Chapter 939: Tracking The Murderer
Chu Xunxian was a man after his own name. Despite his astounding talent, he was only interested in seeking celestialhood, the Way, and immortality. From a young age, he enjoyed reading Daozang, Buddhist scriptures, and anecdotes regarding celestials and Buddhas. He was obsessed with cultivating qi, consuming pills, studying the stars, befriending all sorts of bizarre or extraordinary characters, practicing Confucianism, and slaying evil.
When he was older, Chu Xunxian relinquished his position as crown prince despite all opposition and left to explore the world. It would be decades before he returned from his Dao seeking journey.
Thirty years ago, the former Chu emperor suddenly passed away, and the former crown prince, Emperor Jin Rui was weak and lacking in preparation. As a result, the imperial court fell into disorder, traitors sprouted like weeds both inside and outside the court, and the people suffered. As if that wasn’t enough, Yan, Wei and Qi were eyeing them hungrily and just waiting for the opportunity to turn the four nations to three. For a time, it looked like Chu would not survive this crisis.
During a time of crisis, Chu Xunxian returned to Chu and cleansed the imperial court of its impurities swiftly and violently with the power of a celestial. Once the internal strife was suppressed, he traveled tens of thousands of kilometers in a single night and appeared at the borders of Yan, Wei and Qi, venturing into the enemy’s camps alone.
Three days later, all three nations withdrew their forces, and Chu’s crisis was resolved just like that.
It should not need to be said, but Chu Xunxian’s godlike deeds shocked the world. Just when everyone thought that Chu Xunxian would seize the momentum to replace Emperor Jin Rui and become the new emperor, he left again with only a letter to Emperor Jin Rui.
After Emperor Jin Rui succeeded the throne, he conferred Chu Xunxian the Pacification King in commemoration of his heroic deeds. The title was meant to signify that Chu Xunxian was a man who pacified the four seas and brought peace back to the realm, and that he was the emperor’s equal.
Although Emperor Jin Rui made him his equal, Chu Xunxian rarely got involved in the matter of the court. He spent most of his time exploring the world and seeking the Dao. The times he appeared in the capital were few and far between.
It was the same this time. Chu Xunxian visited the capital a while ago, and his next destination turned out to be the sea. So, Emperor Jin Rui decided to add him to the Chu embassy. Chu Xunxian could not turn his brother down, and it wasn’t like the task would take him away from his destination. So, he agreed.