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The Pseudo-Princely Heir: System’s Early Gamble (Web Novel) - Chapter 764: You, you actually recognize me? 2
Chapter 764: You, you actually recognize me? 2
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While the Sect Master of the Long Sword Sect, Xue Yao, and his three companions could hardly stir up any significant trouble in front of Cheng Guang, the Duke’s Princely Heir,unless they were actively seeking death, no matter how fiercely powerful they were, they wouldn’t dare lay a hand on their own Royal Family.
Wu Ling’s gaze flickered towards the outside window, observing the distant clouds in the sky.
Although the air outside was exceptionally crisp, Wu Ling’s heart felt as though it was shrouded in a layer of shadow.
Wu Ling could only feel that the gap between her and Cheng Guang, the Duke’s Princely Heir, seemed to have widened even further.
At this rate, when would she ever catch up to Cheng Guang, the Duke’s Princely Heir?
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And how could she stand shoulder to shoulder with Cheng Guang, the Duke’s Princely Heir?
At this point, Wu Ling had become somewhat bewildered.
Staring blankly at the scenery outside the window,
she no longer had the mood to listen to Empress Dowager Li, Empress Wang, and the host of Royal Family and Relatives discussing whatever it was they were talking about.
Her thoughts had already drifted far away, following the elusive figure of Cheng Guang.
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While Wu Ling was lost in her musings, Cheng Guang was quietly waiting for the arrival of Guangyin Buddha and Cleansing Thought Buddha at Duke Zhen’s Mansion.
Cheng Guang had just summoned Guangyin Buddha and Cleansing Thought Buddha on short notice. With those two on his side, Cheng Guang felt that his chances of dealing with the Great Tang Emperor were significantly better.
Before the arrival of Guangyin Buddha and Cleansing Thought Buddha, Cheng Guang knew he had to act cautiously and avoid startling the snake.
Cheng Guang sat in the pavilion, looking up at the clouds in the sky, aware that it would take some time for Guangyin Buddha and Cleansing Thought Buddha to arrive.
During this interval, he planned to visit Great Tang Chang’an City first.
With a thought, Cheng Guang’s body instantly vanished from the courtyard of Duke Zhen’s Mansion and appeared in Great Tang Chang’an City.
Cheng Guang’s figure suddenly emerged on the central street of Tang Chang’an City.
His robe of brilliant white hadn’t changed, the only difference was that his face was now covered by a mask.
This mask, picked up by Cheng Guang from a roadside stall, bore the visage of a beast, not ferocious nor fierce, but rather wild-looking.
As soon as Cheng Guang appeared on the central street, a group of guards in the distance had already spotted his figure.
They hurriedly converged towards Cheng Guang, weapons drawn in confrontation.
Just as the leader was about to shout at Cheng Guang,
Cheng Guang happened to turn his head, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.
Merely making eye contact with the guards caused all of them to tremble violently, standing frozen in place as if struck by lightning.
“This…this oppressive feeling…this aura…”
“Is this the aura of Chang’an City??”
“Has Chang’an fallen under the control of this man? But this man isn’t the Emperor…”
The guards looked towards Cheng Guang with faces filled with terror. Had it not been for the incredibly heavy aura of Chang’an City weighing on them, pinning their bodies as if in shackles, they might have already been unable to resist kneeling down.
Bowing their heads and acknowledging their allegiance to Cheng Guang.
Not for any other reason.
But simply because the aura of Chang’an City on Cheng Guang was so profound.
The guards, over the long passage of time, had already become one with Chang’an City.
They possessed an innate fear of it,
and could not muster a trace of resistance.
Cheng Guang looked at the distant guards, unsurprised by their reactions.
At the same time, Cheng Guang was amazed to discover that as his strength and Cultivation Realm had improved to a certain extent, his control over Great Tang Chang’an City increased significantly.
He could now indirectly influence and control the guards within Great Tang Chang’an City by harnessing the power of the city.
The deal Cheng Guang had made with the Great Tang Emperor was solely to stabilize the Emperor temporarily, buying time for Cheng Guang to consider how to bring all the guards within Tang Chang’an City under his control.
Now, it seems there was no need for further maneuvers.
Everything was falling into place naturally.
This was indeed quite satisfactory.
Moreover, Cheng Guang also knew that the reason the Great Tang Emperor had made the deal with him, allowing him to stabilize things for a while, was not because the Great Tang Emperor was naive or anything.
The Great Tang Emperor had his own purpose.
Firstly, the Great Tang Emperor was unable to ascertain Cheng Guang’s identity and objectives at the time.
He had absolutely no bottom line concerning Cheng Guang.
It was, of course, impossible to directly confront Cheng Guang and risk a scenario where both parties are destroyed.
Secondly, the Great Tang Emperor was also looking to buy time with Cheng Guang, to see if there might be an opportunity to wrest control of Tang Chang’an City from Cheng Guang’s grasp.
As Cheng Guang thought of this, something suddenly occurred to him, and he couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
“The Great Tang Emperor, by covertly supporting Heaven Mountain Palace, let them hold the Great Zhou Imperial Family hostage and lead an attack on Tang Chang’an City. Could it be just for the control of Tang Chang’an City?”
“But…”
“How does attacking Tang Chang’an City affect the control of it?”
Cheng Guang’s mind raced as he thought about the sects like Heaven Mountain Palace, how the Great Zhou Imperial Family was held hostage, and compelled to send troops to attack Tang Chang’an City. His thoughts were manifold and his brow furrowed once again.
Cheng Guang really couldn’t understand how an attack on Tang Chang’an City would influence the control over it.
He knew the strength of the Great Zhou Army.
Even a Sky-Man, surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, would be consumed alive, unable to stir up much trouble.
But.
Although the Great Zhou Army was powerful, it wasn’t of much use against Tang Chang’an City, against the Great Tang.
In Tang Chang’an City, there were also troops present.
Even though their number was not as great as the Great Zhou Army, their quality was far superior by countless measures.
“To have Great Zhou attack Tang Chang’an City, isn’t that seeking death?”
As Cheng Guang pondered this, he again muttered to himself.
“Who goes there!?”
While Cheng Guang was deep in thought, a loud shout suddenly came from afar.
The shout grew louder, and with it came the sound of footsteps thundering like a storm.
Cheng Guang lifted his gaze toward the distance.
He saw a figure as large as a small mountain, striding like a tiger, marching forcefully toward Cheng Guang.
After only a few steps, the figure had already moved from the distance right up to Cheng Guang.
As soon as the man approached Cheng Guang, his body seemed to freeze, unable to move an inch.
With a fierce black face and tiger-like eyes, he stared intently at Cheng Guang.
“This…”
“This aura…?”
The man stared hard at Cheng Guang, momentarily almost unable to believe what he was sensing.
He was actually able to feel the aura of Chang’an City emanating from Cheng Guang.
When he got close to Cheng Guang, the man had already felt something was off, but he didn’t take it seriously, after all, apart from the Great Tang Emperor, no one else could control Tang Chang’an City.
In his own mind, only the Great Tang Emperor could control Tang Chang’an City.
Who would have thought that Tang Chang’an City was no longer under the control of the Great Tang Emperor.
Now that the man was close to Cheng Guang, it was too late for regrets or escape.
The aura of Tang Chang’an City, emanating from Cheng Guang, pressed down on the man like mountains upon mountains.
It rendered him incapable of moving at all.
“Damn it!!”
“What the hell is this!?”
“Who are you!?”
The black-faced man stared fiercely at Cheng Guang, and even though he no longer had any power to resist in front of Cheng Guang, his mouth was still defiant.
Cheng Guang looked at the black-faced man with interest, examined his appearance, and then his two axes carried behind, as if recalling something, he finally asked:
“Are you Cheng Yaojin?”
At Cheng Guang’s words.
The black-faced man’s expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Cheng Guang with surprise.
“You…”
“Who on earth are you!?”
“You, you actually recognize me?”
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