The reputation of the dog emperor is there

Time passed in a trance, and when Qin Shu suddenly broke out of this seemingly unreal world again, he could clearly hear his own heartbeat.

There was an unfamiliar noise in my ears.

"Your Highness! Wake up!!"

"Wen Congren, what did you do to His Highness?!"

"You bastard, who on earth do you belong to, Wen?!"

The lingering images before my eyes are chaotic, yet clearly blur the boundaries between reality and dreams.

The prince, who was always calm in the face of adversity, began to breathe unsteadily. Qin Shu even broke out in a thin layer of sweat. A fierce look unconsciously appeared in the young man's eyes.

—What are those—?!

Those unfamiliar voices were still ringing in his ears. Qin Shu raised his eyes and saw that his cell, which was not small to begin with, was now crowded with a large group of people.

All of them are unfamiliar faces.

Fortunately, the leader Qin Shu still recognized Yue Anshan from the Ministry of War.

Yue Anshan knelt down and spoke in a manner contrary to his duty: "Your Highness, Lu Xingchuan is plotting to harm you. Please leave with me immediately!"

Qin Shu frowned and glanced at Wen Congren who was already being pinned to the ground by someone. This guy actually came right.

Someone wants to kidnap him, and it's not a good thing no matter whether these people are enemies or friends.

If it is an enemy, it is like a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth.

If he is a friend, it will give Lu Xingchuan an excuse, and it will be difficult to turn the situation around later.

In such a situation, Qin Shu did not answer but asked, "Lord Lu wants to kill me. Do you think you can gain my trust with just one side of the story?"

Yue Anshan had obviously anticipated Qin Shu's vigilance. He clasped his fists and bowed respectfully, "General Ren will be here soon. I will never lie to you."

Ren Xuan is considered one of us.

Qin Shu said no more, tacitly accepting Yue Anshan's answer, and asked directly: "Why did Lu Xingchuan want to kill me?"

Yue Anshan was stunned and told the truth.

The answer was unexpected.

Qin Shu's face suddenly turned cold, and the fierceness in his eyes deepened: "What contract?"

So, when Ren Xuan rushed to the "scene of defending the king", the prison was in chaos.

Not only Ren Xuan, but even Wen Congren who was pinned to the ground was surprised by Qin Shu's denial of the soul contract.

After all, the dog emperor's reputation is hard to change, and he is very good at deceiving people into signing contracts and establishing seals.

No matter who you wronged, you couldn't wrong him.

Ren Xuan swallowed his saliva and rationally skipped the question "Your Highness, this matter really has nothing to do with you?" which would make his superiors remember him.

He simply asked what everyone in the prison was thinking: "What do we do now?"

Qin Shu did not do this, but escaping from prison gave people a chance to criticize him. What was false became true, and what was white became black.

Qin Shu didn't do this. Lord Lu doesn't think so. If he continues to stay in prison, he might end up dead.

The lights flickered on the beams and walls, and inside the cell, a group of "loyal ministers and good generals" were arguing with each other, their faces flushed.

Ren Xuan lowered his brows in thought. There were no more than three people in the capital who dared to attack the Lu family in this way...

Before Ren Xuan could think it through in his mind.

Qin Shumuran interrupted the high-sounding speeches of the group of "pillar ministers" present. The young man, who had been silent for a long time, only looked up at Ren Xuan: "Ren Xuan, does Lu Jie know about this matter?"

Ren Xuan's heart skipped a beat and he cursed inwardly, "What bad luck!" Damn it, why did he have the same idea as Qin Shu again?

Qin Shu denied it outright, and Qin Xuanren was nowhere to be seen - so the matter could only be blamed on Lu Jie.

Having said that, Ren Xuan always felt that something was wrong. Lu Jie had already thrown Lu Shian over to help him with things, which clearly showed that he didn't want to fight to the death.

As soon as Qin Shu finished speaking, the two deputies behind Yue Anshan drew their swords and pointed them at the people behind Ren Xuan.

The next moment, the weapons in the hands of the two were knocked to the ground.

Ren Xuan slowly retracted his weapon and glanced at Yue Anshan, the leader. "Drawing a knife in front of His Highness, Old Yue, are your men so tactless?"

Yue Anshan raised his hand to stop his subordinates, clasped his fists and went to ask for instructions: "The Lu family cannot escape responsibility for this matter. Your Highness, maybe Lu Jie is deliberately framing you!!"

Qin Shu didn't comment, but instead looked at Lu Shi'an and asked, "What does Lord Lu say?"

Lu Shian didn't respond, but instead asked, "There's one thing I don't understand. If this is truly what my uncle did, would you submit to such a contract?"

He went further: "If not, then why would my uncle take such a risk?"

In Lu Shian's opinion, Qin Shu and Lu Xiyun did have a close relationship, but in the final analysis, that was just a chess move in Qin Shu's hand. This move might be a little important, but asking Qin Shu to give up the whole game because of it would be putting the cart before the horse.

So far, Lu Shian has never seen His Royal Highness Prince Xiang make concessions or compromises with anyone.

In the current court, taking action against the Lu family is undoubtedly a desperate move.

With such a huge risk, the foreseeable benefits are indeed very limited.

If it were my uncle, it would be too reckless to act like this.

Ren Xuan suddenly realized something was wrong: "Your Highness! No! Wrong direction!"

Ren Xuan suddenly spoke up and hit the nail on the head: "Your Highness, what do you think of you in Minister Lu's eyes?"

Now, when the entire court was forming a team of civil servants, everyone assumed that Qin Shu was trying to curry favor with the Lu family.

What exists here is just the exchange of power and the interweaving of interests.

In fact, only someone like Wen Congren, who had memorized the script of his previous life, would think of using Lu Xiyun to threaten Qin Shu.

Qin Shu nodded, agreeing with this statement. He also didn't think that even an old scholar like Lu Jie could understand his thoughts.

Qin Shu no longer dwelled on the Lu family and continued to ask, "Who has the ability?"

Ren Xuanxin understood and continued to analyze.

"If it weren't for Lu Jie, the most he would think of doing is to touch Prince Jin."

"If it's not Qin Xuan, he's not even in the capital anymore."

"Not Lu Xingchuan, he even wants to kill you for this."

Then who else...?

When Ren Xuan still had no clue, his boss in front of him suddenly had the answer, and Qin Shu stood up.

Wen Congren struggled hard and said, "Your Highness, please think twice!"

Ren Xuan was equally hesitant. "Your Highness, if you leave this place without permission, you will be given an opportunity to take advantage of us. If Lu Xingchuan catches you, your Highness will have few options."

Qin Shu paused slightly, lowering his eyes, as if thinking about the possible accusation of treason that might be put on him.

The young man stood in front of the door, half of his body submerged in the shadows.

There was a moment of silence as deep as the abyss, but Qin Shu still pushed the door open and walked out.

···

What does it mean to be a child of destiny? It means that even if you don’t want to rebel, someone is forcing you to do so.

The emperor of the time wanted to burn Lu Xiyun's contract to save his wife's life.

Chu Xinyue said this while using the forbidden Sky-Peeping Technique that the Yanling Clan could only use three times in their lifetime.

Ren Xuan felt that the air pressure around the Dog Emperor was almost dropping to negative.

Ren Xuan swallowed hard and asked, "Why Lu Xiyun?"

Chu Xinyue spread her hands innocently: "I've calculated it. The requirements for the main contract for renewing a life are very strict. If the emperor can find a suitable one, he won't use Lu Xiyun, right?"

Qin Shu: "How much of an impact does this have on him?"

Chu Xinyue: "This isn't just Lu Xiyun's problem. The emperor has at least 800 additional deeds in his hands."

Ren Xuan: "Second contract?"

Chu Xinyue continued to spread her hands: "How can it be possible to change one for one and defy fate?"

If leaving the Ministry of Justice prison without permission was considered daring, then going straight to Lu Xingchuan's house showed that His Royal Highness Prince Xiang was extremely brave.

At the Guangning Marquis Mansion, Lord Lu was feeling exhausted every day.

Qin Huaizhang had no idea about the soul contract, and he was even more baffled by Lu Xingchuan's chill.

Prince Jin even felt a little aggrieved: "You are not at home during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so what's wrong with coming to my house for a drink tonight?"

What time is it now? Still drinking?!

Lu Xingchuan said stiffly: "I'm busy."

Qin Huaizhang tutted his words and said dissatisfiedly, "Xingchuan, you're too cold. I calculated your marriage a while ago. If you keep going like this, you'll end up alone!"

Lu Xingchuan sneered: "That's really a good omen."

Qin Huaizhang quickly interrupted him: "Hey hey—stop! What's your attitude?! I've even turned over a dozen hairs gray just to tell you this fortune! You're so cold every day, what are you going to do in the future?"

Lu Xingchuan said coldly: "Aren't you still the one who's always pushing me around?"

Seeing Qin Shu coming in alone, Lu Xingchuan put his hand on the sword.

Qin Huaizhang stopped him: "Xingchuan! You can't do that!!"

Qin Shu wasn't at all intimidated by the other party's terrifying aura. He simply said straight to the point, "The soul contract has nothing to do with me. My father did it. Xiyun just mentioned it. He gave my father a signature."

Even Lu Xingchuan couldn't hide his shock.

It's such a simple and clear matter, I don't know what Lu Xingchuan is struggling with.

After all, Qin Shu had the least affection for this fake father. His Royal Highness Prince Xiang hit the nail on the head: "Father tricked Xiyun into signing the soul contract."

"Lord Lu, think about it carefully. You were so far away in the south, how could the emperor's uncle be injured that night and you be able to rush back the next day?"

"I have no grudge against you, my king. Why do you insist on killing me?"

Qin Huaizhang was confused: "Xiao Shu, what are you talking about? How can the emperor harm me?"

On the side, Lu Xingchuan's expression became more and more ugly. He understood what Qin Shu was saying.

He was able to rush back overnight because His Majesty informed him and his brother-in-law hinted that he should deal with Qin Shu.

Your Majesty is certainly not dealing with Huai Zhang. Your Majesty is just putting Qin Shu in danger in order to force Qin Shu to take a risky move.

If Qin Shu was forced to rebel against the imperial city today, everyone would tacitly acknowledge that the contract was done by Qin Shu.

In the future, no matter what happens, it will be Qin Shu's fault alone.

Thinking of this, Lu Xingchuan couldn't help but take a breath.

Lu Xingchuan's eyes were dark and unclear: "Shengde Temple, you can burn the contract."

Qin Huaizhang still couldn't keep up with the two of them: "What are you talking about?!"

His Royal Highness Prince Xiang's eyes were filled with silence: "Lord Lu, do you want this brother-in-law or this nephew?"