Bab 862: A Prince Appears from the Rivers and Hills of the Generation

For an expert like Xiao Zhang to have his situation described with the word 'miserable' meant that he truly must be in the direst of straits.

Tang Thirty-Six asked, "Because he saved Wang Po that time?"

Hu Thirty-Two replied, "Correct. In the capital, he ruined the venerable Daoist's plan, infuriating all levels of the government. Right now, the Imperial Court cannot lightly touch Wang Po, but it certainly wouldn't let Xiao Zhang go. In order to establish its might and gain back some of its dignity, it's been constantly pursuing him these past years as a wanted criminal. He's been chased around like a stray dog. It truly is quite miserable."

For Painted Armor Xiao Zhang, an expert of the Proclamation of Liberation, to be placed on the wanted list by the Imperial Court and be hunted down seemed somewhat unbelievable.