Chapter 951: The Real and Fake Golden Leaf King (Part 1)

Tong Yue was startled, his lips trembling: "Golden, Leaf, King..."

One had just arrived, and now another one appeared?

Wasn't there only one Golden Leaf King? When did they start coming one after another?

"When you see the king, why don't you bow? Have you been out so long that you've forgotten all propriety?"

Seeing his subordinate staring blankly with a ghostly expression and showing no courtesy, the Azure Leaf King frowned.

"Your subordinate was just too shocked and was somewhat rude..." Tong Yue hurriedly knelt down and bowed.

"Shocked?" Qingye Wang asked, puzzled.

This subordinate of his, though not powerful in strength, was extremely capable—otherwise, he wouldn't have been entrusted with this important post. What could have happened to make him lose his composure so completely, even forgetting etiquette?

"It's, it's... earlier, a powerful clansman came, claiming to be Jinye Wang. Hearing that you are also one, I lost my composure..."

Tong Yue quickly explained.

"Claiming to be Jinye Wang?"

Qingye Wang and Jinye Wang exchanged a glance, both stunned.

"What do you mean? Are you saying someone impersonated me?" His face darkening, Jinye Wang stepped forward.

"This..." Tong Yue didn't know how to answer.

"What exactly is going on?" Green Leaf King looked over.

"Reporting to Your Highness, it's like this: just now I sent men to surround and kill the master, when a clansman appeared, claiming to be Golden Leaf King. Now... they are interrogating those masters and haven't left yet."

Tong Yue quickly recounted what had just happened.

"Claiming to be Golden Leaf King?"

"Interrogating masters?"

Both kings frowned simultaneously.

"Take us there. I want to see who dares impersonate me!"

His face darkening, Golden Leaf King's murderous aura boiled, as if it might explode at any moment.

A dignified king of the Alien Spirit Clan being impersonated—anyone would find that unbearable.

Tong Yue glanced at his own king, and seeing him nod, he acknowledged and led the way: "This way, please, both kings!"

"Not so fast. First, send people to quietly seal off the area. Be careful not to alert the enemy. Then we'll go."

After walking a couple of steps, Green Leaf King stopped and gave orders.

"Yes!"

Tong Yue nodded.

If the other party was truly a fake, harboring sinister intentions and chilling to the bone, he would naturally have to seize and interrogate them to know their purpose.

Stepping out of the room, Tong Yue gave a few instructions. At his command, the two hundred or so alien tribesmen who had been there before darted out simultaneously and silently surrounded the palace where Zhang Xuan had entered.

These alien tribesmen advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, sealing off all dead angles during the siege. Not to mention Zhang Xuan, even a Saint Domain Triple powerhouse would find it nearly impossible to escape.

"Alright, take us over to have a look!"

Seeing that preparations were complete, Qingye Wang waved his hand, and the few of them hurried toward the palace ahead.

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"You may not believe me, but think about it the other way: if I were truly the king of the alien race, would I bother wasting words with you? I'd probably just send people to kill you all!"

Seeing that not a single punctuation mark of his words was believed, Zhang Xuan waved his hand helplessly.

"You must be trying to get some information out of us... deliberately showing kindness to lull us into a false sense of security..." a master teacher gritted his teeth.

"Get information?"

Zhang Xuan shook his head: "I am the dean of the Master Teacher Academy. What secret don't I know? Do I need to obtain it from you? Do you think... your status can compare to that of a dean?"

"This..."

The crowd was stunned.

"Don't believe his glib tongue! Even if he is the dean of the Master Teacher Academy, with a revered status, he can't possibly know everything! He captured us, definitely wanting to know the secrets of the underground cavern..."

Lu Feng roared.

He had suffered a loss from this fellow before and would never believe his words again.

"That's right, don't believe him! Those not of our race are bound to have different hearts! If he weren't, how could he appear here? How could he make so many alien tribesmen obediently follow his orders?"

"These people are full of tricks, deliberately showing kindness, definitely with ulterior motives... Everyone, don't be fooled!"

Another master teacher shouted.

"You..."

Zhang Xuan rolled his eyes.

Saving people to the point of begging and pleading, yet they still didn't appreciate it... he was truly speechless.

"Ulterior motives... You're a bunch of old, weak, sick, and crippled folks who could kick the bucket at any moment. What could I possibly scheme for?" Unable to hold back any longer, Zhang Xuan snorted.

Look at you lot, with a combined age of hundreds of thousands of years. If I had ulterior motives, what would there be to scheme for?

"We..."

A master teacher was about to speak when suddenly Ziyang Beast's face darkened: "Master, it's bad. The surroundings have been sealed off..."

It had already reached the Divine Sense realm and was more sensitive than anyone present. Although the commotion outside was slight, it still detected it.

"Sealed off?"

Zhang Xuan was startled and quickly turned around. His Eye of Insight蠕动 as he looked out through the window, and sure enough, he saw countless alien clansmen sealing off the entire area in the pitch-black night. Although they were all concealing their auras, if anyone tried to leave, they would surely unleash a thunderous strike.

"What's going on?" His heart turned cold, and his expression grew solemn.

Wasn't everything fine just a moment ago? Weren't they completely convinced by his words?

How could they have sealed off the entire area in such a short time, seemingly determined to kill him?

"You go back first..."

After a glance, Zhang Xuan knew escape was impossible. He waved his hand at the Violet Sun Beast.

"Yes!" The Violet Sun Beast nodded, its body flickered, and it was absorbed into the Thousand Ant Beehive.

After storing it away, Zhang Xuan's body shifted again, transforming back into the appearance of an alien clansman.

No sooner had he finished than he heard the palace door creak open from the outside, and three figures strode in.

The first was none other than Tong Yue, while the two behind him were unfamiliar, but their surging internal energy exuded a powerful oppressive force.

"Saint Domain... Fourth Layer experts?"

His face twitched, and his fists clenched involuntarily beneath his sleeves.

These two were actually experts who had reached the Fourth Layer of the Saint Domain.

Earlier, he had considered using the Golden Origin Cauldron to fight a bloody path and escape, but with experts of this level present, that hope was essentially dashed.

Knowing escape was impossible, Zhang Xuan, though tense, knew he had to stay clear-headed. He quietly circulated his mind, and soon calmed down.

"Tong Yue, didn't I say not to let anyone disturb me? What, do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?"

His face darkened, and a murderous aura emanated from his brow.

Though he didn't know where he had slipped up and been exposed, he could only continue the charade for now; otherwise, he might really die here.

If these foolish masters had believed him earlier, he might have already escaped, and wouldn't be in such a passive position!

"It's not that I'm being reckless, but... our prince and King Golden Leaf have arrived. They heard that you also claim to be King Golden Leaf, so they came to see..."

Tong Yue said.

"Your prince? King Golden Leaf?" Darkness flashed before his eyes, and Zhang Xuan nearly fainted.

Could he be this unlucky?

He had only impersonated for a short while, borrowing the other's name, and now the real one had come? Was this for real?

Last time with the Poison Hall, he had impersonated an envoy, and before long, the real one showed up, nearly capsizing his plans. This time was even worse—impersonating King Golden Leaf, and not only did he come, but King Green Leaf came too...

Why was his luck so bad?

"Who are you? Why are you using my name?" Seeing this person impersonating him, King Golden Leaf's face turned ashen, like the bottom of a pot.

"Who are you?"

Zhang Xuan raised an eyebrow.

There was no other way out; he had to take a gamble.

"I am the Golden Leaf King!" said the Golden Leaf King.

"What audacity! Who is this fellow, daring to impersonate my name? Tong Yue, why haven't you ordered someone to seize him?"

With a grand wave of his hand, Zhang Xuan shouted loudly, his hands clasped behind his back, releasing a powerful aura and boundless strength: "I am the true Golden Leaf King!"

As he spoke, the muscles on his face writhed, and in the blink of an eye, he became identical to the "Golden Leaf King" opposite him.

He had only been disguised according to his puppet's appearance before; now that the real Golden Leaf King had arrived, he naturally had to look like him.

"You..."

Seeing this fellow not only impersonating him but also transforming into his likeness right before his eyes, the Golden Leaf King was nearly bursting with rage.

Could you be any more blatant?

Turning into my face right in front of me—do you think everyone is blind?

"This is my true appearance; earlier, I was merely disguised, unwilling to show my real face!"

Having transformed into the other's likeness, Zhang Xuan said.

"Who exactly are you? I crossed the seal together with the Golden Leaf King; his identity cannot be false!"

Seeing the other party so emboldened, the Green Leaf King could no longer stand by and spoke up.

He had come together with the Golden Leaf King, so naturally he trusted the one beside him more.

"Cannot be false?"

Waving his hand, Zhang Xuan sighed, a look of regret on his face: "Green Leaf King, you think too simply! You don't know this fellow, but I know him well. He once impersonated me before; after I discovered him and taught him a lesson, he escaped because he was too cunning! I never expected him to show up here. Had I known, I would have killed him on the spot, so that my identity wouldn't be confused between true and false..."

"What are you saying?"

The more he listened, the more absurd it seemed. The Golden Leaf King was nearly exploding with rage, his murderous intent boiling, ready to strike at any moment.

Not only did this fellow impersonate him, but he also spoke with such righteous indignation and high-sounding words... Where did he get the nerve?

Impersonated you... taught him a lesson...

He just spouted nonsense off the top of his head...

Where is his shame?

"What am I saying? Don't you know in your heart?"

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan's face showed a look of disappointment: "You beast, why don't you quickly reveal your true form? I raised you for so many years, treated you like my own son, taught you techniques and martial skills hand in hand, only wanting you to become stronger. But instead, you learned my habits and even my martial arts secrets, and now you go around impersonating me, swindling and deceiving... You are utterly ungrateful!"

Having said this, Zhang Xuan looked at the Green Leaf King and Tong Yue: "To tell you the truth, he is actually a beast pet I raised. Because I've kept him for many years, he knows all my habits and can thus transform into my likeness..."

"Beast pet?"

The Green Leaf King and Tong Yue were both taken aback.

The latter couldn't help but look over: "Our spirit race doesn't even have spirit beasts or sacred beasts; where would we get a beast pet?"