#827 - Killing
North of the city, An Wang Mansion.
An hour after leaving Bamboo Lodge, Wei Changtian once again stepped into this very imposing mansion.
Unlike yesterday, today the Wang Mansion was filled with a tense atmosphere, even the maids and servants who came and went kept their heads down, as if they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
The reason for this was that Gongsun Yan was going to formally “announce” his participation in the battle for the throne today.
Of course, this was not like a presidential election in his previous life, where he would have to submit an application or something.
Even the word “announce” was just a metaphor.
A more accurate statement would be that Gongsun Yan would deliberately leak the news today, letting everyone know that he was preparing to compete for the throne.
However...
A foreign king who was born as a merchant.
Neither surnamed Lu, nor married to a wife surnamed Lu, the entire Gongsun family can be said to have no blood relationship with the Lu family.
Under such circumstances, Gongsun Yan's desire to compete for the throne undoubtedly did not comply with the law, and it was destined to be difficult to obtain the support of the people.
But none of this mattered.
For Gongsun Yan, he only needed Wei Changtian's support.
And conversely, Wei Changtian didn't expect Gongsun Yan to play a big role in this great battle.
All he wanted was for Gongsun Yan to erect a “flag” and not hold him back.
As for the rest...
To be honest, Gongsun Yan's identity, whether he could get the support of the people and the support of the court, none of these were important.
Anyway, after all the competitors were dead, this Prince An would be the only candidate.
“Young Master, after today, this old life of mine will be in your hands...”
In the study, Wei Changtian was sitting, and Gongsun Yan was standing, one with a calm expression, and the other with a complicated look.
It could be seen that although Gongsun Yan had decided to take this gamble, he was actually not confident in his heart.
But regardless of whether he regretted it or not, it was impossible to retreat now.
“I have summoned more than a hundred experts from all over the country, including four at the third rank and one at the second rank.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Gongsun Yan replied solemnly: “I will definitely not give them any chance.”
“Okay, that's good.”
Wei Changtian nodded, but his eyes remained on the letter paper filled with words in his hand.
This was the information about the other “competitors” that he had asked Gongsun Yan to sort out, as well as the forces controlled by these people.
As mentioned before, since Lu Yuansong's death, there were only four people left who intended to compete for the throne.
The First Prince, Lu Yuanjin.
The Third Prince, Lu Yuanhong.
The Wise Prince, Lu Tingzhen.
The Kang Prince, Lu Xiangshan.
The first two were Lu Hongji's sons, and the latter two were Lu Hongji's brothers.
The four of them controlled considerable power, with the First Prince Lu Yuanjin being the strongest.
If Lu Yuansong hadn't died, he might have been able to compete with Lu Yuanjin.
But unfortunately, the former died “inexplicably” like that, so in the eyes of most people, the winner of this great battle would most likely be Lu Yuanjin.
“Your Highness, who do you think we should start with?”
Raising his head, Wei Changtian suddenly asked Gongsun Yan: “Or rather, among these four people, who do you want to die first?”
“This... It's all up to you, Young Master.”
Gongsun Yan hesitated for a moment, and replied in a low voice: “These four people are now very cautious, perhaps only the Kang Prince's defenses will be relatively lax.”
“Is that so?”
Wei Changtian nodded noncommittally, and replied casually as if deciding what to eat tonight: “Okay, let's start with him first.”
“Yes!”
Gongsun Yan's expression instantly became serious, and he asked solemnly: “Young Master, is there anything you need me to do?”
“No need.”
Wei Changtian waved his hand and stood up: “Just do things according to the plan on your side, I'm going to the Kang Prince's Mansion now, and I'll be back in about an hour.”
“...”
His eyes widened slightly, Gongsun Yan didn't expect Wei Changtian to be so “decisive”, and was actually going to kill someone now.
“Young, Young Master, should we plan this matter further...”
“No need.”
Wei Changtian shook his head, and interrupted with a smile: “Your Highness, it's not that I'm boasting, but killing a Lu Xiangshan really doesn't require any planning.”
“Just wait in the mansion, I'll be back soon.”
“Creak~”
In Gongsun Yan's astonished gaze, Wei Changtian didn't say another word of nonsense, and just pushed the door open and left, quickly disappearing from sight.
Looking at the rising sun outside the house, Gongsun Yan first felt that Wei Changtian's act of killing someone in broad daylight was indeed a bit arrogant, but after thinking about what the latter had done on the Xin Feng battlefield, he suddenly felt that it seemed quite normal...
Indeed.
A mere Lu Xiangshan should indeed be nothing to Young Master Wei.
Retracting his gaze, Gongsun Yan stood in the house for a while, and then went to arrange the “flag raising” matter.
And almost two quarters of an hour later, Wei Changtian had already stood outside another Wang Mansion located in the east of the city.
“Knock knock knock.”
Reaching out and knocking on the copper ring on the vermilion gate, the gate was pushed open a crack after a while, and a gatekeeper poked his head out and asked:
“May I ask who you are, Young Master?”
“An old friend of your Prince.”
Wei Changtian asked with a smile: “I wonder if the Prince is in the mansion now?”
“This...”
The gatekeeper was stunned for a moment, and did not answer the question, but stared at Wei Changtian and asked again: “Does the Young Master have a name card?”
“Yes.”
Wei Changtian took out a name card from his arms and handed it over, his drooping hand just happened to hold the hilt of the sword at his waist.
However, the gatekeeper did not notice his movements, and was now just opening the gold-stamped name card in his hand, looking at the name written on it.
Then, in the next moment, his eyes widened suddenly, and the name card also fell to the ground with a “pa ta” sound.
“You, you...”
His knees softened, and the gatekeeper opened his mouth wide, as if he had seen some kind of demon.
“You, you are Wei Yanluo!”
“Yanluo?”
Wei Changtian smiled: “Isn't it written on the name card? My name is Wei Changtian.”
“...”
Looking at the smiling man opposite him, the gatekeeper only felt that his brain was blank, and his crotch suddenly became warm.
Wei Changtian didn't talk nonsense with him anymore, he drew out the Longquan with a “clang”, and then stepped into the Kang Prince's Mansion.
“Whoosh!”
The invisible Dragon Locking Formation rose from the ground, and the golden sun overhead was dazzling.
Daytime, without the cover of the illusion array, and still in the bustling market.
If killing Lu Yuansong last time was an “assassination”, then this time Wei Changtian was blatantly “killing openly”.
Without a doubt, after this time, more people will guess his identity.
But this is the effect Wei Changtian wants.
