Chapter 372 The Blood Curse is Broken, the Last Will and Testament Appears!
"No, no!"
The emperor sat up abruptly and shouted.
"Quickly, save the jar!"
The archer hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to shoot first or save the jar.
In that instant, the black jar fell to the ground.
Bang!
With a crisp sound, the black jar fell heavily to the ground, its fragments scattering everywhere.
A fist-sized, completely black insect fell out, along with a piece of jade the size of a thumb.
The emperor shouted urgently, "Quickly, catch the insect, and...and that piece of jade! Hurry! Whoever catches the insect will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"
The group exchanged glances.
Tens of thousands of taels of gold!
I can live a life free from worries about food and clothing!
Who cares about shooting arrows anymore!
Everyone dropped their bows and arrows and rushed towards the Gu worms and the jade almost simultaneously.
However, Shen Cong was faster, bending down and picking up the jade first.
Then he pulled Li Nanke and quickly retreated behind the offering table.
The remaining people scrambled to grab the Gu worm.
"Hahaha, I got it! Your Majesty, look! I've snatched the Gu worm!"
One of them held the Gu worms in his hands and knelt before the emperor.
The emperor looked at the Gu worm and breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Cong stared at the thumb-sized piece of jade in his hand, his expression deep and thoughtful.
"This is the jade pendant I wear close to my body. It was a gift from my father when I was born."
I never imagined you would use this jade pendant to feed the Gu worms.
The emperor snorted, then suddenly realized something was wrong.
"What did you do to the Gu worm? Why isn't it moving? What exactly did you do?"
The emperor roared as if he had gone mad.
Shen Cong said, "It's nothing. It's just that when we were talking just now, Ke'er sprinkled some of Mr. Gui Liu's special medicine into the jar."
“That’s right.” Li Nanke smiled and added, “This is a potion that Mr. Guiliu spent a year developing.”
The medicinal solution is made from the hottest hot spring water and prepared with 49 kinds of warming medicinal materials, which can change the cold constitution of the Gu worms.
In this way, the Gu worms will no longer gnaw on Ninth Brother's jade pendant, thus breaking the curse of shared life and death between Ninth Brother and you.
"That means even if you die now, Ninth Brother won't die!"
The emperor's pupils dilated, and a fearful gurgling sound escaped his throat.
"No, this is impossible! How could you have such a potion!"
"You... hurry, seize the jade pendant for me immediately! I will not only reward you with ten thousand taels of gold, but also bestow upon you a noble title!"
The crowd surged toward Shen Cong and Li Nanke.
Suddenly, a cracking sound came from the underground palace.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, which was coming from under the offering table.
The hidden compartment where the black jar was originally placed suddenly began to rise rapidly upwards.
It reached all the way up to the offering table, and the entire table began to shake violently, causing the porcelain items on it to fall off.
Shen Cong instinctively shielded Li Nanke behind him.
All eyes were drawn to the offering table, where a crack had appeared in the hidden compartment.
Then the altar split open on both sides, revealing a small hidden compartment inside.
A bright yellow cloth was placed in the hidden compartment.
Shen Cong's heart stirred, and he reached out to take the item, unfolded it, and his expression changed slightly.
"This is... the edict left by my father!"
The emperor and Shen Xu looked over at the same time.
The emperor stretched out his hand and shouted hoarsely, "Give it to me! Give me the imperial edict!"
He never imagined that the thing he had been searching for for so many years would be hidden inside the altar!
Li Nanke examined the offering table and the hidden compartment below it with a complicated expression.
"Does Your Majesty still not understand the Empress Dowager's good intentions at this point?"
"What...what good intentions?"
Li Nanke pointed to the hidden compartment under the offering table and said, "The mechanism under this compartment is connected to the black altar."
Only by taking the black jar will the mechanism below be triggered.
The Empress Dowager hopes that His Majesty will one day regret his actions and spare Ninth Brother.
If you had spared Ninth Brother years ago and destroyed this black altar yourself, the imperial edict you've been searching for would have appeared before you.
"The Empress Dowager hopes that you two brothers will not kill each other!"
The emperor stared intently at the hidden compartment, shaking his head repeatedly.
"That's not it, that's not it! She was protecting Shen Cong until her death; she only wanted to protect Shen Cong!"
If she truly cared for me, she should have given me the imperial edict directly!
Why hide it in such a secluded place, and why hide the other jade thumb ring so well too!
Li Nanke couldn't help but raise his voice.
"That's because Ninth Brother was less than eight years old at the time! He had no ability to protect himself at all!"
The Empress Dowager could only use this method to ensure Ninth Brother's survival. She knew that if you couldn't find the imperial edict or the jade ring, you definitely wouldn't kill Ninth Brother.
Since Ninth Brother did not leave a will, even if he had the intention, he still could not overthrow you.
The Empress Dowager is protecting both of you!
"You...you're talking nonsense!"
The emperor roared, his body suddenly trembled violently, and he fell off the bamboo chair in a disheveled state.
He clutched his chest and rolled around on the ground loudly.
"Ouch! It hurts so much! Get away from me, don't bite me!"
Get out of here! All of you, get out of here!
The emperor clutched his robes tightly, his face turning purple, writhing on the ground in agony, gasping for breath.
Li Nanke and Shen Cong exchanged a glance, knowing that the medicine prepared by Gui Liu had taken effect.
The blood curse within Shen Cong has been lifted!
That's why the emperor suffered the backlash of the blood curse!
"Father, what's wrong? Father!"
Shen Xu stepped forward to help the emperor up, but was startled when he saw the emperor's appearance.
Dark blood kept gushing out from the emperor's eyes, nostrils, mouth, and ears.
His eyes were almost blood red, and his mouth was wide open, only able to exhale, like a fish on the verge of death.
With trembling hands, he gripped Shen Xu tightly, shouting intermittently, "Kill...kill him, quickly..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor straightened up and slumped his head onto Shen Xu's shoulder.
Dark blood stained Shen Xu's entire body.
"Father!"
With a sorrowful expression, Shen Xu gently placed the emperor on the ground and pointed at Shen Cong.
"Shen Cong killed my father! Guards, kill them on the spot!"
At Shen Xu's command, all the people he brought immediately sprang into action, surrounding Li Nanke and Shen Cong.
Shen Cong clenched his fists tightly, his expression grim.
"Chen Xu, this is your grandmother's mausoleum. If you want to fight or kill, let's go outside."
"Don't disturb your grandmother's peace here!"
Shen Xu sneered, "Stop lecturing me. If you don't want me to disturb the Empress Dowager's peace, then hand over the imperial edict you have."
Uncle Jiu, hand over the will, and I will consider allowing you to die with your bodies intact.
Now that things have come to this, I might as well tell you the truth: the entire imperial mausoleum outside is under my control.
Even if you get out, you won't survive!
Shen Cong stared at him quietly for a moment, a slight smile playing on his lips, carrying a chilling, murderous air.
"Oh? Is that so? Why don't you take a look back?"
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