LEGEND OF THE DEMON KING.
425. PROOF
“Old Marshal, is it possible for us to go with your troops when you leave? To entertain you!?”
Tan Wen Hong looked innocent like a newborn baby who blinked his big eyes.
Dugu Zhantian's face froze, slapped himself with his callous hands, and stammered looking for the right answer.
He just had to go and brag about getting justice for the Tan clan.
Now, he's got his problem. What is a good enough reason to get out of this problem?
Dugu Lin felt the difficulty of his godfather and said with a roll of his eyes,
“Steward Tan Wen Hong, are you sure it's the Valley of Hell? Do you have any evidence?
This is a very serious problem. Attacking seven houses without a reasonable attack, the entire empire will rise up against us!”
“True, that's also my business!”
Dugu Zhantian recovered quickly and looked at the stewardess and her siblings as she asked tensely, “Do you have any proof?”
Looking at each other, Tan Wen Hong and his brothers frowned. The Elder and His Majesty's three houses were destroyed. How do they get evidence now?
After muttering for a while, Tan Wen Hong spoke, “They escaped too quickly and left nothing behind.”
Dugu Zhantian sighed in relief, then pointed at Dugu Lin as a tribute for having lifted the stone from his heart, “Since there is no proof, I ..”
“Despite..”.
Tan Wen Hong's exclamation made Dugu Zhantian agitated, “How fast they ran, their spies, the Sun clan and Cai Rong, our former elders, were,
with his son, left behind and in our custody. It should be proof enough.”
“Uh ..” Dugu Zhantian hinted Dugu Lin to ask for help. Dugu Lin was the wisest and most level-headed among the Four Tigers.
It was now his responsibility to uphold the reputation of the Dugu Army, to let this matter die.
Dugu Lin shook his head, “Important eyes, which have absolutely nothing to do with anyone from the Valley of Hell, can hardly be considered as proof.”
“Fright!”
Dugu Zhantian shook his head anxiously, “I did not attempt to avoid this, but my hands were tied without any hard evidence.
Or I will soon set out with my army, trampling the Valley of Hell to the ground.”
Roaring with such vigor, Dugu Zhantian sighed at the end, while giving his thumbs up towards Dugu Lin cunningly.
Dugu Lin gave a secret nod as well.
Their old marshal is a military man, hating crime to the core, but not level-headed. He couldn't just attack seven important houses.
Or it will destroy Tianyu kingdom!
While Tan Wen Hong did not care. The world can burn for all he cares about, as long as his enemies perish in the fire.
Seeing Dugu Zhantian not easily pushed to make enemies out of the Valley of Hell, showing one reason after another weak, Tan Wen Hong frowned.
'What to do? How can I get Dugu Zhantian and those generals into a conflict? Even a small battle is better than nothing.'
Tan Wen Hong's plan was similar to what he did during the battle in Windgaze City.
However this time, the grudge between the Tan clan and the seven houses would turn into a grudge between the Dugu Zhantian Four Pillars and the seven houses.
It would keep the Tan clan safe and sound for at least a few years.
Tan Wen Hong looked too far away to get rid of the Valley of Hell in the near future and did not make all these preparations for it.
He wanted Dugu Zhantian to become a Supporter of the Tan clan and let everyone know that they had to go through the Marshal before it got to them.
Tan Wen Hong's eyes looked around with deep thoughts.
“Steward Tan Wen Hong, our scout reported three lights floating above Windgaze City. Are they?” Captain Pang stormed into the tent.
Tan Wen Hong raised an eyebrow and everyone came out.
Above, three lights were indeed rotating in the sky. They had erratic movements, as if flying without a way home.
“That jade slip message!” Dugu Zhantian was surprised, “Feng’er, grab them and see who sent them.”
“Understood!” Dugu Feng cupped his hands.
But before he acted, a figure appeared in the sky with a rumble. It caught the jade slip and returned in an instant.
Dugu Zhantian and the four generals were dumbfounded. Tan Wen Hong was merely a 5th layer Tempering Bone Cultivator, able to fly as fast as a Heaven Profound expert.
And his Lightning Wings could rotate in the air, as if alive.
It was quite shocking for the Clan Chief to set up a grade-5 array and no one expected such a skill from a young servant.
One had to wonder what face they would make when they realized his speed was boundless to match the Profound Heaven Stage, though,
and that he had killed many famous Profound Heaven experts in Tianyu.
But since they had just returned from the battlefield, they still had no idea how terrifying this loyal and earnest servant of the Tan clan was.
Chuckling at their reactions, Tan Wen Hong took the lead to look inside the three jade slips then he sneered.
“Marshal Dugu, aren't you looking for evidence? Here you go, he-he-he.”.
Dugu Zhantian took out three jade slips skeptically. But when he read it, his face darkened and cursed inwardly.
Are these three houses full of idiots? Couldn't they have brought this jade slip before leaving?
This was the Valley of Hell, the Pill King Hall, and the three leaders of the Merry Woods mansion sending their orders to the elders and His Majesty.
When the jade message slip arrived, only the elders of their respective houses could pick it up through a certain movement.
In the case when there was no one there to retrieve it, the jade slip would float for two hours before finally returning to the sender.
It was a pity that these important elders and His Majesty in Windgaze City had long since died.
The jade slip floated and
Tan Wen Hong thought of it as indisputable evidence that was desperately needed to move Dugu Zhantian.
“Dugu Marshal, is this enough?”
Tan Wen Hong smiled inside, but his face remained as calm as ever.
Dugu Zhantian spoke with hatred, “Enough!”
“Dia!”
“So, when can we expect you to attack Hell Valley?”
“Uh ..” Dugu Zhantian's face is serious, “I will need His Majesty's approval to move the troops.
Don't worry, I will take the evidence to court and definitely bring justice to the Tan clan. ”
Tan Wen Hong beamed,
As long as you do.
, “Marshal, wouldn't it be easier to deal with Pill King Hall and Merry Woods as well because you did it? See, the very easy ones also involve them as well .. ”
Dugu Zhantian felt a headache coming,
The Valley of Hell is already bad enough, now you want both of them dealt with as well?
Why not repeat history and jump straight into the great war with seven houses like the one a thousand years ago?
Dugu Zhantian smiled sadly, “I will report to His Majesty and abide by his decision!”
“Oh, it's also good!” Tan Wen Hong nodded. Then he remembered something, “But Marshal, since you returned to court, objected to include one small thing in your report?”
“What, there again?” Dugu Zhantian was speechless.
How many houses did you take?
Tan Wen Hong scratched his nose, “This might be a bit complicated. We know they work behind the scenes, but there is no solid evidence of them. It's up to Marshal if you want to mention it. ”
“Yang behind three houses? WHO?” Dugu Zhantian's voice trembled.
Tan Wen Hong smiled and spoke faintly, “Ha-ha-ha, for the Marshal it is not important. But to us, a small clan, it is a giant. Only under the wings of Marshal can we survive.”
“Who exactly are they?” Dugu Zhantian was getting more and more anxious.
“Residence Regent!”
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Gasping for breath, not only was Dugu Zhantian, but even the generals were completely shocked.
Did the Tan clan poke heaven or something? Not only did it offend three houses, but even the Regent Estate!
Dugu Zhantian might not be afraid of the Regent Estate, but his losses would be disastrous.
His Dugu army was the defense of the country, how could it be depleted in a civil war?
“What's up, Marshal Dugu?” Tan Wen Hong blinked his big eyes.
Dugu Zhantian hurriedly left with his four godchildren for fear that Tan Wen Hong could read his mood,
“You guys are really great, but I can't make any rash decisions in this regard.
I'll go back to camp and think about it. Oh, why do I suddenly feel so dizzy.”
“Dugu Marshal, if you ignore us, what about the promise you made in front of the Clan Head spirit tablet to give us justice?” Tan Wen Hong shouted as he showed it.
Tab Yunhai cried, “Godfa-, Marshal, you promised me ..”
“Good, well, I was the one who kept my promise. However, let me wrap my head first. My camp is only ten miles from here.
With me here, no one will bother you. Let's stop there, goodbye.”
Dugu Zhantian cupped his hands hurriedly, then fled. The four Tianyu Tigers stared at Tan Yunchang for the last time then followed him.
They disappeared in the next second.
Tan Wen Hong grinned at seeing them leave in an instant, this “Dugu Marshal might not want to compete with the seven houses, but at least he promised us safety!”
“Sister Tan Wen Hong,” said Tan Yunhai, “Do I really have to join the Marshal army?”
“Of course. It is your luck to be trained by Dugu Zhantian, the man who held the border for decades, with the Four Tigers under him.
“Why don't you do it then? Isn't he fascinated by your arrangement? ”
Tan Wen Hong snorted, “As the saying goes, a good man does not sign up. Why do I have to go? ”
“Then what about me?”
Shooting him a glance, Tan Wen Hong spoke coldly, “You go with Dugu Zhantian, or cultivate twenty hours a day.”
“Army, I'm coming!” Tan Yunhai ran in fear.
Tan Yunchang smiled, then muttered, “Tan Wen Hong, what if.... make him a failed godchild? Are you going to marry me to make a tie with the Four Pillars?
“Maybe.” Tan Wen Hong spoke as if it was obvious, “In terms of political marriage,
using you to get the Four Pillars on our side is a good move.
In fact, we are the ones who really win here. We can even go one step further and get the best out of him by asking you to marry Dugu Huo. He is very impulsive and easy to use.”.
“Go to hell!” Tan Yunchang glared at him and kicked him off the mountain before leaving in a huff.
Tan Wen Hong ate the ground before he crawled up to his feet and shouted behind him,
“What the fuck? Isn't that all for the Tan clan? Besides, what a difference it is to who you don't even marry.”.
This only managed to trigger Tan Yunchang's anger as he stomped faster …
Elsewhere, the group of Dugu Zhantian descended the mountain post in haste, for fear that Tan Wen Hong would chase them with more excessive demands.
Suddenly, Dugu Lin stopped with a frown, “Marshal, why do I feel strange that we have been played?”
The others stopped as well, now realizing there was something very strange about all of this.
On their way to Blackwind Mountain, they did not finish anything,
but it ends with godchildren and heavy responsibilities. In the end, they were now tied to the Tan clan.
To the point that they will fight four houses together!
What the hell is going on here?
Dugu Zhantian and the tigers were scratching their heads in confusion