Chapter 316: The Conversation
Having heard the Hidden Kill Pavilion Master out, the black-haired elder was about to speak, but Emperor Yuanwu raised a hand to stop him.
His eyes, still as a deep well, rested on the Hidden Kill Pavilion Master before him, and he said slowly, "What the Pavilion Master means is that you would like this one to promise not to permit the Eighth Prince to use the Hidden Kill Pavilion for the court's purposes?"
At those words, a slight shift crossed the Hidden Kill Pavilion Master's expression beneath the bronze mask, and he gave a nod, saying, "His Majesty takes the point at once."
"I can say with confidence that barring some unforeseen circumstance, that Eighth Prince will in the future become the world's fourth Martial God. With him presiding over the Hidden Kill Pavilion, the Pavilion's future is essentially secure."
"But the condition for this is that the Hidden Kill Pavilion not be drawn into the conflicts between factions. Even should he ascend to the Martial God realm, he will not be the only Martial God in the world."
At those words, the black-haired elder furrowed his brow slightly and looked at Emperor Yuanwu beside him.
Emperor Yuanwu only thought for a moment, then said, "What makes the Pavilion Master believe this one can order the Eighth Prince, and that he will do as the Pavilion Master suggests?"
At those words, the black-haired elder looked at the Hidden Kill Pavilion Master and added as a reminder, "The Pavilion Master must have heard: the moment the Eighth Prince returned to the capital, he killed his own elder brother, and he conducts himself without the slightest restraint."
"Given the Eighth Prince's temperament, does the Pavilion Master truly believe he would listen to what His Majesty says?"