name as a secret agent in the Imperial Guard is not 'Lingling Dog,' is it?" Li Muyang asked with a serious expression.
"Lingling Dog? How did you come up with such a code name?" Bai Muzhen asked in confusion. "It is true that imperial secret agents are called by code names, but I don't know Lao Bai's previous code name because it was for secrecy, but it was definitely not a code name like Lingling Dog."
Phew, that's good! I thought Yuxiu's dad had a face like Louis Koo.
Well... it's not that it's impossible, but the main problem is that Bai Yuxiu is so fair-skinned. If her father really had Louis Koo's skin tone... Li Muyang would start to suspect that Aunt Bai had really done something to wrong Yuxiu's father.
Ahem! Seeing that Bai Muzhen had sensed something, Li Muyang quickly changed the subject: "Ahem! I have nothing else to say! Aunt Bai, why don't you go and sound out the military's attitude!"
"Oh! Okay! Let's go!" Bai Muzhen finally came to her senses, grabbed Shen Feiyan, and jumped out of the window.
Silent all night.
Before we knew it, it was the second day. It was the closing ceremony of the martial arts gala, and at the same time, an award would be presented to Feng Ling'er... something like that, right?
Bai Muzhen and Shen Feiyan had not yet returned, and Li Muyang and the others had no other choice but to act according to the situation.
Li Muyang accompanied Feng Ling'er and Liu Ruyan to the awards stage at the grand ceremony!
There were quite a lot of people that day! All sorts of people from the martial arts world, but it felt like most of them were from the Martial Alliance.
Li Muyang sensed that many eyes were fixed on him with malice, including Wu Da, the leader of the Martial Alliance whom he had recently beaten, and his junior brother Wu Er.
Dongfang Yao maintained his usual calm and collected smile, offering Feng Ling'er the most polite advice, essentially saying that the future of the martial world belongs to them, as well as to us, but ultimately it belongs to them. He then handed her the Jade Water Sword as a reward without any hesitation.
And that's it.
It's time to leave.
Of course, things couldn't just fall apart like that. Since Dongfang Yao refused to make a move, we had no choice but to let them make their move!
Master Cixin brought Xiao Yi out and questioned Dongfang Yao about the Red Yang Blood Essence of the Azure Dragon Society.
Dongfang Yao calmly replied: "The Azure Dragon Society's private actions have nothing to do with Tianxia Yi. I never expected such filth to be lurking right under our noses! Rest assured, everyone, I guarantee I will give you a satisfactory explanation!"
However, Xiao Yi added, "I'm Tie Miansheng, your deputy Dongfang Yao's right-hand man! We entered the Azure Dragon Society's warehouse and discovered those large quantities of Red Yang Blood Essence!"
Dongfang Yao smiled slightly: Alright, so what?
The entire audience was stunned! They just admitted it like that?
Dongfang Yao continued, "I did assign the Azure Dragon Society to collect the Red Sun Blood Essence, but please understand one thing: I did not obtain the Red Sun Blood Essence by harming my fellow martial artists. Instead, I used other methods, which is also the basis for my cooperation with the military."
"Secondly, I have been continuously improving the Red Sun Blood Essence, and now there is a way to eliminate the effects of the Red Sun Blood Poison! If we can overcome the technical limitations in this area, wouldn't that be a good thing for the martial arts world? At that time, everyone will have the opportunity to break through to the Grandmaster level! Or even reach a higher realm! This is a miraculous elixir that can make everyone a dragon!"
"Wasn't this the very goal you, Master Cixin, had from the beginning? Am I right? The true culprit behind the Red Sun Blood Essence, one of the Seven Stars?"
Master Cixin (；￣д￣): WC! You're turning the tables on me!
The entire audience was shocked! What did Dongfang Yao say? The Crimson Sun Blood Essence was created by Master Cixin and others? And who else?
It can only be said that Dongfang Yao's sophistry has allowed him to seize the initiative in the discourse, but this is clearly not a problem.
He Sui stepped forward and took the blame for the Red Sun Blood Essence, and also announced the Seven Stars list. Old Master Ji's face darkened, Liang Xiuzhuo remained calm, and all the martial arts figures present started cursing.
But then I heard from Old Master He that while it was true that he created the Red Sun Blood Essence, the person who spread it in the martial arts world was not him, but Tianxia Yi!
Dongfang Yao readily admitted to this matter!
"Gentlemen, the reason you've gathered here again is to seek justice for what happened to Wuxiang City back then, right?" Dongfang Yao said leisurely. "Sure, no problem. I admit it on behalf of my teacher! It's true that he framed Wuxiang City for what happened back then!"
Master Cixin finally realized something: "Could it be that Chongming is dead!?"
Holy crap! Chongming is dead? Is Dongfang Yao going to pin all the blame on Chongming?
“That’s right.” Dongfang Yao nodded calmly: “My master, due to prolonged contact with the Crimson Sun Blood Essence, although his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, he was unable to break through the final bottleneck to longevity and died with regret not long ago!”
When he said this, Dongfang Yao had a sad expression, but it gave people a chilling feeling.
"However, to make up for my teacher's mistake, I will now fully disclose the perfected Crimson Sun Blood Essence, including its creation method, to all my fellow martial arts practitioners to improve their cultivation!" Dongfang Yao's smile had become somewhat manic and mocking as he raised his hand and took out a Crimson Sun Blood Essence!
"You!" Master Cixin, He Sui, and Bai Yue were all enraged by Dongfang Yao's insane act! Are you fucking crazy?! If so much Red Sun Blood Essence were to circulate in the martial world, how many people would die?!
This is tantamount to copying the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique multiple times and distributing it throughout the martial arts world! Even if you cut it and practice it, you still won't be able to defeat others; if you don't cut it and don't practice it, you definitely won't be able to defeat others! At that point, the martial arts world will be completely finished! Utter chaos will ensue!
The Crimson Sun Blood Essence is something similar! What "perfection"? Even if it were perfected, wouldn't you use it yourself? Why doesn't Tianxia Yi allow its own people to use it in large quantities? Isn't it because they can't perfect it! But I never expected that Dongfang Yao would actually want to make the Crimson Sun Blood Essence a public thing! No longer a secret!
Looking at the excited crowd of martial arts practitioners, the three Supreme Realm experts felt a pang of bitterness in their hearts. They all felt so insignificant. If all these people were to break through to the Grandmaster level with the help of the Crimson Sun Blood Essence, let alone the three of them! No matter how many more people there were, it wouldn't solve the problem!