It was only now that Zhuo Zhaoyan came to her senses. Her entire body was trembling violently, and she couldn't even stand straight anymore. She felt like collapsing to the ground.
Everything had happened too quickly. Just what had happened?
Marquis Xuanwu's estate had buried so much gunpowder, fish oil, and tung oil. Why hadn't there been an explosion?
Why had Shenlang's adoptive mother suddenly become Xue Yin?
A moment later, a familiar face appeared before Zhuo Zhaoyan. It was Daoist Xu, whom she had always trusted.
He walked up to Shenlang and knelt on both knees, tears streaming down his face. "This old servant, Xu Fan, greets Your Majesty."
Zhuo Zhaoyan was in disbelief. "Who, who are you? I've checked your identity. You're an abandoned disciple of Lianshan Dao Palace. There's no problem with your identity. You can't be from Shenlang's Blackmirror Agency. "
Xu Fan said, "That's right, I'm an abandoned disciple of Lianshan Dao Palace. But I'm also an orphan under Jiang Li's command, just like Kutou and Madman Huan Lan. "
Zhuo Zhaoyan said, "No, you don't have any trace of a special bloodline."
Xu Fan said, "Only a portion of His Majesty Jiang Li's talents have special bloodlines, and the rest are passionate about all sorts of mysticism. You people only care about those with special bloodlines, but most of the students in His Majesty's academy were of ordinary bloodlines. We grew up in the mountains, living with our parents, learning all kinds of knowledge, living a happy and free life. Until one day, when the sky fell and the earth split, we lost everything and became war orphans. Madman Huan Lan was only ten back then, and I was a bit older. But I've been a loner since I was young … "
Xu Fan wiped his tears and said shakily, "I'll never forget the day my father, mother, and sister were executed by that bastard Ying Guang. From then on, I swore to get revenge. I wasn't good at martial arts, but I knew a bit of alchemy, so I went to Lianshan Dao Palace. Because I blew up two buildings during an alchemy experiment, I was chased out. From then on, I wandered the world, trying to assassinate Ying Guang and his father with alchemy, but all my attempts failed. In the end, His Majesty Shen Lang appeared, and my sky brightened up. I could have followed Madman Lan, Bitter Joy, and Prince Jin to the Sand Barbarians, but I didn't. I chose to stay, so I chose you, Zhuo Zhaoyan. "
In reality, there were many people like Xu Fan. The moment Shen Lang's identity was exposed, the war orphans who were once under Jiang Li's command came one after another. But before many people arrived, Shen Lang had already set out to sea.
Some of these people were arrested, but a larger portion of them managed to find a way to hide.
Zhuo Zhaoyan trembled, "But, but you …"
Xu Fan said, "I acted like I was infatuated with you, and I even treated your illness three times, right?"
Zhuo Zhaoyan was a very suspicious person and wouldn't trust anyone. Even if Xu Fan gave her the formula, he wouldn't be able to gain her trust. In fact, she might even kill him to silence him.
The only reason he could gain Zhuo Zhaoyan's complete trust was because Xu Fan had treated her and even saved her life. There was another illness that she couldn't mention.
"It wouldn't have been hard for you to kill me, so why didn't you?" Zhuo Zhaoyan hissed.
Xu Fan said, "If you died, the Xuanwu Marquis Estate would fall into someone else's hands. So before His Majesty returns, of course you can't die. "
By this time, Count Anting and Zhuo Yixin were already tied up, their limbs and neck tied with ropes.
Zhuo Zhaoyan trembled all over. This was her younger brother, the only heir to the Zhuo family.
The five warhorses strolled slowly, and Zhuo Yixin's body was pulled straight into the air.
"Ah … ah … ah …"
"Sister, save me, save me …"
This young Count Anting was so scared that he peed his pants and his soul flew away.
Zhuo Zhaoyan said, "Shen Lang, what right do you have to treat the Zhuo family like this? We had no enmity to begin with. It was your father's evil that wandered into my house and brought disaster upon us. What's wrong with what I've done? Was it wrong for me to identify you? "
Shen Lang shrugged. "Miss Zhuo, only children talk about right and wrong. You're right, you're right, alright? "
He then waved his hand.
The five warhorses galloped, tearing Count Anting and Zhuo Yixin apart in an instant.
Zhuo Zhaoyan couldn't control herself any longer and sat on the ground.
The Nirvana Army soldiers were expressionless as they raised their blades and killed all of the Zhuo family members in a short while.
Shen Lang smiled. "Miss Zhuo, you're the only one left. The most important thing for a family is to be in order. Shall I send you on your way? "
Zhuo Zhaoyan's face twitched as tears and snot streamed down her face. She used all her strength to kneel down.
"Shen Lang, the winner is the king and the loser is the thief. I … Will I be able to survive? No matter how humiliating it is, can I live? " Zhuo Zhaoyan sobbed. "Even if I have to be ridden on by a thousand men, or if you torture and ravage me in every possible way, it's fine as long as I live, alright?"
Shen Lang closed his eyes and started to recall this woman. She was a naturally evil woman, and she was even different from Zhong Shishi.
Zhong Shishi was arrogant and domineering, but she wasn't a natural venomous snake. But this Zhuo Zhaoyan before him was practically dripping with poison. Shen Lang would never forget how this Zhuo Zhaoyan had threatened him when Mulan's vitality waned day by day after giving birth to Shen Ye.
Chou Hou wasn't on his list of enemies, but Zhuo Zhaoyan was.
"Cripple her meridians," Shen Lang said.
Xue Yin immediately cut off the meridians in Zhuo Zhaoyan's limbs.
Shen Lang took out a rope and wrapped it around Zhuo Zhaoyan's neck.
"Shen Lang, what are you doing? What are you doing? "
"Don't kill me! I can be a slave, a servant, a pig," Zhuo Zhaoyan shrieked in terror.
Shen Lang mounted his tall Amazon warhorse and ordered, "Return to the manor!"
Then, he urged the horse to gallop. Zhuo Zhaoyan's delicate body was dragged to the ground as she screamed in pain.
… …
An hour later, Shen Lang returned to the Xuanwu manor. Zhuo Zhaoyan was gone. He didn't even know when she died.
Jin Zhuo, Su Peipei, Jin Mucong, and the others had all entered the manor and were happily inspecting every yard and room.
It had been more than two years. He had finally taken it back and returned to the manor.
Shen Lang walked into his own courtyard. Bing'er had already led a dozen people to clean up the place. She was playing with a few children inside.
Even though he had been gone for more than two years, Shen Lang could still smell Mulan's scent.
He reached out and touched the table, the chair, and the wall of his enemies.
He had too many enemies now. He couldn't even write all of them on the wall. He didn't even know if he should write some of their names.
He didn't have any major enemies, but they were disgusting enough. For example, the former crown prince, Ning Yi.
Then, whose name should he write on the wall?
Shen Lang thought for a long time and wrote three names.
The Zhu family, Ning Han, and Sky-sea Pavilion. These were his three biggest enemies in the State of Yue.
Even if Shen Lang didn't kill them, they would definitely come to kill Shen Lang.
Of course, there were bigger enemies than these three: Ying Guang and his son, and the emperor of the Great Yan Empire!
However, he had to take revenge one at a time. He would first deal with the State of Yue, then the New Qian Kingdom, and then the Great Yan Empire.
Especially Ying Guang and his son. Their hatred for Shen Lang was as deep as the ocean. Emperor Jiang Li thought highly of them. Ying Guang was his sworn brother, not his biological brother, but he was conferred the title of King by Jiang Li, second only to the emperor. As for Ying Wuming, he addressed Jiang Li as his father and was practically his only direct disciple.
In the end, after Jiang Li died, the two of them directly betrayed the Jiang Dynasty, and cleanly slaughtered the entire Jiang Dynasty. Not only that, the countless talents that Jiang Li nurtured at that time all died under the butcher's knife of this father and son pair.
… …
At this moment, a woman stood in front of Shen Lang, her face cold.
"Tsk tsk tsk …" Shen Lang said, "Qianqian, you've lost weight. Fortunately, you still have your curves, and your chin is sharper. You've become more beautiful, more beautiful …"
"We were once husband and wife. There's no need to be so cold to me." Shen Lang moved closer to her and saw a faint wound on her face. He asked, "Did Zhu Wenhua do this?"
"No, I did it myself," Xu Qianqian said.
"It's okay, it's okay. The wound is shallow and won't leave a scar," Shen Lang said. "What do you plan to do next?"
Xu Qianqian said, "Shen Lang, you're really my bane."
Shen Lang said, "Who asked us to be fated? An ill-fated relationship is also fate. Do you still want to make a comeback and revive the Xu Embroidery Industry? "
Xu Qianqian said, "I've already made a comeback twice, but I ended up with nothing."
Shen Lang said, "I can return your industry, workshop, and mulberry fields to you."
Xu Qianqian said, "What if the Great Yan Empire invades again?"
Shen Lang said, "Then I have no choice."
Xu Qianqian said, "I finally understand. Before the chaos ends, developing a family business is the stupidest thing to do. I already have no other choice. In everyone's eyes, I'm a remnant of Shen Lang. Since that's the case, I might as well not struggle anymore. Your Majesty Shen Lang, from today onwards, I belong to you. "
"Really?" Shen Lang said, "Will you sleep with me?"
"No!" Xu Qianqian said, "I'll work for you. I won't sleep with you or sell my body."
"That's good, that's good …" Shen Lang said, "Then I'm much more at ease."
Xu Qianqian couldn't take it anymore. She stepped on his foot.
"You're the most professional in silk. Next, you'll be the female official in charge of silk trade." Shen Lang said, "You'll be in charge of the spinning, weaving, and trade of silkworms."
"What official position?" Xu Qianqian asked.
Shen Lang said, "High official in the weaving bureau."
Xu Qianqian said, "There's still someone who can trade with you at a time like this?"
Shen Lang said, "The quality of their silk is far inferior to ours. Their production is low, and their price is five times higher than ours. The profits are huge."
… …
"How have you been, Brother Zhu Wenhua." Shen Lang smiled. "Why didn't you run? You knew I'd come back, so why didn't you run? "
Zhu Wenhua smiled bitterly. "I wanted to run, but Zhuo Zhaoyan said Yan Nanfei could win, so I didn't run for now. By the time I found out Raging Tidewater had fallen, it was already too late. "
Shen Lang said, "Why didn't you beg for mercy?"
Zhu Wenhua said, "What's the point of begging? You won't let me go no matter what. "
Shen Lang said, "If you didn't beg for mercy, then why didn't you curse at me?"
Zhu Wenhua said, "I don't dare, and I don't have the confidence. I'm just an ant now, not worthy of being your enemy. I don't even have the right to curse at you."
Shen Lang said, "Zhu Wenhua, I don't hate you at all. You're not even on my list of enemies. The only thing you did to anger me was when you forced me to marry Xu Qianqian and almost disfigured her. She can't be considered my woman, but she's mine now. "
Zhu Wenhua said bleakly, "If you want to kill me, do as you please! Shen Lang, I don't care if you believe me or not. These past two years, when I was the Black Tortoise City Lord, I've always thought in the depths of my heart that you would return one day. Even though I kept saying that you were already dead, deep down I felt that you would definitely come back to kill me. This damned intuition. The person who understands you the most is definitely your enemy. I should be considered your earliest enemy. "
Shen Lang said, "Tian Heng came earlier than you, but he's dead. And Mayor Liu Wuyan, where has he been recently?"
Zhu Wenhua said, "Unlucky, his whole family was imprisoned."
Shen Lang was stunned as he said, "Why is that? He and I are clearly enemies. He nearly made it onto my list of enemies."
Zhu Wenhua said, "When your identity was exposed, he was very negative. When you went overseas, he directly resigned. People thought that he sympathized with the rebel Shen Lang, so his whole family was imprisoned."
Shen Lang said, "What an unexpected disaster."
Zhu Wenhua said, "Yes, there's really not much reason in this world."
Shen Lang said, "Zhu Wenhua, do you hate me?"
Zhu Wenhua said, "I … Do I still have the right to hate you? You're no longer the Shen Lang who wrote 'Boundless Romance' and competed with me for sales. You're already … Forget it. "
"No, Zhu Wenhua, you're wrong. I'm still the Shen Lang from back then." Shen Lang said, "What Eastern Emperor? I don't care about it at all. My life's goal has never changed, and that is to have no enmity with the world. I'm no different from the person who wrote 'Boundless Romance'."
Zhu Wenhua said, "Then I don't think highly of you. You're too weak. In front of the Great Yan Empire, you're like an ant trying to shake a tree."
"Alright, let's stop chatting." Shen Lang said, "Do you know that I have a nickname?"
Zhu Wenhua shook his head to indicate that he did not know. In the Eastern world, Shen Lang's nicknames were very messy. Some people used to call him 'Shameless Moocher', 'Pretty Boy with Demonic Intelligence'.
"The Eastern Castrator." Shen Lang said, "Men, help me hold Young Master Zhu Wenhua down."
Two warriors stepped forward and held Zhu Wenhua down so that he could not move at all.
"Bear with it. It'll be over soon. My skills are very good now." Shen Lang said.
Then, he swung the hook in his hand. There was one more eunuch in this world.
"Ah …" Zhu Wenhua screamed in pain. Then, he collapsed to the ground, his body twitching.
Shen Lang said, "Brother Zhu Wenhua, you've been castrated by me. What do you want to say to me now?"
Zhu Wenhua's face was covered in cold sweat. His face was completely pale. He was in so much pain that his face was almost contorted.
"You, when will the second volume of your 'Boundless Romance' be released? I … F * ck … "Zhu Wenhua said in a trembling voice.
Shen Lang said, "Men, stop the bleeding for Lord Zhu Wenhua."
Before he died, he skillfully stopped the bleeding for Zhu Wenhua and stitched up the wound.
"Zhu Wenhua, from this moment onwards, the past grudges and gratitude have come to an end. You can decide for yourself what to do next," Shen Lang said. "Now, I need you to go to the capital, Tianyue City, and pass on a message for me."
Zhu Wenhua said, "To whom?"
Shen Lang said, "Brother Zhu Wenhua is indeed smart. Pass on a message to two people. One is the Cabinet Prime Minister Zhu Hongzhu, and the other is King Ning Shao."
Zhu Wenhua said, "Alright, I will definitely pass on the message."
Shen Lang said, "First, please immediately and unconditionally release Ning Yuanxian, Ning Zheng, Concubine Bian, Ning Gang, Ning Qi, Bian Xiao's entire family, Zhang Chong's entire family, and so on. In short, all those who were arrested because of me must be released."
"Second, hand over Ning Yi unconditionally to me. I want to hack him into pieces."
"Third, are Zhu Ning and Ning Qi married?"
Zhu Wenhua shook his head and said, "No, their engagement has been canceled."
Shen Lang said, "Now Ning Qi can no longer curry favor with Zhu Ning?"
Zhu Wenhua said, "More or less."
Shen Lang said, "Third, please hand over Zhu Ning unconditionally and betroth her to Jin Mucong as a concubine."
"If King Ning Shao doesn't agree, I will immediately send troops to attack Skymoon City, exterminate the Zhu Clan, and tear Ning Shao's carriage apart."
Zhu Wenhua said, "Anything else?"
"No, just these three sentences." Shen Lang said.
Zhu Wenhua said, "Yes."
… … …
The next day, the heavily injured Zhu Wenhua left Xuanwu City in a carriage and went to the capital Tianyue City. For this, Shen Lang even gave him a dose of penicillin to prevent him from dying of infection on the way.
At this time, the news of Shen Lang's return could no longer be suppressed. In an instant, it spread throughout the entire State of Yue.
The governor of Nujiang Prefecture, Tang Yun, directly abandoned the city and led his subordinates back to the capital Tianyue City.
Immediately after, the deputy of the State of Yue's Privy Council, the governor of Tiannan Province, Zhu Jung also directly abandoned Tiannan City and went to the capital Tianyue City.
In the entire Tiannan Province, including Tiannan Province, countless officials and generals fled. Almost all the troops retreated to Tianyue City.
With Xuan Wu Mansion as the center, within a radius of a thousand li, there was not a single State of Yue's officials or troops.
Shen Lang really didn't have enough troops, so he couldn't send troops to occupy it. Otherwise, he would already be sitting on half a province.
However, the atmosphere in Tiannan and Tiannan provinces was very strange.
After the officials and troops had all withdrawn, the order in the thousand li territory was still cold. All the people closed their doors, like a ghost town. No one came out to shout 'long live Shen Lang' or 'long live Emperor Jiang Li'. Not to mention welcoming the imperial army and supporting Shen Lang.
Xuanwu City was very close. After Zhu Wenhua left, there were no officials or troops here. Shen Lang also didn't send any troops to guard the city. None of the nobles in Xuanwu City came to Marquis Xuanwu Mansion to pay their respects to Shen Lang. Not only did they not come, but even the commoners didn't come.
Everyone was shocked like never before, but they pretended as if nothing had happened. They buried their heads in the ground and trembled like ostriches.
Shen Lang understood that it was because the Great Yan Empire was too powerful. Everyone did not think that Shen Lang would win. They felt that he had no chance of winning. If they came out to support Shen Lang now, they would die a tragic death in the future.
Actually, countless people supported Jiang Li in their hearts, and even supported Shen Lang. That was because two years ago, when he went overseas, he protected everyone and created a miracle where no one died.
However, after that, the Great Yan Empire and King Ning Shao's revenge was too terrifying. All those who supported Shen Lang, regardless of their status, were arrested. More than a hundred thousand people were arrested in the State of Yue, and more than ten thousand people were killed.
It could be said that those who publicly supported Shen Lang were either brought to the Sand Barbaric Tribe by Prince Jin or killed by Ning Shao.
The remaining people didn't dare to say anything.
Shen Lang didn't blame them. He even ordered the army not to harass the commoners, buy food, or recruit soldiers. The people were afraid of them, so they didn't have to be cold to them.
… …
There were only a few people in the study of the State of Yue's palace.
King Ning Shao, Prime Minister Zhu Hongzhu, Deputy Privy Council Zhu Jung, former Crown Prince Ning Yi, Princess Royal Ning Luo, Empress Dowager Zhu, Duke Ning Qi, and others.
The castrated Zhu Wenhua knelt on the ground, motionless.
"Are you sure Raging Tide City has fallen?" Ning Yi asked.
Zhu Wenhua said, "Yes, Yan Nanfei was executed by a thousand cuts, the Zhuo Clan was exterminated, and Raging Tide City was occupied."
Ning Yi asked, "How many troops does Shen Lang have?"
Zhu Wenhua said, "Not more than fifty thousand. The ground troops alone should be about ten thousand."
Everyone's eyes twitched. As expected, such a small army actually staged the return of the king. Shen Lang must have gone mad.
Ning Yi said, "Shen Lang let you go. What message did he ask you to pass on to us?"
Zhu Wenhua said, "He asked me to pass on three messages. First, he asked Your Majesty to unconditionally release Grand Supreme Prince Ning Yuanxian, Ning Zheng, Concubine Bian, Ning Gang, Ning Qi, Bian Xiao, Zhang Chong, and so on. In short, all those who were arrested because of Shen Lang must be unconditionally released."
"Second, he asked Your Majesty to unconditionally hand over Ning Yi. Shen Lang will be hacked into a thousand pieces."
"Third, he asked Prime Minister Zhu Hongzhu to unconditionally hand over Zhu Ning and marry Jin Mucong as a concubine."
"If you don't agree, Shen Lang will immediately send troops to attack Sky Yue City, exterminate the Zhu Clan, and destroy His Majesty."
Zhu Wenhua repeated Shen Lang's words. Instantly, Ning Yi was about to explode. He suddenly pulled out his knife and was about to behead Zhu Wenhua because he wanted to vent his anger. These words came out of Zhu Wenhua's mouth.
"Stop!" Zhu Hongzhu shouted coldly, "He is only a messenger."
Ning Yi angrily withdrew his knife and said coldly, "Your Majesty, Shen Lang is too arrogant. We must give him the harshest reply and let him see our will. This is a complete provocation to the State of Yue and the entire Great Yan Empire. "
King Ning Shao was completely expressionless and said plainly, "Alright, if Shen Lang wants to attack Sky Yue City, I will welcome him! But he has successfully angered me. I must respond. "
"Because of Shen Lang's case, how many people have been arrested?" King Ning Shao asked.
"One hundred and fifty thousand," Zhu Jung said.
King Ning Shao said, "Execute them publicly. Behead ten thousand people and send their heads to Shen Lang."
Ning Yi was so excited that he trembled, "Yes, Your Majesty."
King Ning Shao said, "That is not enough. Cut off one of Ning Zheng's arms and send it to Shen Lang."
"Also, prepare for the decisive battle in Sky Yue City! Tell Sky Sea Pavilion not to stand by and watch. It is time to act! "
… …
Note: This chapter took a long time to think about. I will go eat and write the second chapter. I will try to finish it at one o 'clock. Brothers, don't be greedy for my monthly votes. Give them to me. I am really going to cry!
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