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With General Hong Yang’s surrender, roughly a sixth of the forces within the city had submitted while one-sixth were concentrated in the provincial lord’s mansion and four sixths who were under the command of the man clad in crystal armor were still atop the city walls.
“Section off the walls and surround the provincial lord’s mansion!” Yuying commanded to the soldiers inside the city as her throne made of skulls broke apart and turned into a column.
Thus, the battle raged on into the night and despite having entered the city, the beauties had not been able to achieve total victory yet.
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As the flames of war burned under the night sky in the Rainbow Rock Province, the items that Zhang had requested had been brought to him and he was about to begin operating on Tang Wei’s father.
“Brother Lee if you need anything please just tell me.” Tang Wei said as he stood beside his mother.
“The medicine is taking effect and his lordship is about to entire a deep sleep so I think it would be best to begin the operation. I would advise those with a faint heart to step outside of the room.” Zhang said as he picked up a scalpel and placed its blade into an open flame burning in a bronze bowl to sanitize it. Once the blade was glowing bright red, Zhang arrived in front of Tang Wei’s father and began to operate. As the scalpel began to cut through skin and flesh, blood spurted out of the newly cut wound onto Zhang’s face.
“Towel.” Zhang said calmly before Ai handed him a white towel to wipe away the blood that oozed out of the wound and the blood that splashed onto his face.
As Sheng Yi saw blood splatter onto Zhang she felt a tad light headed but nonetheless steeled herself to watch her husband’s operation until it was complete.
“Now to get through the muscle layer and find out where that critter is…” Zhang mumbled as his scalpel continued to cut deeper into the Red Thorn Province’s provincial lord. From the knowledge he had acquired from his past life and the knowledge he had acquired from his current life, Zhang could be considered an expert at traditional medical practices.
“Tang Wei! What the fuck are you doing in there!” Tang Shiang’s voice could be heard outside as someone banged on the door.
“Open the door this instant! I want to know what you’re doing to father!” Tang Shiang roared as his fists pounded on the screen door causing parts of it to splinter off.
“Hold the door, we can’t allow him to interrupt.” Tang Wei said to two of his guards who were inside the room. With a nod, the two bulky men headed toward the door and began to build a barricade.
“Miu Liu, smash the door!” Tang Shiang yelled
Soon enough Zhang could feel the aura of a level seven cultivator emit through the air as a loud boom sound turned the screen door into hundreds of pieces.
“Yo-you you… What are you doing?” Tang Shiang asked with an ashen face as he saw Zhang sitting beside his father with blood stained hands once he entered the room.
“Saving your father’s life.” Zhang said with a smile as he turned back with a squirming blue colored silkworm in his blood stained hands.
“You successfully took it out?” Tang Wei said with relief on his face.
“That was in father?!” Tang Shiang asked with a disgusted look on his face.
“Playing the fool now? Aren’t you the one to put it in him?” Tang Wei said as he turned around and grabbed Tang Shiang’s collar.
“I don’t know what the fuck you're talking about. If anyone did it, it should be you! You probably did it so you can take over father’s position without having to worry about him changing his mind and appointing me rightful heir!” Tang Shiang said angrily as he brushed off Tang Wei’s hands.
“You think I would harm father over something like that?” Tang Wei said.
“And you think I would harm my father over something like that?” Tang Shiang refuted.
“Ai hand me the thread and needle.” Zhang said to Ai as the two brothers continued to argue. After playing the silkworm in a large bronze bowl to have a look at later, Zhang began to stitch his patient’s wound back together and mend it with the Underworld Heart.
In a few quick moments, Zhang was able to skillfully mend the previously gaping wound without leaving even a scar. After he was done, Sheng Yi quickly arrived beside her husband’s bedside held onto his hand.
“The two of you can quit arguing now. Since the operation was a success and I can use this silkworm to find the culprit.” Zhang said calmly as the brothers were about to begin swinging their fists at each other.
“Since this is a matter concerning the future of the province I would recommend both of you to take a step back and reconsider the current situation. If neither of you admits to infecting your father, then who else would have the motive?” Zhang said after the two brothers stopped arguing and silence filled the room.
“If father dies and I don’t become the provincial lord then he does.” Tang Wei said.
“If both this bastard and father are gone and I don’t become the provincial lord then….” Tang Shiang mumbled
“Uncle Tang Pan….” Both brothers said in unison.
“How could your father’s brother be next in line to be the provincial lord when he married into the family.” Ai asked with a confused look on her face.
“He’s not our father's brother, but Tang Shiang’s mother’s cousin and more than likely if both of us were disposed of he would become the next provincial lord… But of all the people, Uncle Tang Pan is father’s closest supporter. They are practically like brothers...” Tang Wei said with a sigh.
“Well, we’ll find out soon enough.” Zhang said as he picked up the bowl containing the bloody silkworm in it.
“These things are only able to survive roughly three days after they hatch unless they find a host, they also become unbelievably attached to the place where they hatched so if they are not in the host they will almost always find their way back to their spawning point.” Zhang said as he placed the silkworm onto the ground.
“So you're saying if we simply follow it I can find out the bastard that put that thing in my father?” Tang Shiang asked.
“Yes my lord.” Zhang said with a nod.
“You heard him… Gather our men… Once I get to the bottom of this, whoever did it will be hanged…” Tang Shiang said angrily.
“Brother Ai you stay here and keep an eye out on his lordship.” Zhang said as he proceeded to follow the silkworm as it crawled on the ground.
Soon, Zhang, Tang Wei, Tang Shiang and a bunch of men began to trail the silkworm who was moving fairly faster despite its size. Without a doubt as they walked through the provincial lord’s manor they caught everyone’s attention, from maids, butlers, soldiers to generals and nobles, everyone was wondering what was happening.
It was a rare occasion for Tang Wei and Tang Shiang to be in the same place at once and not fight each other so soon enough people began to trail them to see what was happening.