Chapter 63 Chapter 63 The black-clad assassin looked at the sleeping Hanyu...

The spider planted the poisonous insect into Li Yu's body, saying that it was to save his life, but in fact she wanted to control him through the poisonous insect. From then on, Li Yu's every move was monitored and controlled by her.

As long as he doesn't obey, the poisonous insect will crawl around in his body, causing him excruciating pain that is unbearable for ordinary people. In addition, the poisonous insect is highly poisonous. If he does not take the antidote regularly, he will soon die from the poison.

She said that as long as he did something for her master, she would give him the antidote regularly.

"So that's why you obediently obeyed the orders of that witch?"

Li Yu nodded and slowly took off the black and white mask. Yin Jinglong saw the face covered with knife scars under the mask and could no longer recognize its original appearance.

Those twisted scars looked like ugly giant insects crawling all over his face, which was shocking.

Yin Jinglong waved his hand: "You'd better wear it!"

Li Yu knew that he had an ugly face and was afraid of being recognized, so he did not dare to take off the mask in front of outsiders.

If Yin Jinglong hadn't discovered his identity, he wouldn't have confessed.

"Since you are Yin Jingheng's man, then I ask you, where is he now? I want to confront him face to face!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The general will be back soon and will take back everything that belongs to him."

Li Yu looked out the window thoughtfully. The rising moon was hidden under the dark clouds. Perhaps the weather in Shangjing City would soon change.

In the fifth year of Longxi, it was early winter and a few flakes of snow fell in the capital. The cold wind was biting and passers-by wrapped themselves tightly in their clothes.

Hanyu and his group's carriage had rushed back from Shaoxiang in Jiangnan. They had just entered the city gate and were on their way back to Prince Yin's Mansion when they heard the sound of hurried horse hooves outside the city gate.

She leaned out and looked at the city gate, only to see two horses approaching the gate, one in front and one behind. Sitting on the horses were a man and a woman. Both were dressed in black and had veils on their heads, so their faces could not be seen clearly. Behind them was a team of about ten people.

The soldiers at the city gate stopped the cavalry and asked who the visitors were.

The man on horseback took off his veil and glared at the soldier with fierce eyes.

The woman behind him scolded, "You haven't been back for so many years, can't you recognize your general?"

"General?"

The soldier stepped forward and took a closer look. After seeing the man's face clearly, he was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and immediately let them pass, announcing loudly: "The great general who protects the country has returned!"

Following this announcement, General Yin Jingheng led his cavalry into Shangjing City, which he had left for three years.

The people on the street heard the noise and looked over. When they saw the man on horseback, they shouted in surprise, "It really is General Heng! General Heng is back!"

"General Heng is really not dead!"

"Great! General Heng has finally returned!"

When Hanyu heard this familiar name, she was shocked. Is it her Ajiang?

Yin Jingheng's horse galloped over and passed by her in the carriage. She looked at the familiar back and called him "Ajiang" loudly.

Her voice was drowned out by the cheers of the crowd and her Ajiang could not hear it.

Hanyu urged Xin Da, who was driving the horse, "Hurry! Help me catch up with him!"

"But that's General Heng! Miss Hanyu, have you forgotten that he was the one who harmed the prince and took his jade seal? If you ask me to chase him, wouldn't that be courting death?"

After hearing this, Manager Xu also leaned forward and advised Hanyu not to follow him for the time being, and to at least meet him after finding out General Heng's true purpose.

Hanyu stared blankly at Ajiang's back as it got farther and farther away from her, until it finally disappeared from her sight. Her heart seemed to be missing a piece, empty and a little uncomfortable.

Will he still be her A Jiang after he regains his memory?

He is no longer the husband Ajiang whom she married on that snowy night, but Yin Jingheng, the great general of the Great Yin Dynasty.

The news that Yin Jingheng had miraculously survived and returned to the court safely soon reached the emperor and the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother clutched the seal of command in her hand and chanted, "I have waited so long for him to finally come back. Your Majesty, now that the general is back, we have someone to back us up. We no longer need to fear anyone else."

The emperor could not contain his excitement and without waiting for the general to settle down in his mansion, he hurriedly ordered Yin Jingheng to come to the palace for an audience.

The general's mansion was deserted and no one had visited it for a long time. Yin Jingheng looked up at the dusty plaque and felt emotional. It had been three years, and now he was finally back.

Old Zhong got off the horse. His old bones could not withstand the long-distance bumpy ride. His legs were numb when he got off the horse. He staggered and almost fell.

He was just about to order the servants in the mansion to welcome the general, but he heard that someone had come from the palace and asked the general to come to the palace immediately to meet His Majesty.

Elder Zhong said to the palace attendant, "Our general just returned and hasn't even gone to the palace to rest yet, and you're letting him into the palace right now?"

"This is His Majesty's order. Are you going to disobey, General?"

"Eh? My Lord, why are you being so unreasonable? My general didn't say he wouldn't go, just a little later. He should at least change into court robes before entering the palace! How does this count as disobeying an imperial order?"

"Your Majesty wishes the General to come to the palace immediately without delay."

Yin Jingheng did not allow Mr. Zhong to argue with the palace ladies anymore. Since it was the emperor's order, of course they had to obey it.

He turned around and mounted his horse, leaving the remaining matters to Old Zhong and the spider to handle, while he went to the palace alone to meet the king.

The spider entered without being invited and wandered around the general's mansion, thinking that its master's mansion was as magnificent as Prince Yin's mansion, and that he was worthy of being a member of the royal family.

When she passed by a wing room, she vaguely heard footsteps inside, but when she pushed the door open, there was no one inside. Did she hear it wrong?

When she turned around to leave, Li Yu suddenly jumped down from the beam and landed in front of her.

"You almost scared me!"

The spider patted her chest. She thought an assassin had entered the mansion and almost called for help.

"Where's the general?"

"Summoned into the palace by that dog emperor."

"Now that the general has returned, shouldn't I retire now that I've accomplished my mission? Shouldn't I get rid of the poison in my body?"

The spider smirked and shook his head, "Want to leave? Where else can a desperate criminal like you go without the general? The Princess's Palace or Prince Yin's Palace? Are you sure they will take you in again? You might as well just follow the general wholeheartedly from now on!"

"You don't need to worry about what I do next. I've already done what you asked. You can't break your promise. I have a wife and daughter waiting for me at home. After I remove the poison, I have to go back home to visit my wife and daughter."

"Oh! What a loving husband, what a father to his beloved daughter!"

The spider patted his shoulder, mocking him for being stupid. Why did he choose a better way out instead of going back to his hometown? Did he think his wife and daughter would still recognize him after he returned?

The spider was unwilling to detoxify him for the time being, saying only that the general's great cause had not yet been completed and that manpower was needed. Li Yu had been the man of Prince Yin and the princess, and was well aware of their style of doing things. Keeping him here might allow him to contribute to the general's cause.

But at this time, Li Yu was poisoned again. He covered his chest and begged the spider to give him the antidote.

The spider threatened him: "I will not save anyone who is useless to the general. If you want to continue living, you must swear allegiance to the general until death!"

Li Yu was forced to compromise again. The excruciating pain he felt every time the poison took effect made him feel worse than death. Now he had no choice but to continue working for Yin Jingheng.

Fortunately, Prince Yin has left the general's mansion, otherwise he would be faced with a dilemma again.

***

Hanyu and his companions' carriage returned to the palace. As soon as they stepped into the palace, the extremely perceptive Xin Da noticed that something was wrong with the palace. It was too quiet, and abnormal calmness often implies crisis.

He drew his sword and stood in front of them, but Manager Xu accused him of making a fuss. The prince wasn't even at the palace, so what were those assassins doing there? They couldn't just tie up a few innocent and useless people, could they?

Having said that, Xin Da has been a guard in the royal palace for many years, and his premonitions are usually quite accurate. However, this time, he was not sure whether his guess was true, and he could not persuade Manager Xu.

Manager Xu ignored Xin Da's advice and dragged his tired body into the mansion, and also asked Hanyu to come in and rest.

They had been busy with the letter for many days and were all exhausted. If they wanted to save the prince, they had to take care of their own health first.

But before they could even sit down in their chairs, they were surrounded by men in black who suddenly appeared.

Manager Xu exclaimed, "Xin Da! There really is an assassin lying in ambush! What should we do now? Think of a solution quickly!"

They were already trapped in a jar, and it would not be easy for them to escape at this time.

The men in black tied them up and locked them up in the dungeon of the palace.

One of them knocked Hanyu unconscious and put her into an ice coffin in the dungeon.

Manager Xu sobbed and begged them to let them go. Hanyu was a woman after all, how could she withstand the cold of the ice coffin? Wasn't this just to kill her?

The man in black thought he was too noisy and blocked his mouth. After they were locked up in the dungeon, they found that everyone in the palace had been controlled by this group of mysterious men in black.

At this moment, their prince was neither in the imperial prison nor in the general's mansion. It was as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth, with no trace left.

The man in black questioned Manager Xu: "Tell me! Where is Yin Jinglong?"

"Master, I went on a long trip a few days ago and just returned. It was from you that I learned about my prince's escape from prison. As for where he went, I really don't know! Even if you kill me, you won't get any results!"

Seeing that he was so scared that he wet his pants but still couldn't get the truth out of him, the men in black finally believed that he really didn't know the truth, so they pointed their swords at Xin Da who was silently praying to the goddess.

Xin Da just took a look at the cold sword blade, his eyes rolled back, and he shouted "Goddess, save me", then fainted and could not be woken up no matter how hard he was kicked.

The men in black had no choice but to come to the ice house. Looking at the sleeping Hanyu, they actually had evil intentions.

The leading man in black grinned wickedly: "Tonight we brothers are in for a treat. I'm your boss, so I'll go first."