"Prince of Chu?
Ye Feng froze on the spot. He didn't need to resort to such measures if he wanted to act. After all, the Third Legion was in his hands. If it were Lu Zhi, or even ten of them, killing them would be as easy as flipping his hand.
You say Lu Zhi has the allied forces of noble families? Don't be ridiculous. Ye Feng has a system; he could have as many elite soldiers as he wanted.
Ye Feng simply sat on the chair, smiling at Lu Zhi, and slowly asked while sipping his tea, "Does Lord Lu truly believe this?"
"I only ask you one question: is it you or not." Lu Zhi had long lost his composure and couldn't care less about anything else. He asked hysterically.
"Doesn't Lord Lu already have the answer in his heart? Since you don't believe me, no matter how much I say, Lord Lu will only consider it a defense!" Ye Feng picked up his teacup and blew on it gently. "Why not let Lord Lu find the answer himself?"
Lu Zhi stared at Ye Feng fiercely. After a long while, he couldn't speak a word and coldly said, "So Prince of Chu admits to taking action himself?"
"Lord Lu has already made his judgment!" Ye Feng said lightly. "Why do you need my defense!"
"Ye Feng!" Lu Zhi slammed the table and stood up. "Do you really need to tear down the facade before you realize I can be a threat to you? Believe it or not, the allied forces of noble families..."
The teacup was gently placed on the table. Ye Feng slowly wiped away the water stains and said leisurely, "Lord Lu has the allied forces of noble families to support him, which I fear is your greatest confidence. However, I am not lacking either; I still have two or three legions at my disposal."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. I thought Lord Lu disdained using allied forces for such matters. I never expected I was mistaken in my judgment of you!" Ye Feng said nonchalantly. "If Lord Lu wants to make a move, then come. But don't trouble the common people. I also want to see who will win."
These words fell on Lu Zhi like a bucket of cold water. Ye Feng was right. With those legions at his disposal, what couldn't he achieve that he needed to resort to such tactics?
"Prince of Chu, this!" Lu Zhi's eyes darkened, and he slowly said to the man in black, "Could there be someone else?"
"Indeed!" Ye Feng immediately thought of his own assassination attempt and said without hesitation, "I was once targeted for assassination and nearly lost my life. I just don't know if they are allied and what they truly want to achieve?"
"Anyone who dares to harbor thoughts of betraying the country must not be forgiven!" Lu Zhi slammed the table fiercely. "If traitors are not eliminated, the Great Han will never have peace!"
Huangfu Song was stunned. Lu Zhi had arrived in a furious rage, but he was persuaded by Ye Feng's few words and was now implicitly on the same side. Ye Feng's ability to win people over was truly terrifying.
"What are Prince of Chu's plans?" Lu Zhi asked. "Who is that person?"
"I don't know either. I only know they are called 'Louzhu' and treat each other as brothers in daily life. I am not clear what their schemes are," Ye Feng said earnestly.
Ever since Sun Jian's incident, this organization seemed to have been lurking around Ye Feng and Emperor Ling. No one knew what they wanted to do or how many of them there were!
"What does Lord Lu mean?" Ye Feng asked. Lu Zhi, sitting on his chair, tapped the table a few times. "We must uproot them completely. Where should we start?"
Who else could it be but the captured man in black? Hua Tuo, who had painstakingly saved him, was now being put to good use. Ye Feng slowly stood up and stood beside Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi, about to get up, was gently pressed back down by Ye Feng.
Huangfu Song and the leading clan elder knew this matter was unusual and dared not act rashly. They could only watch as the man in black, whose complexion had slightly returned, was thrown to the ground.
"Who sent you to harm our master!" Ye Feng said sternly. "Now our master has found an incorruptible official to interrogate you. Let's see if you speak the truth!"
The man in black looked up and spat fiercely, "What are you people? I am someone from Prince of Chu's side. Prince of Chu is someone even the Emperor fears!"
"How could Prince of Chu have a trash like you under him!" Ye Feng sneered. "I think you are framing us. Beat him!"
Lu Bu, holding his wolf-tooth club, was about to strike. The man in black stared at Hua Tuo, who was smiling coldly at the side. Thinking that he would be healed even after being beaten, and this would repeat endlessly, he felt a chill down his spine and trembled. "You, you dare to beat me? Lü Bu is my good brother. Aren't you afraid he will come and make you all suffer?"
"You know Lü Bu!" Ye Feng pretended to be frightened and stared at Lü Bu. "I've heard he's a great hero who is unrivaled by ten thousand men. I admire him greatly!"
"Since that's the case, let me go, and perhaps if I'm in a good mood, I can take you to see him!" the man in black said triumphantly.
"What does Lü Bu look like?" Ye Feng pretended to be curious.
Perhaps sensing a glimmer of hope for survival, the man in black praised Lü Bu to the heavens, describing him as peerless on earth and in the sky. The very person he was praising blushed.
Seeing this scene, Lu Zhi understood about eight or nine tenths of it. This person was just a charlatan. If he didn't even recognize the real person in front of him, how credible could his words be?
"Ahem, ahem, ahem!" Lu Zhi forcefully interrupted the man in black's flattery and said coldly, "What were Prince of Chu's intentions in having you attack me? Tell the truth!"
The leading clan elder had also heard most of it. To complete the act, how could he not cooperate with Ye Feng to carry out this play? His expression changed drastically. "If he refuses to speak, I have a brilliant idea. I've heard that if you invert a person into a large vat and set fire around it, they will be slowly roasted while suffocating. I wonder if it's true. Let's try it!"
"Good, bring the vat!" Lu Zhi wished he could flay the man in black alive. This torture was nothing.
"Slow!" Hua Tuo shouted and quickly added, "I obtained a pill in my early years that can extend a person's limits. I think it should be suitable for this purpose!"
Hua Tuo took out a dark pill, dislocated the man in black's jaw, and forced it in. "This pill will allow you to watch yourself being roasted alive. Although you will be in a hot environment, you will feel cold. Don't worry, we'll leave you with a breath!"
The man in black's hairs stood on end listening to their descriptions. This was no ordinary torture; it was watching oneself being roasted alive, wanting to die but unable to. At this thought, the punishment for failing the mission was nothing compared to this.
"I'll talk, I'll talk!" the man in black shouted as the vat was about to be lowered. "I'll tell you everything!"
"Don't stop!" Ye Feng commanded coldly. "I want to see if your mouth is tougher or this torture is tougher, to dare to slander me."
"Feng Xian, what do you think?" Ye Feng asked lightly, feigning ignorance.
Lü Bu chuckled, holding his Heaven-Slaying Halberd. "Feng Xian also wants to know. Why don't we leave this to me? Since he claims to know me, it's not a loss."
The man in black's face changed drastically. He finally understood that the two people in front of him were Prince of Chu and Lü Bu. They must have heard all the boasts he had made just now. In an instant, he slapped himself several times.
"This time, I admit defeat. I'll tell you everything," the man in black lowered his head and squeezed out a few words. "Prince of Chu, you can't blame us for this. It's all Louzhu's doing!"
"Who is Louzhu, how many of you are there, and what do you want to do? Tell me clearly, or I can give you a swift death!" Ye Feng said with a cold sneer, without any mercy.
"There are twelve of us in total, all are death warriors raised by Louzhu. As for Louzhu, we have never met him. Our leader arranges all matters."
"Useless!" Lu Zhi glanced at the man in black and said coldly, "Since he's useless, why not kill him."
"Killing him would be a quick end. We should make him wish he were dead but unable to die!" Huangfu Song sneered. He had lost too much face and hoped to regain some of it.
"What do you want to do!"
"To sow discord between His Majesty and everyone else. Only when the Nine Provinces are in chaos will we have a chance..." The man in black's face contorted, and his voice abruptly stopped.
"Hua Tuo!" Ye Feng hurriedly reminded him. "Clarify what chance."
The man in black suddenly laughed at the sky. "No chance, no chance! You all have no chance anymore. He, he will surely die somewhere, and then Jiangdong will march north, and the entire world, the entire world will fall into chaos. It will be ours, all ours!"
Hua Tuo made a decisive move, tapping the man in black a few times. "Stop!"
The man in black seemed oblivious. Lü Bu, looking at Ye Feng, who nodded slightly, charged forward and slapped him a few times. The man in black visibly lost a few teeth, but he continued to laugh wildly. Slowly, the man in black's head drooped, and he became completely still.
Hua Tuo placed his hand on the man in black's neck and shook his head slightly at Ye Feng. "Reporting to Your Highness, he is dead. He must have been poisoned by some means and exploded from within."
"Well done, truly well done." Lu Zhi clenched his fists and cursed a few times. "Right under the Son of Heaven's nose, such a thing has happened!"
"Pah!" Huangfu Song spat at the man in black. "He got off too lightly!"
"Prince of Chu, thanks to you, we were able to understand this matter. Otherwise..." Lu Zhi slightly cupped his hands and apologized to Ye Feng.
"It's alright. Please, Lord Lu, take care and investigate what they are trying to do. What that person said may not be entirely true. Please investigate thoroughly!" Ye Feng nodded in response.
"We take our leave!" Everyone left in an instant. Ye Feng sat in his chair and began to ponder who wanted to harm him and Lu Zhi.
What was their next plan?
What other major events would happen this year? The general trend was irreversible, but the minor trends could be changed. Perhaps this was a reference!
"Jiangdong, Jiangdong," Ye Feng furrowed his brow and thought for a long time. Suddenly, he realized. "Jiangdong is in chaos. I understand. Quickly send someone to the palace to ask Sun Jian where he has gone. I fear he might have already returned to Jiangdong!""