Chapter 1634: Suspicion and Fury! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Clangclangclang!

Halos radiated from the feet of the Tibetans, and dark energy seethed behind them. Massive Buddhas with six, eight, or ten arms, and three, six, or eight heads suddenly appeared, various weapons in their hands as they attacked Old Eagle in unison.

It was obvious that they were all top-class experts!

Old Eagle instantly paled.

……

At the King of Foreign Lands Residence…

Wang Chong frowned as he looked away from the map of the Imperial Palace, his eyelids twitching. For some reason, recently, whenever his eyelids twitched, he had an ill foreboding that some foul event had taken place.

”Reporting!”

Just then, in a rush of air, a Golden Guard came inside.

”Your Highness, it's bad! There's been an incident! We've just learned that Old Eagle was ambushed at Western Crane Pavilion! He was badly injured and is currently unconscious! His chances of survival are dire!”

The Golden Guard spoke with a trembling tone, and his face was grave.

Bang!

Wang Chong trembled, and he felt like he had been struck by a lightning bolt.

”What?!”

Old Eagle was extremely unique. He was one of Wang Chong's earliest followers and also the most loyal.

And unlike others, Old Eagle resided in the rear, and Wang Chong would normally never bring Old Eagle to the front with him. This made him safer than most, and Wang Chong had never been too worried about him.

But Wang Chong had never imagined that Old Eagle would be ambushed, and this fact left him both stunned and enraged.

”Where is he now? Have you investigated the perpetrators?” Wang Chong asked, staring at the Golden Guard.

”We still don't have the details of the situation. Lord Xu is currently escorting Old Eagle back to the residence,” the Golden Guard reported.

A few moments later, Old Eagle was carried in on a stretcher. Wang Chong's subordinates Su Shixuan, Cheng Sanyuan, and Chen Bin had heard the news, and they rushed over with looks of sorrow and fury on their faces.

Old Eagle's eyes were tightly shut, and his face was as white as a sheet of paper. His chest was stained with blood and it was apparent that numerous bones had been broken. Many of the crucial joints on his body showed heavy injury, and weapons shaped like golden hairpins had been thrust into several acupuncture points.

It was obvious that the attackers had shown no mercy and had made every attempt to take Old Eagle's life.

”Lord Chen's injuries are extremely serious. Twenty-nine places have been badly wounded, and in truth, the fact that he's still alive is a miracle. I've already had him swallow pills and applied salve to his wounds, but the crucial part is that those assassination weapons were dipped in poison. This poison has already spread through his body. It will depend on Lord Chen to see if he can survive.”

A white-haired doctor put away a blackening silver needle that he had just removed from Old Eagle's body and sighed. He began to put away his medicine box as he prepared to leave.

Once the doctor from King Song's residence departed, an oppressive air descended.

”What's going on here? How could Old Eagle have been injured?”

An ashen Wang Chong turned to the spy team member kneeling next to Old Eagle.

”Your Highness, we also don't know what's going on. Those Tibetans seemed to have already scouted out the area. They pretended to be patrons and entered the restaurant before we did. The moment the lord let his guard down, they charged in and shouted 'Avenge Great Minister Dalun!' while madly attacking him,” the spy team member said.

Buzz!

The mention of 'Great Minister Dalun' made everyone grimace. The only person this could indicate was the Ngari Great Minister of Ü-Tsang who had died at the Battle of Talas, Dalun Ruozan.

The spy team member continued.

”…Those men were incredibly savage and fearless. Even though we tried our best, we were still no match for them, and even when the City Guard and Imperial Army arrived, they still didn't run. In the end, our lord had to activate a switch that had been set up beforehand and escape into an underground tunnel to finally throw them off.”

The spy team member's eyes were streaked with blood.

The spy team members all placed Old Eagle on an extremely high pedestal, and almost all of them had received personal guidance from him. In this sense, Old Eagle was both their superior and their teacher.

The assassination attempt had provoked the entire spy team.