Chapter 802

"Could it be that I, in this life, am unable to wash away the humiliation of the General of the Galloping Chicken?"

Wang Zhong set his wine cup down heavily, producing a crisp sound.

He was extremely unwilling to accept this!

But just at this moment, he heard a series of noisy sounds coming from outside, as if a dense crowd of footsteps had erupted.

"In the dead of night, who dares to be so boisterous?"

"Go and see what has happened!"

Wang Zhong, looking impatient, spoke to the steward of the manor; he was in a very foul mood, so his tone was not pleasant either.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the steward immediately stepped quickly out of the manor gate.

Not long after, he walked back, but his old face was filled with extreme shock, as if he had learned of something incredible, and a hint of joy surged across his face.

"Master, something big has happened in Changancheng!"

"A heaven-sized event!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhong frowned and said indifferently, "What big event makes you so joyful? Could it be that the Living Yama has met with misfortune?"

The steward nodded repeatedly, "Master truly predicts things like a god; it is indeed that the Living Yama has met with misfortune."

"Tonight, there were assassins in the palace; the Living Yama was abducted from the palace and is now missing. His Majesty is furious and has locked down the entire Changancheng."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Bang!

The wine cup in Wang Zhong's hand fell directly to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"What!"

Wang Zhong was instantly excited.

He grabbed the steward by both shoulders and said excitedly, "Is this true or false?"

The steward smiled and said, "Master, it is absolutely true!"

"It is said that the assassins are people from the so-called Ruthless Sect. They practiced the Living Yama's Sunflower Manual and tragically castrated themselves. That is why they spared no effort to enter the palace to kill the Living Yama. This time, I fear the Living Yama is in grave danger!"

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhong let out a burst of hearty laughter, his laughter incomparably refreshing.

"Living Yama, you have committed so many evils, and you were always coming up with poisonous schemes—you finally have your day!"

"Refreshing, truly refreshing!"

"Order the manor's chef to prepare a table of wine and food; today, I shall drink three large cups!"

"Hahaha!"

Wang Zhong laughed heartily.

The steward immediately ordered the servants to go and prepare.

At this moment, Mr. Chen walked out wearing a blue robe.

Although he had a pig-head face, he carried an air of composure about him.

"To be a poisonous strategist while being so sharp-edged, not knowing the cunning rabbit has three burrows, especially this Sunflower Manual that angered the martial arts experts—all of this was within my calculations."

"I knew long ago he would meet such retribution! Now it seems my calculations were truly not off by a single bit!"

Wang Zhong: "..."

Mr. Chen noticed Wang Zhong's strange gaze and, sporting a pair of panda eyes, said, "Old General Wang, you can rest assured. Once the Living Yama is dead, there will be no one in the entire Da Qian to stop me!"

"I have already thought of hundreds of brilliant schemes that will surely turn that Dingguo Duke Prefecture into dust!"

"Old General Wang, you will soon be the new Dingguo Duke, destined to bring glory to Da Qian!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhong's face showed neither sorrow nor joy. In the past, when he heard such words, he would have been very excited, even finding two beauties to stuff into Mr. Chen's bed, adding a line like, "Mr. Chen, you have worked hard."

But trust is something that, once collapsed, is destined to be difficult to restore.

He took a silver ingot out of his pocket and stuffed it into Mr. Chen's hand.

"Old General Wang, what is the meaning of this?" Mr. Chen looked stunned.

"Let's go. The Dingguo Duke Prefecture has finally suffered such a huge blow and is clearly on the verge of collapse; you must not use a few poisonous schemes to bring the Dingguo Duke Prefecture back to life."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Chen's eyes widened abruptly.

"Old General Wang, a strategist can be killed but not humiliated. This is the most soul-piercing insult to me!"

"By humiliating me like this, are you not afraid that I will defect to another family and make Old General Wang suffer endlessly in the future?"

A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Wang Zhong's face. He said to Mr. Chen, "It's a deal! This is truly a double blessing!"

"..."

The Cui family.

Cui Xinghe was sleeping soundly when Cui Jian pushed open the door, his face full of excitement.

"Xinghe, something big has happened in Changancheng!"

Cui Xinghe was startled awake, and the first thing he saw was Cui Jian's excited face.

"Father, what has happened to make you so excited?"

"The Living Yama has been assassinated and has now been abducted from the Imperial Palace; his life or death is unknown."

"From now on, the mountain that has been pressing down on you will no longer exist!"

"The opportunity that belongs to you, and to me, the Cui clan, is about to arrive!"

Cui Xinghe was still a bit sleepy, his eyes hazy, but upon hearing this, his sleepiness vanished instantly.

"What?"

"The Living Yama was assassinated?"

Cui Xinghe looked shocked.

"It is said that two groups of assassins appeared near Changlegong. Both wanted the Living Yama's life. The first group returned empty-handed, and the Living Yama fell into the hands of the second group. He has now been abducted from the palace; he has nine lives of death and one of survival!"

Cui Jian was full of excitement, his voice chirping.

But Cui Xinghe was suddenly stunned, and he said with a strange expression.

"Assassins appeared in the Changlegong area to kill Gao Yang, that Living Yama?"

"Holy crap!"

Upon hearing this, Cui Jian also widened his eyes abruptly.

At first glance, these two things seemed fine, but upon closer inspection, the amount of information was huge!

This Gao Yang, he even dared to... the Empress Dowager?

"In other aspects, I still have the confidence to catch up a little, but when it comes to guts, I am far inferior to him!"

"In this life, I will never be as good as him!"

Cui Xinghe's eyes dimmed, and he let out a long sigh.

The Imperial Palace.

Changlegong.

"This bastard, it wasn't enough to humiliate me last time; this time he wants to come and humiliate me again!"

"He is base, he deserves it!"

Empress Dowager Xiao, in a form-fitting black robe, tightened her phoenix eyes, her tone mixed with an indescribable anger.

This Gao Yang was too much!

In the dead of night, assassins in the Changlegong area made a move on Gao Yang and abducted him from the palace. What did this mean?

Empress Dowager Xiao felt a wave of anger just thinking about it, and goosebumps rose all over her body.

This Gao Yang deserved to die!

"If I had known there was another group of assassins hiding in the palace, I shouldn't have brought the Ruthless Sect people into the palace. If the Living Yama had been killed directly, that would have been the safest way."

Empress Dowager Xiao's eyes flashed with coldness, and she said with some regret.

"Should this servant go out of the palace and order the Ruthless Sect to act quickly and behead the Living Yama?" Zhilan asked Empress Dowager Xiao.

But Empress Dowager Xiao's face was cold, and she scolded Zhilan, "Stupid!"

"His Majesty is not a fool. Now the entire Imperial Palace is locked down, and Changlegong is being monitored. If you go out of the palace at this time, His Majesty will surely send people to follow you secretly."

"Now is not the time!"

Zhilan was suddenly startled.

She hurriedly said, "The Empress Dowager's words are reasonable."

"But if we don't go out of the palace, will there be changes later? After all, that Living Yama is very cunning!"