The Demon Lords

Chapter 1071: Chapter 257: Curtain Up!

After entering the other courtyard, Zheng Fan didn’t rush to get off the carriage and leave, and Mr. Chen followed suit and stayed put.

Soon after,

Xue Three, Siniang, and A Ming all got into the carriage.

Tomorrow they are going to abduct the princess. The three demons have already infiltrated, but while Siniang and Xue Three are focused on the task, A Ming is really just "mixing in".

Mr. Chen sat nearby. Neither Zheng Fan nor the demons avoided this Qian person; they were plotting right in front of him because Mr. Chen’s character was so reliable.

Zheng Fan quickly recounted the day’s events,

finally,

highlighting:

The regent will likely have to rest until tomorrow; for tomorrow’s wedding banquet, he and his skilled aides from the palace probably won’t show up.

Lord Zheng even suspected that the regent’s visit to see the princess might merely be incidental since this place is about equidistant from Ing Capital City and Wutong County. It should be a mutually acceptable negotiation location.

As a monarch, it’s unlikely he would completely abandon a heap of court affairs and make a special trip here purely for some alleged personal sentiment.

Furthermore, over at Town South Pass, Lord Jingnan is continuously applying pressure.

Actually, the princess also expressed this sentiment last night; she doesn’t believe her brother would linger here for several days just to participate in her wedding and send his sister off.

Siniang and Xue Three immediately began pondering because the original plan had assumed the regent and his skilled aides would be present.

The difficulty has decreased, but the plan needs to be revised accordingly.

At this moment, Siniang suddenly opened her mouth and said, "My lord, I’ve thought of a good way."

"Speak."

Siniang surveyed everyone present and said: "My lord, only you are certain the regent won’t appear at tomorrow’s wedding banquet, but the Qu Clan doesn’t know, nor do the attendees for the wedding; even the royal guards outside the courtyard are unaware.

They only know the regent is in a White Dragonfish Uniform, attending the princess’s wedding.

Therefore,...

tomorrow I can disguise A Ming to look like the regent. My lord, you can then directly seize the ’regent’ as a threat. With this assurance and premise, abducting the princess becomes much simpler, our freedom of action becomes greater, and the effect will be even better.

But it would be troublesome for my lord to draw a facial portrait image of the regent for me since I’ve never seen the regent."

Drawing is Lord Zheng’s profession, not a problem at all.

In the carriage, upon hearing this proposal, everyone else’s eyes lit up.

Right,

They themselves are the only ones who know the regent won’t appear tomorrow.

Even the observing Mr. Chen couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration:

"Brilliant!"

However,

A Ming raised his hand,

and asked:

"Why do you choose me to disguise as the regent? It could be someone else, right?"

Siniang immediately replied: "No, it has to be you. Think about it, my lord will have the princess in one hand and be holding you hostage in the other. You’ll be close to my lord and can protect him from projectiles. What if the Chu people take desperate measures?"

A Ming opened his mouth. He felt discomfort hearing this, but he couldn’t rebut.

Xue Three spoke: "Additionally, when my lord holds you hostage, should the Chu people not retreat, we will scare them, and my lord can easily..."

With those words, Xue Three drew out a dagger and brandished it:

"Will you retreat or not, retreat or not?

At that moment, my lord could directly use blades or arrows against the hostage, terrifying the Chu people without worrying the hostage would truly die.

After all, poking a few holes into A Ming won’t finish him off. Where else could you find a hostage with better effect and practicality than this?

Hehehe."

"......" A Ming.

With that, Xue Three even offered the dagger to Zheng Fan, saying: "My lord, how about practicing on A Ming with a few stabs first?"

A Ming pointed at Xue Three.

Xue Three immediately stuck out his neck and said: "What?! I’m just preparing for tomorrow’s performance effect with a rehearsal!"

Internally thinking,

Damn it,

Since entering Chu, I’ve been busy running around,

And you, who have been freeloading all along, suddenly got promoted ahead of me!

Where’s justice in that!

Still, Lord Zheng didn’t really stab A Ming for rehearsal at this moment,

After all, even though A Ming wouldn’t die from injuries, recovering would consume a lot of energy. Vampires aren’t truly immortal; as long as the brain isn’t harmed, a high-level vampire merely has a thicker health bar compared to an ordinary person.

Lord Zheng cleared his throat,

Moving on to the final mobilization:

"We have the timing, location, and people all set.

Tomorrow,

We aim to pull off the wedding...

grand and glorious!"

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Writing such big Chapters takes a lot of time, posting after finishing leaves me at this hour, please forgive me everyone.

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Lastly,

No worries, tomorrow continues to explode.