Cultivating Immortality, Starting from Childhood Sweethearts-Chapter 472 - Why Is It Another Great Disaster?

Zheng Liu stared at the letter in his hands, reading it over and over again. The more he read, the more he felt that something was off.

In the end, he indeed found several suspicious points.

His son had arrived in Wudu without his knowledge.

Then, by some unfortunate twist of fate, he provoked the Jinyiwei.

And, at the same time, the Grand Pillar’s son was also involved?

Setting aside the question of how his son had been lured to Wudu in the first place—wasn’t all of this just too much of a coincidence?

How was it possible that his son just happened to be at a teahouse listening to music and, at the exact same time, the Grand Pillar’s son was also there?

And then, by sheer chance, the storyteller’s granddaughter happened to be a stunning beauty, tempting his son into committing an offense?

No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like his son had walked straight into a trap.

“Master?” The old servant, seeing his lord staring at the letter and hesitating, asked in confusion.

“Go to the Jinyiwei and inform them that I will be there shortly,” Zheng Liu instructed.

“Yes, Master.”

Though the servant had no idea why his lord had suddenly changed his mind, he had no choice but to obey.

Still, his legs trembled slightly. The Jinyiwei... That was not a place anyone wanted to step foot in. Recently, all kinds of terrifying rumors about them had been circulating in the capital. To put it bluntly, those men from the Bureau would chew you up and spit out nothing but bones.

After the servant left, Zheng Liu summoned another attendant.

“Prepare a carriage. We’re heading to Prince Yan’s residence.”

“Yes, Master!” The attendant responded swiftly and rushed off to make the preparations.

Not long after, a carriage was waiting outside the Grand Justice’s residence. Zheng Liu quickly boarded it.

—

Meanwhile, at the Grand Pillar’s residence.

Mo Peinan, the Grand Pillar, was practicing his martial arts in the courtyard.

At his level of mastery, every technique he had learned over his lifetime had already fused into his very being. These daily training sessions no longer served to improve his skills—they were merely a long-standing habit.

Mo Peinan was one of the most formidable warriors across all five nations. His cultivation had reached what was known as the “Stopping Point”, also called the “Dead End.”

And in Mo Peinan’s view, those words could not be more fitting.

He had truly reached a dead end.

In this world, there were already very few people who could match him in combat. Yet, when faced with the impassable wall of martial cultivation, the feeling of powerlessness was enough to drive anyone to the brink of despair.

It wasn’t a matter of fearing death or worrying about his lifespan.

What if Ascension Realm cultivators could live for ten thousand years? So what?

He had lived for three centuries already, and that was more than enough. Longevity was meaningless.

The true despair came from realizing that the path he had devoted his life to had reached an end. There was no way forward.

Not just for himself—but for every warrior who would come after him.

“Boom!”

Mo Peinan threw out a punch, and a section of an artificial mountain in the courtyard shattered instantly. Stone fragments scattered across the yard.

Every piece of rock in this courtyard—from the stone tables to the paving stones, to the artificial mountains—was made of an exceptionally durable material, the kind used for constructing top-tier magical formations.

Only materials of this caliber could withstand the power of a warrior at the Limit Realm.

If the courtyard had been built from ordinary stone, it would have been reduced to rubble long ago.

Just as Mo Peinan finished his set, an old servant hurriedly entered the courtyard.

“Master! Terrible news!”

Mo Peinan turned to look at the servant who had followed him for many years.

This old man was usually calm and composed. He would never act so flustered unless something truly urgent and serious had happened.

“What is it?” Mo Peinan asked.

The servant took a deep breath, then presented a letter.

“Master, please take a look at this.”

The old servant handed the letter from the Jinyiwei to Mo Peinan.

Seeing the official seal of the Jinyiwei on the envelope, Mo Peinan’s brows furrowed in suspicion. He tore the letter open.

As he read through the contents, his expression darkened. His voice carried a hint of displeasure.

“How did he end up in a conflict with the Jinyiwei?”

Mo Peinan couldn’t understand.

Mo Yuanshan was his only son, and he had always doted on him. But despite his indulgence, Mo Peinan had never allowed his son to act recklessly.

He could be idle, he could be unambitious—but he could not disregard the laws of Wu Kingdom.

Mo Peinan understood all too well: the Mo family’s prestige existed solely because of him.

But he wouldn’t be around forever. He didn’t have many years left to live.

As long as his son followed the law, he would at least have a comfortable life in the future. No matter what, the emperor would remember the loyalty and service of the Mo family.

But if he stepped out of line?

Even if the emperor tolerated it for the time being, what would happen after Mo Peinan was gone? His son wouldn’t survive long.

Because of this, Mo Yuanshan had always been obedient—or at least he had never caused serious trouble.

So what happened today?

How did he suddenly provoke someone? And not just anyone—he had provoked the one group in Wudu that should never be provoked.

The Jinyiwei.

Mo Peinan couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something more behind this.

His son... had likely been used by someone.

“Prepare the carriage. I’m going to the Jinyiwei.”

Mo Peinan didn’t want to overthink things.

To him, the real trouble wasn’t his son.

The real trouble... was the commander of the Jinyiwei.

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Eunuch Wei Xun called out as he hurried along, bent at the waist in a half-run.

Not far away, Emperor Wu was enjoying the flowers in the courtyard with Consort Xiao.

“Aiyo—!”

Wei Xun suddenly let out a cry and deliberately tripped over his own feet, landing face-first on the ground right in front of the emperor.

“Your servant greets Your Majesty!” Wei Xun scrambled to kneel and kowtow before Emperor Wu and Consort Xiao.

“You—!” Emperor Wu gave him a light kick.

“You do this every time. If you startle Consort Xiao, I’ll have your hide!”

“Your Majesty, please forgive me! Please forgive me!” Wei Xun knocked his forehead against the ground repeatedly.

“Speak. What happened this time? What ‘great disaster’ are you bringing news of now?” Emperor Wu sighed, looking at Wei Xun helplessly.

It had been only a few peaceful days, and now there was yet another problem. He truly didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“Your Majesty...” Wei Xun swallowed nervously, sweat forming on his forehead.

“The Grand Pillar and the Grand Justice... have both gone to the Jinyiwei.”

“The Jinyiwei?” Emperor Wu was momentarily stunned.

“Why are the two of them going there?”

Wei Xun wiped the cold sweat from his brow and forced out his next words.

“Because...”

“Because, Your Majesty... the Bureau’s commander has arrested both of their sons.”

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