The Jade Emperor's eyes flickered, and he gazed at Yu Chuxuan for a few moments, a hint of surprise in his voice.
“Chu Yi is not you, but you know how to torment him.”
Yu Chuxuan laughed and said, "Father, don't be biased. My brother and mother are old acquaintances from the Jing Kingdom. Perhaps they should thank me for not being able to torment my brother."
"Why don't you come with me to see someone else, Father? Didn't you come down the mountain specifically for him?"
The Jade Emperor's faint smile vanished, replaced by a long-lost sigh.
"I never expected Shu'er to still be alive. This is the only time in all these years that the portrait you gave me looks most like your mother and that person. I can hardly believe it. I hope you didn't harm him."
Yu Chuxuan said humbly, "How could I dare to do anything on my own before Father Emperor has given his judgment?"
He said sarcastically, "Your subject is also very close to him, how could I bear to part with him?"
"Hmph," Yu Chuxuan's words made the Emperor of Yu Kingdom give a cold laugh. He didn't say anything more, then flicked his sleeve and continued into the palace.
Upon arriving at Chen'an Palace, where the Jade Emperor resided, Rong Ying, whose eyes were blindfolded, was led into a palace.
When the blindfold was removed from his eyes, he saw the emperor on the high throne again, but the man was now very old.
Upon seeing Rong Ying, the Emperor of Yu Kingdom hurried downstairs. He exclaimed in surprise, "She looks just like you! She looks so much like your mother, even more so than Chu Yi and Chu Xuan!"
His eyes glistened with tears, and he raised his hand to cup Rong Ying's face, but Rong Ying was filled with resentment and began to curse at him.
"Yu Fang, give me back my mother's life, give me back the lives of my entire Murong family! Die, die!"
"Shu'er, you must call him uncle no matter what," the Jade Emperor, who had heard everything, slowly closed his eyes and sighed.
"How were you caught? Shu'er is not young anymore. Is he married? Does he have any children?"
The Jade Emperor was asking Yu Chuxuan this question.
Yu Chuxuan found Rong Ying's noise annoying, waved his hand and had someone gag him, then answered.
“Father, I told you long ago that he had been hiding in Jing Kingdom for years, waiting to take revenge. The marriage was arranged, but they just got divorced.”
"This is the divorce agreement we found in his pocket; he doesn't have any children yet."
He handed Rong Ying and Xiange's divorce papers to the Jade Emperor. After reading them, the Jade Emperor shook his head in disappointment: "They've been pitiful all these years. Take the cloth off his mouth."
Yu Chuxuan ordered someone to remove the cloth from Rong Ying's mouth, and the Emperor of Yu Kingdom patiently said.
"Shu'er, what happened back then was a moment of confusion for your uncle, which led to a terrible mistake for your mother. But at that time, your mother already had Chu Yi and Chu Xuan. How could I bear to part with their lives?"
"Your mother and I should have been the closest of relatives, and I wanted to make it up to you. It was your father who dared to do this..."
Before he could finish speaking, Rong Ying spat at him: "Pah! You disregard human ethics, bully your sister and kill your own family. My mother hated you until her death. What right do you have to blame others?"
He glared at Yu Chuxuan and revealed the cruel truth: "How could these twins be suffering from congenital diseases? This is all your doing. Have you ever had any conscience or cared about the lives of others?"
Rong Ying's original name was Murong Shu. His mother was Princess Pingying of Yu Kingdom, a member of the royal family, and his father was a promising young general of Yu Kingdom.
They should have lived a harmonious and happy life together, but who knew that at a palace banquet, the Emperor of the Jade Kingdom saw Princess Pingying and instantly developed a desire for her.
Even after learning that she was a member of the Yu clan, the Yu emperor did not quell his lust. On one occasion, he found an excuse to summon her to the palace and took her as his own.
Later, he went through a series of schemes to cause Princess Pingying's untimely death, hoping to change her identity and keep her in the palace.
Rongying's father was initially deceived, but Princess Pingying was born with an illness that had been treated for a long time since childhood and had not relapsed. Even the birth of Rongying did not affect the child.
However, after his father thought his wife was dead, he accidentally discovered Rongying's mother's convulsions in the palace medical records.
Whether Rong Ying's father had a tacit understanding of his wife's predicament or had a gut feeling that his wife might still be alive, it is unclear.
Filled with horror, he tentatively investigated the Jade Emperor's new favorite, only to discover that it was his own wife, who had vanished without a trace.
Princess Pingying naturally refused to submit to the Emperor of Yu Kingdom, but the palace servants kept a close watch on her, so even though she was pregnant with an illegitimate child, she couldn't get rid of it.
So he tormented himself every day, and after several attempts, he brought out his old ailment.
However, in order to protect the child in Princess Pingying's womb, the Emperor of Yu Kingdom strictly ordered the imperial physicians to treat Princess Pingying.
Despite her own self-inflicted torment, the imperial physicians exhausted all their medical skills to save her, and managed to bring her to the point of childbirth.
Although the children were born healthy, they were both born with congenital diseases, and Princess Pingying eventually passed away.
As for Rong Ying's family, when Princess Ping Ying was imprisoned in the palace, the Emperor of Yu Kingdom gave Rong Ying's father a woman from the Yue Kingdom as compensation.
However, Rongying's father only missed his first wife and was depressed all day long, so Rongying was taken care of by a woman from the Yue Kingdom during that period.
When Rong Ying's father learned that his wife had died in childbirth, he lost all will to live and did not hesitate to lead his troops in rebellion.
Unfortunately, he didn't have many men, and he was suppressed by the Jade Emperor. His home was also ransacked.
Rong Ying continued to shout, "Tell me, how are you going to compensate my mother, compensate my whole family for their lives? What kind of emperor are you? You want to compensate me? Then die. Your death will be compensation."
Ignoring Rong Ying's hatred, the Jade Emperor sincerely apologized, saying, "Shu'er, you are making things difficult for me. I have reflected on this for many years, and being alone all these years is my retribution."
“You hate me, but Chu Yi and Chu Xuan probably hate me too,” he said, pointing at Yu Chu Xuan. “He killed all my sons and even sent his own brother to the Jing Kingdom.”
The Jade Emperor said with exceptional sincerity, "Shu'er, forgive me. If you forgive me, I will give you the position of Crown Prince, Chu Xuan, okay?"
He is now obsessed with cultivating Taoism, but the more he cultivates, the more severe his nightmares become. People from his past always appear before him like ghosts, demanding repayment of debts.
The Jade Emperor thought that Murong Shu must have some realm he hadn't broken through. He felt the deepest guilt towards the Murong family. If he returned the best to Murong Shu, he could settle his debt and surely ascend to immortality.
Yu Chuxuan subconsciously looked at Rong Ying with wariness.
Rong Ying chuckled, somewhat disbelieving: "You're being so generous because you want Yu Chuxuan to kill me, aren't you?"
He carefully examined Yu Chuxuan for a few moments and said knowingly, "Chuxuan is indeed different from Chuyi. He is more ruthless. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent me directly to you."
"Yu Chuxuan, you are not worthy to be your mother's son."
The Jade Emperor desperately sought a word of forgiveness, and he explained emotionally, "I am sincere. I even plan to move your mother's grave from the imperial mausoleum back to the Murong family."
"I don't have many years left. If I want to achieve immortality, I must end my karmic entanglements in the mortal world. Just say 'forgive me,' and I will be fulfilled."
"Otherwise, even if I cannot live forever, I will kill you."
Unfortunately, Rong Ying had no wife or children, so he couldn't threaten him and could only plead desperately.
Just when the Jade Emperor wanted Rong Ying to forgive him personally, Rong Ying remained silent.
The Jade Emperor's expression suddenly changed, and he coldly ordered Yu Chuxuan, "Chuxuan, kill him."
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