Protect Our Chief

Compared to the financial loss, the damage to reputation was even greater.

But Prince Dexin was particularly concerned about face, and after suffering this incident, he naturally hated Wang Shouzhe to the core.

Adding to that the enormous blow to the Dexin Lineage due to Prince Kang’s downfall, Prince Dexin’s hatred for Wang Shouzhe had long surpassed the heavens.

This time, after long preparations, he was determined to eliminate him as soon as possible.

"It’s almost time. The battle over there should be ending."

In the back garden of the Prince’s Mansion, Prince Dexin stood with hands behind his back, looking towards the east, his gaze seemingly piercing through space, falling remotely in the direction of the Qengbei Corridor.

"Your Highness is indeed foresighted," an old man dressed in a housekeeper’s attire stood bowing behind him, sycophantically complimenting after hearing him, "The old servant has already sent household generals to stand guard nearby, instructing them to report back immediately once there is news. Presumably, good news will be returning soon."

This old man was the head butler of Prince Dexin’s Mansion, with ancestors who had followed Prince Dexin for generations, he himself was one of Prince Dexin’s confidants.

For some secretive matters, Prince Dexin might not let his descendants know, but he would not hide them from him.

"To be honest, that young man Wang Shouzhe is somewhat odd. Until the last moment, I always feel a bit uneasy," Prince Dexin said, "However, Wabak is currently the strongest among the people I can mobilize. With his involvement, it should be foolproof."

"Your Highness, you are just too cautious." The old butler smiled disapprovingly, "Even if that young man named Wang has innumerable schemes, he is ultimately just a clan leader from a sixth-grade small noble family. Without the protection of Prince Anjun and Prince Deshun, he is just an ordinary Celestial Human Realm cultivator. With your meticulous planning, how could it not be a straightforward capture?"

"You, ah~ your mouth is like smeared with honey, just saying what pleases the ear," Prince Dexin shook his head with a smile, but his mood improved significantly.

It must be admitted, Wang Shouzhe indeed had some capability.

However, after today, there would be no more Wang Shouzhe in this world.

That young Wu Mingyuan was but reckless; once Wang Shouzhe, the strategist behind the scenes, was gone, dealing with him would be very easy.

At this thought, he felt incredibly joyful, as if a great weight had been lifted off his shoulders. That feeling of elation was usually only felt during a cultivation breakthrough.

Just as he was speaking, a servant from the Prince’s Mansion reported that the household general sent out earlier to gather information had returned.

"Let him in."

Prince Dexin waved his hand, and the servant left with the order. The prince himself found a pavilion in the garden to sit and prepare to receive the good news.

After a moment, under the servant’s guidance, the household general entered the back garden and respectfully saluted Prince Dexin.

"How is it? What was that young man’s dying state?" Prince Dexin lifted the freshly brewed Immortal Tea, smiling as he casually asked.

"Your Highness, that, that..."

Since entering the back garden, the household general had kept his head lowered, and now at these words, he trembled all over and couldn’t help but kneel, pressing his forehead to the ground as he nervously said, "Wang Shouzhe is fine, rather the Gu Master was, got caught..."

"What did you say?!"

Prince Dexin’s hand shook, almost spilling the tea, his expression instantly turned ugly, as if smeared with a layer of black stove ash.

Wabak was a Gu Master at the Purple Mansion Peak, with several powerful gu insects and fierce insects by his side, his strength surpassed a typical Purple Mansion Peak. Unless a cultivator of the Divine Power Realm intervened, commonly, multiple Purple Mansion Realm cultivators together were not his match.

If he intended to flee, even a cultivator of the Divine Power Realm might not be able to hold him back.

With such strength, how could he fail?

Prince Dexin was incredulous, his heart filled with anger and astonishment, he immediately slapped the tea cup on the stone table, coldly demanding, "Speak! Relay the information you gained truthfully and completely!"

"Yes."

The household general shook all over with fear, but did not dare conceal anything.

He immediately explained how he had been waiting from afar until the energy aftermath of the battle dissipated, cautiously approached to check, and discovered inconsistencies, identifying through various clues that Wang Shouzhe and others were all alive and unharmed, and rather the Gu Master had been captured by them, detailing how he rushed back to report without any delay, not daring to omit even small details for fear of incurring wrath.

The old butler, whose flattery had cost him, was also frightened pale, standing silently to the side, trying to minimize his presence.

After listening, the fury and shock gradually faded from Prince Dexin’s face, but his expression became exceptionally grave.

This Wang Shouzhe, indeed, was uncanny.

He did not know how Wang Shouzhe managed it all, but one thing was certain, that both he and Wu Chengsi likely severely underestimated the strength of the Changning Wang Family.

After all, even Wabak had failed, unless a Divine Power Realm personally intervened, it seemed difficult to threaten the Changning Wang Family.

Yet strong individuals of the Divine Power Realm were limited in number across the entire Daqian, and nearly every one was a heavyweight, their every move under watchful eyes. It would be exceedingly difficult to discreetly target the Changning Wang Family.