Xiao Ziwu's palm strike was merciless; the old general's outer iron armor was cracked, like a spider web breaking outwards from the center.
Gu Yi had witnessed his terrifying power at the palace banquet, but now that he had experienced it firsthand, he was still awestruck by his powerful internal strength.
Xiao Ziwu's long eyelashes drooped, a layer of gloom lingering at the corners of his eyes. His tone was as cold as a blade, "If you still can't learn to speak human language, I will let you enter the cycle of reincarnation as you wish."
The old general had seen his share of storms and was not easily intimidated by small matters, but he sensed a chilling aura emanating from this young man who had just reached the age of twenty!
His innate royal majesty seemed to shroud him in a thin golden light. Compared to the frail second prince, he was more like an emperor with profound authority who never showed his emotions!
The old subordinate, his jaw clenched and he began to fight, but a chill ran down his spine and he stopped.
Xiao Ziwu's coldness vanished. With a gentle wave of his hand, which could send someone flying several meters away, he gently patted the top of the woman's head, signaling her to continue.
Tianyun moved a low stool over and tugged at His Highness's wide sleeves to make him sit down. Xiao Ziwu sat down as usual and instinctively reached out to pull the little woman into his arms.
They openly displayed their intimacy as if they were one with each other in front of them.
Tianyun sighed slightly, "Just now, all you had to do was hand over the letter of treason, and I could give you this antidote. But now I've changed my mind. You have to tell me everything you know about Mu Chengye's schemes before I can give you the antidote."
She shook the medicine bottle in her hand, and a few pills inside collided with the bottle, making a pleasant soft sound.
She successfully drew Gu Yi's attention, her bloodshot eyes fixed on the bottle of antidote.
If it were a real gunshot wound on the battlefield, that would be quick and easy, but this strange, intertwined itching and pain deep in his bones made Gu Yi so frantic that he wanted to kill someone!
"you!"
This woman was pushing her luck, and Gu Yi glared at her angrily.
Tianyun swung her toes and leaned against the man's arm: "You can hesitate a little longer. Not only will you suffer twice the pain, but perhaps... I will change my mind and make you reveal even more secrets."
With her cherry-pink lips slightly parted, she uttered words full of malice, adding fuel to the fire of Gu Yi's already crumbling defenses. His gaze then turned to Xiao Ziwu.
Xiao Ziwu remained silent and indifferent, his eyes filled with nothing but indulgence, displaying the depraved demeanor of a tyrant who thought, "You can do whatever you want, I'll clean up your mess."
Gu Yi ground his back teeth hard.
Even now, he still can't believe that after fighting on the battlefield for most of his life, outwitting and outmaneuvering the enemy, he would ultimately be defeated by a mere little girl who hasn't even grown up yet, all because of a plate of fruit.
His lifelong reputation!
...
"Okay, I'll tell you."
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That day, Gu Yi was dragged into the burning gold mine by several subordinates, where they chained a young woman to a pillar, called her a female dog, and whipped her for their amusement.
Gu Yi had always despised such humiliating and amusing behavior, so he just silently drank without participating. He then wrote down the series of unexpected events that followed.
All he remembered was that after he sobered up, there was a woman lying next to him whose lower body had been emptied, her eyes wide open in death.
Gu Yi only saw a crimson expanse.
Bright red blood dripped continuously, soaking the entire bedsheets.
He was sobered up by the shock, and when he reached out to touch his manhood, it was also covered in bloodstains. All signs pointed to the fact that he had murdered the woman...
Gu Yi was speechless and unable to defend himself, thus being dragged onto Mu Chengye's pirate ship.
However, in order to make Gu Yi truly submit to Xiao Limin, Mu Chengye revealed some secrets to him that others did not know.
For example, Xiao Ziran is Mu Chengye's son—
For example, Xiao Limin's yang energy is waning, making him infertile. It is highly likely that Xiao Ziran will inherit the throne in the future. If Gu Beiye marries Xiao Ziran, she will become the Empress, the mother of the nation.
Such as these.
To win over Gu Yi, this big fish, Xiao Limin spared no expense, not even hiding such secrets from him.
Upon hearing this, Tianyun was secretly astonished. He had heard that when Xiao Ziyan was young, he often followed behind Xiao Limin and could be considered a childhood sweetheart of Princess Xinhui.
It seems that Xiao Ziyan has completely learned Xiao Limin's bad habit of not taking women seriously, and his ability to make empty promises to women is exactly the same!
Taking a few strands of His Highness's dark hair and tying them together with his own, Tianyun casually chimed in, "So you knew that the Burning Gold Cave was a trap set for you by Xiao Limin, but you still couldn't resist the temptation of your daughter ascending to the Phoenix Throne?"
Gu Yi nodded with a look of shame.
Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them.
His favorite daughter was Gu Beiye, so even after he realized that his subordinates had been bribed by Mu Chengye, Gu Yi still followed the Prince of Qi.
No wonder Tianyun thought that Prince Qi's face was even whiter than a woman's when they first met, and his temperament was gentle yet revealed an undeniable femininity. It turns out that he had a problem in that area!
Thinking this, she glanced up at the prince, who had been silent all along, and found that he did not seem surprised.
Xiao Ziwu keenly noticed the little woman's questioning gaze and kissed her pretty nose.
"What's wrong?"
"Your Highness already knew all this?"
Xiao Ziwu shook his head slightly. His master had sent a message by carrier pigeon mentioning that the secret medicine left by his mother from the previous dynasty was missing. He vaguely guessed that Xiao Limin must have some incurable disease, but he did not know that he had atrophy of the tendons.
He briefly recounted the whole story, and Tianyun was shocked and furious upon hearing it. Looking at His Highness, a hint of heartache appeared in her beautiful, misty eyes: "Xiao Limin actually killed Consort Li for a worthless medicine. He is truly inhuman!"
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