I am a living immortal.

Chapter 272 Fulfilling the Promise

The Duke's Mansion was brightly lit.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. The entire Duke's Mansion has been in turmoil recently, because Duke Zheng actually spent a huge amount of money and used countless connections to invite the priest of the Holy Monarch Temple for a dream, and even went to the capital in person, just to ask for the imperial edict.

Many people say that Duke Zheng is confused.

Even the sons were complaining. It was ridiculous to send Zheng Yu and Zheng Qingci away to repay a favor, and it caused opposition from several families. After all, if one could be sent away today, the other could be sent away tomorrow.

But Duke Zheng had made up his mind and no one could persuade him to change it. He scolded his sons and said they were worthless, which made his sons feel ashamed. In the past few years, if Duke Zheng had not generally held the final say in the family, they would have had to rely on the Duke's Mansion for business and promotion, and Duke Zheng himself was their father.

Otherwise, he would have been living out his days at home.

However, in recent years, as Duke Zheng has grown older, he has become less able to handle the work, and the Duke's Mansion is no longer as famous as before. His sons have also established themselves in officialdom, and Duke Zheng's words no longer have much deterrent power.

Just when everyone thought this farce was about to end.

Duke Zheng got into trouble again because of an inexplicable dream, but this time it was not as smooth as before. Almost no one listened to him anymore, and his say in the entire Duke's Mansion was rapidly declining.

Duke Zheng still felt that he was the head of the family, but this title was no longer useful, so he had no choice but to give in and exchange his voice for what he wanted. This led to the incident of using his connections to invite the temple priest of the Shengjun Temple.

But what the entire Zheng family didn't expect was.

Duke Zheng actually brought this matter before the emperor, just to ask for the imperial decree of protection.

This directly triggered the resentment of the entire Zheng family.

For his own selfish desires, the interests of the entire family were damaged. Many people secretly laughed at the Zheng family and said that Duke Zheng had hysteria.

Faced with his son's accusations, Duke Zheng acted like a madman.

"Get out! Get out of here!"

The hoarse voice spread throughout the entire hall, and the sound of porcelain breaking was everywhere. These porcelain vases were basically priceless to be placed in the hall, but now they became waste in a few breaths.

Duke Zheng's face flushed red, he gasped and glared at his unfilial sons.

However, facing his father's glare.

Some of the sons had calm eyes, but more of them had disbelief. The calm and strange look was as if they were looking at a unreasonable child. They didn't know why their father had become like this, the fear of death, or was it really as the outside world said, that their father had obtained all this because of a deal with a monster.

Otherwise, these strange phenomena cannot be explained.

This was originally a secret, but...

"Father, you are confused... You are putting the entire Zheng family on fire. For your own selfish desires, you are pushing our future and the entire Zheng family off the cliff." A majestic middle-aged man looked at the crazy father.

This look, as if looking at a madman, once again infuriated Duke Zheng: "You got all this because of me. If I die, you still want to be like this? Dream on! It's all because of me, because of me!!"

As he said this, he overturned the table to the ground.

Teacups and other things were broken all over the floor!

It seemed as if the sons were truly getting to know their father for the first time. This crazy and mad look was nothing like how he used to be when he was the Duke of Zheng.

"We hope that you, father, will not die."

"You know, His Majesty hates evildoers the most. If you really die at the hands of an evildoer, it would just prove the rumor that our Duke Zheng's Mansion prospers because of evildoers... then, the entire Zheng family would be finished."

"That's what you wanted, isn't it, Father?"

"Watching your grandchildren embark on a path of no return, watching the entire Zheng family destroyed because of your crazy behavior, is this what you want to see?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the air in the entire room seemed to suddenly be sucked away. Duke Zheng, who was originally venting his anger, froze on his face and stood there in a daze. The redness on his face instantly faded and turned pale. He took a few steps back and fell into a chair.

Everyone present just watched quietly, watching the once-invincible Duke Zheng lead the entire Zheng family into the abyss.

When Duke Zheng met the emperor, the outcome was already determined.

If there is no evil spirit, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, and Duke Zheng would be completely finished. But if there is an evil spirit, then no matter how Duke Zheng explains, all this prosperity is due to him, and the emperor will definitely not believe it. You, Duke Zheng, cooperate with the evil spirit to deceive the emperor, and the Zheng family will still be in decline.

The Zheng family has now reached a dead end.

All of this is thanks to the people in front of him. They are still here so late because His Majesty wants to see the result. In fact, this group of people were extremely sober and calm until the last moment.

Only Duke Zheng was acting mad.

They have already arranged their funeral affairs, and the emperor will not kill them all because of rumors, but both their official careers and the glory of the Duke's Mansion have come to an end.

Having been suppressed by this powerful father for so many years, the Zheng family prospered because of him, and will also decline because of him. They have already made preparations, but only this father is still immersed in the glory of the past. A bystander can see things more clearly.

The calm looks of his sons put a lot of pressure on Duke Zheng, even making him breathless. He moved his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say at this moment. The air fell into silence again, and the ending was already decided.

"Actually... you're not the only one who's worked hard to make the Zheng family prosperous, father. But it's too late to say anything now. Haven't you noticed yet? We're the only ones left in this huge Duke's Mansion."

"you………"

But he was interrupted before he could finish his words.

"No need to say more, let the mystery be revealed, father, what exactly are you hiding from us?"

"No...it must be a monster. With the priest of the Holy Monarch Temple here, the monster can't get in. Besides, I have the imperial edict granted by His Majesty. I am a duke and I am blessed by the dragon spirit. There is absolutely no way that the monster can get in, and I will never die. I am a duke and a hero of the Yu Dynasty." Duke Zheng's mouth moved slightly, and he muttered to himself, constantly comforting himself.

Faced with life and death, faced with wealth and power, he didn't want to die...

But the fact is, the person who took him away came.

"What you said cannot stop me. Your original promise should be fulfilled at this moment."

A voice came from outside the door, and everyone looked over.