Chapter 298
Just a moment ago I could see the rain curtain in the distance, but now I can only see a small area.
Zhang Cheng followed behind Shi Sheng, holding a large umbrella. His own clothes were almost soaked, but Shi Sheng's remained completely dry.
Another thunderclap boomed across the sky, and in the instant the lightning flashed, it seemed as if the sky itself had been cleaved open!
Startled by the thunder, Zhang Cheng's hand trembled, and he almost failed to stop the rain blowing into the city tower for Shi Sheng.
He hurriedly wiped the rain off his face and pleaded, "Your Majesty, your health is of utmost importance. The rain is intensifying, so why don't you go into the city to take shelter? If the Empress returns, I will report back immediately!"
Zhang Cheng's drenched appearance finally caught Shi Sheng's eye. Shi Sheng was anxious and restless. Seeing Zhang Cheng's unusually "slovenly" appearance, he didn't want to pay attention to him and closed his eyes in annoyance.
Zhang Cheng continued to comfort her, "Her Majesty is blessed with good fortune. If you were to harm your health because of this, she would likely be extremely worried upon your return..."
He was speaking at length, unaware that Shi Sheng had already been convinced by the saying "Good people are always blessed by Heaven."
Despite being a poor wretch with little luck, he managed to learn of all the plans ahead of time thanks to the combined efforts of the various princes, thus securing his throne.
Then there's no need to mention her.
Zhang Cheng glanced at Shi Sheng's expression out of the corner of his eye and saw that his tightly furrowed brows had relaxed as he fell into deep thought, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Before he could even vent his frustration, he saw Shi Sheng's face darken again.
Shi Sheng stared at the rain-covered curtain of clouds, and suddenly thought of the letter Ying Yi had sent back.
If it weren't for Shadow One's prior investigation that those people would make their move today, and the fact that it was all confirmed, he really wouldn't have believed the message Shadow One sent back.
What does it mean to be—
"Quickly evacuate the people within a hundred miles of the city! The colossal python is about to undergo its tribulation, and heavenly lightning will strike. The Empress cannot bear to see the people suffer and is currently dealing with it! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!"
He can no longer remember how he felt at the time, and even now he still feels a bit dazed.
Dark clouds were gathering in the sky toward the place where Yingyi was reporting, as if a bolt of lightning containing the wrath of the heavens would strike there at any moment!
"Boom—" A huge noise came, and a group of people standing at the city gate felt as if the ground was shaking!
"This is... divine wrath!" Someone in the city could no longer suppress their fear and cried out in alarm!
Those around Shi Sheng also had this thought in their hearts, but fearing the emperor, they had to suppress their fear.
Shi Sheng stood with his hands behind his back, observing everyone's expressions, waiting for the reckoning to come, but a note appeared in his palm.
"I am safe now, and I have nothing to worry about."
Shi Sheng was distracted, and the handwriting was not the familiar Yingyi handwriting.
The brushstrokes are like snakes and dragons, with sharp trails that seem capable of opening up the world, yet they are smooth and gentle at the turns.
The handwriting reflects the person; Shi Sheng, without hesitation, deduced the owner of the handwriting.
"There's no need to worry about anything..."
Outside the city, under the calamity of lightning.
Shadow One followed behind Ling Wu, not forgetting to retract his clone.
Having spent many years by the emperor's side, he had accumulated some imperial aura, which made his cultivation far superior to that of the three maids.
However, the continuous long-distance teleportation still took a toll on his mental energy.
Lingwu noticed his exhaustion and grasped a wisp of black mist, swirling it around her fingertips.
With his body trapped, Yingyi immediately made a move, but fortunately, Lingwu reacted at the last moment and grabbed him, forcibly suppressing her instincts.
"Your Majesty." He was held in Ling Wu's palm, a cloud of black mist swirling around him, his emotions unreadable.
—"Like," "Happy," "Smells good"
--"forever."
The black mist, beyond Yingyi's control, fed back these emotions to Lingwu.
"Shut up!" Shadow One snapped.
Lingwu lowered her eyes to look.
“Your Majesty, I wasn’t talking about you,” Yingyi explained.
If the black mist weren't so ethereal and intangible, he would have loved to abandon that wisp and disappear into a crack in the ground.
Ling Wu nodded, not taking it to heart.
The rain was heavy, but Linlang was very careful. While running, she used a bit of her Daoist power to shield Lingwu from the wind and rain.
The silver wolf beneath me ran very fast but steadily, and I didn't feel much shaking along the way.
"That's about it." Ling Wu patted the silver wolf's head.
Linlang's voice came from the silver wolf's head: "Yes." She slowly reduced her speed until she stopped. After Lingwu landed, Linlang returned to human form and retreated behind Lingwu.
Her gaze was intense, and even her cool, aloof eyes seemed capable of melting into a pool of water.
The Empress chose her.
The other two also stopped and reverted to human form.
Yuehui seemed lost in thought, unconsciously raising her hand to touch the jade-white hairpin in her hair bun.
If she wasn't mistaken, it seemed the Empress originally intended to choose her.
Linglu blinked and followed Lingwu's gaze.
A giant python was slowly swaying its massive body in the sky!
The figure of the man in the snow robe was no longer visible to the naked eye, and even the sound of the flute had stopped at some point.
"Then the rabbit will be eaten, right? It seems quite common for snakes to eat rabbits. Speaking of which, what would the meat be like if the rabbit were struck by lightning? I've never eaten a rabbit struck by lightning before!" Lingluo exclaimed.
Yuehui frowned deeply, took off the hairpin and rubbed it in her hand.
It seems like I've forgotten something, but what could it be?
"Hey? Have you seen Sui Sui?" Ling Luo belatedly turned her head to ask.
"..." Yuehui's breath caught in her throat. She had said she had forgotten something!
Linlang also shifted her gaze from Lingwu to Lingluo's face, her brows furrowing as she did so.
Lingluo, who was being stared at, silently approached Lingwu and whispered, "I didn't mean to spoil the mood."
After she finished speaking, she felt the gaze grow colder, and moved closer to Ling Wu again, pleading for protection with a wronged expression: "Your Majesty, they're going to hit me."
Lingwu didn't answer but asked in return, "Did you bring Sui Sui with you?"
Yuehui knew how much Lingwu doted on Suihui. Even though Suihui had fallen out of favor recently, the affection she had received over the past ten years was undeniable. "...Your Majesty, if you must punish someone, punish only me! It was I who decided to bring Suihui here."
Linlang also lowered her eyes: "This servant was also at fault."
Lingluo hesitated for a moment, then followed suit.
"It's fate, it has nothing to do with you." Ling Wu lowered her eyes. Even though she wasn't wet from the rain, her eyes were still damp with moisture.
Linlang couldn't bear to see her so sad. "Your Highness, I'll go save her." She was about to leave when Lingwu grabbed her wrist in time.
"Don't be ridiculous." Ling Wu frowned slightly. "I already know your identities. Going there now will only make me feel guilty. Besides, you must have brought her here because you were worried that she might make a mistake in the coup."
Lingwu did not let go of Linlang's hand, her tone gentle but unquestionable.
Furthermore, by putting herself in others' shoes and experiencing things firsthand, Linlang finally calmed down.
“But you’ll be sad…” Linlang choked up.
Lingwu patted her head and murmured softly, "It's just a matter of one life for another."
Linlang was very close, but she didn't understand what it meant.
What does "a life for a life" mean?
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