Dragon's Origin

Chapter 686: To Act or Not to Act (Part 1)

Wang Sheng walked neither fast nor slow, yet in the eyes of many, it was so thrilling, as if some earth-shattering event would occur the moment he left the Changsheng Duke's residence.

Inside the Changsheng Duke's residence, Mei'er and Qiangwei watched Wang Sheng's back disappear from their sight and silently returned to the main hall. Mei'er waved her hand, and in less than two minutes, two people who looked like unruly assassins appeared before Mei'er.

One of them was constantly playing with a red square牌子 (páizi,牌子 means plate or tag), and if Wang Sheng were here, he would immediately recognize it as the identity牌子 (páizi) of Worry-Free City. As for the other, he didn't seem to have any particular identity, but being able to stand together with a Worry-Free City assassin, it could only be someone from the Divine Might Prison.

"Follow Duke, and see who dares to make things difficult on the road." Mei'er said very softly, her tone revealing neither joy nor anger: "As long as anyone dares to make things difficult for Duke, one by one, both of your organizations will place a joint order. Whoever brings his head will receive five times the normal bounty."

The two assassins exchanged glances, revealing expressions of dissatisfaction with each other, then bowed to Mei'er in unison and left without saying a word.

Wang Sheng had already slowly walked to the outer city. Now that the capital no longer had city walls, it was hard to say what was inside or outside the city. Even the moat that was originally outside the outer city should logically be considered outside the city, but now it was a residential area for the original residents of the capital. Therefore, it was now conventionally understood that leaving the residential area and reaching the deserted road outside meant leaving the capital.

This was also a benefit that the Emperor had fought for on behalf of the original residents of the capital. Otherwise, if the rule that no force was allowed in the capital only included the original inner and outer cities, wouldn't the safety of those who had moved out be unprotected? The various parties wouldn't argue with the Emperor about this area, it was just an expansion of ten miles, not a big deal.

Not far ahead was the edge of the residential area. Leaving this area would be considered leaving the capital, and the rule that no fighting was allowed in the capital would no longer be in effect.

Wang Sheng had already seen that not far ahead, a guy who looked bored was sitting under a tree by the roadside, tossing a small knife in his hand, with a strange smile on his face, looking in the direction Wang Sheng was walking.

On the other side of the road, further ahead, there was also someone holding a long knife, constantly and lightly chopping at the roadside bushes. Continuing forward, there seemed to be more. On one road, within a distance of fifty meters, there were at least six people, all waiting for something on both sides of the road.

Seeing this scene, a hint of sarcasm appeared on Wang Sheng's face. Were they so impatient? He had only just left the Changsheng Duke's residence and hadn't even left the capital yet, and they were already putting on this posture for him?

"Is Duke going out of the city?" Wang Sheng hadn't crossed that line yet, and was still considered to be in the capital, only a few steps away from that line, when the person sitting under the tree throwing the small knife suddenly opened his mouth and asked Wang Sheng with a smile.

"Yes!" Wang Sheng also had a smiling expression on his face, as if he had seen an acquaintance. He spoke as he walked, his feet not stopping.

"Duke had better not leave the city." The seated person slowly stood up, grabbing the small knife in his hand, staring intently at Wang Sheng's footsteps: "Staying in the capital, Duke can enjoy whatever he should enjoy. But leaving the capital, I'm afraid many people will want to settle old scores with Duke!"

As the two spoke, the people distributed along the fifty-meter road each grabbed their weapons, watching Wang Sheng's side with fierce eyes, not concealing the killing intent in their eyes at all.

"What a grand display!" Wang Sheng sneered, as if he couldn't see these people at all, and still said to the person holding the small knife closest to him as if chatting: "No matter which family you are from, I can be sure that you are definitely not from the Shi family or the Gan family."

As he spoke, Wang Sheng's foot had actually crossed the line of the capital. Theoretically, Wang Sheng had already left the capital, and anyone could attack Wang Sheng.

However, because of Wang Sheng's words just now, the six people who had been posing as if they were about to attack forcibly suppressed their urge to attack, wanting to know why Wang Sheng said that. Because they were indeed not from the Shi family, nor were they from the Gan family. Wang Sheng being able to call this out in one sentence definitely had a reason.

"You must be very strange, the Gan family paid hundreds of millions of gold coins to ambush and kill me, how could they not want my life, right?" Wang Sheng didn't care whether these six people were six other families besides the Shi family and Gan family, he just strode forward, completely disregarding that he had walked into the encirclement of six people. Once he attacked, Wang Sheng would definitely face a pincer attack from the six people.

These words were obviously something these people hadn't thought of before. They were going to attack because their respective principals had temporarily discovered the movements of the Changsheng Duke's residence and arranged it. Being able to arrange everything before Wang Sheng left the capital, and even dispatching experts of their level, was already Wang Sheng giving them face by walking slowly.

But Wang Sheng's words forced the six people to stop their plans to attack and ask clearly first. It wasn't that they didn't dare to attack, but someone in the nearby capital line was shaking their head slightly at them.

There were not a few eyeliners from various parties watching this scene, and there were also not a few who knew the identities of these people. Everyone could be sure of one thing, Wang Sheng was right. No matter which family these people were from, they were definitely not from the Shi family or the Gan family. Could it be that there were secrets among them that everyone didn't know?

If they recklessly attacked without knowing this secret, it would inevitably affect the deployments of the various families in the Thousand Absolute Land, which was something that everyone who attacked couldn't afford. Not to mention that there were people in the capital behind them giving the signal not to attack for the time being, even if they didn't, experts of their realm were qualified to decide on their own.

"Those who understand will naturally understand." Wang Sheng had no intention of explaining, but instead walked calmly on the road: "Those who don't understand, just think about it carefully. A brain is a good thing, I hope you can have it."

As he spoke, Wang Sheng had already walked thirty meters in the short distance of fifty meters, still walking at his original speed. And the six people who had rushed over to wait here and prepare to attack were all in a dilemma. They couldn't attack, and they couldn't not attack, their faces were full of embarrassment, not to mention a burst of anger.

Wang Sheng's words just now were clearly saying that they had no brains, which was tolerable, but what was not tolerable?

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