Chapter 262 - 19: Examination at Night
Let’s summarize, this time the Disaster Church suffered tremendous losses, at least half of its foundations in Cangdu City were diminished.
And all of this was orchestrated by the King of Cang, who not only eliminated the threat of the Disaster Church to the Sacred Empire, but also seized the opportunity to root out all those treacherous courtiers harboring ill intentions. The execution of Baron Yang was merely to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys, and having those criminal courtiers make a master-servant pact with Princess Chen Xi was actually part of preparing for when Xixi would ascend the throne. After all, due to the curse, Princess Chen Xi had not cultivated magic power for the first eighteen years of her life. Although those with the blood of the Cang family usually do not lack in talent, those eighteen years could not simply be caught up with. When the King of Cang passes away, with Xixi having slave contracts in hand, there won’t be much upheaval in the entire court.
The most vulnerable time for every King of Cang was when they first accepted the god symbols. During the first two years with the god symbols fused, these two years were the adaptation period with the god symbols, unable to use its powers, thus the King of Cang had to make ample preparations for Princess Chen Xi, at least to eliminate potential threats from within the Sacred Empire.
As the setting sun dipped, the bloodstained Imperial City was cleaned up spotlessly, and if it weren’t for the broken walls and ruins all around, one would hardly be able to tell that a life-and-death battle had just taken place.
Standing on the highest point of the Imperial City, the Observation Terrace, the King of Cang quietly listened to Old Li’s report.
When he heard Old Li mention Lu Hong’s killing of He Sen, the King of Cang appeared slightly surprised, "Hmm? Is this news accurate?"
"Your Majesty, this is also Commander Gu Hang of the Heavy Cavalry’s guess. Judging from the outcome, it should be true."
"They were too slow?" When the King of Cang dispatched Lu Hong and the Imperial Guard to kill the Disaster Church’s squad, he had ordered Gu Hang to lead his men around from the right flank to meet up with Lu Hong, on guard against traitors within the Imperial Guard.
He Sen’s betrayal was not anticipated by the King of Cang, or he would not have let his future son-in-law venture into danger alone.
"Yes, en route, Gu Hang and his men happened to encounter a group of eight thousand followers of the Disaster Church, which took some of their time."