Chapter 582: Why hasn't this tyrant died yet?

The guards nodded, about to quickly retreat from the other side, when suddenly countless figures appeared all around the hilltop.

They were all Li Qingluo and her Night Slaughter Sect's assassins.

Scattered, they surrounded the hilltop, enclosing the entire circle except for the cliff side.

Li Qingluo walked up from behind.

She held a longbow in her hand.

She gazed coldly at Zongzheng Wuheng, as merciless as if looking at a corpse.

"Zongzheng Wuheng, today you are seeking your own death!"

"If you don't release A Duo, I, Li Qingluo, will make you die without a whole body!"

Saying this, she drew an arrow from behind, nocked it, and pulled the bow to full draw.

The wind on the hillside blew her clothes, making a rustling sound.

But her gaze was firm, the arrow's direction showed not the slightest tremor, and those around her simply waited in silence for their master to end the grudge alone.

Zongzheng Wuheng felt a violent throb in his chest.

It felt as if the arrow she had shot years ago was still faintly aching.

He knew he could not escape.

He was always one move behind!

Always defeated by her hand.

He couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh: "From the very beginning, I was destined not to escape, right?"

"Jin Yun: If you didn't have so many ulterior motives, Luo'er wouldn't have just killed you then!"

"Zongzheng Wuheng, if you still want to be human, release A Duo! If we wanted to kill you, we could have used witchcraft to kill you countless times."

"You now hold A Duo hostage—do you realize you have no way to live?"

"Zongzheng Wuheng: Enough!"

"From the start, Li Qingluo never gave me a way to live!"

"Since I must die, let her bury me with her!"

Saying this, Zongzheng Wuheng lowered his head and whispered a few words to the guards.

Although the guards didn't understand, they still pushed their master and A Duo together to the cliff's edge.

Zongzheng Wuheng sat on the ground, holding in his arms the still-moaning A Duo.

Then he placed a knife at her throat.

"Li Qingluo, I will make you feel unbearable pain, to taste the anguish of losing someone dear because of you."

Li Qingluo gripped the drawn bow and stepped closer step by step.

Seeing her approach, Zongzheng Wuheng involuntarily shouted, "Don't come any closer!"

"Otherwise I'll kill her right away!"

In the midst of speaking, his dagger had already sliced the skin on A Duo's neck, and soon fresh blood flowed down, staining her collar red.

Jin Yun cried out anxiously, "A Duo!"

She was blocked by Zongzheng Wuheng's guards and could not approach at all.

Just then, A Duo suddenly let out another piercing scream.

Zongzheng Wuheng stared with bloodshot eyes as a plump worm actually crawled out from under A Duo's skirt!!

He immediately felt like vomiting.

But before he could vomit, his chest suddenly ached.

He stared in shock as he saw A Duo somehow gripping a knife in her hand.

That knife was now plunged into his own chest.

"You..."

Zongzheng Wuheng looked at A Duo with a complex gaze, unable to speak for a moment.

"A Duo said expressionlessly: 'Indeed, the men of the Zongzheng clan are all no good.'"

Saying this, she shoved him hard aside, then sprang up and rushed toward Jin Yun.

Jin Yun dropped the pretense, immediately drew her sword and fought the three guards together.

"As members of the Witch Moon Sect, we don't just know a bit of Witchcraft Technique!"

"Especially after our sect was exterminated, we came to understand the importance of martial arts, so we can still fight fiercely."

Zongzheng Wuheng watched as A Duo suddenly sprang up full of vigor and left.

He reached out to pull her.

But he only touched her soft sleeve.

His heart clenched, he turned his head and vomited.

Mouthful after mouthful of black blood welled up from his mouth.

He understood.

They had been stalling for time all along.

To free A Duo completely from the poison.

So Jin Yun would watch helplessly as she herself had taken A Duo away, fearing that being too extreme would ruin things.

But now, A Duo has finally completely freed herself.

So she herself ruthlessly put an end to it.

Zongzheng Wuheng felt a sour ache in his heart.

He would never really kill her……

He is just unwilling.

But no one knows about this matter.

And no one will ever know again.

【Whoosh—】

Three arrows in succession.

Li Qingluo shot an arrow into Zongzheng Wuheng's forehead.

One arrow struck his chest.

One arrow, struck his throat.

Zongzheng Wuheng stared wide-eyed, finally thinking: These three things—one arrow was for herself, one arrow was for that poison person Hudie, and one arrow was for the fleshly suffering Ah Duo just endured.

She truly is a person who holds grudges and seeks revenge for even the slightest slight.

Unfortunately, Zongzheng Wuheng will never fall into her hands again.

With his last bit of resolve, he turned and let himself fall toward the cliff.

Even if his body is shattered to pieces.

In the next life, he never wants to be born into royalty again.

When he comes, let him be an ordinary person.

If possible, being born in MiaoJiang, where that woman is supreme, might not be bad either.

He finally strained to move his eyeballs, glancing toward Ah Duo's direction.

Then he plunged into the abyss below—

And the three guards Zongzheng Wuheng brought were also quickly completely killed by the assassins.

Ah Duo turned her head to look at the cliff edge, only then realizing Zongzheng Wuheng had already fallen down.

She walked over and glanced down.

At the not-so-high cliff below, Zongzheng Wuheng had already fallen in a mangled heap.

She tightly closed her eyes, then turned and suddenly vomited.

Jinni said to the unable-to-keep-up Li Qingluo: "It's fine. It's just her body's natural reaction after the poison is expelled."

"Ah Duo, Ah Duo?"

Ah Duo couldn't hear anything for a while.

After drinking a few sips of clear water, she finally came to.

"Master, I'm fine."

She raised her hand, wiped the water stains from her mouth with her sleeve, then bowed to Li Qingluo: "Congratulations, junior uncle, your great vengeance is avenged."

Li Qingluo saw that she was unharmed and let out a long sigh of relief: "It's good that you're alright."

The original plan was supposed to be foolproof.

But because it involved someone close and dear, we also feared that one-in-a-million chance.

Fortunately, Ah Duo is indeed an extremely clear-headed person, always knowing exactly what she wants.

In the mountains, Duan Rongshi also led the Carefree Sect and Prince Su's guards to slaughter the crown prince's troops completely.

A thousand troops thus died at the hands of the Carefree Sect.

Even the rescued Chu Emperor showed a look of disbelief.

Recalling how he earlier used the servants of the Zhang and Yang families to successfully repel the Qin king's two thousand troops with fewer numbers, the Chu Emperor's heart inexplicably stirred with excitement.

As it turns out, Rongshi truly is a talent for generalship!

Duan Rongshi: "We killed your sixth son. Do you truly not hate us?"

Zongzheng Wuheng: "This beast. He has already committed the crime of defying me. If you don't kill him, I won't let him go either!"

"His fate today is indeed entirely his own doing!"

"This matter, I have only a conclusion; Rongshi, you need not worry."

Duan Rongshi looked at Li Qingluo, and both felt a chill in their hearts.

That day, they secretly returned to Nan'an after all.

Duan Rongshi had Zhang Tingyi and Qi Lang brought over; upon seeing the Chu Emperor at Nan Gong Fu, their souls nearly flew away from fright.

"Your, Your Majesty?"

They kept glancing at Duan Rongshi, not knowing what he had done.

How has this tyrant not died yet?

Wasn't he supposed to deal with him?

The three of them have all committed the crime of exterminating their clans!

Especially Zhang Tingyi and Qi Lang, whose legs trembled from fear, since they had also kidnapped the Chu Emperor.

They said they would give them an explanation in three days; is this the explanation?

Having brought the people back, are we all going to play out the punishment of the nine clans together?

Li Wu in Nan'an indeed has no nine clans.

But Zhang Tingyi and Qi Lang's nine clans implicate over a thousand people!

The two looked resentfully at Li Wu, wishing they could drag him out and question him first.

Who would have thought the tyrant would look at the two and say, "I will not hold this matter against you."

"But you, help me return to the palace!"

"From now on, I will also, for Rong... for Li Wu's sake, reuse you; you must not disappoint me again."

"Otherwise, I won't give you any good fruit to eat!"

Yang Qilang and Zhang Tinggui hurriedly knelt on the ground.

This, this is really not exterminating their nine clans?

This, this is still a tyrant?

Could it be that he was coerced by Li Wu?

They looked at Li Wu in disbelief, wanting to confirm again and again whether their nine clans were really safe.

After Li Wu, who stood behind the Chu Emperor, nodded and signaled, the two then hurriedly kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, given the circumstances, we two have committed a capital crime."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace and not holding us two accountable; we two will henceforth devote our liver and brains to Your Majesty."

"But Your Majesty… this, this Crown Prince has already ascended the throne as emperor; if you were to return to the palace…"

The Chu Emperor heavily slapped the armrest.

"He wants to kill me."

"And he is so impatient that he immediately ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor."

"This unfilial son, seeking death!"

His face, filled with great anger, was full of killing intent.

Yang Qilang's heart shuddered violently again.

Heavens, his nine clans seemed to be turning around his own neck, and now their life or death is even more uncertain!

Fortunately, he had not thoroughly relied on the Crown Prince back then, otherwise today he might have been done for here.

Damn it, for now he couldn't care less about the Crown Prince's maternal clan.

Believe in Li Wu, and perhaps later we can pull the Yang clan out of the mire and find a way to survive!

With Yang Qilang and Zhang Tinggui providing inside and outside support, the two then contacted Eunuch Ji, who was having a rough time in the palace nowadays.

And Li Wu personally entered the palace to seek the Imperial Forest Army.

Having heard that the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Chen Yi, had already defected to the new emperor, upon seeing Duan Rongshi and learning that he wanted to take the Chu Emperor back to the palace, Chen Yi immediately moved to kill Duan Rongshi.

He was naturally no match for Duan Rongshi.

Although he had a group of die‑loyal followers.

But the Imperial Forest Army is ultimately the emperor's imperial guard; those who are truly loyal are always the emperor.

They also only obey the emperor's orders.

Duan Rongshi produced the Chu Emperor's token.

The remaining Imperial Forest Army naturally obeyed his commands.

The forces of both sides directly started fighting at the camp headquarters.

After fighting for more than half an hour, the sky had turned dark.

Only then, blood-soaked, did Duan Rongshi walk out from the Imperial Forest Army camp.