After confirming that the female corpse had really left, Liang Qiufei finally breathed a sigh of relief, and her whole body unconsciously collapsed.
Tired, weak, and don't want to be bitten.
Then he remembered his behavior just now, lowered his head and covered his face.
Oh my god, what was he doing just now? Was he acting like a spoiled brat? I've never done anything like this in all my life. It's really... inexplicably shameful.
I simply leaned back, lay on the ground, and closed my eyes.
Never mind, the deed has been done. What the female corpse thinks is her business.
Whether he was pretending to be drunk or really drunk, he was drunk. He didn't remember anything, didn't know what happened, and didn't know what he did.
Yes, that's it.
After dealing with the assassin, Zi Jin had already run back, stood aside and witnessed everything that happened, and... fell into a state of red hearts in his eyes.
After the master left, Liang Qiu Fei also fell to the ground due to being "drunk". Zi Jin hurried over and squatted down, staring at the person on the ground with a blank expression.
Liang Qiufei was silent for a moment, then opened her eyes slightly and looked over in confusion.
The little skeleton clenched his teeth tightly, seeming a little embarrassed. Then, he said shyly, "Brother, can you treat me like you did to the master just now?"
Liangqiu Feiye: "..." What kind of devil are you?
In response to this ridiculous request, he closed his eyes and pretended to be drunk and asleep.
Zi Jin shook his head with some regret, and then he was lost in someone's outstanding face again.
Yeah, she looks so pretty even when she's sleeping...
In the forest, the atmosphere fell into silence for a moment. A person pretending to be drunk and a crazy skeleton were in the middle of the silence and harmony.
Until a panicked scream was heard, which attracted the patrolling guards to run over and realize what was happening.
Zi Jin blinked, his skeleton shook, and he disappeared into the air.
"Ninth Prince? Ninth Prince, are you okay?"
The guard strode over and squatted down to check on Liangqiu Feiye.
After confirming that he was just drunk, not injured, and not dead, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to greet the brothers who came with him.
After a while, the entire palace was in motion.
And Liangqiu Feiye, with the help of the guards, was sent to the nearest palace.
After drinking a bowl of sobering soup, Liang Qiufei woke up from his "drunk" state.
"Feier, what do you feel?" The emperor stood beside the bed, his expression full of worry.
Liang Qiufei also held his dizzy head and squinted at the people standing around the bed.
"Um...what's wrong?"
Hearing this, the emperor frowned, then quickly smiled again, "Fei'er, do you remember what happened just now? Why did you end up in the woods?"
Liang Qiufei also tilted her head and thought for a moment before answering, "It seems a palace maid said that my tenth brother was looking for me, so I went over."
The emperor paused for a moment, then asked, "What else? What else?"
"...No, I don't remember." Liang Qiu Fei also shook his head.
As for other things, remember, don’t talk about them.
Zi Jin's move was swift and powerful enough, and Liang Qiu Fei probably saw something of it... The deaths of those assassins were indeed quite tragic.
It's the kind of thing that makes you dare not look at it a second time after taking one look. It's obviously not something an ordinary person can do.
If he admitted to knowing something, he would have to explain who had saved him and who had killed the assassin in such a brutal and ruthless way.
The existence of the female corpse and the little skeleton cannot be revealed, at least he cannot say it before they choose to be born.
Besides... he was pretending to be drunk. If he said he knew what happened, he would not be able to explain where the female corpse was.
The emperor frowned, then relaxed his brows and smiled at Liangqiu Fei. "It's okay if you don't know. I'll send someone to take you back. Have a good rest."
Liang Qiufei was naturally happy to be free without being questioned any further, and nodded to indicate that she understood.
The emperor stood up and ordered someone to send the ninth prince back to his residence later, then strode out.
At this time, many ministers and some concubines in the harem were gathered outside, talking in low voices.
Today is the emperor's birthday banquet, which should have been a lively day, but unfortunately, such a big event happened.
The ninth prince, who was greatly favored by the emperor, was assassinated and nearly lost his life.
Who planned all this behind this incident? Everyone has similar questions in their minds.
Most of those who can stand here are smart people, so naturally they don’t think that this matter will be easy.
Seeing the emperor coming out with a cold face, everyone quickly shut their mouths, nodded and stood still.
The emperor glanced at everyone and finally set his sights on the Minister of Justice. "Investigate this for me. If you can't find out, I'll use the lives of your entire Zhao family as compensation!"
The Minister of Justice was a square-faced, dark-faced man. He couldn't help but shudder when he heard this. The emperor was... threatening his entire Zhao family!
Kneeling down, Zhao Yan said with a bitter face, "As you command, Your Majesty!"
The emperor walked down the stairs, and each step made a sound, as if hitting everyone's heart.
"If they are outsiders, I will hunt them down with all my might and kill all nine generations of their clan; if they are..."
If the emperor hadn't continued speaking, everyone present would have felt a shudder in their hearts and their expressions would have become serious.
According to Liangqiu Feiye and several people nearby at the banquet, a palace maid summoned him out in the name of the Tenth Prince.
The palace maid led Liangqiu Fei into the forest, and then the assassins took action.
The palace was heavily guarded, yet the assassin was able to sneak in so easily and even knew the most secluded places in the palace.
The incident is full of weirdness, and combined with the recent tense atmosphere among the princes, the truth... does not seem difficult to guess.
Seeing the emperor walking away surrounded by his followers, everyone stood up, looked around, said nothing, and dispersed.
This is not a good place. No matter what you want to say, think about it slowly when you get back.
No one noticed that the third prince standing beside him had a pale face and a panicked look in his eyes.
In other words, those who noticed chose to remain silent.
…
In the dim underground, in a luxuriously decorated hall.
The man in the purple robe sat cross-legged on the cushion, his eyes closed and his face calm.
A huge red dragon several dozen meters long stood across the man's body, locked tightly with red-hot iron chains.
The emperor approached quickly alone, his expression filled with seriousness. "Master Hu, who is beside him..."
Before he could finish his words, the purple-robed man raised his hand to interrupt him, "No problem, I'll help the emperor deal with it after I've dealt with the matter here."
Hearing this, the emperor's frown relaxed and the stone in his heart fell to the ground.
He walked over to Master Hu and stood still, looking up at the huge red dragon, his eyes flashing with excitement, "Master Hu, is it almost time?"
The purple-robed man raised his eyes, and a smile appeared on his face covered with several scars.
"Yeah, almost there..."
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