Blue Phoenix Chapter 38 - Conclave of the Lords

Moving through the castle, Hui Yue was taken aback by the sheer amount of guards standing in the hallways. Just near the library where the conclave was to take place, Hui Yue went past at least a thousand guards, and all of them were either Emperors or late-stage Kings.

Seeing so many guards in the castle, and all of them wearing various uniforms, Hui Yue understood just how important this conclave was. For so many guards to be protecting the castle, not even Zhong Fai would personally enter the castle as it was now. Sixty-four Saints and countless Emperors and Kings were walking these halls making it the safest place in the entire continent right now.

Astonished by the vast number of guards, Hui Yue quietly followed behind the two experts who picked him up, and they slowly made their way to the library. Standing outside, Hui Yue felt his palms turn moist from sweat, and his heart was beating erratically as the door in front of him opened incredibly slowly.

The library no longer looked the way it had before. There were not just a few chairs in the middle. Instead, a long table was present with sixty-five chairs, sixty-four of which were filled with beasts.

As soon as the door opened, everyone around the table turned their gaze towards him. At that moment, his heart almost stood still as he saw the various eyes staring at him. There were snake eyes, cat eyes, human eyes, eyes which seemed to belong to bears, horses, and some lions. Some eyes were red, others green, and the only thing all of them possessed was curiosity and some held slight admiration.

In the hands of all the Saints was sheet after sheet of paper, on which The Art of War had been written. During the last few days, Wan Qiao ensured that there was a copy of The Art of War for each and every one of the experts. By the time Hui Yue arrived, they had already received a copy and had read through it.

To see that the writer was such a young man, a young man who was clearly only a Duke was something which astonished all these Saints.

“Come closer,” Wan Qiao f

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