Chapter 359: Gathering and Harvest (2)

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Zhou Jing shook his head and sighed, “It’s a pity that I didn’t succeed.”

When the people of the Heavenly King Stronghold heard this, they thought that although Zhou Jing had safely retreated, he had not been able to do anything to the four noble families in the end. He could not do what he had said back then about getting rid of evil for the people.

However, they could understand. After all, the four noble families had the advantage in numbers, while Zhou Jing and the others were alone. It was normal that they could not do it.

Xiang Tianjie couldn’t help but comfort him,

“Brother, there’s no need to feel regretful. Those nobles are powerful and has many guards, It’s indeed difficult to deal with them. However, for Brother to dare to break into their residence, you’re already extremely bold. It’s difficult for ordinary people to catch up to you. Even if you can’t get rid of them, it’s nothing. Moreover, Brother’s actions have successfully caused chaos and restrained the government’s energy to help us save Brother Guo. This is the greatest contribution.”

The leaders of the Heavenly King Stronghold also comforted him one after another, telling Zhou Jing not to take it to heart.

They had left the city early and only knew that Zhou Jing had attacked the He Residence, but they did not know what happened after.

Hearing this, Shi Qing’s expression became quite strange.

At this moment, Zhou Jing shook his head and said, “Brothers, you’ve misunderstood. It’s just a pity that I didn’t have time to do a thorough job. I left the Lu and Chen families behind and only eliminated the He and Huang families. However, it’s a good thing that I added on to a magistrate who was in cahoots with a wealthy family. It can be considered that I’ve punished the culprit.”

Xiang Tianjie and the others were stunned, their eyes widening into circles.

Did he really get rid of the wealthy families, and not just one, but two?

And what’s with the magistrate? This was not included inside our planning!

Guo Haishen thought he had heard wrongly and was shocked.

“…Brother Chen, you killed the magistrate?!”

“Not really.”

Zhou Jing shook his head in response.

Before everyone could heave a sigh of relief, Fang Zhen could not help but interrupt,

“Brother, you cut off the magistrate’s arm and forced him to jump off the tall building. Even if he’s alive, he’ll be crippled. What’s the difference between this and killing him?”

“Whatever. Anyway, I didn’t stab him to death.”

Zhou Jing shook his head in denial. After a pause, he added,

“This dog official is not a good person at all. How dare he still try to put on the airs of an upright official in front of me? Do you want me to send him out politely? Besides, I only asked him to jump down. At most, he would break his leg and recuperate for a month or two. However, he insisted on putting on a show and using it to suppress me.

What dogsh*t student of Minister Qin? He still dares to act so arrogantly in my hands with his life. Clearly, he has been high and mighty for a long time. He thinks that he is superior to others because he has an official position, and others don’t dare to do anything to him… Then I’ll teach him a lesson and let him know that being an official is not a protective talisman.”

Xiang Tianjie and the others roughly understood the process, and their faces twitched.

Their Heavenly King Stronghold was very powerful. Although they did not care about the court’s orders, they did not dare to kill them just like that. After all, they had been influenced by the environment since they were young. The concept of “the officials are part of nobility” had long been ingrained in their hearts.

Even if they were reckless and did not care about the officials of the Imperial Court, they still had the last bit of reverence in their hearts. This was a deeply rooted thought.

However, this brother of theirs, Chen Feng, did not seem to have this concept at all.

Everyone suddenly had a thought and guessed the truth.

italics “That’s right, this Chen Feng has lived in the wilderness for a long time and doesn’t have the intention of respecting the law. That’s why he’s so fearless…”

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say about this matter.

This person really had no limits to his actions!

The leader of the Heavenly King Stronghold had mixed feelings. He was shocked by Chen Feng’s guts, but also admired his courage.

Xiang Tianjie could not help but massage his temples, secretly vexed.

His original intention was only to break into the prison. He did not want to make such a big deal out of it.

This Chen Feng had joined halfway, but he took the initiative to push the impact of their matter into the sky!

Although they had indeed covered up the prison break… It was completely a case of stealing the limelight. Instead, it made their Heavenly King Stronghold seem like a bonus!

Moreover, the subsequent impact and danger of this matter was quite serious!

“Brother Chen… you’re a little rash this time. Not to mention the crime of killing an official, if this magistrate is really Minister Qin’s student, then you’ve caused a huge trouble. It’s good to let you know that this Minister Qin’s name is Qin Song, and he’s one of the seven traitors of the current dynasty. He’s a treacherous person, corrupting the law, forming cliques for personal gain, and has students and acquaintances all over the world. He’s the leader of the Qin Faction and has deep roots in the court…”

Xiang Tianjie smiled bitterly as he explained a little more about the background of the court and ministers.

Zhou Jing glanced at him and almost wanted to criticize him for laying everything out so clearly. He was probably preparing to recruit him.

When Lu Xinniang heard this, she snorted and retorted, “Chief Xiang, you’re wrong. Who cares if he’s from the Qin or Beast Factions? For such an official, the more that are killed, the better. I say that it was good for Brother Chen to have killed this kind of dog official!”

Seeing this, Xiang Tianjie had no choice. In any case, what was done could not be undone. He could only accept it.

However, he had decided in his heart that Zhou Jing was a reckless man who did not know the severity of his actions. However, his martial courage was astonishing. If he could make him listen to his orders, he would be of great use.

Zhou Jing did not mind. Instead, he looked at Zhang San and asked, “What do you think? Should we have killed this dog official?”

Zhang San was stunned. He did not expect Zhou Jing to pose such a question to a nobody like him.

When he saw many powerful Green Forest experts looking at him, he immediately became terrified and nervous.

“Your Excellency is honorable, so how can I make any irresponsible remarks? However, Brother naturally has his reasons for killing him. I don’t know many things, so I’ll just listen to Brother.”