Evil of all ages

Chapter 199 Delegation of Power
The two men approached Zhao Guanghe and, under the guidance of a professional physician, proceeded to attack the unconscious Zhao Guanghe.

"click"

A sound of bone cracking rang out.

Du Yiri: "Oh no, I think I accidentally broke his left leg."

Wen Tianzuo was speechless upon hearing this. This was not an accident, but clearly an attempt to take advantage of the situation for revenge.

"It's nothing, just a fracture. He'll be bedridden for two or three years anyway, and he won't be able to get out of bed."

"Besides, everyone makes mistakes sometimes."

talking
With a slight exertion of force in the fist.

"click"

Another cracking sound was heard.

"See, what I said came true. I also carelessly broke his other leg."

Wen Tian didn't even pretend; he deliberately interrupted and said that he was just careless.

"what"

Tears streamed down his face.

"Could it be that he's conscious and can hear our conversation?"

Suddenly, Du Yiri saw two lines of tears streaming down Zhao Guangliu's face and couldn't help but worry.

The doctor who was standing nearby saw this and quickly stepped forward to pry open Zhao Guanghe's eyelids to examine him.

He then shook his head and said that Zhao Guanghe was not fully conscious, and that the tears were probably caused by physical pain.

"It startled me. I was really afraid that he was conscious and heard our conversation, which would cause our mission to fail."

"At that point, we won't know whether to kill him or spare his life."

Du Yitian breathed a sigh of relief.

"I suddenly feel sorry for him."

As Wen Tianzuo spoke, he threw another punch.

"It's not just him who's pitiful; Young Master Wei and the Grand Elder are also unaware that they've become all alone."

"With the addition of the two supreme masters, one in the light and one in the dark, these five are the outsiders in the White Lotus Sect."

He stopped once the doctor said it was okay.

"That's why it's so frustrating, with a group of people playing with a few outsiders."

Wen Tianzuo's dilemma was that he had to play with them without letting them discover the problem, which was quite a brain drain.

Du Yi didn't say anything when she heard this. Although playing with a few outsiders was quite mentally taxing, it was much better than before.

What were those days in the past?
There is internal disunity and infighting.

They were hunted down by the Zhenwu Division and pursued by the imperial court.

Under such circumstances, he still thought about restoring the country and created chaos every day to weaken the court's power.

There is absolutely no guarantee of survival.

They could even be used as pawns and discarded at any time.

It's different now.

Lord Black Emperor can ensure their safety.

Even if they outwardly fight against the imperial court, they are merely putting on a show with the Zhenwu Division, because the Zhenwu Division is also under the command of the Black Emperor.

Not to mention that if people from the White Lotus Sect were arrested now, they would be fine, but even those who were arrested in the past...

Useful people should be let go, and those who need to feign death should feign death to escape.

Even a useless person can survive on three meals a day.

Within the White Lotus Sect, even if someone's personal issues are discovered by outsiders like Young Master Wei, they can fake their death and leave the scene early on.

It's so much easier now than before. Everyone here is a friend, making everything so convenient.

When Wen Tianzuo saw the doctor bandaging Zhao Guanghe's wound, he took him out for tea one day.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Guanghe woke up.

pain

Endless pain

This was Zhao Guanghe's first feeling upon waking up.

The pain was so intense it felt as if his body no longer belonged to him.

Fortunately, he had a strong will and gritted his teeth without uttering a sound of pain.

Seeing the doctor nearby, he quickly asked the doctor about his health condition.

"You...you cough cough, what did you say?"

"Are my injuries so severe that I need to lie in bed for two or three years to recover?"

Zhao Guanghe didn't believe he would be a useless person in bed for two or three years.

"Elder Zhao, that's a Grandmaster-level expert. It's already a miracle that you survived one of his attacks."

"And even if you lie in bed for two or three years, you may not be able to fully recover."

"Because you have large areas of bone fractures in both legs, you may not be able to walk for another two or three years and will need to use a wooden wheelchair for a period of time."

"That's what the doctor replied." Zhao Guanghe was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

He remembered that Bai Donglai's palm strike covered his upper body, so why were his legs fractured in large areas?
Did he remember it wrong?
"咹"

At this moment, Wen Tianzuo and another person pushed open the door and walked in.

"Elder Zhao, it's all because of you that all our plans in the capital have been exposed."

Wen Tianzuo looked at Zhao Guanghe with an angry expression and accused him.

"Elder Zhao, how could you do this?"

“Although we have internal conflicts, you cannot use the imperial court to get rid of my people and Elder Wen’s people.”

"How is this any different from betraying the White Lotus Sect?"

Du Yitian was equally ruthless, also putting a hat on him.

"Ahem... What are you talking about?"

"The plan has been exposed?"

"How was I exposed?"

Zhao Guanghe was completely bewildered. He had just woken up and knew nothing. Why were all sorts of accusations being leveled against him? Was that fair?

"You're still pretending. If you hadn't told Bai Donglai about our plan, how could Bai Donglai have made it public?"

"Now that the imperial court knows about our plan, the entire city is under lockdown and they are searching for us."

Wen Tianzuo said angrily.

"Elder Zhao, we have invested in all the princes. You can tell Bai Donglai about that."

"But how could you tell him about the last two plans as well?"

"The people who harmed me and Elder Wen are now in danger, and we don't even know how many they have already found out."

“You…you have not only caused us great suffering, you are a sinner of the White Lotus Sect.”

He spoke with grief and indignation all day long.

At this moment, Zhao Guanghe finally realized that Wen Tianzuo and Du Yiri had malicious intentions.

How the plan was exposed is unknown, but someone has to be held accountable.

Du Yi and Wen Tianzuo worked together, clearly indicating that they had planned ahead and were preparing to use him as a scapegoat.

“I’m going to win over Bai Donglai. You don’t trust me, so each of you send two of your men to go with me.”

"When I met Bai Donglai, I hadn't even finished saying a word before Bai Donglai beat me up like this. Didn't your men tell you this?"

"Under these circumstances, how could the plan have been exposed to Bai Donglai by me?"

Zhao Guanghe tried his best to remain calm, knowing that people would definitely make mistakes if they panicked, so he put on a calm demeanor and said.

"This could be a ruse on your part. You've already sent someone to tell Bai Donglai the plan, and then you're going to get slapped by Bai Donglai to clear yourself of suspicion."

Seeing that Zhao Guanghe reacted so quickly, Wen Tianzuo remained calm and proceeded as planned.

"Hmph, your plan has been exposed. You just want to absolve yourselves of any responsibility, and you'd better force me to take the blame alone."

"I'm telling you, this isn't something you can do as you please."

"The Grandmaster-level expert will definitely investigate."

"I'm clean, I'm not afraid of anything, and you'd better be completely problem-free."

Zhao Guanghe saw that there were many of his men in the room. He gave his men a look and told them to go to the door and the window respectively.

If Wen Tianzuo and the other two were to harm him, they would kill him and pin the blame on a dead man.

His men would all escape and spread the word about the framing, preventing the two from succeeding.

Wen Tianzuo saw Zhao Guanghe give him a look, signaling his men to stay near the door and windows as a precaution.

This made him smile inwardly, unaware that Zhao Guanghe was the only outsider in this stronghold.

However, he still pretended to tug at Du Yiri's sleeve, as if to tell him not to act impulsively.

Du Yi also pretended to glance at the door and window before looking away.

He looked regretful, as if he couldn't do anything bad.

"Of course we have no problem at all."

“We’re not afraid of being investigated, but even if you’re innocent, this matter will be dropped.”

"How much say do you think you still have in the White Lotus Sect?"

Wen Tianzuo feigned a cold smile and was the first to walk out.

"Pitiful"

Du Yi glanced at Zhao Guanghe, who was wrapped up like a rice dumpling, and without any hesitation said he was pitiful before turning around and walking away.

Zhao Guanghe's face was grim; he was well aware of his predicament.

The princess's faction was already weak, and now he'll be bedridden for another two or three years.

If things go wrong, his people will be poached by Young Master Wei and the Grand Elder, thus stripping him of his power.

"no solution anymore."

"I can only take it one step at a time. I hope the fake saintess can hold on until I recover."

Zhao Guanghe knew he should delegate authority to the fake saintess and let her step into the limelight; otherwise, his current state would make it inconvenient for him to do anything.

(End of this chapter)