236: Chapter 227: Zhang San, Your Weakness is…
236: Chapter 227: Zhang San, Your Weakness is…
The handle of the pot.
The handle of the pot.
The handle of the pot.
Walking in the golden rain, Zhang San realized he couldn’t collect the rainwater, so he gave up the idea and instead relied on it to rapidly cultivate.
At that ti, the Power of the Five Elents continuously circulated around his True Core, making his robust True Core even more stable.
However, just at that mont, the sound of galloping horse hooves approached from the distance.
Though the number of hooves was not many, Zhang San still guessed who it was.
He imdiately used his Blade Intent on his True Core.
The Bamboo Breaking and nding Technique allowed his True Core to beco even more powerful and solidified, although Zhang San wasn’t quite sure of the benefits of a solidified True Core just yet.
But it was certain to be beneficial.
As his True Core suffered a heavy blow, Zhang San suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
By then, the sound of horse hooves from behind had also drawn nearer.
Zhang San slowly turned around and glanced at the few people behind him.
As expected, it was Wen Ruchu, Uncle Liu, and several other martial artists from the Wen Family.
Zhang San frowned, looking utterly surprised.
“If I’m not mistaking, Wen Ruchu, you should be escorting so goods a hundred miles northeast of Fuling City right now.
Who gave you the boldness to co back!?”
Zhang San’s roar frightened the Wen family’s horses into stepping back several paces, and one of the martial artists even failed to control his horse properly, falling off and ending up in a sorry state.
Wen Ruchu coldly stared at Zhang San and roared, “Do you know that Hu Feipan is dead!?”
Wen Ruchu had already prepared a response in his heart; if Zhang San said he knew, he would accuse him of being the murderer!
If Zhang San said he didn’t know, then he’d still accuse him of being the murderer!
Perfect!
Zhang San nodded slightly, then suddenly glared at Wen Ruchu and harshly said, “Of course I know he’s dead, and I also know that it was you who killed him!”
“It was just…”
Wen Ruchu had just uttered three words when he realized his line had been stolen by Zhang San.
And just then, Wang Ziteng and Big Head Wang arrived with their n.
Ling and Fang Cunzai also arrived from other directions.
“Military Chief Zhang, Governor Hu was murdered early this morning when he left his ho, and then the civilians cannibalized his body, leaving no bones behind.
Thus, we temporarily cannot determine the cause of death.
But it likely relates to last night’s attack by the Heavenly Punishnt Sect,”
Big Head Wang recited the lines that Zhang San had scripted for him earlier.
Wang Ziteng also quickly reported, “Military Chief Zhang, should we call back the military chiefs who are still waiting in ambush?”
Zhang San sighed helplessly and waved his hand.
Wang Ziteng imdiately dispatched a Qiongqi to send the ssage.
At this mont, Wen Ruchu, although still unsure of what was happening, vaguely felt that he had been tricked.
Zhang San gestured to everyone and, pointing towards the direction of their residences, led the group back.
By late morning, the other military chiefs dispatched by Zhang San returned to Fuling City with the main force.
“Zhang San, didn’t you say that people from the Heavenly Punishnt Sect would catch up and then we could ambush them?
Where are they?” Sun Wushuang, although not angry, naturally spoke loudly and straightforwardly, so her tone felt quite angry.
After all, since assisting Zhang San, Sun Wushuang had not been without her share of accomplishnts.
In just less than a month, her contributions and rewards had exceeded those of the previous two years.
If this ambush on the Heavenly Punishnt Sect had succeeded, it definitely would have ant another raise.
In the end, from dusk till dawn, all they ended up waiting for was a Qiongqi sent by Wang Ziteng to call them back.
The other military chiefs also didn’t understand, but seeing Sun Wushuang speaking up, no one said anything else.
Once everyone had gathered, Zhang San looked at Wen Ruchu and asked, “Why didn’t you follow the original plan and deliver the crucial intelligence about the Heavenly Punishnt Sect to the Capital, but instead turned back midway?”
After reflecting all morning, the now very composed Wen Ruchu…
When Zhang San caused trouble, he calmly stood up and took out so important intelligence from the storage ring, opening it in front of everyone.
Inside, there were only four big characters — “You’ve been fooled!”
“Zhang San, is this what you call important intelligence?”
As he spoke, Wen Ruchu threw the piece of paper on the ground, glaring at Zhang San.
However, at that mont, everyone present looked at Wen Ruchu as if he were a fool.
Even Xin Jinxing couldn’t help himself.
“Young Master Wen, do you think it’s possible that this so-called important intelligence was ant to lure the people of Heavenly Punishnt Sect out of Fuling City?
And these four words were originally intended for the sect mbers to see?”
At that ti, Military Chief Hua snorted coldly.
After all, he had stayed up all night the previous night and felt his liver was not doing well; he was already very upset.
Now knowing that the plan that could have earned him rit was ruined by this young man, he was even more irritable and said, “Young Master Wen, do you think all these people stayed up late and set up an ambush in the wilderness just to wait for you to return to Fuling City and let the Heavenly Punishnt Sect realize it was all a trap?”
At that ti, the other military chiefs also began expressing their dissatisfaction.
Everyone had camped out in the open, all to ambush the Heavenly Punishnt Sect at night.
But the bait had run back!
Who wouldn’t be angry about that?
At that mont, Wen Ruchu’s sweat started to pour.
Initially, he had wanted to co and confront Zhang San, but now since everything Zhang San did seed justified, it could only an that he himself had disobeyed orders and disrupted the Town Martial Office’s plan.
Zhang San raised his hand, and everyone imdiately quieted down.
“I kept the full plan from you to make it more convincing, but then you ca back on your own accord, which led to the Town Martial Office’s plan to ambush the Heavenly Punishnt Sect falling apart.
We’ve all been busy for so long, and now such a great achievent has been lost, I can understand your frustration.
But…”
As he spoke, Zhang San’s tone shifted, and he said coldly: “After all, the Town Martial Office hasn’t suffered much loss.
However, because Wen Ruchu returned with his n on his own accord, making the Heavenly Punishnt Sect realize it was a trick, they gave up leaving Fuling City and last night, in desperation, killed a fourth-rank governor!
This was a high-ranking official of Great Sui!
And all because you, Wen Ruchu, were in Fuling City!
I will report this truthfully.
You had better write a letter to the Wen Family to prepare your grandfather ahead of ti.”
At that mont, Wen Ruchu realized the magnitude of the disaster he had caused.
Disobeying orders and causing the death of a governor, all bla was placed on his head.
No!
He had originally co to Chuan-Yu Road to infiltrate the Town Martial Office with the Wen Family’s influence, but now, not only had the infiltration failed, but the Wen Family might also suffer because of him.
Wen Ruchu shook his head, believing there must be a way to resolve this.
Did none of these military chiefs see anything wrong with Zhang San?
Military Chiefs!
Yes!
Suddenly pointing at Zhang San, Wen Ruchu shouted angrily, “It was clearly you who didn’t inform of the plan, leading to this issue.”
Zhang San sneered, “I am the Acting Military Chief of the Town Martial Office, and you are just a martial artist under .
Why should I share my plans with you?”
“Because you have a guilty conscience!
Zhang San, don’t think that I don’t know your secrets!
You have a major problem!”
Zhang San sneered, “Well then, tell , what problem do I, Zhang San, have?”
“You…
you…
you deceive your superiors and delude your subordinates!”
As he spoke, Wen Ruchu turned to look at Xu beside him and yelled, “He’s not human!
He’s a living dead!
All this ti, it has been you, Zhang San, covering up for Xu!
Keeping him is a major threat to the Town Martial Office!
Yes…
I discovered this secret, and then you sent away, which made suspicious of your motives!
Therefore, all bla should fall on you!
Especially for harboring a living dead!
Zhang San, you won’t escape this bla!”
At that mont, the atmosphere in the hall turned ice-cold.
Many military chiefs stared at Xu, their eyes filled with an inexplicable fear and panic.
So had even placed their hands on their horizontal blades, ready to strike.
“Zhang San, you dare say you didn’t know that Xu was a living dead?”
At that ti, all focus was on Zhang San.
The atmosphere was tense, cold as ice after the rain.
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