Silence.
The vast manor hall had descended into a deathly stillness. Even the sounds of breathing and heartbeats could be clearly heard.
The Zuo Family was wiped out?!
How could the Zuo Family possibly have been wiped out?
"What nonsense are you spouting? Have you had too much to drink?"
After a long pause, Zuo Fan, known as the Little Prince, finally recovered his senses. He pointed at Zhou Tianyang and furiously rebuked him.
"All... all gone..."
Zhou Tianyang's teeth chattered as he shook his head nonstop. He seed on the verge of collapse, his pupils dilated.
Just monts before, he had been plotting to invite his senior to join forces and kill the Forr Chief Military Commander who had humiliated him.
But now...
This... to think they even dared to annihilate the Zuo Family!
Setting aside such world-shocking audacity for a mont, whoever dared to do such a thing must possess imnse confidence in their own strength.
Everyone knew the Zuo Family was backed by the Imperial Clan. To annihilate them was a clear sign of disrespect to the Imperial Clan itself!
"You're talking nonsense! I'll kill you!"
Like a madman, Zuo Fan roared and lunged toward Zhou Tianyang. He resembled an enraged bull, his eyes blood-red.
"Enough."
Tu Su spoke up, stopping him. He held the phone his middle-aged subordinate had handed him, his gaze ice-cold. "He's right. Your Zuo Family has been wiped out."
Instantly, Zuo Fan froze as if struck by lightning. His eyes were the only things that moved, flashing with sheer terror and shock.
"See for yourself," Tu Su said, offering the phone to Zuo Fan.
Zuo Fan hesitated. His expression was a mixture of trepidation and fear, but most of all, an unwillingness to face reality. He eventually took the phone. The screen was flooded with news about the Zuo Family's destruction, with reports from nurous official dia outlets. There was even a video.
"No! NO!" Zuo Fan's eyes looked ready to pop from their sockets as he shook his head desperately. He completely descended into madness, dropping the phone and clutching his head as he scread at the top of his lungs.
BOOM!
Zuo Fan collapsed to his knees, begging Tu Su with all his might. "Sir, you must help get revenge! You have to help !"
"He wiped out my entire family! I want to wipe out his entire family!" Zuo Fan wailed, a ss of snot and tears, his voice hoarse with desperation. "Besides, for that bastard to wipe out my Zuo Family, he clearly has no regard for you, Sir, or the entire Imperial Clan!"
"He may have annihilated my family, but isn't that also a slap in the face to you, Tu Su?"
Zuo Fan hadn't completely lost his mind; he knew what to say. At this mont, only Tu Su could help him get revenge.
That man knew about the Zuo Family's relationship with the Imperial Clan. He knew Tu Su was in Cangyun City. And yet, he still destroyed them.
How arrogant was that? What did he take Tu Su for?
"I admit, I am surprised," Tu Su said, his expression frosty and his tone cold. He didn't care about the Zuo Family. What did it matter how many of them died? But... he had indeed been ignored. If the Forr Chief Military Commander had even a sliver of fear for him, he would not have done this.
"However..." Tu Su swirled the wine in his glass and said faintly, "I have already given him half a month."
"Jinshui."
The middle-aged man nad Zhou Jinshui imdiately stepped forward. "Young Master."
"Find him and watch him. If he shows any sign of trying to escape, kill him on the spot," Tu Su ordered.
"Yes, Young Master!"
With a flicker, Zhou Jinshui vanished into the dimly lit hall.
HUFF... HUFF...
The thought of having to wait another week made Zuo Fan grit his teeth so hard they nearly cracked. "Sir, why not start with the people around him first?"
"I only kill my targets," Tu Su said with a predatory grin. "As for the people around him... that's your business."
Zuo Fan was speechless.
"I'm leaving." Tu Su set down his wine glass, snapped open his folding fan, and departed at a leisurely pace.
Only Zuo Fan and Zhou Tianyang remained in the vast manor hall.
Zuo Fan took out his phone and dialed Zuo Chang's number. "Grandfather, our Zuo Family..."
"I know!" Zuo Chang's voice was exceptionally grim. "Find a place to hide. I'll be back soon."
"Hide?" Zuo Fan was stunned, then laughed in fury. "Grandfather, he destroyed our family, and you're telling to hide?"
"You fool! Do you want the Zuo bloodline to be extinguished completely? We will discuss this when I return!" Zuo Chang scolded fiercely before offering so more patient advice and hanging up.
Zuo Fan collapsed to the floor, laughing hysterically. My father, my brother... all my closest relatives are dead, and I'm supposed to hide? Why? When did I, the great Little Prince, fall so low?
"Then... I'll start with Zhou Yufei!"
***
The Zuo Family had been obliterated.
For all of Cangyun City, the news was a bombshell that sent shockwaves through the populace. The Zuo Family was unlike the Luo Family or any other noble clan. Thanks to the Forr Pri Minister Zuo Chang, they were unequivocally the most elite and powerful family in the mortal realm, second to none.
Who could have imagined that a family of such distinguished status would et the fate of total annihilation? It was unbelievable.
When the news broke that the Zuo Family had tampered with the academy's examination scores, the public finally understood the cause of the incident. They also confird the identity of the perpetrator.
Chen Yang. It was Chen Yang again.
Then again, who else could it have been?
Before people could even digest this news, Young Master Tu Su of the Imperial Clan made a public statent. "Chen Yang, soone has begged to kill you. But my word, the word of Tu Su, is like spilled water; it cannot be taken back. I said I would give you half a month, and half a month it shall be. A reminder: your ti is short. In seven days, I will co for your life."
His tone was casual, as if discussing sothing utterly trivial. Yet, the statent undoubtedly elevated his stature in the public eye.
"He is truly a man of the Imperial Clan! Such principles and integrity! I can't wait for this battle!"
"I just hope the Forr Chief Military Commander can win."
Similar discussions buzzed throughout the city.
「Mountains Rivers Villa.」
As the man at the center of the storm, Chen Yang remained completely undisturbed by the outside world, wholly imrsed in his cultivation.
The sun set and the moon rose.
When Chen Yang finished his cultivation, Yang Hu inford him of Tu Su's public declaration.
Chen Yang stood with his hands behind his back, gazing up at the bright moon. "Reply to him. In three days, I will go and kill him."
Yang Hu was stunned into silence. "Boss, your strength..."
Chen Yang waved his hand dismissively. "He loves to show off. It just so happens that I'm very good at giving people exactly what they ask for."
"HEH HEH!" Yang Hu sneered. "That guy has been running his mouth for too long. It's about ti soone shut him up for good."
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