Like Su Lichen, Su Limin was also shocked to see Jing Zhe, but unlike Su Lichen, Su Limin was also somewhat pleased in addition to his shock.

In fact, whether Su Lichen became emperor or the Prince of Jin later became emperor, Su Limin was always in a difficult position. His ranking was always after Su Lichen or the Prince of Jin. In other words, no matter how the power struggle between Su Lichen, the Prince of Jin, or Qi Junguang went, the throne would never be his.

The fact that Jing Zhe is here indicates that the King of Jin is already dead—given the relationship between Jing Zhe and the King of Jin, their encounter now is like a collision of planets, and one of them is bound to die.

If Jing Zhe is alive, then the Prince of Jin must be dead, which means Su Limin will have one less competitor.

As for Su Lichen…

Su Limin turned his head to look. Although the prison was dark and the light was extremely poor, he had gotten used to it after being there for half a day. So he could see Su Lichen standing in the corner, shivering.

Haha, it seems he's really scared!

Su Limin felt that Su Lichen should be afraid, because from the moment he coveted Emperor An's ability to consume the Immortal Transformation Pill, he had been the mastermind. Even the final killing of the injured Emperor An was done by Su Lichen. Therefore, the first person Jing Zhe would look for was definitely Su Lichen.

The best thing would be to kill him; then my opportunity would come.

Su Limin thought to himself with a smug smile. As for whether Jing Zhe would kill him after killing Su Lichen, he never thought about it, because he still had an ace up his sleeve that he hadn't revealed yet. Once he took it out, Jing Zhe would definitely not make things difficult for him anymore!

At this moment, Jing Zhe had already arrived at the prison cell door.

"Splash!"

Su Lichen and Su Limin only saw a flash of cold light before their eyes, and then heard a crisp metallic clang, followed by the iron chain tied to the cell door falling down with a "clatter".

Just as Su Limin had expected, Jing Zhe first cut the iron chain on the cell door of Su Lichen next door and went inside.

Kill him, kill him, kill him!

Su Limin felt a surge of joy and roar within him.

"Clang!"

Just as Su Limin was cheering that Jing Zhe had made trouble for Su Lichen first, the row of round wooden pillars that his cell shared with Su Lichen's cell was kicked down by Jing Zhe, leaving a large hole in the middle.

Such a thick log, coated with wax, has stood here for years, its hardness comparable to a city wall, and yet it was kicked apart with one kick. What kind of leg strength is that?

If an ordinary person were to be kicked like that, they would probably be dead by now.

"Come here and stand with him!"

Just as Su Limin was plotting in his mind, Jing Zhe coldly said something, and Su Limin quickly ran over and stood with the trembling Su Lichen.

"Don't you two want to say anything when you see me?"

The two of them stood there like mute people, not uttering a word. Where was the temperament and charisma they had when they were princes?

Startled by Jing Zhe's shout, Su Lichen's legs went weak, and he could no longer hold on, so he knelt down on the ground.

"President Jing, I was wrong, please spare me!"

Then he placed his hands on the ground, turned his head towards Jing Zhe, and kowtowed heavily, not like an emperor, but like a commoner who had met the emperor.

"You were wrong? Now you know you were wrong?"

Looking at the once spirited and gentle Crown Prince now so destitute, Jing Zhe felt no sympathy or pity, but only sorrow and anger.

Su Lichen didn't say much, just kept kowtowing, which made Jing Zhe feel even more contemptuous.

"When you plotted to murder the late emperor, did you realize you were wrong? When you allied with Southern Qi and Su Muchu, did you realize you were wrong? Do you know that the mistakes you've made are enough to kill you several times over?"

Su Lichen then raised his head, his face filled with sorrow: "President Jing, you are a magnanimous person and don't hold a grudge against a petty person. Can you spare my life?"

"On what grounds?"

Some people are ruthless when they deal with you, but when you deal with them, they start to act weak. Such people are truly disgusting.

"President Jing, although I have done so many wrong things, I have done nothing wrong to Jing Zhe, have I? Since I ascended the throne, I have been worried that the Prince of Jin would pose a threat to President Jing's women after entering the city, so I tacitly allowed Zhu Sheren, Yu Xiangrong and others to go south to Jiangling! President Jing, can you spare my life for this?"

Ultimately, Jing Zhe was somewhat grateful for Su Lichen's actions. Of course, if Su Lichen hadn't done that, Jing Zhe wouldn't have said another word to him; he would have stabbed him to death long ago.

"Fine, I'll spare your life."

Jing Zhe nodded and said seriously.

"Thank you, thank you President Jing for sparing my life!"

Su Lichen kowtowed repeatedly, as if he had been given a new lease on life.

Su Limin, standing nearby, was somewhat bewildered. Was Jing Zhe being so agreeable now? Just like that, he was letting Su Lichen go? What was he supposed to do then?

Just as Su Limin was struggling with his decision, Jing Zhe frowned and said, "Who said I wouldn't kill you?"

"???"

Su Lichen's eyes widened. "President Jing...didn't you say you would spare my life?"

"Yes, I said I'd spare your life, not that I wouldn't kill you."

"..."

Su Lichen felt he was a little out of sync with Jing Zhe's thinking. Wasn't sparing his life just a matter of not killing him?

At this moment, Jing Zhe continued, "Didn't you hear what I just said? The mistakes you've made are enough to kill you several times over. I only spared your life once, but I didn't spare the others, so you're still going to die!"

As he spoke, Jing Zhe took out his Emperor's Sword. When the sword was drawn from its sheath, the cold light on its sharp blade stung the eyes of Su Lichen and Su Limin, causing them to tremble.

Jing Zhe said to himself, "When His Majesty bestowed this Emperor's Sword upon me, he told me that with this sword, I could slay corrupt officials and treacherous villains, and I could also slay princes and ministers. I never imagined that today I would use His Majesty's sword to kill the two of you!"

Upon hearing "two people," Su Limin, who had been silent until now, could no longer hold back and shouted, "President Jing, you must spare my life!"

"Spare you? Why?"

Jing Zhe glanced coldly at Su Limin and sneered, "I think you deserve to die more than him."

Su Limin shook his head repeatedly in fright, saying, "President Jing, I am truly innocent! Whether it was killing my father or colluding with Prince Jin, it was all Su Lichen's idea. I was just being used by him! President Jing, you can imagine, he was my elder brother before, and later he became the emperor. How could I dare not listen to what he said? How could I not listen?"

Jing Zhe laughed after hearing Su Limin's words, thinking to himself that it is said that husband and wife are like birds in the same forest, but when disaster strikes, they fly away separately. These brothers are really not as good as those birds in the same forest. They have already started to fight each other like dogs.

"You mean you weren't involved in any of these ideas? Su Lichen did all of this himself?"

Jing Zhe narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice.

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