Avenge For Love novel Chapter 16

"Wei gege is very fun. Jiejie, I want him to train me!" The boy said excited. His mood changed really quick today.

"Train you?" Xingxie knew what he meant.

Wei was a high ranking guard who was trained to be skilled in martial arts and she was sure he could cultivate.

"Mister Wei, can you cultivate?" She asked and he nodded.

"I am at Advanced Level if you'd like to know."

Advanced level? The 11th level was one of the hardest levels to achieve and he didn't look very old so how did he do it? As Xingxie guessed, this man was more than meets the eye.

"How old are you?" She didn't want to seem like she was interrogating him so she added,

"You don't seem that old."

"Thanks for the compliment. Eldest Miss, I am 19 years old." He gave her an eye smile, showing off his handsome face.

You're only 3 years older than me?!

Wu Xingxie thought he would at least be in the early twenties because he didn't look like a teenager at all.

"You were expecting me to be older right? I'm turning 20 this month actually."

He didn't find it offensive that people often miscalculated his age but it just shows he was mature for his age.

"As for the Seventh Young Master's request, I can certainly help you train. It's just...."

"What's wrong?" Xingxie arched an eyebrow.

"I'll have to change my post."

As a guard, he had to protect the people of the manor but he was not loyal to the other servants. His priority was Madam Wu's two children.

"Do you have to ask father?" Just calling him that made her heart bitter. In fact, Xingxie was starting to question her lineage. If she really was her mother's daughter, then why did Madam Wu hate her so much?

"No. Just before you asked to meet me, the Master sent me a letter."

Xingxie narrowed her eyes. So he really was one of Wu Dingxiang's men?

"He ordered me to be your personal bodyguard after what happened at the banquet."

Hearing his words, Xingxie nearly choked on her words.

"Personal bodyguard?"

The whole palace was in mourning as well and anyone who didn't would be executed.

Among the officials, Wu Dingxiang was in his state robe, mourning along with the others. In his head however, he was thinking of how weak the former prime minister was and the emperor as well. He sent out many interrogations and investigations but that still could not find who was the mastermind of Gu Qingxue's death.

Thousands of imperial physicians examined Gu Qingxue's body but yet, none could determine how he died. Of course they couldn't tell!

Wu Dingxiang had planned everything out.

Now that the prime minister is gone, Your Majesty, you're next.

A sinister smile flashed on his lips but disappeared quickly. One day, he would be the one sitting on the dragon throne and not that incompetent emperor.

After mourning period ended, they buried Gu Qingxue for his loyalty to the empire. His funeral was grand and many attended it because he had done so much for the people. Unlike the emperor who was disliked by the people, Gu Qingxue was a righteous man and many wanted him to rule.

The Long family were known to be self-centered just because they had been the ruling dynasty for so many years. Wu Dingxiang wanted to change that. It wasn't time for a puppet family to rule over the empire anymore.

Time was changing and many more powerful individuals had been rising in other parts of the continent. If the Long family continued to rule, the empire would soon fall apart.

Therefore, Wu Dingxiang would definitely get rid of them and take over. His clan was one of the founding families of the empire over 200 years ago. Unlike his ancestors, Wu Dingxiang did not want to be a general for the rest of his life.

No, he wanted a more prestigious title. He had the wealth but was merely a general of war. To be the emperor, he didn't want to upsurp the throne. No, he was going to be prime minister first to gain the trust snd support of the citizens. He would slowly reveal how useless the current emperor and his descendants were before forcing him to abdicate the throne.