Chapter 511 The Last Journey

Under the suppression of the Black Scale Cavalry, the long street soon returned to peace.

Yun Chen rode the Cloud-Swallowing Beast and continued towards the palace gate.

What was different from before was that this time, there was a carriage behind the Cloud-Swallowing Beast, which looked like it was used to pick up Nan Lijun, as if it made it clear that Yun Chen was determined to save the emperor at the cost of his own life.

Along the way, there were Black Scale Cavalry patrolling and defending everywhere.

Everyone recognized Yun Chen and respected and revered him from the bottom of their hearts. No one dared to step forward to stop him.

When they arrived at the palace gate, Jiao Zuotai came to greet them in person.

He changed his arrogant attitude because he knew how important Yun Chen was in Yan Shijiu's heart and that she was about to become the mistress of the Three Kingdoms. He also knew that he didn't need to hide anything in front of Yun Chen.

He said respectfully to Yun Chen:

"The master has decreed that you are free to come and go within the Three Kingdoms. You can enter the palace and wait for the success ceremony with the master, or you can return home to rest. However, 'trading your life for Nanli Jun' is absolutely impossible. You should know that it is just a show."

Yun Chen sat high on the horse and glanced at Jiao Zuotai from under his eyes.

"Get out of the way, I want to go into the palace."

"Yes, sir."

Jiao Zuotai agreed, jumped onto the carriage, and carefully checked it inside and out, even the bottom of the carriage.

There was only a jar of wine and some cakes and snacks inside. Once the curtain was lifted, everything was visible. Not only could a person not be hidden inside, even a cat could not hide inside.

But Jiao Zuotai still touched every place carefully with his hands, and even lifted up the thick felt carpet on the ground to check.

When he was concentrating on checking, Yun Chen suddenly spoke:

"Then I grant you my request."

Jiao Zuotai was stunned for a moment, obviously not reacting to what Yun Chen was saying. Then he met Yun Chen's firm gaze as if it was a promise, and immediately recalled the scene of the decisive battle in Youzhou that year.

When he and Yun Chen were fighting alone and she almost killed him with a dagger, he had mouthed something to her.

There were nine words in total, and Yun Chen had never forgotten them.

She didn't understand it at the time, but now she knows very well that all the evil deeds of Jiao Zuotai, this vicious dog, were driven by his evil master Yan Shijiu.

Jiao Zuotai was nothing more than a pawn who was caught in a weak spot and coerced.

But the sin of massacre cannot be easily forgiven once it is committed.

She remembered vividly how Jiao Zuotai killed Huo Leiting and Yun Zhongjun on the battlefield, and then insulted their corpses by making them into scarecrows made of human skin.

But she couldn't lose her temper right now. She had to be patient and even show kindness in order to sneak into the palace.

Yun Chen quickly glanced at the carriage with his peripheral vision, his hands nervously grasping the reins, but his expression remained calm. He looked into Jiao Zuotai's eyes and repeated:

"I promise you that request, and I will do what I say."

Jiao Zuotai showed gratitude on his face and felt that the carriage had been inspected thoroughly enough. He quickly re-laid the felt carpet, jumped out of the carriage, and bowed deeply to Yun Chen.

Yun Chen immediately drove the carriage through the palace gate and headed straight to the Yong'an Palace.

From a distance, she saw Yan Nineteen pacing back and forth in the hall.

He stopped from time to time to look at the sky. It didn't seem like he was waiting for the Dongyan army that he thought was coming to rescue him, but more like he was waiting for some important person.

He looked extremely conflicted, hoping and afraid at the same time.

"Yun Chen, don't even think about getting close to me or killing me. Remember your best brother Xun Jian? His family, his widow Liu, his wife's younger sister, and their two children. You should have thought of—

When the Black Scale Cavalry broke through Yancheng, I sent people to capture them. I'm the only one in the world who knows where they are. If you kill me now, they'll starve to death in this deserted place. This is my only way to contain you, so don't blame me.

As soon as Yun Chen stood in the hall, Yan Shijiu threw out these words.

Very thorough, very vicious, and very Yan Shijiu.

Yun Chen was silent for a long time before speaking again:

"Okay. Then let me see the Emperor."

Yan Shijiu looked Yun Chen up and down, taking in every detail of her body.

He didn't think Yun Chen had the ability to rescue Nan Lijun single-handedly. She was not a great immortal. No matter how powerful she was, it was impossible for her to defeat the 40,000 Black Scale Cavalry in the city alone.

Yun Chen should be very clear about this, but she still insisted:

"Let me see the emperor, pay my respects to him, and then I'll leave."

Yan Shijiu frowned. He understood Yun Chen's loyalty to the emperor, but he wouldn't go to so much trouble to come here just to send Nan Lijun to drink a jar of beheading wine?

He didn't know what Yun Chen was hiding. Although she was not good at calculating and lying, it didn't mean she was stupid.

On the contrary, she is more perceptive than anyone else.

Once they start to cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace, it will be enough to make the Black Scale Cavalry inside and outside the palace suffer.

Thinking of this, Yan Shijiu pointed at the carriage she brought and said mockingly:

"Since you were able to bring the carriage into the palace, it means A'tai has already had people inspect it. Unfortunately, this carriage can only return empty. You can't take Nanli-jun with you."

Hearing Yan Shijiu say this, Yun Chen did not show any surprise or disappointment. She just sighed and said sincerely:

"I know I can't save the emperor. I just want to see her and let her know that there are still people who care about her and are willing to save her. She has not been abandoned by this world."

The last sentence struck Yan Shijiu's heart, and made him tear up.

Yun Chen, ah Yun Chen, no matter what situation you are in, you will always kiss the ruthless person with warmth.

From the time the Black Scale Cavalry broke through the palace gate until now, Yan Shijiu only ordered people to surround Feng Yutian Palace and not allow anyone to enter and disturb it. He never visited Nan Lijun once.

He was not afraid to face her surprise, disappointment, and collapse at the truth.

Perhaps, he just wanted to give Nan Lijun a last bit of dignity and didn't want to see a shadow that looked particularly like him and was particularly failed and destitute.

He knew very well how similar he and Nan Lijun were in some ways. Both of them were resentful people who were neglected by the world.

For some unknown reason, Yan Shijiu nodded.

Yun Chen said "thank you" and turned to go to Feng Yutian Palace. He suddenly asked:

"Yun Chen, if I lose and am trapped in a desperate situation like Nan Lijun, will you also come and see me off like this?"

Yun Chen almost blurted out "No!"

Her heart was filled with hatred and pain, the pain of losing her close friends and relatives, the unforgettable nausea that night at the Green Water Pond, and the despair and grief of losing Huo Gannian.

But when she thought about it and realized that she was going to die soon, she suddenly felt that everything could be forgiven.

"Yes," she said.

Yan Shijiu smiled contentedly and stopped walking around the hall like a headless fly. He sat down steadily on the steps and looked into the distance.

"You go ahead, I'll wait for him."

Yun Chen didn’t understand who this “he” was, and instinctively followed Yan Shijiu’s gaze.

I saw that the northern sky was covered with thick clouds and the sharp blue was vast, which was the direction of Luojiang.