Chapter 167: Destiny 13 Don’t Lie to Me
"Like? Not really."
Li Yanze actually doesn't even like this story. It sounds very clichéd and everyone's role in it is very stereotyped.
Even "His Royal Highness" himself.
With his wisdom and bravery, he was able to counter every move made by the enemy. The cruel struggle for imperial power was simplified into a child's game.
"Maybe I have a feeling that your journey has not been easy. So I feel that the smooth sailing Crown Prince is unlike you."
Li Yanze says whatever he thinks.
Qi You smiled and pondered for a moment: "It's not that difficult. They are not as smart as me."
Li Yanze felt that what he wanted to say more was "They are all a bunch of idiots." He tried to hold it back, but still couldn't help but muttered quietly: "I really should let others hear this."
To Yu Qiyouwei, humility and gentleness are just a front. He habitually pretends to be humble even if he doesn't need to do so now. But in front of Li Yanze, he occasionally needs to pretend.
"Don't you have a lot of things to deal with? Do you have to go back to the palace to pay your respects?"
Li Yanze planned to walk around and see the terrain of the imperial capital today, and sense the aura of the spiritual veins. For a cultivator like him, sensing such a breath is more reliable and faster than trying to find out information bit by bit.
Qi Youwei was just like he was in Taoxi Village, following him like a little tail, not talking much, and occasionally buying small things and handing them to Li Yanze for him to play with.
Li Yanze was originally doing serious work, but after this interference, he now looks like he is just shopping.
"I just think that accompanying you is the most important thing." Qi You coughed twice and smiled: "After all, my life is short."
Li Yanze felt a pang in his conscience and immediately stopped having any objections.
Mortals only believe that spiritual veins exist in distant mountains, forests and rivers, but in fact, prosperous places like the imperial capital also have spiritual veins, and many different kinds of people gather here, forming a formation invisibly.
Li Yanze noticed it as soon as he entered the city. In addition, the Imperial Observatory was full of accomplished cultivators who knew how to maintain such luck. In addition, Qi Youwei managed the government well after taking charge of it, and the imperial capital was full of auspicious atmosphere.
"There are masters in the imperial capital who are setting up formations, but I don't understand them." Li Yanze did not walk far. He walked around the perimeter of the imperial palace and saw some newly drawn talismans.
Qi Youwei followed him and watched his fingers resting on the talisman paper, his expression motionless.
"I just feel... like it's sealing something? It doesn't look like it's for suppressing evil or gathering luck." Li Yanze didn't pay much attention to it. Looking at Qi Youwei's expression without any surprise, he knew that he knew about it.
Qi Youwei really knew: "What do you think of this formation?"
Li Yanze nodded: "It's very delicate, and it looks very complicated from the outside. If I enter the palace, it will be difficult to break free even if I recover my spiritual power after entering the formation."
“It’s hard to imagine what the completion will be like.”
Qi You smiled slightly: "You will have a chance to know."
"Is it arranged for the recent incident?"
Li Yanze's first reaction was the recent events in the imperial capital. Those royal relatives should be Qi Youwei's family, but Qi Youwei was really not in a hurry at all, and he didn't seem to be very sad.
“Not really.”
Li Yanze sighed. He didn't want to be involved in the affairs of the imperial capital, so he simply stopped asking. Anyway, there were many monks in the imperial capital, and there were many imperial guards guarding it. There was no need for him, a man without spiritual power, to meddle in other people's affairs.
The palace was as cold as water at night, but the emperor's bedroom was brightly lit.
The furnishings in the emperor's inner court were elegant and luxurious. The gauze curtains alone were made of silk gauze worth a fortune, and the candlesticks were made of gold.
At this time, the place was filled with palace maids and eunuchs standing inside and outside, but no one looked up. They all lowered their heads and remained silent.
Qi Youwei was rarely seen wearing the prince's usual robe embroidered with a purple python and a crown on his head. He stirred the medicine with a jade spoon, with a smile on his lips.
The old man on the bed had a dark complexion and stared at him with fear in his cloudy eyes.
"Father, I heard from the palace servants that you refused to take the medicine." Qi You sighed softly. "How can this be possible?"
"If you don't drink, your illness won't heal."
Qi Youwei put the spoon against his lips, his action was so rough that the medicine spilled all over the emperor's face and even rolled into his neck.
The emperor kept his mouth tightly shut, refusing to open it, and he stared with his eyes wide open and trembling.
Qi Youwei just looked down with a smile on his lips, his dark eyes looked like a murderous ghost in the candlelight.
"I haven't told my father yet." Qi Youwei stirred the medicine nonchalantly, his tone lighter. "The eldest uncle, the third uncle, and the fifth uncle are all dead."
"Because the death costumes were horrible, and several of the emperor's uncles died one after another, I had no choice but to have them buried hastily."
Qi You sighed as if he had a headache: "If the emperor and father were to go together now, I really don't know what to do."
"You can't just roll it up and throw it in the wilderness like the other uncles did, right?"
Qi Youwei reached out and pinched his mouth open, then poured all the medicine in with a smile, and then took the handkerchief to wipe his hands.
"But I will be getting married soon, and I feel uncomfortable when I think of you still occupying the main hall here."
"I finally managed to coax the Crown Princess here, and I don't want her to have to live in a side hall. Father, can you understand?"
The emperor's throat made a hoarse sound and he scratched the quilt with his fingers, but it was in vain.
Qi You lowered his eyes slightly and watched him struggle: "Father, you don't have to thank me."
"You should know that if you wait for her to take action, your death will not be so dignified."
Qi Youwei washed his hands again. The palace maids and eunuchs on the side lowered their heads in silence, quietly holding the basin of water and waiting for him to wash his hands.
"The straw mat was swept up and sent to the wasteland outside the palace for disposal."
Qi You gave the order in a faint voice, he took the dry towel and wiped his hands, then thought of something.
"If the Imperial Concubine De or the Imperial Observatory asks for it, just give it to them directly."
"Your Highness!"
As soon as Qi Youwei left the hall, the servant came running over and whispered something.
"The Crown Princess was taken to prison by the Imperial Master."
*
As night fell, a curfew was imposed in the imperial capital due to recent events.
Li Yanze had lost his spiritual power and went to bed on time every day. After a long time, he actually felt that it was much more comfortable than meditating.
Today was a calm and cloudless night, and the moonlight was bright at night. Li Yanze tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He subconsciously felt that there should be another bed behind the screen, and someone was sleeping soundly beside him.
Suddenly, Li Yanze's heartstrings tightened, and he inexplicably felt a subtle fluctuation of spiritual power. He completely forgot his decision to stay out of other people's business during the day, put on his outer robe, opened the window, and climbed onto the roof.
Li Yanze followed the trace of spiritual power fluctuation all the way, but only saw a shadow, who seemed to be a woman in white.
He walked through the imperial city during the day and knew that most of the residences in this area were those of the royal family.
Li Yanze followed her quietly into Prince Yu's mansion. He heard during the day that this was the last uncle left by the Crown Prince.
Li Yanze took out the drawn talisman and was about to stick it on, but he found that the inner room of Prince Yu was full of talismans.
But the next second, the woman entered the inner room unhindered, lightly bypassing the messy talismans and the screen where a bunch of evil-repelling items were hung.
Without exception, they were all swept away by the woman like garbage.
She stretched out her hand and touched the forehead of Princess Yu who was sleeping on the outside. Li Yanze was about to take action, but when he realized that it was just an ordinary soothing gesture, he did not do so.
The next second, he saw the woman grab Prince Yu's neck and drag him down.
Prince Yu's eyes widened, his face full of fear and surprise. Li Yanze immediately interrupted, the talisman glowed with golden light, the woman loosened her grip and turned to look at Li Yanze.
It was too dark, and Li Yanze could only see her eyes, which were similar to Qi Youwei's...
Li Yanze started fighting with her, and Prince Yu, who was frightened half to death, couldn't get up for a long time and shouted for help.
The woman's eyes were dim and she seemed unconscious, but she had a very strong spiritual power. Li Yanze relied on the talisman to barely avoid being hurt by her.
Soon, there was a movement outside, and a group of monks wearing the Imperial Observatory badge rushed in. Li Yanze breathed a sigh of relief. The leader had strong spiritual energy flowing around his body, so he must be the imperial teacher.
He raised his hand and a piece of rope flew over.
The next moment, Li Yanze saw that the ropes had tied him up tightly, his hands were clamped behind his back, and all the remaining spiritual power was sealed in his hands. The talisman was also searched out.
"You caught the wrong person! It's that woman!"
Li Yanze turned his head and found that the woman was gone. The only person who could prove it, Prince Yu, was lying on the ground, as dead as a pig, with a pale face.
"Take it back."
Li Yanze saw the leading national teacher looking at him calmly and gave the order in a calm voice. This national teacher looked like a middle-aged man with half white hair.
This is really strange for a cultivator. Generally, the appearance of a cultivator who has achieved great success will remain in the prime of youth. This aged appearance...
"You caught the wrong person..."
Li Yanze wanted to say more but was cast under a silencing spell.
Now, the soft and comfortable bed in the inn has turned into a prison.
Li Yanze was still wondering how Qi Youwei would laugh at him when he came over, but he leaned against the wall and fell asleep in a daze.
Half asleep and half awake, a figure walked up to him. It was a woman wearing a hood and without makeup. Although her face was old, one could still vaguely see her former beauty, with only a faint wrinkle between her eyebrows.
Li Yanze had been untied, but the silencing spell was still on, so he could only sit up suddenly and stare at her with wide eyes.
"He is indeed good-looking." She reached out and picked off the grass hanging on Li Yanze's head and took a look at him.
"Hmm?" Li Yanze could only utter a single syllable despite his efforts.
She sighed, "He kept you very close. If you hadn't been so nosy today, I really wouldn't have been able to see you or talk to you."
"If one day you want to leave but can't, you can come find me." She lowered her eyes and looked at Li Yanze. Li Yanze looked at her in confusion and hummed twice.
"I don't want that day to come." She seemed to find it funny, pinching his cheek and saying it casually.
She took off the thin gold ring from her wrist, took his hand and put it on, but it disappeared the moment she put it on.
"Aunt Yue."
Qi Youwei called out in a low voice. He seemed to have rushed over. He leaned his hand on the railing on one side. His breathing was unstable, and the sound seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
Li Yanze grunted, stood up and walked towards him. Qi Youwei took the opportunity to grab him, half-wrapped his arms around his waist, holding him tightly.
"I'm just curious and want to come and see this kid. I'm leaving now."
She smiled lightly and was about to leave. Qi Youwei hugged Li Yanze, holding his hands tightly. Li Yanze looked at him worriedly, hummed twice, and reached out to touch his heart.
Qi Youwei grabbed his hand, turned to Aunt Yue and said, "I killed the emperor. But the news will not be spread for the time being."
Aunt Yue paused and let out a long sigh: "In the past few years, it has been a great pleasure to watch him live a life worse than death. If you want to kill him, just do it."
"Resolve your issues as soon as possible. There cannot be any more rumors in or outside the Imperial City."
Aunt Yue paused, said nothing, and turned away.
Li Yanze couldn't speak and stared at Qi Youwei with wide eyes.
Can I, an outsider, just listen to this kind of thing?
Qi You lowered his head slightly to look at him and smiled softly: "Oh, I forgot you were still here. What should I do? You know such an important thing."
Li Yanze grumbled twice, shook his head violently, and stretched out his hand to make a swearing gesture.
Qi You narrowed his eyes slightly, pretending not to understand: "What do you mean?"
He stretched out his hand and pinched Li Yanze's neck, stroking his Adam's apple back and forth with his fingers. His fingertips were cold and he pressed twice, neither lightly nor heavily.
"We have to find a way to shut it up."
Li Yanze watched him approach, closed his eyes nervously, and felt his moist and soft lips.
He was inexplicably excited today. He pinched the back of his neck and nibbled his lips with his teeth, biting and pulling them playfully, but he did not forget to lick them with the tip of his tongue from time to time, entwining his tongue tip to stir them together.
Qi You's slightly aching heart gradually calmed down in this kiss. He then separated them a little contentedly, lowered his eyes to look at the wet red tongue that he had not had time to retract and the spider-like saliva connected to it.
Li Yanze's lips were swollen and his cheeks were red from being sucked, and he made two humming sounds.
Qi Youwei was a head taller than him and easily held him in his arms. At this moment, he was looking down at Li Yanze with deep, calm and obscure eyes.
He suddenly grabbed Li Yanze's wrist, stroked it twice, and whispered coaxingly.
"Yan Ze, tell me. What did Aunt Yue say to you? Did she give you anything?"
He was rubbing Li Yanze's wrist with the gold ring on it, but he didn't feel anything. Li Yanze's back tensed up, trembled slightly, and groaned.
"Ah, see I forgot." Qi Youwei pulled his wrist slightly, lowered his head and kissed it gently. "You can't speak yet."
"Then nod if you have it, and shake your head if you don't, okay?"
Qi You smiled and said, "Don't lie to me."
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