Chapter 163 Small Family

Zhou Xianzong's words were quite considerate of him.

They didn't treat him as a mere assassin, someone to be summoned and dismissed at will, but rather as a trusted confidant.

Yingxi smiled slightly upon hearing this.

Last time, it was Zhou Miao who appeared just in time to save her, which moved Yingxi deeply.

She couldn't bear to see Zhou Miao punished.

"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Highness."

Zhou Miao was mostly moved.

"Is Zhou Yan back?"

Zhou Xianzong asked.

"They haven't returned yet; they'll probably be back around dawn."

Zhou Miao shook his head.

"Alright, you may leave now."

Zhou Xianzong waved his hand; he had no intention of punishing Zhou Miao in the first place.

The only reason I called him here was to remind him not to talk about what happened today.

Otherwise, he would be criticized and his mother or father would question him, and he would have no way to save them.

"yes."

After receiving the order, Zhou Miao withdrew.

Zhou Xianzong took a sip of tea, rubbed his temples, and pondered the upcoming plot.

The story doesn't describe his return to the Zhou Dynasty in much detail, but according to the timeline...

He should arrive at the palace tomorrow, which means he has to set off at dawn.

Thinking of this, he looked at Erhu and Yingxi.

"You should all go back and rest. We'll set off early tomorrow morning."

"good."

The two responded.

Just then, a servant arrived at the door of the side room.

"Your Highness, Lord Hao requests an audience."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xianzong immediately raised an eyebrow.

You've arrived so quickly?

Didn't you say it would take about half a day?

It had only been less than three hours.

"Let him in."

Zhou Xianzong said calmly.

"yes."

The servant immediately got up and went to inform them.

Soon, Hao Danteng pushed open the door and walked in alone.

He was also carrying a brocade box in his hand.

Zhou Xianzong glanced at him, thinking to himself, "This guy wouldn't actually give me some gold and silver treasures, would he?"

However, to be fair, the box looks quite exquisite.

"Your Highness, I am sorry for disturbing your rest by visiting so late at night."

Hao Danteng knelt on the ground and bowed.

"Lord Hao, please stand up and speak."

Zhou Xianzong began to speak.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

As Hao Danteng spoke, he held up the brocade box in his hand.

"Your Highness, I promised you that I would give you a satisfactory explanation within half a day, and now I have brought it."

What is this?

Zhou Xianzong asked curiously.

"Your Highness, this is Ye Qing's head. Ye Qing instructed Ye Xiao to plot against Your Highness. I rushed to the Ye family overnight and killed him to prevent future troubles."

Hao Danteng said with murderous intent.

It was as if killing Ye Qing was as simple as drinking water for him, without any burden whatsoever.

Zhou Xianzong's eyes twitched uncontrollably. He never expected that this guy would actually go to the Ye family and even kill Ye Qing.

Wouldn't the Ye family be in an uproar?

No wonder Ye Jian was so determined to kill me; his own father died because of me, and I killed his own brother with my own hands.

Then can you not seek revenge on me?

The key point is that Ye Xiao was killed because he brought it upon himself.

Killing Ye Qing was not an order from me.

I'm so damn pissed off.

Where do all these accusations come from, one day after another?

"What was the Ye family's reaction?"

Zhou Xianzong asked hurriedly.

He also felt that what he said was somewhat pointless.

Hao Danteng killed the head of the Ye family, so the Ye family is bound to plot to seize the city lord's mansion.

The next step, according to the plot, should be their complete annihilation by the city lord's mansion.

Then they shifted the blame onto me.

“The Ye family dared to assassinate Your Highness, and their crime is unforgivable. Therefore, except for the elderly, women and children, all members of the Ye family were killed by me to eliminate any future troubles and clear away obstacles for Your Highness.”

Hao Danteng said with absolute certainty.

His voice was filled with a chilling intent.

"They were all killed?"

Zhou Xianzong was instantly dumbfounded.

He originally thought that the Ye family would be wiped out when they stormed the city lord's mansion to avenge Ye Qing.

As a result, overnight, the Ye family followed in Ye Xiao's footsteps.

Do you think Ye Jian wouldn't want to kill me?

I really messed it up.

So, I came all the way to Yincheng just to take the blame?

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come.

Damn it, I didn't get any benefits at all, but my hatred level went straight to the max.

What's worse, I didn't give the order to destroy the Ye family.

Oh well, it was bound to happen sooner or later anyway.

Zhou Xianzong simply chose to lie down.

"You did a great job."

Zhou Xianzong patted Hao Danteng on the shoulder while crying, praising him.

If Zhou Xianzong hadn't known the plot, he would have really thought Hao Danteng was the most loyal minister.

That's certainly how it appears to others.

But for him, he became the invincible scapegoat.

This is just too damn unlucky.

"Thank you for your praise, Your Highness."

Hao Danteng said in a deep voice.

Despite his calm demeanor, he had finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart.

It is clear that Zhou Xianzong was quite satisfied with his actions.

This means that Zhou Xianzong will no longer pursue the matter.

"You may leave."

Zhou Xianzong waved his hand.

Since things had already come to this, he was too lazy to say anything more.

"Yes, Your Highness, please get some rest."

Hao Danteng stood up and left.

After leaving, he increased the number of guards at Zhou Xianzong's residence, fearing that the previous incident would happen again.

Tonight's swift and decisive actions did not disappoint him; at least the storm has passed.

After Hao Danteng left, Zhou Xianzong told Yingxi and the others to go back and rest, and to set off again at dawn the next day.

After the turmoil of the night, Zhou Xianzong lost all desire to sleep and took out his diary to write.

[Damn it, I thought I could finally relax in Yincheng, but it turns out I'm just here to take the blame.]

[It was clearly Hao Danteng who gave the order to wipe out the Ye family without my knowledge, and I had no idea about it at all. Then Ye Jian turned around and pinned the blame on me. I'm speechless.]

[If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have come to Yincheng. What bad luck!]

[Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it too much. Anyway, Ye Jian is no match for me now, and he can't do anything to me.]

[This kid will probably team up with Xiao Potian to try and attack me in the ruins.]

[But no matter what, I'm still a major villain, and they can't handle me right now. I'll give Ye Jian a good beating when the time comes.]

[We'll arrive in the Zhou Dynasty tomorrow, and I'm so happy to see my mother soon. I just wonder how Luo Le'er and Xiao Potian are doing.]

According to the normal plot, they should be on their honeymoon right now, enjoying the joy of victory.

But Luo Le'er has always been a bit off; she's not very bright and keeps breaking character. I hope she doesn't cause me any trouble.

After finishing writing, Zhou Xianzong brewed himself a pot of tea and quietly waited for dawn.

Meanwhile, Mo Wu, who was still traveling at night, saw the diary immediately.

She couldn't help but laugh gleefully.

"It seems the little guy's luck hasn't improved since he left Tianwu City."

But who is this Ye Jian? The Ye family of Silver City? I've never even heard of them. They must be a small family.

It's hard to imagine that such an unknown person would one day be able to overthrow the Zhou Dynasty.

If it were me, I might not care about him either. It seems that it's necessary to nip it in the bud.

Mo Wu lost interest in investigating someone as insignificant as Ye Jian.

We'll just have to wait until the ruins are opened to see what he's really made of and what gives him the right to oppose Zhou Xianzong.

(End of this chapter)