Chapter 689 – An Announcement with a Person (1/2)

Chapter 689 – An Announcement with a Person

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

As the most famous treacherous minister, fawning sycophant, ruthless official, and thug in the past few years, perhaps in all of history, Zhou Tong had no friends.

Su Li also often said that he had no friends, but these were two different things.

Whether it was his schoolmates, colleagues, or even kindred spirits, they all wanted nothing more than for Zhou Tong to quickly die, an example being the princes who now held power in the Imperial Court.

If Zhou Tong really did die, there would naturally be no one to bury his body.

In fact, he had once had a friend who was willing to bury his body.

It was a pity that this friend had been personally murdered by him and had almost been denied a burial.

Thus, on this autumn day, the distant future was already visible: Zhou Tong would assuredly die without a place of burial.

He had no means of blaming other people or this world, as all this had been created by his hands.

From this moment on, he would live in unease, frustration, and doubt, without ever seeing the tiniest glimmer of hope, until he finally died without a place of burial.

Chen Changsheng's question was not a curse, but a cool-headed analysis, a calm exposing of the facts.

This was terrifying.

The scene became abnormally quiet. Nobody spoke for a very long time, neither the officials of the Department for Purging Officials nor the students of the Orthodox Academy.

At this time, the only person able to break this silence was Zhou Tong himself.

He looked at Chen Changsheng and said with extreme solemnity and seriousness, ”The esteemed master of the Dao will naturally take care of my body after I am gone.”

In this short amount of time, this was the only thing he could think of that had a chance of shattering Chen Changsheng's conclusion.

He was currently Shang Xingzhou's dog. After he died, the master would surely have at least some sense of pity.

Chen Changsheng looked back at him and said, ”I understand him more than you do. To him, every corpse has its uses. If a dog he raised died, he might eat its meat for nourishment, or divide it amongst the people of the town to gain a little reputation. If the dog ever bit someone before, he would not mind burning its bones to ashes to allow those still living to vent their anger.”

Zhou Tong felt somewhat cold, and then somewhat hot, beginning to sweat within his blood-colored official's robe.

”Everyone must die,” he said to Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng knew that Zhou Tong was speaking of the Pope.

Zhou Tong immediately followed, ”Then did you ever think about who would bury your body when the time comes?”

Without waiting for a response, he stared into Chen Changsheng's eyes and yelled, ”Don't forget, you are just a plaything of the powerful, nothing more than a tool!”

Starting from 'The esteemed master of the Dao will naturally take care of my body after I am gone' and continuing to these three consecutive statements, he had truthfully been speaking a single question.

Chen Changsheng's question had touched upon Zhou Tong's weakest point, and he began to feel uneasy, even somewhat fearful.

Chen Changsheng replied, ”I don't know who will bury me. I only know that before I die, I will definitely kill you.”

There was silence. Not even the birds cried out. Within and without the Xue Estate, only the rustling of the autumn breeze could be heard.

This was also not a threat, as when he made this statement, his expression was very calm.

Of course, he was not making a joke either, as not a hint of a smile could be seen on his face. It was a very earnest statement.

This was an announcement.

Chen Changsheng was announcing to the world: No matter what, Zhou Tong will assuredly die before me.

Zhou Tong would die a violent death.

It was in addition to the previous question.

And his statement was that he would certainly have Zhou Tong die without a place of burial.

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A deathly stillness gripped the Xue Estate.

The officials of the Department for Purging Officials had abnormally ugly expressions, while the students of the Orthodox Academy were rather nervous.

No matter what, Zhou Tong was a powerful minister of the court. Not even the Pope or the Emperor would make such an announcement.

Chen Changsheng's making such an announcement might have allowed him to vent his emotions, but what sort of turmoil would it invite?

To him, this was not a problem. He did not want to use this announcement to vent his anger. He had very calmly and coolly stated his thoughts. As for what other people thought, he didn't much care.

After saying these words, he walked over to Madam Xue.

As for the young lady and butler of the Xue Estate who had been captured by the officials, they had naturally been rescued.

Zhou Tong stared at his back and emotionlessly asked, ”Can you kill me?”