Chapter 103: Drawing on the Ground and Creating a Prison

Wang Wei wasn’t angry after Mo Xidao cussed at him. Mo Xidao was clearly the type who was brave but couldn’t calculate that much.

Nothing big would happen to Mo Xidao and Zhang Kuang after they entered the private room where the First Emperor’s writing was protected. Even if the Ministry of War learned about it, Mo Xidao could say that he didn’t know about the specialness of this room, and he would only be reprimanded at the most.

Wang Wei was waiting for Mo Xidao to get angry and break open the door.

Trespassing and damaging were two different things.

When Zhang Kuang failed to pull back Mo Xidao, he knew that they were finished. After breaking open the door and hearing the shouts, Mo Xidao also realized what happened. As if someone poured a bucket of cold water down his head, he calmed down and sweated profusely.

“Despicable!” Mo Xidao cussed as he pointed at Wang Wei.

Wang Wei shrugged and smiled while backing to Wang Ding’s side. Wang Ding already stationed someone by the gate of Guest-Prosper Dwell. Seeing Mo Xidao breaking open the door, the servant instantly rushed toward the office of the local government.

The border soldiers on the first floor didn’t know what was happening, and they all stood up and looked up at the second floor.

Although others didn’t know what happened, Fang Jie instantly figured it out. Not long ago, Zhang Kuang told him about how the First Emperor inspected Chang’an in disguise and ate at Guest-Prosper Dwell several times. However, Fang Jie didn’t expect Wang Ding to be so cunning, luring Mo Xidao into the room where the First Emperor stayed and causing him to break the door!

Mo Xidao could be charged with rebellion if he was unlucky!

Wang Ding stood on the second floor and laughed. He pointed Mo Xidao who was dragged by Zhang Kuang and said, “I knew that people like you are idiots. But today, I also realized that you are rebels as well. There is no excuse! As a member of Great Sui, I can’t sit and watch others destroy the things that the First Emperor had used. I already sent someone to report to the local government of Chang’an. Just wait to be imprisoned! Even if you aren’t going to be executed, don’t dream about coming out of prison. Do you want to get into the Martial Arts Academy? Hahaha!”

“I will kill you first!” Mo Xidao who had drunk a lot of liquor instantly became enraged, and he took a big step forward, trying to kill Wang Ding.

Zhang Kuang quickly wrapped his arms around Mo Xidao’s waist from the back and said in a hurry, “Brother Mo, don’t fall into his trap again! He is trying to enrage you! If you do anything, they will say that you were disrespectful toward the First Emperor, and you want to kill them after they tried to stop you. If you do anything more, you can’t get out of this mess!”

“There is someone smart here,” Wang Ding laughed and said while pointing at Mo Xidao’s nose, “Criminal, even if you don’t do anything, you have already disrespected the First Emperor. Who can help you? Whoever helps you will be burning themselves. If I were you, I would kneel and beg for mercy. Perhaps we will say good things about you to the local government since you are a border soldier who sacrificed for the nation. Of course, you can also dash over and see if you can kill us all. If we died, no one will be able to accuse you of anything. There are only border soldiers below, and you guys can make up a story. However, if they help you today, who knows if they will die soon mysteriously.”

Mo Xidao’s body shivered more aggressively, and he stared at Wang Ding with fury in his eyes. As Wang Ding talked more and more, Mo Xidao’s eyes got redder and redder.

“Brother Mo, don’t listen to him! Let’s walk down and surrender to the local government!” Zhang Kuang walked toward the first floor with his hands around Mo Xidao’s waist.

Wang Ding snorted and ordered while waving his hand, “Stop them! Want to escape now? Don’t even think about it! I already said that unless you kill us all, you can’t get off the second floor of Guest-Prosper Dwell! Since you broke the items that the First Emperor used, we need to safeguard the evidence, and we can’t let you, the main perpetrator, get away!”

The few young masters from big families walked up and blocked different paths, and their servants rushed forward, surrounding Zhang Kuang and Mo Xidao.

“Big Brother! It is my fault!” Zhang Kuang tried to dissuade Mo Xidao. “If I didn’t try to maintain the peace, we wouldn’t have fallen into their trap! We can’t avoid this, but we also can’t injure more people. If we do anything more, they would pin more crimes on us!”

“Yeah… we can’t avoid this.” Hearing Zhang Kuang’s words, Mo Xidao’s tensed-up body suddenly relaxed. He turned his head and looked at Zhang Kuang before saying, “Let’s go; I will listen to you. I won’t do anything; the worst is that I will spend the rest of my life in prison.”

Zhang Kuang froze for a second before hesitating and letting go of Mo Xidao. “Brother Mo, we aren’t in the wrong, and we are afraid of nothing! Will the government only listen to their one-sided story? They tricked us! If we explain ourselves, the government wouldn’t wrong us!”

“Yeah… the government wouldn’t wrong us…” Mo Xidao suddenly laughed. He turned toward Zhang Kuang and said, “In fact, since I came back from Eastern Chu alive, I have been thinking about it. Is the government really fair?”

He suddenly grabbed onto Zhang Kuang’s belt and threw him toward the first floor.

“I’m loyal to Great Sui and killed 150 enemies in my life! Everyone I killed is an enemy of Great Sui, but it seems like I will make an exception today! Since I already did this, there is nothing that I can say. It would be strange if the government believe that I’m framed. Can’t you see the true nature of the government? I, Mo Xidao, am a righteous man; how can I be imprisoned? Since I’m wronged today, I will turn the situation so that I’m not wronged anymore!”

The murderous spirit instantly spread out of Mo Xidao’s body.

The intense chilly presence engulfed the second floor, and Wang Ding and others were shocked and took several steps backward. They didn’t expect Mo Xidao to carry such chilling murderous spirit. Young people like them from big families couldn’t understand how bloody the border soldiers were!

“Brother Mo, don’t do anything stupid!”

After Zhang Kuang turned in mid-air and landed on the first floor, he shouted back at Mo Xidao and begged. Although most of the border soldiers only met today, the same background made them intimate with each other.

Zhang Kuang knew that if Mo Xidao did anything else today, the situation would be irreversible.

Zhang Kuang turned around to find Fang Jie. “Brother Fang, try to dissuade Brother Mo from doing anything irrational! We got tricked and barged into the room that the First Emperor used!”

The border soldiers had already gathered, and some people were charging up the stairs, trying to bring Mo Xidao back.

When Zhang Kuang turned around and shouted, people realized that the young man who sat with Mo Xidao and Zhang Kuang earlier was gone. None of them knew when that young man ran out of Guest-Prosper Dwell.

“Coward!” someone cussed, “Running away after seeing danger; how can he be a brother?”

“How come there is a scum among border soldiers?”

While the border soldiers got angry, someone suddenly dashed into the building.

Bam! Someone got tossed into the building, and he knocked over a table, making the liquor and food fall onto his body.

People looked toward the door and saw Fang Jie walking in. The person who got tossed into the building was Wang Ding’s servant who went to report to the local government.

Zhang Kuang looked a little ashamed for doubting Fang Jie, and he nodded at Fang Jie to show appreciation.

Fang Jie nodded back at Zhang Kuang and ignored the surprised and apologetic glances from other border soldiers. He walked to the stairs and said to Mo Xidao, “Brother Mo, regardless if we got framed or not, we can’t avoid it. However, you are right about one thing. We border soldiers are righteous, and we will turn ourselves in even if we did something wrong. If people stop you from turning yourself in, none of us will allow it!”

“Right!” Zhang Kuang’s eyes lit up as he instantly understood what Fang Jie was trying to do. He raised his arms and shouted, “Brother Mo and I are going to the local government and the Ministry of War to turn ourselves in! Let’s go on our own! Anyone who stops us must be up to no good!”

More than 100 border soldiers on the first floor all shouted, “Who dares to stop them? We won’t watch on the side!”

Hou Wenji who was watching this chaos through the window of his private room took another look at Fang Jie, and appreciation flashed across his eyes.

Wang Ding’s expression changed; he didn’t expect his servant to be captured. If Mo Xidao went to the Ministry of War instead of the local government of Chang’an, this incident would become complicated. If the Ministry of War wanted to investigate this matter, the local government wouldn’t be able to get involved. Since most of the people in Guest-Prosper Dwell were border soldiers, Wang Ding was afraid of them working together and putting him in the hot seat.

Wang Ding’s father was an old acquaintance of Magistrate Cui of Chang’an, so he would be favored if this matter was reported to the local government. If Mo Xidao were locked up in the local government, the Ministry of War would have to go through Magistrate Cui if they wanted to investigate.

The entrance exam of the Martial Arts Academy was the day after tomorrow, so Mo Xidao would miss it regardless of what happened after he was locked up. Besides, Wang Ding didn’t trust Wang Wei that much. If Wang Wei couldn’t handle the pressure from the Ministry of War and confessed, Wang Ding would never get the chance to enter the Martial Arts Academy!

“Don’t let him go! Liu Huan! You go and report the case to the local government! Everyone else, follow me and capture this criminal! Whoever dares to come up are rebels!

A gongzi who came with Wang Ding tried to leave, but the border soldiers blocked the stairs. He then wanted to jump off from the second floor, but he was afraid after seeing all these fierce border soldiers.

“Don’t worry!” Wang Ding sneered, “As long as we capture this criminal, the people from the local government will be here soon!”

Now, Mo Xidao had calmed down, and his expression changed repeatedly as if he was hesitating about something.

Zhang Kuang and Fang Jie tried to dissuade him, but Mo Xidao didn’t respond to them.

The other customers of the restaurant rushed out of their private rooms and tried to get out to avoid the trouble.

Fang Jie wanted to stop them, but he was afraid of hurting them if he did so.

At this moment, Mo Xidao suddenly laughed, “Brother Fang! Brother Zhang! Every other brother!”

He cupped his hands toward the first floor and shouted, “I will remember your loyalty to friends. However, if I drag down all of you and ruin your futures, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life! This is how the world this; we insignificant soldiers can’t receive justice! What happened today is my fault, and none of you is involved! If we get the chance to meet again in our next lives, I will get drunk with you all. Brothers, back off and don’t get involved! Everyone has to face their death sooner or later!”

Then, Mo Xidao turned toward Wang Ding and others while saying slowly, “But before I die, how can I let those who tricked me stay alive? On my way to hell, you all can be my servants!”

After saying that, Mo Xidao took a big step forward.

Instantly, a violent gust appeared, and Mo Xidao’s uniform was shattered into pieces before flying in the air like butterflies.

With his upper body naked, Mo Xidao walked forward steadily.

On his bronze skin, there were many scars, looking like many spider webs. These shocking scars also looked like the vicious grins of many demons.

Wang Ding and others were terrified. Although Wang Ding’s cultivation strength wasn’t low, the intense murderous spirit that Mo Xidao was showing made him unable to defend himself. He couldn’t handle the pressure.

While backing off, Wang Ding said in a shaky voice, “Wang Wei, Wang Wei! Kill him! Quickly!”

At this moment, he realized that Wang Wei had retreated to the back of the group!

While Wang Ding turned his head, Mo Xidao suddenly raised his arms and turned into a phantom.

Bam! His strong right hand already grasped Wang Ding’s throat. Then, his muscular right arm slowly raised, and Wang Ding was lifted into the air!

Fang Jie, Zhang Kuang, and others instantly charged up, trying to stop Mo Xidao from killing people.

It was too late.

Just as Mo Xidao was about to break Wang Ding’s neck, everyone in Guest-Prosper Dwell seemed to have heard a murmur.

It was quiet.

“Drawing on the ground and creating a prison.”

As soon as everyone heard it, it felt like the time in Guest-Prosper Dwell instantly froze. As if this restaurant was taken out of the world and placed in another dimension, everything stopped moving. The people were in their original positions; some of them were running, shouting, and swinging their arms. However, they stopped moving as if this building was full of statues.