HLnovel Chapter 542 Everyone’s Attention
Chapter 542 Everyone’s Attention
Wang Li took a token from his waist and ordered, "Three of you take this token and rush out of the city to the capital to inform His Majesty of this news. The rest of you..."
Wang Li glanced at the mess outside the Qingwang Mansion and said, "Clean this place up properly, and make sure to preserve the Qingwang's body well!"
"Yes."
Soon, Wang Li's guards sprang into action.
Meanwhile, news of the death of the Green King was spreading throughout the entire city.
One after another, people left their homes to share this wonderful news with their relatives and friends.
"Little Tiger, do you know? That evil king is dead!"
"The Evil King? You mean the Green King?"
"Who else could it be but him? Just now, some strongmen stormed into the Qingwang Mansion and smashed that evil king's head to pieces!"
"Really? Who is so brave?"
"I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be fake? I was hiding at home just now and saw that strongman stomp on that evil king's head and smash it. It was so satisfying."
"Great! That wicked king who committed so many evil deeds is finally dead."
"Good! Well done! That Green King has committed evil for many years, and finally someone can bring him down. Heaven truly has eyes!"
"That wicked king raped my wife to death, and now Heaven has finally opened its eyes and punished him! Hahahaha!"
"I wonder who the hero who killed the evil king is? I want to build a shrine for him."
"I want to build a shrine for him too!"
"That evil king is finally dead! Hahahaha! It's so satisfying!"
"..."
The death of the Prince of Qing was undoubtedly great news for the people of the prefecture.
Every citizen who heard the news cheered and rejoiced.
The people of the prefecture, especially those whose relatives had been killed by the Green King, laughed like madmen.
"Hahahaha! The evil king is dead, my wife. If you could see this from heaven, you would be so happy, wouldn't you?"
"Sister, the evil king who killed you is finally dead, and your great revenge has been achieved."
"Heaven has finally opened its eyes! That wicked king who committed so many evil deeds is finally dead!"
"Hahahaha! My wife was kidnapped by that evil king and tortured to death in his mansion. I said back then that the evil king was so wicked that he would surely die a horrible death. Now my words have come true, hahahahaha!"
"..."
As they laughed, tears welled up in the eyes of many residents of the prefecture.
Having been tortured and exploited by the Green King for many years, they felt both excited and saddened when they learned of his death.
They were excited because their loved ones had been avenged, and they would never again have their meager rations taken away by the Green King.
The sadness stemmed from...their thoughts of their loved ones who had died because of the Green King.
Although the Green King is dead, those who died because of him will never come back.
"Ugh!"
As Jiang Changye was on his way, he looked at the people who were crying tears of joy and acting like they were going crazy, and his heart was filled with complicated feelings.
The death of the King of Qing was indeed a good thing for the people of the prefecture and the entire Qingzhou. Just look at the smiles on the faces of these people to know how deep their resentment towards the King of Qing was.
only……
For Chen Dao, killing the Green King was definitely not a good thing!
The wrath of the Xia Kingdom is not something an ordinary person can withstand; I wonder if young friend Chen can handle it...
Jiang Changye glanced at Chen Dao, who had changed his clothes but whose left arm still hung limply at his sides, and sighed softly in his heart.
Perhaps this is the difference between Jiang Changye and the young man.
People are never short of courage when they are young. Jiang Changye was once like that, young and impetuous, with a heart full of passion.
Unfortunately... as he grew older, he gradually realized the responsibilities on his shoulders and became more and more cautious in his actions, even somewhat timid.
On the contrary, young people like Chen Dao, Xue Qi, and Jiang Weiyu still maintain their passion and dare to challenge the powerful.
"Brother Chen has done a good deed!"
Xue Qi looked at the ecstatic people of the prefecture and said with a hint of envy.
Which young person doesn't want to be the center of attention? Doesn't want to become famous and renowned? Doesn't want their name to be sung by thousands and admired by millions?
Chen Dao, who killed the Green King, undoubtedly accomplished this.
It's a pity... that it wasn't Xue Qi who killed the Green King, otherwise his reputation as a chivalrous hero might have resounded throughout the land.
"I was just feeling a bit aggrieved, and that's why I drew my sword in anger!"
Chen Dao smiled. For some reason, when he saw the smiles on the faces of the people in the prefecture, he felt a sense of satisfaction he had never felt before. This sense of satisfaction made him feel that everything he had done had meaning.
"Let's go, we need to get out of the city as soon as possible, otherwise once the Qingzhou army besieges the city, it will probably be difficult for us to leave."
Zheng Qiuyan clearly told everyone that this city was no place for them to stay for long, and they had to leave as soon as possible, otherwise the 50,000 Qingzhou soldiers outside the city would be enough to trap them to death in the city.
"Well, let's go!"
Chen Dao nodded and quickened his pace with the others, leaving the city before the Qingzhou army besieged it.
Just as Chen Dao and the others left the prefectural city, in the Qingzhou army camp outside the city, Steward Wang, who had revealed his identity, successfully passed through the camp's checkpoint and, led by a soldier, met Zhu Changhe, the commander of the Qingzhou army.
"General, something terrible has happened!"
Upon seeing Zhu Changhe, Butler Wang hurriedly spoke up.
"Oh?"
Zhu Changhe, who was drinking, asked in confusion, "Butler Wang, what's the matter that makes you so panicked?"
"A major event! A truly earth-shattering event!"
Steward Wang hurriedly said, "Half an hour ago, some strongmen stormed the Qingwang Mansion and... killed the prince."
"what?!"
Zhu Changhe was startled, and the wine cup in his hand fell to the ground. However, Zhu Changhe was completely unaware of this. Instead, he stared at Steward Wang with his tiger-like eyes and said, "What did you say? The Prince is dead?"
"Not bad!"
Steward Wang answered without hesitation: "That strongman was extremely ruthless. He first killed two hundred guards in the Prince's mansion, and then he killed the Prince."
"How can this be?"
Zhu Changhe's body trembled, his eyes filled with disbelief.
With 200 personal guards, the Qingwang Mansion would be difficult to breach even if 50,000 Qingzhou troops were to be dispatched.
After all, the area outside the Qingwang Mansion is only so big, and the 50,000 Qingzhou troops cannot all be deployed to attack the Qingwang Mansion.
At this moment, Steward Wang said that... a powerful figure had launched a strong attack on the Qingwang Mansion and had killed 200 guards in half an hour, as well as a prince at the fifth rank. How could Zhu Changhe believe this?
Even if a martial artist at the third rank were to arrive, they wouldn't be able to defeat 200 guards, including Xia Yan, and take the prince's life in such a short time, would they?