Chapter 101: Deceiving People

A sudden thunderclap exploded in everyone's mind.

Qin Zhaoqiong's eyes were as sharp as a knife, stabbing at the old man kneeling on the right.

It has been so many years since I heard such outrageous words.

She was already sensible when her mother ascended the throne. At the beginning, the impeachment of the ministers in the court and the slander spread in the capital almost drowned her out.

I have the impression that the autumn in Fengjing was bloody, with court officials being killed in batches.

If not, how did Pei Xuanyun get the position of super-rank prime minister?

Apart from his firm adherence to the late emperor's will, almost all the first and second-rank officials in the court were killed, and the empress dowager secured her throne by stepping on mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

It was also through the deterrence at the time that the imperial examinations for women were opened, women were appointed as officials, the position of national teacher was abolished, and wild sacrifices and ceremonies were banned.

If I remember correctly, boys and girls were often used in Hebo sacrifices.

I never expected that after fourteen years, I would hear nonsense about my mother on the riverside of a remote county town.

"Bring the person here!"

The voice was icy cold, and the imperial guards immediately sent two men to rush to the right.

County Magistrate Lu's eyes were bloodshot and he was shaking like a sieve. "How could it be... How could it be..."

He kept muttering, and then his feet collapsed to the ground, "It's over, it's over..."

As the county magistrate, he has no choice but to take responsibility for these rumors that have spread within his jurisdiction.

Not to mention his official position, even his life was in danger. He was filled with grief and sorrow for a moment.

The two guards, with angry looks on their faces, rushed to Huber's side and lifted him up, one on the left and one on the right.

Because of the resentment in his heart, his actions were mostly rough, but he realized something was wrong as soon as he started.

The old man was lifted up as if he had no bones, his head and arms drooping, and he had no strength at all.

The two of them felt a jolt in their hearts, and hurriedly sniffed their breath. Damn it...

He hurried back, carrying the man, and said, "Your Highness, the old man is dead."

Qin Zhaoqiong clenched his fists tightly and pressed his lips into a thin line.

This old man deserves to be hacked into pieces, his death is a pity, but not now!

It is understandable that he is old, superstitious about He Bo, and ignorant, but for him to meddle in yin and yang or even comment on the empress is something that a laborer like him would never dare to say.

What's more, she, the imperial envoy, is right beside her. Isn't she afraid that it will bring disaster to her family and fellow villagers?

Now that he is dead, who can't see that there is someone behind this?

"Come here, keep everyone under control, and don't let anyone escape."

"yes!"

Qin Zhaoqiong was furious and would not hesitate to kill everyone on the riverbank.

"What, what are you doing?"

The river worker was already shocked by what Hu Bo said, and now seeing the soldiers rushing towards him with their swords drawn, he was immediately terrified.

Along with the violent ups and downs of emotions, the extreme fear turned into anger, and the blood color in his eyes spread rapidly, covering his pupils, just like a bloodthirsty beast.

When the imperial guards were still seven or eight steps away, the civilians took the initiative to rush forward.

"Using bran and chaff for disaster relief is like treating us like livestock..."

"He angered He Bo and killed so many people, and now he won't let us go either!"

"Murder to silence the witnesses! They want to kill to silence the witnesses!"

"The Empress is incompetent and unjust, kill her!"

…

He actually dared to charge the Imperial Guards. This was undoubtedly a treason. Even the Imperial Guards were stunned for a moment and couldn't help but slow down their pace.

At this moment, a resounding order came from behind, "Capture them all, but if anyone resists, kill them all."

"yes!"

The imperial guards charged forward and dealt with the unarmed river workers as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

The fastest river workers in the front row fell one after another, all of them were killed by a deadly and ruthless move, leaving no room for maneuver.

After a while of hacking and killing, the corpses were piled up at their feet.

In this situation, not to mention the river workers, even the military would be afraid of the confrontation.

But the river workers had no intention of retreating and continued to charge forward fearlessly.

"Meng Jian, keep two tongues."

"yes!"

The conditions of these people were obviously different. Meng Jian shouldn't have left the eldest princess' side, but he still gritted his teeth and agreed, striding away.

At this moment, a barely perceptible cold light appeared out of nowhere from behind Qin Zhaoqiong and went straight for the side of his neck.

When it was three inches away from her skin, Qin Zhaoqiong became alert and her skin felt as if it was being pricked by needles.

It's just a thought, and it's too late to take action.

But the skin was not pierced. The cold light stopped three inches away and could not move forward any further.

The harsh sound of metal friction rang in the ears, and the silk thread seemed to appear out of thin air and pierce into nothingness, but everyone clearly heard the sound of the wind retreating rapidly.

"Protect His Highness!"

Meng Jian was pretending to leave the battle and was not running at full speed. When he saw the eldest princess being assassinated, he flew back.

The reason why he dared to reveal such a big flaw was because there was Yinzhe guarding secretly, but he didn't expect that he could really lure the person out.

Yinzhe raised his hand and used deadly golden thread as if threading a needle, forcing the assassin to flee frantically.

He looked disheveled, but in fact the gold thread did not touch the corner of his clothes at all.

After a few breaths, he forced it out of the range covered by the "force" and laid a dense silk net in the air before stopping.

Yinzhe stepped steadily into the void, looked at the white figure in the distance, and narrowed his eyes.

"You're trying to deceive people and conceal the truth. I should have known it was you, a bunch of stinking bugs."

Even if a third-rank warrior was lurking beside him, Yinzhe would not notice the other party's position until the last moment.

Only a sorcerer could quietly approach so close to her within the range of her "power";

The black turtle hit the dike, the nonsense, the river workers' riot... everything made sense. Sorcerers have always been good at deceiving people.

Everything in the world, including princes and nobles, the country, and all conflicts in the world can be involved.

If not, how could His Majesty have seized the title of Imperial Master at the beginning of his ascension to the throne and killed a group of sorcerers who were misleading the people?

He also recruited Chu Xinglan, the holder of the human plate, as the commander of Ziweitai to split the Tianyan Sect.

Without the protection of the imperial court and with internal unrest, the Tianyan Sect was eventually pulled down from the altar and had to live in seclusion in a corner.

After fourteen years of peace, they now dare to assassinate the royal heir!

"Xuanji Guard, you have great skills." Although the assassination attempt failed, Yan Wujiu remained calm. "Let's see if you can protect me today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly rushed into the golden wire net laid by Yinzhe like a ghost.

Those seemingly extremely sharp golden threads collapsed limply before touching his body.

Yinzhe's face was tense under the veil, and the sorcerer's methods were still so disgusting.

He picked up the golden thread again and flew forward.

At this moment, County Magistrate Lu, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly stood up.

He didn't know when he had clenched a dagger in his hand, and stabbed it into the eldest princess's abdomen with lightning speed.

Meng Jian, who was already close, had bloodshot eyes and swung his sword quickly. The sword blade, which was attached with true energy, extended half a foot and pointed directly at the county magistrate's neck.

"How dare you!"