Chapter Eleven: The Ancestor Makes His Move

  Fist of Fury

  A truly well-written book on martial arts, I'm sure those who have read it know its quality.

  ————————————————————

  Shangguan Hong may be dead, but his face doesn't show any resentment. After all, a hero like him values ideals over life. Since he lost, he has the awareness to accept defeat. In the struggle for dominance, losing means death.

  The green-eyed man was still staring at Zhuang Jun, his killing intent completely locked onto him. He knew that Zhuang Jun was a very strong opponent and he must be killed with one strike.

  Suddenly——

  "Assassins! Assassins!"

  Zhuang Jun suddenly let out a loud shout, at the same time slapping his left arm with his palm. His entire body flew backwards and crashed through the door. The guards outside seemed to know everything clearly, and two crossbow arrows shot directly at the green-eyed man.

  This guard was arranged by Zhuang Jun and belonged to Qin De's side.

  Qin De could have killed Shangguan Hong at any time, but he waited until this moment. Qin De knew that Shangguan Hong and the Xiang family had set a trap for him to jump into, but instead, he turned the tables on them. The Qin army marched north into the two provinces of Beidi, and naturally, Shangguan Hong would have to announce to his own troops - the Shangguan family supports the Qin family.

  On the surface, it was announced like this, but in private, some high-ranking officials still knew that the Shangguan family was on the side of the Xiang family. When arranging this plan, they did not dare to inform ordinary mid-level military officers or ordinary soldiers about this news beforehand.

  Apart from a few high-ranking officials, almost all the people and horses of the two northern counties believed that the Shangguan family was on the side of the Qin family. The important Flying Eagle plan could be launched, with the goal of controlling the entire two northern counties in one move.

  "Die!"

  The green-eyed man flashed simultaneously, and a short knife-like weapon in his hand swung twice, blocking the crossbow arrow. The whole person was like a meteorite, directly rushing towards Zhuang Jun, even if he died, he would kill Zhuang Jun.

  This green-eyed man was a dead soldier of the Xiang family. In the dark, he had been with Shangguan Hong for a long time. He understood that Zhuang Jun was an important chess piece for the Qin family to control the two northern counties, and naturally wanted to kill him.

  "Assassins, signal given!"

  There were also some guards around the secret place, who were attracted by Hong Jun's loud shout at first. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Shangguan Hong dying in the room and immediately sent out a signal. A arrow shot into the sky.

  Zhuang Jun saw this scene, a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then he exclaimed sorrowfully: "Everyone, this assassin killed the king! Let's follow me to kill him and avenge the king." At the same time, Zhuang Jun grabbed the battle knife at his waist and rushed forward.

  The green-eyed man flashed a green light in his eyes and rushed towards Zhuang Jun.

  "Kill, for revenge of the king!"

  One by one, the guards rushed over, these guards were all masters protecting Shang Gonghong in this villa, forbidding outsiders from entering. At this moment, they saw this inexplicable green-eyed man appear out of nowhere and naturally took him for an assassin.

  The king is dead, these guards cannot escape their responsibility, and naturally they rise up to kill the assassin.

  "Bang!"

  The sword and shadow, Zhuang Jun and the green-eyed man moved extremely fast, and the two exchanged dozens of moves in an instant. Those guards were also good hands, secretly shooting cold arrows to affect the green-eyed man. With the signal just now, more and more people arrived.

  "Hmm!" The green-eyed man let out a cold hum, at this moment his back was pierced by a flying knife, and the protective aura around him did not withstand it, apparently the one who threw the flying knife was also an expert.

  Zhuang Jun's eyes lit up.

  "Whoosh!"

  A flying knife flew out of Zhuang Jun's hand, and the two men were too close to each other. The green-eyed man was slightly distracted due to his previous injury, and he was instantly stabbed in the abdomen by a knife. At the same time, another flying knife came from behind the green-eyed man...

  Behind the green-eyed man was a middle-aged man who, like Zhuang Jun, suddenly sprang into action.

  A figure flashed by.

  By the time this middle-aged man and Zhu Jun stopped, the green-eyed man's eyes had already dimmed, and he knelt down weakly. At the same time, his upper body and lower body were actually split into two halves.

  "Hiss~~~~"

  Tear open the sleeve of the dead man's green clothes, and there is a dragon-shaped mark on his left arm. Zhuang Jun has a cold smile at the corner of his mouth, and then he goes crazy: "Ah, it's the dead soldier of the Baolong Army, the Baolong Army of the Xiang family."

  As time passed, some big shots also arrived and were stunned by what they saw on the scene.

  "The king this time supports the Qin family. The Xiang family must be harboring resentment in their hearts, it must be so." An old man said indignantly.

  Zhuang Jun rushed to the side of Shangguan Hong's corpse, and with a loud "thud", he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I, Zhuang Jun, have followed you for so many years. You actually died at the hands of the enemy's assassination. I, Zhuang Jun, hereby swear that I will lead the two northern counties to destroy the Xiang family and avenge your death!!!"

  Zhuang Jun knocked his head three times in succession.

  Suddenly——

  "It's all over, His Highness was just assassinated in Yanzhilou!" A man rushed in from outside and immediately reported to Zhuang Jun, after all, many things in the entire northern region of two counties were ordered by Shangguan Hong and executed by Zhuang Jun.

  Zhuang Jun's eyes suddenly turned red upon hearing the news: "Ah~~~ Xiang family! Damn Xiang family, they're now carrying out a crazy revenge. I'll send Wang Ye's body back to the Wang Manor. You few follow me, the rest of you quickly go protect the various young masters." Zhuang Jun ordered.

  "Yes, sir!"

  The guards present immediately knelt down and said.

  ……

  The two counties in the northern region were completely chaotic, with assassinations happening one after another. Many high-ranking officials of the imperial court died, and even Zhuang Jun was seriously injured. At the same time, despite his injuries, Zhuang Jun continued to lead troops to annihilate the remnants of the Baolong Army in the two counties of the northern region.

  Kill!

  The entire northern region of the two counties was in a state of frenzy, with one after another of people related to the Xiang family being executed. Even several big shots were discovered to be moles for the Xiang family. Although these big shots did not admit it, the secretly transmitted letters that were uncovered served as ironclad evidence.

  In the northern region, there were two counties and four great generals. One general was assassinated, and another general was replaced by someone else due to poor health. As for the other two generals, they remained unchanged. Zhuang Jun was one of them.

  Important figures in the Shangguan family, such as the crown prince, were killed one after another. The Shangguan family was left with only one bloodline. Just a three-year-old child. From then on, the Shangguan family completely declined, and everything was controlled by Zhuang Jun.

  Zhuang Jun then used revenge as an excuse to let the 400,000 troops of the two northern counties, with 300,000 joining forces with the Qin family's army to prepare for a joint attack on the Xiang family.

  Everyone was powerless and slumped in their chairs, their minds a complete mess.

  "How could this be? How could this be? What's going on, who can tell me, what happened, it's only been a few days, the situation was fine before, now..." Xiang Guang felt a severe headache.

  The original plan was so good.

  No matter how good it is, it's just a plan. A plan can only be considered real when it's implemented. If not implemented, it can only be considered an empty promise.

  "Baolong Army, haha... Yiyan, you say, will the brave warriors of Baolong Army kill Guan Hong? Will they?" Xiang Guang looked at Yiyan who was bowing beside him and asked nervously.

  Yi Yan said affirmatively, "No way, Green Eyes is the most successful and excellent dead soldier of our Ba Long Army. He absolutely won't kill Shang Guan Hong. Moreover, with so many years together, if he wanted to kill him, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?"

  Xiang Guang looked at the group of people in front of him and his irritable mood dissipated.

  "Get out, all of you get out!"

  Xiang Guang waved his hand weakly and said, at this moment his heart was completely chaotic. He only knew that his throne was in danger, his life was in danger.

  A group of people hastily left the imperial study, and then the guards at the door closed the large gate of the imperial study. Emperor Yi sat quietly in his chair, lost in thought, unsure what was going through his mind... for a long, long time...

  Pong!

  The door of the imperial study opened automatically without anyone pushing it, and a strong gust of wind blew into the imperial study, causing Xiang Guang to narrow his eyes.

  "Close the door and let me close it..." Before he could finish speaking, Xiang Guang dared not speak again.

  Suddenly, a majestic old man walked in from outside the gate. The old man had black long hair fluttering, wearing a wide-sleeved long gown, and the gown was blown up by the wind like a windbreaker. The old man's eyes were as cold as sharp arrows.

  Behind the old man, there were four people, two by two, in two rows. The temperament of these four people was extremely strange, and Mr. Blue was one of them. The four people behind the old man also had no expression on their faces. These five people walked into the imperial study room one after another. The guards at the imperial study room seemed to be stunned.

  "Oh... our ancestors!"

  Xiang Guang was shocked to see the old man in front of him, it had been many years since the old ancestor had left the Weiyang Palace. Even if he went out, Xiang Guang wouldn't know, at least the old ancestor had never come out of the Weiyang Palace to meet him once.

  Xiang Guang suddenly woke up with a start and quickly knelt down saying: "Guang'er pays respects to the ancestors!"

  "Fine, our family's empire, passed down for nearly a thousand years, yet in just a few short months, we've already lost half of it. What kind of emperor are you?" The old man coldly rebuked Xiang Guang, showing no mercy at all.

  Xiang Guang's face was instantly covered in cold sweat, he knew clearly that as soon as this old man gave the order, his throne would be gone. In the Xiang family, this old man was a god in the hearts of all the Xiang family members!

  "Ancestors, don't blame me, you also know that the Qin family is so powerful, and the Black Water Mountain banditry has been prepared for hundreds of years. And this time, I don't know if that dead soldier went crazy, actually assassinating Shangguan Hong..." Xiang Guang hurriedly said, at this moment his head was completely muddled, he only knew to shift the blame.

  "Shut up!" The old man's eyes flashed with a cold light, and the entire imperial study seemed to have turned cold. Xiang Guang's heart trembled instantly, and he couldn't say another word.

  "It's not your fault. What you did at the East Town Wang Manor back then, do you think I didn't know? If it weren't for that incident that year, which led to the death of the Qin family's princess, things wouldn't have developed to this point!" The old man scolded.

  Xiang Guang felt a sense of fear in his heart, but he still said: "But isn't the Qin family prepared for hundreds of years?"

  "If he wanted to rebel, he would have done so hundreds of years ago. Why wait until now? Hmph, for so many years, the Qin family has lived a comfortable life, having experienced hundreds of years, they no longer think of rebelling. If not for you, would they be rebelling again?"

  The old man rebuked coldly.

  Xiang Guang didn't dare speak again.

  "That's not the point. The Qin family has been disloyal, and your matter is just a fuse. But choosing you as emperor, your father was truly blind. Do you think it was that dead soldier who killed Ouyang Hong? Hmph, now the two northern provinces are controlled by Zhuang Jun, even making the troops of the two northern provinces follow the Qin family's orders. Obviously, all this is the Qin family's plan. And Zhuang Jun is also a person of the Qin family! You can't see through such a small plot, and you become the emperor of my Item family, truly misleading the Item family's rivers and mountains." The old man scolded.

  The trees stand like withered locusts.

  "From today on, I will personally decide everything about the war. You spend this time reflecting and roll back to your palace to think carefully." The old man directly stripped away the emperor's authority with one order.

  Xiang Guang was shocked in his heart, the old ancestor in front of him had not personally managed imperial affairs for many years, and it was clear that the current situation had made this old ancestor unable to sit still.

  Xiang Guang was overjoyed, this stall was in a mess, he didn't even have the mood to control it now, let this old ancestor manage it, he was happy to relax. He immediately said: "Guang'er, go back and reflect on your actions."

  Xiang Guang left the imperial study room directly, from today on, Xiang Guang would be a nominal emperor.

  The old man turned around, staring outside the house, his eyes seemed to penetrate through space.

  "Qin family, I'd like to see what kind of tricks you have up your sleeve. Don't force me to use my last resort plan. If I do, even if I win, it won't be worth it." The old man's mouth curled into a cold smile, his long hair fluttering, his long robe billowing, exuding an aura that seemed to look down on the world.

  Mr. Lan and four other masters stood by, not daring to make a sound to disturb this old ancestor.

  No matter how chaotic the Chu royal court is at this moment, Qin Yu and Xiao Hei are focusing on their cultivation in the vast wilderness. According to Qin Yu's memory, it will take one or two years before the Qin family launches a rebellion. He is not in a hurry, so he continues to rush along the way while cultivating bitterly.

  In the midst of an endless dense forest, Qin Yu and Xiao Hei were making their way through it.

  Qin Yu was wearing a pair of long pants on his lower body and a sleeveless tank top on his upper body, revealing all the muscles. These clothes were in the closet of the second floor bedroom of Lei Shan Residence. When Qin Yu first arrived at Lei Shan Residence, his clothes were all tattered. Later, he found many clothes in the bedroom, including this pair of long pants and sleeveless tank top which also existed on the mainland of Linhai.

  The fabric of this garment is quite strange, it can actually recognize its owner by dripping blood, and its defense is also extremely strong. Qin Yu dripped blood to claim it, and wearing this garment on his body was indeed very comfortable. Qin Yu didn't want to always be naked or wrapped in animal hides either.

  Qin Yu was almost flying, darting through the forest like a flash of lightning, when suddenly he came to an abrupt stop, and Xiao Hei also stopped immediately.

  "There is a demonic beast aura, it's in the Golden Core stage."

  One man and one eagle stared directly in one direction, this one man and one eagle did not dodge at all. Suddenly, a charming purple-clothed woman appeared in the sight of the two, and the purple-clothed woman seemed to be surprised, covering her cherry-like mouth with her small hand.