Chapter 269 Preparing for Foundation Building

Although Chen Yang was excited, now was not the time to inspect the spoils of war.

With Meng Shuang's safety on his mind, he immediately jumped up and rushed towards the corpses of Zhao Qiankun and the others, quickly gathering his storage rings!

There were a total of 50 corpses in the entire scene, including Zhao Qiankun and Zhao Jianping!

Among these 50 corpses, there were a total of 7 storage rings!

These seven storage rings alone could fetch an astronomical price, not to mention the contents inside, which are absolutely even more valuable!

Chen Yang became happier the more he searched through the corpses. He quickly examined all the bodies, taking everything and stuffing it all into his storage ring!

Then, Chen Yang kicked the door open, quickly returned to the ground, and walked out of the hidden courtyard!

Once on the street, Chen Yang determined the direction and then ran quickly toward the Prime Minister's residence!

As soon as he reached the intersection, Chen Yang discovered that there were more than 800 Golden Body Realm cultivators in full black armor, who were running towards him in neat formation!

The leader was none other than Zhu Yuejian!

Chen Yang was taken aback when he saw Zhu Yuejian.

Zhu Yuejian was also startled when she saw Chen Yang, then quickly stepped forward and hugged him tightly: "Chen Yang! You...you really came out? Could it be that Zhao Qiankun really invited you to be a guest? No way! How could that old man let you go so easily? Is he really senile?"

Chen Yang asked Zhu Yuejian curiously, "Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"

Zhu Yuejian gave a wry smile: "After I got back, I felt that it would be a terrible thing not to rescue you! After all, Zhao Qiankun wanted to get rid of you because you helped me and the Ming Dynasty! So I gathered all the people from the Eastern Depot and prepared to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to demand your release. I didn't expect him to release you. It's really strange!"

Chen Yang immediately shook his head: "What do you mean, 'released me'? I killed all those people! Including Zhao Qiankun, and all the half-step Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Zhao family, more than 40 people in total, I killed them all! Now I'm on my way to the Prime Minister's residence to find Meng Shuang!"

"What?!"

Zhu Yuejian was startled, staring at Chen Yang in disbelief, her voice trembling: "You...you killed Zhao Qiankun? And more than 40 Zhao family experts? Really?"

Chen Yang shrugged, looking indifferent: "What's real or fake? They're just a bunch of chickens and dogs! But the Zhao family does have quite a few half-step Foundation Establishment cultivators, a total of 39! It took a while to deal with them, several minutes to kill them all."

"Wh...what!" Zhu Yuejian was completely stunned. What did it mean that it took several minutes to kill them all?! That was a full thirty-nine half-step Foundation Establishment cultivators! The combat power of the entire Southern Region!

How come it sounds like killing chickens and slaughtering cows in Chen Yang's mouth?

Zhu Yuejian trembled uncontrollably. He looked Chen Yang up and down, then couldn't help but ask, "Chen Yang, could it be... you've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage?"

"Not yet," Chen Yang shook his head, "I'm a little bit away from Foundation Establishment, but only a little bit!"

He changed the subject abruptly: "Alright, now's not the time for idle chatter. I'm going to the Prime Minister's residence to find Meng Shuang. You should go back first!"

Zhu Yuejian hesitated slightly, then his eyes hardened: "If Zhao Qiankun and those half-step Foundation Establishment cultivators are all dead, let's just wipe out the Prime Minister's mansion today! There are still many good things in the Prime Minister's mansion, they'll all be yours!"

Chen Yang looked at him strangely: "Didn't you say that the Prime Minister's Mansion has someone backing it up? When Zhao Qiankun died, it was indeed said that he was connected with the Enforcer. You'd better not get involved in this mess!"

Zhu Yuejian immediately shook his head: "If I hadn't gotten involved, the law enforcement officers might have really targeted you! Now, if we eradicate the Prime Minister's Mansion completely, those law enforcement officers wouldn't have opposed us for the sake of a dead family!"

"Moreover, many elders of my Zhu family have already successfully established their foundations and entered the Tianhai Gate. They have some connections with these law enforcement officers! So I am certain that as long as we kill all the bloodline members of the Zhao family this time, the law enforcement officers will not react at all! They will not make things difficult for our Zhu family royal family because of these dead people."

"Furthermore, this matter has escalated, making it known to the law enforcement officials that Zhao Qiankun's backers would no longer be able to openly violate regulations and interfere in the affairs of the Ming Dynasty!"

Chen Yang thought about it and agreed: "What you said makes sense! Since Zhao Qiankun and the others are already dead, we might as well wipe them out in one fell swoop, to prevent them from rising again!"

Subsequently, Chen Yang and Zhu Yuejian led more than 800 people from the Eastern Depot straight to the Prime Minister's residence!

As for Chen Yang, he had already entered the Prime Minister's residence and found Meng Shuang in a guest room!

Meng Shuang was extremely nervous and even considered suicide—she knew that she had been "invited" by the Prime Minister's mansion to blackmail Chen Yang, and she did not want to drag Chen Yang down or make things difficult for him!

But soon, Meng Shuang saw Chen Yang calmly walk in, and then the sounds of fighting rang out outside!

Chen Yang looked at the petite maid in front of him, smiled gently, and stepped forward to hug her!

Meng Shuang was extremely nervous. She looked out the window and saw that Chen Yang had brought so many people to save her and was really going head-to-head with the Prime Minister's mansion. She was both moved and terrified!

Chen Yang patted her back and said softly, "Alright, don't be nervous, Shuang'er! This will be over soon, and you don't need to blame yourself! Their capture of you actually created a good opportunity for me! So, you've done a great service!"

He pointed to the window: "Close the window, and you and I can sit here and enjoy tea and conversation!"

Hearing Chen Yang's words, Meng Shuang finally felt relieved and immediately turned around to pour him some water!

Outside, the sounds of battle were deafening, but inside the house, all was peaceful.

Chen Yang sat at the table, took out the confiscated storage rings, and took stock of his spoils!

The first thing he did was eagerly open Zhao Qiankun's storage ring!

The moment the ring was opened, Chen Yang jumped up, his eyes wide open!

Inside this storage ring were a full eight Foundation Establishment Pills, 200,000 spirit stones, and the "Golden Dao Scripture" that he had been searching for!

In addition, there were more than 10 bottles of high-quality pills and two top-grade spiritual weapons in the ring!

Chen Yang's breathing became heavy—Zhao Qiankun was indeed wealthy!

He immediately opened the other storage rings!

In the Prime Minister's residence, those who possess storage rings are either former heads of the Zhao family or the most powerful Supreme Elders!

Each of these people had several Foundation Establishment Pills, over 10 spirit stones, and various cultivation techniques, weapons, and pills in their storage rings!

The more Chen Yang looked, the more he enjoyed it; the more he examined it, the more he wanted to laugh. In the end, he couldn't hold back any longer and burst into wild laughter!

Meng Shuang stared speechlessly at the young master before her, muttering to herself, "He's just so handsome! Even when he's acting crazy and like a fool, he's still incredibly handsome!"

Chen Yang found it increasingly enjoyable to watch, and his laughter grew increasingly silly.

At this moment, in the Prime Minister's residence.

Without the command of Zhao Qiankun and others, the remaining guards in the Prime Minister's mansion were a disorganized mess and were completely unable to organize an effective resistance!

This great battle lasted for more than an hour!

More than an hour later, the entire guard battalion in the Prime Minister's mansion had been wiped out, and all the people with the surname Zhao in the mansion were also killed!

Soon.

Zhu Yuejian found Chen Yang and said somewhat apologetically, "Chen Yang, I'm sorry, my men just searched the entire Prime Minister's mansion, but they couldn't find anything of value. The most valuable thing is probably this house. It's really frustrating."

Chen Yang laughed heartily and said excitedly, "It's nothing, Your Majesty. Please exchange this house for spirit stones for me. I'll be going now. Hahaha! Oh, and Your Majesty, you should also prepare. In three days, we... will begin our Foundation Establishment!"