Chapter 51: Nobody Is As Talented As Me! You Are Dying

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Pa, pa, pa…”

Xu Wenzhao felt that he was getting slapped over and over again.

The people looked at him and gloated at his misery.

His face was red, and he felt as though the hair on his body was burning.

His head and his heart were exploding.

He could not stay any longer. He turned and left.

“Shen Lang, just wait… just wait.”

“From today onward, you are my enemy!”

…

The students in the classroom looked at Shen Lang with admiration.

He was amazing. He made Xu Wenzhao, the bully, apologize to him!

Meanwhile, the Earl suddenly said, “Shen Lang, stretch out your hand.”

Shen Lang said timidly, “Father-in-law, why?”

“Stretch it out,” said the Earl.

Shen Lang stretched out his hand.

The Earl used his ruler and hit Shen Lang’s palm.

He was beaten even though he won!? Although it was not painful at all.

“This is to prevent you from being pompous!” the Earl scolded him.

You are such a stubborn and old-fashioned old man.

“Yes, father-in-law,” Shen Lang said with an obedient look.

He was just putting on a show.

He knew that his father-in-law was thoughtful, just in case the students got jealous.

Moreover, the Earl could not tolerate Shen Lang’s arrogance and wanted to punish him.

Sigh!

Father-in-law and son-in-law were born enemies!

Even though the Earl liked his son-in-law.

…

Xu Wenzhao could no longer stay in the Palace of the Earl. He left immediately and drowned himself in alcohol to get rid of his sorrows.

However, the story quickly spread in the Palace of the Earl and escalated through Xuanwu City.

Of course, it was not because Xu Wenzhao was famous but rather because Shen Lang was.

Shen Lang had become popular in Xuanwu City.

Firstly, he was married to the Palace of the Earl, then, he won in Tian Heng’s casino. It was difficult for him to not become famous.

Xu Wenzhao had made up his mind that he would not go to the Palace of the Earl for a few days until the matter settled.

Just as he was drinking, someone suddenly appeared in his house.

Tian Heng!

The enemy of a foe was his friend!

Tian Heng sat in front of Xu Wenzhao and said, “Mister Xu, you merely lost some reputation. I suffered so much more than you. Shen Lang is my enemy.”

Xu Wenzhao indeed felt slightly better.

When one met trouble, how could they feel better? Of course, the best thing that they could do was to meet someone who suffered more than them.

Tian Heng said, “Mister Xu, do you want to get rid of the bastard Shen Lang?”

“Get rid of him?” Xu Wenzhao was stunned. “What do you mean?”

“Kill him,” said Tian Heng.

Xu Wenzhao shook his head and said, “Impossible, the Earl likes him a lot, and nobody can touch Shen Lang.”

Tian Heng said, “You are hitting the point. With the Earl’s protection, nobody dares to touch Shen Lang, unless the Earl is willing to give up on Shen Lang!”

Xu Wenzhao said, “How is that possible? Shen Lang is not as useless as it was rumored. The Earl is too happy because of that; how will he possibly give up on him?”

“Why not?” said Tian Heng, “because Shen Lang is too outstanding, the Earl has to give up on him.”

Xu Wenzhao was stunned.

Tian Heng continued, “What is the weakness of the Earl?”

Xu Wenzhao said, “His son is too useless.”

Tian Heng said, “Yes, the son of the Earl is useless, and the new governance is prevalent now. When the Earl passes away, and since Shen Lang is so outstanding, the son of the Earl would not win against Shen Lang. In the future, Shen Lang would probably take over the Palace of the Earl of Xuanwu.”

Xu Wenzhao took a sip of alcohol and said, “Makes sense.”

Tian Heng said, “Earlier on, five men fought to become the son-in-law of the Earl; why did Shen Lang win even though the other four were outstanding?”

Xu Wenzhao said, “Because he has no ambition. He had a terrible reputation, and showed to be very useless.”

“That’s right,” said Tian Heng, “however, does he look useless now? He is so outstanding and definitely surpassed Jin Mucong.”

Xu Wenzhao said, “However, Shen Lang was not ambitious. Look at everything he did. Firstly, he threatened you, then, he won money at your casino. He even forced me to apologize to him. He took revenge for all the small things and clearly did not have big ambitions.”

Tian Heng said, “He has no ambitions, but we can make it appear like he has one. I will spread a message to say how outstanding Shen Lang is and how stupid the son of the Earl is. Shen Lang is destined to replace the son of the Earl. You shall bring this up in front of the Earl and his wife. If ten times does not work, do it 100 times, or 1000 times.”

“To say it until they are convinced?” asked Xu Wenzhao.

“Yes,” said Tian Heng, “Once a lie is repeated 1000 times, it will become the truth.” 1

Xu Wenzhao said, “Even so, the Earl would probably just be warier of him; that would not make any difference.”

Tian Heng said, “That is the purpose. Once the Earl becomes wary, he will not protect Shen Lang at critical times. Be it the rumors or your words, they are meant to stir things up. Only then can we have a way to kill Shen Lang.”

Xu Wenzhao said, “What?”

“I cannot reveal it yet,” said Tian Heng, “As long as the rumors are strong enough and your words are cruel enough, you can start the fire. By then, when we attack, Shen Lang will die.”

“Will it really work?” asked Xu Wenzhao.

Tian Heng said, “Of course! Therefore, you have to return to the Palace of the Earl and help us start the fire.”

Xu Wenzhao really did not want to return to the Palace of the Earl at this point in time. However, if he could get rid of Shen Lang, getting laughed at was nothing.

“Rest assured, I will return tomorrow morning and make sure the fire is burning wildly enough that it kills Shen Lang,” said Xu Wenzhao, “I will start the fire at the Earl’s side then his wife’s side. I will make sure both of them become wary of Shen Lang.”

Tian Heng stretched out his hand and said, “We will work together and hopefully get rid of Shen Lang as soon as possible.”

Instantly, they clasped each other’s hands.

…

Night fell.

Xu Wenzhao dressed up and wore full black. He carried a suitcase in his arms and left the house from the back door.

Soon after he left, two warriors followed him.

After a moment, he entered a secret courtyard.

It was the Xu Family’s secret courtyard, but not many people knew about its existence.

A warrior led Xu Wenzhao into the room.

Xu Wenzhao could not see who was inside. He could only see his silhouette.

“Sir, this is a token from me for these six months.” 1

Xu Wenzhao placed a slightly big suitcase on the table and opened it, revealing shining gold coins!

There were at least 1000 gold coins in it!

“That’s a little too much,” Zhang Pu’s voice could be heard.

“No, not at all.” Xu Wenzhao took out another small box and placed it on the table, “Sir, you are about to hold your wedding, but I am unable to attend. This is a gift for your wife, they are all the jewelry passed down in the Palace of the Earl.”

He opened the small box and saw different types of jewelry.

Zhang Pu said, “What else? You know what we want the most.”

Xu Wenzhao took out a book and said, “This is some intelligence I obtained from the Palace of the Earl this month.”

A warrior walked in and passed the book to Zhang Pu.

After flipping through, Zhang Pu said, “Why are you giving me these insignificant things again? We want to know the real financial information of the Palace of the Earl! How much gold coins do they exactly have, and how long can they last with the current reserve? That is the critical factor for us to defeat the Palace of the Earl. The most important information is where exactly the secret reserve is.”

Xu Wenzhao said, “Sir, you are referring to the core secrets of the Palace of the Earl. Although I have the power, I’m afraid only the Earl knows about these secrets. However, rest assured, I have some idea, and I think we are not far from the secret reserve.”

“Hmm, this is the most important thing, much more important than the gold coins you have given me. You have to pay attention and put in the effort,” said Zhang Pu, “Rest assured, we will reward you.”

Xu Wenzhao said, “Then what about my son’s martial arts examination?”

“80 percent!” Zhang Pu replied straightforwardly.

Xu Wenzhao instantly rejoiced and said, “Thank you, sir.”

Then, he could not hold in his words anymore and said, “How long can the bastard Shen Lang last? I cannot stand him anymore.”

Zhang Pu frowned and said, “He is merely an insignificant creature. The most important thing is to defeat the Palace of the Earl.”

However, Xu Wenzhao wanted to kill Shen Lang to vent his anger.

Zhang Pu said, “Didn’t Tian Heng plan to deal with Shen Lang? You can just work with him in the Palace of the Earl.”

Xu Wenzhao said, “Yes, I will head back to the Palace of the Earl tomorrow and continuously talk bad things about Shen Lang. I can’t wait to kill this bastard.”

…

At night, Shen Lang returned to his room.

He had completely won today and thrashed Xu Wenzhao.

However, Shen Lang was not proud.

He had heard about many things and investigated. Therefore, he made a decision.

He kept thinking about many life quotes, and they kept changing except for a few.

For example, ‘there are always wicked villagers who want to sabotage the emperor.’

Another sentence was, ‘one has to take preventive measures by thinking the worst out of another person.’ 1

Shen Lang was standing in Xu Wenzhao’s shoes.

What would happen if someone like me had humiliated Xu Wenzhao?

Spat!

What would someone as cunning as Xu Wenzhao do after such humiliation!

Of course, he would take revenge! He would avenge himself continuously.

He might even collaborate with other people to take revenge, for example, Tian Heng.

As for how he would take revenge…

That was not important at all!

That was because Shen Lang would not let him have the chance to take revenge!

What should one do in the face of someone who wanted to hurt you?

Wait for him to attack before fighting back?

That would be foolish!

The only way one could leave this battle unscratched was to take action first and destroy the enemy before they could move! 1

“Sorry, I feel like you will hurt me; hence, I acted first.”

Of course, there were exceptions whereby one had to wait for one’s enemy to strike first before fighting back. For example, he had been waiting for days for Tian Heng!

Anyway, to conclude things with just one sentence, “Xu Wenzhao, I will kill you!”

“I will take action tomorrow.”

No, no, time is precious.

“I shall take action tonight, in fact, now!”

“I will try to kill you tomorrow!”

“Sigh! I am so handsome and witty and cruel; how can this be!?” 1

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