Dun Ruo initially shook his head and chuckled at Lord Changping's ignorance, but as he watched, his gaze suddenly sharpened.
He saw the swaying old drunkard among the crowd of retainers, and his heart sank involuntarily.
Where on earth did Lord Changping find this man!?
This Lord Changping was truly courting death; if he lost to Zhao Cheng, that would be one thing, but if he actually executed Zhao Cheng before the throne, he would be stirring up a massive catastrophe!
He moved silently to Ying Zheng's side. "Your Majesty, there is an extraordinary individual among those retainers."
Ying Zheng's expression remained unchanged as he continued to watch Zhao Cheng, who was advancing toward the retainers.
Dun Ruo continued in a low voice, "That drunkard is known as the Drunken Butcher, formerly a hermit of Mount Jiuyi."
"He loves wine above all else and hid himself in a noble household as a lowly servant. Once, because he had drunk too much and was provoked, he slaughtered the entire household of an Yan noble."
"The Secret Agents of Yan Dan, the Yishui Cold, dispatched entire squads to hunt him down. He slaughtered three squads of Cold Cicada in succession before vanishing without a trace."
"This man created the Qingfu Curse and the Drunken Universe Art, refining wine essence into his Eight Extraordinary Meridians. Every time he gets drunk, the Wine Essence Aura within his body condenses by three parts."
"It is said he can turn wine essence into blades, slicing through gold and jade without a single drop of wine touching his clothes. He is an extremely dangerous character."
Upon hearing that the old drunkard had managed to kill three squads of the Yan Cold Cicada, Ying Zheng finally turned his gaze toward him.
He saw a man staggering along while