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Chu Luren: ...

Those watching the spectacle quickly made way for Chu Luren to enter.

At this moment, the Bitter Monk's face turned even more bitter. He thought to himself: If this falls into the hands of the Righteous Alliance and is killed as a lackey of the Mongols, it would be such a great injustice!

I wonder if the Ming Cult has joined the alliance yet?

If he has already joined the alliance, that would be fine, but if he hasn't... would they believe him as a Ming Cult spy?

Granny Jin Hua... also known as Dai Qisi, didn't think too much about it. She just kept attacking the Bitter Monk, with no other thoughts in her mind except revenge.

"Purple-robed Dragon King, hold your hand." Chu Luren saw that Dai Qisi was ignoring him.

With a flash of white light, he intervened in the battle and separated the two in just a few moves.

Seeing that Chu Luren was willing to stop the war, and that Chu Luren was present, Dai Qisi realized that she really had no chance, so she calmed down a bit.

Moreover, it was only then that Dai Qisi had time to react, and Chu Luren addressed her as "Purple-Robed Dragon King"!

Although I don't know where Chu Luren learned about this, but... now that we are at their mercy, it's obviously too late to make excuses—if we really "tear off the mask," what disguise can't be seen through?

Not to mention, at this moment, Dai Qisi also hoped that Chu Luren could help her take revenge.

"I...I severed ties with the Ming Cult thirty years ago. Now, there is only Granny Golden Flower in the martial world, not the Purple-Robed Dragon King!" Dai Qisi still spoke in her aged voice.

At this moment, many people around started whispering among themselves—many cave lords and island lords from the Western Regions still remembered the number one beauty of the Western Regions back then.

Unexpectedly...

Time is a cruel mistress!

"Everyone step back... and keep an eye on him too!" Chu Luren said, first stopping the Bitter Monk.

Now is not the time to expose Fan Yao's identity in public. Chu Luren still hopes that he can remain in hiding for a while longer. However, he is afraid that others will not know his true martial arts skills and that he will find an opportunity to escape. Therefore, he personally subdued him.

"Yes!" After everyone responded, they all pulled away the ascetic monk.

At this moment, Azi grabbed someone and asked, "Hey, who is the Purple-Robed Dragon King?"

“Reporting to Fairy, the Ming Cult once had four great Dharma Kings: Purple, White, Gold, and Green…” The bald cave master told Azi what he knew.

Ah Zi, however, turned to Lian Xing and whispered, "Sister Lian Xing, the person Brother Chu is interrogating was once the most beautiful woman in the Western Regions! I bet she was wearing a mask..."

"How do you know? Are you good at disguise?" Piaoxu and this little girl who recently wanted to curry favor with Lianxing were clearly not on good terms.

"You can't even guess that? Women do age, but the more beautiful a woman is, the more she cares about her appearance. If she really is the most beautiful woman in the Western Regions, how could she have aged so gracefully?" Azi said proudly.

"Chu Lang must have his own reasons, A Zi, don't make wild guesses," Lian Xing scolded A Zi.

"Oh." Azi pouted and responded listlessly.

At the same time, Lianxing listened intently to what Chu Luren was saying to Dai Qisi without missing a single word!

"If we don't address you as the Dragon King, then perhaps... we should address you as Her Highness the Holy Maiden?" Chu Luren countered.

Upon hearing this, Dai Qisi's gaze grew even colder—it seemed this person knew more than she had imagined.

Could it be...

"I didn't expect that Alliance Leader Chu, at such a young age, would know so many secrets... But I am no longer a saintess!" Dai Qisi simply stopped pretending.

"Whether she is a saintess or the Dragon King is another matter, but...you have never severed ties with the Ming Cult, have you? Otherwise, why is Sister Zhao still at Bright Peak, searching for the 'Great Shift of Heaven and Earth'?" Chu Luren said somewhat aggressively.

Dai Qisi was immediately "certain"—it must have been Xiao Zhao who told Chu Taisui about her mission and her own affairs!

Lianxing, however, did not even flinch, realizing that things were not so simple.

"Did she tell you?" Daisy said indignantly, her eyes filled with anger.

However, his anger subsided slightly, and he sighed, "Ah, as expected...it's my daughter. When she's around...she forgets everything else." He then glanced at Chu Luren again, and then...

"Sigh." Daisy sighed again.

Chu Luren: ? ? ?

Based on Dai Qisi's understanding of her daughter, Xiao Zhao had always been an obedient child and would never tell anyone these things, just like... back then at the Persian headquarters, no one would have imagined that they would fall in love with a Han Chinese man and disregard everything else, betraying the headquarters, abandoning the sacred flame, and abandoning their mission.

Looking back now, it seems...

A daughter follows her mother; what can a mother like herself say?

only……

Chiba was quite the dashing and eloquent man back then!

Dai Qisi looked at Chu Luren strangely.

Chu Luren was somewhat unsure—Dai Qisi's reaction was rather strange. Why did she keep looking at me and sighing?

Chapter 629 Persuading the Dragon King

"Fine! As long as Alliance Leader Chu can get his hands on the 'Great Shift of Heaven and Earth,' you... whatever you want is fine. I'll just take the rubbing and leave myself." Dai Qisi sighed and said in compromise.

However, she clearly still wanted to return to Persia, even if it meant hiding the fact that she had a daughter from the main headquarters.

Very few people knew about this; even Zhu'er didn't know she had a daughter...

“Dai Qisi…Auntie, please wait. Zhao Mei and I actually have other ideas.”

Not wanting to be addressed as the Dragon King, nor wanting to be called the Holy Maiden, Chu Luren had no choice but to temporarily call her "Auntie".

Dai Qisi: ? ? ?

Do you have any other ideas?

Before Dai Qisi could refute, Chu Luren explained his feelings for Xiao Zhao to Dai Qisi... or rather, his thoughts about Xiao Zhao.

Dai Qisi was stunned when she heard about the Ming Cult leader and the recapture of the Persian headquarters!

However, before Chu Luren could finish speaking, Dai Qisi scolded him: "Absurd! Do you know how strong the Persian headquarters is? Although Persia is far smaller than the Central Plains, unlike the various factions in the Central Plains who fight their own battles, the Holy Fire Sect in Persia is the absolute overlord and holy land, with countless masters in the sect."

Back when the Mongols were conquering the west, the religion was divided and its strength was greatly reduced. It also lost its sacred power. However, even so, it was still the hegemon of Persia and ruled Persia with the Mongols. How could it be subdued so easily?

Moreover... and what happened back then was indeed my fault..."

“Aunt Dai Qisi is wrong. If the Holy Fire Sect’s headquarters in Persia is really that strong, why couldn’t it make the Ming Cult bow down for thirty years? Even after the death of the leader of the Ming Cult, when the Sun and Moon Sects emerged from the Ming Cult, the Persians still couldn’t get involved. Besides… co-rule with the Mongols? The Mongols were able to subdue the Holy Fire Sect, so how do you know we can’t?” Chu Luren naturally didn’t buy into this.

Before Dai Qisi could speak, Chu Luren continued, "Aunt Dai Qisi was simply following her heart and pursuing true love. The Persian Holy Fire Cult's wholesome idea of ​​a holy maiden's chastity is wrong to begin with, and yet they dared to penetrate deep into the Central Plains and hunt down Aunt Dai Qisi for thirty years. Our Righteous and Chivalrous Alliance is the one that should be most concerned with these matters..."

Seeing that Chu Luren was being somewhat unreasonable, making unwarranted accusations against the Holy Fire Sect and acting as if he were "acting on behalf of Heaven," Dai Qisi was about to say something when Chu Luren interrupted her again, saying, "Besides, if Aunt Dai Qisi thinks she is wrong, where does that leave Uncle Han? Does it mean that Uncle Han seduced the Holy Maiden into depravity?"

“Of course not! It’s me…” Dai Qisi immediately retorted.

"Does Aunt Dai Qisi regret her relationship with Uncle Han?" Chu Luren interrupted again.

This clearly hit Daisy's weak spot, and she would never agree with this statement, even verbally.

"In that case, the only one at fault is the Persian branch. Uncle Han is no longer here, but there are still many saintesses like Aunt Dai Qisi who are living in dire straits. Even if it's just for Uncle Han's sake, Aunt Dai Qisi should still do her best to rebuild the Ming Cult first, and then set the Persian branch back on track."

Dai Qisi was stunned. She wanted to chime in, but didn't know where to begin. After a long pause, she finally said, "Persia...when did it become a branch headquarters!"

On the other side, Piaoxu looked at Lianxing with a puzzled expression and asked curiously, "Sister, what are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, just thinking of something interesting."

However, Dai Qisi was no longer a teenage girl and wouldn't be swayed by Chu Luren's few words...

Moreover, Chu Luren had long guessed that Dai Qisi's desire to send "The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" back to Persia could not be solely due to her fear of being hunted down by the Persian Holy Fire Cult.

She was far away in the Central Plains. Although the Holy Fire Cult would send people to cause trouble from time to time, if she really wanted to retreat, how could she not have a way?

The Ming Cult suffered because of its "foreign lineage" and has always been regarded as a demonic cult. How could those real Japanese devils with high noses and blue eyes still want to make a name for themselves in China?

Ultimately, the reason was that after Dai Qisi turned against the Ming Cult and Han Qianye passed away, she had no relatives or friends left.

Without love, the sense of home in the Persian Holy Fire Church becomes particularly sensitive. At this time, the Persian Holy Fire Church is the place that makes Daisy feel "home" the most, so she hopes that she can go back!

“I will carefully consider what Alliance Leader Chu has said. However, that ugly monk is the murderer who killed my husband and Xiao Zhao’s father. Please hand him over to me for disposal. After I have used his head to pay homage to my deceased husband, I will discuss this matter with Alliance Leader Chu.” Dai Qisi gave a few perfunctory words and then brought up the matter of the ugly monk.

This time, Chu Luren paused upon hearing this, then frowned and said, "This matter... well, let me talk to that ascetic monk first."

Upon hearing this, Dai Qisi's eyes widened, and even with the aged mask of "Golden Flower Granny" on, a glimmer of life appeared in her eyes.

She originally thought that since Chu Taisui and Xiao Zhao had... that kind of relationship, shouldn't he be eager to kill this evil monk? Why is he still hesitating?

While feeling dissatisfied, Dai Qisi actually valued Chu Taisui even more. After all, she had previously thought that Chu Taisui was "begging" her for Xiao Zhao's matter, so she had been putting on airs. But now that she saw that Chu Taisui was even hesitant to help her take revenge, she immediately changed her opinion of Chu Luren from "prospective son-in-law" back to "Alliance Leader Chu"!

"I hope... Alliance Leader Chu won't disappoint us, a widow and her orphans," Dai Qisi said, feigning weakness.

Fan Yao's guilt in poisoning Han Qianye is undeniable; no matter what else is said, it's all due to jealousy.

However, in order to infiltrate and spy on the Mongol army, Fan Yao disfigured himself and pretended to be deaf and mute for thirty years.

What is this concept?

In the original work, Wei Yixiao, who was always dissatisfied with Yang Xiao and Fan Yao being above the Four Dharma Kings, immediately kowtowed to Fan Yao upon learning of this matter.

Even if Fan Yao were no longer needed, Chu Luren would never kill him—if Han Qianye weren't Xiao Zhao's biological father, Chu Luren wouldn't have bothered with this matter, and would have already dealt with his enemies for him...

However, since the Chu Lu people are now considered "stakeholders," they naturally can't sing high-sounding praises or act out of righteousness.

Furthermore, in the original work, Xiao Zhang was too cowardly and directly agreed to let Xiao Zhao and Dai Qisi return to Persia. Dai Qisi never met the Bitter Monk in the end, so Chu Luren had no reference.

Chu Luren deliberately took Ada, A'er, and A'san away separately first, showed them Zhao Min's hairpin, and then routinely tried to entice them with bribes.

After seeing Zhao Min's token, the three men temporarily accepted being captured, but they all sternly rejected the Chu Lu people's attempts to win them over.

Then Chu Luren took the Bitter Monk away alone, which didn't seem abrupt at all...

At first glance, the Bitter Monk also looked dumbfounded, with his mouth pursed and his head tilted to the side, completely ignoring Chu Luren.

Chu Luren did not show Zhao Min's hairpin. Instead, he bowed and said, "I have wronged Right Envoy Fan over the years... Although Right Envoy Fan did most of his work for the Ming Cult, the descendants of China have also benefited greatly from Right Envoy Fan's kindness."

Upon hearing this, the ascetic first showed surprise, then immediately composed himself, and began to mutter "Aba aba" as if he were cursing.

“Right Envoy Fan, there’s no need for this. Do you doubt that our Righteous and Righteous Alliance would side with the Mongols?” Chu Luren said indignantly.

Fan Yao: ...

Chapter 630 A Muddled Case

"How...how did you know?" Fan Yao finally spoke up after a long time, realizing he couldn't handle the situation any longer.

Logically, even if the Righteous Alliance and the Ming Cult reached some kind of consensus, they shouldn't know his identity—after all, no one in the Ming Cult knew that the once dashing Right Envoy Fan had become a monk in agony.