C380 Li Mao Changed the Crown Prince
"Who am I?" The strange man suddenly laughed: "I have never said that I am Chen Che. It seems that you have mistaken me for someone else. You have mistaken Feng Jing for a horse!"
If the man in black still did not understand that they had fallen into their trap. . . If that was the case, then all these years of his life would be in vain. His lips trembled. His face was pale and he said in a frightened manner: "No. . . Impossible, I saw him come in with my own eyes. It can't be wrong. Hurry up and tell me, Chen Che! Where. . . Where is he?! "
"Where is he?" The strange man suddenly showed a thoughtful expression and said, "Well, it's hard to say. But before that, can you tell me which one is Chen Che?"
"You. . . You dare to fool me? Ah! Ah! I'll fight you to the death!" Under his repeated provocation, the black-clothed man finally lost his wits. With one step, he jumped onto the roof and rushed towards the unfamiliar man. However, how could the unfamiliar man obediently surrender? Seeing this, he leaped up and disappeared into the darkness. Only a voice was heard, "You want to catch my young master? It's still five hundred years early, hahaha!"
Hearing this, the black-clothed man could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood. His eyes turned black and he fainted.
In fact, it wasn't his fault for being weak. No matter who it was, it didn't matter. He had mobilized so many people to work for a long time, and had even paid the heavy price of almost half of the casualties. In the end, they wouldn't even be able to see the real master. They would probably be beaten to the point of vomiting blood. They could only blame Soong Wuji for being careless. In other words, the so-called wise man would always make a mistake even if he thought about it. He thought that he would be able to secure the victory after thoroughly investigating the inn. However, he never thought that Chen Che's understanding of this inn was much higher than his. In fact, how could Chen Che just let go of his residence? This inn was a secret stronghold that he had personally built. There was a secret passageway that led to the outside of the city in the room that he was resting in.
Soong Wuji thought that he had used his eyes to keep an eye on Chen Che, but he didn't know that Chen Che's real body had already entered the secret tunnel and left the city at night when he sent people to take action.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a furious roar came from the mansion. Soong Wuji smashed the teacup in his hand into pieces with a bang. He pointed at the black-clothed man and the others and said angrily, "A bunch of trash. If you can't even handle such a small matter, what use do I have for you all?!"
The black-clothed man said fearfully, "Your. . . Your Highness, please calm your anger. That Chen Che is too cunning. Your subordinate never thought that he would find a person to disguise himself. I was careless and let him escape. Your Highness, please give your subordinate another chance. Your subordinate will definitely. . . Not disgrace my mission!"
"Give you another chance?" Soong Wuji laughed when he heard that. "Yan An, you have followed me for so many years. Do you think that is necessary? Someone, drag these useless things out and feed them to the dogs!"
Yan An and the others were instantly shocked until their faces turned pale. They hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy. " Royal Highness, spare us! Royal Highness, spare us! "
"Royal Highness, please calm your anger!" At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out. He spoke to stop them: "The reason why this matter failed was because we underestimated our enemy too much. In addition, there were also many loopholes in the siege plan, not all because of Lord Yan and the others' mistakes. Please consider that they have been loyal and devoted to you for many years and spare their lives for the time being. "
This person's surname was Sima, and his name was Rui. He was Soong Wuji's most trusted aide. He could be said to be wise and resourceful. Soong Wuji saw that it was him who pleaded for mercy. He waved his hand at Yan An and the others and said, "Hmph. Seeing that Sir is pleading for you, I will let you stay one more time. All of you get lost! "
Yan An and the others immediately retreated. That desperate look of hers was afraid that there would be a trace of neglect, which would lead to her getting herself killed once again.
"Hmph! A perfectly safe plan was completely destroyed by a group of wimps. It's truly infuriating!" After everyone left, Soong Wuji slammed his palm on the tea table, which was still filled with anger. A tea table made of high-quality pear wood was instantly shattered.
"What a good Chen Che! How dare you act so secretive in front of me? I won't forgive you!"
"If it was just to deal with Chen Che, why would the prince be angry?" Sima Fengyun smiled profoundly when he saw the situation. "This plan. . . No way, this subordinate has another idea. . . I wonder if I should say it?"
Soong Wuji immediately perked up when he heard that. He said, "If you have anything to say, just say it. "
" Haha, Your Royal Highness is the one who is at a loss. " Sima Fengyun said with a laugh.
Seeing that Sima Fengyun was keeping him in suspense, Soong Wuji calmly cupped his hands and said: "I hope that mister can give me some guidance!"
"Could it be that Your Highness has forgotten about the relationship between Chen Che and Son of Misfortune?" Sima Fengyun smiled and said in a sinister manner, "We can exaggerate the relationship between the two of them. At the same time, we'll put up a high price for the reward. When the time comes. . . There will naturally be countless people who will share our burden. It's just a mere Chen Che. No matter how much trouble he can create, besides. . . If this matter is handled properly, it will surely weaken the Chen Mansion's power. This could be considered a good thing for us to overthrow the Chen Mansion in the future. If that's the case, why should we be happy about it? "
Soong Wuji's eyes lit up when he heard this. He couldn't help but pat the table and praise, "This is a brilliant plan! Mister is truly a god!"
However, at the border of Soong Kingdom, dozens of miles away, an inconspicuous man came out from a tunnel underground. He first dusted off the dirt on his body, then bowed deeply toward the border city of Soong Kingdom under the moonlight and said, "Goodbye, Great Song!"
This man was Chen Che, who had successfully escaped from the inn. He knew that his life would no longer be peaceful from now on, but he didn't regret it because this was the path he had chosen. Even if he knelt down, he had to complete the journey.
However, the reality didn't disappoint him. On the morning of the second day after he escaped from the Soong Kingdom. . . Soong Wuji had sent someone to spread rumors about his trip with Son of Misfortune, who was also Guxing. He had also made up a warrant for the hunt, which had been posted all over the streets and alleys. At the same time, he had also put up a sky-high reward of one hundred thousand taels of silver. In just one night, Chen Che's illustrious identity as the young master of Chen family had become Son of Misfortune's accomplice in crime. Some self-proclaimed righteous people in the pugilistic world started to take action one after another, declaring that they wanted to kill Chen Che. At the same time, they were carrying out justice on behalf of the heavens. The Chen Mansion's reputation had fallen drastically because of Chen Che. Many of the powers that were originally affiliated with the Chen family started to seek refuge with Soong Wuji. The status of the Chen Mansion's overlord of trade and commerce began to shake.