Yun Zishan's decree clearly made some people unhappy, and many people were dissatisfied, but at the moment, Yun Zishan was the Regent, and regardless of the political situation, Yun Zishan's words were as good as gold. At this moment, the royal family's prestige was at its peak, who would dare disrespect their decree and go against it?
Cha Mu and Ni Cang were secretly unhappy, Ni Cang could directly withstand the family's pressure and did not pursue Yun Zishan anymore. Cha Mu even more so, had his own reasons, once Yun Zishan gave the order, the two of them completely disregarded him and continued to find a place to drink and cultivate.
Ni Cang ignored him, but there were many young masters in the imperial city, and many clans were rioting.
Killing Xiao Lang would grant him the title of Duke, and he would be rewarded with 100,000 gold!
100,000 gold didn't matter, but the title of Duke was really impressive. Although a title didn't represent an official position and one might not necessarily have actual power, a Duke was still an extremely high position. Xiao Azure Dragon Zuo Sen was a Duke, and above him was a King.
The most important thing was that this was the first time Yun Zishan gave this order after he became the Regent. Yun Zishan was extremely popular at the moment, which young master would not want to show off and obtain Yun Zishan's favor? If he could capture this princess, it would be a great fortune for his family.
Countless young masters moved, even Xiao Kuang moved. Zuo Jian was fully supported by the Zuo Family and countless city lords moved along with their clan's experts. Countless spies had spread out, and the entire War Dynasty could be said to be filled with grass and trees, if Xiao Lang dared to return, he would be discovered immediately.
Dongfang Bai wanted to help Xiao Lang but he was pressured by the royal family and did not dare to move. At such a critical juncture, if that clan dared to make a move, they might very well become the chicken that Yun Feiyang killed to set an example for others.
Actually, until now, all of the disciples of the large families knew clearly in their hearts that Xiao Lang was not a traitor. Instead, he was a true hero, a hero that even they were ashamed of.
Who in the world would dare to betray their country for revenge and go alone deep into the heart of an enemy country?
As long as they still had a conscience, they would silently thank Dugu Xing for all his contributions to the Warring Palace Sect. When Dugu Xingfeng received his bad news, countless people cried bitterly. It was evident how many people had gone crazy. "They also wanted to avenge Dugu Xing. They also wanted to kill a man with one step at a time so that they wouldn't be left alive for a thousand miles.
However, they did not have the strength nor the guts to do so.
Entering an enemy nation alone, carrying a lifetime of cursing, just for the morals in his heart, just for Dugu Xing's revenge. This was such a crazy and foolish action, if this plan was said out, everyone would think Xiao Lang had gone mad.
However —
Xiao Lang had done it. Although he was not sure if he would be able to escape, he succeeded. Not only did he take Jing Li's head, he even took the lives of several of the most respected princes with him. In the end, he even successfully gave a slap on the face.
No one knew the details of what had happened. No one knew how Xiao Lang had done it. However, countless people admired, envied, and resented Xiao Lang at the same time!
Because... All of the halos were snatched away by Xiao Lang. With this person here, they were just a pile of shit.
Biwen? He was the greatest genius of all time!
Martial arts competition? When others had War General Stage, they would be able to kill the Battle-King!
Compete in merit? He felt even more embarrassed. Perhaps in the past, he felt that it was very manly to take advantage of a good family on the streets and fight a few people. [What is he flirting with? The Regent King Yun Zishan easily took away the heart of the Miss Dongfang Family and turned into Yao Xie to play with the rest of the people. As for those young masters who had stepped on their way to power in the imperial city, the number of them who had killed Zuo Family was even more incalculable.
Complete defeat!
In this era where heroes were everywhere, everyone wanted to be heroes. They wanted to be the object of worship, the dream lover of thousands of young girls. If Xiao Lang was still the young master of the Xiao Family, no one would dare have such thoughts. If Xiao Lang still had Dugu Xing behind his back, no one would dare to provoke him.
The problem was that Xiao Lang had become a traitor and was wanted by the two great empires, turning into a stray dog.
As such, they crossed the street and everyone started shouting for them.
Killing Xiao Lang would not only eliminate the jealousy and hatred in his heart, it would also take away the halo enveloping his body, and would also give Yun Zishan a chance to make him look at him differently.
Can this be done? How promising!
The reason why countless families had acted was partly because of their young master, but more so because of the New Deal and the changes in the empire's power structure.
The New Deal had weakened their family's power. At this moment, the dynasty had become the royal family, and the four families were all suppressed to the point that they couldn't even raise their heads.
In the past, they had looked down on the royal family, but now, the royal family had become the supreme overlord of all their clans, the arbiter of all their destiny.
The wind had turned. They wanted to hug their legs and gain more benefits, but they had never had the chance. Now … The chance had come.
Xiao Lang's head instantly became scorching hot, and the degree of its heat surpassed even the Blood Dynasty. Countless of people, countless of families were silently praying, hoping that Xiao Lang would be willing to escape and return to the War Dynasty. In the end, he died at their hands, becoming their bargaining chip.
This was politics. This was the cruelty of the world.
Xiao Lang was not sure, but at the moment, his War Dynasty was filled with traps, and was waiting for him to rush in.
The Vine brought him along as it ran underground. Although he did not need to do anything, nor use the Profound Qi, it was extremely exhausting. It kept on checking his surroundings, thinking, and worrying.
Most importantly... He was out of oxygen. He didn't know how deep down he was. Where was he now? But the thin underground oxygen could not supply his breathing.
His mind was in a bit of a daze, but he still stubbornly allowed the Vine to bring him to the south to pierce, even though his mind was already starting to hallucinate. But he was well aware that if he dared to go up to the surface, he would absolutely die. This time's incident was too big, he believed that the Master of Blood Sect was already incomparably furious.
His breathing became hurried, and illusions started to slowly appear in his mind. Dugu Xing, Xiao Qingyi, Xiao Dao, Dongfang Hongdou, Xiao Busi, countless people's faces appeared in his mind, and in the end, a set of Purplish Jade Coffin s appeared in his mind. He started to ponder about the Vine.
What exactly is this Vine? Was it an innate divine soul? Since it was a soul, why was it different from a normal soul? For example, the use of the Devouring Divine Art did not require the consumption of Profound Qi, for example, there were two Divine Soul Combat Arts s! And those countless green Vine, what exactly were they? What was inside the Purplish Jade Coffin? Why did the Vine want to get close to it so urgently? Yet he himself felt an incomparable sense of danger?
His breathing became more and more hurried, and from beginning to end, there were no caves or streams of Underground River. As he became increasingly hypoxic, his consciousness became completely blurry and his breathing gradually weakened. He looked like a person on the verge of death.
The Vine accepted Xiao Lang's will and turned into a red bug, rushing towards the south like lightning. Xiao Lang obstinately thought that since it was going to die, he himself would die in the territory of War Dynasty.
When Xiao Lang's breathing completely stopped, the Vine did not have control of Xiao Lang's thoughts, and abruptly stopped. When it felt the life force in Xiao Lang's body slowly weaken, it actually started to tremble slightly, as if Xiao Lang was forcing it to leave the Purplish Jade Coffin. It felt a faint sadness and worry.