AWB Chapter 1418 Want to be a founding hero?
Chapter 1418 Want to be a founding hero?
"Gentlemen, you are all right." Li Yuan's voice was somewhat slurred from drinking. "That vixen is nothing but a grasshopper in autumn; she won't be able to hop around for long."
"Once we support the new emperor to the throne, everyone here will be a founding hero! At that time, being promoted, ennobled, and having one's wife and children granted titles will be a piece of cake!"
Everyone was overjoyed upon hearing this.
"Thank you for your guidance, Patriarch!"
"We are willing to serve our master like dogs and horses!"
For a moment, the entire banquet hall was filled with flattering voices.
No one noticed.
Above their heads, a dozen black figures lurked silently like geckos on the roof beams.
Through the gaps in the roof tiles, the black crow coldly watched the group of fools below, still indulging in their pipe dreams.
A mocking smile curled at the corners of his mouth.
Founding heroes?
He felt that these people were more suited to be the vanguard for the King of Hell.
……
The Imperial Palace, Fengyi Palace.
The night is dark.
After finishing the last memorial of the day, Murong Yan stretched wearily.
Today, she did not wear the ceremonial robe that symbolized supreme imperial power.
He casually wore that jet-black phoenix-themed dress.
A five-zhang-long, dark gold trailing garment cascaded down from the enormous phoenix couch, spreading out across the floor like a languid ocean made of black and gold silk.
On the hem of the skirt, the giant phoenix woven from real gold thread, under the illumination of the palace lanterns, had its eyes slightly closed, as if it had also entered a rare moment of rest along with its owner.
"Husband, it's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?" Murong Yan turned her head to look at the man who was still fiddling with bottles and jars, her voice carrying a hint of lazy coquettishness.
"It'll be ready soon." Lin Zhen didn't even look up as she carefully poured a bottle of powder emitting a strange fragrance into a blue porcelain bottle. Then she looked up at Murong Yan with a mysterious smile. "I'm preparing a surprise for you, Yan'er."
"Surprise?" Murong Yan's phoenix eyes flashed with curiosity upon hearing this.
“That’s right.” Lin Zhen handed the blue porcelain bottle to her. “Open it and smell it.”
Murong Yan took the porcelain bottle, uncorked it, and a delicate and unique fragrance instantly wafted out.
The fragrance was unlike any other flower scent I had ever smelled, yet it was more pleasant than any other flower scent.
Just by smelling it, she felt that much of the day's fatigue had dissipated.
"what is this?"
"This is a beauty cream I specially made for you using snow lotus from Tianshan Mountain, pearls from the East China Sea, and ambergris from the South China Sea." Lin Zhen looked at her with a doting smile on his face.
"Apply it to your face every night before bed, and it will keep you young and youthful."
"You're so glib." Murong Yan rolled her eyes at him, though she said that, her phoenix eyes were full of undisguised sweetness.
at this time.
Suddenly, a very faint cawing of a crow came from outside the window.
Lin Zhen's eyes flickered slightly; Xuan Ya and the others had arrived.
"Yan'er, you go to sleep first." He kissed Murong Yan's forehead. "I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back."
Murong Yan didn't know what he was going to do.
But she still obediently nodded.
"Well, come back soon."
Lin Zhen's figure quickly disappeared into the night.
Meanwhile, the Li family residence in Jiangxi Province was located thousands of miles away.
As the first rays of dawn illuminated the magnificent glazed tiles of the Li family mansion in Jiangxi, the Li family members, still hungover from their drinking, were immersed in their dream of wielding immense power.
The servants in the manor had already begun their busy day.
Everything was as usual, in perfect order.
Xuan Ya and his dozen or so guards, like cheetahs lurking in the darkness, had already kept a close watch on all the exits of the Li residence.
They are waiting for the best time to make their move.
"Boss, everything is ready." A guard appeared behind Xuan Ya. "Our inside mansion has figured out all the mechanisms and sentries. We can take action at your command."
“No rush.” Xuan Ya shook his head. His eyes, hidden beneath the black iron mask, coldly looked down at the mansion that, in his eyes, was no different from a tomb.
"The prince's order is: alive."
……
Chenshi.
Li Yuan, the head of the Li family, got up from the luxurious bed made of golden nanmu wood.
Two beautiful songstresses, both disheveled, rushed forward to help him dress and wash.
"Master, you're awake." A butler bowed as he entered. "Breakfast is ready. Would you like to eat in your room or in the main hall?"
"Let's go to the main hall." Li Yuan yawned, still looking like he was hungover. "Call those lads over here. I have something to say to them."
"Yes."
A quarter of an hour later.
Li Yuangao sat in the main seat, with his sons sitting below him.
"Get your act together!" Li Yuan snapped at his good-for-nothing sons.
"Dad, why did you call us over so early?" his eldest son, Li Ze, asked impatiently.
He played until midnight last night, and now he's so sleepy his eyelids are drooping.
"Of course it's important!" Li Yuan glared at him. "News has come from the capital."
"Oh?" Upon hearing the word "capital city," everyone present perked up.
"Grand Tutor Yuan and his men have made their move?" Li Ze's second son, Li Ang, asked excitedly.
"Not yet," Li Yuan shook his head, "but it'll be soon."
"I called you all here today to tell you that from today onwards, you all need to behave yourselves! This period is crucial, so don't cause any trouble for me outside, do you hear me?"
"Understood, Father." Although the Li family's sons said this, their faces all showed indifference.
In their view, the Li family is the law in their small territory in Jiangxi.
What could possibly be something they couldn't handle?
at this time.
boom--
A loud bang suddenly came from outside the mansion!
Immediately following were countless screams and the clash of weapons, which echoed throughout the entire mansion!
"What's going on?!" Li Yuan suddenly stood up from his seat, his face full of astonishment.
He just finished speaking.
boom--
The two heavy mahogany doors in the main hall were kicked open from the outside!
A dozen or so men dressed in black, with black iron masks on their faces, rushed in!
The long knives in their hands were still dripping blood.
The leader was none other than the Black Crow.
His cold eyes swept over the terrified members of the Li family, finally settling on the pale-faced old man in the main seat.
"Li Yuan?" Xuan Ya's voice was devoid of any emotion.
"Who...who are you people?!" Li Yuan stared at the group of intimidating uninvited guests before him. "Do you know where you are?!"
"This is the Li family residence in Jiangxi!"
He tried to use his family's reputation to scare away these reckless thugs who were unaware of their own mortality.
The black crow, however, seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world and let out a mocking sneer.
"The Li residence? It won't be for long!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand.
"Move! Capture them all alive!"