When the leader turned around, there was already a man in black standing behind him, grinning and punched him in his face right away!
How could it be so fast?
The leader's eyes widened in shock.
Crack!
The sound of broken bones resounded.
Helian Wei Wei wiped the bloodstain on her hand. "Don't beat them to death, we still have to keep them as evidence." After finishing her words, she walked toward Heize.
Heize quickly pointed at his face and asked, "Come and check for me, am I disfigured?"
Helian Wei Wei could not tell him the truth, she then ordered the hidden army, "Punch them right in their faces to take revenge for Second Master Hei."
Heize was upset. A dashing man like him could not earn a living with his face anymore!
"Do you know who my master is? How dare you treat me this way!" The leader stood up in his badly-beaten face, resisting the attack from Da Xiong with his fists. "I have achieved notable merits on the battlefield!"
Bang!
Without much ado, Da Xiong lifted his leg and kicked him as he said, "Don't talk like you're the only one who has achieved great on the battlefield!"
"You...you guys just wait! Wait until General Liao is back, I want all of you dead!" It could tell that the leader was used to throw his weight around and put Liao Qingtian on the table whenever he faced trouble.
Helian Wei Wei laughed indifferently, "I would like to see if Liao Qingtian dares to come. If he does, I will bomb him to death directly for hurting my second brother's face!"
"Wei Wei!" Second Master Hei was so touched. He could hardly hear her calling him brother, but why would she always add the word 'second'...
Helian Wei Wei turned around and patted his shoulder, she then smiled with her eyes squinted and said, "This injury is not bad enough, let's get some more blood and spurt some on your arm too."
As soon as this group of people showed up, Heize already knew what Helian Wei Wei was planning. His purpose and objectives were to drag these assassins and play the ruse of inflicting an injury on himself at the right time.
Having a playful sister, he, as her brother, for sure he had to fully cooperate with her.
"It seems like I have to be badly injured in order to achieve what General Jiang who was still rushing here with his army wants," Heize evilly touched his chin while saying so.
Now only Helian Wei Wei knew that he had called the suppression troop.
Sure enough, he was the Master from the Hei Manor, so much more crafty than her...
The two of them gazed at each other, Helian Wei Wei heaved out a long sigh, "The Liao is so unlucky."
"He brings himself to this, no one could be blamed." Heize sneered. Even if he was suppressing, he could not hide his domineering power of owning military power throughout the year.
At this point in time, Jiang Liuyun had arrived together with his one thousand cavalry. It brought out the feeling of being oppressed by a large army from afar.
What situation is this?
Chapter 518 - An Impressive Slap in the Face!
Did General Liao not say that he would simply send some court runners to run a procedure ceremonially when things are almost settled?
Why are there so many soldiers?
"My Lord, this doesn't seem right!" The bodyguard next to Lord Zhang was restless. Others may not know the implications behind the dispatching of the cavalry, but for someone who had been in the military barracks before, he knew clearly that the city shaking army would only dispatch the most speedy cavalry when a major event had occurred!
Most importantly, why did they enter the city?!
Not to mention that they were coming this way!
Lord Zhang cursed, "Dammit! Of course, I know something's wrong, what are you chickening out for!"
"I, I…" How could he not be restless when these many soldiers came out of nowhere!
Lord Zhang inhaled deeply while his fingers were trembling slightly. "Answer me, is the old lady killed?"
"She should've been."
Lord Zhang arched his brows. "Should've been?!"
"A few people came out of nowhere from the alley and they were in a rather heated brawl. I didn't manage to see everything, but by looking at Commander Wang's stance, capturing an old lady shouldn't be a problem."
"Inform Commander Wang and the rest, don't drag the fight any longer and kill the old lady immediately, then we must retreat!" The Old Lady Wang must not end up in the hands of others, or else if Wei found out, he would have his grip on their weakness and they would be over by then!
"I'll go now!" The guard was just about to leave before he saw that their rear had been completely surrounded!
Lord Zhang stood up hastily. Before he was able to escape from it, he was swallowed up by a cloud of dust.
"General, we found an official here!"
"Who cares about his position, tie him up before anything else!"
Jiang Liuyun had lost any rationale by this point, from the moment he was informed of Young Master Hei's ambush, he felt like beating up anyone within sight!
Only then did Lord Zhang saw the leader clearly and he almost stumbled in fear.
G-General Jiang?
Why is he here?!
What's happening?!
How is the general of the city shaking army involved?!
The sweat perspired from Lord Zhang's forehead flowed down quickly. He was petrified that Jiang Liuyun would really take him into custody. He raised his arms and exclaimed, "General Jiang, it's me, it's me!"
Jiang Liuyun was extremely furious. Not seeing the second master anywhere nearby caused his eyes to be in crimson red. "Who are you?"
"I, I am Zhang Xin, the one in charge of the financial department under General Liao!" Lord Zhang desperately tried to get close with Jiang Liuyun while carefully avoiding the knife blades.
Jiang Liuyun responded, though his expression remained quite hostile, "What are you doing here?" For a sixth rank official to be hiding in such alley, cowering, surely there was something fishy going on!
"I-I-I'm on a stroll…" Lord Zhang smiled falsely as he stretched his arms.
When Jiang Liuyun noticed his gaze which was hovering over the alley, his gaze deepened. "Since Lord Zhang is in such a good mood to take a stroll, let's take a stroll along the alley ahead together!"
The alley ahead?
Isn't that the alley where their assassins were ambushed?
Lord Zhang's expression changed drastically when he heard this, he fought to keep his lips in an upward curve. "General Jiang, that alley ahead is narrow and incredibly difficult to walk in, it won't be easy for you to enter since you're bringing this many soldiers."
Why this alley when there are so many other alleys in the provincial capital!
Lord Zhang was agitated.
If the matter is not tended properly this time, he would surely end up stirring the hornet's nest!
"A narrow alley? This old man loves going through narrow alleys!" Jiang Liuyun did not spend any longer rambling with Lord Zhang as he waved his hand, signaling the cavalry to bring him along on the horse!
Within three minutes, Zhang Xin managed to conjure up a scheme since General Jiang insisted on going through that alley.
By then, he could place the blame of the Old Lady Wang's death on those few people, along with a legitimate reason for the assassins to be dispatched.
With this, Lord Zhang felt a wave of relief. He would just have to go on one step after another.
Yet, Jiang Liuyun had no intention of paying him any attention, he was as aggressive as a lion until he saw Heize, blood-l.u.s.tful and standing before the hay storehouse. He quietly heaved a sigh of relief.
He's alright, as long as he's alright!
Heize saw Jiang Liuyun too. He then tossed aside the metal bar with condescendence.
Then only did Jiang Liuyun realized the bloodstains on his sleeves, he quickly came off the horse!
But befor
e he could say anything, Lord Zhang struggled up from the horseback and pointed at Heize accusingly, "You murderer!"
"Murderer?" Heize sneered coldly, "Who are you calling a murderer? Could it be that these were your men?"
As he spoke, Heize stretched his long legs and kicked Commander Wang who was groveling on the ground. The coldness swirling in his eyes was enough to freeze the atmosphere within the deep alley!
Lord Zhang, as a scholar-official, was clearly unaccustomed to horse riding. He had been dizzy the whole journey over, and only as he heard Heize's words did he fully registered the situation before him!
This…
How is this possible!
Lord Zhang looked incredulously at General Wang's pig-headed, swollen face!
Then, he looked at the assassins strewn all over the place. The corner of his eyes spasmed vigorously!
These were the finest soldiers of the Liao family's Army, how could they be beaten up to such an extent?!
"Second Brother, be gentle on them, you wouldn't want to scare our dear Lord Zhang off." Helian Wei Wei shoved over the last of the figures and stepped out from the dimly lit corner, with the rocket launcher still held in her right hand.
If Lord Zhang was merely stunned moments ago, he was now utterly dumbfounded. He retreated one step after another, and his pupils trembled violently. He could barely believe what he was looking at.
"You…you…" Why would Wei be here?!
Not to mention in such a get-up!
What is the Wei holding in his hand?
Wasn't he a feeble scholar?
How could he be this good at fighting?!
Lord Zhang was at a loss for words. He could only turn to look at Jiang Liuyun who was standing behind him, hoping that he would leak a hint of what was going on!
Though Jiang Liuyun was only worried about Heize's injuries. "Young Master, your arm…"
"Injured," Heize responded carelessly and curtly.
D*mn it!
I know it's injured!
That's why I wanted to know where the wound is!
Hurry and get it treated if it is serious, don't you come back to the military barracks and give me a good bashing afterward!
Jiang Liuyun's attitude was very obvious, he was pretty much serving Heize like his master.
Up till now, the color had drained completely from Zhang Xin's face!
Of what status could a man be to make General Jiang this respectful?
He could barely bring himself to imagine this man's background!
What further chilled his spine was that he was just pointing at him moments ago and saying that 'he is a murderer'.
Not to mention, why would Wei be so close with this man?!
Chapter 519 - Here Comes The Overkill!
One suspicion after another made Zhang Xin's heart pound heavily in fear. He could only remain humble while wiping off the cold sweat from his forehead. He attempted to interrupt, "General Jiang, who is this young master?"
"I thought you were calling me a murderer?" Whenever Heize raised his eyebrows, even without anger, it was sufficient to send chills down a person's spine.
Zhang Xin laughed bashfully, "That's all a misunderstanding, it's all a grave misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding?" Heize stepped on Commander Wang's hand once more as he raised his gaze on Zhang Xin. "Would you dare to say that these people who ambushed me are not related to you?"
Commander Wang was so pained until he fainted moments ago, now when he looked at Zhang Xin, the first thing he wanted to do was to take revenge!
"Lord Zhang, you should inform General Liao to dispatch the army immediately, I want all these ignorant people to be disposed of!"
Hearing Commander Wang's instructions, Zhang Xin fought back the urge to strangle him. How could he not observe carefully that General Jiang was here too!
Jiang Liuyun sneered as he yanked Commander Wang's chin upward, "I was wondering who this was, now that I noticed it's Commander Wang, how impressive you are, intending to dispose of none other but the Second Young Master!"
"Second, Second Young Master?!" After Commander Wang recognized Jiang Liuyun, he subsequently turned to look at Heize's face, he asked shockingly, "You, you?"
Jiang Liuyun laughed, "Why, hadn't General Liao always paid high respect to the Old Master Hei, now that his beloved grandson is standing right before you but you can't recognize him?"
Old Master Hei's beloved grandson?!
The moment these words leaped out, Commander Wang knew he was finished!
Just think, what status is held by the Hei family, and Young Master Hei!
He was pretty much the prince of the military barracks!
It was not just him, if General Liao was here, he would have to dutifully subservient himself to prostrate.
Yet, he had just dragged a fight with him in this alley.
Regardless, he had injured the 'prince'.
Commander Wang almost fainted again, he even had the urge to chop off his own hands!
He was really done this time, even a god would not be able to save his life!
After all, Zhang Xin was only a local scholar-official, he was quite confused at the moment and hence, he asked in puzzlement, "Old Master Hei? Who's that?"
"The Hei family of the Four-nine City, commander of the four troops, the Old Master Hei that counseled the previous emperor!" Jiang Liuyun's volume was rather soft, but it was enough for all the soldiers on the premise to hear clearly.
Boom!
The blood rushed from Zhang Xin's face to his head immediately!
The...the Hei family of the Capital!
This… If Old Master Hei found out about this, even with the protection of General Liao, he would not be safe this time!
He was the founding general of the nation that could make the military barracks shake in their boots with a simple stomp of his feet, with the intellect to run the country and the power to maintain its peace. A figure heavily relied upon even by the current emperor himself.
While for Young Master Hei, even if the Old Master Hei did not show up, a foot each by the soldiers here would be enough to stomp him to death!
It was then when Zhang Xin knew he had lost all paths to preserve himself, he collapsed onto the ground. He mumbled as he looked at Helian Wei Wei's face, "If he's the Young Master of the Hei family, who are you then?"
He heard Wei addressed Young Master Hei as the second brother just now, could it be that he was also a member of the Hei family?
"Me?" Helian Wei Wei smirked, as she engraved each word with clarity, "Helian family's eighty-ninth successor, Helian Wei Wei."
"He, He, Helian, Wei Wei?!" Zhang Xin felt as if he could not breathe. Isn't that the current Third Princess Consort?!
How did things turn out this way!?
Both General Liao and he had always thought Wei was a poor scholar from some remote area.
But now this person was telling him that she was the Third Princess Consort of the era!
If she was the Third Princess Consort, then the Private Advisor Long beside her…
At this point, Zhang Xin's vision blacked out. The last moment before he lost his consciousness, he knew there was absolutely no way out this time.
If they had not thrown the Private Advisor Long into jail, they might still have a sliver of hope.
But they had chosen the worst move they had!
Meanwhile, in jail.
Liao Qingtian was staring coldly at Baili Jia Jue. "You're refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit! Cuff him with metal chains! Once it's past noon, bring him to court along with the forged confessions. Then, we can rip off a layer of Wei's skin before the Retired Emperor himself!
"Understood, general." The prison warden nodded and bowed appealingly as he followed after Liao Qingtian. "General Liao, I think he deserves a good beating, beat him up an entire day. When he is unable to hold out any longer, he will then obey General Liao's every command."
Liao Qingtian sneer
ed, "You think I've never thought of that before? But now the Retired Emperor is here in person. His eyes are sharp as ever. If he sees the criminal is injured, he would surely relate this to a forced confession, and I would be looking for trouble by doing so. It would be better to just go over like this normally, then, as long as you give firm proof that the testimony was personally signed by him, this brat and Wei would surely be done for!"
"General Liao is truly farsighted!" The prison warden raised his thumb as he appealed to Liao Qingtian.
Though Zhang Xin had yet to get back to him.
However, from past experiences, no response would be the best response because Zhang Xin would bring Commander Wang along with them to celebrate upon completing a mission every single time.
It was about time, he would send a couple of court runners there in a while and this matter would be sorted out.
For a mere old people beyond her sixties, it was normal for her to die from a fall, so surely no one would pay any attention…
It was hard not to say that Liao Qingtian had thought everything out too smoothly. He thought that without the court runners from the city, Helian Wei Wei would have no guards of her use. Though in stark contrast, Helian Wei Wei was clearing up at this moment.
"Pfft, this Lord Zhang just won't wake up after he has fainted," Heize laughed devilishly.
Helian Wei Wei arched an eyebrow. "It's better if he won't, it saves the trouble of him trying to report back."
Jiang Liuyun was unaware of the details in this situation, hence, he merely paused and pointed at the tens of people disposed of by Helian Wei Wei and the rest, asking, "What shall we do with all these people then?"
"Bring them back to the court," Helian Wei Wei said purposefully. "All these are evidence, not a single one must be lost."
"And me, the wound on my arm is evidence too…" Heize licked his lips and smiled.
Jiang Liuyun c.a.r.e.s.sed the bridge of his nose. There were rumors around that whenever the Second Master Hei showed a smile like this, it meant that someone was in deep trouble.
To ambush no one else but this one and offend the Third Princess Consort, it was hard not to say that Liao Qingtian... he was truly fearless of death!
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