165 If Heroes are Bitterly Disappointed (1/2)
Tie Zheng only managed to catch up to Yun Yang’s warhorse at the next bend, but there was already no one riding it.
”Crap!” Tie Zheng shuddered. ”Could it have been a spy?”
This person would have caused a great disaster if the people they had mercilessly executed were the wrong targets.
Not only would Tie Zheng be the scapegoat, he would rightfully deserve the punishment that was bound to be meted out.
However, as it turned out, the hapless people who had been killed were all guilty, deserving of their terrible fate.
These people were the culprits, the very source of this issue!
Tie Zheng was bewildered and confused. What was going on?
He scratched his head in confusion – no matter how he looked at it, he could make neither head nor tail of the situation.
Tie Zheng returned to the base camp in a puzzled state only to find Wang Ziqi gazing around in confusion at the camp’s entrance. ”Marshal, where did all of you go and what did you all do? Why isn’t anybody in the camp?”
”Who are you trying to fool?” Tie Zheng hopped off his horse and grabbed the horrified man to trash him within an inch of his life.
After that, he hollered out his order, ”Tie the rascal up!”
Wang Ziqi’s face was swollen and his nose bled profusely as he called out incessantly, ”What’s going on? What’s going on?”
The trashing was totally uncalled for!
…
When Marshal Tie had gleaned the entire story from Wang Ziqi and connected it to what he knew, he finally understood the situation. However, he was astounded, unable to give voice to the exasperation he felt.
There was no way he was going to report this.
Someone managed to disguise himself as your assistant general right under your nose. This is the biggest joke. If it were to happen on the battlefield, do you know what consequences could have come out of it? The entire troop could’ve been wiped out!
Even though he killed the correct people, there is no way you can explain yourself if he had slipped up and executed just one innocent bystander.
How could you be such a fool?
Tie Zheng could imagine the condemnation he would suffer if he reported what had happened today, so he could only keep quiet and pretend nothing had happened.
He was curious though – who was the person who had pretended to be the assistant general? How could have executed the killings with such precision? It could not be Old Marshal Qiu, could it?
”That assistant general of yours is not bad! Not bad at all!”
Old Marshal Qiu was full of high praise when he saw Tie Zheng passing the general medallion. ”Clean and direct, efficient with his methods; he reminds me of this old man’s style back in the day… Not bad, not bad, he should be commended and rewarded well.”
Tie Zheng's face was draped in irritation.
”So, you know how to be ashamed as well? You said you’re going so you went but what nonsense were you spewing before? Take them right away and be done with them! You went and asked them what crime should they be penalized under? Can you win by reasoning with these intellectuals? If you can wave the saber around, the less nonsense we'll face. The saber is our way!”
After complimenting Wang Ziqi, the old marshal chastised Tie Zheng by pointing at his nose, ”If it weren’t for Wang Ziqi, who decisively executed his intentions, you would probably have been pushed into their roundabout pit! Look at you… I shouldn’t be scolding you since your wedding is near but have you f*cking grown a pig’s brain?! How blind must your wife be, for you to have been able to catch her?”
Tie Zheng went back to his camp with a sour disposition; his exasperation brimmed as he brought the commendation dictum and promotion decree of Assistant General Wang Ziqi back.
”Me?” Wang Ziqi pointed at his nose that was almost broken from being beaten up, incredibly surprised. ”Commend me? I’ve been promoted? Why? I – I… When have I contributed anything of merit?”
Looking at his comrades who wore envy and awe on their faces, Wang Ziqi was indeed muddled. ”Marshal… I…”
Tie Zheng roared. ”Shut the f*ck up! Do you feel guilty that you've been f*cking promoted? Are you taking your undeserved gain for granted now? Left and right, charge!”
Pow, pow, pow.
Wang Ziqi had been knocked out, replaced, commended, then walloped again – the bizarre series of incidents felt like a dream, befuddling the poor man.
As for the culprit, the mastermind, the perpetrator, Yun Yang, he was delighted and happy!
The exhilarating slaughter today came up to two hundred casualties. This was secondary though, what made Yun Yang so joyful was the active state Emmie was in now. It was obvious that it had gotten the air of injustice it needed, and the injection today was exceptionally strong!
Yun Yang had thought that despite the scholars having ill intentions and making the wrong decisions, they did not really lose their minds and wished to harm the Empire of Yutang. By the look of things now, these scholars had become sinners by definition; the air of injustice Emmie had gathered was the proof and could not be denied!
”These people that were wreaking havoc knew that the Shangguan Family of Generals is the real hero. They knew the truth but they’ve still chosen to do so. This can only stem from ill intentions.”
”Their movements have triggered the military and the sense of justice among most citizens, that’s probably why there’s so much air of injustice this time round…” Yun Yang thought.
”The more they should be damned to death!”
”They know right from wrong, black from white, but they’ve still mixed them up in order to achieve their goal. Who else should die if not them?”
Yun Yang snorted. ”If ever I see one of these people in the future, I'd definitely strike them down immediately. No time for nonsense!”
They could even twist history; these people who spewed self-righteous claims would only cause more harm the more knowledge they gained.
Yun Yang had not held back at all in this slaughter and he would only become more aggressively if there were similar cases in future.