Chapter 152: I can’t let you go to die!
Chen Yunyun was afraid that the swaying flames would affect Lin Xiaoyue's vision, so she held up the oil lamp and blocked the wind with her hands, and the flames sure enough stopped swaying so violently.
Lin Xiaoyue's eyes never left the assassin's body. Finally, her hard work paid off. She found a pattern unique to the palace on the corner of the assassin's clothes - a pattern of nine tripods embroidered with gold thread!
"It's Emperor Liang again!" Lin Xiaoyue stood up angrily. It seemed that she had to go to the palace!
Chen Yunyun understood Lin Xiaoyue's character. She held Lin Xiaoyue's hand tightly and persuaded her, "Don't go! Wait for Brother Liang to come back! Otherwise, you won't even be able to enter the palace!"
Lin Xiaoyue pulled her hand away, stood up and said, "No! I can't rely on Brother Liang for everything! Besides, Emperor Liang is always ruthless. If Dad falls into his hands, there will be no good end!"
Chen Yunyun chased after her, grabbed Lin Xiaoyue's hand again, and said, "Let's go together. I can't let you take the risk alone!"
Lin Xiaoyue was in a dilemma. If she took Chen Yunyun with her, how would she activate the space? And she also had to leave someone here to deliver a message to Brother Liang!
She said disapprovingly, "Yunyun, if you leave with me, Brother Liang will really get mad if he can't see me! You'd better stay here and wait for Brother Liang to come back. Tell him that I'm waiting for him in the capital!"
Chen Yunyun was very hesitant. It was indeed not possible to leave the teahouse alone, but could Lin Xiaoyue really come back safely if she went to the capital now?
She hugged Lin Xiaoyue's waist tightly and said in disagreement: "Sister Lin, you can say I'm selfish, but I won't let you go! If uncle knew you were so reckless to save him, he wouldn't approve! The palace is not a place where ordinary people like us can enter and exit casually. Sister Lin, you are going to die like this!"
"Yunyun, don't force me!" Lin Xiaoyue didn't want to attack Chen Yunyun, but she had to do so now!
Chen Yunyun shook her head desperately. She knew that she couldn't stop Lin Xiaoyue, but if she could delay until Gu Mian came back, Gu Mian knew martial arts and would definitely be able to stop Lin Xiaoyue!
She tried to persuade him: "Sister Lin, even if you hate me for the rest of your life, I won't let you die!"
Lin Xiaoyue stepped hard on the instep of Chen Yunyun's foot, and then pushed her back with her elbow. Chen Yunyun took two steps back in pain, and the hand holding Lin Xiaoyue unconsciously loosened.
Lin Xiaoyue seized the opportunity and ran out, "I'm sorry, Yunyun! I'll apologize to you when I come back!"
Chen Yunyun was so upset that tears started streaming down her face. She cried out loudly, "Sister Lin! I don't want you to apologize. I just want you to come back soon!"
Lin Xiaoyue had no time to respond to Chen Yunyun's words. She plunged into the inky night, quickly used space to become invisible, and ran towards the palace at full speed!
In the dungeon of the imperial palace, Emperor Liang looked down at the old man lying on the ground, beaten to death, a cheerful smile on his face. "Hahaha! Hua Jitao, I never thought you'd end up like this! Who told you to refuse my toast and drink the forfeit wine? You didn't want to be a proper imperial physician, but instead ran off to be my uncle's running dog! Do you regret it now?"
Hua Jitao is Jiu Laoguai’s real name. He hasn’t heard anyone use this name for a long time, and he was a little uncomfortable at first!
"Bah! Hua Jitao died when he left the palace!" The drunkard spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with deep hatred.
Emperor Liang snorted coldly, "No need to be so tragic! If you hadn't insisted on following my uncle, I wouldn't have wiped out your entire clan! You brought all of this upon yourself!"
The drunkard roared with all his might, "This is the order of the late emperor. I also have the late emperor's edict. It is you who are indiscriminately killing innocent people! You are violating the late emperor's will for your own selfish desires!"
Emperor Liang was most annoyed to hear people talking about the late emperor in his ear. He raised his foot, stepped on the drunkard's head and rubbed it on the ground, "The late emperor? He's dead now, only a pile of bones is left. What's the point of these decrees? Now I am the emperor. Who lives and who dies today is up to me!"
The drunkard felt that the skin and flesh on his ears had been worn down to only bones, and the piercing pain made him feel like dying!
Even so, he gritted his teeth and cursed, "Then why did you capture me? You might as well just order someone to kill me!"
Emperor Liang loosened his foot, a wicked smile in his eyes, "Hahaha! Kill you directly? That would be so boring! However, if you want to beg for mercy, that's fine too. As long as you can prove that Prince Rong's family is a traitor, then I can not only spare you, but also reinstate you!"
The drunkard seemed to have heard a huge joke. How could he possibly betray Prince Rong? If he had wanted to, he wouldn't have resigned in the first place! Was Emperor Liang losing his mind?
He looked up at Emperor Liang and said firmly, "You're dreaming! I will never do anything that betrays you!"
Emperor Liang walked over to the torture instruments, picked up the spiked whip and started lashing at the drunkard. "I told you to be so stubborn! I'll whip you to death! What's so good about Prince Rong? Why are you all so protective of him? I'm the late emperor's son. As long as I'm alive, Prince Rong will always be a traitor!"
When the drunkard felt the spiked whip falling on his body, the nails on the whip directly scratched his flesh, and some of it was even torn off. He was shaking with pain, but he couldn't support such a madman!
He gritted his teeth and argued, "Prince Rong never thought of arguing with you, Your Majesty. It was you, Your Majesty, who always wanted to kill Prince Rong! The late emperor ordered me to take care of Prince Rong out of brotherly love, and I was just following orders! Please, Your Majesty, don't accuse Prince Rong and me of any crimes that are not necessary!"
When Emperor Liang heard what the drunkard said, he laughed uncontrollably, and tears came out of his eyes. It was hard to tell whether he was crying or laughing.
"Hahaha! False accusations? Do you really think the Imperial Uncle is so innocent? Do you think the numerous Tiger Roaring Army soldiers in the Northern Territory are just decorations? If the Imperial Uncle truly has my best interests at heart, why doesn't he hand the Tiger Roaring Army over to me? You all come here to accuse me, but why can't you see the Imperial Uncle's evil ambitions?"
There was a look of contempt in the old drunkard's eyes. The Tiger Roar Army actually belonged to the late emperor. In his early years, the late emperor had no children, so he wanted to pass the throne to Prince Rong and handed over the Tiger Roar Army to Prince Rong. It was not until the late emperor was in his thirties that the current Emperor Liang was born. Prince Rong once asked the late emperor to take back the tiger talisman, but was rejected by the late emperor!
At the time, the late emperor felt that the prince was still young, and if he died prematurely, he would still need Prince Rong's assistance. The tiger talisman would also allow Prince Rong to control the ministers. Unexpectedly, as Emperor Liang grew older, the late emperor grew increasingly dissatisfied with him. So, even though Emperor Liang had reached adulthood when the late emperor passed away, the late emperor never considered reclaiming the tiger talisman.
Unexpectedly, the late emperor had never told Emperor Liang who the master of the Tiger Roar Army was? It seemed that the late emperor was extremely disappointed with Emperor Liang!
Perhaps the late emperor has already placed all his chips on Prince Rong?
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