Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 288 Three monks have no water to drink

Wang Li's body lay on the cold bluestone floor, the pool of blood appearing particularly gruesome in the deathly silent hall.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; the air was thick with shock, sighs, fear, and the chilling smell of rust.

All eyes were focused on the bodies of Zhao Zhen and Wang Li, and on the "leniency bench" that symbolized truth and judgment.

Zhao Zhen looked down at Wang Li's face, which still held a trace of resentment and bitterness even after Wang Li had severed his heart meridian, and frowned deeply.

He won this "power struggle" and forced the head of the Wang family to his death, but the Wang family did not fall from grace.

Wang Li used the most brutal methods to exonerate his allies, such as the Shuzi Sect and Yiqi Stream, from the crime of massacring the village.

He used his own life to shield his son Wang Ai, the entire Wang family, and even the sects that were dragged down from the brink of disaster from this fatal blow.

"Patriarch Wang, alas..."

Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing slowly rose, breaking the silence, his voice filled with a trace of pity and sorrow.

"Chairman Zhao, it seems the conference cannot continue at this point."

His gaze swept across the entire room, and the invisible pressure deterred those with ulterior motives from acting recklessly.

“The Celestial Master is right.”

Zhao Zhen took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the resentment in her heart that Wang Li had turned the tables on her with his last move, and her face regained its composure.

There's really nothing to be resentful about. You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time.

As one of the four families with a history of thousands of years, how could the Wang family be brought down by a single gathering of extraordinary people?

Wang Li's death had both disadvantages and advantages.

Today, in front of all the sects of the supernatural, the new rules of Na Du Tong were established for the first time, and the head of the Wang family died indirectly because of this. This can be considered as raising the prestige of Na Du Tong in an intangible way.

If even the head of the Wang family, one of the four great families, is like this, who else would dare to challenge this "bottom line" in the future?
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen said loudly, "Everyone, although the death of Patriarch Wang was not our wish, since Patriarch Wang has already taken responsibility for the massacre of Zhengjia Village with his life, let's leave this matter here for now."

The remaining people in the room looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this.

A conference aimed at "quelling the chaos" ended with the head of a family committing suicide on the spot. So, was the conference a success or a failure?

But then again, who really cares about this kind of thing?

If it doesn't concern me, I'll stay out of it. If the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up. So what if the head of the Wang family dies?
Compared to focusing on the gradually cooling corpse below, most people were more inclined to concentrate on Zheng Zibu, who had already quietly departed.

Even when Zheng Zibu left the venue, almost all of these people tacitly chose to keep quiet and simply sent people to follow him.

Because they all knew very well that if Zheng Zibu was left in the venue, they would have no way of obtaining the Tongtian Talisman from him in front of everyone.

Even if Zheng Zibu is spared, he will most likely have to be executed.

The saying "One monk has water to drink, but three monks have no water to drink" applies everywhere.

You can do things behind the scenes to compete for the Eight Extraordinary Skills, but you absolutely cannot bring it out into the open. This is why they all agreed to let Zheng Zibu leave the venue.

Yu Yang, who had returned, walked back to Zhao Zhen's side and whispered, "That old fox is ruthless! Chairman Zhao, what are we planning to do next? The Wang family hasn't fallen, and those sects are only temporarily backing down."

"I know."

Zhao Zhen's voice was low, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"But with Wang Li dead, the Wang family will inevitably fall into chaos in a short time. Without the Wang family as their backer, those members of the Shuzi Sect are nothing more than cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered."

Letting them run wild for a few more days is just giving me a more 'legitimate' excuse to cleanse them up. Thus, a grand gathering of extraordinary individuals ended abruptly in an extremely oppressive and somber manner.

After personally seeing off Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing and a group of other sects with whom he had a good relationship, Zhao Zhen watched as the remaining guests dispersed with their own thoughts. He then turned to look at Yu Yang behind him.

"Has Zheng Zibu been escorted out of the city?"

"It's been sent out, but as you might expect, there are quite a few followers following behind."

Our people, due to their positions, can't help Zheng Zibu or Chairman Zhao. Is that really alright?

As he spoke, a hint of worry flashed across Yu Yang's face.

Just now, when he was arranging for people to send Zheng Zibu away, the number of people following behind Zheng Zibu was almost as large as a reinforced company!
With so many people chasing and intercepting him, is it really safe for Zheng Zibu to act alone?

"It's alright, just get him out of the city. I've already arranged for someone to pick him up outside the city."

"Have people already been arranged?"

A look of doubt flashed across Yu Yang's face.

They're people who know everything, so they definitely can't show their faces directly. If they're accidentally recognized, that would be terrible.

As for other martial arts masters, who would choose to help Zheng Zibu at this time, tempted by the Eight Extraordinary Skills?
I reckon they're basically all following Zheng Zibu around right now.
Suddenly, Yu Yang thought of a possibility!
"Could it be..."

Zhao Zhen did not answer, but simply smiled without saying a word.

"It really comes down to you, Chairman Zhao. You've thought of everything perfectly long ago!"

"Alright, stop flattering me. The brothers all worked hard today. When we get back, give the brothers in the BJ branch an extra quarter's salary as a bonus!"

Just as Zhao Zhen was stretching and preparing to go back for a good rest, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Sister Lu? Why haven't you left yet?"

Upon seeing Lu Huizhong suddenly appear in front of him, Zhao Zhen's brows furrowed slightly.

"problem occurs!"

Lu Huizhong began speaking with a serious expression.

"Yang Lie went after Zheng Zibu!"

"What?!!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen's pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

He had clearly warned the Tang Clan leaders not to get involved in the competition for the Eight Extraordinary Skills, so why did he still send Yang Lie to chase after Zheng Zibu?
Wait a minute! Something's not right. If it was Tang Clan Chief's idea to send Yang Lie to chase after Zheng Zibu, then why would Lu Huizhong come looking for him?
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen asked in a deep voice, "Sister Lu, where is the Tang Clan leader?"

"The sect leader returned to Tang Sect after the conference. Yang Lie and I had missions to complete, so we didn't go back with him."

"So Yang Lie's pursuit of Zheng Zibu wasn't at the Tang Clan's behest?"

"How could this be the sect leader's idea! Forget it, there's no time to explain to you. I can't do anything about Yang Lie's current level. You have to help me stop him!"

Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded.

“Alright, since this isn’t what Master Tang wanted, then it’s easy to handle. I’ll go with Sister Lu.”

　I'll add more!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)