Chapter 59 Arrival at Chrysanthemum City

  Li Xie has the protection of the Ten Steps Sword Saint, and in the forest, Roy makes a rough estimate, and it's clear that even if he can kill Li Xie, he'll probably have to pay with his own life!

  The so-called order of the acting city master was immediately thrown behind him, and he bowed to Li Xie, without saying a word, and immediately withdrew his troops!

  This move also made Li Xie realize that Lari Brown's men were probably just a collection of interests, and there was no such thing as loyalty!

  "Duke-sama..." Vandiselle descended to the ground: "Why don't we rush to Chrysanthemum City tonight? By tomorrow, I'm afraid Lari Brown will have made preparations and harbored unfavorable thoughts towards you, sir!"

  "Don't worry about this." Li Xie smiled and said, "Previously, he had the excuse of eliminating bandits, so he could frame us. If he had the ability to kill us, we would have no choice but to admit defeat! Now that this excuse is gone, he absolutely dare not move against me! If he openly moves against me, this crime would be enough to get his entire family executed! I don't even know who he is, so it's impossible for me to have a deep grudge against him. He must be acting on someone else's orders. Since he himself hasn't secured his own safety, he won't take action again!"

  "Who would dare to order him to kill the Grand Duke of the Wang Dynasty? Could it be that the Duke has come to take over Chrysanthemum City, damaging Larry Brown's interests and forcing him to make a desperate move?" Van Dyke thought aloud.

  Li Xie sneered: "If I were to die here, do you think the Emperor wouldn't suspect? Do you think Larry Brown could still be the acting lord of the city? The king's brother-in-law was killed in the region of Chrysanthemum City, and as the acting lord, he would have to die with him! So if I were to die, he would immediately have to flee with his family! But if I take over Chrysanthemum City, he can continue to live a stable life as a noble, or else, he could leave quietly for another place! Therefore, unless someone instructed and forced him, he absolutely wouldn't have the idea of making a move against me!"

  "Then who?" Van Dyke asked in a low voice.

  Li Xie narrowed his eyes, and a cold light burst from the gap between them: "Who else could it be? I've had dealings with the Right Prime Minister before. No need to say more, it must be him who's behind this. And Lari Brown is definitely one of his people!"

  Van Di Sel was furious, this assassination of the imperial minister was actually done by the Right Prime Minister of the dynasty. He immediately said: "Your Excellency, I will immediately return to the Imperial Capital to report this matter to His Majesty. His Majesty will definitely thoroughly investigate, if it is indeed the doing of the Right Prime Minister, even if he is the Right Prime Minister of the dynasty, His Majesty will certainly give you justice!"

  "Vandy, Sel!" Li Xie suddenly shouted, his face somewhat displeased: "Remember! You are now my guard escort, everything prioritizes my safety above all else! Didn't His Majesty tell you? Hmm?"

  Since Van Dyke followed Li Xie, Li Xie had always been gentle and calm, never speaking loudly to him, let alone scolding him. Now he suddenly lost his temper, which was bound to startle Van Dyke!

  But Vandelbert, although he followed Li Xie under the orders of Mercedes VII, had some unwillingness in his heart. He didn't dare to be arrogant and reckless in front of Li Xie with his title of Tenth-Order Sword Saint, because Vandelbert knew that besides him, there was another Zain by Li Xie's side - a figure who was said to be a Tenth-Order Sword Saint!

  This man listens to Li Xie's words and follows his plans, even if it means killing someone in the imperial court.

  Such a character followed, plus Li Xie dared to kill the right prime minister in the imperial court, it had long been spread! In some ways, Li Xie actually has a greater deterrent force than Mercedes-Benz 7.

  Because Vandiel thought he had made a mistake, Mercedes VII would scold him for two sentences, and this evil duke who dared to kill on the court might order his death! The most feared thing is that there are people around the evil duke who can kill him!

  So, upon seeing Li Xie's anger, Fan Di'er hastily clasped his fists: "Your subordinate was thoughtless, please forgive the offense."

  "Alright, just telling you, from now on when doing things, first consider my safety, then consider my orders, and only after that, everything else! This applies to anyone!"

  Li Xie got angry, and what made him angry was that Fan Di? Se Lai kept saying "Your Majesty" to the left and right, but his heart wasn't with Li Xie at all! He even dared to say such words when he himself went to the imperial capital, which meant he didn't take Li Xie seriously at all!

  Now Fan Di Er is Li Xie's follower, in Li Xie's view, he belongs to him, so he must listen to him first and consider for him at least! Instead of always siding with Mercedes VII!

  This doesn't mean that Li Xie wants to betray Mercedes-Benz, it's just that Li Xie has a strong sense of ownership towards his own people. He treats them well and hopes they treat him the same way. Everyone else is an outsider, including Mercedes-Benz!

  This is perhaps a kind of psychological complex that even Li Xie himself may not have realized - possessiveness!

  "As for whether this matter is a frame-up... Li Xie sneered coldly: 'I don't need evidence, Your Majesty doesn't need it either! If I think so, then that's how it is!'"

  So-called evidence is just something that superiors show to their inferiors! If a superior wants to get rid of someone, the inferior can immediately see what they call "irrefutable evidence"! For example, if Mercedes VII wants to get rid of the Right Minister, all he needs to do is have the Right Minister sneeze and then accuse him of polluting the air. After that, they can come up with a list of ten crimes, each one punishable by death! In reality, whether or not the Right Minister actually did anything, he's already dead! If others want "evidence", Mercedes VII can provide as much as they want! It's just that simple!

  Li Xie is even simpler, he wants to kill the Right Prime Minister, directly kill! No evidence is needed! Mercedes-Benz Seventh still needs to block the mouths of the crowd, but Li Xie doesn't need to! He only needs to know whether he has the ability and can bear the consequences of killing the Right Prime Minister.

  So Li Xie didn't need to bother whether it was the right time or not, he thought it was, then that's it. As for the Right Prime Minister, he would be killed sooner or later, the difference lies in when to kill!

  "Alright, to be on the safe side, let's not sleep tonight. Let's get everything ready and set off immediately, we can rest in the carriage. We should arrive at Chrysanthemum City by dawn tomorrow and meet our acting lord! Redi? Gahga, remember the materials of this duke."

  "Yes, sir!"

  Chrysanthemum. In a mansion within the Flower City.

  It was already dawn, and Larry Brown, the acting lord of the city, was still sitting in his study. This nobleman, who looked like he had white hair but a ruddy complexion, was puffing on a large cigar and drinking small cups of wine, clearly not having stayed up all night working!

  Inside the study, apart from Larry Brown, there was another person sitting opposite him. This person also had some age on him, dressed in luxurious attire, and should be a noble as well. If someone saw the black mole the size of a dragon's eye on his forehead, they would definitely know that he was none other than Earl Dekks of Chrysanthemum City, the largest slave owner in Chrysanthemum City!

  "Brown went down, and that one is said to have set off overnight, driving slowly, and should arrive around 9 o'clock this morning. This time the suppression of bandits was unsuccessful, I'm afraid that fierce tiger Reddy has already informed our affairs, and also heard that he has a tenth-level sword saint with him for protection, will we be in danger here?" Earl Gesbert said with some worry.

  "What danger?" Larry Brown sneered, "Even if Reddy betrays us, is there any evidence? We can also say that Reddy is slandering! As for the tenth-level sword saint, it should be Vandy Sel. The kingdom only has one tenth-level sword saint, and His Majesty must have ordered him to escort Duke Evil to Chrysanthemum City, so he will let him return, not letting him follow Duke Evil all the time!"

  "But...," said the Earl of Guse, "if the Duke of Evil finds out that we're going to kill him, our future days will be quite difficult! Can you think of a way to deal with this?"

  "Ah……" Larry Brown furrowed his brow, tossing a cigar to Earl Gosber: "You're the most vicious slave owner in Chrysanthemum City, how can you be so timid? Who does Chrysanthemum City belong to? It belongs to me, Larry Brown! It belongs to us, the nobles who control all of Chrysanthemum City's economy! Even if Duke Evil officially becomes the lord of Chrysanthemum City, he'll still be a hollow shell of a lord! Everything is in our hands, does he dare to touch us? I know, he dared to kill the Right Minister in court, there's nothing he wouldn't do! But he loves money! If he touches us, Chrysanthemum City's economy will immediately collapse! Chrysanthemum City will immediately become a deserted city! Can he not consider this?"

  Obviously, Larry Brown knew some things about the Imperial Capital, but didn't know specific details, such as Van Dyke not just escorting Li Xie, for example, Li Xie had more than one tenth-stage expert by his side!

  "It's indeed true." As soon as Earl Gus thought about the entire Chrysanthemum City, from luxury goods trading to vegetable markets, all under their control, he couldn't help but smile! But then he thought of a problem and asked again: "Prime Minister, if we have the chance, we'll kill him; if not, we won't let him develop. How should we handle it?"

  "It's simple!" Larry Brown laughed: "Tomorrow, we'll let him know that Chrysanthemum City belongs to whom! Then give him a sum of money and make him think he's the city master! If he's a sensible person, he'll choose to cooperate with us. We manage Chrysanthemum City, he comfortably acts as the city master, gets a share of the money, and doesn't need to worry about anything else! If he's not a sensible person, we'll withdraw completely, leaving an empty city and countless refugees for him! Let's see how he handles it!"

  "Retreat? This..."

  "What? Can't bear to part with it?" Larry Brown sneered: "Do you think the Right Minister will protect us for a lifetime? This time, if we kill the evil Duke, we'll have to flee too! Do you think we can still be the stable rulers of Chrysanthemum City? Hmph! We should make good plans! My dear Count Gesber, don't be stingy, with money and power, wherever we go, we are nobles!"

  The four words "having money and power" made the gloomy-looking Count Gatsby smile again, raising his wine glass: "Everything will be done according to your wishes! Cheers to our noble titles!"

  "Cheers!"

  The next day, 9:00 am.

  The Marquis of Evil's carriage team has finally arrived at the north gate of Chrysanthemum City due to slow driving.

  At this moment, the north gate of Chrysanthemum City is closed tightly, and there are no guards on the city wall. Looking at the stone-piled city wall, it has a flavor of rejecting people from thousands of miles away!

  Li Xie's chariot team was rejected outside the city gate!

  Li Xie led the way down from the carriage and walked to the front of the city gate, with Kano, Zeenath and Vandy following closely behind him, surrounded by a group of guards.

  "Sir, at this hour the city gate can't still be closed! Someone must have done it on purpose! It's definitely that old Lari! Damn him! Sir, let me climb over the wall and teach him a lesson!"

  "No rush." Li Xie said: "We had someone send a message ahead of time, that guy should know I'm coming, why is the city gate closed?"

  Van Di Sel sneered, with a hint of anger: "Your Excellency, what else could it mean? It's obvious that you're giving yourself an excuse to take him down! At this point, all you need is a pretext, and Your Excellency will have no choice but to go along with it!"

  "Oh, what a great start!" Li Xie's mouth curled up slightly: "What do you say, what should we do now? Can't really climb over the wall to get in, this is my city! Returning to one's own city and still having to climb over the wall, how embarrassing."

  Zayn Nad walked forward and said, "Sir, would you mind changing to a new city gate?"

  "Oh? That's okay, I have plenty of money."