Against The Gods With An Anime System 49 The Parasite - Part 2

"Why didn't you take out that parasite?!" asked Cang Yue who was completely pale in the face after seeing the horrible monstrosity that was inside her father and causing his health to decline.

"It's not like I don't wanna take it out. It's that I can't. There is a reason that this parasite is called the Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite. It can only ever have one host in its lifecycle and it can't transfer to another host. The worst thing about this parasite is, that once it has matured inside a host, its life and the host's life are intrinsically linked. Meaning that, if the host dies the parasite dies and if the parasite dies the host dies. So if I took out the parasite, it would die and with it your father. So I had no other choice but to leave it in." said Mesa with a grave tone of voice .

"To think that such an abhorrent and sinister creature exists." Said Emperor Cang Wanhe with a face full of fear.

"How…...? How did this… *thing*, end up inside our body in the first place? We will definitely find him… and dismembering his body into ten thousand pieces!" Said Emperor Cang Wanhe with a pale face.

"It's like I said earlier. This is a special type of parasite that must be implanted inside the body and near the heart. So only your majesty will know who did it. Who was the person that made that cut on your chest?" asked Mesa seriously.

"No… way." Said both Cang Yue and her father slowly as the true realization of the question dawned on them.

It can't be Master Gu who implanted the parasite. Master Gu has put his heart and soul into taking care of Father these years. His relationship with the Imperial Family has always been very good… It can't be him! He simply has no reason to harm my father." Cang Yue face was overwhelmed with shock… She knew the person who made the cut on her father's chest three years ago. It was the Medical Saint, Gu Qiuhong. That time, Cang Wanhe had a serious cold. Gu Qiuhong claimed that the cold was too serious and he needed to bleed some of the cold blood from his chest...

"Uchiha Mesa…" Emperor Cang Wanhe's expression was emotionless and asked with some difficulty: "This type of parasite, is it difficult to be discovered?"

Understanding why he would ask such a question, Mesa answered straightforwardly, "Ordinary doctors, especially those who haven't studied parasitic poisons and parasitic bugs, do in fact have a hard time discovering its existence. However, if Gu Qiuhong's medical expertise is as excellent as the rumors say, it is impossible for him to not have discovered the 'Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite's existence. Naturally, if he was the one who implanted the parasite… He obviously would not 'discover' it."

"I see…" said Emperor Cang Wanhe's as he breathed out a deep sigh. With his body leaning on the bed, his complexion was pale, as if he had suddenly become much older. "Yue'er, there is no mistaking this, all the facts point out that the person who implanted the parasite was Gu Qiuhong. This scar on my chest, was left by him three years ago. It was also after that day, that I was bedridden with a serious illness for three years. Uchiha Mesa already forced the parasite out for us to see it and it truly exists. This is the undeniable truth, and everything else… is all fake."

"But why…? Why would he do this? We have always been on good terms with him, why would he do this to Father?" asked Cang Yue who still couldn't come to terms with the fact that the Medical Saint, Master Gu, who she had been looking up to for years is the culprit behind her father's declining health.

"Maybe because he is being payed to this. Maybe he made some sort of deal with those unfilial sons of mine, Cang Shuo and Cang Lin. Maybe he is being payed by the Xiao Sect or the Burning Heaven Clan in order to get us out of the way so that they can take over. Moreover… when We had a.s.sociated with him in our early years, we had already discovered that his true nature was not as virtuous and harmless as he seemed on the surface. On the contrary, there are times that he would secretly do despicable acts. But the excellence of his medical expertise was unquestionable, so We had always tried to be on good terms with him. And compared to those enormous sects, my name as the Emperor is not as great and that could have something to do with this." Said Emperor Cang Wanhe seriously as he shook his head, devastated by the fact that Master Gu, who he had trusted as much as his own daughter was the one who implanted him with this parasite. It was thanks to him that his health declined and that his sons, Cang Shuo and Cang Lin, would fight for the throne and eventually invite the Burning Heaven Clan and Xiao Sect to support them.

"Thank you, Uchiha Mesa. Truly. If it weren't for you, we would have died and never known that Master Gu, who had been taking care of us for so long was the one who was killing us." Said Emperor Cang Wanhe as he looked like he had resigned himself to his fate.

"There may be a way to safely remove this parasite. What I would need to remove it is the Burning Soul Flower. It is just unfortunate that is incredibly rare." Said Mesa

"Burning Soul Flower… Burning Soul Flower…I will utilize all my ability, and immediately search for the Burning Soul Flower. My Blue Wind Imperial Family controls the Blue Wind Empire, we'll definitely be able to find it no matter how difficult it is to do so." Said Cang Yue resolutely.

At this time, a servant walked in, bowed his head and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty and Princess Cang Yue, Heavenly Sword Villa's Young Villa Master Ling Yun, is requesting an audience, he is currently waiting in the Blue Cloud Hall."

"Oh?" exclaimed both Cang Yue and her father.

'So, those two have arrived, huh?' Thought Mesa to herself.

"Looking at the time, they must have come here for that reason." Mumbled Emperor Cang Wanhe to himself before he looked at Cang Yue and told her: "Yue'er, go and receive them. They must have come here to deliver an invitation."

"Alright Father. Should I inform them about the parasite Gu Qiuhong implanted inside you?" asked Cang Yue hesitantly.

"No! Keep this information to yourself, we cannot let anyone find out about this. If we confront him, he may talk himself out of this and flee immediately. Plus, with his wide network of connections, the major sects will come to his defense and against them we can't stand up." Said Emperor Cang Wanhe seriously.

"Alright father, I won't tell anyone. I will go and see Young Villa Master Ling Yun." Said Cang Yue as she walked out of the room with Mesa following behind her.

Walking towards the hall where the two from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Villa were, Mesa could see that one looked to be around twenty years old and the other around fifteen years old. Both were clad in pure white clothing. Whereas the older one was calmly standing around, looking to a landscape painting. The younger one was impatiently walking to and from the hall.

Hearing footsteps, the two from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Villa look over and see that Princess Cang Yue has come with someone following behind her. The older one smiled, cupped his hands in greeting and said: "Heavenly Sword Villa Ling Yun pays his respects to Princess Cang Yue."

"Big brother Yun." Cang Yue subsequently requited his salute, and smiled elegantly: "It's been a long time since we last met, I didn't think you would actually personally visit."

Ling Yun smiled lightly: "It has been almost two and a half years since I last met Princess Cang Yue at the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament. To be able to witness Princess Cang Yue's n.o.ble appearance once again, is my, Ling Yun's fortune…"

As Ling Yun was speaking, the youngster accompanying him scuttled over with a "whoosh" sound, and cried out in surprise while staring at Cang Yue: "You're the legendary Blue Moon Princess? Whoa!! Big Bro, this Princess Sis is even more beautiful than you described!"

"Little Jie, don't be rude!" Ling Yun glanced at his younger brother, then said with an apologetic expression: "Princess, this is my younger brother Ling Jie. He's just fifteen and a half this year, and is young and inexperienced. He also rarely leaves the Heavenly Sword Villa so he doesn't quite understand etiquette. I hope Princess won't take offense."

"None taken. It is…." Said Cang Yue before Ling Jie suddenly cut her off.

"Big Brother, I am almost sixteen years old and thus almost an adult. And Princess Sis's beauty is astonishing. How have I said anything offensive." Said Ling Jie.

Cang Yue couldn't help but smile at Ling Jie's childish and innocent att.i.tude and reply in a teasing tone: "Little Brother Ling Jie, Big Sister thanks you for the compliment. I am sure that after you grow up, all the girls will be attracted to you."

Hearing this out of Cang Yue's mouth, Ling Jie looked like he resolved himself before he made a bold statement: "Princess Sis, not only are you truly beautiful but your voice is pleasant to hear…. Alright, I have made my choice. Princess Sis, marry me!"

Deciding that this is the point where he should come in, Mesa immediately told Ling Jie: "I am sorry little brother Jie, but Princess Cang Yue cannot marry you. She already has a man."

"What! Who is this man! I will not let anyone take my future bride from me! Who has taken my Princess Sis, I'm going to challenge him. Mother had said that one can yield other things, but one must never yield the woman they like. Even if she has been s.n.a.t.c.hed away by someone else, one must use the most masculine of methods to s.n.a.t.c.h her back! I've fallen for Princess Sis and I will to defeat him and take Princess Sis back." Boldly declared Ling Jie.

"You don't have to look fare…" said Mesa as stood next to Cang Yue and grabbed her hand, causing her to blush and look down, in front of Ling Jie and said: "because I am that man."

"You?!" said Ling Jie in shock.

"Y-y-y-you dare take my Princess Sis from me. I will not allow that! I will fight you and take her back." Said Ling Jie boldly causing Mesa to smile before he let go Cang Yue's hand and walked up to Ling Jie until he was a few feet away from him.

"Very well, but what do I stand to gain if I, hypothetically, win from you." Said Mesa.

Ling Jie pulled out his sword and pointed it at Mesa and declared: "I am the only man fit for Princess Sis and I will not allow you to take her from me. Reveal your weapon and be prepared to receive three of my strikes. If you can take them, only then will I acknowledge you. And if that happens, I will also call you Boss from then on."

"Very well then, I accept. But we shouldn't do this here. Let us take this to the courtyard." Said Mesa as he walked over to the courtyard.

Once in the courtyard he and Ling Jie faced each other. Mesa took out a regular straight sword that was still in its sheath. Placing his right hand on the handle, he put a lot of Haki into the sword before he pulled it out completely black. Seeing this Ling Jie, Ling Yun and Cang Yue were a bit surprised seeing a black sword like that.

Pulling out his from its sheath, Ling Jie struck towards Mesa causing a sword force to rush to him at blinding speed. When it had arrived at Mesa, he just casually swung his sword upwards and deflected the sword force straight up, without any effort. This display of power made both Ling Jie and Ling Yun look on in shock as Mesa had deflected Ling Jie's strike with seemingly no effort.

"That is one." Said Mesa causing Ling Jie and Ling Yun to awaken from their daze.

"Grrr…. That was just me going easy on you! Now, I will not go easy on you anymore. Take this!" said Ling Jie as he swung his sword again causing another sword force to rush at Mesa. But this one was much sharper and had much more power behind it. And this time, Mesa grabbed his sword with two hands and swung downwards, causing the sword force to immediately dissipate. This time both Ling Jie and Ling Yun were overcome with horror, seeing Ling Jie's second sword strike get defeated like that.

"GRRRR!! Alright then! This time I will use every ounce of my strength!" yelled out Ling Jie as he prepared his final strike. The sword force that came at Mesa this time had much more power behind than the last two combined. Mesa prepared his sword and held it up next to his head with the tip pointed at Ling Jie.

"Haa!" yelled out Mesa as the sword force was upon him and he thrust forward his sword, breaking Ling Jie sword force and arriving at Ling Jie with his sword just millimeters away from Ling Jie's nose. Seeing all three strikes get defeated like that, both Ling Jie and Ling Yun were in a daze and didn't even register Mesa standing right in front of Ling Jie with his sword just millimeters away from his nose until he spoke up.

"You lost." Said Mesa.
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"I lost." Said Ling Jie in a daze: "You took all three of my strikes and not only did you take them, you even defeated them so easily. The only ones who can take my sword strikes have higher level than me and are older. But not only do you have a lower level, you even defeated me so effortlessly. It is no wonder Princess Sis has taken a liking to you, I am already no match for at the Spirit Profound Realm while you're at the True Profound Realm. If you reach the Spirit Profound Realm, n.o.body will be able to stand a chance against you."

"That may be good and all. But don't forget about our deal. Or are you trying to chicken out." Said Mesa.

"Hmmph… of course not! Once given, I will back down from my word. And besides, calling you Boss is not a big deal at all." Said Ling Jie proudly as he walked over to Mesa.

"I, Ling Jie, admit that I have lost the bet. From now on you are my Boss. Now Boss, don't be stingy. Tell me, how did you get so powerful at the True Profound Realm?" asked Ling Jie with stars in his eyes.

"Someday I shall tell you, but only if you are worthy. But with this out of the way, I believe you two have here for a reason." Said Mesa to Ling Yun who nodded and walked over to Cang Yue handing her the invitation letter.

"Princess, us brothers came to the imperial city this time to deliver this invitation to the n.o.ble imperial family. In seven months' time, we will welcome the n.o.ble imperial family's visit to the Heavenly Sword Villa. If Princess can do me the honor of visiting personally, that would be too great. So with that, us two brothers' mission has been accomplished; we'll take our leave now." said Ling Yun as he took his little brother and quickly left.

With the invitation letter in hand, Cang Yue walked back to her father. But just before she left, Mesa grabbed her hand and stopped her.

"I wanted to tell you that I will be gone now. The tournament is in seven months, I will be back in six months, give or take a week. If you have any information about the Burning Soul Flower, tell me when I get back, ok. I will make sure to get it, no matter who has it or where it is. I promise you." Said Mesa seriously.

"Ok, I will. But where are you gonna go then?" asked Cang Yue concernedly.

"I will go to the Wasteland of Death, I heard there are two Flood Dragons guarding some cave. I am gonna see what's inside it." said Mesa causing Cang Yue to exclaim in shock.

"Are you crazy?! n.o.body goes there! Those dragons are incredibly dangerous, they will kill anyone who comes close!"

"Don't worry about me. A bunch of overgrown lizards have got nothing against me. And besides, they may be a good challenge for me." Said Mesa with a grin filled with excitement.

"… I can see that you have made up your mind. In any case, if things get to dangerous. Please don't push and please use your teleportation and come back to me. I wouldn't know what to do if you were suddenly gone." Said Cang Yue with a sad expression on her face.

"Alright, if things become too dangerous I will come back to you immediately. And just before I leave, can you close your eyes. I have a surprise for you." Said Mesa after which Cang Yue closed her eyes. After that Mesa placed a hand on her forehead.

['Alright JARVIS, do it']