A melodious and stirring bell rang out in the palace. The bell, which was usually full of vitality, became extremely sad at this moment...
Many people heard the bell and quickly got up from their beds, wanting to know what was going on.
The news they received surprised them greatly: the Barbarian King had passed away!
He passed away tonight, at this very moment, without a breath left.
Soon, the sound of the bell spread throughout the Sun City.
There are also bells placed on each gate in the city. Once all the bells ring, it means the fall of the emperor and the death of the Barbarian King.
At this moment, many people in Sun City have come to their senses.
They were all confused. What was going on?
There was no news that the Barbarian King was critically ill, so how could he suddenly pass away? What happened?
At this time, Lu Yun, who was in a small courtyard, also heard the bell sound like a death knell. He was very surprised and quickly called Ye Jiajia to ask.
"What's going on? Why did the big bell in the city suddenly ring?!"
"How would I know? Generally speaking, when all the bells ring, it must mean something has happened to the Barbarian King. It's possible that he has passed away."
"Ah?" Lu Yun was a little confused at the moment. "Although when I examined him today, he was indeed poisoned by a Gu, and it is difficult to cure now."
"But there's still a chance to stay alive. At least we have a year or two. Maybe in those two years we can find an antidote to completely eliminate the poison."
Ye Jiajia shook her head and muttered to herself, "No, you also know that this is a Gu poison. I know a Gu poison master."
"He can control the poison, allowing it to wreak havoc inside the human body, devouring organs like the heart, and even causing cardiac arrest."
"The person who poisoned him must be very powerful. He can control the insects in his body at will. Maybe he can kill him at any time."
"This is not impossible."
At this moment, Lu Yun also seemed a little nervous. "No way, if this Barbarian King really dies, all our plans will be in vain."
"Why choose this coincidental time?"
"Could it be that because I checked on the Barbarian King today and found out that he was deeply troubled by the poisonous insect, Du Ruofu couldn't wait any longer and wanted to take this opportunity to eradicate it directly?"
Ye Jiajia frowned thoughtfully and said, "It's very likely that your appearance has triggered the conflict and caused their plans to change. In order to stop the loss in time, they had no choice but to kill the Barbarian King first."
"This..." Lu Yun regretted why he had said this. He could have pretended that nothing had happened.
I had to show off, now it’s okay!
The emperor is dead, so there is almost no one in the court who can oppose Du Ruofu.
Then Du Ruofu will become the boss in the true sense, he can do whatever he wants and send troops whenever he wants.
Once he takes control of the imperial court, he will immediately send troops to the border of Great Zhou...
Lu Yun could only pray that nothing would happen next. As long as they stayed in this small courtyard, nothing would happen for the time being.
"In order to avoid being tracked down, we all need to disguise ourselves."
"Ah!" Lu Yun glanced at him doubtfully. "If you had this good thing, why didn't you take it out and use it sooner? With the disguise technique, I wouldn't be so nervous."
Ye Jiajia explained, "The disguise technique is indeed useful, but my disguise technique requires me to stay by your side the entire time and not be able to move around much."
"You have to be busy with other things all day. Do you think this disguise can be maintained?"
"Now that we are staying in this small courtyard, there is no need for you to move around. You can naturally use the disguise technique to avoid being discovered by others."
"good."
…
As the death knell rang, many people learned the news. The people of Sun City were immersed in grief, after all, that was their king.
Their king is dead, and as an ordinary citizen in Sun City, everyone will feel sad.
Bai Xiaoxiao naturally also knew about this.
She was already fast asleep due to drinking some wine, but when she heard the death knell, she woke up suddenly.
After I realized what was happening, tears immediately burst out. I had been thinking today that my father would definitely be able to recover, but I didn't expect to receive such bad news all of a sudden.
"Right? This must be fake, it must be fake!"
"Someone must have deliberately rung the death knell. That must be it. Father is definitely fine."
The princess's residence was not particularly far from the imperial palace, so she dressed herself up and went directly to the emperor's bedroom with her hair disheveled.
However, when he arrived at the bedroom, he saw that quite a few people had already gathered there, including his elder brother, second brother and other princes.
Tears welled up in everyone's eyes, and they were red, and no one knew why.
Looking at this scene, Bai Xiaoxiao felt like she was completely broken.
She really couldn't imagine why! Why, her father would pass away.
Is it really because of the poison?
After a while, Prime Minister Du Ruofu also came to the door of the palace with many ministers. After seeing the scene, they all realized that this matter was true.
Du Ruofu walked forward angrily and sadly and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty... Between you and me, king and subject, we trust each other, and I have the utmost respect for Your Majesty."
"If it weren't for Your Majesty, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today. Your Majesty appreciates me, and I will make your wish come true."
"But I didn't realize that we haven't yet accomplished our grand plan... Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
Du Ruofu's acting skills were indeed amazing, leaving everyone present stunned.
They looked very surprised. It turned out that the Prime Minister had a good relationship with the Barbarian King.
Otherwise, he would never express his true feelings so well, shed tears, or look so sad.
I have to say that the Prime Minister and His Majesty have a very deep relationship.
However, Bai Xiaoxiao did not think so when she saw this scene. The more she watched, the more she felt that the Prime Minister seemed to be acting, and there seemed to be a hint of joy in his eyes.
Could it be true, as Lu Yun said, that the Prime Minister wanted to control the court?
Could it be that my father’s death was all because of Du Ruofu in front of me?
"What on earth is going on? How could His Majesty pass away out of the blue?"
Suddenly, Du Ruofu shouted and roared at everyone present.
He immediately grabbed a eunuch, pinched his neck, and demanded, "Tell me, what's going on!"
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