Chapter 4: Newcomers to the Universe Chapter 43 Zhang Ke and Xu Jingming
Fei Qing sat in the carriage, which was shaking slightly.
"The situation in the world is getting worse and worse, and the northwest is completely corrupt. Several large-scale military expeditions have failed." Fei Qing thought silently, "The Emperor is ruthless enough to his subordinates, but he is weaker and more compromising to the five princes with huge armies !"
"Since the Emperor ascended the throne, I left the imperial capital and took charge of the Blood Rain Guards in the Eastern Region of the Empire. I have not been with the Emperor for a long time, and the Emperor no longer trusts me that much."
Fei Qing let out a sigh.
He worked hard to manage the Eastern Region of the Empire, trained a strong enough Blood Rain Guard army, and maintained basic stability in the entire Eastern Region, which was not as corrupt as the Western and Northern Regions.
"The stronger the Blood Rain Guards I train, the more the Emperor will be afraid of me." Fei Qing was also a little tired. "But if I don't work hard, the Eastern Region of the Empire will probably decay and get completely out of control."
"I have been back to the capital for over a month to report on my duties, but the Emperor still hasn't let me go back."
"Cheng Yanran was brutal and killed a detachment of the Blood Rain Guards, and even implicated their families. He was so cruel, I just wanted to punish him, but the Emperor refused." Fei Qing thought to himself, "The Emperor is not as good to me as before."
In the eyes of outsiders, Fei Qing is still the emperor's right-hand man.
However, Fei Qing knew...
The danger he is facing now.
"With Dean Ming as my backer, even if I fall, at least my younger sister and my father will be safe from anyone." Fei Qing pondered, then sighed secretly, "Emperor, you should be close to wise ministers and stay away from villains. But Your Majesty, can you tell who is a wise minister and who is a villain? Even I doubt you, who else can you trust?"
The carriage also arrived at Fei's house at this time.
Fei Qing got off the carriage and entered the mansion.
"Sir, Jingming is here and wants to see you." said the silver-haired old man Lu Shao.
"Oh?" Fei Qing nodded slightly.
The emperor's trust in him has been reduced, but Fei Qing is not one to be slaughtered. Naturally, he is also cultivating forces loyal to him. People like Jingming, who have the potential to become a top-notch master, are also Fei Qing's backup force.
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"Sir." Xu Jingming saluted respectfully.
"I know about your team." Fei Qing sat there.
"Sir, it was Cheng Yanran, the prince of Prince Yan's Mansion, who ordered this, right?" Xu Jingming asked.
Fei Qing looked at Xu Jingming in surprise.
Xu Jingming bought detailed information about Cheng Yanran on the virtual world website, and also knew the relationship between Huangquan Gate and Prince Yan's Mansion! In addition, Cheng Yanran had sent someone to assassinate him the night before, so it was easy to infer.
"My Lord, you said that Cheng Yanran would not give up." Xu Jingming said, "And I also found out from the Blood Rain Guard that the Huangquan Sect has its roots in the northern region of the empire and must have some connection with the Prince Yan's Mansion, so I guess it was Cheng Yanran who ordered it."
"Um."
Fei Qing nodded slightly, "I agree with your guess."
"Massacre of an entire Blood Rain Guard team and implicate their families is a capital crime." Xu Jingming said. He wanted to borrow official power, but Cheng Yanran was too difficult to deal with.
"Without evidence, there is no way." Fei Qing looked at Xu Jingming, "Even if you have evidence, it will be useless."
"Is it useless even if there is evidence?" Xu Jingming looked at Fei Qing.
"To arrest a prince, His Majesty must give his approval," Fei Qing said.
"Sir, Cheng Yanran attacked me and Luo Baichuan because of Miss Fei. Later he even continued to attack my team. Your Excellency, do you just indulge Cheng Yanran like this?" Xu Jingming asked.
"This is the imperial capital."
Fei Qing looked at Xu Jingming and said, "I don't have the final say."
Xu Jingming was stunned.
"Stay in the capital for a few more days, and you'll understand everything." Fei Qing stood up and left. Xu Jingming looked at this scene and thought to himself, "It seems that I can't rely on official power, so I can only rely on myself."
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Xu Jingming returned to the Nanyi Thousand Households Unit and found that dozens of his colleagues People in the Nanyi Thousand Households Unit were also talking about this matter.
"Pity Brother Qu and the others."
"The Huangquan Sect's methods are too brutal, even implicating family members." The Xueyu Guards chatted, but they only cursed a few words.
Xu Jingming saw this scene and could sense the numbness in the hearts of these Blood Rain Guards: "I can sense that they have no intention of avenging . Dozens of colleagues died, and their families were killed. It was so tragic... Why are they still so numb?"
Suddenly, angry curses were heard from the front.
"Captain Zhao! You only have three teams under your command, and now one of the teams is almost wiped out, and even your family members are implicated. I beg you to send someone to investigate, and you still ask for a bribe?" Zhang Ke's crazy voice came.
Zhang Ke walked out and turned back to curse, "I finally understand what it means to be greedy for money! Are you worthy of being a captain of the Blood Rain Guards ?"
"Zhang Ke!"
Zhao Defang came out, his beard trembling, and said angrily, "Don't slander me! When did I ask for a bribe? The investigation of Huangquan Sect was ordered by the governor, so why should I send anyone? Since your whole family was wiped out by Huangquan Sect and you are furious, I will not pursue your slander, but you better be careful and don't say anything you want."
"Hahahaha..." Zhang Ke laughed crazily.
The other Blood Rain Guards looked at this scene and sighed secretly.
"Deputy Captain Zhang Ke, you are so pitiful."
"What bad luck! I have offended the Huangquan Sect."
"Isn't it clear which people you should not mess with when doing business in the imperial capital?" These Blood Rain Guards muttered secretly. They were very powerful in front of ordinary people, but they were very cautious when facing the real powerful forces, for fear of causing disaster.
Xu Jingming also watched all this.
"I was just like you before."
Zhang Ke looked at the many Blood Rain Guards around him, "They just go with the flow, muddle-headed, and muddle through life. They think the royal family is not easy to mess with, and that the major forces in the imperial capital are scary. They think that those Blood Rain Guards who were affected and died on the streets are unlucky and deserve bad luck. Who made them anger those major forces?"
“But I understand now. The Blood Rain Guards, ah, the Blood Rain Guards, have long lost their courage!” Zhang Ke sneered, “The Blood Rain Guards without their courage are a joke, a joke!”
"If there is blood, if it is the Blood Rain Guards of the Imperial Capital when my father was young! Who dares to massacre a Blood Rain Guard team? And implicate the family? I'm afraid the Blood Rain Guards will turn the entire Imperial Capital upside down."
"Unfortunately, that was the Blood Rain Guard in the past..."
Zhang Ke walked out after saying this.
"Zhang Ke." Xu Jingming called him.
Zhang Ke looked at Xu Jingming and said directly: "Captain, and everyone present here, please stay away from me, otherwise you will easily be implicated by a madman like me." Then he strode out.
The many Blood Rain Guards around then began to buzz about the situation.
"The Blood Rain Guards of the past?" Some of the older Blood Rain Guards had mixed feelings. "It's different now. That's in the past."
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Outside the city, in front of the cemetery.
Zhang Ke was kneeling there.
Xu Jingming came here, offered tribute and burned some paper money.
"Captain, you should keep your distance from me." Zhang Ke looked at the tombstone and said calmly, "From now on, I am a living dead, a living dead who only seeks revenge. I don't want to implicate you. I can see...Captain, you are a good person, and you have blood. Don't let me implicate you."
"Zhang Ke."
Xu Jingming turned and looked at Zhang Ke, "Those who died were my brothers, how could I just ignore them?"
"And they and their families were all implicated by me." Xu Jingming said softly.
Zhang Ke was startled, and looked up at Xu Jingming: "Did you cause trouble?"
"Remember the assassination attempt on me the night before?" Xu Jingming said, "That night, there was also an assassin who assassinated Luo Baichuan. Luo Baichuan had one arm and one leg cut off. If I had also cut off one arm and one leg that night, perhaps there would have been no subsequent revenge."
"Because I blocked the assassin, the mastermind was furious, so he sent a stronger team to destroy my entire team." Xu Jingming said.
"Who is the murderer? Why did he target the captain and Luo Baichuan?" Zhang Ke asked.
"Cheng Yanran, the prince of the Prince of Yan's Mansion." Xu Jingming said, "It's because Luo Baichuan and I are the best friends of the opposite sex of Miss Fei of the Fei Mansion."
Zhang Ke found it unbelievable: "Just because of this reason?"
"Yes, that's why."
Xu Jingming nodded, "In the eyes of the Prince of Yan's Mansion, perhaps we ordinary Blood Rain Guards are just like pigs and dogs, and he can kill and slaughter us at will."
"Haha...hahaha...how ridiculous! This world is really ridiculous." Zhang Ke laughed loudly, but staggered away.
"Zhang Ke." Xu Jingming looked at him.
Zhang Ke ignored Xu Jingming.
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"I want to offer a reward for Cheng Yanran, the prince of Prince Yan's Mansion." In the secret hall, Zhang Ke, who was wearing a black robe and a mask, said.
"Qishalou has been offering a bounty for Cheng Yanran for six years, and no one has succeeded." said the receptionist at Qishalou.
"Two thousand six hundred taels of silver." Zhang Ke threw the gold bars, silver ingots and other items on the table, "I want to increase the reward."
"good."
Reception staff were casual.
Looking at the entire Blood Rain World, there aren't many people that Qi Sha Lou dare not offer a "bounty" for! The Prince of Yan's Mansion? Qi Sha Lou doesn't care. The Yan Wang controls only the territory of the fiefdom, which has limited influence on Qi Sha Lou.
"The bounty, including mine, is only thirty-two thousand six hundred taels?" Zhang Ke looked at the amount. "This prince has ruined the reputations of many wealthy women, but none of those wealthy families have offered a large bounty?"
"The richer the family, the more they fear the King of Yan. It's good enough to have a reward of more than 30,000 taels." The receptionist of Qisha Tower smiled softly, "Sir, is there anything else?"
Zhang Ke turned and left.
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In the evening.
Cheng Yanran's team marched on the street, with twelve guards on both sides and coachmen driving the carriage.
"Cheng Yanran! You sent people to massacre the Blood Rain Guards and even killed their entire family. I, Zhang Ke... a lonely ghost, have come to collect my debt!" Along with a loud shout that echoed throughout the bustling street, a man wearing the Blood Rain Guards official uniform, with mourning clothes on the outside, strode over and held two swords in his hands.
This surprised countless people on the street, and they all moved away.
"Slaughter the Blood Rain Guards and wipe out the entire clan?"
"Who is Cheng Yanran?"
"Surname Cheng! He should be a member of the royal family."
Passersby were talking about it.
Zhang Ke was ready to die and charged towards the carriage team.
Cheng Yanran's face changed in the car. Some things can be done quietly, but if they are exposed, it will still be troublesome.
"Kill him." Cheng Yanran's order came from inside the car.
"Whoever dares to slander His Royal Highness the Crown Prince shall be put to death." Three guards rushed out immediately. Zhang Ke rushed forward with two swords in hand. Even though Zhang Ke was a first-rate master... after only a few moves, he was cut in the throat by a sword under the siege of three guards.
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Nan Yi Qianhu Suo.
“Boom.”
Zhang Ke's body was thrown in front of the Nan Yi Qianhu Suo.
"Zhang Ke from the Blood Rain Guard assassinated His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the street." Two guards on horseback were standing in front of the Nanyi Thousand Households Unit. One of them shouted, "You from the Nanyi Thousand Households Unit must give His Royal Highness an explanation."
"Assassinating the prince is a heinous crime that will implicate the entire clan. Your Majesty will soon learn about this."
After the two guards finished speaking, they turned around and left, leaving only Zhang Ke's body lying in front of the Nan Yi Qianhu Suo.
The Blood Rain Guards and Auxiliary Guards came out quickly and looked at Zhang Ke's body and each other in bewilderment.
"Assassinated the Crown Prince in the street?" Zhao Defang rushed over after hearing the news. Looking at Zhang Ke's body, he angrily cursed, "You don't want to live, but you still want to hurt us? This is a disaster, a disaster!"
Assassination in the street, there is no way to deny it. As the captain of the team, Zhao Defang cannot escape the responsibility. Of course, Xu Jingming also has to bear the responsibility.
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Virtual World Network.
Xu Jingming was in the hall of the spaceship at the moment, looking at the materials in his hand: "I have been preparing for the plan to deal with Cheng Yanran for two days, but I still feel unsure. I am always nervous."
call.
Suddenly a figure appeared from nothingness, it was Pang Ze.
"You haven't contacted me for a long time." Pang Ze looked at Xu Jingming with a smile, "I am no longer worthy of the title of agent."
"So please invite Mr. Pang today." Xu Jingming said.
"What's the matter?" Pang Ze asked.
Xu Jingming handed the materials in his hand to Pang Ze: "I met an enemy in the Blood Rain World, and I want to eliminate him! This is the intelligence I collected and the plan I made. Please correct me, Mr. Pang."
Pang Ze took the materials and started looking through them.
Xu Jingming waited silently by the side.
After reading it, Pang Ze said, "You are too stingy. You only prepared 50 million universe coins! Are you going to deal with such a tough nut to crack?"
Xu Jingming was stunned.
"Looking at these data, we can see at a glance that the King of Yan doesn't really care about the life or death of this prince." Pang Ze said, "The one who really cares about his life or death is the emperor. If you want to kill the prince... the biggest obstacle is actually the emperor!"
"You haven't even figured out your opponent, do you think your plan can succeed?" Pang Ze joked, "But your plan does have some merits. Start by targeting the 'source of wealth' of the Prince of Yan's Mansion and plundering him first! At least you can earn back your money."
"I also feel that we don't have much confidence, so I think we should earn back the cost of the plan first." Xu Jingming said immediately, "Then we can make a desperate attack. I believe that with the desperate assassination of many space citizen players, we still have a certain chance."
“Too rough.”
Pang Ze said, "Well, I'll take part in this operation. I'll invest 300 million universe coins! The subsequent income will be divided according to the ratio of 6:1."
"Invest 300 million?" Xu Jingming was stunned.
Is it such a big deal?
"The strong defeating the weak is the way to go." Pang Ze said, "Do you need me to join? It's okay if you don't want to join. I can help you improve the plan, but the probability of success is still no more than 30%."
"I'd love to have Mr. Pang join us," said Xu Jingming.
"The total investment is 350 million universe coins. I will make the plan." Pang Ze nodded.
Xu Jingming suddenly felt relieved.
Done!
