LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 55 - 55 The Farce Should Come to an Endi
Chapter 55: Chapter 55 The Farce Should Come to an Endi
Translator: 549690339
After the Hu Ben Army was dismantled, the Sum Emperor established the Dragon Guard, which was personally led by the Sum Emperor himself, with Chen Pengyi merely serving as a General managing it on his behalf.
Logically speaking, the Dragon Guard should be an army with extremely strict selection criteria, and it would be difficult for other forces to plant their spies within this troop.
But not long after its establishment, a Ninth Grade secret agent appeared by Chen Pengyi’s side.
Moreover, this Ninth Grade secret agent was a man of the Mysterious Prince.
This made Mu Changtian quite curious about the extent of control that the Mysterious Prince actually had over the Great Xia Dynasty.
After Chen Pengyi fell to the ground, his eyes were fixedly staring at Wei Chao on the ceiling, unable to believe that Wei Chao was the very person who stabbed him in the back.
Chen Pengyi’s eyes were wide open, the eyeballs filled with red blood vessels, and he used all his strength to cry out resentfully, “Wei… Chao!!!”
As his voice faded, Chen Pengyi took his last breath and was gone.
At that moment, one of the Grandmasters on Chen Pengyi’s side looked at Wei Chao and said, “Wei Chao, do you know what you’re doing?! You’ve disrupted His Majesty’s plan, you and all your family will pay the price for this!”
Wei Chao just smiled and said nothing.
At that time, the air seemed to have suddenly solidified, and everything around became instantly quiet.
The sounds of swords clashing in the yard also diminished, not because all of Chen Pengyi’s men were dead, but rather, for some unknown reason, people suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of oppression.
At this moment, everyone heard a man’s voice coming from the entrance of the courtyard.
“The Shadow Guard is almost here, it’s time to end this farce!”
Sensing something amiss, a Grandmaster immediately called out in the direction of the voice, “Who’s there?”
The Grandmaster had barely finished speaking when a flash of cold light struck, and before he could defend himself, his head was sent flying into the air.
At that moment, another Grandmaster reacted. He immediately attacked the figure.
However, in the next instant, another streak of cold light flashed by, and his head too took flight.
To kill a Grandmaster with a single strike!
Seeing this scene, everyone present was stunned in their tracks.
As the bodies of the two Grandmasters brought by Chen Pengyi slowly fell to the ground, Mu Changtian finally got a clear view of the newcomer.
The newcomer was dressed in red, holding a long saber in his hand, and after killing two men, there was not even a speck of blood on his blade; he directly sheathed his saber.
Mu Xingping couldn’t help exclaiming at that moment, “A… Grandmaster?”
Mu Jingwu interjected from the side, “Not… not a Grandmaster. A Grandmaster’s aura would be even stronger, but his strength must be approaching that of a Grandmaster!”
No sooner had Mu Jingwu finished than the man spoke to the air behind him, “Gentlemen, it’s time to clean up!”
As his voice fell, several Ninth Grade Martial Artists appeared behind him, but the strength of these Martial Artists was very formidable, and in no time at all, they had slain all of the fighters brought by Chen Pengyi.
Mu Changtian stood still, not moving a muscle, feeling utterly bewildered.
Because he recognized the person who had come!
The man turned out to be the owner of Joy Tavern in the Capital city!
Mu Changtian was fond of the food at Joy Tavern; before his daughter married Prince Lu Chen, he frequently went there to drink, so he was fairly familiar with the owner of Joy Tavern.
He had always thought that Joy Tavern was an establishment belonging to Prince Lu Shuyun; therefore, after his daughter Mu Zixuan married Prince Lu Chen, he stopped visiting Joy Tavern for drinks.
And now, the person who came to their rescue turned out to be the owner of Joy Tavern?
And he had never known that the owner of Joy Tavern was a formidable character capable of instantly killing two Grandmasters!
Even at the peak of his power, let alone now when he has yet to recover his full strength, Mu Changtian could not have killed two Grandmasters in an instant.
This just goes to show how formidable the Joy Tavern’s owner’s knife skills are!
No, it’s not just his knife skills that are simple!
His knife isn’t simple either!
After the killing, not a single drop of blood stained the weapon, something Mu Changtian had never heard a knife could achieve!
Regaining his composure, Mu Changtian said with a smile, “1 never imagined that one of Prince Lu Shuyun’s subordinates could be such a formidable figure, Boss Liang, you really keep a low profile.”
“It seems that the Prince you mentioned must be Prince Lu Shuyun?”
Although it seemed unbelievable, since Liang Zong was already here, and indeed he was the owner of a tavern under Prince Lu Shuyun, it made sense that he was one of Prince Lu Shuyun’s men.
But what Mu Changtian couldn’t understand was why Prince Lu Shuyun would send someone to save him.
After all, Prince Lu Shuyun was in the Capital city, taking such a great risk to save him; even if he did manage to save him, what use would it be, since Prince Lu Shuyun seemed to have no military power, right?
Prince Lu Shuyun, a prince without a fief, had at most a thousand trusted aide positions in the Capital city.
Mu Changtian initially thought that the Mysterious Prince wanted to start a rebellion, hence he wanted to keep him alive so as to involve him in the insurrection, but it turned out to be the Sum Emperor’s son.
Honestly, this made Mu Changtian feel somewhat uncomfortable, especially since the individual was Prince Lu Shuyun, who shared a blood relation with the Sum Emperor.
Having been deceived by his father once, how could he easily trust his son?
Hearing Mu Changtian’s words, Liang Zong responded with a smile, “Prince Lu Shuyun? No, no, no, Prince Lu Shuyun doesn’t have the clout to have me serve him.”
Hm?
Mu Changtian was taken aback by Liang Zong’s words.
Not Prince Lu Shuyun?
Liang Zong, the owner of a tavern under Prince Lu Shuyun, is not one of his men?
Curious, Mu Changtian then asked, “So who is this Prince you speak of? We have come this far; surely you can tell me now?”
Liang Zong answered, “Don’t be in a hurry, Duke Mu. You will meet him very soon.”
With a smile, Mu Changtian said, “This Prince of yours is indeed very secretive.”
Although he knew Liang Zong had not reached the Grandmaster realm, his strength was undeniably close, and that Mysterious Prince could actually afford to have such a formidable man undercover, a sign that he must have many more skilled subordinates.
Mu Changtian now desperately wanted to pry open Liang Zong’s head and see which Prince had so many able men and planned so many things.
At this point, Liang Zong said, “Duke Mu, from today onward, the Mu Mansion will cease to exist.”
Saying this, Liang Zong turned to the Brocade Guards behind him and instructed:
“Duke Mu was assassinated by bandits on the way to his exile, and in a crucial moment, he used the Blood Ignition Skill to perish alongside three Grandmasters!”
Then, turning to Mu Changtian, Liang Zong asked, “Duke Mu, how do you feel about this arrangement?”
Mu Changtian, of course, knew the intention behind Liang Zong’s plan—to allow them to change their identities and live under new ones, thus avoiding the Sum Emperor’s detection.
Mu Changtian said, “Then I’ll trouble you, Boss Liang.”
Liang Zong replied, “You are too polite, Duke Mu. It is my duty to do this.”
Following that, the Brocade Guards sprang into action, swiftly reconstructing the crime scene.
By the time the Shadow Guards arrived at the inn, it had been consumed by a great fire, leaving only a few of Chen Pengyi’s severely injured soldiers sprawled outside the blaze.