Chapter 1211 - 1211, Protection

Chapter 1211, Protection

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Zhao Chen stared at the familiar faces, his shocked voice breaking the brief silence, “Thousand Faced Devil, Huangfu Song? What are their heads doing here?”

“Guard, who brought them here?”

“Demonic Emperor sir, they call themselves the Luo clan of Joy Town and are outside the mountain waiting to see you.” A guard rushed in, looking fretful in the face of Zhao Chen’s rage.

Zhao Chen’s face twitched in disbelief, “Luo clan, as in the same one? They dare bring my men’s heads? They’ve gone too far! Seize them and drag them in here! I want to see what the hell they are up to!”

“Yes.”

His men went to follow his orders and brought a man and a woman surrounded by black guards into the hall.

Looking at his old place, it took Zhuo Fan back to the good old days. The only thing spoiling his reminiscing was seeing Zhao Chen unchanged after thousands of years. He showed a savage grin, yet bearing no hatred.

Zhao Chen shivered as their eyes met, feeling an uncanny familiarity. His heart began to race with fear and even staggered back.

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One man in black bowed, “Demonic Emperor sir, they are the Luo clan’s people that brought the heads. We await your orders!”

“Uh, leave.”

Zhao Chen never took his eyes off Zhuo Fan, losing all his anger as he gave a numb wave, “All of you leave!”

“Uh, right.”

The men shared puzzled looks, finding Demonic Emperor’s demeanor off, like he wasn’t himself. It was their first time hearing his kind voice, so they left on the double.

Zhuo Fan, Bali Yuyu and Zhao Chen were the only ones left, as well as the bloody floor with the corpses.

Zhuo Fan smiled at the stiff face, cupping his hands, “Demonic Emperor, your reputation precedes you. I am steward Zhuo of the Luo clan. Here is my guard, Bali Yuyu. It’s an honor to finally meet the great Demonic Emperor.”

“Demonic Emperor sir, was it not you who instigated the Demon Light Castle issue three years back, making Wraith Emperor and Falcon Emperor wage war, gaining the most in the process?”

“Nonsense! That was their own problem born from their animosity. What does that have to do with me?” Zhao Chen’s heart sank, denying everything.

Zhuo Fan gave a natural nod, “But of course, Demonic Emperor sir could’ve never have done such a thing. Thousand Faced Devil must’ve run his mouth in Gambling Town, making you the scapegoat. Now Wraith Emperor and Falcon Emperor joined hands to deal with you. I could not stand letting such a man live any longer!”

“What?”

Zhao Chen darkened, then flicked his hand, “Fine, fine, let those geezers come. I’m not scared of them.”

Zhuo Fan made a deep gesture of respect, “Demonic Emperor sir is so heroic, with those two beneath you. But what about three, or four Emperors? Ha-ha-ha, fear not an able opponent but an incompetent ally. With a foul aide like Thousand Faced Devil and the other poisoning the well outside and earning sir enemies, sir is bound to become public enemy number one. No one can face entire crowds by himself, even someone as heroic as sir.”

Zhao Chen’s face twitched, his fists clenched, his teeth grinding.

“As such, we took it upon ourselves and did sir a favor by removing these scumbags. Didn’t we do sir a great favor?” Zhuo Fan beamed.

Zhao Chen stared into his eyes, still looking uneasy, “These dogs might be in the wrong, but only I get to punish them, and not an outsider. With them dead, my forces weakened. How am I to handle it then?”

“Demonic Emperor sir, out with the old, in with the new. It’s no trouble at all if they’re gone, not when you have the Luo clan to fill in the gap, Ha-ha-ha...”

Zhuo Fan gave a weird smile, bowing, “Our Clan Head admires the Demonic Emperor’s heroism, wishing to stand among the Eight Emperors since young. So we came to join you. I ask that Demonic Emperor gives us a spot. Of course we’re not going to be like those two boneheads, for we are far superior than them in every way, be it in strength or handling matters. This way, they didn’t die to outsiders, but removing the filth in sir’s stead!”

Zhao Chen shook hard, gasping, “You want my protection?”

“Of course, there’s no reward without effort. Which is why we went out of our way to showcase our results and receive sir’s protection.”

Zhuo Fan’s hand shone and took out an aged paper.

He offered it with two hands, making Zhao Chen jump in joy, “The Nether Sea map?”

“Yes, we know sir wants it and went through hell and high water to bring it to sir.”

Zhuo Fan smiled, glancing at the ghastly heads with derision, “Also, this is our chance to prove our use to sir. The two lost their lives and couldn’t get it while we did. I am confident sir would be pleased to have us!”

Zhuo Fan nodded as he smiled wildly, but then he hesitated, “Why is it you chose me of all the Eight Emperors? And don’t tell me it’s out of admiration or some flowery speech. I want the truth!”

“Demonic Emperor sir is a man of many values. I knew we made the right choice!”

The two shared a nod before Zhuo Fan turned to Zhao Chen, “I’ll be perfectly honest. The Luo clan has been hiding in Joy Town for millenium. To come out of that hole, we needed an Emperor on our side. We had to make a choice from among them. Sir can also see that with our strength it’d be easy to have any Emperor’s favor. The first that took our notice was, of course, the head of the Eight Emperors, the Sword Emperor!

“Alas, Sword Emperor has the highest demands and the greatest power. Like they say, it’s better to be a leader among men than a grunt among giants. We feared that we had no room to grow under the Sword Emperor, giving up. As for the rest, they’re all geriatric and washed up, pedantic and outdated, hardly able to help us rise among their people. Only Demonic Emperor sir, with your youthful valor, is the perfect choice to work for, your right hand!”