At that time, Xie Shu was convinced that Xiao Chenyan really wanted to kill Yun Zheng. He was too surprised, and the noise he made when he stood up was too loud, which made Xiao Chenyan notice it.
At that time, Xiao Chenyan might have discovered that he was awake, so he chose to stop. Then, he ran to Yun Zheng's side as if he had disappeared, hugged the sword and fell asleep, without even looking at him again.
Xie Shu stared at him fearfully all night. When it was dawn, Yun Zheng woke up and Xiao Chenyan seemed as if no one was there.
At that time, he was just a foolish young man, not sophisticated enough, and unable to keep his cool, so he actually questioned him face to face.
When he was young, Xiao Chenyan had a fiery temper and the two of them started fighting over a disagreement.
Xie Shuyi remembered that when he questioned Xiao Chenyan that day, the look in the other party's eyes was like that of a wild beast that had suffered an injustice and was extremely angry.
There was only disappointment and disbelief in those eyes.
Xiao Chenyan denied that he wanted to kill Yun Zheng.
A rift arose between the two of them, and Xie Shu thought a lot afterwards, wondering if he had misunderstood or seen the wrong person.
But before the rift could be mended, news of the Marquis's defeat in the north and his treason spread back to the court. Soon after, the crown prince was also accused of treason and burned himself to death in the East Palace.
Bad news came one after another.
But the thing that made Xie Shu feel most uncomfortable was the "identification" of Xiao Chenyan by his second uncle Xie Xian.
Xie Xian said that he saw with his own eyes that it was Xiao Chenyan who set the fire that night.
Although all the evidence showed that Xie Xian was "talking nonsense", Xie Shu could feel that his second uncle Xie Xian was not lying.
He knew from a young age that he possessed a certain "sense" that ordinary people did not have.
But after he witnessed Xiao Chenyan trying to kill Yun Zhengyu with his own eyes, that was the second time he doubted his own feelings.
He was unwilling to believe that his friend would do such a cruel thing as killing his father and mother. His second uncle was just a playboy. He might not have lied, but the truth might be that he was designed as a "witness" to deliberately frame Xiao Chenyan.
Xie Shu was disgusted with his own hesitation.
In his quest to find out the truth, he resolutely chose to enter the Ministry of Justice and worked his way up to the position of Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.
But it was not until he met Xiao Chenyan again ten years later and encountered all kinds of ghost stories that Xie Shu suddenly woke up.
The 'Xiao Chenyan' that he saw back then who wanted to kill Yun Zheng.
Is the 'Xiao Chenyan' that the second uncle saw setting fire to the East Palace the real Xiao Chenyan?
What's even more ridiculous is that it was not until this moment that Xie Shu realized how despicable and ridiculous he had been.
From the moment he questioned Xiao Chenyan, from the moment he guessed the truth and felt hesitant, he had doubts about Xiao Chenyan deep in his heart.
He had never stood by Xiao Chenyan without hesitation, and had never chosen him unwaveringly.
And Xiao Chenyan may have seen through his "hypocrisy" a long time ago, which is why he has drifted away from him over the years.
Xie Shu lifted the carriage curtain and looked at the street shadows outside the carriage. He vaguely remembered the words that Yun Zheng blurted out when he questioned Xiao Chenyan in front of Yun Zheng like a fool:
——Xie Shaoyuan, are you drunk and still awake? How could Ah Yan hurt me? He could even stab himself with the gun in his hand, but he would never stab his brother!
Xie Shu twitched the corners of his lips in self-mockery.
yes.
The Xiao Chenyan he knew was a man of great affection and kindness who would rather sacrifice himself than hurt his relatives and friends.
He is not as good as Yun Zheng.
He thanked Shu Xie Shaoyuan and was not worthy of Xiao Chenyan's friendship.
…
Tianshou Hall.
The old eunuch led the palace servants into the hall quickly, the whisk in his hand making a crackling sound.
"Be careful with the incense in your hands. If you damage it, I won't be able to pay for it even if I chop off your heads."
The palace servants responded repeatedly, not daring to look up, and made careful arrangements. Tianshou Hall was the old emperor's bedroom, but it was decorated like a battlefield.
No one noticed that there was a young eunuch working hard in the corner.
Xiao Chenyan used magic to change his body shape and appearance, disguised as the eunuch Guang Zhengda and sneaked into the Tianshou Palace.
He has not seen the old emperor since he returned to Beijing. The old emperor claimed to the public that he was seeking immortality and refused to show up. He seemed to be hiding behind the scenes, but in fact he knew everything about the court.
The last time I saw this royal grandfather was ten years ago. During these ten years, the court of Dayong was nothing short of absurd.
All the decisions made by the old emperor were not like those of an emperor.
The other party was like a bystander, treating his descendants, all the military officers in the court, and even the common people as chess pieces, manipulating them at will.
The other party doesn't seem to care whether the Great Yong Dynasty can maintain its rule, but Xiao Chenyan still can't guess what the other party's purpose is.
In the past, no matter what he did in the capital, there were many eyes watching him. Now that Mi Dun has returned to the capital and mastered Xuantong, it is time to enter the palace to meet his royal grandfather.
Xiao Chenyan slowly approached the inner bedroom, and no one noticed the shadow disappearing under his feet.
The shadow cat sneaked into the inner hall silently. Through the eyes of the shadow cat, the scene of the inner hall appeared in Xiao Chenyan's mind. It was a back view, and the other person was wearing a loose robe and sitting cross-legged in the mysterious diagram array.
His hair was dark blue, and he didn't look like an old man. Only the loose skin on his neck gave away his age.
Although they haven't seen each other for ten years, Xiao Chenyan still remembers this figure.
It’s the old emperor for sure.
The shadow cat approached slowly, and just when it touched the pattern on the ground, the shadow cat retreated quickly and shrank back to Xiao Chenyan's feet in an instant.
The impatient meow of a cat sounded in his mind: "Meow meow meow!" Hurry up!
Xiao Chenyan's eyes fixed, and he calmly picked up the tray and walked out of the hall. The old eunuch saw him and was about to call him.
The door of the inner hall suddenly opened, and a young man came out.
"stop."
The moment the voice rang out, Xiao Chenyan had already stepped out of the door, and the moment his figure turned around, he used the technique of shrinking the distance into an inch.
The next moment, his figure appeared outside Taihua Pool, and Xiao Chenyan felt an invisible barrier blocking him.
Almost in the blink of an eye, before Shadow Cat could give a warning, he rolled to the side, and three black iron arrows pierced fiercely into the ground where he had just stood.
Xiao Chenyan raised his eyes and saw the figure a hundred meters away. The other party was standing on a long step, wrapped in a black robe, with bandages on his hands and a strange Nuo mask on his face. The only thing that could be seen was a pair of eyes.
It was cold and indifferent, without any human emotion at all.
The other party looked at him coldly and raised his arm. Xiao Chenyan clearly saw that as the other party's bowstring became full, a symbol like an iron painting and a silver hook appeared in the void in front of the arrow.
He was like a lurker in the darkness, suddenly locked onto by a man-eating beast. Xiao Chenyan felt a shudder for the first time in a long time and smelled the crisis of death.
These three arrows from the opponent are completely different from the previous ones!
Shadowcat made a loud meowing noise.
——It’s the soul-breaking arrow!
The three words "Soul-Breaking Arrow" seemed to have pried open the memories deep in his soul. The moment the arrow tip hit his face, Xiao Chenyan rubbed his palm hard on the ground, breaking his flesh, and drops of blood floated in the air, turning into sharp blood edges and heading towards the Soul-Breaking Arrow.
The blood edge shattered two soul-breaking arrows and passed by the only remaining one. In the blink of an eye, there was a sudden sound and the blood edge passed by the neck of the man in the Nuo mask.
Exclamations were heard all around.
The palace servants realized it belatedly and shouted "There is an assassin!"
However, Xiao Chenyan had disappeared without a trace. The invisible barrier that blocked him was broken when the man in the Nuo mask dodged the blood edge, leaving only a pool of blood where he was previously.
The man in the Nuo mask stood there without moving, like an emotionless puppet.
Click.
His Nuo mask was cut horizontally by an invisible force and fell to the ground, revealing his high nose bridge and angular jaw. On the tip of the man's nose, there was a small brown mole.
The man ignored the panic of the palace servants, took the sword and returned to the inner hall. After the door was closed, he stood directly behind the old emperor.
"You're injured." The old emperor slowly opened his eyes and looked at the man. An intriguing smile appeared on his wrinkled face: "Is it him?"
"It should be." The man said calmly, "The power in his body is beginning to awaken."
The old emperor smiled and nodded, saying the word "yes" three times in a row, his eyes unable to conceal the excitement. He then stood up and made a strange bow facing south.
The man's eyes remained unchanged, still like a heartless puppet, and he said calmly: "At his current state of awakening, he is not yet capable of accepting the 'coming' of that divine consciousness."
"After suffering countless hardships, tempering his soul in the living purgatory, and forging his body in the Shura killing field, he will sooner or later become the most perfect vessel and become a true Holy King." The old emperor smiled and said, "This is the Holy King's favor to my Xiao family."
The man said in a cold tone: "In the eyes of the Wu Clan, all mortals are ants, and the Xiao family is just a chosen insect."
The old emperor looked at him coldly: "If you didn't have any value, you wouldn't even be worthy of being a bug."
The man didn't react much. He was just a puppet that had its memories removed and refined.
The witch clan only left a trace of obsession in his puppet body.
This obsession turned into shackles, allowing him to be driven by the old emperor.
"It seems that he has survived the hardship ten years ago. Now, it's time for him to survive another hardship of being deserted by his friends and relatives."
Man in Nuo Mask: "Now no one around him will betray him."
The old emperor smiled and said, "People around him won't, but the one he loves will. Send your sister to him."
Finally, some fluctuations appeared in the man's eyes.
"Reluctant?"
The man looked at the old emperor coldly.
The old emperor sneered: "That woman is not your real sister. She is just a fake person made by Master Wu Peng using the remains of your sister."
"You should understand that if you want to find your sister's soul, you have to be obedient."
The man lowered his eyes, and something was slowly floating in his calm eyes.
He has no memories and no emotions, he is just an empty shell of a puppet, and his only remaining obsession is to find his sister's soul.
What is happening in this world, what is happening to the Xiao family, and what is happening to the Wu clan? What do they have to do with him?
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