Chapter 114: The Powerful General of the Left Before the Emperor

  As Zhao Xinghe let out a soft shout, a figure emerged from the shadows in the room. However, Zhao Xinghe didn't react at all and instructed: "Go, I don't care what method you use, tomorrow morning, I want to see that damned, good-for-nothing, fallen noble from the Great Qi Country, Qin Li's brain!"

  "This guy didn't even ask and suddenly disappeared into the room."

  "Wait for you to come back"

  The figure appeared again in the room, standing quietly there, waiting for orders?

  Zhao Xinghe furrowed his brow and thought to himself, "My lovely second brother knows about this matter, what will he do? Ah, yes, he must have sent someone to protect him, and then wait for me to deliver myself to his doorstep. He knows that I fear nothing more than the cunning Tai Li."

  Think you can hook me up? Not so easy!

  "Never mind, you go tell Gu Ping, just say what I said. That little thing has lost face for the Da Qing Gang, let him as the gang leader take revenge, it's also a good opportunity to make things right!" Zhao Xinghe said, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, and he added: "Let him make his move tonight! Otherwise, I'm afraid of too many dreams in the long night!"

  Yes!

  A gust of wind blew into the room where a man was sitting alone

  It's still better to use Shadow! When going to Huangshui Town, it would be fine to bring him along. That damned Xiao Yezi will definitely be killed by Shadow! Zhao Xinghe thought for a moment, lowering his head in contemplation. He felt that this matter wasn't a big deal, except for that damned Daqi country's fallen noble, Su Lizhi.

  In the mansion of General Du Wei, a trusted military officer, Du Wei sat on a yellow pear wood stool with an expressionless face, looking at his son standing in front of him with a disgruntled look, and let out a soft sigh.

  Du Wei has three sons and one daughter. The eldest and second child are both talented and hardworking, and they have already taken important positions in the military with bright futures ahead of them. His youngest daughter, Du Yun, is currently studying at Imperial Capital Academy. At just 14 years old, she already possesses the strength of a ninth-grade Yellow Rank cultivator. Not only does she excel in martial arts, but she also excels in all other subjects and is extremely beautiful to boot. In the entire imperial capital's upper-class young social circle, Du Yun has earned the reputation as a child prodigy.

  Just now, Sanzi is a genuine martial grandson, Du Ziteng's talent can't be said to be bad, at least, if he works hard, before the age of 20, breaking through to become a Xuan-level warrior, there shouldn't be any problem.

  But this kid, until now he's only at the seventh rank of the yellow level, and is even inferior to his own sister. Moreover, he has never known how to use his powers for good, instead spending his days consorting with slaves and teasing virtuous women?

  But just a little, this kid has been very enthusiastic about the family business. Under his direct intervention, those corrupt practices have decreased a lot, and the business has also improved greatly.

  The problem lies with this son of a noble family. Even if he can't inherit the title, he still has a noble identity. He spends his days with a group of riffraff, indulging in wine and women, which has already caused dissatisfaction among many people, including the Emperor himself. During one morning court session, the Emperor subtly reprimanded him, telling him to take care of his own children and not do things that damage his reputation.

  Merchants on the Tianyuan continent have a low status, which is an undisputed fact. However, Du Jue also had no choice but to let this small matter go because every time he scolded Du Fentang, Du Ziteng's mother would intervene and obstruct him. In order to avoid trouble in the backyard, Du Weijun gradually became more tolerant of Du Fentang and stopped paying attention to him.

  But today it's no good. He received confidential news from his confidant this afternoon and reported to him what happened at Qinglongkeng, a major industrial area.

  Du Wei was also furious when he heard it. How could he scold his son at home? It's a family matter, and they can be harsh with each other, but if an outsider dares to bully his son, Du Wei will never let him off easily!

  As a general who had been through battles and had commanded 80,000 infantrymen, Du Wei absolutely didn't mind teaching a lesson to someone who dared to bully his family.

  This is probably the most bloody ridiculous thing!

  After Ke Chen, he felt that something was not quite right about the young man named Tai Li. How could a proud and arrogant young master like him be so carefree? Obviously, he was a fallen noble from a large clan, and it wasn't easy for him to make a living here. Anyone with a bit of brains would know to curry favor with the most powerful faction in Qinglong City, not provoke them. How could he be so reckless and dare to scold the young master of a general's family?

  Although he didn't intend to vent his anger on the second prince, the instincts honed from the battlefield still made Du Ke feel that this matter was not trivial. So, he stopped his son from leading a counterattack. He advised him with a heavy heart, but it seemed that young General Du Zifeng wasn't convinced by his words.

  "I'm warning you about this specifically, let the Green Gang handle it themselves! Your uncle isn't dead yet, what are you getting mixed up in? Du Wei couldn't help but say some helpless and tactless words."

  At this time, a woman in her forties came out from behind, with an air of nobility and dignity, staring at Du Wei with a pair of dead eyes: "You heartless thing! For the past year, every penny spent on food, clothing, and daily expenses in the mansion was provided by your brother-in-law's silver. Including those concubines you kept outside, and the money you squandered on whoring around, wasn't it all given to you by Shì Tōng? Now that Shì Tōng is in trouble, bullied by an outsider so miserably, what kind of brother-in-law are you?! Ah, hiding behind your wife's skirt, you're a coward! The woman glared at him with tears in her eyes, sobbing: "Wuuu..."

  The woman became more and more agitated as she spoke until finally she could no longer hold back her tears.

  "Is it General Zuo?" Du Wei weakly explained a sentence?

  "I don't care if you're General Zuo or General Gu, all I know is that my brother was beaten so badly he's unrecognizable, one of his hands was severed, can you tell me how cruel that person must be? What did my brother do to offend him? How could they bring themselves to do such a thing?"

  Du Wei glared at Erhuo with a guilty conscience and said, "Isn't this all because of your precious son's mischief?" But he said aloud, "You're just a woman, what do you know? This matter is complicated. I'm asking you, are you trying to play tricks on your son or your younger brother? If you want to play tricks on your younger brother, it's simple. I'll send twenty knife-wielding warriors to cut him down and settle the score. But as for your son... he might be crippled!"

  "Rubbish!" The woman's eyes welled up with tears as she shouted: "What does this have to do with Xiaosan?"

  "What does it have to do with me? It's all because of your son! If it weren't for him, how would this conflict have arisen?" Du Wei glared, his expression stern, and the woman's tone became somewhat calmer when she heard that the matter concerned her own son.

  "Really?"

  Du Beidu's face turned red with rage as he shouted: "I don't believe that kid has any background, it's just that his father is too timid!"

  "Shut up!"

  It was not Dewey who spoke but Ru like a human with red eyes, pinching the purple wisteria and scolding: "Kneel down for me!"

  Du Zicang wasn't afraid of his father's rod, but his father was surprisingly afraid of his own mother to death. In fact, everyone in the Du family was quite afraid of this tigress.

  As soon as he knelt down, the woman shouted in a stern voice: "You little thing! I won't say you're useless, but how dare you say your father was timid? Do you know that back then, your father charged into the midst of 100,000 troops three times and emerged unscathed?! How many battles has he won? If you weren't my own son, I'd have cut you down where you stand!"

  Facing such a fierce old lady, Du Ziteng immediately wilted and honestly said: "Mother, the child..."

  "Humph! You really know you're wrong, get back to the backyard and be grounded for half a month! Get out!"

  The moment the disheveled woman left, she immediately changed her expression and put on a gentle face.

  Du Wei blinked his eyes and looked around, seeing no one, he lowered his voice and said: "You're such a big person now, still so spoiled and unreasonable, aren't you afraid of being seen by others?"

  "You're really not interesting, getting more timid with age. What happened to the vigor of your youth?" The woman curled her lip and regained her dignified composure before saying: "So you mean we can't intervene in Zhai's brother's feud?"

  Du Wei said with a pleading tone: "It's not that I don't dare to intervene, if the Daqing Gang doesn't take action, I will definitely give you an explanation! You know it yourself, the Daqing Gang is the prince's power, how could His Majesty not know about this matter? If we get involved in this matter, those who know will say I'm avenging my younger brother-in-law, but those who don't know will think what? Immediately, the label of 'Taifu Party' will be slapped on me!"

  "The Princeling Party is nothing but a future Emperor's Party!" The woman said with an air of indifference.

  "Humph!" Du Que looked at his wife helplessly and said: "How do you know that the Second Prince doesn't have a chance? This is an uncertain matter, nothing can be guaranteed until the very end! Besides, if I take sides now, will Your Majesty spare me?"

  She was a clever woman and wouldn't let her own son be sent away as a hostage. So she accepted her husband's explanation, but still said: "Alright then, ten days, if there is no movement from the Green Gang after ten days, I'll take matters into my own hands and lead an army to attack! Hmph, I don't believe it, a fallen noble of the Qi state can be so arrogant!"

  Du Wei's wife, Mei Mei, said: "In ten days, tonight will be the first time he can't hold back!"

  Su Li and Bu Yunyan sat in the first-floor hall of the shop, separated by a table. On the table was a chessboard, and the two were engaged in a fierce battle, completely absorbed in the game.

  Are you sure they will send someone to retaliate tonight?

  "Of course, otherwise the reputation of the Green Gang would be tarnished, wouldn't it?"

  "Then will the Second Prince send someone to intercept?"

  "He must be thinking that he still needs to test my abilities further, but I reckon the Emperor is also in on this, so once he's poisoned, it'll be too late"

  Su Li said with a faint smile: "They've arrived, you go to Er Shu, comfort the girls."

  The big temple was brightly lit but rarely visited. A group of strong men arrived at the appointed time, but to their surprise, on a couch at the entrance, a young man was lying down, yawning and grumbling: "I've been waiting for you guys to arrive, I'm about to die!" To be continued...