Chapter 58.1 The Plan to Make Emperors (1/2)
Chapter 58.1 The Plan to Make Emperors (1/2)
Zhu Hongyi left the Zhu Cultivation Town with his demon army, then all the town’s cultivators gathered back together.
“What happened just now? Did She Tianba die?”
“If he’s dead, what about our money?”
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All of them were anxious. Meanwhile, Zhang Zhengdao landed near them.
The latter jumped toward a pile of brick remains under everyone’s eyes, but none realized what he was doing just yet. He searched through the debris for a while.
“Isn’t that the Golden Core Stage immortal? Why is he back?” Someone recognized him.
The sharp-eyed Zhang Zhengdao was back because he had seen a storage bangle that had fallen out of Wang Ke’s pocket, right before the demons had left. The bangle had landed right in the place where he was searching.
“Wang Ke, you iron rooster! I didn’t expect you to drop money! Hahaha!” Zhang Zhengdao quickly picked up the bangle and looked into it.
But his face froze after he searched through the bangle. There was nothing inside!
Why is it empty? Zhang Zhengdao could not believe it.
The Gongyi Teahouse’s shopkeeper walked up to Zhang Zhengdao right then. “Immortal, my Clan Lord asked me to relay a message to you! Also, please hold on to the bangle for now!”
“Hmmm?” Zhang Zhengdao looked at the shopkeeper, visibly stunned.
He immediately understood. He didn’t drop any money! He did it intentionally, knowing that I was watching him! He knew that I would show up, so he asked the shopkeeper to help in dealing with the corpses so that the man could relay a message to me.
“Iron rooster!” Zhang Zhengdao rolled his eyes in frustration.
“Our Clan Lord asked you to head to the Golden Crow Sect immediately. Ask Zhang Li’er to come to the Qing Capital for the rescue. You can tell her all the truth!” that shopkeeper whispered to him before backing off.
Zhang Zhengdao was stunned. Ask for the Golden Crow Sect’s help?We’ve already offended them the last time. Can I still go there?
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Next day morning—Zhu Hongyi took his army of demons back to the Qing Capital.
The dark, billowing cloud of countless bats struck fear in the commoners’ hearts.
Wang Ke continued constraining Princess Youyue, but he placed the Longing Orb bracelet back on her wrist the moment they entered the Qing Capital.
“Wait for me!” he whispered into the princess’ ear.
It was impossible to rescue her by forcing their way out at the moment; he had to think of another way. Although Princess Youyue didn’t know Wang Ke’s plan, she still nodded.
“Parlor Lord, I heard everyone say that the Nether Demon Assembly will be held in the royal palace tonight. Is that true?” Wang Ke asked Zhu Hongyi.
Zhu Hongyi turned and looked at Wang Ke, a little puzzled about what the young lad was planning to do.
“Since Princess Youyue is already in the Qing Capital, she no longer needs to be in my charge. Can I go and handle the matters regarding my big brothers’ corpses first, and pass down your orders regarding the consolation settlement for their families? I promise I’ll be back by tonight!” Wang Ke requested.
“Parlor Lord, this brat is trying to escape!” a demon warned; he was unwilling to let Wang Ke go.
After all, the young man was carrying a huge amount of wealth.
“Escape for what? He’s only going to settle his brother’s burials! What are you talking about?” Zhu Hongyi stared back.
“Yes, Parlor Lord!” That demon lowered his head in frustration.
“Hurry back!” Zhu Hongyi said.
“Yes, Parlor Lord, thank you!” Wang Ke responded with courtesy.
After that, Wang Ke jumped down from the dark clouds and entered the streets of the Qing Capital, leaving Princess Youyue behind.
The still captive disciples of the Golden Crow Sect were in shock as they traveled on the dark clouds.
“Senior apprentice-brother, what should we do? That brat ran off just like that!” a Golden Crow Sect disciple said anxiously.
They were hoping for Wang Ke to save them, and they were holding onto the latter’s secret, so they hadn’t been afraid of him playing tricks on them. But now that Wang Ke had run away, what was the use of keeping the secret?
Should we expose Wang Ke’s identity and die together?But, what if Wang Ke was really keeping his promise to get help from the Golden Crow Sect?Still, I’m really unwilling to let Wang Ke leave just like that!
We came here to get rid of Wang Ke. How did he run away with so much money while we fell into a trap?Why!
“We can only trust his character now!” Zhang Shenxu said with gritted teeth.
“Does he have a trustworthy character?” All the Golden Crow Sect disciples were at a loss.
Zhang Shenxu: “…………………….!”
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Did Wang Ke really run away that easily?
A dozen demons secretly followed him right after he jumped down and landed on the Qing Capital’s streets.
They would have pounced and captured him if they weren’t wary of Zhu Hongyi. They could only trail behind him quietly.
And soon, they reached a dead end.
“Where is he?” a demon asked with staring eyes.
“I don’t know! I saw him enter this alley. How come he disappeared?”
“That bastard escaped with a lot of money! We must find him; that way we won’t have to worry about cultivation resources anymore. Find him, quick!”
“Let’s go!”
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And so, Wang Ke’s pursuers scurried around the Qing Capital to find him.
Meanwhile, Wang Ke had already reached the Great General’s Residence through a secret tunnel.
“Clan Lord, you came back this quickly?” His big cousin-brother, who was the Great General, ran to meet him, clearly surprised.
“Inform everyone. Have them gather for a clan meeting in half a day! All clan members stationed in the Qing Capital must be present! At the same time, send pigeon posts to all places in the Great Qing Empire. Store up grain from the whole empire and enter into War-readiness Level One!” Wang Ke instructed.
“Yes, Clan Lord!” his big cousin-brother replied with a solemn face.
War-readiness Level One?It’s been a long time since the Clan Lord activated it!Will there be a huge operation?Are we going to war?
Half a day passed in the blink of an eye! In a vast hall of the Great General’s Residence—
Close to twenty people sat at a long table. Men and women were present, each dressed differently. All of them were looking respectfully at Wang Ke, who was sitting at the end of the long table.
Wang Ke was gazing at a huge map of the Great Qing Empire, his back to the group of people.
“Everyone, I have been your clan lord for so many years. I had to take control by force in the early days, but after all these years, have I not treated you well?” Wang Ke said to everyone, still showing his back to the group.