Chapter 406 - Dividing Spoils (2/2)
“Your Majesty, this is even easier to understand. Leng Wuchang is no fool and with Zhuo Fan becoming the center of this chaos, the public enemy number one, he felt something was off and didn’t want to be passive. Doesn’t he want what Your Majesty wants, to lead the seven houses? It will be great for the Regent Estate’s campaign to expand its power.”
“Yes, Leng Wuchang was right in his assumption. But, does he think I’ll just let him? Humph, we’ll just see who’s campaign is faster, mine or his.”
The emperor’s eyes flashed walking on with Shadow King…
Meanwhile, Leng Wuchang and Huangpu Tianyuan took the Luo clan off the imperial guards’ hands and left the Imperial Palace.
“Estate Lord, this chance comes with risks. We need to act quickly or by the time the imperial family roots out all the spies from court, he will turn on us!” Leng Wuchang spoke gravely.
Huangpu Tianyuan nodded, “Sir Leng, you’ve done well. Although the emperor plans to have both of us exhausted, if we don’t take this chance, he will swallow us all sooner or later. Now is the time to act when the imperial family is too busy.”
“Yeah, since we’re dealing with Zhuo Fan, we can’t threaten the imperial family either. This is the first time in the history of Tianyu that neither side has to watch for the other. But also the most dangerous. If we are late in uniting the houses, the imperial family will march all over us.”
Leng Wuchang sighed, “Life or death, winner or loser, it all rests on what we do in this period. Such a rare opportunity, fraught with destruction, must be taken with utmost caution.”
“Sir Leng.”
Huangpu Tianyuan turned heavy, “Did the meeting go smoothly?”
“No worries. The kid has lost faith in the second generation, deciding to side with us. At the right moment, he will buy us time.” Leng Wuchang nodded.
Huangpu Tianyuan eased up, eyes flashing with savagery.
Regent Estate’s long cherished wish would soon come to a head. Win or lose, this was it…
Zhuge Changfeng had the Quanrong delegation taken back to the garrison, but on their way there, he was plagued with worry.
“Prime Minister sir, what is it?” Tuoba Liufeng asked.
Zhuge Changfeng took a long time to respond, “What happened today is because the geezer made it happen. Forcing Zhuo Fan to flee. But, what made the geezer act so soon? Did he prepare everything?”
“Prime Minister sir, don’t overthink it. The more chaos there is the better, making it easier for us to invade, ha-ha-ha…” Tuoba Liufeng grinned.
Zhuge Changfeng nodded but then his smile slipped.
His heart seized, his brow furrowed. [Why did the old coot choose this moment to act, when the Quanrong delegation was present? Is it…]
Zhuge Changfeng shook his head.
[No, it can’t be. I must be jumping to conclusions.]
[No matter what, with the nation in chaos, everyone will move and everything will go according to plan. Old man, you want to use chaos for yourself, but did you think you’re the only one with that idea?]
[You won’t get to rule these lands!]
Zhuge Changfeng laughed…
Whoosh!
A hundred miles out of imperial capital, Zhuo Fan was hugging Yun Shuang’s soft, exquisite and perky body as he flashed across the blue sky. Yun Shuang huddled in his chest, restless and blushing.
She was still out of it from Zhuo Fan’s declaration of love for her, that he was now fighting the empire for this reason.
For a naive girl, it was the most romantic thing in the world, her heart beating like crazy. Although Yun clan answered requests in a neutral way, it was their responsibility to help the people.
While Zhuo Fan was a bad boy through and through. These two had absolutely nothing in common.
Yet for some odd reason, she felt her pure heart influenced by that repulsive and dashing bastard. She couldn’t get him out of her mind.
Whoosh!
This time in a flash of red, Gu Santong approached from behind.