Chapter 1867: Death-Seeking Behavior

Liu Zheng has returned, but few people know the news of his return.

Xie Ming's subordinates were killed by Liu Zheng, but he is currently still immersed in the dream of becoming the Longyan Emperor.

He has no idea that Liu Zheng is currently on his way to the Imperial Palace.

Xie Ming is currently making merry with his concubines.

He never imagined that he, a mascot emperor propped up by Liu Zheng, would one day be able to become a true emperor in Longyan.

However, Xie Ming is still a little uneasy, even though Liu Zheng is dead.

But he believes that those who support him are still there.

Those Royalist Faction members support him now, but compared to Liu Zheng's followers, they are still far behind.

Although a portion has already been controlled by Xie Ming.

But the political decrees issued by Xie Ming still have not reached the local regions; they are still being intercepted by Liu Zheng's forces.

However... Xie Ming looks at the beauties before him and chuckles.

None of this will be a problem.

With Liu Zheng dead, who else could possibly stop them?

Just at this moment, the gate of Xie Ming's Imperial Palace is suddenly kicked open.

Longyan Soldiers, equipped with Blade Infantry at their waists, rush in.

Seeing these Longyan Soldiers rushing in, Xie Ming's concubines scream in fright and hurriedly hide.

Xie Ming stares at them, flying into a rage; he is now the true emperor of Longyan, and yet someone dares to treat him this way, so he coldly rebukes: "Audacious! Who allowed you to enter!"

"Do you not know that trespassing into my palace is a capital offense? Do you all wish to die!"

The Longyan Soldiers have incomparably cold expressions, looking at Xie Ming the emperor as if he were a dead man.

Seeing them not move at all, Xie Ming's fury rises even further; he suddenly draws his sword and slashes down toward the Longyan Soldiers!

Only a clanging sound is heard.

The sword falls to the side, and Xie Ming clutches his wrist, in extreme pain; he stares at the Longyan Soldiers who countered him, his intent to kill surging.

"I let them in."

Suddenly, a voice incomparably familiar to Xie Ming rings out abruptly in the palace; his expression changes violently, he turns his head to look, and his pupils tremble.

Liu Zheng walks into the Imperial Palace nonchalantly, as if walking into his own home.

He looks at Xie Ming and sneers: "It seems our Majesty is living quite well."

"Li, Liu Zheng!"

"Are you man or ghost!" Xie Ming trembles as he speaks.

Fear has filled his heart.

Liu Zheng chuckles, finds a place to sit down at random, ignores the beauties, and says indifferently: "What do you think?"

Xie Ming's gaze sinks; unable to accept the reality before him, he stumbles back two steps and falls to the ground.

Liu Zheng glances at the table at the so-called Imperial Edict written there and reads it out: "Abolish the Constitutional Monarchy, change to a Monarchy, abolish the Urban Reform..."

These are all systems Liu Zheng established to make Longyan stronger, all of which have been destroyed completely by Xie Ming.

"Dynastic Restoration."

Liu Zheng tosses the so-called Imperial Edict aside, stares at Xie Ming's face, and says coldly: "You want to be the Emperor of Longyan?"

Xie Ming shakes his head repeatedly, not daring to admit it.

"No, no, no, I am already the Longyan Emperor; everything I have obtained is because of you, Lord Liu Zheng."

Xie Ming kneels down, slamming his head against the ground, saying as he slams: "Spare me, spare me..."

Liu Zheng stands up, walks forward, stares at Xie Ming, and says coldly: "I don't care what you want to do, but you should not have harmed my family!"

"You should not have harmed Xie Chan!"

Xie Ming raises his head, tears of remorse flowing from his eyes; in order to sit firmly in this position, he decided to have Liu Zheng's family captured.

At the very least, to have them imprisoned.

Liu Zheng looks at him indifferently and says coldly: "Xie Ming, lacking talent and virtue, greedy for pleasure, dying on a woman's belly—a laughingstock of the world, this is truly retribution. From today on, another ruler of the Dragon Flame Nation shall be appointed."

Hearing Liu Zheng's words finish, Xie Ming's body shakes like chaff; he suddenly grabs Liu Zheng's pant leg, clutching it tightly and refusing to let go, begging for mercy incessantly.

Liu Zheng does not look at him again, kicks him away, and walks away.

Xie Ming's mother, Dong Guifei, rushes over and kneels before Liu Zheng to beg for mercy.

"I implore Lord Liu to retract his order; His Majesty was just ignorant for a moment."

Liu Zheng does not even look at this beautiful woman, saying coldly: "If trampling on human life and tampering with the law is being ignorant, then Xie Ming deserves to die even more."

Liu Zheng leaves, and a shrill scream comes from behind him.

Dong Guifei rushes into the palace and wails loudly.

Regarding all of this, Liu Zheng does not have a single trace of emotional fluctuation; his first mate walks over after finishing the task.

"Lord, it has been handled properly."

Liu Zheng nods and says: "Mm, those Royalist Faction members should also be purged; you should understand what I mean."

The first mate says in a deep voice: "This subordinate understands; I will go handle it now."

He has never felt such dense killing intent erupting from Liu Zheng as he did today.

However, it is also the fault of these Royalist Faction people for being blind.

To actually think they dared to harm Lord Liu Zheng's family—they deserve it!

The current strength of Longyan is all because of Lord Liu Zheng; these fellows actually thought they could take advantage of Lord Liu Zheng's absence to seize power.

It is simply wishful thinking.

The first mate disappears into the darkness.

Today, those old-line Nobles of the Empire will inevitably face a purge.

But all of this is their own fault!

……

At this time, within the borders of Poland.

The Prince of Yong does not yet know what has happened in the Empire, but if he were to find out.

He would certainly lend Liu Zheng a hand and let him ascend the throne of the Longyan Emperor.

Ever since Tsarist Russia developed the Bicycle, the Prince of Yong has been guarding the front lines, not daring to lower his guard for even a moment.

Although the Bicycles manufactured by Tsarist Russia are more like a joke.

But since the basic design blueprints for the Bicycle have leaked, perhaps the next time they arrive, they will not be these laughable Bicycles.

Because of this matter, Hamid returned to the Ottoman Empire to launch a series of thorough investigations.

Such a thing must absolutely not be allowed to happen again.

Now, the Factories have the highest level of protection, especially those related to Longyan manufacturing.

They are even more strictly guarded.

Under such circumstances, the three people who stole the Bicycle met with an accident, which was no surprise.

They were caught by Ottoman soldiers.

And the reason they were caught was not because the two of them were exposed, but rather because of the merchant who was working with them.

His greatest hobby was bragging; the fact that they had stolen the secret Bicycle blueprints had been boasted about so much that, if not known to everyone, it was not far off.

In the end, on a night without a sun, he finally got what he was asking for; he was spotted as suspicious by Ottoman soldiers and captured.

When he was thrown into the prison, he had not yet sobered up from his drink.

In front of the inquisitor, he confessed the whole matter.

After hearing this, the inquisitor felt terrible, but at the same time, he felt worried about the state of his own country's Factory inspections.

Just because of two workers, they had lost a design blueprint that could influence the outcome of the war.

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