Chapter 14: Snake Venom Trouble – Zhizhi Watches the Show

At this moment, everyone present was in a panic. If the Emperor found out, they would all lose their heads.

This wasn’t just a few taels of gold; it was ten thousand taels!

The General had been on the battlefield for many years, conquering countless small nations, and there were bound to be even more rare weapons and treasures.

“Deputy Leader Liu, you better take out the things! If the Emperor finds out, we’ll all lose our heads!”

Deputy Leader Liu, still in shock from the terrifying and strange event earlier, was completely rattled, his mind in chaos. He couldn’t even defend himself when accused.

Just as the situation was at a standstill, one of the Imperial Guards’ eyes suddenly lit up. Without a word, he spun around and ran, shouting at the top of his lungs:

“Deputy Leader emptied the storeroom of all the gold and jewels! Hurry, Deputy Leader’s killing people to cover up!”

The Imperial Guards: …So clever!

This statement instantly gave everyone an idea. Naturally, in order to save their own skins, they decided to shift the blame onto someone else.

So, they all began shouting and running.

“It’s bad! Deputy Leader emptied the storeroom of everything!”

By now, Deputy Leader Liu, even if he had only one breath left, would be so furious that he would start stomping his feet. He immediately pulled out his large knife and chased after them, shouting, “What nonsense! Stop right there!”

Xie Zhizhi, watching from her space, couldn’t help but think this was a desperate move—completely useless.

Given the dog emperor’s paranoid nature, no one here would be able to escape.

She’d bet a pack of caramel sunflower seeds on it!

She hadn’t expected this to be the first group of lackeys to be removed.

Controlling the space, she slipped out of the storeroom and followed to watch the drama unfold, opening a bag of seeds and slowly munching on them.

The taste was still delicious.

The entire General’s residence was in chaos, with the Imperial Guards rushing toward the front hall, some even using light-body techniques to speed up.

Deputy Leader Liu’s steps followed closely behind, his face filled with panic, but his eyes betrayed a hidden malice. He gripped the large knife tightly and used light-body skills to keep up.

He had to find his elder brother and figure something out!

You ungrateful wolves, dare to frame him!

Just wait!

A large group of people flew along the walls, crossing over to the next courtyard, heading toward the General’s study.

Deputy Leader Liu, of course, knew the path led to the General’s office. Hmph!

He had only himself to blame, for his elder brother was there!

However, just as Deputy Leader Liu was hot on the heels of the Imperial Guards, a group of hurried doctors, carrying medical boxes, cut off his path!

The sky had darkened, and heavy clouds hung overhead. The doctors looked serious and anxious.

“Deputy Leader, how is the Leader’s condition?” One of the doctors stopped when he saw Liu and asked.

Deputy Leader Liu looked completely lost, panic written all over his face, but there was also a hint of malevolence. His expression twisted as he asked, “What happened to the Leader?”

The fleeing Imperial Guards had already passed the study and were heading toward the grand hall.

Liu was stopped by the doctors, unwilling to give up. He was desperate to know about his elder brother and quickly learned from Doctor Chen that the General’s study was full of silver-ringed snakes.

Moreover, his elder brother had been bitten twice and was now unconscious, his condition grave. The dreadful news sent his mind into further turmoil. The doctor’s words were like a cold shower, extinguishing his earlier thoughts of relying on his elder brother to fix things.

What should he do now?

Meanwhile, the Imperial Guards successfully made it to the front hall.

“Bad news, all the things from the storeroom have been moved by the Deputy Leader! All that’s left are empty boxes!”

In the front hall, twenty Imperial Guards were already ransacking the place. The entire hall had been stripped bare, with chests of rare antiques scattered across the floor. Some guards were watching over the maids and servants.

Upon hearing this news, the guards were shaken.

“The Deputy Leader actually dared to be so bold!”

The storeroom of a first-ranked general was no small thing—it had ten thousand taels of gold, countless treasures, and now everything had vanished?

This was a disaster. If the Emperor found out, they’d all lose their heads!

No matter how it had disappeared, they would bite down on one answer—it was the Deputy Leader’s doing.

The decision was immediate.

“Such audacity! We must report this to the Emperor at once!”

Two of the guards exchanged a glance and quickly used light-body skills to leave the General’s residence.

Xie Zhizhi, still following Deputy Leader Liu’s footsteps, had arrived at the yard in front of the study.

The area around the study was already in complete disarray.

The doctors had tried every possible method to treat the venomous snake bites, but despite their efforts, the guards who were poisoned, including the Leader, remained unconscious, their breathing slow.

The doctors were frantic, pacing back and forth like ants on a hot pan.

Doctor Chen paused, stroking his beard, then hesitated before asking the surrounding guards, “You say the Leader was bitten by a silver-ringed snake. Where did the snake go? Even if it’s dead, there should be a corpse, right?”

The guards who had just fought with the silver-ringed snake seemed to snap out of their panic.

At that moment, the same sense of terror flooded back into their hearts.