Chapter 685: Inviting You to Kill Someone
When Chen Chao left the Xie Family, his mood was somewhat heavy. Binding the Xie Family completely to the Great Liang Dynasty, or in other words, tying them to himself, was not difficult at all. The worst outcome he had anticipated was completely crushing the Xie Family and letting Xie Nandu take control. The result would still be the same, only the process and the consequences afterward would differ.
But he had not expected that someone like the Xie Family ancestor, an elder who had likely weathered countless storms, would in the end, act with youthful ambition once again.
This was very different from what Chen Chao had imagined, and it made him feel somewhat pressured.
Although the things he was doing now were all progressing as he had expected, the scale of everything was simply too great. He was handling everything with the utmost caution.
After all, just as the Xie Family ancestor had said, Chen Chao now bore the weight of the entire world - the countless citizens of Great Liang.
Just as he was about to board the carriage, the steward came running up, calling out with a smile, "Lord Warden Commander, please wait."
Chen Chao turned to look at him and stopped his motion of entering the carriage.
The steward took out a wooden plaque made of ebony from his chest and handed it to Chen Chao. Chen Chao took it and saw that it had some intricate patterns, with the character "Xie" in the center, and on the back, there was the Xie Family's seal.
"What is this?" Chen Chao asked, somewhat puzzled.