Chapter 1753: King Qis Total Defeat! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
In all his anxiety and impatience, King Qi would never have been able to pick out the subtle difference between Wang Chong and his clone.
With one Energy Condensation Pearl, Wang Chong had made King Qi his plaything.
”Wang Chong, you're truly as cunning as a fox, but what does it matter what tricks you have? Do you really think anyone will believe your words? This king will get you arrested, and when I announce that you were plotting rebellion and killed these Imperial Army soldiers, I'd like to see if anyone will speak up for you!”
King Qi gnashed his teeth in anger. Without a doubt, he had been played, but Wang Chong was dreaming if he thought King Qi would just give up.
”Everyone, arrest him at once!”
King Qi pulled out his sword and pointed it at Wang Chong. No matter what else happened today, he would have Wang Chong's head.
”King Qi, you dare! You think that you alone can block the mouths of all the people of the realm?”
An elderly voice brimming with righteous indignation came from outside the palace, and a moment later, the cavalry at the gates parted to allow a gray-robed elder escorted by ten-some Golden Guards to come through. He held a book in his left hand and a brush in his right as he slowly walked in.
His cold and sharp eyes glared at King Qi like sharp knives, burning with hatred and venom.
Yan Wenzhang!
King Qi's pupils constricted as if he had been stabbed by a needle. This man topped the list of people King Qi didn't want to see in this tense situation.
There was no one King Qi feared more amongst the officials than Yan Wenzhang. Although Yan Wenzhang was so weak that he couldn't even truss a chicken, he was nevertheless the dreaded Grand Scribe!
The words that he put to paper were like firmly hammered nails, becoming history that not even King Qi could alter.
King Qi had claimed that no one would believe Wang Chong's words, but if Yan Wenzhang served as a witness, not even the most eloquent arguments from King Qi would be able to save him.
Society might doubt his or Wang Chong's words, but they would never doubt the Grand Scribe.
”Heh, King Qi, didn't think of this, right?!”
Wang Chong grinned. In the end, King Qi had still lost this round.
”Right, I forgot to tell you that I wasn't wasting my time outside hesitating about whether I should go in. It's just that Grand Scribe Yan is old and can't handle long journeys too well, so I was waiting for him to arrive!”
”Bastard!”
King Qi clenched his fists, his eyes turning red.
”I'll tear you to pieces!”
It no longer mattered that he had no evidence to charge Wang Chong with a crime. He just wanted him dead!
”Kill him! All of you, go and kill him already!” King Qi angrily roared, his face twisted in savagery.
”Three Elders of the Northern Sea, get up there!”
Following King Qi's order, all his soldiers instantly bellowed and charged at Wang Chong's men.
”Hmph, exactly what I wanted!”
Wang Chong sneered. The evidence that King Qi was trying to rebel was now clear. There was no denying the bodies of the Imperial Army soldiers on the ground.
He no longer needed to show any mercy to King Qi.
Bang!
Wang Chong rose up in a flash of light.
”Great Yin Yang Art!”
Two cracks of thunder rumbled through the sky, and then two spheres, one gold and one red, emerged on Wang Chong's shoulders.
Buzz!
Wang Chong simply reached out with his arm, and a vast vortex of energy formed in a radius of several thousand feet around him. Cries of panic and alarm came from all around as the soldiers were swept into the air.
At the same time, Wang Chong shot like a bolt of lightning toward King Qi.
”Impudent!”
”Seize him!”
The Three Elders of the Northern Sea jumped from their horses and lunged at Wang Chong.
”Wang Chong, you've opposed this king at every turn. This king will see you dead no matter what else happens!”
King Qi's eyes glowed with hatred as he followed the Three Elders of the Northern Sea in attacking Wang Chong.
”Protect King Qi!”
At the same time, all the other hired martial artists rose into the air toward Wang Chong.
Far in the distance, a golden-robed figure was watching all this transpire from deep within the Imperial Palace.
”Imperial Uncle failed…”
Standing atop a high wall, First Prince Li Ying shook his head, disappointment in his eyes. He had been looking forward to King Qi's plan, but to his surprise, the plan had failed.
Whoosh!
At this moment, a rock eagle descended from the skies.
”Your Highness, we've just received word that General Zhang Zheng's Beiting Protectorate army has passed Gold Bull Mountain and is on its way to the Imperial Palace. It will arrive in about one hour!” Kim U-Seok's excited voice came out of the darkness, unable to contain the joy he had felt upon reading the report.