Chapter 35

Facing Lord Luo's dark and ominous face, Wu Fan opened his mouth, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word.

As the woman Yu Xiang had said, those who wanted to kill Lord Luo could almost form a line from Chang'an to Luoyang. How could he take such a risk, coming to Luoyang alone with only a small eunuch? There were already countless Yellow Gate Guards protecting him, even infiltrating Luoyang long ago! The Maitreya Sect had almost risen from the third enemy of the empire to the second, after the Northern Yan Kingdom. Recently, they had been very active around Luoyang, and the Yellow Gate Guards couldn't ignore them.

Lord Luo looked at Wu Fan's expression and said in his high-pitched voice, "I like honest people, and I hate traitors the most! Wu Zongqi, can you help me find the traitor hidden among your people? If you do... I might consider not holding you responsible for your actions as a superior officer!"

How could Wu Fan explain this?

How could Wu Fan say he didn't know? Or that he had just been promoted and didn't understand the situation? That would be a joke, and he would likely be implicated himself! He couldn't protect them, and besides... Wu Fan had his own plans!

Taking a deep breath, Wu Fan bowed slightly and asked, "Your Excellency means to find the traitor and prove... that I am not a suspect?"

Lord Luo smiled and shook his finger, saying, "I don't know if you are a suspect, but I want to know if you have the capital to earn my trust! Because I have some... very interesting things to do next!"

Wu Fan licked his lips, a flash of ferocity in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Then please forgive me, Lord Luo!"

"Hmm?"

Lord Luo was somewhat taken aback.

"Click!"

"Swish!"

Wu Fan suddenly drew his sword, but he didn't attack Lord Luo; instead, he attacked his own Eagle Yang Guards!

"Wu Zongqi! What are you doing? Ah—!"

"Wu Zongqi! Wu Zongqi!"

"He's gone mad! Kill him! Kill him!"

No one could imagine that Wu Fan, who usually smiled and was kind to others, would raise a butcher's knife against his own people just because he had a few words with that dead eunuch!

Wu Fan went mad, slashing and killing his subordinates without mercy.

In less than half an hour, the screams, curses, and pleas for mercy had all ceased, leaving only Wu Fan's heavy breathing.

Lord Luo looked at the marble steps littered with bodies and flowing blood, and at the young man in the middle, holding a butcher's knife and pale-faced. His surprised expression turned to admiration, and he clapped his hands and laughed, "Interesting! Very interesting! Instead of going to great lengths to find the traitor, and not even being sure if the traitor was found, you just killed them all! This method... is ruthless! It suits my taste! Better to kill a thousand innocents than to let one traitor escape!"

Wu Fan sheathed his sword, wiped the blood from his face, and, ignoring the more than ten wounds on his body, bowed and said, "Please forgive me, Your Excellency!"

This request for forgiveness had two meanings: one was that Wu Fan had killed more than fifty people in the imperial palace, which was a serious offense. The other was that the Eagle Yang Guards had strict rules against killing comrades, and Wu Fan needed a powerful figure to protect him. Clearly, Lord Luo was that figure.

Lord Luo looked at Wu Fan with appreciation and said, "Very good! Excellent! Wu Zongqi is indeed a young hero! Don't worry, I will help you clear your name! Manning!"

The handsome little eunuch standing behind Lord Luo pinched his nose, his face... coy and disdainful? Anyway, he walked awkwardly to Lord Luo and waited for his next words. Wu Fan noticed that this little eunuch, though... disgusting, remained calm and even lazy when Wu Fan was killing, leading Wu Fan to conclude: either he was used to it, or... he was not simple!

Lord Luo looked at Wu Fan meaningfully and said, "Take Wu Zongqi to wash and bandage his wounds. And... tell Wu Zongqi what I am here to do!"

The little eunuch Manning looked at Wu Fan, who was covered in blood, with disgust and pinched his nose, saying, "This way, stay a bit further from me~~~"

Wu Fan: "...", damn! What's with that coquettish "oh"?

The imperial palace was a temporary residence for the royal family when they visited Luoyang. Although no royal family members were there at the moment, the palace was guarded by the imperial army, and there were eunuchs and maids living inside, so it was not deserted. Manning led Wu Fan to a place where the maids lived, and he ordered them to prepare hot water for Wu Fan, showing that he was familiar with the place.

It took some time to heat the water, so the little eunuch Manning, who disliked Wu Fan's bloodied appearance, pinched his nose and kept a distance, saying softly, "Wu Zongqi, right? Remember what I'm about to say. Grandfather came to Luoyang directly on the emperor's orders. You must do your job well, or you'll be in trouble!"

"Understood!"

Despite feeling very uneasy, Wu Fan maintained a serious expression, bowed, and nodded solemnly.

Seeing Wu Fan's good attitude, the little eunuch Manning pouted and said, "We'll talk about other things after you bathe!" He glanced at the two plump maids serving Wu Fan, and with a strange smile, he looked at Wu Fan's lower body and said, "Be sure to control yourself! Grandfather hates lustful people~~~"

Wu Fan: "...", what are you then?

"Ha ha ha ha..."

The little eunuch Manning covered his mouth and laughed, pleased with his successful teasing of Wu Fan. He threw a small porcelain bottle to Wu Fan, saying, "Secretly made wound medicine, it will leave no scars!"

Wu Fan took the wound medicine, shivering, and walked into the room to bathe and change clothes.

Seeing the two maids preparing to serve him, Wu Fan sighed, gritted his teeth, and firmly said, "You can all go out! I'll do it myself!"

The two maids looked at each other, seemingly resentful, and glared at Wu Fan before leaving and closing the door.

[Can only look, can't eat, what a pity!]

After sighing in regret, Wu Fan quickly undressed and entered the warm wooden tub, lying back and staring at the ceiling with a blank expression.

Actually—

"Ding! Congratulations, host has grasped the essence of evil, ruthless and unyielding, preferring to kill a thousand innocents rather than let one traitor escape. Eliminating the Maitreya Sect's spy and clearing your own suspicion, rewarded with 3,000 evil points! Please continue to work hard!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host has betrayed fifty comrades in one go, rewarded with 5,000 evil points! Please continue to work hard!"

"Ding! Host currently has a total of 10,800 evil points! Please continue to work hard!"

Wu Fan was now in the system space, pondering for a moment, and said, "Give me a low-level 'Rapid Learning' skill, and apply it to the Yuyang knife!"

When slaughtering his subordinates, Wu Fan suffered thirteen knife wounds, none of which were serious, but they showed him his true martial skills. If he hadn't acted suddenly, if he hadn't used every means, including the poison needles from the Fourteen Postures, and if his subordinates' martial skills were a bit better, he might have been seriously injured or even killed. Realizing his martial skills needed improvement, Wu Fan chose the "Rapid Learning" skill, as he believed in spending money when he had it.

Exiting the system space, Wu Fan's face showed no joy, and his mood was still heavy. After all, that was fifty people, and they were his subordinates!

[Don't blame me! If you must blame someone, blame that old eunuch! He's too terrifying! If you must blame someone, blame the Maitreya Sect spy placed by Yu Xiang! It's because of him that everyone suffered...]

Wu Fan sighed, feeling regret and self-blame for a long time before they finally dissipated. Then, he began to think. Among those he killed, there must have been a Maitreya Sect spy, but he didn't know who it was, so he chose to kill them all. The spy didn't know that Wu Fan was also a Maitreya Sect spy, or he would have exposed Wu Fan when his life was threatened. This realization made Wu Fan realize that if he ever wanted to deal with Yu Xiang, as long as he acted quickly... no one would notice!

"Ouch~~~ You, a big man, how can you take so long to bathe? I'm going to be bitten to death by mosquitoes!"

The voice of the little eunuch Manning came from the door, impatient.

Wu Fan was startled awake, quickly washed himself, grimaced as he applied the wound medicine, and changed into the clothes the maids had prepared, then walked out.

Seeing Wu Fan come out, the little eunuch Manning rolled his eyes and said, "Follow me~~~!"

Wu Fan: "...", what's with that damn trailing tone?

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PS1: Second update, please collect, recommend, and like!

PS2: No more today. The editor said I'm updating too much and needs to be a bit restrained. So, starting tomorrow, I'll update at noon and 6 PM, two updates a day. I'll add more updates as appropriate. I'll start stockpiling chapters, please support!

PS3: I feel this chapter is still... a bit off. What should I do?

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