Chapter 56 The Charlatan National Preceptor Was Captured by the Dark-Faced Tyrant (14)
The guard leaned down and whispered a few words in his ear. Han Tie's gaze gradually turned to shock. "What the hell?"
Han Tie's face turned red with embarrassment, clearly not expecting that His Majesty and the Imperial Advisor had such a relationship!
He was so moved by the relationship between His Majesty and the Grand Preceptor, but it turns out he was wrong.
It's even possible for men to...
888: What else? Anyway, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei wouldn't do that.
To paraphrase 888, they're hugging and kissing each other right in front of you, and you're still acting like a madman.
Han Tie stammered for a long time, then fell silent.
So... he was actually the one who was the terrible teammate, right?
All the bodyguards: What else?
Han Tie was on the verge of tears, feeling a chill on his neck. Had he just been undermining his own emperor?
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Would His Majesty harbor resentment towards him because of this and then behead him?
He's taking tonics, but he's not even married yet!
The guards said: "You can say he's stupid, but he knows he's sabotaging things. You can also say he's not stupid, but he just can't see through His Majesty's scheme. It's just... outrageous."
Han Tie, on the verge of tears, looked at his good brothers with teary eyes, "I don't want to die—"
The guards patted him on the shoulder, comforting him, "It's alright, don't panic. His Majesty wouldn't be so petty about such a small matter. Haven't you noticed that His Majesty has been beheading people less frequently lately?"
"Maybe it will be a new beginning with me?"
The guards rolled their eyes at him. "Isn't it possible that His Majesty is busy with... you know... the Grand Preceptor, and simply can't care about you?"
"Besides, if His Majesty doesn't recover, he'll rebuild his image. In any case, being a tyrant is not good for his image in the eyes of the Grand Preceptor."
Han Tie muttered under his breath, "Our Emperor has been like this for more than just a day or two. The Grand Preceptor has known what kind of person he is for a long time."
Everyone: "..."
Although what you said is crude but reasonable, who was worrying about this and that just now? And then they dared to cricket at His Majesty?
You're truly one of those goofy idiots.
"Alright, just don't say things you shouldn't in the future, and try to keep your mouth shut."
Han Tie has no other redeeming qualities except that he listens to advice.
Seeing that he had taken it to heart, everyone smiled with relief and went to sleep.
Overall, the night was relatively peaceful.
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However, things were not peaceful at the Prince Ning's residence at this moment.
With no news from the dispatched guards for a long time, Xie Weiyan paced back and forth anxiously.
"Ning Er, has there been any news from Ning Yi yet?"
Ning Er appeared on the rooftop and then shook his head.
Normally, no news usually means... but he dared not provoke Xie Weiyan at this time.
Xie Weiyan had just sat down and poured herself a cup of tea when she heard the butler's anxious footsteps outside the door.
"How is it? Any news about Ning Yi and the others?"
The butler hesitated, and Xie Weiyan's heart skipped a beat. She knew something was wrong, and she gripped the corner of the table tightly, not daring to ask the butler for the result.
After hesitating for a long time, the steward finally spoke up, "Your Highness, our scouts have sent word that Ning Yi and his entire group have been wiped out."
Upon hearing the words "the entire army was wiped out," Xie Weiyan strangely breathed a sigh of relief.
He sneered, "Hmph! At least they're not stupid enough to know to commit suicide, otherwise I would never have let them and their families go!"
Ning Er was in the study with his head down and his eyes slightly red.
Those were brothers who had risked their lives with him, but not only did they lose their lives, their families also could not be kept safe.
They were wrong after all.
You may have followed the wrong person, but once you've done something, there's no going back.
The secret guards all knew how ruthless Prince Ning was. If anyone betrayed them, they would be tortured to the point of wishing for death, and even their families would not be spared.
Xie Weiyan then remembered that there was a third person in the study. He seemed to realize the inappropriateness of his words and quickly added:
"However, if you are loyal to me, I will naturally treat you well; but if you betray me..."
"You should know that I hate betrayal more than anything else in my life. If I find out, I will make you regret being born."
Ning Er knew that he was being warned, so he quickly pledged his loyalty, "Your Highness, rest assured, we will follow you to the death."
They had no choice but to follow him; if they had a better option, they wouldn't have entered the den of wolves that was Prince Ning.
If they weren't forced into it, who would...
Xie Weiyan waved his hand, and Ning Er obeyed, concealing himself once again.
After Ning Er left, Xie Weiyan suddenly looked at the steward and asked, "How could this be... Didn't Xie Hanzhou and the others only bring seven attendants? And they were all the kind who didn't know martial arts?"
The butler sighed upon hearing this.
"Your Highness, our people in Rain City have sent word that, in addition to those seven attendants, His Majesty has ten highly skilled bodyguards protecting him. No matter how many of our men we have..."
"Xie Hanzhou! You really have a brilliant plan!"
Xie Weiyan hurriedly asked him again, "Are you sure none of our people survived?"
The butler seemed to know the answer quite clearly: "Our people specifically checked, and all our bodies were there, but..."
"But what?" Xie Weiyan glanced at him sideways.
"What's strange is that all of our men were killed with a single sword strike, and none of them committed suicide by poison. That's very strange!"
“What’s even stranger is that most of our people were killed by two different sword techniques, one of which seems to be…”
Xie Weiyan continued, "It's Xie Hanzhou's swordsmanship, right?"
The butler nodded in agreement.
Xie Hanzhou's swordsmanship, like himself, is sharp and aggressive.
"And what about the other one?"
The butler shook his head. "I can't recognize it, but the other sword technique seems to be quite formidable as well. It's almost always a one-hit kill, and I can't figure out the specific method."
"However, it is clear that the man's martial arts skills are in no way inferior to His Majesty's."
Xie Weiyan was furious. "It seems Xie Hanzhou has found another accomplice. Our Emperor is truly a hidden master!"
Xie Weiyan's eyes gradually sharpened. "Since our people can't handle them, let's switch to someone else..."
"The others? What does Your Highness mean?" The steward asked, puzzled.
"So you want someone with high martial arts skills to protect you? Then I'll find an even more powerful assassin!" Xie Weiyan looked at him. "You go to the assassin's guild... never mind, I'll go myself."
The butler was startled.
He knew his prince had ideas, but he never expected his prince to have such ideas.
They actually went so far as to hire someone to kill him.
He dared not say anything, so he followed Xie Weiyan and quietly went to the Assassin's Pavilion in the middle of the night.
However, all of this was honestly reported to Xie Tingsheng by the person who was secretly observing.
Of course, Xie Weiyan was unaware of all this.
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