novelzi Chapter 159: Northern Mountain Marquis, the Schemer Behind the Scenes?
Chapter 159: Northern Mountain Marquis, the Schemer Behind the Scenes?
The elder leaned on a dragon-headed cane, his frame thin yet exuded an impressive imposing air. From his multi-colored outfit, unique to the Southern Border, it was clear that he was undoubtedly the current master of the Gu Poison Sect.
The Great Protector couldn’t help but snort coldly, "Been waiting for us for a long time? Could it be that you knew we were coming?"
The Gu Poison Sect Master sneered, "Of course, my Gu Poison Sect has stood unchallenged in the Southern Border for hundreds of years, do you really think we live in isolation, ignorant of the outside world?"
As he spoke these words, the Gu Poison Sect Master’s face showed a thick layer of mockery and sneer, along with a confidence of being in control.
Lan Youzhong suddenly stepped forward and snorted coldly, "You seem quite confident, even though you sent away the ordinary disciples of Gu Poison Sect early on, but with the mere thirty-plus elites you kept here, do you really think you can withstand us?"
"Hahaha..."
The Gu Poison Sect Master burst into wild laughter upon hearing this and loudly exclaimed, "If we couldn’t withstand you, why would I, the sect master, dare to stay and wait for your arrival? I am fully confident that I’ll ensure you all won’t return!"
Ye Feng, hearing this, smiled lightly and said, "No need to hide anymore. I know there are more experts hidden inside the main hall, why not invite them out? If I’m not mistaken, they should be some old acquaintances of mine, right?"
The Gu Poison Sect Master was taken aback, then turned to size up Ye Feng as if trying to see through him, before asking after a long while, "Are you the legendary Northern Border King, Ye Feng?"
"Indeed," Ye Feng said with a light chuckle.
"Tsk tsk tsk!"
The Gu Poison Sect Master clicked his tongue in succession, lamenting, "Who would have thought, the esteemed Northern Border Sovereign himself would come to our Southern Border’s Hundred Thousand Mountains. But I’ve heard that the Zhu Family is now in control of the Northern Border, so could it be that, having no place to go, you’ve slunk down to the Southern Territory?"
The sentence was full of scorn, and even the Gu Poison Sect guards behind him laughed coldly, saying, "Isn’t that obvious? This so-called Northern Border King now has to walk with two canes, and such a sorry figure dares to come to our Gu Poison Sect, clearly not knowing what death is."
"Ah, ah, ah, be a bit more respectful when you speak, after all, he was once the Northern King, a sovereign of a generation. Though there is a saying that a fallen phoenix is inferior to a chicken, there’s also one that says a starved camel is still bigger than a horse!"
After saying this, the elite disciples of the Gu Poison Sect burst into loud laughter.
"Northern Mountain Marquis, it’s actually you, it really is you!" Xiao Chuanqi roared, veins bulging on his hands.
Even Sima Zhantian bellowed, "Northern Mountain Marquis, what on earth is going on here? You should be in the Northern Border now, how come you’re here?"
Xiao Chuanqi gritted his teeth and snorted, "You big lump, can’t you think a little? Don’t tell me you still don’t understand?"
"Understand? Understand what?" Sima Zhantian obviously still hadn’t caught on.
Xiao Chuanqi shook his head and sighed, "You really are all brawn and no brains. Just look at who is standing behind him."
Behind the Northern Mountain Marquis stood a good number of people, at least thirty Grandmasters, among them was Seventeen distinctly in their midst.
As soon as Sima Zhantian saw Seventeen, even with his simple mind, he fully understood, grinding his steel teeth, "Northern Mountain Marquis, you dog, it turns out, all of this was your doing. Seventeen, the boy, was the spy you deliberately planted by our lord’s side, wasn’t he? No wonder you knew of our movement plans."
Xiao Chuanqi snorted coldly, "Not only that, I’m afraid that even the attack on our lord in the Capital Region three months ago was orchestrated by this dog. Very few knew of the lord’s exact itinerary at that time, and this dog was one of the few that did."
"So it was all you, Northern Mountain Marquis, you traitor!" Sima Zhantian’s eyes were ablaze with fury.
Meanwhile, Ye Feng appeared much calmer by contrast, showing neither anger nor irritation, his face not even rippling an iota.
The Northern Mountain Marquis, seated on a Taishi Chair, as a marquis of the Northern Border, although his status was far from that of a sovereign, was also absolutely not low, second only to the Northern Border King.
Nobody present had expected that the one who had betrayed the Northern King was the Northern Mountain Marquis; even the Four Great Protectors and the Southern Territory’s Great Commanders were surprised.
The Northern Mountain Marquis lifted the corners of his mouth in a cold smile, "Northern King, it seems that you’re not surprised. Aren’t you angry about this marquis’ scheming against you?"
Ye Feng laughed, his words deliberate, "Why be angry with a dead man."
The Northern Mountain Marquis’s gaze sharpened, his voice cold, "What a bold claim. Do you really think you’re still the Northern Border King of old? Look at you now, you can’t even stand steadily on both legs. Do you really think you can still contend with me?"