Chapter 186: The Honest Man Forced into a Corner

The cannonball didn't land before it was shattered by golden light, not even having time to explode.

"Artillery? That's rare." Chu Danqing didn't know much about this and didn't know what stage this artillery was at.

However, the popularity was likely not high; at least the Black Banner Army wasn't equipped with it.

"Young Master Chu, you have killed so many; your crime is not small." Hong Chengyue rode a horse into the Bai Yuan Temple, followed by a group of Iron-Armored Guards.

At the very back, Hai was pushing a piece of artillery that looked very bulky; fortunately, these Iron-Armored Guards had martial arts, so they could push it easily.

"It's you; I was wondering who it was." Chu Danqing didn't care about Hong Chengyue's statement.

It was true that Da Bao and the summoned objects killed the people, but they belonged to Chu Danqing's derivatives, so the killing naturally counted on him.

"You should go; Ma Yunfeng said you are still useful and won't let me kill you." Chu Danqing signaled for him to get lost quickly.

Ma Yunfeng was very willing to give rewards, so Chu Danqing would give him some face and spare Hong Chengyue's life.

But these words fell into Hong Chengyue's ears and sounded so harsh.

So I didn't die just because of that old thing Ma Yunfeng?

"But I want to kill you. Young Master Chu, you have repeatedly opposed the Iron-Armored Guards; if you don't die, the Empress Dowager cannot be at ease." Hong Chengyue said in a deep voice.

This former Green-Clothed Guard Battalion Commander Chu Danqing was jumping around too actively; the source of their failure in Deep City was Chu Danqing.

So when Hong Chengyue got the news that Chu Danqing had left the city, he was overjoyed and immediately gathered his men to chase after him.

They set off relatively late, and their speed was not as good as the war chariot, which was why they only arrived when Chu Danqing was digging a pit to bury the people.

To be honest, being able to chase to the Bai Yuan Temple showed some strength.

"Oh." Chu Danqing responded blandly.

Since he refused to leave and specifically came to die, don't blame Chu Danqing for cleaning him up along the way.

As for potentially affecting the situation in Deep City? Don't consider these things at this time.

Kill when you should kill; considering the big picture means you are likely not part of the big picture.

Then what was Chu Danqing considering?

Still following the old rules: Da Bao fights the BOSS, Yue Lan Wu Ying kills the elites, and the Son of Heaven and the Ghost Gui Yuanmu clear the small soldiers.

The battle broke out in an instant; although Hong Chengyue was vigilant, the gap in strength was there, and he simply couldn't stop the actions of Yue Lan Wu Ying, the Son of Heaven, and the Ghost Gui Yuanmu.

What's more, he was targeted by Da Bao, who clawed toward his face.

However, as soon as they fought, he discovered that Da Bao's strength was not as fierce as those three, and was inferior to him by quite a bit.

But the problem was that the other party fought like they didn't want to live, and there were others assisting from the side.

His own attacks landed on Da Bao, and the wounds were quickly healed.

Da Bao could trade injury for injury, but he couldn't; if he got injured, he couldn't recover.

At this moment, Hong Chengyue finally understood where Chu Danqing's confidence came from.

He hadn't heard of Chu Danqing's battle record before, but he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, so he naturally took it as exaggeration.

After all, the Iron-Armored Guards were reorganized from the Green-Clothed Guards; from the bottom of his heart, he looked down on this group of "old seniors." If they really had this strength, why would they be liquidated by the Empress Dowager?

The saying "hearing is false, seeing is believing" might not be accurate sometimes, but it was fine most of the time.

Hong Chengyue, who had only heard rumors, was defeated by Chu Danqing in one blow.

"*Hoo~*" Hong Chengyue spat out a breath of turbid air after repelling Da Bao with a spear, and immediately said: "Young Master Chu, you won."

"Today I will leave Deep City and will never step in again."

As soon as he said this, Chu Danqing looked at him with the eyes of a fool.

Did he think this was playing house? A word of surrender and it's all wiped out?

"Vice Commander Hong, I am not an official of Great Shuo." Chu Danqing bit the word "Vice" very hard.

"Killing me is rebellion; at most ten days later, a large army will come to crusade." Hong Chengyue clarified the stakes: "Deep City will also perish because of this."

"Just as Prime Minister Ma said, I am still useful and cannot die."

He felt that he had grasped Chu Danqing's handle, and only then was he fearless.

However, after he finished speaking, he died.

Under Chu Danqing's secret gaze, Da Bao slaughtered Hong Chengyue with a claw.

"I just said that to be a good person, you have to be worse than the bad guys." Chu Danqing muttered: "Otherwise, they always feel that good people should have guns pointed at them."

The Empress Dowager sends troops? Wouldn't it be better if Chu Danqing just killed his way to the capital and killed the Empress Dowager together?

Even if such a person repents, there is no need for them to live.

A prodigal son turns back; does that mean the sins committed in the past are turned over?

"Dig the pit a bit bigger." Chu Danqing jumped into the pit and picked up the shovel to continue digging.

This time, with the corpses of the Iron-Armored Guards, the size of the original pit was not enough.

Fortunately, no one came to disturb him this time, and he successfully dug the pit and completed the burial of the corpses.

Then he returned to the city with the corpse of Li Yutang's daughter.

On the way, he stopped by the Xuanwu Sect station to recover the Huang Jinlishi and Ghost Grudge Infants he had left there before.

Unfortunately, they had searched for so long and still had no harvest, so Chu Danqing could only leave with regret.

As for the personnel he had settled, Ma Yunfeng also sent people to deal with them.

Ma Yunfeng himself did not come; obviously, this matter was not enough for him to come in person.

Chu Danqing did not stay long and went directly to the Li Fu.

After arriving, Li Yutang couldn't care about his demeanor and immediately ran to greet him.

"My condolences." Chu Danqing only said two words, and Da Bao got off the war chariot holding the corpse wrapped in a straw mat.

Li Yutang couldn't hold back and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, Young Master Chu; this old man will keep this in mind."

After letting people carry the corpse into the mansion, Li Yutang invited Chu Danqing into the hall, asked someone to serve good tea, and then asked: "Regarding my daughter's matter, I hope Young Master Chu will tell me the truth."

Chu Danqing didn't hide anything and told everything about the Xuanwu Sect and Bai Yuan Temple, except for the Nine Cauldrons Diagram.

Li Yutang was gnashing his teeth, wishing he could dig up the corpses of these people and whip them.

"Vice Commander Hong is also buried there; I suggest you wait a while before taking action." Chu Danqing reminded him.

"When people die, their debts are cleared" applied to himself, not forcing Li Yutang; he wasn't the kind of person who was strict with others and lenient with himself.

Li Yutang was a family member of a victim; it was normal to have thoughts of whipping the murderer.

Chu Danqing did Chu Danqing's kindness, and Li Yutang took Li Yutang's revenge; the two did not conflict.

If he were a father, he would do the same if his daughter died.

He hadn't experienced Li Yutang's suffering but knew the reason, so he naturally wouldn't persuade him to be magnanimous.

"They died... well!" Li Yutang said through gritted teeth.

Originally, he was forced to join Ma Yunfeng's Reformist camp, but now it was different; he had his own motivation.

In the final analysis, the Xuanwu Sect and Bai Yuan Temple were just white gloves in Deep City, and this line in Deep City was the Empress Dowager's private money.

The ultimate source was nothing more than this decaying Great Shuo.

His idea was very simple: he just wanted the Empress Dowager to die.

Li Yutang gave up interests and played both sides; wasn't it just to protect his wife, children, and family?

Now it was good; his only daughter was dead, so there was no need for his previous forbearance to continue; he just went berserk.

Among the wealthy and powerful families in Deep City, Li Yutang belonged to the honest type.

But now, this honest man had been forced into a corner.

"Young Master Chu, there is a night banquet at the Li Fu tonight; please be sure to come early." Li Yutang suppressed his sadness and anger and said to Chu Danqing.

When Chu Danqing heard this, his expression was full of surprise: "In this situation, you are still holding a night banquet???"

He knew what Li Yutang was going to do; he intended to go all out and fight to the end.

As for the funeral, the person was already dead, and the funeral was just a ceremony; it could be held tomorrow, the day after, or not at all.

Instead, revenge was more important.

Chu Danqing could see it; no wonder Li Yutang could manage such a large family business.

Don't look at how he was submissive in front of him and Ma Yunfeng; the ruthlessness in his bones was definitely not lacking.

"Hold it, and hold it grandly; it must be handled properly."

"Without money, how can we reform and establish?" Li Yutang gradually restrained his state and looked like he had no trace of his previous sadness.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing could only nod: "Alright, I will definitely arrive on time."

"Since that's the case, I'll take my leave first."

After Chu Danqing finished speaking, he got up and left. After getting on the war chariot, he arranged for a Ghost Grudge Infant to report to Ma Yunfeng.

Ma Yunfeng likely knew that Hong Chengyue had left the city to kill him; he didn't take action, presumably because he valued Chu Danqing's martial power.

The only people Hong Chengyue could mobilize in Deep City were the Iron-Armored Guards, and they were all under close surveillance.

"It's really tiring to deal with this group of people; if it weren't for my sufficient martial power and modern worldview, I might have been a scapegoat." Chu Danqing rubbed his temples.

Not to mention martial power, what really made him handle things with ease was his knowledge of the information explosion and his modern worldview, which allowed him to jump out of the unspoken rules played by this group of people.

Previously, Qiao Huaiyuan, Jia Simou, and even Hong Chengyue all thought that Chu Danqing would be bound by the big picture and imperial power, which was why they misjudged.

Otherwise, with their means of playing conspiracies and open schemes, Chu Danqing's level was simply not a match.

"And Wei Chu Yi, he is also not worry-free." Chu Danqing thought of this temporary little brother he had saved.

He did have ambition, but this ambition was not very comprehensive; he just thought about growing under his wings and didn't think about going further.

He had to find a way to give him a shot in the arm; otherwise, when Chu Danqing left, Wei Chu Yi and his little brothers would all collapse, and the backlash would be very serious.

"The Reformist faction, the Zhao Ming Society, only thinking about peaceful evolution, is not enough to accomplish things."

"If reform and establishment don't involve bloodshed, what's the difference from inviting guests to dinner?"

Chu Danqing intended to help them.

"Wei Chu Yi, Li Yutang, and Zhao Tiechuan."

These three, intelligence, money, and troops; if they could work together, they could accomplish a lot.

The most important thing was that these three had very little awe for imperial power.

Just this advantage alone was far better than Ma Yunfeng, Chen Jiunan, and others.

However, wanting to connect them had no small difficulty, especially Zhao Tiechuan.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 187 =====