Chapter 258

His entire body stiffened on the spot.

Was the Ghost not supposed to have headed to the Great Qin border with the Snow Dragon Riders?

Had the spies not already reported that the Ghost had indeed disappeared from Xianyang City?

Countless questions appeared in Eastern Emperor Taiyi's mind.

... ### CHAPTER 570

"Are you somewhat curious as to why I appeared here?"

A cold sneer appeared on Ying Mo's mouth; he saw the disbelief in Eastern Emperor Taiyi's eyes.

At this moment, how could Eastern Emperor Taiyi not understand that their plan had failed completely?

Ying Zheng was still standing here perfectly fine, while Huhai was nowhere to be seen.

Instinctively, Eastern Emperor Taiyi's figure darted backward rapidly.

But he had only retreated a few steps when something blocked him in his tracks.

An arrow was embedded in the ground in front of his feet.

"Did you think that because you escaped from my hands once, you could escape a second time?"

The cold sneer on Ying Mo's face became more pronounced, though his eyes held a trace of chill.

It was because this person had successfully escaped from his hands that he had participated in tonight's plan.

And he had made perfect preparations for tonight.

Knowing clearly the extent of the man in black's strength, this man in black could not escape at all.

At the city gate of Xianyang.

The father and son, Wang Ben and Wang Jian, could not convince each other.

"Father, leave; I truly do not want to take action against you."

Wang Ben said with a gloomy face.

"From this day forward, I am not your father, and you are no longer a member of my Wang family."

"Strike."

"If you want to leave here, you must step over my corpse."

Wang Jian said coldly.

"Father, why must you force me?"

"If the plan tonight can be realized, our Wang family will have immense wealth."

"Do you not want the power you lost to return to our Wang family?"

Wang Ben truly could not understand why his father was so obsessed with those things.

"I have nothing more to say to you; let us fight."

Wang Jian interrupted Wang Ben's words coldly.

He drew the sword hanging at his waist.

And the tip of the sword was pointed directly at Wang Ben.

When Wang Ben saw this scene, his pupils contracted violently.

A scene suddenly appeared in his mind.

When he was young, he had learned martial arts under his father's careful guidance.

"Father, why do you hold the sword like this?"

The young Wang Ben looked at Wang Jian, not understanding.

"Only by doing this can the tip of the sword be aimed at the enemy."

Wang Jian looked at his son with a smile, explaining patiently.

"When you are certain that he is your enemy, you must point the sharpest part of the sword at him."

"..."

His thoughts were pulled back to reality.

"Father, do you really want to take action against me?"

"Do you truly consider me your enemy?"

Wang Ben's eyes were filled with disbelief.

He had thought about how his father would react if he knew what he had done.

But he had never imagined that his father would take action against him personally.

"I said, from now on, you are no longer a member of my Wang family."

"You do not need to call me father anymore."

"Strike."

Wang Jian closed his eyes.

He pressed all his thoughts deep into his heart.

Wang Ben's body began to tremble violently.

But thinking that Eastern Emperor Taiyi had already entered the palace, he could not delay any longer.

His eyes slowly turned cold, and his hand rested on the sword at his waist.

"You forced me."

Wang Ben's tone became cold and hard, and he drew the sword from his waist.

Seeing Wang Ben draw his sword, Wang Jian launched an attack against Wang Ben without hesitation.

If this rebellious son died by his own hand, he could at least leave behind an intact corpse.

If the plan failed, he feared he would not even be able to keep an intact corpse.

Wang Jian knew that if even he could detect this rebellious son's movements, His Majesty must have known long ago.

Although he did not know what these people's plot was tonight,

he had a very strong feeling.

A group of people was destined to die tonight.

And these people's plot could absolutely not succeed.

The father and son began to fight right there at the city gate.

Even though Wang Jian was old, his martial arts were not a bit inferior.

Wang Ben had been raised by him, and Wang Jian understood Wang Ben's abilities clearly.

After dodging an attack, Wang Ben thrust his sword toward Wang Jian's chest.

But Wang Jian, seemingly due to his old age, did not dodge Wang Ben's attack.

Discovering that he was about to pierce Wang Jian, Wang Ben instinctively withdrew his hand.

Just as he withdrew his attack, Wang Jian suddenly struck, like a leopard bursting forth.

The sharp sword in his hand pierced through Wang Ben's chest without hesitation.

Feeling the sharp pain in his chest, Wang Ben's eyes were filled with disbelief.

He stared at Wang Jian with wide eyes.

The disbelief in his eyes seemed to be asking why he would do this.

Pain spread throughout his body, and Wang Ben fell to his knees involuntarily.

He felt his life force slowly fading away.

Watching the long sword in his hand pierce his own son,

a look of pain appeared in the depths of Wang Jian's eyes.

But his movements did not slow in the slightest.

He naturally saw the look in Wang Ben's eyes.

Wang Jian knelt on the ground.

"... on." ### CHAPTER 571

"Your greatest mistake was participating in tonight's events."

"Do you think I did not want the Wang family's wealth to continue?"

"But your actions are no different from pouring oil on a fire; they will lead the Wang family to a tragic end."

Wang Jian said, word by word.

"Dying by my hand tonight is better than dying after suffering endless torture."

Wang Jian looked at Wang Ben with painful eyes.

Wang Ben's hand slowly lifted.

But halfway up, his hand fell powerlessly.

Then, his entire body lost all signs of life.

Upon realizing that his son was truly dead, Wang Jian let out a painful cry.

Ah!

Ah, ah, ah!

This painful roar echoed throughout the entire street.

The sound of mournful weeping slowly began.

Wang Jian could no longer restrain himself; he grabbed Wang Ben's corpse and held it in his arms.

"Ah..."

A painful, mournful cry escaped his lips.

Although he had done all of this,

when Wang Ben truly died, Wang Jian still felt immense pain.

The surviving Imperial Guards did not expect to see this scene.

They had originally thought that the father and son of the Wang family had both rebelled.

They had not expected that only General Wang Ben had rebelled, while Old General Wang had not participated in the rebellion at all.

Furthermore, to stop General Wang Ben, he had personally killed him.

Seeing Old General Wang's painful appearance, these Imperial Guards could not help but feel a sense of admiration.

Old General Wang was truly loyal and patriotic, even able to take action against his own son.

... ### CHAPTER 572