Chapter 637 Epilogue
Patrols in the royal capital were intensified day by day, but apart from the occasional revelation of the secrets of wealthy families that concerned the people, no other major events occurred.
The Khan's notice ordering the arrest of Su Jiuni and others was still posted on the city gates and everywhere in the city, but no trace of these people was found, so the king's notice became a piece of waste paper.
At the end of May, the weather became hotter.
After dark, the lights in the city are brightly lit, and the restaurants along the main streets are full of customers. People gather here to discuss the latest gossip and laugh non-stop.
Several figures passed over the royal capital like the wind, and under the cover of night, they sneaked into the palace silently.
A thin figure led the way, leading a few followers who were familiar with the place and stalking to the small side hall behind the royal palace. "This is it, Grandpa has been here several times. Although there is no one guarding this place, it looks like an insignificant empty hall at first glance, but with Grandpa's decades of experience in exploring the area, I'm sure there must be something strange here! Otherwise, the side hall of the royal palace would be heavily guarded! Chile can't possibly not care about his own life, right? Grandpa guesses he's hiding a secret in this side hall, because there's a secret passage inside! Hehehehe!"
The big secret will be revealed soon. The old man will lose his composure in triumph and laugh in an especially mean way.
Bai Xiaofeng pinched his mouth in disgust, "You haven't gone inside to take a look?"
"But, if you are not brave enough, let him go!"
"It's useless."
He pushed the people aside while holding the old man, and Bai Xiaofeng was about to walk to the front, but four figures rushed ahead and blocked him and the old man to enter the hall first.
Bai Xiaofeng raised the corner of his lips, pulled the old man who was glaring with anger over, and led him inside.
The hall was pitch black and empty, with no one available to sweep or guard the hall.
In early summer, the air inside feels even more stuffy than outside, with a dry smell of dust and dirt from being vacant for a long time.
After entering the hall, several people walked freely and easily avoided obstacles. Then they stood in front of a wall designated by the old man and tapped it lightly with their fingers, which produced a somewhat empty echo.
There is nothing behind the wall, which should be the secret passage or secret room that the old man mentioned.
Bai Xiaofeng walked around the wall, and without knowing what he moved, a doorway appeared in the wall that was large enough for one person to enter and exit.
Poison old man, "..."
When my grandfather came here on his own, he fiddled with it for more than an hour and was almost discovered several times but still couldn't find the secret passage.
Bai Xiaofeng has something.
The doorway wasn't high, so Bai Yu had to duck his head to get through. "There was a single breathing sound, very faint, not a big threat."
Tianbao pursed her lips, she also heard it.
The breathing sound was already very weak. If they had come later, they might not have found a living person, but a dead person.
I don’t know who Chile is hiding here and why he is torturing him to this extent.
Xiao Mai Sui and Su Wu didn't say anything. Their kung fu skills were just average among the six people, with only Du Ye Ye being the worst. Therefore, neither of them dared to be careless, lest they cause trouble.
A group of six people entered the secret passage one after another, walked down more than ten steps following the sound of breathing, and looked up to see a faint light coming from the corner ahead.
The closer you get to the light, the stronger the disgusting smell in the air becomes.
Soon, the scene over there appeared in front of several people.
All six of them fell silent.
After turning the corner is a small secret room with simple furnishings, including a table, a chair, and a ceramic jar.
On the table was a long-burning lamp that was about to burn out. Next to the lamp were a few blood-stained embroidery needles on the white cloth, and the chairs beside it were placed randomly.
In the open space in the center of the secret room, there was a living person in the pottery jar.
The limbs of the living person were chopped off, with only the head exposed at the mouth of the jar. The hair was disheveled, like a dry skeleton covered with human skin.
This is a human pig.
After a long while, the poisonous old man finally squeezed out a few words from his throat, "What kind of deep hatred is this? He is the Khan and controls the entire Xiongnu, but he still secretly treats people like this?"
Tian Bao pursed her lips and said, "If I'm not mistaken, he should be the former Khan, the brother of Chile."
Bai Yu said in a low voice, "Almost."
"The Chile family has two brothers. Rumor has it that the elder brother is an exceptional horseman, archer, strategist, and courageous warrior. Chile grew up under his elder brother's shadow, so naturally, his personality is extreme and twisted. He humiliated his brother by turning him into a human pig, and then robbed him of his possessions to satisfy his twisted psyche... But the one living in the pottery jar isn't a good person either," Bai Xiaofeng said in a low voice. "Get him out, and make this public before he dies. By then, Chile will lose the support of the people, and the matter will be almost over."
Su Wu was very self-aware. He rolled up his sleeves, stepped forward, and picked up the pottery jar. "So, the former Khan was able to avenge me before his death. It can be said that karma has a cycle."
When Su Wu approached the pottery jar, Wheat Ear suppressed his nausea and took out a clean handkerchief to use as a mask to cover his mouth and nose.
The human pig eats, drinks, defecates and urinates in the jar... Chile will not die unjustly in the future.
The palace defenses were like decorations to them, and by the time they noticed something and wanted to give chase, it was already too late.
At dawn the next day, the royal capital was in turmoil again, causing a huge uproar.
A human pig appeared in the middle of the main street in the royal capital, where the most people come and go every day.
The first people to discover the situation were the merchants who had opened their shops early on the street and immediately reported it to the authorities.
The first person to arrive was the city patrol commander of the Qiulin family. He was ordered by the Khan to strictly guard the western district and happened to be near this street.
Commander Qiu Lin arrived and, after carefully examining the human pig's face, he blurted out a cry of surprise, unable to retract it, "It's the former Khan! The former Khan, not dead—!"
These words blurted out were like water dropped into a frying pan, completely exploding the capital in the early morning.
Power struggles among royal families have existed since ancient times, and it is not uncommon for fathers and sons to turn against each other and for brothers to kill each other.
But there has never been such torture and humiliation of the loser. The mere thought of it makes people shudder.
The Khan's supreme image in the hearts of the people collapsed completely.
It is well known to the world that Chile seized the throne by killing his brother.
If it were just like this, it would be commonplace.
But the truth is so disgusting.
The situation in the capital has changed.
After Tianbao and his team completed the task successfully, they retired quietly with the help of the shopkeeper and returned to the Central Plains.
Less than half a month after they set out, they heard the news that the Shuangdi clan was heading towards the royal capital to kill them.
The Shuangdi clan was an old aristocratic family of the Xiongnu. The family had been glorious for more than two hundred years and had a profound heritage.
Even after the family fell into decline, the roots buried underground were still deep, wide, and twisted, with lush branches, just waiting to see the light of day again.
In addition, the fighting among the Xiongnu royal families has always been fierce, and the Xiongnu people have long been accustomed to it, so there are very few voices questioning the rebellion of the Shuangdi clan.
Now that the human-pig incident has happened, Chile has completely lost the support of the people. The powerful people in the capital have also heard the news and joined the ranks of those denouncing the Khan.
With this favorable wind, Shuangdiyi led his troops to the capital and advanced rapidly.
By the time Tianbao and his party set foot on the Central Plains, the war with the Huns was already coming to an end.
But only two months.
Chile cut himself off from the royal palace, the selection of the new Khan remained undecided, and then there was a fight among the Xiongnu nobles, and those things had nothing to do with the Central Plains.
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