Chapter 193 Kill Him
Jian Yue was deeply shocked by this bad idea.
For a moment he even thought that he should not follow!
This thought came to my mind.
The system panel refreshed: "
Trigger temporary mission: [The Secret of Juxing Tower]
Mission details: Who doesn’t love Juxing Tower? Please explore the secrets of Juxing Tower~"
Jian Yue: “…”
Why does a system as powerful as gold add a tilde? !
And why are there no rewards?
Who would want to do this crappy task without any reward?
The system panel popped up again, and it seemed to know what Jian Yue was thinking about. The mechanical voice came again: "Hidden rewards, explore on your own."
Jian Yue smiled: "I just like to do small tasks."
Any reward in the copy could be used to save your life. As long as it can be triggered, it is best not to miss it. And His Majesty must have his reasons for wanting to go to Juxing Tower. Maybe it is related to the Xue family. He still has to go and take a look.
Think about this.
Jian Yue sat up and took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind: "Your Majesty! Since there is no other way, I will give it a try..."
Huangfu Chengyu glanced at him and said, "The King of Chu knows your face. Do you want everyone to know that I am here by going there like this?"
Jian Yue was stunned: "What should we do then?"
Huangfu Chengyu threw a token to the boss and said, "Book a private room, the kind that no one can see."
The boss took the token, took a look at it and immediately said, "Yes!"
Jian Yue was a little shocked, thinking why didn't you tell him this trick earlier, causing him to be worried for a long time!
After the boss left, Jian Yue asked, "Why didn't the boss mention this idea of booking a private room?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Juxing Tower is a place where various forces are intertwined. This kind of private room was already reserved by guests half a month ago. It is impossible for them to book a private room at the last minute."
Jian Yue was curious: "Since they are all booked, how can Your Majesty still order one?"
Huangfu Chengyu glanced at him and smiled: "There are very few things in this world that power cannot accomplish."
He stood in the cool breeze of the night, his figure straight as a pine tree. He was smiling, clearly smiling, but there was not much smile in his eyes. He was the most powerful monarch in the world, but he did not seem happy about it.
Inexplicable.
Jian Yue felt that Huangfu Chengyu was even annoyed by this.
"It's done." After a while, the boss came trotting over from the front room and said, "The carriage is ready for you, but do you need more people to follow?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "No need."
The boss just stood there respectfully and watched them go.
When Jian Yue got on the carriage, he looked back and saw him standing under the lantern of the shop, slightly bent over, very respectful. He subconsciously asked, "Is this also the property of His Majesty?"
In fact, as a slave, such a question was beyond what he should ask.
Huangfu Chengyu was not very angry. On the contrary, he enjoyed the fact that Jian Yue was too close to him. The man lazily leaned on the soft couch in the carriage to rest, his black hair draped over his shoulders. He said lazily, "My mother's."
Jian Yue knew that Huangfu Chengyu's biological mother had died early.
"She is a very rational woman." Huangfu Chengyu said, "Even entering the palace was her own choice. She wanted to provide more protection for the Xue family. She had no feelings for the late emperor, and giving birth to me was also a rational choice. She was also very rational when facing her own death. I have never seen her lose control."
Jian Yue sensitively realized that Huangfu Chengyu did not call the late emperor "father", and he did not have a good relationship with the late emperor, but the late emperor still passed the throne to him. What about the other princes of the late emperor during his lifetime?
It was as if he had never seen them.
Jian Yue asked tentatively: "How did the queen die?"
Huangfu Chengyu glanced at Jian Yue, who subconsciously felt that he shouldn't have said too much. Just as he was about to kneel down and apologize, Huangfu Chengyu slowly opened his lips and said, "Commit suicide."
Jian Yue's eyes slowly widened.
"The entire Xue family was executed." Huangfu Chengyu's tone was calm as if he was telling someone else's story: "She committed suicide by taking poison in the palace on the same day."
Jian Yue only felt that the oxygen in this small carriage suddenly became much thinner. He looked at Huangfu Chengyu, and it was hard to imagine how this person felt at that time. He whispered, "How old was your majesty at that time?"
Huangfu Chengyu thought for a moment and said, "I had just tied my hair at that time."
Jian Yue remembered that in ancient times, men would only tie their hair up when they were about fifteen years old.
He was already very sensible at the age of fifteen. All his relatives were executed in one day, and his mother committed suicide by taking poison. What a clear despair that must have been. He watched all his relatives leave him but was powerless to do anything. He was the only one left in the world, and there was a group of people in the whole palace who were eyeing him covetously. In the past, I only thought that Huangfu Chengyu had a fickle personality.
Jian Yue thought about it now and felt that anyone else would probably go crazy. In comparison, His Majesty's mental state was too stable!!!
Huangfu Chengyu saw his expression changing from time to time, and said, "These things are not secrets, almost everyone knows about them, don't you know?"
Jian Yue was shocked. He quickly said, "I grew up in a poor family and I am a loner. I don't know."
Huangfu Chengyu looked at him meaningfully and said, "I think you have a very cheerful personality."
Jian Yue: “…”
In fact, he has a lonely soul inside! !
After a few bumps, the carriage finally stopped in front of a large restaurant. The outside of the restaurant was decorated with lights and there were many people coming and going inside.
The leader stopped every guest who wanted to come in and said, "Please show us your invitation."
Jian Yue handed it over to Huangfu Chengyu.
The leader immediately became respectful upon seeing this: "Please follow me, sir."
After they entered, they did not need to walk through the hall, but only took the small remote staircase next to it. This was the passage to the private room. They went upstairs directly and unexpectedly reached the rooftop. There were two large rooms on the rooftop, one of which was already occupied, and the other was empty. The leader said, "Guests, please rest here. If you need anything, please ring the bell and someone will come immediately."
Huangfu Chengyu waved his hand.
The leader immediately retreated, and was well-trained from beginning to end.
Jian Yue felt that this place did not look like a place of brothels, but rather like some kind of high-end club. It seemed that the ancients also pursued the ultimate in enjoyment in this area.
Just sat down.
He heard a noise coming from the corridor outside.
"Your Highness the King of Chu!"
"Your Excellency, the Minister."
"I haven't seen His Highness for many years, but he is still full of energy!"
"The Minister is also very radiant."
Jian Yue heard the lively noise coming from next door.
It really is the King of Chu.
Then someone came in and handed over a book and said, "If there are any products that you are interested in, please ring the bell. Each ring costs 100 gold."
Huangfu Chengyu said slowly: "I understand."
Jian Yue took a deep breath. The monthly salary of officials in this dynasty is less than ten gold coins, and it costs one hundred gold coins to ring a bell here. Those who come are court officials from various departments. Can they afford it?
Although this is a private room, you can clearly see outside through the gauze curtain.
After a while, there was a clear sound of dance music coming from the instruments. The sound was ethereal. As the lights came on, women in red began to dance.
then.
After a while, someone walked up to the stage and began to introduce various treasures, just like in an auction house, but each treasure was brought up by a beauty from Juxing Tower, including necklaces, bracelets, and vases. Beauties as beautiful as flowers and jade held these expensive treasures, and those who competed in bidding called it admiring the treasures, using these elegant names to cover up their desires.
"The minister paid a hundred gold!"
"Sir Shangshu, one thousand gold!"
"It's Master Li, he's offering 10,000 taels!!"
The sound of bidding continued.
Jian Yue wondered where these officials got their money from. They said the treasury was empty, but these officials were all rich. If the common people had no money, then where did their money come from?
Huangfu Chengyu remained silent.
Until a jade pendant appeared. It was quite far away and Jian Yue had poor eyesight so he couldn't see it clearly.
But he understood the voice of the host: "This is a snake-shaped jade pendant, a real jade pendant from the temple. Whoever gets it will be blessed by God!"
The scene instantly became lively.
The host said: "Starting price, 100 gold!"
At this time, everyone heard the King of Chu next door speaking: "I will offer 10,000 taels of gold."
No one had ever seen the King of Chu take action before, so his words instantly heated up the atmosphere. After all, the King of Chu was rich and powerful, and those bidding against him did not want to offend him. It was estimated that if nothing unexpected happened, the jade would definitely be in the King of Chu's pocket.
However.
If nothing unexpected happened, of course an accident would happen.
Ding Ding Dong
The bell in the box next to the King of Chu, which had not been ringing for a long time, rang. The rooms on the top floor were very expensive, and only extremely powerful people could sit there.
The host was stunned and said quickly, "The guest from the top brand has also made an offer, 20,000 taels of gold."
The bidding has begun.
Next, no matter what price the King of Chu offered, the price of the room next door would double.
The King of Chu soon lost his patience and said, "I wonder who is next door? Can we meet? Today we are destined to be friends, but this item is not just a jade pendant to me, it is something from an old friend. Why don't you give me some face and let me have it?"
Huangfu Chengyu didn't say anything, but just glanced at Jian Yue.
Jian Yue pointed at himself: "..."
Me, me?
Seeing that the boss doesn't give any orders, the second rule of the workers' professional code is that they must learn to act according to the circumstances!
Jian Yue cleared his throat, and after his voice was no longer disguised as his own, he spoke: "Sorry, our host won't see guests."
The King of Chu paused and said with some regret: "If that's the case, then forget it."
The prices for the last two rooms were still very tight, and the King of Chu seemed to have finally given up after insisting for several rounds, and finally the jade pendant was delivered to their box.
Snake-shaped jade ring buckle!
Jian Yue saw Huangfu Chengyu open the box and reveal the jade pendant inside. It was truly an extremely beautiful jade pendant. In the middle of the round jade pendant, two snakes were entangled with each other, seemingly forming a circle!
Jian Yue felt that the shape of the snake was very familiar, and he couldn't help but ask, "Master, why did you take this photo?"
Huangfu Chengyu stroked the jade pendant and said, "This is something my grandfather had."
grandfather.
The old general of the Xue family?
Jian Yue immediately realized that this thing was a relic of the Xue family!
Huangfu Chengyu said: "When the Xue family was confiscated, many things were lost. These are some of them. Of course, the King of Chu is also collecting them. There should be some in his mansion."
Jian Yue said: "Why does he collect these?"
Huangfu Chengyu curled his lips, his dark eyes were deep, and he said slowly: "Of course I want to get closer to the temple."
The King of Chu is looking for a temple!!
Jian Yue was shocked. Wait, this temple should not be the one that everyone can worship now. Could it be the temple under the library that is guarded by several giant snakes?
No wonder the location of the temple is so hard to find. No matter whether you dig or use any other method, it is difficult to find the entrance. Is it because there are really a lot of people looking for the temple? Why are they looking for it? Are there any secrets in the temple?
It seems these things are very important...
Jian Yue's brain was working rapidly.
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Put the things away."
When Jian Yue came back to his senses, he saw Huangfu Chengyu casually handing something to him! Really casually! Inside was a box containing a jade pendant! !
"Master?" Jian Yue asked, "Since this thing is of such great significance, will you keep it for me?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Otherwise, should I carry the things myself?"
Jian Yue: “…”
That’s right.
Huangfu Chengyu saw how scared he was and said lazily, "Don't worry, although this jade pendant is valuable, there aren't that many people in the world who want it."
Jian Yue let out a light breath.
Scare yourself!
Huangfu Chengyu continued, "It's just priceless."
Jian Yue suddenly held the box tightly in his arms, looked left and right, and searched for enemies in the air. He felt that someone might appear from anywhere to snatch his treasure.
After a while.
The new rules have been implemented downstairs.
The new rule is to write poetry. Whoever can write a few good poems can win the treasure on the stage.
This Juxing Tower does have some treasures. The items sent up here are more noble than the last. Jian Yue was not interested in these things at first, until something came out and attracted his attention.
The host on the stage said: "The aurora night pearls in the East China Sea are as bright as the moon no matter what the circumstances!"
Jian Yue thinks this thing is good.
The audience in the live broadcast room also felt good:
"This way you don't need to exchange flashlights to go to the underground palace."
“It can be used at other times, too.”
"Doesn't the world in the painting often blow out the candles?"
No matter from which angle you look at it, this night pearl is definitely a must-have item for home and travel.
Jian Yue naturally wanted it too, and he asked excitedly, "Master, can we take a picture of this?"
Huangfu Chengyu's goal has been achieved. He is not very interested in the night pearls because he has plenty of them in his private vault. However, his little eunuch wants it, so he doesn't want to discourage his enthusiasm.
"Just ring the bell if you want." Huangfu Chengyu reminded him, "But you need to write a poem."
Jian Yue had no talent for writing poetry, but at least he was a good student and had received many scholarships in school. His desire for the night pearl went beyond his reason, so he pressed the bell.
The host said, "The theme of this round is the moon. Please read your poems aloud or write them on paper and send them out!"
Jian Yue originally wanted to write with a brush, but his calligraphy looked like a dog crawling on paper. As he kept writing, the paper ran out of space, but reciting poetry would easily expose his handwriting.
The more I wrote, the more anxious I became, and I was sweating profusely.
Just as he was spinning around like an ant, a slender hand with distinct joints appeared beside him. The man sitting next to him stood up and walked to his side. With a faint scent of plum blossoms on his body, Huangfu Chengyu said, "You read, and I will write."
Jian Yue was stunned at first, but then he had no time to be surprised. He thought for a moment and said softly, "The bright moon rises over the sea, and we share this moment across the world."
Huangfu Chengyu was a little surprised when he put pen to paper, and said sideways: "You wrote this? I have never read this poem before."
"No, no, of course not." Jian Yue hurriedly shook his head and explained, "This was written by a man named Zhang Jiuling. Your Majesty has not read it because... because I only saw it by chance."
Yuxi Tuandui
Although Huangfu Chengyu was puzzled, he did not ask any more questions. He just wrote down the poem and asked, "Are there any other poems in this poem?"
Jian Yue thought about it, and recited the remaining two sentences: "The lover complains about the long night, and gets up all night..."
As he was thinking about it, he felt a little uncomfortable.
After all, she had never read such a sentimental poem to anyone in her life. Her ears were a little red, but she finished reading in front of Huangfu Chengyu's smiling eyes: "I miss you."
Huangfu Chengyu raised his hand, and his cold fingertips rolled over Jian Yue's hot ear. He said, "Good poem."
Instead of having a cooling effect, Jian Yue's ears felt even hotter.
Jian Yue said quickly: "It is a good poem, with very good literary talent. I, a servant, can never write it."
Huangfu Chengyu looked at him and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. You have your own strengths."
Jian Yue was stunned. Huangfu Chengyu's fingers slid across his face again. It seemed that these hands brought scorching heat wherever they went. Jian Yue felt his heartbeat quicken inexplicably. It was strange. This was obviously his boss. Would an employee's heartbeat quicken for his boss? This was not written in the rules.
"Young Master..." Jian Yue said softly.
Huangfu Chengyu: "Hmm?"
He slowly withdrew his hand, and there was a little black ink mark on the fingertips. Jian Yue realized that it must have been accidentally splashed when he was writing. It turned out that the young master was just helping him wipe it off!
I was just overthinking it!
Jian Yue didn't know whether he was relieved or a little disappointed, but his heartbeat was still not calm, his mind was unstable! It was over, his loyalty to the boss was not sincere enough! !
Fortunately, the poem is finished.
Soon someone sent the poem out.
Jian Yue listened to many people reciting poems and felt that none of them had better meanings than his two lines. He thought he should win for sure, but after a while, the host said loudly and passionately: "Look up and think of the bright moon! Look down and see the frost on the ground!!"
After a while.
After reading Jian Yue’s words: The bright moon rises over the sea.
A rough and powerful voice rang out from the King of Chu's box: "When will the bright moon appear? Let's drink and ask the sky!!"
Jian Yue: “…”
Not my friend? Who is it?
Gao Fei and the others clearly didn’t follow us!
Because this person recited two sentences and the prize was finally given to him, Jian Yue was not even in the mood to pay attention to the fact that the night pearl was no longer a hope. What he was concerned about was who was the person next door?
After a while.
After the auction is over, there will be normal singing and dancing.
Someone knocked on the door, and the servant came in and bent over and said, "Sir, His Royal Highness the King of Chu said that it was a rare visit for you, and he prepared a feast to invite you to chat. He said that he had cleared away all the extra people, and just wanted to chat with you."
Huangfu Chengyu curled his lips. Jian Yue couldn't guess what he was thinking, nor did he know whether he would accept it. The man said slowly, "I know. Let him wait."
The attendants quickly withdrew.
There are not many people in this world who dare to treat the King of Chu with such an attitude. The noble status of this person is self-evident.
After Jian Yue and the others left, he whispered, "Master, are we really going? What if it's a Hongmen Banquet?"
Huangfu Chengyu stood up and said, "He doesn't dare."
Jian Yue agreed after thinking about it. The King of Chu still owed the Xue family a favor from the world. Besides, the emperor's identity was so sensitive. It would be fine if the assassination plan was not known. But if it was exposed, the image that the King of Chu had worked hard to build for many years would be ruined. Besides, there were so many eyes inside and outside the restaurant today, there was really no need for him to take such a big risk.
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Let's go and meet my uncle."
Jian Yue followed, and when they went over, they saw a burly man standing at the door, and next to him there was a gentle-looking man. Both of them should be the retainers of the King of Chu. He smiled and said, "The King will only let this distinguished guest in."
Huangfu Chengyu glanced at Jian Yue and said, "Wait outside."
Although Jian Yue was a little worried, since this was a decision made by his leader, he could not raise any objections and could only nod and agree.
After the emperor went in, he stood at the door.
Standing like this, he felt as if there was a sharp attack behind him. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that the two people at the door were always looking at him, and their gazes were a little fiery.
After a while.
The burly man was the first to lose his temper. He moved closer to Jian Yue and lowered his voice: "Odd numbers don't change, even numbers don't change."
Jian Yue: "...the symbol depends on the quadrant."
The burly man was so excited that he said to the scholar next to him, "It's true that you are comrades! I knew it!!"
The scholar held his forehead and said, "I've already told you not to use such stupid codes. Many people may know this kind of code. If you want to ask, you have to ask something more technical!"
The big man felt a little aggrieved: "Then you come!"
Then.
Jian Yue saw the scholar come closer, wave his fan with an unfathomable look, and slowly lower his voice and say: "You are the most beautiful cloud in my sky."
"...Let me use my heart to keep you here?"
The scholar gave him an affirmative look: "Correct answer!"
The big man walked over and said, "Oh my god, we finally found other people. When we first came here, we thought there were only two of us in this place, and this guy was always uncomfortable. Now it's great! We are all one family!"
Jian Yue couldn't help but ask: "Are you from Northeast China?"
"How did you know that?" The big man said, "I was thinking I'd introduce myself to you."
The audience in the live broadcast room burst into laughter:
"Are these the two strongest twins in the Fire Realm?"
"Ah, this flavor is unmistakable, it's Brother Yu!"
"No. 15 on the top 100 list, right? The elder brother has extremely high martial arts skills, while the younger brother has low martial arts skills but a very high IQ!"
“Some of my favorite anchors met up!!!”
The scholar pushed the big man aside with a look of despair on his face. He walked over to Jian Yue and said politely, "Excuse me, if you don't mind, can you please lend me a hand to talk? I think since we are both tasked, our goals should be the same. We follow different masters and obtain different intelligence. How about exchanging some information?"
Jian Yue said: "Your Majesty and the Prince are both inside, I'm afraid this is not convenient."
The scholar smiled and said, "Don't worry, there are secret guards everywhere. Besides, the two people inside probably have something to discuss and don't want to be disturbed by us blocking the door."
Jian Yue thought about it and decided that it would be okay to leave for a while, so he nodded and agreed.
The three of them walked to a small private room next door. The entire floor had been cleared out, so this small room was empty.
As soon as the big man came in, he said, "Oh my god, I'm starving. Hurry up and get someone to bring some food."
The scholar said to Jian Yue, "The duck at Juxing Tower is really a specialty. Why don't we try it together? Of course, Steward Wang must have tasted better ones in the palace, so he may not like it."
Jian Yue found that this scholar was a very smart person. He quietly revealed his position beside the King of Chu to him and tested him. He smiled and said, "Of course I like you. I'm actually hungry too, so you're welcome."
If you say he is very wise.
Ruoyu laughed wildly next to him: "Brother, why are you being so polite? We are all family. I tell you, this duck tastes really good. My brother ate it last time and he was still secretly eating it in his room at night..."
The scholar expressionlessly used his fan to hit the big man's head, leaving a bump, and then smiled at Jian Yue and said, "Please sit down."
Jian Yue sat down in the weird atmosphere with the big man yelling.
The scholar sat down and waited for the dishes to be served before sitting back down and saying to Jian Yue, "Manager Wang, since we have revealed our identities, let's open the skylight and talk about the disclosure. My brother and I have reviewed the mission, which is to find out about the Xue family and fulfill their last wish. I think you have discovered that something is wrong with the national master and the painting, and that they used snakes to confuse people and create illusions."
Jian Yue was a little frightened. The young man opposite was too smart. He only had these clues. He had already completed the investigation outside the palace.
"It seems that we are at the same stage." The scholar said, "You may not know that outside the pass was where General Xue used to be stationed. There is also a temple there. My brother and I went in there once and risked our lives to find out this information. I am telling you this not to show off, but to let you know my sincerity."
Jian Yue said: "This is all the information I know. I'm afraid there is nothing else to exchange."
The scholar smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as we build an alliance, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. I took the risk to meet you today because I actually have something very important to say."
Jian Yue: "Go ahead."
The scholar said, "We found in the temple outside the pass that these snakes actually recognize their masters. As long as they are alive, they will continue to reproduce and continue to absorb people's spirits from the paintings. These snakes are actually similar to poisonous insects. They have masters. Only when their masters die can these poisonous insects be truly exterminated. Truly exterminating these harmful creatures is the last wish of the Xue family."
Jian Yue frowned slightly. He looked into the scholar's eyes and suddenly had a bad feeling: "Who are their owners?"
The scholar slowly wrote his name on the table with wine.
"Pah"
The wine glass in Jian Yue's hand fell to the ground.
"Kill him." The scholar's eyes were firm. He smiled, as if bewitching: "In this way, our mission is accomplished."
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