Chapter 2363: Taking Action (Patreon)

Chapter 2363: Taking Action

Meng Yunzheng whispered to the others, "Assess the situation and adapt as needed."

Prefect Magistrate Cheng and the others were on high alert, pushing their female relatives further back.

In the next moment, the room's door was pushed open, and Cheng Wu entered with a troubled expression. "Young Master Meng, come with me."

Before he could finish his sentence, Rong Hou, who was behind him, closed the door with a loud bang. As Cheng Wu turned to look back, Rong Hou pushed him abruptly.

Then, Rong Hou immediately shouted, "Act, take action!"

Meng Yunzheng reacted the fastest, drawing the soft sword at his waist and thrusting it toward Cheng Wu.

However, Cheng Wu wasn't someone to be trifled with. He narrowly avoided the attack. Following that, he yelled outside, "Steward Rong is a traitor!"

Before he could finish speaking, Prefect Magistrate Cheng, his eyes filled with anger, took the opportunity while Cheng Wu was grappling with Meng Yun Zheng's sword tip to stab a dagger into Cheng Wu's chest.

Cheng Wu, bewildered, looked down at his chest, now stained crimson. In the next moment, he felt a needle prick his neck.

Within a few breaths, Cheng Wu slowly slumped backward.

The others hadn't reacted yet when the door was kicked open again. Meng Yunzheng had only managed to shout, "Take action!" before rushing out and engaging with the guards who had been lured in by Cheng Wu's shout.

Prefect Magistrate Cheng handed the dagger he had used to his eldest son, who was next to him. Then, he picked up Cheng Wu's weapon from the ground and charged out.

Xia Yan and Ying Xi leaped out of the door, while the other able-bodied Cheng family members armed themselves and followed suit.

Shu Yu remained in the room to oversee things, and Rong Hou, his eyes darting around nervously, whispered, "What do we do? There are only a few of you, and there are so many guards outside. Are you sure this will work?"

Shu Yu glanced at him and observed the situation outside while asking, "What happened with Cheng Wu? Why did he come here?"

"You said today was the day to take action, right? I was alone and had a lot of preparations to make. Things got a bit noisy, but Cheng Wu was already suspicious of me for a while. When he wanted to leave this morning, I was afraid he was going to report, so I intentionally had someone inform him that Meng Yunzheng seemed off. Of course, he wanted to earn merit, so he came to check. I rushed over, intending to inform you in advance and lure him into the room to kill him. But he arrived faster than I expected, and I had no choice but to enter the room with him."

Shu Yu understood, "Cheng Wu was an unexpected turn of events. What about the other matters? Is everything okay?"

"Don't worry; I've hidden Dongqing Temple master safely. I drugged the guards inside the Cheng mansion, but it will take some time for the effects to kick in. What I'm concerned about now is that if fighting breaks out here, other guards will hear the commotion and rush out to report. As soon as one person gets out, we're done for."

"No need to worry; they won't get out."

Rong Hou's face twitched slightly. He was quite confident. Just the few of you, can you really stop so many guards?

However, what he didn't know was that some guards had already realized that something was amiss. Most of the archers on the rooftop had passed out, and some of them were too weak to even draw their bows, let alone shoot accurately.

One guard who tried to leave and report was shot in the chest by an arrow from a distance before he could get off the rooftop. He fell from the roof.

Following that, seven or eight people arrived outside the Cheng mansion and swiftly killed the guards who had attempted to flee.