At this moment, Team Leader Wang was completely engrossed with thoughts of the stunning girl he had seen at the Baijiao Building, not giving much else any thought.
He hurriedly changed into the Alchemy Academy’s attire right away.
Under Yuan Huan’s guidance, they entered the Baijiao Building.
In the vast Royal Capital, a small City Guard Captain could enjoy a decent amount of face in minor cities, but here, a random person on the street could likely be a Capital Official or High-ranking official of fourth grade or above.
An assembly place of Capital Officials, a mere team captain really isn’t anything special.
Therefore, the Baijiao Building they entered could only be considered of mediocre class. Inside, Bloody Beard had already arranged everything.
A lady of commendable beauty playing the zither was veiled with a white scarf, exhibiting her elegance.
Numerous dignitaries and wealthy sons sat in front of the stage, listening to her play.
There were frequent shouts of praise and applause.
Having never witnessed such a spectacle, Team Leader Wang was utterly fascinated by the zither-playing girl, finding her hidden and revealed graceful features to be heavenly, lightening his bones by a few taels.
"Lord Wang, please take a seat of honor! I’ll spend some silver and invite Miss Xiangxiang over to join you for a good drink! Once she’s drunk, you can take the beauty home with you."
Yuan Huan smiled ingratiatingly.
"Haha, good, very good!" Captain Wang beamed, his face flushed with joy, his gaze fixated on Miss Xiangxiang on the stage.
Not long after, Yuan Huan, with his far-reaching connections, overcame all the resistance and truly managed to invite Miss Xiangxiang to sit and drink exclusively with Captain Wang.
Having beaten so many rivals and won the lady’s favor for himself, Captain Wang was grinning from ear to ear.
The gentle and soft voice of Miss Xiangxiang, along with the faint scent she emanated, completely intoxicated Captain Wang. They both drank heartily, toasting and cheering each other on.
Under the vigorous encouragement of Miss Xiangxiang, Captain Wang drank with abandon, consecutively raising his cup.
In less than an hour, Captain Wang was already so drunk that he could no longer tell his directions.
Miss Xiangxiang was not easily won over; Captain Wang simply could not outdrink her and had to admit defeat. He still remembered the mission entrusted to him by Prince Liu.
Thinking that so much time had passed, he assumed that the Chu fellow must have already been shot dead.
He hastily left the Baijiao Building and went straight to the ambush site.
In his head, he was already thinking about pinning all the blame onto Chu Jianlan. Killing two birds with one stone by getting rid of both Chu Feng and Chu Jianlan, he could then go to the Prince Liu Mansion to claim his hefty reward.
Captain Wang, in his drunken stupor, appeared at the alley where the ambush was set.
The soldiers under his command had waited for so long; not only had they not seen Chu Feng dressed in the Alchemy Academy’s attire, but they had not seen even a shadow pass by.
All of them were virtually falling asleep, with only Chu Jianlan still foolishly and earnestly holding his post.
Coming from a military family like the Chu Family, influenced by Prince Jian, Chu Feng and Chu Jianlan inherently maintained excellent military discipline.
Chu Jianlan, using the dim moonlight, noticed a figure approaching their location.
He voiced a warning to the other soldiers.
However, no matter how he looked, that person did not resemble the thief they were meant to capture. The person’s walk was staggered and unsteady, the footsteps floating, like that of a drunkard.
"It’s just that I don’t think that person looks like the thief we’re supposed to catch!"
The spirits of the soldiers were lifted, and the two squad leaders, already briefed by Captain Wang in secret, could only sneer to themselves upon hearing Chu Jianlan’s words.
"Doesn’t matter if he’s the guy we need to catch or not, better to kill the wrong one than let the right one go! Let’s just get ready!"
One of the squad leaders, with a beard full of stubble, spoke coldly.
This individual had even more authority than Chu Jianlan, as the soldiers in the troop hastened to notch their arrows and draw their swords, readying themselves for action.
"If we kill the wrong person, it would not be good. Without my command, do not rush to act!" Chu Jianlan frowned, intently watching the approaching dark shadow.
Shortly after, that person finally came closer.
Due to the dim lighting in the alley, the face was not clear. They could only discern, through the murky moonlight, that the person was wearing a student uniform from the Alchemy Academy.
"That’s not right, this person seems to be a student from the Alchemy Academy! No one move!" Chu Jianlan’s heart trembled slightly. He thought of his youngest brother who, recently, had been returning home late very often.
And he would also take this alley.
That shadow could very likely be his own youngest brother.
The two squad leaders wore cold smiles, as if they considered Chu Jianlan’s words nothing but hot air.
At their command, the soldiers did not listen to Chu Jianlan, the deputy leader. Instead, they followed the orders of the two squad leaders.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Arrows fiercely flew out.
"What are you doing? Stop it, all of you stop!" Chu Jianlan was terrified out of his wits, and as he yelled angrily, he leaped towards the dark figure, hoping to protect ’Chu Feng’ with his own body.
This angry yell also woke up the drunken Team Leader Wang.
Hearing the whizzing sound of the approaching arrows and the rapid fire coming his way, Team Leader Wang was startled to the point of nearly wetting his pants.
It was only then that he remembered he had ordered his soldiers to ambush and kill Chu Feng. He had instructed them to strike to kill anyone they saw wearing the Alchemy Academy student uniform.
Team Leader Wang hadn’t finished his words when he took an arrow to the chest. When he went out to enjoy the company of courtesans, he had taken off his armor completely. At this moment, he was only wearing the thin Alchemy Academy student uniform.
Without any defense to speak of.
These ambushing soldiers were all part of the King City’s City Guard Army, well-equipped.
The strong crossbows in their hands were specially-made Gang Breaking Divine Crossbows. They could even shoot through iron plates.
After taking an arrow, Team Leader Wang’s body shook violently, and then multiple arrows flew towards him. Chu Jianlan, who wanted to save him, was intercepted by a squad leader.
He could only watch, wide-eyed, as ’Chu Feng’ was shot dead by his own soldiers.
"Luo Biao, you son of a bitch, dare to kill my youngest brother, I’ll have your dog’s life!" Chu Jianlan fought like a madman, every strike was made with desperate force. He had no defense whatsoever, not even caring about his own life.
As the eldest brother is like a father, witnessing his ’youngest brother’ killed by a random flight of arrows, Chu Jianlan felt as if all his thoughts had vanished.
Tormented as if by a knife twisting in his heart, the only thing left was a towering rage.
He wanted to have his revenge for his youngest brother.
To personally slaughter those who shot his youngest brother.
Chu Jianlan was not foolish. From the abnormal behavior of his soldiers, and piecing together the circumstances of the event, he had already guessed that this was a conspiracy.
A conspiracy designed to make him personally kill his youngest brother.
"Charge and finish him off with your knives!" Seeing that the target had been shot down, the other squad leader was extremely ruthless. He led his soldiers to charge, with spears and knives stabbing into the body of the person on the ground in unison.
Fearing that the victim would not die, they were incredibly vicious in their actions.
"You bastards, I’m Team Leader Wang..."