The Next Of Phoenix
Chapters 74. Like a whisper of a Devil

Fang Laowang as usual visited his mother. The capital today was very busy due to Fang Ji chang's sudden disappearance and the official declaration of war was announced.

With the personal assistance and protection of Xiao Mingyui and Xiao Xiangqing, Fang Laowang was free from the Fang family's arrest.

"Mother?"

Fang Laowang opened the door of his mother's hiding house and entered, he started to feel a little strange when he realized the atmosphere was very quiet and cold. Not as usual.

Fang Laowang stepped into his mother's room, until he finally looked up in shock. His mother, now, had been lying on the bed covered in blood.

Fang Laowang limp and trembled closer to his mother's body, then hugged Han Silue tightly. Fang Laowang's tears began to fall, his heart and mind were violently shaken. He never expected that something like this would happen to his mother and himself.

"Mother ...." Fang Laowang cried, he did not care about his mother's blood clinging to his clothes.

Fang Laowang cried for quite a while, until he finally started to stop even though his heart was still very injured. Gently Fang Laowang put his mother's body back on the bed, then looked around the room to find a clue of someone sneaking in here.

While he was watching, Fang Laowang's gaze stopped on the copper mirror. On the mirror it was written 'Xiao', the ink was his mother's blood.

"Xiao?" Seeing the name 'Xiao' written real in the mirror, Fang Laowang's heart was further crushed. The writing was clearly his mother's, possibly trying to write the name of the person who tried to kill him before he died.

Both of Fang Laowang's palms clenched tightly, then he quickly aimed a hard fist towards the mirror. Make the mirror crumpled and no longer shaped.

"ARGHA!!"

LAD!!

The only person who knew of his mother's whereabouts was Xiao Mingyui, and now he found the 'Xiao' mark on the scene of his mother's murder. Thus, it was not wrong for Fang Laowang to assume that Xiao Mingyui had killed his mother.

"The woman ... traitor!!!" Fang Laowang said that with extremely high emotions, the two corners of his eyebrows fused together, tears still flowing from his eyes. His heart was broken, his world was destroyed today.

Meanwhile Xiao Mingyui was standing in front of the Capital Gate. Xiao Wangfu's troops had gathered there, Xiao Xiangqing was in the front row with Xiao Jiwang. After long meetings and fondling decisions many times, Xiao Jiwang finally officially came down to accompany Xiao Xiangqing in commanding the troops.

Wu Zeyuan was there to escort them away, the woman was crying while hugging Xiao Jiwang and Xiao Xiangqing together. He was very anxious to let the two men he had loved since childhood have to go to war now.

"Mufei, everything will be fine." Xiao Jiwang returned his mother's embrace. This was the first time he had shown his gentle side in public blatantly.

"Niangniang, you don't have to worry." Xiao Xiangqing also helped Xiao Jiwang calm his mother.

Wu Zeyuan slowly took off his embrace to look at Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Jiwang, then said, "Please promise me you'll come back safely."

Xiao Jiwang and Xiao Xiangqing nodded together, Xiao Mingyui who saw this scene smiled. The two men who were once hostile and competing with each other, had now gotten along well and even compactly calmed the worried Wu Guifei.

Xiao Mingyui advanced, then stood right beside Wu Zeyuan, staring at his sister and her fiance.

"I will guard this Empire while you are at the border. I promise." Xiao Mingyui smiled faintly.

As soon as he saw Xiao Mingyui, Xiao Xiangqing secretly clenched both his hands. The only person he could bear to go to war with was his older brother, Xiao Mingyui.

Xiao Xiangqing suddenly walked over to Xiao Mingyui, then hugged the woman tightly. Xiao Mingyui was a little surprised, as Xiao Xiangqing rarely behaved like this.

Xiao Xiangqing nodded. "My ability is above average, Jiejie doesn't have to doubt me anymore. I'm an adult."

Xiao Mingyui chuckled, nodding slowly.

After Xiao Xiangqing finished hugging him, it was now the contact turn of Xiao Jiwang and Xiao Mingyui. Xiao Jiwang stared fixedly at Xiao Mingyui without speaking, but his eyes showed that there was so much he wanted to say.

Xiao Mingyui smiled again, this time it felt a little awkward. "I'll wait for the good news from your majesty here."

Xiao Jiwang did not reply to anything, the man actually walked over and kissed Xiao Mingyui's forehead in public. Everyone who witnessed this screamed, especially women.

Xiao Mingyui was stunned, he did not expect Xiao Jiwang to dare to do this. His face is now slightly red.

"After the victory, our marriage will no longer be delayed" Xiao Jiwang said, then turned around and climbed on the horse.

Just a short sentence, but it managed to make Xiao Mingyui smile warmly.

After the troops began to speed away from the Capital City, the entire populace bowed towards the troops, including Xiao Mingyui, with the exception of Wu Zeyuan.

Xiao Mingyui and Wu Zeyuan rushed off towards the horse carriage to return to the Palace. The entrance gate of the Capital City was again sealed shut, a hundred thousand troops of Xiao Wangfu were left in the Capital City to guard the Empire. While Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Jiwang were carrying around three hundred thousand troops and the rest had been waiting at the border.

Gu Lingchi and Chen Qi followed their master to battle, and now the top brass of the military plunged into the battlefield. Xiao Mingyui and the other political officials along with the Emperor, served to defend the Empire in the Capital.

Returning to Fang Laowang, the man had now returned to Fang Fu. He had just finished burying his mother's body, the man returned to Fang Fu with a blank look and a cold heart.

Fang Laowang went inside his room, then saw Fang Jichang there. Fang Jichang soon turned his head, his eyes staring with disdain at Fang Laowang as usual.

"Hurry and clean up all your things, we're gonna run away from the capital tonight."

Fang Laowang frowned, since when was his father here? Hasn't it been since yesterday's chaos that her father suddenly disappeared?

"Where's your mother?" fang Jichang asked, making the emotions flow back in Fang Laowang's body.

"Mother .... had just died, she was killed," Fang Laowang replied, then took out the key to his mother's underground treasure. But Fang Laowang did not just hand it over to Fang Jichang.

"Dibunubh?!" fang Jichang asked in surprise.

Fang Laowang nodded briefly, his gaze cooling back.

"It was the man surnamed Xiao who killed him" Fang Laowang said, then walked up to the sofa and sat there. He did not care about the grammar anymore in front of his father, Fang Laowang was already very tired.

Fang Jichang smiled coldly then said, "You see, don't you now? They are traitors, Laowang. They don't deserve to lead. That's why I'm doing a rebellion."

Fang Laowang clenched his right hand again, he was silent and did not reply. Slowly, Fang Jichang walked up to his son and placed his right hand on his son's shoulder. "But to beat them is not too late, we still have a chance. For your mother's sake, Laowang. Come on, fight alongside father and Southeast Huan. We overthrow this hypocritical Empire!"

Like a demon whispering in a human ear, Fang Laowang's heart and mind instantly became erratic the moment he heard it. A new evil determination emerged, he had been overcome by anger and disappointment. Too bad ... Fang Xingjian ....