Chapter 254: Purple Blood (1/2)
Chapter 254: Purple Blood
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
Qin Xuelian did not speak, but she stood by Fang Houde’s side. This was her way of supporting her husband, and her willingness to take responsibility for her son’s actions.
The general squinted as he scanned the two figures. He looked at them condescendingly.
Even though he knew that Fang Zhengzhi’s parents were villagers, he expected them to have some special background. They should at least look well read, but these two were just normal villagers.
How could these two people nurture a talent which could stun the Great Xia Dynasty.
Even though the black faced general did not believe it, he knew that he had nothing to worry about. These two were just ordinary villagers.
”You are Fang Zhengzhi’s parents?” The general queried.
”Yes!” Fang Houde replied.
”Take them!” The general commanded.
The moment the three deputies heard the command, their expressions changed. They hesitated - they had heard about how Fang Zhengzhi killed off two soldiers.
Those two soldiers had been killed because they insulted his parents.
Fang Zhengzhi’s parents were his greatest weakness, but they were also the most likely to cause Fang Zhengzhi to go berserk.
”General, I think we should...”
”Why? Do you want me to do it myself?” The general would not want to antagonize Fang Zhengzhi if he had the choice. After all, Fang Zhengzhi was quite the popular person.
The top scorer in both the provincial and state examinations.
He was already in the Heavenly Reflection State at 15 years old. Furthermore, his relationship with that Divine Constabulary talent was unknown.
Even though the results of the imperial examinations were not out yet, Fang Zhengzhi’s potential was clear for all to see.
But, did he have a choice?
From the moment he accepted this mission and entered the Northern Mountain Village, he knew that there was only one way this would end.
Either he or Fang Zhengzhi had to die.
So what if he was a talent? Unrealized potential was meaningless. Even the person with the most potential was nothing compared to someone who had already made it.
Why did he have to go an antagonize someone he couldn’t?
”Yes sir!” All three deputies grit their teeth when they heard the command. They may have hesitated, but they knew that there was no retreat from the moment they accepted this mission.
Capturing these two people was the only way to stop Fang Zhengzhi from resisting.
The moment Fang Zhengzhi was restrained, they would kill him. All they had to do was pin a charge on him and the higher ups would support it.
”You can forget about harming uncle Houde!” Zhang Li stood between the deputies and the two figures.
”Scram!” The deputy advanced.
The other two deputies also dismounted. They drew their blades, ready to strike at a moment’s notice.
”Over my dead body!”
”Then go to hell!” The deputy swung his sword quickly. His sword tip glowed icily as it flew towards Zhang Li’s throat.
Zhang Li had experienced battle during his hunting trips. Even though he was not as powerful as the deputy, he was not completely incompetent.
The moment he saw the blade, he tumbled to the side. However, the deputy’s blade was too quick and it still nicked his shoulder.
”Fight it out with them!”
”Without the Fang family, we would not have what we have today!”
”Zhengzhi had got into trouble because of our village. We should take responsibility for it! Fight it out with them!”
”Exactly, nothing can happen to the Fang family. If not, we will be letting Zhengzhi down!”
When the villagers saw the deputies spring into action, they exploded. They all began to attack with everything they had.
They threw spades, pickaxes, forkes, poles, stones...
The three deputies were in disbelief. How dare an entire village rebel?
”Are you all trying to rebel? I would like to see who here dares to do it!” The deputy who injured Zhang Li fumed. He swung his blade and cut a one meter hole in the ground.
”His power was stunning.”
”Smack!”
Just as all the villagers were recovering from the shock, a crisp sound rang out as a reply to him.
The deputy looked down in disbelief. There was a splatter of mud on his chest. Someone had just thrown mud at him.
The villagers actually dare to go against the army?!
The deputy was infuriated. He looked at the crowd and realized that their gazes were concentrated at a corner.
”Tian Wazi!”
”It’s... Tian Wazi!”
There was a three year old kid holding a wooden bow glaring at the deputy. She wore a pair of loose pants and snot was dripping from her nose.
”Baddie!” The three year old kid bellowed. She was fearless as she waved the wooden slingshot in her hand contentedly.
”I hit him, I hit him!”
All of the villagers went silent when they heard Tian Wazi’s excited screams.
Even though there were only four opponents, the hundreds of villagers were no match for them.
They were just acting it out. No one had actually thought of attacking the generals.
”Hit him!”
”Hit them!”
However, Tian Wazi’s hit had invigorated the other kids. Within moments, a storm of mud and rocks were hurled towards the furious deputy.
Many of the kids in the villages played with slingshots. The youngest was not even two years old and the oldest were just seven.
”Pitter patter!” The sounds continued to ring out on the square.
Stones were aimed at the three deputies.
The infuriated generals could not take it any longer. The villagers’ resistance was sufficient for them to accuse the villagers of rebelling.
”Kill!” The black faced general commanded. The only way to quell the riot was to begin killing.
The moment he finished giving the command, two black swords appeared in his hand. One was humongous whilst the other one was fine. They gave him both power and precision.
”Woosh!” He swung his blade at the crowd.
In an instant, four to five villagers were injured.
As the general guarding the perimeter of Cang Ling Mountain, the general was already in the advanced Heavenly Reflection State. Of his three deputies, one was in the nascent Heavenly Reflection State whilst the other two were in the Star Conglomerate State. The villagers were simply no match for them.
”Ah! It hurts!”
”They’re killing us!”
”Fight it out with them!”
The villagers did not run. It may have been a stupid decision, but their resolve was strengthened.
If they ran now, there was no turning back.
”Such dumb scum!” The black faced general’s face darkened. He had planned on using a single strike to suppress the villagers. Little did he expect it to rile them up.
Some of the villagers drew their hunting bows.