Chapter 101: Chu Yan Wang

  That guy who was beaten with two hundred military sticks practiced especially hard, and his hatred for Chu Yu Zuo had long since disappeared without a trace at some unknown time, turning into gratitude.

  Although Chu Yu Zuo's heart has darkened a bit and his hands have become more ruthless, he is actually guiding us onto a path of light.

  During this period, the efficiency of handling affairs in the three battalions was greatly improved. More than a dozen officials above the fifth grade marked on the small paper slips handed out by Chu Yuzuo from the room fell one after another and were confirmed to be internal spies of the Great Zhao Empire.

  After the news was confirmed, Prince Tie was greatly shocked. To avoid mistakenly killing someone, he personally interrogated them. The confessions were clear and the evidence was overwhelming. As a result, he became enraged! The slaughter began again!

  For a time, the nobles of Iron Cloud City were all in danger!

  The notices posted on the official wall of Iron Cloud City changed every day, each new content indicating the downfall of a high-ranking official, and it was a whole family being executed!

  And these cases, under Chu Yuzuo's handling, every single one of them is ironclad! With evidence as solid as a mountain! Not allowing anyone to raise any doubts!

  For a time, the name of Bǔ Tiān Gé was on everyone's lips in Tiě Yún City! Ordinary people were cheering, while officials were trembling with fear. Although for now it was just the corrupt and treacherous who were being investigated, who knew when that legendary imperial sword would be raised against those guilty of corruption and bribery?

  This is something that can't be said for sure.

  We officials, which one of us has a clean butt? Which one isn't covered in shit that can't be wiped off? Truly upright and honest... damn it, where is there such a good official?

  So, everyone became honest and made a good show of it; in case the Emperor punished them, they could say: I've reformed and started from that day... May the Emperor see clearly.

  There is also something that everyone doesn't know: all the valuable goods and treasures that were seized after the house was searched, such as rare medicines and precious metals, mysteriously disappeared in the first moment after the Liet Blood Hall action, without anyone knowing where they went...

  The three major teams of the Buxiantang, Iron Blood, Fierce Blood and Tianji, were also renamed to Iron Blood Hall, Fierce Blood Hall and Tianji Hall. Under the temptation of gold, silver, wealth and high-ranking officials, the power of the Buxiantang grew day by day, slowly snowballing into a massive force.

  It's only been half a month since then, and the number of people left to guard Bǔ Tiān Gé has increased from eighty to one hundred and thirty, an increase of nearly fifty percent.

  Chu Yuzuo became more and more mysterious. At first, when there were only old colleagues around, Chu Yuzuo would occasionally come out to take a stroll, but after a few days, only Wu Qianqian was seen coming out to deliver notes.

  The original "old people" were gagged, and no one was allowed to disclose any information about Chu Yuzuo; while the new comers had not even seen what Chu Yuzuo looked like.

  Just heard from others that: Chu Yu Zuo, young and promising, looks weak on the surface, doesn't seem to know martial arts, but is extremely intelligent, calculating and leaves no room for error, the entire Bu Tian Ge, no one dares to disobey...

  It's just a rumor, but it adds another layer of mystery to this mysterious Chu Yu Zuo.

  However, in the several major families and officials of Iron Cloud City, they slowly began to refer to this Chu Yu Zuo as "Chu Yan Wang". This "Chu Yan Wang" simply gave an order, then had his underlings go and capture souls. As long as someone was given a soul-capturing order by Chu Yan Wang, they would absolutely not be able to escape within three days!

  For a time, a phrase spread throughout Iron Cloud City: "Yan Wang wants you to die at the third watch, who dares keep you till the fifth watch?" This phrase was actually referring to Chu Yuetai.

  This rumor spread widely, and everyone who heard it nodded in agreement, feeling that the words had really struck a chord in their hearts.

  Chu Yanwang... is indeed Lord Yan! Even if the real Lord Yan issued a soul-calling order, with doctors and medicine by his side, he could still linger for another day or two. But if Chu Yanwang gave the order... not even a moment's delay would be possible!

  Chu Yan Wang is much more formidable than Yan Wang Ye...

  This rumor spread quickly, and the people of Bǔ Tiān Gé almost heard it at the first time. Everyone thought: "Wow! Who came up with such a fitting name?"

  Chu Yuzuo stayed in his room every day, and from time to time, a soul-calling order would be issued, with the names of people written on it, basically meaning certain death. The King of Hell's soul-calling order only captured one person, but Chu Yuzuo's soul-calling order was a family extermination. Moreover, there were also those who were implicated...

  That door... Even when everyone is watching in broad daylight, it still feels eerie. Someone once evaluated the door of Chu Yu Zuo like this: Take one step out and you're in the mortal world, take another step forward and you're in the underworld. Everyone agrees that this sentence is too apt...

  The office where Chu Yu Zuo works is absolutely a mysterious Yama Temple!

  So, within the Bǔ Tiān Gé, everyone privately referred to Yù Zuò as "Yán Wáng Yé". Everyone thought that Chǔ Yù Zuò would not tarnish this title, but rather make it shine even brighter...

  "Hey, did you see King Yama today?"

  "No, King Yan is rarely seen outside."

  "Then, King Yan's soul-summoning decree..."

  "It's been a long time since it came out, and the soul-reaping Raksha has taken it. It was handed over to Hei Wuchang early on... Ah, let me explain, Hei Wuchang is actually the original master of the Bu Tian Ge pavilion, the captain of the Jin Lie Xue squad, and now the master of the Lie Xue Tang, Cheng Zi Ang!"

  Yes, even the stunning beauty Wu Qianqian was called 'Soul Hooking Rakshasa' because of constantly passing notes between Chu Yanwang... Wu Qianqian had always been like that, never changing her temper, but when rumors about Chu Yanwang became more and more shocking, this Soul Hooking Rakshasa would make people tremble with fear wherever she went...

  "Wow, it seems like King Yama hasn't killed enough yet?"

  "Can King Yan kill enough? Are you kidding?"

  ……

  "Hey, what does King Yan really look like?"

  "King Yan... are you trying to get me killed? Seal of silence..."

  "Just a brief introduction..."

  "In short, if ordinary people see Yan Wang Ye, they will be scared to death on the spot... The person who spoke had not seen the true face of "Chu Yan Wang" either, but he was blowing hard."

  "Scared to death... is it mild? If it's severe... what will happen?"

  "Heavy... being scared out of one's wits on the spot, unable to escape even after a thousand reincarnations, that's also something that happens often..."

  "My day! Is it that ugly?"

  "That's King Yanluo..."

  As a result, under the rumors, Yan Wang's notorious name became even more powerful, and his notorious name spread far and wide. In less than a month, Chu Yan Wang truly shook Iron Cloud City!

  Facing these rumors, the King of Chu naturally couldn't just sit back and do nothing. Almost as soon as the rumors came out, he immediately took action: sending people out to fan the flames and make sure that the impact of the rumors was even greater, spreading them even further; making sure more people knew about it, the more notorious the better...

  Then Chu Yan Wang made a terrifying mask for himself and started showing his face in the Buxiantai Temple for several days. His blue face and sharp teeth, eerie atmosphere, even in broad daylight, could scare people to wet their pants...

  As time went on, except for a few people who had seen Chu Yang before, even the 'old men' who had originally met Chu Yang began to confuse their concepts and forgot what Chu Yang looked like at first, only knowing that there was a cold-blooded and bloodthirsty Chu Fei Wang...

  ……

  Don't you see the Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chick of the Three Kingdoms?

  Don't you see Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, and Xiao He of the Han Dynasty?

  Don't you see Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui of the Tang Dynasty?

  Don't you see Liu Bowen of the Ming Dynasty?

  One on one, how many Zhuge Kongmings can Guan Yu and Zhang Fei kill? Why do they have to listen to Zhuge Liang's? In your words, isn't it that with a single swing of his sword, Guan Yu could have killed Kongming himself and become the leader? The reason is very simple: Zhuge Liang is absolutely not Guan Yu's opponent. Is that right?

  No matter whether it's the era of high martial arts or any other era, as long as it's the era of cold weapons, the status of the wise is higher than that of the martial artist. This is recognized by history! Personal bravery can make one capable of being an enemy of ten people, a hundred people, or a thousand people, but exceptional wisdom can make one capable of being an enemy of ten thousand people!

  Personal bravery may eventually come to an end; but the power of wisdom has no limits!

  In the nine heavens of the proud world, the lower three heavens are dominated by the imperial family. If one person can sweep through a country, what's the point of fighting for hegemony?...

  Such things will not be explained or interpreted afterwards.

  If you think it's unreasonable or can't bear with it, then go read the books that you think are reasonable! Please don't mislead my readers in the book review section, that's all...