27th time killing his wife to prove his will and determination

  When Wu Song heard the names Chen Xizhen and Chen Liqing, he was slightly stunned, feeling that they were somewhat familiar, but couldn't recall where he had heard them before. As a science student, he hadn't even finished reading Water Margin, let alone Outlaws of the Marsh. In his elective course on ancient literary history, he had indeed studied Outlaws of the Marsh, but didn't remember the names of the characters.

  Wu Song was filled with doubts in his heart, and Chen Liqing was clamoring to drink wine. So the four of them took her to a wine building, found a elegant private room, sat down, asked the waiter to bring several jugs of wine, and brought up several plates of familiar dishes.

  Wu Song drove the waiter away, and the four of them sat down to drink and discuss their future plans. Just as Chen Liqin, the little hero, had taken a sip of wine, she suddenly fell under the table with a thud. Wu Song picked her up and called the waiter to open a room, letting him take her to rest.

  Yang Jiong said, "The Zhao family is dead, but there's another Zhao family. The emperor has no children, only five brothers are alive. The eldest, Shen Wang, is blind in one eye and can't be the emperor. Jian Wang is the emperor's biological brother and most likely candidate, but Empress Dowager doesn't like him, and he's also the thirteenth son of Emperor Zhenzong, too young. Xian Wang and Mu Wang have no power, only Duan Wang is favored by Empress Dowager, treating him like her own son. Our family had a fortune teller from the Yin Yang sect examine him before, and Duan Wang has the appearance of an emperor. As long as we can climb onto Duan Wang's high branch, supporting the dragon throne will be easy."

  "We must act quickly," Wu Song said with a nod. "Right now, the Crown Prince is not in power, but if we wait until he becomes Emperor, he won't even bother to look at us."

  "The king of Duan likes books, paintings and football. He writes well, paints well, kicks the ball well, and is good at what he likes. Only by following his interests can one advance in life. Gao Jue is just a fallen household in the city, but because he kicks the ball well, he is now about to rise to prominence." Yang Jia said: "The king of Duan also likes Taoist priests and is greedy for wine. The Wu brothers and Lu brothers both disguise themselves as Taoist priests, our family comes to introduce them, and they will certainly be able to gain favor. The king of Duan also likes clever gadgets, and Gong Shu's daughter is not difficult to obtain, but the king of Duan is lustful and often lingers in the streets and alleys..."

  He hesitated for a moment, looked at Gong Shu Yanran, and saw that the girl's cheeks were like snow, her eyebrows were like mountain peaks stacked with green, really a rare beauty, if Duan Wang saw her, he would start another trouble.

  Lu Da closed his mouth and said: "You've been talking about nothing but shortcomings. Does this emperor have any strong points?"

  Yang Jian was stunned, this Emperor Wang is greedy for wine and beauty, foolishly seeking eternal life, a typical muddle-headed monarch. Of course, he can play football, write words, and paint, all of which are first-rate, but what does this have to do with imperial power?

  Wu Song laughed and said, "What's wrong with the emperor? We can't do anything about it. Let's just teach him well and make him a wise ruler!" The others shook their heads when they heard this, saying that he was too bold and presumptuous to dare to instruct the emperor. But thinking carefully, this guy had even scared Emperor Zhezong to death, and the death of Empress Dowager Liang of Western Xia also had something to do with him, so it was natural for him to say such a thing about instructing the emperor.

  "What's good about Gongshu girl?"

  Gong Shu Yan hesitated for a moment, then said: "If he likes women, I'll indulge him and become an imperial concubine if need be... as long as it can dispel the Eight Trigrams Seal of God..." Her voice grew softer, though her heart struggled restlessly.

  Everyone secretly sighed, Wu Song comforted: "Things haven't reached that point yet, at worst we'll join forces and rush into the Dragon Vein." Gong Sunyan looked at him with gratitude, lowered her head and remained silent.

  Yang Jian said: "In the Dragon Vein, there must be a guardian of the Tian Shi Dao. With our four people's abilities, I'm afraid we may not be their match."

  "Ruda hastily said: 'Do you know who that person is? If you knew his identity, take advantage of him being off guard and kill him with one knife, rather than going to Fulongting and suffering the emperor's abuse!'"

  Yang Jian shook his head and said, "The guardians of the Tian Shi Dao have always been mysterious, they might even be the Tian Shi himself. I'm just a low-ranking eunuch, how would I have the qualifications to know these things?"

  The four of them chatted for a while, then said goodbye. Wu Song hugged Chen Liqing in his arms, and the little girl still hadn't sobered up. When he picked her up, she murmured a sentence in her sleep and buried her head in his chest.

  Yang Jian said: "I have a house in Prince Duan's mansion, let's go there to settle down first, and then we'll see Prince Duan tomorrow."

  Four men lifted their feet and walked, but heard a warm and jade-like voice behind them say: "The four of you have taken my son, where are you going to take him?" As he spoke, one hand was placed on Wu Song's shoulder, like an iron hoop, and pulled back, but couldn't budge Wu Song.

  Wu Song was caught off guard and felt a numbness in his muscles, he couldn't help but feel surprised. These days, he had been using the Tian Shang Xing's power to temper his body, making it as hard as steel. Yet this person was able to make him feel pain, his strength was truly astonishingly great.

  The four of them turned around, only to see a Taoist priest standing behind them with a long sword on his back, staring at Wu Song in astonishment. The man had a ruddy complexion and bright eyes like stars; although he was a Taoist priest, he was an exceptionally handsome young man who looked no more than thirty years old.

  Wu Song and Yang Zongbao were also considered handsome, but compared to this person, they were slightly inferior. The Taoist's gaze moved away from Wu Song's body, looked at the other three people, and his puzzled expression deepened. He bowed his head and said: "Several fellow Taoists, Chen Daozi is right. May I ask where you are taking my son?"

  "It was actually Chen Tiying, but you misunderstood." Wu Song hastily reported his name and explained the situation: "Now that the emperor has passed away, there are all sorts of people on the streets. Because I heard her say she had left home in secret, I kept her by my side."

  Chen Xizhen hastily bowed and said: "I don't know which lord you are, I was rude just now, forgive me." Although he apologized, his expression was calm and seemed to not take it seriously. Lu Da saw this and shook his head repeatedly, saying: "Your words and actions do not match, hypocrite!"

  Chen Xizhen listened, didn't think much of it, took Chen Lijing over, stretched out her finger and lightly touched her forehead, and Chen Lijing immediately yawned and woke up, saying in surprise: "Dad, how are you here? I clearly remember drinking with a few good men..."

  Chen Xizhen's face sank, and she scolded: "You little wretch, what hero? These few are generals of Jingyuan Road, with official positions that are frighteningly high. Don't you quickly address them as 'sir'?"

  Chen Liqing smiled and said, "In the jianghu, what does status have to do with anything? I think they're heroes, that's why I'm friends with them. Otherwise, even if the Zhao government officials came, I wouldn't give them a second glance!"

  Chen Xizhen was so angry that she raised her hand to hit her, but Gong Shuyan quickly snatched the little girl away and hugged her in her arms. Chen Xizhen hastily said: "Yu Hou, this child's mother died early and didn't know how to teach her, please forgive her for offending you."

  Gong Xian heard that Chen Liqing's mother had also passed away, and thinking of her own life experience, she felt a pang in her heart. She said calmly: "I've known Liqing for a long time, may I take her home with me for a few days before sending her to the Ti household?"

  Chen Xizhen hesitated for a moment, Gong Shuyan stopped talking and walked away with Chen Lijing, Lu Da followed closely behind, laughing: "That person looks good, but not reliable!" Wu Song and Yang Jie bid farewell to Chen Xizhen and quickly followed, Yang Jie whispered: "This person's cultivation is deep and immeasurable, it's terrifying! It seems that in the capital, there are such masters hidden, seemingly even more brilliant than Wang Laizi!"

  Wu Song was taken aback, turned his head to take a look, and saw that Chen Xijuan was standing still on the spot, looking at him with eyes that were getting brighter and brighter, as if there was a white light flashing. When Chen Xijuan saw Wu Song looking over, he quickly retracted the divine light in his eyes, lowered his head and walked away, thinking to himself: "The capital has come to have so many demons, that woman is fine, but this eunuch has a clear evil aura, while that surnamed Wu military officer has a demonic aura, and the remaining rough man has a killing aura, not one of them is a good person! A season of troubles, a season of troubles indeed..."

  Chen Xizhen shook his head. He had coincidentally become Zhang Tian's apprentice in the past, and had been practicing internal energy without a break, not even for a single day. However, he had encountered many setbacks along the way. First, a demonic soul had escaped from the Dragon Vein, tearing it apart, and Zhang Tian had flown his sword to scold him. Later, he met a woman from the Li family, with soft waist and seductive posture, and suddenly felt lustful, so he married that Li family woman and indulged in the warmth of love, giving birth to a daughter after a year.

  Zhang Tian Shi suddenly appeared in the capital, examining his cultivation. However, he found that Zhang had corrupted his Daoist heart and scolded him severely. Chen Xi Zhen then came to her senses, drew her sword and killed her wife to demonstrate her resolve, cutting off worldly thoughts. She originally intended to kill her daughter as well but couldn't bring herself to do it, thus she often showed displeasure towards her daughter.

  "This little wretch has now provoked several demons, indeed a source of calamity!"

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