4: Chapter 4 Bottom Line

"Very good!"

Wang Chen nodded with satisfaction; he was quite pleased to see the other party being so sensible.

Of course.

If the other party hadn't been sensible, he wouldn't have minded sending them on their way!

"Remember your choice. You know what to do at the morning court session tomorrow."

Having said that.

Wang Chen stood up and, accompanied by Ge Nie and the other, turned to walk outside.

However.

Just as the three were about to leave the room, Ge Nie suddenly glanced back.

"Ceng..."

When Ge Nie's gaze fell upon the people in the room, everyone seemed to hear the ring of a sword in their ears.

"Pfft..."

A mouthful of blood sprayed directly onto First Prince Wang Zhan's face, the scalding blood instantly jolting him from his daze.

"Mr... Mr. Li..."

First Prince Wang Zhan called out with a trembling voice.

Only then.

Did the surrounding crowd react, their eyes filled with horror as they looked at the person spitting blood.

This was the "Mr. Li" the First Prince had mentioned, the same sword-wielding middle-aged man who had just mocked Wang Chen.

Ge Nie's glance just now had seemed indifferent, but in reality, it contained supreme Sword Intent.

That Mr. Li, who had mocked Wang Chen, died instantly without even letting out a scream; his heart vessels were shattered, and he bled from all seven orifices!

Before he died.

His eyes still held the ultimate fear of the Celestial Realm's power and deep regret.

No one else was talking, so why did you have to show off?

Now you finally know what it means for trouble to come from the mouth, but unfortunately, it's too late...

Looking at the warm blood splashed on his face, the First Prince felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar; his whole body went stiff, and his breathing almost stopped.

He finally understood completely that his fifth brother was no longer the useless playboy everyone could mock; he brought not just power, but the absolute authority over life and death!

Even his subordinates were equally decisive in killing and completely unrestrained!

"Cl... clean it up. No one is to spread a word about what happened today!"

First Prince Wang Zhan gave the order to his other aides in a raspy voice, then slumped into his chair, unable to regain his composure for a long time.

He knew that from this moment on, the sky over the Tianxuan Dynasty was about to change.

...

After leaving the First Prince's mansion, Wang Chen and his companions didn't stop for a moment and went straight to the Second Princes mansion.

Prince Wang Hui, the Second Prince, was known among all the princes for being "gentle and refined" and "courteous to the wise."

He held high prestige among the civil official group and was another major contender for the throne.

However.

When Wang Chen and his companions appeared in the inner courtyard of the Second Princes mansion, they heard faint whimpering from inside the room, along with the cringe-inducing sound of flesh tearing.

Ignoring the stunned guards at the door, the three pushed the door open.

The result.

The sight that met their eyes made even the three in the Celestial Realm narrow their pupils in shock!

Inside the room, the candlelight flickered.

Where was the usual gentle image of Prince Wang Hui now?

He was completely naked, his face filled with a sinister aura, holding a short whip with barbs in his hand, and his entire body was splattered with blood.

Before him, a girl who looked only twelve or thirteen was chained up, her limbs twisted unnaturally, clearly having been brutally broken!

Her eyes were hollow and lifeless, like a broken doll, and only her body was still instinctively twitching slightly from the intense pain.

In another corner of the room, three more naked corpses of young girls were shockingly piled up!

Their bodies were covered in various wounds, and their deaths were extremely tragic, having clearly suffered inhuman torture and abuse while alive!

The air was thick with the heavy scent of blood and a sickeningly sweet fragrance.

"Who's there?"

Prince Wang Hui was startled by the three people who suddenly burst in; he whipped his head around, his face still flushed with lingering brutality and excitement.

When he saw that the intruder was Wang Chen, he was first taken aback, but then his face showed blatant disdain and anger.

"Wang Chen? Why is a piece of trash like you here? Who let you in? Get out! Can you even take responsibility for ruining my mood?!"

He didn't take Wang Chen seriously at all, so he showed no fear of his secret being discovered; instead, his face was full of rage at his "fun" being interrupted.

However.

Before he could even finish his sentence, Wang Chen's figure appeared before him as if he had teleported.

"Scum!"

Wang Chen's voice was bone-chillingly cold. Without a word of nonsense, he kicked out directly!

This kick.

Was as fast as lightning,

And as heavy as a mountain!

"Bang!!"

With a loud bang, Prince Wang Hui didn't even see Wang Chen's movement; he only felt an irresistible force slam violently into his Dantian and Qi Sea!

"Pfft...!"

He flew backward like a tattered sack and crashed violently against the wall, spitting out blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs.

He clearly felt his Houtian Realm cultivation, which he had practiced for many years, instantly shatter under this kick; his Dantian and Qi Sea were like a leaking ball, and all his True Qi dissipated in an instant!

He...

Had been crippled!

"Ah!! My cultivation! My cultivation!!"

Prince Wang Hui let out a pig-like shriek. Feeling the power drain from his body, his face was filled with despair and madness.

"Wang Chen! You dared to cripple me?! I'll kill you! I will definitely kill you!!"

Wang Chen didn't even bother to look at this pile of human trash again. He turned his gaze toward the two guards at the door, who were already pale with fright and trembling all over.

Without Wang Chen saying a word, Ji Gang already knew what to do.

He took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of the two.

The two guards suddenly felt as if they were being stared down by a prehistoric beast, and they collapsed to their knees with a thud.

"Have mercy, my Lord! Have mercy, Your Highness! We'll tell you everything! Everything!"

"Speak! What is going on here? How long has the Second Prince been acting like this?"

Wang Chen's voice was as cold as frost. Even though he possessed the cultivation of the Celestial Realm, the scene before him still filled him with immense rage.

It wasn't that he was soft-hearted, nor did he have a "saintly heart," but rather that he still had a moral bottom line.

Seeing the scene before him, he could not remain indifferent.

"Re... replying to Your Highness... the Second Prince... he has a habit of torturing and killing young girls, especially... especially those between ten and thirteen years old...

Every few days, he has people quietly kidnap them from the common folk or the families of disgraced officials... once he's bored... he... he kills them... the bodies are usually... usually disposed of quietly... this... this one on the floor... was... was just delivered today..."

To save his own life, the other guard hurriedly added from the side:

"The Second Prince... he also likes to keep records... in a hidden compartment in his study, there are... there are registers and... and albums of all the women he has tortured and killed..."

Listening to the guards' confession and looking at the horrifying sight on the floor, Wang Chen truly felt an urge to kill at this moment.

He had originally only intended to suppress them with power; as long as they weren't too excessive, he didn't care to kill them.

After all, the gap in strength was too vast; even if he gave them a chance, they wouldn't be able to resist. Killing them would bring no benefit other than damaging his own reputation!

But.

This Prince Wang Hui before him could no longer be called human! His actions were so cruel they were simply atrocious; not killing him would not be enough to appease the people's wrath!!