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Returning home, the servant who was cleaning the courtyard came up to greet Zhang Zonghan and saw his face ashen. The servant couldn't help but ask what had happened.
Zhang Zonghan just shook his head slowly and then staggered towards the room.
"Master Zhang, just now Cishi Liu came by. He wants you to go see him as soon as you return."
Master Zhang stopped in his tracks and turned around after hearing this.
"Liu Taishou? Does he have something to discuss with me?"
"I'm not sure, he just said for you to go to him immediately after you return, but he looked serious, as if there's something important to discuss."
"Is that so...? Then I'll head over there now."
Just as I arrived at Magistrate Liu's mansion, I saw Magistrate Liu pacing back and forth in front of the main gate with his hands behind his back, looking restless.
"Master Liu, do you have something to discuss with me?" Upon hearing Zhang Zonghan's voice, Cishi Liu stopped in his tracks and quickly walked over, bowing in respect.
" Master Zhang! Long time no see, I hope you are doing well."
"Oh... there's no need for that, I was just demoted to the position of a local governor today, my rank is not as high as yours."
Zhang Zonghan smiled and said, "Speaking of this, I can't help but feel a little down."
"Oh, come on. Actually, I've heard about Master Zhang being demoted, but to be honest, in my eyes, you are still General Zhang."
"Zhang Zonghan was very moved after hearing this, his eyes slightly moist. 'By the way, does Master Liu have something to discuss with me?'"
"Right, I almost forgot. Come with me to the mansion and let's talk."
Cishi Liu held Zhang Zonghan's hand and walked towards the room.
When he entered the room, Cishi Liu confirmed that there was no one around and closed the door.
"Master Liu, you seem quite flustered. What exactly happened?"
"Ah, something is about to happen."
"What's wrong?"
"Just now, there was news that General He is going to summon someone named Dong Zhuo to the palace to confront The Ten Eunuchs."
"Dong, Dong Zhuo?!"
Zhang Zonghan loosened his grip, and the cup in his hand shattered on the ground. Zhang Zonghan hurried to pick it up.
"Sorry, I got scared."
Zhang Zonghan said awkwardly, "Well, I suppose you must have heard of Dong Zhuo to react like this."
"Yeah... who doesn't know about Dong Zhuo these days? He's the leader of the Ten Thousand Ghosts' Lair. Everyone knows how brutal and inhumane he is, even though being part of the Ghost clan means lacking humanity in the first place."
"I really don't understand why He Jin would summon him to the palace... doesn't he know what kind of person Dong Zhuo is?"
Zhang Zonghan slumped in the chair, tapping the table with his hand, his brows furrowed.
"General He must know who Dong Zhuo is. Perhaps he thinks the current court needs a strong remedy, or he believes it's better to deal with one person than ten."
Zhang Zonghan listened with wide eyes.
"He Jin plans to use Dong Zhuo's power to get rid of The Ten Eunuchs?!"
Cishi Liu nodded with a twitch of the corner of his mouth to indicate that it was indeed the case.
Zhang Zonghan pondered for a while before saying:
"Although Dong Zhuo completely wiped out The Ten Eunuchs without any problem, does General He have the confidence to continue dealing with Dong Zhuo who can wipe out The Ten Eunuchs? Moreover, Dong Zhuo himself is from the Ghost clan, and the methods he possesses are not something our human clan can compare with. On top of that, will the Empress agree?"
"Since General He is going to invite Dong Zhuo into the palace, he must have his own reasons and methods. We can only trust him."
When it comes to this, Cishi Liu stood up and quickly walked to the door, opened it to confirm that there was no one outside, then walked to Zhang Zonghan's side and continued in a lowered voice:
"As for the empress, He Jin intends to..."
Coming out from Cishi Liu's place, it was already nearing evening. There were many people on the street, all gathered together discussing the matter of He Jin wanting to summon Dong Zhuo into the palace.
"Master Zhang! Master Zhang! I heard that General He wants to summon Dong Zhuo into the palace, is this true?!"
Zhang Zonghan nodded weakly and said, "Yes, it will be here in three days."
"Alas! How could this happen? General He seems like a sensible person, why would he want to invite the demons into the palace! If the demons come, won't the world be thrown into chaos again!"
The attendant sighed heavily and slapped his hand in frustration.
Zhang Zonghan suddenly felt amused and couldn't help but joke:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Is there any difference between the current world and a great chaos?"
"Indeed... that's how it is..." The attendant scratched his head and managed to force a smile.
Three days later in the morning, the people all stayed indoors, and even the beggars who usually roamed the streets were nowhere to be seen. Only Cishi Liu and Zhang Zonghan along with their attendants stood outside the city gate, anxiously awaiting the arrival of Dong Zhuo and his entourage.
"This... even the beggar is gone!"
"Brother, perhaps this is a kind of talent!"
Zhang Zonghan was confused by the situation, while Cishi Liu was amused by Zhang Zonghan's appearance and lightly patted his shoulder, teasing him.
By the time of the Snake (9-11 AM), a large group of purple mist became increasingly visible on the distant main road. Soon, several human figures emerged from it. When they approached, both Zhang Zonghan and Cishi Liu couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
Walking at the forefront of the group are three large creatures. Although they resemble wolves, they have horns on their heads and their eyes are a purple color. Zhang Zonghan once read about the demon race, and any creature with purple eyes is a being invaded by a "ghostly presence" from the demon realm, not native to the demon realm. Therefore, it can be seen that these three creatures should originally be beings from the mortal realm...
These three creatures are pulling a large cart, on which sits a "man" with white sideburns. His right arm is thinner than his left, and in his right hand, he holds a blood-stained sickle. What surprised Zhang Zonghan the most is that his eyes are actually a grayish-white color.
Zhang Zonghan and Cishi Liu exchanged a glance, and they must have recognized him as Dong Zhuo.
Following the carriage carrying Dong Zhuo was a skeleton clad in armor. Although it was just a skeleton, it looked very sturdy, with blue light shining from its eye sockets. It held a large, saw-toothed blade covered in bloodstains, clearly indicating a ruthless killer.
Walking beside him, although he looks like an ordinary person, his face is too pale, and although his eyeballs are black, his eyes reveal his sinister nature at a glance.
Zhang Zonghan and Cishi Liu both swallowed involuntarily, about to step forward to greet him. The person in the car switched the hook to his left hand and reached out with his right hand. Although he was three meters away from Zhang Zonghan and Cishi Liu, his right hand instantly reached Zhang Zonghan's eyes and grabbed him. Although Zhang Zonghan felt fear, he dared not show it and could only hold on tightly with his hands, even scratching his skin with his nails.
"Who are you...?" The person sitting in the car tightly grabbed Zhang Zonghan's collar with his right hand, scrutinizing him with white eyeballs.
"I... I am the governor of this city, Zhang Zonghan," Zhang Zonghan replied after adjusting his tone.
"What? You mean to tell me that only a mere governor has come to greet me? It seems that there is truly no one left in the court," he exclaimed.
After saying this, he laughed maliciously, and his followers also laughed along with him.
"No, no, that's not it. We were just ordered to welcome you at the city gate. The ministers from the court are already waiting at the Vermilion Bird Gate of the palace..."
Zhang Zonghan hurriedly explained that he almost bit his tongue due to excessive nervousness.
"Is that so? Alright, let's go into the city now!"
Dong Zhuo pushed Zhang Zhongjing to the right side of the car, and the team continued to move forward.
As they passed through the city gate, there were no pedestrians on the street, and with garbage and yellow sand blowing everywhere, it looked like an abandoned city. The team stopped again, and the burly skeleton suddenly pulled Zhang Zonghan off the car and fiercely held a big knife to his neck, saying:
"How come all the common people here have died? Are you serving as a governor in a deserted city?"
Cishi Liu hurriedly rushed over and said anxiously:
"No, that's not it. They were just intimidated by Master Dong's power, and got scared for a moment..."
"Oh? Really? Does Master Dong look very scary?"
Standing next to him, Skeleton Man's tone was clearly angry this time.
"No, that's not it!" Cishi Liu waved his hands repeatedly, but his expression gave him away.
"Enough, I'll make them all come out to greet me right now!"
After speaking, Skeleton Man paused for a moment, then suddenly raised his voice. Zhang Zonghan and Cishi Liu both covered their ears in pain.
"All of you come out to greet me. If you don't come out, I will search and execute all those who are hiding!"
Zhang Zonghan and Cishi Liu looked at each other helplessly.
After a while, all the people came out, each looking pale with fear, and many of them were trembling all over. They all deliberately avoided looking at Dong Zhuo.
"Quick, all of you look at Master Dong!"
Skeleton Man roared again, and the people quickly turned their heads to look at Dong Zhuo, many of them trembling in fear.
Skeleton Man snorted coldly, looked at Zhang Zonghan with disdain, and said:
"Hehe, so this is the way you humans treat your guests? I must say, I'm truly impressed."
"Alright, Hua Xiong, forget it. It's been so long since these humans have seen real demons. It's only natural for them to be afraid of us. Let's go into the palace quickly. We don't want to embarrass Master Zhang and Master Liu in front of the common people, do we?"
Although Dong Zhuo had a smile on his face at this moment, there was no hint of a smile in his eyes, and they were even filled with murderous intent.
Standing beside Zhang Zonghan, Hua Xiong suddenly pushed him, causing Zhang Zonghan to fall to the ground. Cishi Liu hurriedly helped him up.
Hua Xiong spat at their feet, and a wisp of smoke rose from the spot where the spit landed.
Dong Zhuo and his entourage continued walking towards the palace, while Zhang Zonghan, who had just stood up, nervously touched his chest.
"I thought I was going to die here... That momentum was too terrifying!"
Cishi Liu looked at the gradually disappearing figure of Dong Zhuo and sighed heavily.
"Alas! I hope General He really has a way to get rid of Dong Zhuo and then be able to restrain Dong Zhuo properly!"
After Dong Zhuo entered the palace, Zhang Zonghan and Cishi Liu found that many of the people who were originally standing on both sides of the road had collapsed on the ground, and some had even been so scared that they had lost control of their bladders...
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