Chapter 813 The King's Wrath (First Update)

"Dragon One Dragon One!"

The feeling of Xiao Jingkong being carried on Long Yi's back, scaling walls and leaping across rooftops, and whistling through the night wind made him feel incredibly cool.

Instead of being afraid, he was so excited that he shouted loudly!

Long Yi wore a mask, making it impossible to see his emotions, but Gu Jiao could sense the relaxation in his heart.

He was very happy.

The days of being an assassin were filled with endless killing. Although he has forgotten his past, such a life is not without its simple beauty.

Watching the two children jumping and playing in the night, Gu Jiao sighed and said, "They really are carefree."

Gu Chengfeng had been listening for so long that his ears were practically perked up like donkey ears. He finally couldn't help but speak up: "They seem carefree now, but have you thought about it? Liao Chen's father is dead, and Liao Chen is very likely to be the third Shadow Lord. He became a monk and didn't get married or have any offspring. Jing Kong might be the fourth. If Long Yi's mission is to kill the Shadow Lord, then once Long Yi regains his memories, he might very well target them both."

He paused, then looked at Xiao Heng with a hint of sympathy in his eyes, "Don't be complacent. You also have the blood of the Xuanyuan family flowing in your veins. Who knows, he might kill you too. In my opinion, you shouldn't help Long Yi regain his memories. He's fine as he is."

Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao both looked at Long Yi, who was carrying Xiao Jingkong on his back and moving through the night.

Whether it was their imagination or not, he seemed to exude a profound sense of loneliness.

A person who doesn't know who they are, where they come from, where they are going, or what mission or purpose they are carrying, is as if they have been excluded from the whole world.

He didn't have this confusion when he thought he was a Dragon Shadow Guard.

But now he knows he is no longer a Dragon Shadow Guard.

Looking at Long Yi's tall and lonely figure, Xiao Heng said, "He has the right to know who he is."

Gu Chengfeng shook his head incredulously: "You're insane, you're really insane! Don't you know he's Shitian? The number one assassin of the six kingdoms who could defeat Anhun! He became famous at the young age of thirteen and was already a fearsome god of death! He's regained his memories, you're all going to die!"

He looked at Gu Jiao, "Why don't you try to persuade him? You've seen what Long Yi is like. When that guy gets ruthless, none of them will survive!"

Gu Jiao held Xiao Heng's warm hand with one hand and stroked her delicate chin with the other: "How about we start by teaching Long Yi to speak?"

Gu Chengfeng: "..."

The crown prince was taken back to the Duke's mansion.

Gu Chengfeng wasn't very polite to him, splashing him with a basin of cold water to wake him up. The Crown Prince jolted awake, sat up, and was about to shout angrily when he saw that Gu Jiao's foot had already been lifted.

He silently swallowed the words that were about to slip out.

Only Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng were in the room. The Crown Prince had never seen Gu Chengfeng's face before, but he had seen Gu Jiao.

His expression turned cold, and he said sternly, "Xiao Liulang, how dare you! You actually kidnapped the Crown Prince of Great Yan!"

Gu Jiao ignored him, only giving Gu Chengfeng a quick glance.

Hurry up and take it over, it's annoying.

Gu Chengfeng "took" the Crown Prince to the next room.

It was late at night, and everyone in the courtyard had gone to bed. Xiao Jingkong had also fallen asleep on Long Yi's back on the way back.

But the king remained awake.

Gu Chengfeng pushed the person into the back of the house and then turned to leave: "You two have a good talk, I'm leaving now!"

He turned and went into his room, where he and Gu Jiao pressed their ears against the wall.

The oil lamp inside was dim, emitting a faint aroma of liniment and wound medicine.

The king, wearing a bamboo hat, sat on a grand chair by the window, his face shrouded in light and shadow, yet his sharp eyes shone with a keen light.

The crown prince didn't see clearly at first glance, then straightened his posture and asked arrogantly, "Who are you? Why have you captured me?"

The king slammed his hand on the table, his imperial aura fully unleashed: "You audacious rebellious son!"

The crown prince was so frightened by the familiar, stern shout that his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground: "Father?!"

With the angle changing, he finally saw the face beneath the straw hat.

That's right, it was his father, the emperor.

The Crown Prince asked cautiously, "Father, did you order Xiao Liulang to capture me? Where is this? Why did you capture me, Father?"

The king took in the crown prince's doubts and understood the situation—he was unaware of the truth about the real and fake kings.

This shows that he was not involved in this matter.

This realization made the king feel somewhat better.

The king said calmly, "You don't need to worry about where you are. Just remember what I'm about to tell you."

The Crown Prince respectfully said, "Father, please speak."

The king said solemnly, “Your mother, Lady Han, plotted a rebellion. I was persecuted by her and left the palace last night.”

These three short sentences were like a bolt from the blue, leaving the prince completely stunned.

The crown prince looked up at the king in disbelief and said, "Father... what are you saying? I don't understand. Mother plotted to harm you... are you talking about the witchcraft? Father, please see the truth, Mother is innocent! She was framed by a villain! She never intended to be disloyal to you..."

The king glanced at him and asked in a deep voice, "Then how do you think I left the palace?"

The crown prince was taken aback, not understanding the meaning behind the king's words.

Yes.

My father just said that he was no longer in the palace last night.

That's not right. This morning, Father Emperor went to court and issued an imperial edict restoring him to the position of Crown Prince.

The king gave the crown prince a deep look and said, "The king in the palace is a fake."

The crown prince was struck another heavy blow to the heart: "The ones in the palace... are fake... then..."

Was the imperial edict restoring him to the position of crown prince also a fake?

He said, "How could I have turned things around so quickly?"

His father, his father, had no intention of restoring him to the throne, nor did he intend to investigate the Imperial Preceptor and Shangguan Yan; it was all his mother's scheme—

"No, no...that's not how it is...I don't believe it!"

He stood up with a murmured voice, looking at the king in the light and shadow with an utterly unfamiliar gaze: "My mother would never betray my father..."

The king stared straight at him: "Then how do you explain the fact that there is another king in the palace? You don't think that at this hour, I secretly left the palace and staged a scene with two kings to deceive you, do you?"

The king didn't need to go through such trouble to deal with the crown prince and the Han family.

The crown prince was speechless for a moment.

However, he still could not accept the fact that he had been reinstated as crown prince by a fake imperial edict.

He finally managed to fly back to the clouds, he doesn't want to fall down again!

The crown prince clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "No...no...my father isn't a fake...if there really are two rulers...then the fake one...must be you! My father despises Xiao Liulang the most! Xiao Liulang is arrogant and disrespectful of imperial authority. He never kneels before my father, and he even colluded with the Duke of Anguo...that's also something my father despises...besides, he's from a lower country...how could he defeat so many outstanding scions of noble families from higher countries and seize the position of commander of the Black Wind Cavalry? All of this is something my father cannot tolerate!"

"If what you say is true, and you are indeed my father, and you were forced out of the palace, you would never have gone to find Xiao Liulang! My father trusted the Wang family the most... The first person he should have gone to was Wang Xu!"

"You've been exposed, haven't you? Although I don't know what methods Xiao Liulang used to find someone who looks and sounds so similar to my father, a fake is a fake! I advise you not to help the wicked, otherwise, with my father's methods, you will wish you were dead!"

After hearing the crown prince's eloquent words, the king did not immediately refute him, but fell silent.

The room suddenly fell silent.

The prince wasn't sure if his ears were ringing, but he could only hear his own heavy breathing and his heart pounding.

"So, this is the kind of person I am in your heart."

From the darkness came the king's disappointed voice.

The prince's heart skipped a beat, and he almost instinctively wanted to shout something, but he held back.

The last glimmer of light in the king's eyes faded.

Even if the Crown Prince could call out "Father Emperor," he wouldn't be completely disappointed.

Look.

This is the crown prince he chose despite opposition from all sides.

This is the son he has carefully nurtured for many years.

This is the future ruler he chose for the Great Yan.

"No need to eavesdrop anymore, come over here."

He said wearily.

The crown prince was taken aback.

What eavesdropping?

What, come here?

What is Father Emperor going to do?

No, he's not his father!

His real father is in the palace!

Gu Chengfeng strode into the room and grabbed the Crown Prince's collar: "Let's go!"

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The conversation with the crown prince brought the king's regret to its peak. He finally tasted the bitterness of being betrayed and abandoned by everyone, which was even more painful than he had imagined.

Xuanyuan Li, if only I hadn't betrayed you back then—

But where in the world is there such a thing as "what if"?

There are only consequences and results.

The crown prince was taken to the woodshed, where Gu Chengfeng found a rope and tied him up.

The Crown Prince sat in his chair, unable to move his hands and feet. He looked coldly at Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng: "What are you trying to do?"

Gu Chengfeng held the stick and smiled mischievously.

(End of this chapter)