Chapter 321: The General (1/2)

On the vast road outside of the Imperial City, three people on horses were galloping at full speed against the wind.

They were wearing bamboo hats, long chang paos and kept their heads low and their faces were hidden.

Besides, two of them seemed to be wearing bronze masks under their bamboo hats, making their faces completely hidden.

Then finally, these people arrived at the external part of the Imperial City and stopped in front of Qing Xin’s restaurant.

The Qing Xin restaurant’s staff took their horses to the stable and let the three people enter the restaurant.

The three people remained silent and immediately went to a table. They looked calm and serene.

“Hello, how may I help you?” the waiter asked. The one who seemed to be the leader raised his head. He looked clean and handsome, but on his clean and handsome face, one could see a mysterious and profound expression in his eyes. He also gave off the impression that he was very mature, that he had already experienced many things in this world. The expression in his eyes almost seemed like it was filled with the arrogance of a cultivator.

“We would like a pot of tea, two jars of alcohol and a plate of pickles.” the middle aged man said in a soft and friendly tone.

“Understood.” the staff member replied and immediately left.

“General, should I make some discreet inquiries?” the person next to the middle aged man asked. The middle aged man just slightly shook his head and said in a low voice: “Wait a while.”

The other person slightly nodded but didn’t add anything.

At that moment, the atmosphere in Qing Xin’s restaurant became very lively and noisy. Many people started talking unceasingly and sounded very excited.

“Your Excellency, what is so exciting?” At that moment, a voice spread in the restaurant. Someone replied: “Haha, you shouldn’t stay in the restaurant forever, otherwise you will miss out on all the spectacular events, like Wen Ren Yan and Duan Yu’s wedding ceremony.”

“Too many people went to see Wen Ren Yan and Duan Yu’s wedding. Even if I did go, what was there to see?” the other person said while shaking his head.

“What was there to see? Let me tell you something, the people who were there will not be able to stop talking about it! Such an event is amazing and unforgettable, don’t you think?”

“Amazing? Unforgettable? Are you not exaggerating too much!”

“Indeed, a wedding is a spectacular event, but after a few days, you will forget about it.”

“Spectacular, but you can quickly forget about it? Well, you guys should go there and you will see. Everybody is there. Everyone who went there is still in shock right now, today is Wen Ren Yan and Duan Yu’s wedding ceremony, but Wen Ren Yan and Duan Yu’s father, Duan Lie both died. Someone killed them.”

Wen Ren Yan and Duan Lie had been killed!

When people heard that, their hearts started to pound and their faces became rigid. In the restaurant, many people stopped talking. But immediately after, these people burst into an uproar.

“What happened? Speak more clearly, what really happened?

“Yes, how could Wen Ren Yan and Duan Lie die? Who would dare to kill them? Who even has the strength to kill them?”

These questions were bursting forth from people’s mouths, but they were only wondering how they died and if the information was false. How could Wen Ren Yan and Duan Lie die? Who had the courage and strength to kill them?

The three people with bamboo hats also seemed interested. When the two masked people heard that Wen Ren Yan had died, their hearts started to race. The man was speaking in riddles to make it sound more exciting.

But at that moment, the man was keeping his interlocutors in suspense and did not tell them the most interesting details. He was just smiling indifferently.

“Your Excellency, the pickles are on me today.” Said a voice breaking the silence. The one called “Your Excellency”, smiled and said: “Alright, since everyone wants to know, I will tell you.”

“You might remember that in the past, there was a person who set a city on fire, killing hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers and also crossed into another country to save the princess.”