Looking at the severed head sitting on his desk, Wang Xuan was visibly stunned. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't believe things had actually developed this far. I've already been restraining myself as much as I could!
Looking at the unseeing eyes of the personal guard who had followed him for four years, Wang Xuan wore no expression. He gently waved a hand and closed the guard's eyes. Then he glanced at the soldier under Gongsun Du who had brought the head, looking utterly unconcerned. The slight curl of his lips seemed filled with mockery. Wang Xuan suddenly raised his hand and punched straight ahead.
The air was violently compressed before rebounding with explosive force. The soldier who had brought the head seemed to be struck by an invisible sledgehammer and was sent flying. Blood, flesh, and organs sprayed out behind him as he was beaten cleanly in two.
He quietly exhaled. Wang Xuan felt that he had killed the man not to vent his anger, but because he felt the man had provoked him. Whether the soldier actually had or not was no longer important.
"Have a craftsman carve a body for him and bury him with honors. Increase the compensation for his family tenfold." Wang Xuan reached out and gently closed the box containing the head before saying in a deep voice, "Send word for all the generals to attend a council."
The moment Lu Bu and the others approached Wang Xuan, they smelled the stench of blood. Their brows twitched slightly. They did not know what had happened, but their instincts told them that a battle was coming.
Soon, everyone had arrived. It was rare for them to see no expression whatsoever on Wang Xuan's face. Normally, Wang Xuan was always smiling. He occasionally