Chapter 72

At this moment, with a wave of the Dragon Maiden's hand, several frozen corpses surfaced, their bodies covered with various blunt weapon injuries, and there were also arrow wounds.

Zhang Jian looked at these corpses, immediately nodded, knowing that with these things he already had enough to challenge the governor.

These were the guards and soldiers aboard the Gu family's official ship; these corpses had sunk into the river, where they should have been swiftly swept away by undercurrents or directly fed to fish, but now they have been turned up, and finding some clues on them is not difficult.

Those military weapons of the Shi clan are the clues.

Among them are also several corpses of black-clad individuals whose faces are barely preserved; these dead guards of the governor's residence are also 'human evidence'!

Zhang Jian felt a sigh.

"This matter thanks to the princess stepping in; otherwise we might not have been able to obtain it!"

"The governor's residence is also an enemy of the White Water Dragon Palace; toppling this Governor Yu, the Dragon Palace ought to exert some effort!"

After a slight pause, the Dragon Maiden said again: "Dao brother, there is another matter: my father recently managed to shake apart the fate foundation on Governor Yu's body; in a short time he will be unable to cope!"

"If the Four Great Families wish to act, the best time is now!"

"Huh?"

Zhang Jian's eyes lit up, and he immediately gave a slight nod.

It seems the opportunity has matured.

The Dragon Maiden's lovely eyes lingered on Zhang Jian for a moment; Zhang Jian stared at her somewhat strangely, and Bai Li Ying turned around and said softly.

"Brother Zhang, I may need to go into seclusion for a while.

"If you have any other requests, Brother Dao, you can go to the willow tree before the Dragon-Locking Dam, perform the oral formula, and someone will come to meet you; if you have a message or request, you can entrust it to it!

"This is a good thing!

Zhang Jian also felt happy for this Dragon Maiden:

"Jian, I wish the princess success in passing the Trials of Fate and achieving a flawless Dao foundation!

The Dragon Maiden nodded.

Her gaze fell on Zhang Jian before her, a flicker of ripples flashing deep in her eyes, then she turned and vanished into the rushing white waters.

……

Zhang Jian then fetched several large crates, moved the dozens of corpses into them, and at the same time sought out his maternal grandfather Qi Yi to discuss.

"Did the Dragon Lord really say that, and Yu Tongguang suffered heavy injuries?"

Qi Yi glanced at each large wooden crate before him, personally inspected the corpses inside; although he found it hard to believe, he could not disbelieve what lay before his eyes.

Qi Yi also clicked his tongue inwardly, marveling that his own grandson-in-law was truly extraordinarily capable, actually having established contact with the Dragon Palace.

But this also filled Qi Yi's heart with excitement; Yu Tongguang's self‑inflicted doom and offense against the Dragon Palace undoubtedly hastened the fall of the Governor's mansion.

"Good, I will now notify Gu Chengyan and Yu You to join with many officials and go to the Supervisory Censor's Office to ask Censor Yao to uphold justice!

Qi Yi, being quite shrewd, immediately ordered someone to contact the heads of the Gu and Yu families—Gu Chengyan and Yu You—and have the Zhang family represented by Zhang Jian, all together heading to the Provincial Supervisory Censor's Office to file a complaint.

At the same time, they allied with some capable members of the four great clans, preparing to first strip the Governor's mansion of its wings, reducing Yu Tongguang to a bare‑pole commander.

By then, no matter what trump cards Yu Tongguang might have, it will be hard for him to turn the tide.

Strike while he's sick—take his life!

……

At the Governor's mansion, inner and outer three layers of personal troops tightly controlled every outpost; all open and secret sentries were activated.

Surrounded inside and out like an iron barrel, no news could leak out.

Except for a few of Yu Tongguang's close aides, nobody else knew that he had suddenly fainted not long ago; this could have thrown the entire Governor's mansion into instant chaos, but fortunately it was quickly brought under control by Daoist Qingyu.

He swiftly summoned several senior officials of the Governor's mansion and, at once, gagged the few maidservants and attendants who knew the news.

By the sickbed, the tall and sturdy Yu Tongguang was now extremely weakened, a towel laid on his head, his complexion pallid.

Such weakness is rare in a body‑cultivating martial artist.

Especially since Yu Tongguang had originally been a master of body cultivation.

His qi and blood were like a furnace.

His physique had originally surpassed that of his trusted aide Chao Yun.

At this moment, Daoist Qingyu gazed at Yu Tongguang, his forehead covered in beads of sweat.

"Qingyu, how is it? What exactly happened?"

Yu Tongguang's eyes were suffused with bloodshot veins, and one hand clutched Daoist Qingyu's hand like an iron arm.

Daoist Qingyu wore a doubtful expression; seeing Yu Tongguang's urgent gaze, he immediately shook his head and said:

"Your fate pattern has collapsed, Lord Dong; you originally possessed an innate fate pattern called the Assisting and Supporting Fate. With this fate aiding you, Lord Dong, even if you are a general, you may not win every battle, but whatever you do will go much more smoothly; as long as you do not encounter those famous generals, no one can stop your rise!

"But now your fate pattern has been split apart by someone's spell!

"What!

Yu Tongguang's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his face flushed with anger.

"Qingyu, this is impossible; you didn't say that I, as a court‑appointed regional official, bear the imperial sacred vessels that suppress my destiny? Who could break my heavenly mandate? This is impossible; did you missee?

Hearing this, Daoist Qingyu's expression grew somewhat bitter, and he nodded.

"Governor, your fate pattern has indeed collapsed!

He opened his mouth, intending to explain, but seeing Yu Tongguang's weakened visage, he didn't know what to do.

According to the Governor's rank, a fate pattern is indeed hard to break, let alone being killed by a spell cast from afar.

But the Governor erred this time: first he lost the Governor's seal, lacking that official seal, making his fate unstable; second, he lost the people's hearts, with numerous officials inside and outside Fengyang Commandery, even the prominent clans and the populace, turning against him.

Furthermore, it was the White Water Dragon Lord's spellcasting without regard for cost.

Thus Yu Tongguang ended up in this state.

He had just risked backlash to observe Yu Tongguang's fortune; now this Lord Dong is not only suffering a shattered fate, but dark clouds loom over his head, making the situation extremely unfavorable.

Although worried at heart, Daoist Qingyu also knew the present danger, and so he reminded him.

"Dong Weng, the situation now is not good; Dong Weng must prepare early, lest be caught off guard!"

"Yes, we must prepare early; those treacherous ministers and villains, if they hear any whisper, will surely not let the opportunity pass! Help me up now; I must certainly appear in the governor's residence to put everyone's mind at ease!"

Yu Tongguang, ignoring his splitting headache, forcibly got up from the sickbed; with the assistance of Daoist Qingyu, he donned his armor, his expression slightly eased, then he looked at the worried Daoist Qingyu and said:

"Qingyu, don't be anxious either; I, the official, am not hiding it from you either—I still have a precious treasure on my person; although it lacks the marvel of the Dragon-Phoenix Replenishing Golden Pill, this treasure is still quite remarkable!"

Once we present this treasure to the Divine Cavern Observatory, we need not speak of a comeback; stabilizing our position as governor of Fengyang Commandery will not be difficult, and those treacherous ministers and villains will still have only a dead end!

At the end of his words, Yu Tongguang's eyes flashed with a grim light.

He did not know where the problem had arisen, but he blamed this entire debt on the many local forces within Fengyang Commandery today, having made up his mind; he would wait until they got through the crisis, then he would surely slaughter until heads rolled inside and outside the commandery, only then would his hatred be appeased.

But before Yu Tongguang's triumphant scheme could even be set in motion, it was shattered by the shouts of killing outside the governor's residence.