Chapter 301: The Dragon Yuan Palace is nothing special
After nightfall, the entire capital was on even tighter security, with soldiers armed with swords patrolling the streets and alleys.
All the shops along the street closed early, and the curfew began as soon as it got dark.
Despite the thousands of lights on in the night, it seems unusually deserted.
A tense atmosphere filled every corner.
The Longyuan Palace is brightly lit.
Inside the emperor's bedroom, a man in a dragon robe paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his brow furrowed, and he was filled with uncontrollable irritation.
"It's been so many days since the incident, and the people investigating can't even trace the other party's whereabouts. They are all a bunch of losers!"
The eunuchs who served him stood hunched to the side, too frightened by the emperor's rage to dare raise their heads. They carefully soothed him, "Your Majesty, calm down. So many experts have gathered to siege Cangwu City. Even if Su Jiuni, Du Buqin, Bai Xiaofeng and his companions were capable, they would be wary after this battle. Moreover, our Longyuan territory is already heavily fortified. I believe they wouldn't dare to show up easily again. They may have already fled abroad by now."
"Escaped abroad? Hahaha!" The emperor sneered and waved his sleeves, his anger growing even stronger. He turned and glared coldly at the eunuch who had spoken. "That group of people are incredibly audacious and wanton! Do you think a mere encirclement and suppression can scare them? Hundreds of masters combined were annihilated by them, how could they be afraid? With their vengeful nature, they will definitely come to seek revenge on me! Maybe they are already in the imperial city and we are still unaware of it!"
The emperor was furious, and the eunuch dared not say a word. He immediately knelt on the ground and repeatedly called on the emperor to calm down.
"Send a message to the commander of the imperial guards, Wang Hai, to ask him to send more personnel and make sure to guard the palace's defense line! Also, starting tomorrow, all docks in the imperial city must be inspected more closely and no suspicious ships can be overlooked!" Turning back to sit beside the bed, Emperor Long Yuan had a sinister look in his eyes, and fear was flowing deep in his eyes.
After hearing the news of the failure of the Cangwu encirclement and suppression, he could not sleep well every day.
He would not be able to sleep or eat in peace until Su Jiuni's group was eliminated or until he received the news of their departure.
He never expected that this kind of constant anxiety would one day befall him, the emperor. It was truly absurd!
After the eunuch took the order and left, Emperor Long Yuan stood up again and paced anxiously.
It was almost midnight, and although he was obviously exhausted both physically and mentally, he did not dare to fall asleep alone, fearing that once he closed his eyes, he would never be able to wake up again.
At first, he didn't take seriously the small exile land and the few desperate fugitives who escaped from it. No matter how capable an individual was, how could he defeat such a great country?
But when he actually faced off against him and suffered a great loss, he finally understood why that person wrote to him and persuaded him to issue a wanted order in nine countries.
Su Jiuni and others are a tough bone that even the nine countries combined can hardly chew. Anyone who underestimates them will only end up with a mouthful of blood!
Not daring to sleep, yet unable to sit still, Emperor Long Yuan stood up and began to pace back and forth anxiously. Then he remembered something and hurriedly took out a small box from the secret cabinet of the dragon bed. He took a look at the things inside to make sure that nothing was lost. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, put the box back to its original place, and locked it.
After the eunuchs returned with the order, the defenses around the bridge shop were strengthened again, and the extremely sleepy emperor went to bed. Even so, the lights in the bedroom were kept on all night.
As the night deepens, the moon disappears in the west.
The entire imperial city fell into a deep sleep, with only the sound of night watchmen ringing every once in a while, heralding the coming of dawn.
Just before dawn, when people were most sleepy and relaxed, a sudden noise was heard.
The streets were filled with the roars of patrolling guards, and if you listened carefully you could tell they sounded anxious and panicky.
The people in the city were so frightened that they woke up from their dreams and jumped up, not even bothering to put on their clothes, and rushed out of the house in panic.
Then they saw flames rising into the sky from the direction of the palace.
There's a fire in the palace!
At this moment, the palace was in chaos.
Fire shot up from a building somewhere, and the heat currents in the air distorted the figures of people.
Eunuchs, palace maids, and Jinyiwei carried buckets of water and tried to put out the fire.
Bucket after bucket of water was poured on it, but it had no effect in front of the raging fire.
The servants who came to put out the fire all looked pale.
What was burned was the Imperial Treasury! It was the Emperor's private warehouse!
The fire could not be put out, and everything inside was burned to ashes. The emperor was furious and said that they, the slaves, would be severely punished!
There was chaos and war here, and even the emperor's bedroom was not peaceful.
Emperor Long Yuan was awakened from his deep sleep and immediately called people into the palace to protect him.
The first person to rush in was the emperor's personal eunuch who had served for many years. He would wait in the outer hall when the emperor went to bed, ready to serve at any time.
The short distance was only a moment away. The beaded curtain separating the inner and outer halls was opened, and the personal eunuch called out, "Your Majesty——"
When his eyes fell on the emperor's face, the eunuch's expression suddenly changed, and his voice became extremely horrified, "Your Majesty?!"
"Why are you shouting? Where is Wang Hai? Tell him to come into the palace and protect me! It must be Su Jiuni. They are coming! They are coming to assassinate me!" Emperor Long Yuan threw off the quilt and got out of bed. Without bothering to tidy up his appearance, he took out a dagger from under the pillow and held it in his hand.
Only when he noticed the eunuch's frightened gaze falling on his head did he realize something was wrong.
He reached up with trembling hands to touch his head, which felt rough and prickly.
Emperor Long Yuan took a few steps back and then rushed to the bronze mirror in disbelief, seeing the image reflected in the mirror clearly.
The disheveled emperor looked pale and panic-stricken, and his hair bun had disappeared, leaving only a short stubble.
His hair was cut off!
Emperor Long Yuan fell to the ground, his eyes quickly turning red, "...Su Jiuni!"
The eunuch and the guards who arrived later knelt on the ground and dared not say a word. With their heads lowered, they all had expressions of disbelief.
The bedroom was heavily guarded, and most of the imperial guards were dispatched to protect the emperor.
Under such strict security, when and how did those people sneak into the bedroom and cut off the emperor's hair?!
This kind of method that is undetectable to gods and ghosts is like a fairy tale and unbelievable!
The emperor sat on the ground and remained silent for a long time after his roar.
The others didn't dare to speak out.
The entire bedroom was dead silent.
When the girl's cold voice came, it was unusually clear.
Her voice was calm, and her tone didn't reveal any arrogance, yet she was full of it. "The Longyuan Palace is nothing special. The emperor's head is worth a penny. I'll leave it for the future. If you're interested, come and get it anytime!"
As the girl finished speaking, there was a thud on the dragon-carved bedpost in the bedroom, and a bun still tied with a golden belt was firmly nailed to the post by a pear needle.
A small piece of pear wood, three-tenths into the pillar.
This was an even greater mockery after the girl's words.
"Hey, hey, Su, Jiu, Ni!" Emperor Long Yuan roared, his uneven stubble trembling and his eyes bloodshot.
But there was no response.
Wang Hai rushed out immediately when the girl spoke, and saw a ray of gray light breaking out at dawn.
Under the gray sky, there was no trace of the girl.
The fire in the inner treasury had gone out, and thick smoke was swirling, casting a layer of gloom on the gray sky.
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