Chapter 276: Catch those who should be caught, kill those who should be killed
The setting sun was like blood, and the sky gradually darkened. By the time Sean and the others returned to Hill Riverside, it was already 7:30 in the evening.
King of Night and Spirit Wolf were waiting at the foot of the mountain, while Pupil Wolf and Julia stayed in the cave.
“Boss!” “Madam!” Seeing Sean holding Cecelia and Phyllis while riding the tiger, Spirit Wolf’s eyes widened, and he greeted them with a smile, “Jesus, my boss is truly amazing!”
“Not only did you kill the tiger general under Fergus Archer, but you also took their beast pet!”
Roar! The tiger roared at Spirit Wolf as if to say, “What do you mean ‘took’?”
“You little brat!”
“Please mind your words and actions!”
“I am all just willing submitted to my master!”
King of Night only glanced at the tiger and didn’t care much. Instead, he said, “Defeating seven opponents single-handedly and killing them in a crushing manner, it seems the results are pretty good!”
Actually, King of Night was also curious about how strong Sean was after advancing to the Bright Realm.
The three tiger generals and Chuck Campbell, among others, were a good whetstone and touchstone for testing his strength! After this battle, Sean could become more familiar with the bright energy within his body, and it would allow King of Night to have a rough judgment.
“It’s alright!” Sean casually replied without elaborating. Looking at Cecelia and Phyllis in his arms, he said, “My dear wife, Phyllis, you two go back with Spirit Wolf first!”
After he finished, Sean dismounted from the tiger.
Cecelia hesitated, “Honey, aren’t you coming back?”
“I’ll wait a bit longer!” Sean smiled, “There are still some things left undone!”
“Oh.” Cecelia was puzzled and worried but didn’t ask further. She nodded, “Alright then.”
“Take care of yourself.” Phyllis also said, “Daddy, Mommy and I will be waiting for you.”
As she spoke, the little girl even made a heart gesture with her hand toward Sean.
“Phyllis is such a good girl!”
Sean blew a kiss towards Phyllis and watched as Spirit Wolf led her and her mother into Hill Riverside. He then turned to King of Night and said, “We may need to stay here for a few more days for safety reasons, as the situation in the capital remains unstable.”
“Spirit Wolf and the others have gone to buy daily necessities. Please wait a moment, Lord Night, and take them with you into the mountains.”
The rivalry between Prince Ashby and Prince Roscoe for the throne had reached a fever pitch. The capital was in turmoil and it was not a suitable time for Cecelia and Phyllis, who had special identities, to show their faces. Hill Riverside, on the other hand, was the safest place. The cave passage there was long and wide enough to accommodate not just a dozen people, but even a hundred.
“Alright,” King of Night nodded, then asked, “What do you plan to do?”
“Capture some people,” Sean’s eyes flashed with a stern expression. “This all started because of Old Mrs. Mason. She’s the root of all the problems. It’s time to settle the scores between me and the Mason family.”
Before Sean went to the capital, Old Mrs. Mason sensed the crisis and timely allied with Prince Ashby. To make a move against her and the Mason family, Sean naturally had to consider Prince Ashby’s reaction. But now, Sean had officially entered the Bright Realm and wasn’t afraid of Prince Ashby. Yet, Old Mrs. Mason was going further down the path of self-destruction, even encouraging Prince Ashby and Fergus Archer to target Cecelia and Phyllis. They were Sean’s reverse scales, and he couldn’t tolerate or swallow this.
“Oh?” King of Night asked, “Are you sure you’re going to capture people? And not… kill them?”
Sean and the Mason family had deep-seated hatred for each other. According to King of Night’s understanding of Sean, he wouldn’t believe that Sean would simply capture people this time.
“I’m not sure,” Sean shook his head, “Capture those who need to be captured. As for those who need to be killed, naturally, kill them. I hope to find answers to my grandfather’s death, my father’s whereabouts, my biological mother’s true identity, and so on from their mouths.”
Over the past five years, Sean had harbored intense hatred but hadn’t been blinded by it. More important to him than killing were his grandfather, father, and mother.
After speaking, Sean asked, “Will you stop me, Lord Night?” Actually, Sean wanted to ask if he could act against the Mason and Porter families, and even turn the capital upside down with Padishah’s approval. King of Night was a confidant of Padishah and naturally knew Padishah’s intentions. If Padishah didn’t agree, King of Night wouldn’t let Sean do as he pleased.
“Of course not,” King of Night laughed, “If you want to do it, just go ahead. The unrest in the capital isn’t what Padishah wants to see, but for some unspeakable reasons, Padishah isn’t suitable to intervene personally right now. So, we need someone like you, an outsider in the rivalry for the throne and an unparalleled cultivator, to restore order and stabilize the situation in the capital. That’s also one of the reasons why Padishah sent me to lend you the Dragon Cauldron and help you advance to the Bright Realm.”
Upon hearing this, Sean was taken aback. So, that was the case. In Padishah’s eyes, all living beings were chess pieces, and as the one controlling the game, Padishah’s moves had their own purposes. Sean was also a chess piece in Padishah’s hands. However, it seemed that Padishah was placing too much trust in Sean to stabilize the capital’s situation.
After all, both parties in the rivalry for the throne, Prince Ashby and Prince Roscoe, and the princes who supported them were all royal family members. They were not like the Mason or Porter family members whom Sean could kill at will. One wrong move could spell disaster.
After bidding farewell to King of Night, Sean turned and left, heading alone back to the capital towards the Mason family’s villa. In the blink of an eye, he vanished into the night.
King of Night stood at the foot of Hill Riverside, hands behind his back, clad in black robes that blended perfectly with the night. The Prajna mask on his face appeared even more terrifying in the darkness, and the eyes hidden behind the mask were gloomy and cold…
At that time!
In Prince Ashby’s Eastern Palace!
Fergus Archer was staying in the Eastern Palace, and Prince Ashby had specially arranged a separate residence for him to live in temporarily!
At this moment, the entrance to the residence was surrounded by more than a dozen Complete Stage cultivators!
Inside the residence!
Prince Ashby and Fergus Archer sat facing each other, both looking extremely displeased!
“Lord Archer, what is the meaning of this?”
“Are you playing with me?”
Prince Ashby had already received the news that Fergus Archer, the scoundrel, had actually sent his three most powerful commanders to intercept Cecelia and Phyllis halfway, attempting to snatch them away from him!
So!
Prince Ashby was furious and personally came to confront him!
However!
Faced with Prince Ashby’s questioning, Fergus Archer remained calm, showing neither guilt for breaking their agreement nor panic for having his scheme exposed. He picked up the wine jug, poured a cup of wine, and asked with a smile, “Playing me?”
“Heh heh!”
“Speaking of playing, shouldn’t it be Prince Ashby who’s playing me?”
“Just a woman and a child, you could have just handed them over to me, but why wait until the wedding day?”
“Could it be!”
“Prince Ashby, are you plotting something, trying to use my hand to get rid of Prince Adam and completely defeat Prince Roscoe’s faction?”
“At that time!”
“You’ll be full of satisfaction, firmly seated on the throne, and I will no longer be of any use to you. Even if you don’t hand over the mother and daughter and the Dragon Cauldron to me, what can I do to you?”
“Could it be!”
“Do you think I’m easy to bully?”
You want to question me?
Fergus Archer can do that too!
Although Fergus Archer was a large man, he was no fool. How could he have dominated the South Forest and ruled over the barbarians if he let others manipulate him?
Prince Ashby’s face became even more displeased!
His eyes were icy cold!
“What’s wrong?”
“Feeling furious because your scheme has been exposed?”
Fergus Archer picked up the cup of wine, drank it all in one gulp, casually tossed the empty cup away, which shattered on the floor as he stood up and said, “What I want, I’ll take myself. It’s not your turn to bestow it upon me!”
With that said!
He turned his back!
The meaning was clear!
To see off the guest!
“You!”
Being treated with such contempt and provocation by Fergus Archer in his own palace, Prince Ashby wanted to bear it, but he could no longer hold back, slamming the table with a loud “snap!”
Whoosh!
The next moment, the door to the residence was pushed open!
The dozen or so Complete Stage cultivators guarding the entrance rushed in, surrounding Fergus Archer in the blink of an eye!
The atmosphere!
Suddenly became tense and confrontational!
This was Prince Ashby’s Eastern Palace!
Even in this residence, there were numerous hidden traps and mechanisms. If it came to a fight, Prince Ashby had full confidence that he could capture Fergus Archer!
Even!
Kill him on the spot!
This was why he dared to come here to confront Fergus Archer personally!
“You want to fight me?”
Fergus Archer glanced at the Complete Stage cultivators around him, a disdainful expression on his face, and snorted coldly, “Just with these fools, I’m afraid it’s not enough!”
Boom!
The moment his words fell, the dark energy within Fergus Archer suddenly erupted!
Strong winds rose!
His robes were fluttering fiercely!
However!
Just as both sides refused to give in, and it seemed that they were about to have a complete fallout, a series of hurried footsteps came, accompanied by an anxious man’s voice, “Prince Ashby, Your Highness!”
“It’s terrible!”
“Something terrible has happened!”
Everyone was taken aback!
Moments later!
A middle-aged man entered the residence, glanced at Fergus Archer, then turned to Prince Ashby, bowed, and said, “Your Highness Prince Ashby, we just received news that that mother and daughter have been… ”
“Taken away!”
At these words!
Prince Ashby’s pupils suddenly shrank, the corners of his mouth twitching involuntarily, and his eyes looking at Fergus Archer became even colder!
With an undisguised murderous intent!
He asked, “What happened to Chuck Campbell and his men?”
“Dead…”
“Dead!”
The middle-aged man swallowed, saying, “All of them are dead!”
“Not a single survivor!”
In an instant!
Prince Ashby was furious!
It was bad enough to take them away, but to kill as well?
This was going too far!
Fergus Archer’s mouth curved into a wicked smile, and he said with a laugh, “The people under my command would never slaughter the innocent!”
“So…”
“They’re fools who don’t know their own strength. They ignored the advice given to them, and when they tried to fight, they were no match, and their lives were taken!”
His words were filled with smug satisfaction.
Prince Ashby clenched his teeth and gave a signal to the surrounding Complete Stage cultivators. They understood his intention and were about to make a move on Fergus Archer. However!
The middle-aged man who had come to deliver the message sensed that something was wrong and quickly added, “Your Highness!”
“Lord Archer!”
“Don’t misunderstand!”
“According to the information just received, the people who took away the mother and daughter were not the three Tiger Generals under Lord Archer!”
One sentence!
It stunned everyone!
Prince Ashby and the Complete Stage cultivators looked at each other, while Fergus Archer felt a sudden chill in his heart. The smile that had just blossomed on his lips froze on his face.
Then!
He suddenly turned around!
Fergus Archer grabbed the middle-aged man’s collar, lifting him off the ground, his eyes widening like those of a furious bull. “Nonsense!”
“Not them!”
“Who else could it be?”
Indeed!
Apart from Chuck Campbell and his group, the only ones who knew the whereabouts of Cecelia and Phyllis were the three Tiger Generals under Fergus Archer’s command!
“This…”
“Cough! Cough!”
The middle-aged man, with his feet off the ground, struggled desperately. His face turned red and veins bulged on his neck as he barely managed to say, “Really…”
“It really wasn’t them!”
“As for who it was, we still…”
“Don’t know!”
Bang!
Fergus Archer threw the middle-aged man to the ground and pressed him, “If you didn’t find out, how do you know it wasn’t them?”
The middle-aged man held his neck, coughing for a while.
Then!
He carefully said, “Because at the scene on the highway, besides the bodies of Mr. Campbell and the four others, there were also…”
“The bodies of the tigers and the three Tiger Generals!”
“Dead!”
“All dead!”
“The scene was a mess, with blood and gore everywhere… it was terrifying…”
As he spoke!
The middle-aged man took out his phone and showed several photos to them, saying, “Your Highness Prince Ashby!”
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“Look!”
“These are the photos our people sent back from the scene!”
Fergus Archer snatched the phone and saw, in the dimly lit photos, the bodies of Chuck Campbell and the others, freshly dug out of the nearby wasteland and lined up!
Among them!
Were two of the Tiger Generals and a tiger!
On the asphalt road!
Blood and flesh were scattered everywhere!
Without a doubt, it must be the remains of the other Tiger General and the tiger!
However!
Their bodies had been brutally blown to pieces!
Boom!
Fergus Archer’s eyebrows furrowed, his pupils contracted, and the killing intent in his eyes escalated to its peak. His dark energy seemed to lose control, surging wildly.
“Sean!”
An icy, bone-chilling voice came from between Fergus Archer’s teeth, “It must be that bastard Sean!!!”
“Damn it!!!”
“It has to be him!!!”
Chuck Campbell and his four companions, along with the three Tiger Generals, made a total of eight people, with seven of them being Complete Stage masters. With such power, even Prince Roscoe’s faction couldn’t easily defeat them all!
So!
It could only be Sean!
Whoosh!
In a fit of rage, Fergus Archer turned into a blur, leaving the garden, storming out of Prince Ashby’s palace, and heading straight for the crime scene on the highway, filled with murderous intent!
“Let’s go!”
“Let’s have a look!”
Prince Ashby waved his hand and followed closely behind.