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Chapter 72 Something's Wrong

"Fine, fine, Liu Zhan, you really won't budge!"

The old man was trembling with anger, and the middle-aged man next to him immediately stepped forward to help him, but the old man broke free.

The old man glared at the middle-aged man with annoyance and sneered, "Qiu Chi, you should try to persuade your mentor not to be so stubborn anymore, otherwise, no one can save him!"

After saying that, the old man turned to leave, but just as he stepped out of the prison door, he couldn't help but look back.

"Grand Tutor Liu, you don't have much time left to consider!"

"Lord Feng!" Just then, Liu Zhan turned around and looked at him.

"Since you've come to see me today, I advise you to obediently hand over everything in your house, deal with those filthy things that need to be dealt with, and cooperate honestly."

"Perhaps you still have a glimmer of hope!"

"You!" Demanding that he hand over all his assets is no different from taking his life.

Even if he's willing to pay, would anyone else be willing to pay?

If he were to betray his current team, he would only face a faster and more miserable death.

As he stepped out of the prison gate, the old man sighed heavily, a sense of helplessness creeping onto his face.

The most tragic thing in life is knowing exactly what your final fate will be, yet still being powerless to change it.

With another sigh, the old man left the cell, leaving it entirely to Liu Zhan and the others.

The reason she brought her youngest son along was because he was both her son and Liu Zhan's disciple.

After killing Liu Zhan, the renowned Grand Tutor, the new emperor still needed a figurehead, and his youngest son could become that figurehead if he could gain Liu Zhan's approval.

"Teacher!" After the old man left, Feng Qiuchi wanted to immediately go forward and help Liu Zhan up from the haystack, but he hesitated after taking just one step.

"What, are you so nervous around your teacher?" At this moment, Liu Zhan had turned to face him and extended her hand. "Come on, help me up!"

"Yes, yes!" When he saw Liu Zhan reach out to him, Feng Qiuchi was extremely excited. He immediately stepped forward respectfully to help Liu Zhan up, his movements meticulous.

Only after helping Liu Zhan up did the middle-aged man softly say, "Teacher, I'm sorry!"

"Sorry? Sorry for what? Sorry for betraying me and getting me to this point?"

"I...I...it's my fault. If it weren't for me, Teacher wouldn't have ended up like this. I never expected it to be like this. Teacher is clearly the Grand Tutor, so why...."

"Alright, no need to say anything more. You didn't do it on purpose; your father lied to you!" Liu Zhan waved his hand, completely unconcerned, and had even anticipated today's outcome.

"Chi'er, whether you're there or not, the outcome is the same."

"Do you know why I wanted to take you as my disciple? You value filial piety above all else, even to the point of being somewhat pedantic."

"I know perfectly well that you might betray me for your father's sake in the future, but I will still take you as my disciple because I know that although you value filial piety, you are actually more discerning in your judgment of right and wrong."

"It's your family, your father and brothers, that's holding you back!"

He patted the other person's hand and asked softly, "Do you think what your teacher has done over the years has been right?"

"The teacher did the right thing!" Feng Qiuchi answered confidently, without the slightest hesitation.

"I didn't understand before, but when you took us to the countryside and saw the ordinary people who were poorly clothed and starving, I realized that what you did was right."

"Yes, but there are too many injustices in the world, and there are never enough things to do. But my time is running out!"

"Teacher!" Grasping Liu Zhan's hand, she couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Bang, bang!" Just then, a few soft, low sounds came from outside the cell door, followed by a figure rapidly approaching.

As they approached the cell door, the other person pulled off the black cloth covering their face, revealing a slightly weathered face.

"Teacher, I'm here to save you!"

"Senior Brother?" Feng Qiuchi was also startled when he saw this face. This was their senior brother, the chief disciple who had followed their master to learn martial arts since childhood.

To be honest, they weren't very familiar with each other. Ever since the teacher started implementing the new policy more than a decade ago, the eldest brother had been traveling to various places.

They've only met a handful of times, let alone developed any feelings for each other.

A year ago, this senior disciple disappeared without a trace. Everyone thought something had happened to him, but unexpectedly, when Master was in trouble today, the senior disciple reappeared and came back to save Master without hesitation.

"Hyofune, what brings you here?"

"Master, I was shocked to hear of the upheaval in the capital while I was in the southern border region. I learned that you had been imprisoned, so I rushed back from the southern border region without stopping."

"On the way, I learned that you were to be beheaded, Master. My heart was in turmoil, and I rushed there through the night to save you!"

"Thankfully, we finally made it!"

At this point, Gu Hengzhou stepped forward and carefully took his other hand, pulling him towards the exit.

"Wait!" Seemingly realizing what was happening, Liu Zhan abruptly pulled his hand back. "Where are you taking me?"

"Teacher, I'll take you away from here. You're to be beheaded tomorrow; if you don't leave now, you'll never escape!"

"I'm not leaving, I'm not going anywhere!" He stormed back to his haystack and sat down with another fart.

"I can die, but I will never escape. Even if I am forcibly taken away, I will never live on!"

"Teacher!" Gu Hengzhou knelt down beside Liu Zhan with a thud, trying his best to persuade him, but Liu Zhan remained unmoved.

Finally, after hesitating for a long time, Gu Hengzhou spoke up and said, "Teacher, over the years I have traveled the world and obtained a secret technique for soul swapping."

"Teacher, you can switch bodies with me. That way, I'll be the one who dies, and you can continue living under my identity."

"What? You bastard!" Upon hearing this, Liu Zhan's eyes widened, and his anger seemed to turn his entire face red.

"How have I always taught you? Although I want to live, I absolutely cannot live this way."

"Get out! Get out of here!"

"No, teacher, this time you have to listen to me." Seemingly having made up his mind, Gu Hengzhou kowtowed several times to him, and then said resolutely.

"Only in this way can you not only avoid the stigma of being a fugitive, but also have your good name passed down through generations. Moreover, you can continue to live, continue to fulfill your ambitions, continue to right injustices, and bring benefits to the people, and your disciple can die a worthy death."

"Nonsense, utter nonsense!"

"Teacher, my mind is made up. Whatever I do later, I will repay your forgiveness. Teacher, I have offended you!"

"What are you going to do?" Seeing Gu Hengzhou kowtow to him and then stand up and walk towards him, Liu Zhan subconsciously took two steps back.

He tried to struggle, but his eldest disciple struck him on the neck, easily knocking him unconscious.

"Something's not right, the more I look at it, the more wrong it seems, there's definitely something wrong!"

From the moment Gu Hengzhou appeared, Shen Che felt that something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

It was only at this point that Shen Che finally realized what was wrong.

A mere innate being could easily knock out a grandmaster? That's ridiculous!

This was also the first time Shen Che had a slightly different opinion of Liu Zhan, the scholar. Previously, he had trusted this spirited scholar immensely.

But now it seems that this scholar is not so pure.