The King of Ye was like a lump of rotten mud stuck to the bed, his sweat soaking the bedding, or like a piece of fat being repeatedly fried in a pot to extract oil, making him both disgusting and nauseating.
His expression was one of utter terror, while Yuan Xingzhou's eyes, reflecting the bright candlelight, felt an overwhelming sense of joy.
"Do you really think Yuwen Hao is a fool? He has long suspected that you were the mastermind behind everything, but he couldn't kill you, so he poisoned your bastard child with this inhuman Phoenix Tear."
He used the character "中" (zhong), which indicates that he was not born with the "Phoenix Tears" destiny, but rather that it was maliciously created by someone.
He spoke of the bastard child so casually, as if the bastard child he was talking about wasn't himself, yet clearly before, he had felt such deep hatred and strong reaction to those two words.
King Ye's two elephant legs pounded against the bed, and he gasped for air as he breathed. One second he was breathing, the next he was about to stop.
"He...he wants to destroy the century-old foundation of my Ye Kingdom! The Phoenix Tear Fate is a cursed lone star, and is also the person predicted by the Imperial Observatory of Fengtian to destroy the Yuan Dynasty in the future. You...you will bring death to all your blood relatives."
His eyes widened so much they almost popped out of their sockets: "You're an ominous monster!"
The Prince of Ye was incoherent, shouting wildly. In the past, he had only seen Yuwen Sheng as a stain, a thorn in his side that could threaten his throne at any time. But now he had become a cholera, a virus, and a disgusting venomous snake that he avoided at all costs.
He wished he were dead.
Wasn't he dead?
Why, why did he come back to life?!
"Die, monster—you shouldn't have lived! I should have drowned you in the chamber pot, I should have... cough cough cough... I should have stuffed your mouth with chaff, gouged out your eyes, and cut off your limbs, so that you could never be reborn. You can forget about harming my Yuan Dynasty!"
The King of Ye could watch the Kingdom of Ye be destroyed, as long as it was destroyed by his own hand, but he would never allow the Kingdom of Ye to fall into the hands of another family. He would never give up what was his!
Seeing his confused and disordered eyes, Yuan Xingzhou realized that he was almost driven to madness by the stimulation, shouting and yelling like a madman, his powerless curses and incompetent rants made Yuan Xingzhou want to laugh.
In order to protect his dynasty, King Ye has eliminated all the capable ministers and generals who posed a threat to him over the years, using all sorts of despicable means. The reason why the Kingdom of Ye has become so vulnerable to humiliation and trampling is entirely due to his combination of arrogance and inferiority...
As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. Now he is in dire straits, with no one to rely on, a consequence of his own actions.
Yuan Xingzhou pressed his hand to the phoenix tears at the corner of his eye, his shoulders bent, his whole body trembled slightly, and his suppressed low laughter turned into a loud, raging, and wild laugh that was like a torrent that could not be stopped, shaking the surrounding air.
"Keep cursing, curse more, I like to hear it, hahaha..."
The King of Ye screamed, his face contorted in pain: "You monster—"
Yuan Xingzhou suddenly grabbed Ye Wang's wet chin, and he hissed in pain: "Have you cursed enough? If so, then I will come as promised to take away your Yuan family's empire... and your worthless life, which is as worthless as a maggot."
The King of Ye met his eyes and felt a chill run down his spine. The other man seemed to want to devour him: "I...I am your father. Do you really intend to defy the world and commit patricide?"
“The filthy blood that belongs to you on my body has been replaced countless times by Yuwen Hao. He despised it for being dirty, so he bled me out again and again. You’re right, I am a monster raised on poison and beast blood, and monsters have no humanity…”
He smiled slightly, but the upward curve of his loyal smile was not simply one of joy and pleasure; rather, it was a habitual way of deceiving him. His well-defined fingers slowly moved to the neck of the Prince of Ye: "Father, I will send you on your way first. As for your other relatives, I will send them down to see you as well. Don't worry, not a single member of the Yuan clan will be missing. Only when they are all together can we be a family."
*Thud*—A sword swiftly pierced his throat and embedded itself in the bed. The King of Ye's bloodshot eyes bulged, and his body trembled violently uncontrollably, causing the entire bed to shake and crackle.
But not long after, he breathed his last, ending his sinful life.
The man was dead, but Yuan Xingzhou remained motionless, stuck in one position, seemingly lost in thought.
Li Gang tightened his sleeves and walked over, glancing at the corpse of the Prince of Ye: "General, someone has already informed the Queen. I will take care of everything. Please return to the Golden Egret Hunting Ground as soon as possible."
Yuan Xingzhou then stood up. He slowly drew his sword, and a few drops of blood inadvertently splashed onto his pale face.
"Even the blood of beasts is hot." He wiped the blood from his face, spread his hands, and stared at the red stain.
"General, it's too late, please leave." Li Gang urged anxiously.
Yuan Xingzhou twitched the corner of his mouth and said softly, "How disgusting."
As for what was disgusting, Li Gang didn't care to ask, and naturally he didn't say.
"Li Gang, tonight's arrangements cannot go wrong. Remember to make sure it's done perfectly."
Since the death of the Prince of Ye, Yuan Xingzhou's expression seemed to have been erased, becoming as still as a stagnant pool. Before, there was a ball of hellfire burning in his dark eyes, burning both others and himself, but now it was completely silent, leaving only the cold darkness of destruction.
"Yes, General, I will certainly take care of it." Li Gang bowed and replied.
After the Crown Prince left, Li Gang walked to the center of the bedchamber and said sternly, "Not a single word of what happened today must be revealed to the outside world, so you know what to do, right?"
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