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The surprise came too suddenly.
It came so abruptly that even Yang Ge himself couldn't believe how smoothly things were going, feeling incredulous like Jing Ke arriving at Xianyang to assassinate the King of Qin, only to ask for directions on the outskirts of the city and by chance seize the incognito, portly King of Qin.
'Could it be that even the heavens want this bastard dead?'
To avoid being deceived by a decoy or something similar, the astute Yang Ge kept his joy firmly in check, feigning a smile as he bowed with his hands clasped: "Please lift your noble foot, you've stepped on my money."
Zhao Liang too felt the surprise was too sudden.
These days, he was troubled by Wang Zeng's Five Peaks Fleet slipping out of control, wishing to support another group of pirate marauders to stabilize his base, yet constrained by his limited understanding of maritime affairs and foreigners from the West to make any long-term plans.
