Chapter 565

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

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Hearing Ying Mo's mouth; he could see the disbelief in Donghuang Taiyi's eyes.

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

Ying Zheng was still standing there perfectly fine, while Hu Hai was nowhere to be seen.

Subconsciously, Donghuang Taiyi's figure immediately darted backward at high speed.

However, just as he retreated a few steps, he was blocked in place by something.

An arrow was stuck in front of his feet.

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

The cold smile on Hearing Ying Mo's face became more pronounced, though his eyes carried a hint of chill.

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

Moreover, he had already made foolproof preparations for tonight.

Knowing clearly what the black-clad man's strength was, this black-clad man would absolutely not be able to escape.

………

The city gate of Xianyang.

Wang Ben and his father Wang Jian could not convince each other.

"Father, please 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."

"Take your stance."

"If you want to leave this place, you will have to step over my corpse."

Wang Jian said coldly.

"Father, why must you force me?"

"If tonight's plan can be realized, our Wang family will have boundless 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's just do it."

Wang Jian coldly interrupted Wang Ben's words.

He drew the sword hanging at his waist.

And the direction the sword tip pointed was none other than Wang Ben.

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

An image suddenly appeared in his mind.

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

"Father, why must you hold the sword like this...?"

The young Wang Ben looked at Wang Jian with some confusion.

"Only by doing this can the tip of the sword point toward the enemy."

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

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

"..."

His thoughts were pulled back to reality once more.

"Father, are you really going 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 everything he had done.

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

"I have said it: from this day forward, you are no longer a member of my Wang family."

"You no longer need to call me father either."

"Take your stance."

Wang Jian closed his eyes.

He buried all his thoughts deep in his heart.

Wang Ben's body began to tremble violently.

But thinking that Donghuang Taiyi had already entered the imperial 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 somewhat cold and hard, and he immediately drew the sword from his waist.

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

If this rebellious son died by his own hands, he could at least leave behind a whole corpse.

If the plan failed, he feared he wouldn't even be able to keep a whole corpse.

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

Although he did not know what the plot of these people was tonight,

he had a very strong feeling.

A group of people was destined to die tonight.

And the plot of these people was absolutely impossible to succeed.

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

Even though Wang Jian was old, his martial arts skills were not the least bit inferior.

Wang Ben had been raised by his own hands; Wang Jian understood Wang Ben's abilities clearly.

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

Yet Wang Jian, seemingly due to his aged body, did not dodge Wang Ben's attack.

Realizing he was about to stab Wang Jian, Wang Ben subconsciously withdrew his hand.

Just as he withdrew his attack, Wang Jian suddenly struck, like a leopard that had suddenly burst into action.

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

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

He looked at Wang Jian with wide eyes.

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

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

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 the movements of his hands were not slow in the slightest.

He naturally saw Wang Ben's gaze as well.

Wang Jian fell to his knees on the ground.

"... Son."