Chapter 465: Wiping out the Four Great Secret Agents!

After the plot of *The World's Number One* entered the late stage, the audience became more and more fascinated by this show.

The plot can be described as full of twists and turns, with countless reversals.

It makes it impossible for the audience to guess the subsequent development of the story.

When Zhu Zhu Wushi and Suxin were thrown into the Celestial Prison by Cao Cao Zhengchun, and as Zhu Zhu Wushi sucked the Heavenly Silkworm out of Suxin, the two spoke the words, "To hold your hand and grow old with you," the audience was left with nothing but heartache.

"I'm liking this couple more and more now."

"So touching, my heart aches for Suxin and the Divine Marquis. One has loved her for over twenty years, and the other, after lying in an ice coffin and waking up, has eyes filled only with him."

"Can anyone tell me, does Suxin love Gu Gu Santong more, or the Divine Marquis more?"

"The background music for this part is just too evocative; Xu Mingyue is truly a musical genius!"

"I didn't expect that even just the instrumental music could make my heart ache with such torment."

"Please, do not kill off Suxin and the Divine Marquis; they finally got together with such difficulty, neither of them can die!"

"Every character is fleshed out and vivid; Xu Mingyue is amazing!"

Because every character was likable and deeply resonated with the audience, many viewers hoped to see a perfect ending, and they kept flooding the screen with comments.

Everyone wanted to see Shangguan Haitang and Guihai Yidao become a couple. Guihai Yidao was taciturn and had been secretly in love with Shangguan Haitang for who knows how long, while Shangguan Haitang, without realizing it, had also developed deep feelings for Guihai Yidao.

Everyone wanted to see Tianya and Yagyu Yagyu Piaoxu live happily ever after and raise their son together.

Everyone wanted to see Suxin eventually become the Divine Marquis's Princess.

Everyone also wanted to see Cheng Cheng Shifei and Princess Yunluo, that bickering pair, continue their lively, quarrelsome life together forever.

……

It is a pity, however, that they forgot these twins love to "stab" the audience. As long as they did not drastically change the original ending, this show was destined to conclude with an imperfect finale.

The turning point lay in the reversal of the Iron-Gall Divine Marquis, Zhu Zhu Wushi.

When the girls saw the netizens posting that there must be a perfect ending, they laughed quite unkindly.

Are you ready with your tissues?

……

As "The World's Number One" aired episode after episode, the show's online viewership had long since surpassed ten billion. "Heaven Sword Descends the Mountain," airing in the same period, couldn't even see the taillights of this show; to date, its online viewership had not even reached 1.5 billion.

The gap was very obvious!

In terms of ratings, the difference was even more stark: "The World's Number One" had already broken 8 and was charging toward 9, while "Heaven Sword Descends the Mountain" had a pitiful 0.9.

In other words, this year, Xu Mingyue's first phenomenal hit television series had emerged just like that.

Their previous phenomenal hit series was "The Legend of Lady Jiang Lady Jiang Yuyan."

Meanwhile.

With the explosive popularity of "The World's Number One," the popularity and buzz surrounding the show's leads were also skyrocketing—for example, Ye Xuan, who played Shangguan Haitang, and Gao Chen Yuanyuan, who played Yagyu Yagyu Piaoxu, and even the actress playing Suxin saw a surge in popularity.

Who could refuse a beautiful, gentle, and intellectual older sister? Not to mention she had an added bonus—she was a married woman.

At this moment, as soon as episode 30 began airing, everyone started watching it immediately.

But the next second, countless viewers were dumbfounded, stunned, and staring with eyes wide in disbelief.

In a new cell of the Eastern Depot, the Divine Marquis was not wearing chains; instead, he was able to move freely.

Cao Cao Zhengchun’s subordinates were holding Suxin, and he had also summoned the Persian woman Luo Luo Heshi to play a tune, intending to force Zhu Zhu Wushi to sign a document ordering the Four Great Secret Agents to surrender to the Ministry of Justice that very day and confess to the crimes of raiding the Celestial Prison and killing the Imperial Brother-in-law.

Suddenly, Luo Luo Heshi began to play the pipa, and immediately, the sound of the pipa filled the prison.

As mentioned before, the pipa could control the Heavenly Silkworm inside Zhu Zhu Wushi, making it constantly gnaw at his internal organs.

This was the reason why Cao Cao Zhengchun could safely refrain from putting shackles on Zhu Zhu Wushi.

As Luo Luo Heshi played with more vigor, Zhu Zhu Wushi’s reaction became more painful.

He screamed repeatedly, rolling on the ground, foaming at the mouth, his body convulsing and twitching.

At this moment.

Cao Cao Zhengchun’s subordinate, Feiying, moved to restrain Zhu Zhu Wushi’s body, but Zhu Zhu Wushi found an opening and kicked the short sword at Feiying’s waist.

The short sword flew into the air, and its landing spot was exactly at Zhu Zhu Wushi’s chest.

"Don't let him commit suicide!" Cao Cao Zhengchun’s expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and he shouted loudly.

Feiying, who was closest to Zhu Zhu Wushi, moved instantly to stop it, but it was too late. The short sword plunged into Zhu Zhu Wushi’s chest with a thud. Immediately, Zhu Zhu Wushi’s complexion turned pale, blood flowed from the wound, and he lay dying!

Seeing the Divine Marquis lying in a pool of blood, Suxin threw herself over him, hugging him and crying out: "Zhu Wushi, don't die!"

But Zhu Zhu Wushi died anyway. Before he died, he looked deeply at Suxin several times.

At this moment.

The Persian couple stopped playing the pipa, stunned and dumbfounded!

Feiying was bewildered and dumbstruck!

Even Cao Cao Zhengchun was dazed and confused.

He had not expected that Zhu Zhu Wushi, who had always been tough and strategically brilliant, would choose to commit suicide?

His lifelong arch-enemy dying just like this gave him a very surreal feeling.

And in front of the screens, countless viewers felt the same.

Dumbfounded.

Bewildered.

Stunned.

Staring blankly.

Unable to believe the scene before their eyes.

"What the hell, Zhu Zhu Wushi just died like this?"

"He committed suicide??!! How is that possible?"

"This death is way too hasty, isn't it?"

"And he died in Suxin's arms; this is too tragic for her!"

"I can't accept this! Zhu Zhu Wushi is a righteous big shot; how could he die so simply!"

"The ending is ruined!"

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Zhu Zhu Wushi had previously given the impression of being a complete gentleman, a loyal minister to the country, and was affectionate and righteous toward Tianya, Shangguan Haitang, Guihai Yidao, and Suxin. Seeing him die so hastily, everyone was crying out for justice on his behalf.

The comments exploded.

Cao Cao Zhengchun thought for a moment and decided to bury Zhu Zhu Wushi hastily, then report to the Emperor that the Iron-Gall Divine Marquis had died overnight from a strange illness, fearing it might be contagious to the Imperial Palace, so he had him buried immediately. As for Suxin, Cao Cao Zhengchun wanted to kill her too, but Feiying told him that Suxin still had utility; she could be used to threaten the Four Great Secret Agents, and as the widow of the Iron-Gall Divine Marquis, the Four Great Secret Agents would surely do anything to save her.

"That works too, we can wipe them all out at once!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao Zhengchun narrowed his eyes; he decided to use Suxin to lure out the Four Great Secret Agents, including Tianya, and then wipe them all out!

Thus, Suxin managed to keep her life.

On the other side.

Wan Sanqian received the news and learned that Zhu Zhu Wushi had committed suicide in the Celestial Prison.

Shangguan Haitang was immediately furious, convinced that Cao Cao Zhengchun had forced her foster father to his death, and she wanted to go take revenge and fight Cao Cao Zhengchun to the death.

But Wan Sanqian advised her not to be impulsive, saying that the matter was somewhat suspicious; given the Divine Marquis’s style of doing things, he was definitely not the type to commit suicide, and it might instead be a trap.

Therefore, until the body was seen, it was impossible to determine if it was true or false.

Shangguan Haitang said that if there really was a trap, and if they went to crash the funeral tomorrow, they would definitely fall into it.

Wan Sanqian smiled slightly, looking confident, as if he already had a brilliant plan.

The next day.

Cao Cao Zhengchun sat in the center with a smug smile, presiding over Zhu Zhu Wushi’s funeral, while Suxin wept until her heart seemed to break.

Cao Cao Zhengchun looked somewhat regretful and said: "For a long time, I have been hoping to have a fair and square fight with the Divine Marquis, but now there is no longer a chance."

In his tone, there was infinite loneliness.

Under heaven, the only person he could regard as an opponent was that one man.

Suddenly.

Someone broke into the funeral site of Zhu Zhu Wushi. Just as Cao Cao Zhengchun had expected, it was Shangguan Haitang, Cheng Cheng Shifei, and Tianya arriving at the grave one after another.

Of the four secret agents of the Dragon Guard Villa, three had come.

A great battle was about to break out!