Long'er, the "Holy Maiden" of the Divine Dragon Cult, stared at Li Huan with a cold smile.
"Li Huan! You still say you're not a member of the Heaven and Earth Society?"
Li Huan laughed, "So what if it is? Who would believe it? Hahaha..."
Long'er said, "As long as I capture Chen Jinnan and hand him over to the Emperor, let's see how you deny it then!"
Chen Jinnan had several ribs broken by Ao Bai and was almost exhausted. He was no match for Long Er at the moment.
Li Huan quickly stepped in front of Chen Jinnan: "Chief, you go first! I'll cover the rear!"
Long'er struck out with her palm, aiming for Li Huan's chest.
Suddenly, Long'er withdrew her palm, a look of fear on her face.
Because she remembered what happened to Ao Bai.
If this palm strike hits Li Huan's chest, Li Huan will definitely drain his internal energy.
Seeing that Long'er was hesitant, Li Huan urged, "Chief, let's go! I can handle this witch!"
Chen Jinnan said gratefully, "Please be very careful!"
With his last ounce of strength, he leaped away and disappeared into the night.
Li Huan puffed out his chest and laughed, "Witch, come and hit me! Come and hit me!"
Long'er angrily rebuked, "You brat, where did you learn those evil martial arts from?"
Li Huan said, "This is a self-defense martial art passed down in the Li family, specifically designed to deal with beautiful vixens like you, to drain your vixen dry!"
Long'er dared not act rashly and immediately took out two "Divine Dragon Thorns," preparing to shoot them at Li Huan.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
Emperor Kangxi, accompanied by Duolong and a group of imperial guards, rushed over.
Long'er was forced to restrain herself and quickly put away the "Divine Dragon Thorn".
Emperor Kangxi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I am late in coming to your rescue! Your Majesty has been frightened!"
Taking advantage of the situation, Long'er feigned a pitiful appearance: "Your Majesty, Li Huan colluded with the rebels of the Heaven and Earth Society. He not only killed Ao Bai, but also wants to kill me!"
Holy crap, the wicked woman is the one who started this mess.
Emperor Kangxi was utterly shocked: "Li Huan colluded with the Heaven and Earth Society? This... how is this possible?"
Li Huan cried out, "Your Majesty! It was clearly Ao Bai's junior brother who led the red-robed lamas to break Ao Bai out of prison. They happened to run into the Heaven and Earth Society, and a fierce battle ensued!"
"Your humble servant hid in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to strike. I used a hidden weapon to break through Ao Bai's golden bell shield and cut off his head!"
Kangxi looked closely and discovered the corpses of the red-robed lamas, as well as the corpses of the Heaven and Earth Society masters.
Li Huan pointed at Ao Bai's corpse: "Look, Ao Bai's head has already fallen to the ground. His head was taken by the people of the Heaven and Earth Society."
Then, Li Huan pointed at Long'er: "Your Majesty, she is not the real Empress Dowager, but the Holy Maiden of the Divine Dragon Sect!"
Emperor Kangxi was taken aback.
Long'er retorted, "Li Huan! How dare you slander me!"
Li Huan said, "Your Majesty, I have thoroughly investigated and found that the real Empress Dowager has been imprisoned in a secret chamber by this witch from the Divine Dragon Cult for many years!"
Long'er cursed, "You bastard! Guards, drag Li Huan away and execute him!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Wei Xiaobao, Princess Jianning, and the two Shuang'er escorted the Empress Dowager to the scene.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..." Empress Dowager Zhen's face was pale, her voice choked with sobs, and tears streamed down her face.
Faced with two empress dowagers who looked exactly alike, Kangxi and the others were dumbfounded.
Princess Jianning said, "Your Majesty, this is our real mother! She was imprisoned in a secret room in the study of Cining Palace by a witch. It was thanks to Li Huan's timely discovery and his sending Wei Xiaobao to inform me that my mother was rescued!"
The evidence was irrefutable, and Long'er could not deny it.
"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!"
Li Huan shouted and spread his arms to protect Kangxi.
Duolong and his guards drew their swords and surrounded Long'er.
"Hahaha..." Long'er laughed loudly, "Li Huan, you're ruthless, you found the Empress Dowager!"
Emperor Kangxi angrily ordered: "Kill this witch!"
Doron shouted, "Fire arrows! Fire arrows!!"
The guards drew their bows and shot arrows at Long'er.
Whoosh! Whoosh...
Long'er used her lightness skill to dodge the arrows and flew up to a tree.
"Li Huan! I will come back to find you!"
After saying this, Long'er drifted away.
Emperor Kangxi kowtowed and said, "Your unfilial son has caused Empress Dowager to suffer!"
The Empress Dowager said, "If it weren't for Li Huan's rescue, I don't know how long I would have been imprisoned... Your Majesty, you must reward Li Huan handsomely..."
Emperor Kangxi nodded and said loudly, "Minister Li, you have rendered meritorious service in saving the Empress Dowager. I hereby bestow upon you the title of Duke of Luding and award you ten thousand taels of gold!"
Li Huan bowed and said, "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Kangxi ordered, "Duolong, quickly escort the Empress Dowager back to Cining Palace."
"Yes, sir!" Doron obeys.
Emperor Kangxi said, "Minister Li, come with me to the Imperial Study."
...
The Imperial Study.
Emperor Kangxi sat at the table and smiled, "Minister Li, you truly deserve to be my most trusted person, having rendered great service on numerous occasions!"
Li Huan said, "Your Majesty, I have never thought that I have made any great contributions. These are all things that I should do for Your Majesty. Your Majesty's generous reward makes me feel truly flattered!"
Emperor Kangxi said, "I did not expect that Ao Bai's junior brother would actually lead people from afar to the capital to rescue Ao Bai. Fortunately, Minister Li killed Ao Bai, otherwise, Ao Bai would definitely seek revenge against me and take the opportunity to rebel!"
Li Huan said, "Ao Bai has already met his end, Your Majesty can rest assured."
Emperor Kangxi asked, "Why did members of the Heaven and Earth Society also break into the palace?"
Li Huan said, "They also want to kill Ao Bai!"
Kangxi said, "I have already issued an edict to behead Ao Bai in three days and display his head to the public. The people of the Heaven and Earth Society should know this, so why did they still risk entering the palace to eliminate Ao Bai?"
Li Huan said, "Because the people of the Heaven and Earth Society learned that Ao Bai's junior brother had come to the capital to rescue Ao Bai, they broke into the palace to eliminate Ao Bai."
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