Chapter 287 Death
"Nezha, why don't you take a rest?"
Seeing Nezha carrying a gun and wanting to run back to the battlefield, Yang Jian quickly held him down, saying, "How can I let you go every time?"
Nezha took a breath, feeling unspeakable suffering, and silently rolled his eyes in his heart.
If it weren't for his close relationship with Yang Jian and Yang Chan, he would have thought Yang Jiao had turned against them long ago.
What a jerk! He faked illness to push all the work onto him, and not only that, he made so many demands! Chao Lei, Chao Tian, and Wen Zhong—they've all chosen someone more difficult than the last, and they're all under King Zhou's command!
Are you addicted to prying people out of their homes?
Now he's so calm and collected around Li Jing, Jinzha, and Muzha that he doesn't even have time to get angry anymore!
Fortunately, the battle went relatively smoothly during this period, so after Yang Jian's advice, Nezha also decided to take a break.
"Oh no! Shen Gongbao has invited the Ten Immortals of Jin'ao Island to help him, and they have set up the 'Ten Deadly Formations'!"
Hearing the announcements outside and seeing the stars twinkling, Nezha almost couldn't catch his breath!
Very well, so you're not even letting the disciples of the Jie Sect go?! Aren't you overestimating him a bit? Is he one against ten?
Angrily, Nezha charged out with his Fire-Tipped Spear. Yang Jian couldn't stop him in time: "Hey...you're too hot-tempered..." he said, and quickly followed.
The Ten Deadly Formations were indeed incredibly powerful. Jiang Ziya was also affected, falling under the spell and his life was in danger. Yang Jian hurriedly went to find the Old Man of the South Pole for help.
After suffering a defeat, Xiqi was in dire straits when a rumor suddenly spread that Ji Fa's ascension to the throne was illegitimate, and that he had deliberately coerced and imprisoned the former crown prince, Boyi Kao, to force the late king to pass the throne to him.
Juan bewitched the Empress Dowager, leading her to demand that Ji Fa hand over Boyi Kao.
Meanwhile, Ji Fa was in a terrible predicament. On one hand, Jiang Ziya was in critical condition and there was no solution yet; on the other hand, the Shang army was watching him closely, ready to attack at any moment.
After learning the truth, he had a heart-to-heart talk with his elder brother all night, and then asked Jiang Ziya for help, hoping to keep his elder brother for a while longer.
Currently, he's only able to move around thanks to the formation. But according to Jiang Ziya, he's no longer truly alive. If he remains outside the formation for too long, he will soon die.
As time went on, the eldest brother's health deteriorated to an irreversible degree. Now he is completely unable to leave the room with the array.
Ji Fa would never allow his elder brother to lose his life just to prove his innocence.
“Grandmother, my eldest brother is really sick and can’t come out. Why don’t I take you in to see him?”
Ji Fa spoke very sincerely, and the Empress Dowager couldn't help but waver. She didn't want to doubt Ji Fa, but seeing Hu An's certainty, and knowing that she hadn't seen Boyi Kao for a long time, she decided to ask.
"You're lying!" Juan jumped out. "I saw it! Big Brother can walk on his own. But every time he tries to leave the room, you stop him. You clearly threatened him with something, forcing him to stay in jail!"
Juan!
Ji Fa's face was very ugly, and his sharp eyes stared straight at him: "Now is not the time for you to act recklessly! I didn't hold it against you before, but if you continue to act recklessly, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Juan felt a pang of guilt under Ji Fa's gaze, but he still stubbornly stuck out his neck and shouted, "I'm doing this for my elder brother! Ji Fa, my elder brother is the heir apparent, you shouldn't be the one to take the throne!"
Is this your goal?
Ji Fa stared coldly at Juan, and the atmosphere became tense for a moment.
At this moment, the former ministers of Xiqi who had been following Boyi Kao bowed to Ji Fa and said, "Your Majesty, it is not that we are disrespectful, but the people of Xiqi are in a state of panic and there are many rumors. If this is not resolved in time, it may be detrimental to the stability of the state."
Ji Fa looked at them quietly and asked in a deep voice, "So, what do you want to do?"
"We urge Your Majesty and your ministers to meet the eldest son."
The officials in the hall bowed and said in unison.
Ji Fa closed his eyes briefly. "I'll take you there... but you mustn't disturb my elder brother's peace."
"Why can't we let our eldest brother come out..."
"Shut up!" Ji Fa roared, drawing his sword and placing it against Juan's neck.
A bloody gash appeared, and feeling a sharp pain, Juan panicked: "Second...Second Brother..."
"Fa'er!"
A familiar voice came from outside the hall. Ji Fa's expression changed drastically, and the sword in his hand clattered to the ground: "Big brother."
"Big brother?"
Juan turned around in alarm and looked at Boyi Kao, who walked in with a pale face, looking very nervous.
"Young Master!"
Everyone bowed in unison, and the Empress Dowager walked over and took his hand: "Kao'er."
"grandmother."
Bo Yikao smiled gently at the Empress Dowager. At this moment, Ji Fa strode over and tremblingly grabbed his sleeve: "Brother, let's go back. I'll take you back."
Bo Yikao pressed his hand down and slowly shook his head: "Fa'er, I've kept it long enough."
"Big brother..."
Ji Fa shook his head with tears in his eyes. The others in the hall were affected by his emotions and realized that something was wrong. The Empress Dowager was even more flustered and stroked Boyi Kao's face: "What happened? Kao'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Grandmother, I won't be able to take care of you anymore in the future, please take good care of yourself."
Bo Yikao clasped Ji Fa's cold hand together with the Empress Dowager's hand: "Fa'er is the King of Xiqi, a king whom both my father and I acknowledge. Grandmother, please trust him a little more; he has already worked so hard."
"Brother..." Ji Fa sobbed uncontrollably, and the Empress Dowager nodded, her voice choked with emotion.
Juan realized something was wrong; perhaps leaving that room would really cost his elder brother his life.
He knew his elder brother was sick, but he didn't know it was this serious. He genuinely believed that Ji Fa had trapped his elder brother. He was greedy and wanted to seize power, but he didn't want his elder brother's life!
"Big brother."
Juan staggered over, and Boyi Kao merely glanced at him indifferently: "I spoiled you too much before, Juan, you're not a child anymore."
"I don't know, brother, I really don't know..."
Bo Yikao ignored him and looked at Ji Fa: "Second brother, if Hu An makes another mistake, you don't need to show mercy, but at least spare his life. As for the pheasant spirit Feng Lai that bewitched him, I've already had Nezha capture it, so there's no need to worry..."
"Big brother!"
Juan screamed in terror. Following his finger, everyone noticed that Boyi Kao began to turn into starlight from his feet and gradually dissipated.
"Big brother!"
Ji Fa was completely panicked; he hadn't expected all of this to happen so quickly.
"Don't be afraid, this day should have come long ago. I'm already very satisfied that I've survived until now. Second brother, I'm entrusting Xiqi to you from now on."
Ji Fa nodded frantically, "I won't let my elder brother down, I won't."
The starlight reached Bo Yikao's waist, and his smile remained gentle: "Second brother, remember, after the fall of the Shang Dynasty, you must be the ruler of the world, the emperor, not a king."
"I'll remember, I'll definitely remember. Big brother, don't go..."
As Bo Yikao's face gradually turned into starlight and was about to completely dissipate, Ji Fa reached out in despair, trying to grab it, but he couldn't grasp anything. He could only watch helplessly as the starlight disappeared from his fingertips.
“Bo Yikao!”
After dealing with the pheasant essence, Nezha finally arrived, rushing as fast as he could.
Bo Yikao turned around and, in his last moments before disappearing, said, "Nezha is now in your hands."
Everyone else thought that Boyi Kao was entrusting Xiqi to Nezha. But only Nezha knew that this man would enslave him even on his deathbed.
Damn it, he wasn't really dead, he had turned back into Yang Jiao, but Nezha still couldn't help but tear up.
It's just recruiting people, right? The Ten Immortals of Jin'ao Island, come on over! There's no one Nezha can't recruit!
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