Chapter 178: Capture the Emperor

"What are we grabbing these two people for?" Tianming asked Tianzai, puzzled.

Tianzai walked around the begging man and woman, then pointed at them and said, "They're not ordinary people."

"What kind of people are they?"

Tianzai thought for a moment and replied, "The Son of Heaven. The emperor of mankind!"

"Son of Heaven? Child of Heaven? The emperor of mankind? Hahaha!" Tianming suddenly burst out laughing, also pointing at them and said, "When did emperors become this weak! To still call themselves the Son of Heaven is simply an insult to the word 'Heaven'!"

At this moment, the perpetually timid Emperor Wen of Zhou actually rose up, he sharply lifted his head and puffed his chest, scolding Tianming: "I am the Son of Heaven of the Great Zhou Dynasty; how dare you speak to me like this! Do you know this is a crime punishable by death?"

"Punishable by death?" Tianming found it funny, he was about to laugh himself to death at these stupid mortals, he bent down, grabbed Emperor Wen of Zhou's hair, and retorted, "Do you know who you're facing? It's a god! Do you understand? Even if you are the Son of Heaven, what does that matter? Can you compare to a god? With no strength to truss a chicken, who are you going to fight?" After saying that, he fiercely kicked Emperor Wen of Zhou, sending him rolling several times on the ground.

Seeing this, Consort Xiao hastily rushed forward kneeling, kowtowing at Tianming's feet, she said, "Great hero… no, god, please spare me, I am willing to serve you as an ox or horse, I am willing to offer you my all!"

Consort Xiao knew Emperor Wen of Zhou was no longer what he once was; to save her life, she instead made herself a gift, intending to actively present herself to Tianming.

Tianming carefully examined Consort Xiao, only then discovering she indeed had some beauty, and clicked his tongue, "Tsk tsk, even the mortal world has such a beauty..."

"God, please accept me!" Consort Xiao, seeing the situation, clung to one of Tianming's legs and begged.

"You wretched creature!" Emperor Wen of Zhou roared in anger! He never imagined that his most beloved consort would one day betray him. Is this still the Consort Xiao who once loved him as dearly as a guest?

Unfortunately, Tianming had no interest in female beauty, so he turned his gaze to Tianba.

Tianba grinned, his smile full of greed.

Tianming gently lifted Consort Xiao and handed her to Tianba.

Consort Xiao wrapped her pure, slender arms around Tianba's neck, giving him a bewitching smile… "God…"

Tianba took Consort Xiao, holding her as he entered a room of the Xiao family castle… his large hands supported her full, fragrant buttocks.

"You wretched creature!" Emperor Wen of Zhou continued to curse, his beard bristling with anger. The mighty emperor, master of the Heaven Peace Continent, actually ended up in such a plight! Even the woman he loved most betrayed him.

"Since he is the Son of Heaven, keeping him around might still be useful, right?" Tianming asked Tianzai.

Tianzai replied expressionlessly, "What we will have to do in the future should be just this kind of role."

"Then let's keep him." Tianming said, and with a wave of his hand, seven or eight soldiers knelt down; he told them, "You few, if you don't want to die, tie this man up for me."

"What?" Merely those few kneeling soldiers shocked everyone present—who would dare to bind the current emperor?

"I don't want to kill people." Tianming warned, he is one who keeps his promises, giving everyone on the Heaven Peace Continent the same chance: not killing means he firmly refuses to kill, but that doesn't mean he has a good temper.

Those seven or eight soldiers didn't have time to think about that, they hurriedly got up, grabbed a rope, and proceeded to bind Emperor Wen of Zhou.

"You actually dare…" Emperor Wen of Zhou could only utter useless shouts, unable to offer any resistance, "You actually dare… you actually dare…"

A man rushed forward with a sword, he surged to Emperor Wen of Zhou's front, swinging his blade to cut down the soldiers binding him. He loudly roared, "You dare treat the Son of Heaven of the Great Zhou Dynasty like this—aren't you afraid of death?!"

He was Emperor Wen of Zhou's trusted aide, the commander of the guards.

Tianming was amused by this man's loyalty, he laughed and asked, "Afraid of death? We are the ones who decide life and death, so why would we still fear it?" He didn't want to waste more words, just pointed a finger, and the guard commander flew out of the Xiao family castle.

The soldiers didn't wait for Tianming to say more, they voluntarily stepped forward and bound Emperor Wen of Zhou.

Tianming stepped forward, placed one foot on Emperor Wen of Zhou's shoulder, grabbed his beard with one hand, and said, "Someone as incapable as you is unfit to be king; your era has passed."

Emperor Wen of Zhou wore a face of anger, yet said no more; from the exalted Son of Heaven to a prisoner below, this is fate. Tianming struck his head with a palm, after which he lost consciousness.

……

Chief Eunuch Zhang returned to the Western Depot with serious injuries, but when he arrived at the Western Depot and saw the situation was already lost, the Embroidered Uniform Guard suffered countless casualties. The entire Western Depot had been occupied by rebels, and he himself was wounded, unable to turn the tide in a short time, so he could only choose to flee.

After all, he still had three hundred thousand Embroidered Uniform Guard troops stationed elsewhere on the Heaven Peace Continent; once he gathered these forces, he could quickly counterattack, retake the imperial capital, and retake the Western Depot.

Moreover, he still had five deputy commanders.

Chief Eunuch Zhang blew a long whistle, whoosh whoosh whoosh, and only saw more than ten figures swiftly descend around him; they surrounded Zhang Gonggong in a circle, then all knelt down and said in unison, "Subordinates report to Chief Eunuch Zhang."

Each wore winter clothing, stepped on horse boots, and had a crescent moon saber at their waist.

Their heads covered with black cloths, faces masked; only their eyes were revealed, exuding killing intent.

"You've done well; even at this critical juncture you managed to stay well hidden without exposure. With you, I have no worry about being unable to make a comeback."

"Chief Eunuch Zhang had instructed us before his great battle with Dongfang Wuji: if the Western Depot falls into chaos, we must endure; small impatience spoils great plans." The one leading them was Nan Zhongyi.

At this very moment, Nan Zhongyi had swapped his silver-white general armor for the winter garb of the Western Depot Eighteen Riders, replacing Zhang Gonggong as their leader.

"Heh heh, fortunately I still have a trick up my sleeve. This is good, so I can clearly see who is enemy and who is friend, and eradicate them all together!" Chief Eunuch Zhang said with a cold laugh, then he coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Chief Eunuch Zhang, are you alright?" Nan Zhongyi asked.

Chief Eunuch Zhang glared at him fiercely, and Nan Zhongyi immediately shut his mouth.

"You should all have seen that hole in the sky; now the situation has changed, everything exceeds my expectations." Chief Eunuch Zhang said to the Western Depot Eighteen Riders.

"We all await Chief Eunuch Zhang's orders."

"You are my last pawn; I must achieve the goal of a killing strike. Heh heh, this change in circumstances isn't necessarily bad; I even think it's a great opportunity, heh heh…" Chief Eunuch Zhang laughed again, then he said in a low voice, "As always, I will manage what the court can control, and I will also manage what the court cannot control!"