Chapter 578 The God of Slaughter Arrives
"Your Majesty, the Ghost Physician has arrived." A moment later, the servants outside relayed the message.
Eunuch Li met the eerie gaze of the strange man before him, dressed in black robes with only his eyes visible. He frowned, wanting to protect the Emperor. But before he could speak, the Emperor dismissed all the servants around him.
There was nothing he could do but wait anxiously outside.
A full hour later, the Ghost Doctor finally emerged from the house.
Eunuch Li rushed in to check on the Emperor, only to find him as before, seemingly without any change in appearance, and breathed a sigh of relief. The Emperor was currently unwell, and he was genuinely worried that the Emperor might resort to any remedy in desperation. Fortunately, the Emperor appeared to be perfectly fine.
"Li Quan, go and summon the newly brought-back princess. It has been some time, and I have not yet seen her."
With a beaming smile, Eunuch Li replied, "Your Majesty, the princess is incredibly lovely; you will surely be delighted to see her. Would you like me to prepare some more toys that children like?"
The Emperor was in a bad mood because of General Li's antics, so it's a good thing that the Princess is with him now.
The Emperor nodded in agreement: "Yes, you can handle it as you see fit."
Seeing that the Emperor was unharmed, Eunuch Li was relieved and smiled as he withdrew to make the arrangements.
However, the emperor still had a faint smile on his lips, but his eyes seemed to be shrouded in a gloomy black mist, which made people feel cold all over.
"Your Highness, this servant has returned."
Xiao Xuanting sat alone on the steps, hugging his knees and looking into the lake. Hearing An Dehai's voice behind him, he immediately turned around: "How is it?"
An Dehai looked around before stepping forward in a low voice and saying, "Your Highness, please rest assured, the Emperor has not punished you. This servant personally witnessed General Li and Xiao Er Baozhu leaving the palace safely together."
"Okay, it's good that you're alright."
Xuan Ting seemed to repeat his words subconsciously, then continued to look at the pool in front of him. He remained silent for a while.
"...Your Highness, it's cold, and you've been working very hard these past two days. Why don't you go back and rest?"
Xuan Ting was silent for a moment, then looked up and said, "Aunt Nuan hasn't come back yet. I want to wait for her."
Upon hearing this, An Dehai sighed: "Your Highness, Physician Jiang said she would come to pick up Xiao Er and Baozhu tonight, but she has already been taken away by General Li. Presumably, she will return home after leaving the Regent's Palace and will not return to the palace."
Xuan Ting paused for a moment, then pursed his lips.
An Dehai sighed, "Your Highness, shall we go back? We'll see Physician Jiang tomorrow."
"An Dehai." Xuan Ting looked out into the distance and suddenly asked, "Do you think Aunt Nuan and Master will blame me?"
An Dehai was taken aback: "Your Highness! How could you think such a thing! Haven't you been helping Physician Jiang all along? Even Miss Baozhu and her young master have been taken care of by you. And since we came to the capital, you have been meticulous every day and have never neglected them. How could they blame you?"
Xuan Ting's small fist clenched tightly beneath his sleeve: "But Father... I clearly know what Father means, but I..."
He paused mid-sentence, letting out a long sigh: "Never mind, hasn't Liu Wang returned yet? I wonder if he managed to protect Aunt Nuan."
"Your Highness, please rest assured. Physician Jiang is a lucky man. Besides, the Regent's Palace will not make things difficult for Physician Jiang if he needs to help with the diagnosis."
"I hope that if Liu Wang returns, I will summon him to see me immediately." After giving this instruction, Xuan Ting seemed to be lost in thought and continued to stare blankly.
"Yes." An Dehai then lowered his voice and said, "The Imperial Concubine has been keeping an eye on us. Today, she seemed to have been sending people to ask about the situation here, saying that she wants you to go to Chuxiu Palace after you return."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Ting pursed his lips, and the next second, he stood up. "Never mind, let's go back."
An Dehai was taken aback: "Your Highness, are we going to Chuxiu Palace?"
Xuan Ting pouted: "I'm not going. Just tell them I've gone to bed. I'll just have the imperial kitchen send over some food and say a few words to appease them."
"yes."
Inside the Regent's Palace.
Xiao Yuanshan sat in the pavilion in front of the courtyard, slowly rocking his chair. A bonfire burned in front of him, and venison was being fried on the stove. Hot tea was boiling, bubbling and steaming.
He leaned back in his chair with a relaxed expression, listening to the most popular female lead in front of him singing "Cuiping Mountain".
The handsome martial arts performer picked up his beautiful voice and sang: "Alas, life in this world is like a dim mirror, even heroes are implicated by their wives—"
The sound reached his ears, and the leisurely Xiao Yuanshan frowned slightly, lifting his eyelids to look over. However, the next second, he realized something was wrong and immediately looked up.
Just then, they saw a giant falcon approaching menacingly from above, a dark mass that seemed to blot out the sky.
Suddenly, Xiao Yuanshan thought of something, his eyelids twitched uncontrollably, and he subconsciously put down the string of beads he was holding, frowning as he looked at the servant beside him.
"How could that be?"
The old steward also looked puzzled: "Your Highness, please wait a moment, this servant will go and see."
"Your Highness! Help, Your Highness!" came the urgent, noisy cries.
When Xiao Yuanshan looked over, he saw Lord Xie being carried in by a group of people as he jogged through the door.
"Your Highness! Please save our Marquis! Look!"
The steward of the Hou residence looked anxious and knelt down in front of him with a thud.
Xiao Yuanshan looked closely and saw that Xie Hou, who had been perfectly normal that morning, now had a deathly pale face, devoid of any color. He appeared unconscious. Without delay, Xiao Yuanshan checked Xie Hou's pulse, then lifted his clothes and began to insert the needle.
After a short while, Xiao Yuanshan removed the needles, and a gloomy expression gradually settled on his face: "Who did this? They really have some skill, daring to even touch my people."
"Yes, Your Highness, it is Li Rong!"
A guard standing beside him, whose expression was no better, met Xiao Yuanshan's sharp eyes and flinched slightly, but still forced himself to say, "His Highness...he also asked us to pass on a message to Your Highness."
Xiao Yuanshan narrowed his eyes sharply, turned around, and stared intently at the man's face: "Li Rong?"
"Yes, Your Highness, he said... he said he'll come to settle accounts with you later."
"Cough cough cough"
Just as the air seemed to freeze, Lord Xie coughed heavily, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and slowly opened his eyes.
Upon seeing Xiao Yuanshan, his expression immediately hardened, and he grabbed Xiao Yuanshan's arm almost frantically: "Your Highness! It's...it's Li Rong! Li Rong wanted to kill me, you must avenge me!"
Xiao Yuanshan frowned and looked up. At that moment, the sound of wings flapping and roaring came from the sky.
Looking up, a dark flock of giant falcons had already circled above the Prince's Mansion, their wings intertwining and enveloping the entire mansion.
Xiao Yuanshan stood silently at the door, intently accepting the longsword handed to him by his subordinate. His expression was somewhat solemn.
"Bang--!"
With a deafening roar, the vermilion gate of the Prince's mansion shattered. A figure was violently thrown into the courtyard, and dust billowed up in all directions.
As the dust settled, a figure gradually came into view under the dilapidated porch.
Li Rong, dressed in black robes that fluttered in the wind, his dark hair moving without any breeze, stepped into the courtyard, his spear pointing diagonally at the ground. Drops of blood from the spear tip followed him closely on the bluestone slabs, making him appear like a god of war emerging from purgatory.
The next instant, the spear, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, hurtled straight toward Xiao Yuanshan's face!
(End of this chapter)
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