Chapter 3044 A Cursed Killing

After walking for a while, they arrived at a palace. Nan Yan looked up and immediately frowned.

Standing in front of them was a tall palace. Although it had merged into the deep night, the light from the torches held high by the people around them still faintly outlined the outline of the palace. It shone through the night like a sleeping beast crawling on the ground.

A huge plaque hangs on the gate of the palace, with three words written on it:

Zichen Palace.

This palace was where Zhu Feng led his army to attack Jinling City and the Imperial Palace during the Jingnan Campaign. In order to escape from the Imperial Palace, Zhu Chengjin burned down this palace to create the illusion that he had burned himself to death.

Later, after Zhu Feng ascended the throne, in addition to rebuilding the Jiaotai Hall which had also been burned down, he also rebuilt the Zichen Palace.

But the palace was rarely used.

Even when Nan Yan was still a noble concubine in the Jinling Imperial Palace, she seldom came here, because the original function of this palace in the palace was to provide a place for the emperor to fast and meditate on important days. But after Zhu Chengjin was burned to death here, Zhu Feng went to other palaces for fasting and meditation. Although the Zichen Palace was rebuilt, it was only used to store some things. Later, after Zhu Feng moved the capital to Beiping, the entire Jinling Imperial Palace was rarely used, and this palace was completely sealed off.

At this moment, Nan Yan could see the big lock hanging horizontally on the gate.

As soon as I got here, many past events came to my mind.

While Nan Yan was thinking, she suddenly heard the heavy breathing of the person next to her, as if a wild beast was suppressing the murderous intent in its heart and letting out a deep, low growl.

She turned her head and saw Zhu Chengjin staring at the Zi Chen Palace with red eyes.

Of course, he cannot forget this place.

Back then, no one knew who the body burned to death in the fire belonged to, but I imagine that there must have been many people trying to protect him from leaving the palace, and any one of them could have been used as a sacrifice to get away with it.

However, that night must have been a nightmare that he couldn't wake up from in all these years.

Nan Yan watched him clench his fists tightly, and his blood-red eyes almost spewed out flames, burning the palace down again.

Thinking of this, Nan Yan couldn't help but frowned.

Even Xu Shizong couldn't help but take a step forward and said with a light cough, "Sir, do you want to enter the Purple Palace?"

Zhu Chengjin stared at the big lock on the palace gate for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "No need."

“…”

"I never want to go into that place again, and I never want to see it again!"

“…”

"At least, until we catch that guy."

Nan Yan frowned and turned to look at him. Zhu Chengjin's eyes were red as he said fiercely, "I will make him pay for everything I went through here."

“…”

"One day, sooner or later, I will open this big lock and let him in to taste what I tasted back then."

“…”

"But at that time, he couldn't run away!"

If it weren't for the fact that she was worried about this man being a lunatic, and that they had won a great victory and were in control of the overall situation, Nan Yan would have coldly mocked him if she hadn't provoked him again, fearing that it would not end well: You're dreaming!

Even so, she couldn't help but snort coldly.

Although the sound was very soft, Zhu Chengjin still heard it. He immediately turned around and glared at Nan Yan, grinning. That smile looked particularly ferocious: "Why, you don't believe it?"

Nan Yan said calmly, "Whether I believe it or not has no bearing on whether this will happen."

Zhu Chengjin said: "Yes, it really can't affect it."

“…”

"But once this happens, you can't help but believe it."

Nan Yan glanced at him coldly.

Xu Shizong, standing nearby, coughed twice more. Perhaps because he hadn't rested well during the days spent attacking Jinling City, he was now standing in the wind in the middle of the night, and even wearing a wind cloak, he felt a little exhausted. Just then, footsteps could be heard from behind. It was the people he had ordered earlier, bringing in the surrendered generals.

They all had their hands tied behind their backs and walked over in a miserable state. When they saw Zhu Chengjin, they were all scared out of their wits and knelt down to beg for mercy.

Seeing them like this, Nan Yan couldn't help but frown.

Zhu Chengjin sneered and said, "If the people guarding the palace had fought to the death, I wouldn't be here today. It's all because of you cowards. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here today!"

In fact, those people were no longer the ones who guarded the palace back then, but when they heard his words, they were frightened and burst into tears and kowtowed repeatedly.

Zhu Chengjin sneered and said, "If you are afraid of death, will you not die?"

“…”

"Today, I will use your blood to commemorate that night. Sooner or later, I will bring that man here and let him have a taste of that!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Kill them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers standing behind the surrendered generals immediately drew their swords and chopped at their necks.

Then bursts of screams were heard above the Zichen Palace, and blood spurted out immediately, quickly gathering into a small river of blood, flowing to Nan Yan's feet.

This was not the first time Nan Yan had seen a murder, and she was no longer afraid of such bloody scenes.

However, this way of killing made her very uncomfortable.

It was as if it was a ritual, a curse. Zhu Chengjin had to make Zhu Feng return to this place and endure everything he had endured back then.

I just don’t know what will happen when that day really comes.

At this moment, one of the surrendered generals saw everyone around him being killed. In desperation, he simply fought to the death. He stood up and rushed towards Zhu Chengjin, shouting, "I will fight you to the death!"

When Zhu Chengjin saw the man rushing towards him with his hands behind his back, he was frightened and took two steps back.

Just when everyone was caught off guard, Xu Shizong, who had been covering his mouth and coughing, suddenly reached out, pulled out a long sword from the waist of the guard next to him, and swung it at the man's throat.

The man staggered for two steps and suddenly stopped.

Suddenly, a stream of blood spurted out from his neck.

He then fell to the ground and died.

"Young Master, be careful!"

At this time, the people around rushed up to protect Zhu Chengjin. Blood sprayed on those people and also on the clean long gown worn by Xu Shizong. As if he could not bear the smell of blood, he threw away the sword and started coughing with his hands covering his mouth.

Zhu Chengjin was still in shock, but he immediately flew into a rage, pointing at the body and shouting, "Cut him into pieces!"

The people around immediately came up and dragged the man's body away.

Zhu Chengjin took a breath, turned to look at Xu Shizong, and said with a complicated look: "I didn't expect that the military advisor also has such good skills."