Chapter 64 The Mu Clan's Past

Xu Han was right. This Zhou Zhang was indeed a direct disciple of this Chongju Peak .

The place he lived in was a courtyard on the top of the mountain. It occupied a large area, many times larger than the small porch window he lived in.

However, the furnishings in the room did not resemble what a martial artist should look like. Instead, they resembled a pedant. Books were piled high in the room. Several large bookcases could not be put down and were neatly piled up on the ground.

"Brother Xu, please take a look. I'll make a pot of tea for Brother Xu now." After arriving in the room, Zhou Zhang said this, then turned around and went elsewhere.

Although Xu Han did not study tea very much, he felt that the faint taste was extremely meaningless. After all, it was someone else's way of treating guests. Xu Handuan had no reason to stop it, so he nodded slightly and walked around the study room casually.

Although the furnishings in the room weren't luxurious, there was a sense of grandeur in them.

On one side was a red sandalwood desk, on the other side was a low mahogany couch, and there were a few landscape paintings hanging on the wall. If it weren't for the pair of swords on the other side, Xu Han would have thought that he had gone to the wrong place.

Xu Han naturally didn't know anything about calligraphy and painting, nor was he interested in it. After scanning it for a while, he walked straight towards the pair of swords hanging on the wall.

The blade of the sword was hidden in the scabbard. Xu Han could not see it coming out of the door. The pair of scabbards were extremely exquisite in workmanship and were clearly in everyone's hands. At the top of the scabbard, there were three words carved. The tip of the scabbard said vigorously, and it looked like a dragon and snake.

Those three words were respectively, Ye Suiqiu, ignorant of the cold.

Xu Han, however, did not know what these words meant.

"That's my father's sword." At this moment, Zhou Zhang's gentle voice sounded behind him. Hearing this, Xu Han turned around and saw Zhou Zhang holding the tea table and looking at him with a smile.

Xu Han hurriedly bowed and apologized.

"No problem. There will come a day when my father will only leave a little early." Zhou Zhang said indifferently. Then, he placed the tea table on the low couch and motioned for Xu Han to sit down.

Naturally, Xu Han did not dare to decline. He took the teacup that Zhou Zhang had handed him and gently pursed it. Then, he looked at Zhou Zhang.

"Brother Xu, what do you mean? Why are you looking at me?" Zhou Zhang asked calmly in the face of Xu Han's gaze.

"I'm thinking that Brother Zhou is only in his early twenties and can be accepted as a direct disciple. I think he must be extraordinary. Why have I never heard of Brother Zhou's name before?"

Xu Han had a good impression of Zhou Zhang, but he had stayed in Dark Asura Hall for too long and was suspicious. He was still a little confused by Zhou Zhang's sudden display of goodwill towards him, so he subconsciously wanted to test it out.

"I'm afraid Brother Xu will laugh at me. I have a mediocre aptitude. It was only because my father was close to the elders of the sect and entrusted me to an orphan on my deathbed that I was taken back as a disciple. As a result, I obtained a false reputation as a direct disciple. I can't compare to those junior brothers who relied on my own abilities to accomplish this." As Zhou Zhang spoke, he reached out and tidied up some of the books on the couch and put them aside.

However, Xu Han's gaze froze at that moment. He picked up one of Zhou Zhang's books and handed it to him.

"Brother Zhou dares to read such a book?" Xu Han asked with narrowed eyes.

It was a book with a yellowed title page, with the words "Mu Clan Chronicle" written on it.

The Mu King's rebellion could be said to be the first major case since the founding of the Great Zhou Empire. It involved a large number of people, but there were more than 4,000 people executed. The people were even more secretive about the Mu Clan's affairs. Few people dared to mention it, and the records related to it were all banned by the Imperial Court. Anyone who discovered it would be punished with capital punishment.

"Forbidden books, forbidden books are unpopular. What's the difference between reading and not reading?" Zhou Zhang, who was grabbed by Xu Han, still had a calm expression. He took a sip of the tea in his hand and said indifferently.

"Back then, the Shepherd King was annihilated. Only the Little Crown Prince escaped to the heavens. That Crown Prince and Brother Zhou should be at the same age, right?" Xu Han narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully.

"The Mu Clan wasn't the only one who survived that year." Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhang didn't care about this.

"There's still a survivor?" Xu Han was stunned. He was still a beggar when the Mu King's rebellion occurred. However, this matter caused a ruckus in the Great Zhou Empire at that time. Xu Han had heard some rumors, but he did not know how detailed the inside story was.

"Of course." Zhou Zhang smiled and said, "If the Mu Palace is dead, then who will lead the 200,000 Mu Clan troops at the Sword Dragon Closure? Who else can shake the 200,000 Tiger Wolf Masters apart from the Mu Clan?"

"It doesn't matter if it's a rebellion or a meritorious deed. Without the 200,000 Mu Clan soldiers, wouldn't the Great Xia Dynasty march straight into the Central Plains? That's why the Imperial Court still left a survivor in the Mu Clan case."

"Who?" Xu Han asked. He had rarely heard of this matter between the government and the public. Now that he had said this, he naturally wanted to ask about it.

"Back then, Mu Wang and Mu Tai's twin brothers. Now, the Sword Dragon has shut down 200,000 commanders of the Mu Clan. Northern Realm Prince Mu Ji of the Northern Region."

"Oh?" Xu Han nodded in understanding and then asked, "Zhu Xian destroyed the entire Mu Clan and actually dared to leave behind a Mu Clan member. This is a bit different from what I know about Chief Master Zhu . Isn't he afraid that the heavily armed Beijiang King will wait for an opportunity to take revenge?"

"Zhu Xian is well-known throughout the world. He has always been cautious. If he wasn't confident that he could control this Beijiang King, how could he put him in such a high position?" Zhou Zhang smiled and filled Xu Han with tea.

"Rumors have it that this Beijiang King has been sick since he was young, and his feet are inconvenient. Even now, he still needs help to walk. Compared to his elder brother, Mu Taiyi, he is at two extremes. After the old Mu King died of illness, he naturally passed the position of Mu King to Mu Taiyi. Mu Ji felt resentment in his heart, so he joined forces with the Longevity Division to take care of his own house."

Hearing this, Xu Han felt a chill run down his spine. In order to be rich and honorable, he could even betray his own blood relatives. It was simply to the point of being insane. Even Xu Han, who came from the Dark Asura Hall , was extremely shameless towards this.

"Brother Xu, what do you think of Mu Ji?" But before Xu Han could digest what Zhou Zhang had said, Zhou Zhang asked again.

"Of course it's extremely dangerous." Xu Han felt that this question was not a problem. Anyone in the world with a normal mind would probably think so.

"Is that so?" However, Zhou Zhang smiled, "But after all, he calmed down the two hundred thousand Mu Clan soldiers who were filled with righteous indignation at that time and almost mutinied, and also ensured the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty's border for nearly ten years."

Hearing this, Xu Handuan was dumbfounded.

"An imperial concubine Mu has unparalleled martial arts skills, but he has a sect full of plagiarism. An imperial concubine Mu Ji has no cultivation, but he can control the Northern Region for nearly ten years. Sometimes, no matter how invincible you are under the heavens, you can block millions of male lions, but it's not worth the calculations of the mechanism. So, there's no harm in reading more books." Zhou Zhang looked at Xu Han with a strange expression and said slowly. He picked up the Mu Clan Chronicle in his hand and shook the dust that came to the door. He gently put it aside.

Then, he turned to look at Xu Han and asked with narrowed eyes, "Do you think so, Brother Xu?"

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"I've benefited a lot from having a chat with Brother Zhou today. I thank you."

When Xu Han came out of Zhou Zhang's residence, Zhou Zhang was also polite and insisted on sending him off. It wasn't until they arrived at the wooden pavilion that the two of them often visited that they stopped.

"Brother Xu, you're welcome. I'm honored to be able to meet Brother Xu." Zhou Zhang, who was dressed in a woolen sweater, laughed.

"Yes." Xu Han nodded in response and was about to leave.

"Wait." But at that time, Zhou Zhang suddenly said. Then, he took out a white porcelain bottle from his bosom and handed it over.

Xu Han subconsciously accepted the item, but his gaze was puzzled as he looked at Zhou Zhang.

"Recently, the theft of the Veluriyam Pill among the outer sect disciples has caused a ruckus. Brother Xu, you must be careful."

"I'm still a personal disciple. Every month, the sect sends out three Origin Condensation Pills, the medicinal power of which is a hundred times that of the Veluriyam Pill. I'll give it to Brother Xu if it's useless."

After saying that, he gave Xu Han a meaningful look and turned around to leave the mountain.

Only Xu Han stared at the distant figure and was dazed.

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