Chapter 252: Chapter 252: Awakening with the Sword of Murder (Third Update)
“It’s General Wang!”
“Isn’t that General Chen? And General Yang! Good heavens, why have all these generals come?”
A violent commotion stirred amongst the crowd, excitement visible on many faces.
With so many military high-ups turning up, Xue An was in for some real trouble this time!
As all these generals arrived together, the room suddenly seemed a constellation of stars.
Wang Qing approached with a wide smile, “General Wang, why have you come in person?”
The man he addressed as General Wang had a solemn expression and did not engage with him but walked straight past.
The room gradually fell silent.
The crowd watched as the generals approached Xue An, many of them excited.
But Xue An paid no mind to this.
At this moment!
He held a cup of wine, pouring and drinking on his own.
His eyes seemed a third drunken, the remaining seven parts were wild arrogance.
Suddenly.
All the generals stood in line and then bowed their heads in unison, saying respectfully, “Are you… Mr. Xue?”
Their voices shook the roof tiles.
And shattered the smiles of many.
“What… what’s going on?” Many people simply couldn’t believe their own eyes.
So many generals, any of whom would be a person of great authority elsewhere, were now showing such respect to Xue An?
Could there have been some mistake?
Especially since some recognized General Yang Chong of the Liu Family among these generals!
Although his complexion was ashen, he still stood there with his head respectfully bowed.
Not only were the noble families shocked.
Even An Qing, along with Chen Xiuhe and Chen Rushi, were taken aback.
Especially Chen Rushi, who thought today’s matter would be difficult to resolve.
Unless Xue An slaughtered widely once again.
But no one expected such a drastic turn of events.
At that moment, Xue An put down his wine cup, glanced at these generals, and a faint smile emerged on his lips.
“You are well-informed,” he said.
That’s when General Wang stepped forward, said with a bitter smile, “Mr. Xue, there have been many misunderstandings in this matter, I think we should sit down and have a good talk!”
“Certainly, we should talk, but first, I want to ask why the disappearance of the Fire Phoenix Squad was blamed on An Qing?” Xue An said coolly.
This question made the faces of the generals stiffen.
Then Xue An said with an amused tone, “Do you think that with General Lin dead, An Qing left as a lone force, you could manipulate her at will? Hm?”
That last hm? sent a shock through the hearts of these battle-hardened generals.
“Yes, yes, yes! We indeed did not handle this matter properly, we will certainly make amends!” General Wang’s face was beaded with sweat.
This scene made many people murmur in near groans, “Good heavens, am I insane?”
Many had already sensed that something was amiss.
Some people covertly took out their phones to contact the outside, wanting to probe what exactly had happened to make all these generals come together, all so submissive and respectful.
Very quickly!
The news arrived.
When these people checked their phones, they were dumbfounded.
Because all over the Internet, there was one piece of news.
A mysterious man cuts down the military building of Country E with a sword!
And there was a photo included!
Wasn’t the man in the photo none other than Xue An?
How… how could this be?
Chills ran down everyone’s spines.
One man subduing an entire nation?
Is that even possible?
Some people, through other channels, had learned more detailed information, such as Xue An having killed several high-ranking military officials from Country E, and forcing them to pay a dear price in compensation.
When this news was presented to the public.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
The timid ones were trembling all over.
No wonder Xue An had been so unassumingly calm, no wonder he dared to exterminate the Liu Family as soon as he made a move.
Compared to the grand act of beheading the military leaders of another country, and pressuring an empire into bowing their heads in apology.
Wiping out the mere Liu Family was like a trivial matter, hardly worth mentioning.
By this time, these generals had also noticed the signs; clearly, Xue An was extremely dissatisfied with An Qing’s treatment, so they all gathered around to console her and decided on the spot to restore her to her official position.
An Qing, somewhat bewildered, looked at these influential figures she couldn’t normally interact with, and gradually understood.
They were doing all this because of Xue An!
With this realization, An Qing’s admiration for her brother-in-law intensified.
Xue An didn’t plan to seriously punish these generals either; a slight reprimand would suffice.
But as for the rest…
Xue An poured another glass of wine, slowly sipped it down, then stood up and looked around the room.
“Just now, who was it that wanted me to give an explanation?”
No one dared to respond.
Everyone tried to lower their heads as much as possible, fearing being noticed by Xue An.
Wang Qing’s face was even paler as he covertly shuffled his feet towards the exit.
Xue An said indifferently, “Coveting what you should not possess is greed! So…”
As Wang Qing listened, shivers ran down his spine; he steeled himself and with a shaky voice said, “Xue An, what are you trying to do? I tell you, in front of all these people, I haven’t done anything wrong, if you dare…”
While speaking, Wang Qing turned and ran.
Before he finished, a streak of sword light swept across his neck.
The speed was so fast that even after Wang Qing’s head soared into the air, his body continued to charge forward several steps before collapsing with a thud.
The whole room was stunned.
Even these generals hadn’t expected Xue An to actually dare to kill someone in front of so many witnesses!
General Yang Chong’s face turned pale and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
As Xue An’s gaze swept over him, he involuntarily stepped back, then bowed his head deeply.
As for the others, they too retreated several steps under the weight of Xue An’s gaze.
Making generals bow their heads, causing the world to step back!
This… this is true invincibility!
Chen Rushi stared blankly at Xue An’s silhouette, especially when she saw him casually unleash a dazzling sword light and effortlessly take a life.
An involuntary thought surfaced in her heart.
Wielding the sword of murder!
As for Chen Xiuhe, he stroked his beard and sighed softly.
He considered himself to have experienced many significant events in life and to have seen countless extraordinary individuals.
But never had anyone shocked him as deeply as Xue An.
This man is truly like the Nine Heavens Divine Dragon, beyond measure!
Meanwhile, Wei Rulan, who had been playing chess while waiting for news, was stunned upon finally learning what had transpired.
Holding a chess piece, she paused for a long time.
Then with a long sigh, she said gloomily, “I was wrong!”
“Wrong about what?” Wei Ruyan asked.
“I thought I had seen through him, but I didn’t expect that my perspective was still too limited.”
“I assumed he would struggle to get through this predicament, yet he didn’t even need to make a move, his sheer strength alone sent everyone retreating!”
As Wei Rulan spoke, the image of the young swordbearer on Mingfeng Mountain appeared before her.
She had always considered herself to be without equal in strategy, yet in front of this man, Wei Rulan came to understand.
All is illusory, only power is eternal!