The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 372 Surprise

When Gouzi got to this point, he couldn't continue. He probably felt a little guilty. In truth, who can truly understand each other's predicaments?

To help his cousin Zhang Xiulan get revenge, he had been lying in wait by Wang Dawei's side for several years, doing the things he least wanted to do: helping Wang Dawei bully men and women and commit all sorts of evil deeds.

"Chen Er has to admit, you have some good tricks up your sleeve. Just now you had Zhang Xiu'e pretend to be a ghost to scare Wang Dawei and make him think that Zhang Xiu'e is Zhang Xiulan. Where did you learn that? I can't help but applaud you. But what about Gouzi?" Sun Yunhe couldn't hold back any longer.

Sun Yunhe felt a fire burning inside him. In his more than ten years as an official, he had never felt so frustrated. Moreover, as a first-rank official, he had no say at all and was completely subdued by Chen Er. Upon hearing Sun Yunhe's words, Chen Er pretended to be surprised and asked Sun Yunhe.

"May I ask, sir, you may eat, but what did Gouzi do wrong? I think Gouzi did a good job. To avenge his family, he endured the strange looks from others. Such a mentality is enough to move this official," Chen Er said, quite puzzled.

Chen Er took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to explode: "Lord Sun Yunhe, have you lost your mind? Is it filled with tofu dregs? I already said that Gouzi is redeeming himself by doing good deeds. Didn't you hear me? And now you're thinking about the poor people, and you're finally waking up?"

Chen Er paused here, looked at the poor people watching the commotion outside, and then continued to ask.

"I want to ask you all a question. You've all been here all morning, and you should all know the general outline of what happened. What do you think Gouzi should be punished for?"

Chen Er's words caused the poor people to whisper among themselves. Suddenly, a small head peeked out from the crowd and said in a childish voice.

“I feel that Uncle Gouzi did nothing wrong. It’s never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, even after ten years. What did Gouzi do wrong? Besides, Gouzi only colluded with Wang Dawei to punish bad guys,” a child said.

Chen Er looked at the seven or eight-year-old boy and burst into laughter. Only then did he look at Sun Yunhe with red eyes.

“Lord Sun Yunhe, sometimes I can’t help but sigh, you blockhead! Did you hear that? Even a child of a few years old doesn’t know who is right and who is wrong in this matter. Are the people in your Eastern Depot not even as good as a child who just came in?”

Chen Er's words were not just directed at Sun Yunhe, but at everyone in the Eastern Depot, including Wei Zhongxian. Many impoverished people clapped and cheered, feeling that Chen Er had given them a chance to vent their anger. Thinking back, over the years, Wei Zhongxian had become a favorite of the emperor.

Who dared to speak ill of Wei Zhongxian? Therefore, Chen Er had become a revered figure in the eyes of the common people, making them involuntarily excited. Sun Yunhe felt his face burning. He wanted to say something, but opened his mouth and didn't know where to begin.

Zhao Beixing, who had remained silent the whole time, finally relaxed his brows, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Chen Er, and said with great shame.

"Chen Er, now that things are clear, I still have many questions. Where did you find this geomancer? Why is his martial arts skill so strong?"

While everyone else was drawn to Wang Dawei, Zhao Beixing was not. He kept observing the yin-yang master, feeling that something was off about him, especially the martial arts skills the master had just displayed, which seemed somewhat familiar.

Moreover, the person's appearance was very strange. How could he change his voice but not his appearance? Although Zhang Xingchen had deliberately lowered his voice just now, making his voice sound a little hoarse.

But when Zhao Beixing looked at Zhang Xingchen just now, he found that this guy was also looking at him, and the old man didn't seem afraid at all, which made Zhao Beixing a little suspicious.

After listening to Zhao Beixing's words, Chen Er immediately went to the Yin-Yang Master and patted Zhang Xingchen on the shoulder.

“Brother Zhang, things have come to this point, so stop hiding your true colors and show them your true colors. Let these people see what's really going on, or they won’t even know how they died,” Chen Er said confidently.

Zhang Xingchen laughed, ripped off the beard on his face, and straightened his slightly bent back.

“Zhang Xingchen, one of the commanders of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, what are you doing here? When did you get entangled with Chen Er?” Sun Yunhe couldn’t sit still at the sight of Zhang Xingchen.

Sun Yunhe was surprised that people from the Embroidered Uniform Guard had come out to make cameo appearances, and neither he nor Zhao Beixing had noticed. Sun Yunhe was especially astonished.

I never expected that Chen Er would get involved with Zhang Xingchen from the Embroidered Uniform Guard in such a short time. This is going to cause a lot of trouble in the future.

As for Zhao Beixing, he wasn't so surprised, because he knew beforehand that Chen Er might join the Embroidered Uniform Guard, so it was reasonable for Chen Er to know Zhang Xingchen. However, when Zhang Xingchen came to find Chen Er was something Zhao Beixing couldn't understand at all.

Logically speaking, since Zhao Beixing appeared, he immediately began sparring with Chen Er outside. So, Zhao Beixing should have noticed Zhang Xingchen's arrival. Chen Er looked at Zhao Beixing and Sun Yunhe's behavior and laughed again.

"Don't you all find this very abrupt? The timing of this incident was already too sudden. Why did I handle it so flawlessly? First of all, it was because I had a duel with Lord Zhao Beixing."

"Then came Lord Sun Yunhe to stir things up, and then came Lord Zhang Xingchen, who played the role of a geomancer. It all started with Zhang Xiu'e."

As Chen Er finished speaking, he looked at the graceful young woman Zhang Xiu'e with gentle eyes. It must be said that Zhang Xiu'e was stunningly beautiful. Of course, compared to Qin Luoshen, the young woman lacked a certain elegance. It must also be admitted that Zhang Xiulan and Zhang Xiu'e looked very similar.

So it's understandable that Wang Dawei did such a beastly thing. After all, every man likes a beautiful woman. Zhang Xiue stared at Wang Dawei with a mournful look in her eyes.

"Ever since I recognized Brother Gouzi, I have been looking for a kind-hearted person to stand up for me, so after thinking it over, I found the Embroidered Uniform Guard."