"Since you still consider me your master, then lead the way quickly." Xiang Yuanqing took Lin Jinghan's hand without saying anything.
"Let's go. No matter how dangerous the road ahead is, I will protect you!"
"Good! Master and disciple are of one mind and their strength is greater than anything else!" The master and disciple walked towards the palace with firm steps.
Sikong Zhan was angry and furious, but he did not lose his mind. He put away the Canglong Sword, ignored all obstacles, and walked directly to the emperor.
The emperor received the news that Prince Jingnan had returned. He had long known that Sikong Zhan would enter the palace. A large number of experts had already been ambushed around the imperial study, waiting to lure him into the trap.
"Prince Jingnan! Should I call you Prince Jingnan, or Prince Regent Beijiang?"
"You get the news pretty quickly, but I don't know if you can escape fast enough?" Sikong Zhan's murderous aura suddenly burst out, and he slashed at the emperor with a sword!
"Sikong Zhan, how dare you!" The emperor had planned everything, but he didn't expect that after Sikong Zhan walked in calmly, he would suddenly attack without even saying hello!
The emperor dodged in panic and threw the teacup in his hand away.
"Come here, Prince Jingnan is plotting rebellion and intending to regicide, and he must be killed without mercy!"
As the teacup fell to the ground with a clanging sound, countless guards rushed into the imperial study.
Sikong Zhan's previous injuries in Beijiang had not healed yet, and at this moment he could only exert 60% to 70% of his strength. Even so, the aura around him was terrifying, and each move was more fierce than the last. The guards were beaten back step by step, and even the best royal secret guards around the emperor were all defeated and died at his hands!
But his injuries had not healed and he was not in good condition. He had multiple external injuries all over his body and had new internal injuries. He looked in very bad condition.
Looking at the guards and royal secret guards who died and were replaced immediately before him, Sikong Zhan sneered. He suddenly disappeared out of thin air and appeared in front of the emperor the next moment, holding the sword to his neck.
"Dongfang Yi, die, or read out your own confession of guilt in front of everyone in the Jingnan Palace. It's your choice!"
The emperor was so frightened that his hands began to tremble, but he thought that since he was the emperor, Sikong Zhan would never dare to kill him, and he became more resolute.
"Sikong Zhan, are you planning a rebellion?"
"It seems that you choose to die." Sikong Zhan coldly slapped the emperor with a palm. The palm was accompanied by an extremely sharp gust of wind. If the emperor was hit by the palm, he would surely die!
"Oh my god!" The emperor immediately became scared when faced with the threat of death.
"I'm going to issue a confession of guilt!"
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place." Sikong Zhan was well prepared and did not withdraw his hand. Instead, he slapped the emperor's chest and threw a pill into his mouth when the emperor opened it.
"If you don't take the antidote within three hours, you will die."
Having said that, Sikong Zhan let go of the emperor, turned around domineeringly, holding his bloody Canglong sword, and walked out of the imperial study with bloody footprints at every step, heading towards the palace gate. There were so many guards and royal secret guards, but even though they knew that Prince Jingnan was seriously injured, no one dared to stop him!
What a joke! The emperor has said he will kill if they go there now. Wouldn’t that be courting death?
Sikong Zhan was seriously injured and was supported by his willpower: he had to go back safely to see his Jinghan!
"Prince!" He seemed to hear his Jinghan calling him. When he looked up, he saw an anxious figure appear in his sight. That was his concern in this life.
"Prince!" Lin Jinghan was running over quickly. Seeing her own prince covered in blood with several big holes on his body, tears instantly blurred her vision. She quickly covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying out loud.
She ran over like a flash, carefully helped him up, and took out a lot of medicine, some for external injuries and some for internal injuries. She picked the best ones and fed them to Sikong Zhan, and quickly applied medicine to his wounds.
"Your Majesty, medicine..."
But she was not strong enough after all. She tried hard not to cry, but the tears fell anyway.
"Jinghan, don't cry, I'm fine, everything is resolved, let's go home." Sikong Zhan reached out to wipe the tears from her face.
Lin Jinghan quickly wiped her tears with her sleeve, forced a smile, and carefully supported Sikong Zhan's arm.
"Prince, Jinghan, don't cry, let's go home!"
Xiang Yuanqing had long known Sikong Zhan's reputation as the God of Killing. Even after hearing about his "great achievements" in Beijiang, he did not find him that terrifying.
But now, after witnessing his astonishing feat of charging directly into the imperial palace, he finally understood that his reputation on the Tianji List was never in vain, and he truly was a - God of Killing!
He did not step forward to help: perhaps, if he let these people see how terrifying the God of Death was, they would not dare to jump around in the future. This is called "knocking the mountain to scare the tiger."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Sikong Zhan and Lin Jinghan rode their horses all the way to the inn where they were staying - Yanbinlou.
Lin Jinghan and Xiang Yuanqing worked together for a long time before they finally stabilized Sikong Zhan's injuries.
Not long after, the emperor arrived at the Banquet Hall with a large force of soldiers. Standing at the highest point of the building, he read out the edict of repentance with a look of regret:
"I am guilty!
"My first crime was wrongly accusing Prince Jingnan and arresting everyone in Prince Jingnan's mansion.
“My second crime is that I knew He Tan was blocked, but I did not take timely measures, allowing Prince Nan Zhao to escape;
"My third crime is that for many years I allowed the Ministry of Revenue to withhold military funds from the Jingnan Army and turned a blind eye, which chilled the hearts of the Jingnan Army's officers and soldiers.
I deeply regret the above crimes, but as an emperor, I am guilty of the same crime as the common people. I am sentenced to be publicly punished with three strokes of the cane as a warning to others. I promise that from now on, I will worry about this matter day and night and devote all my energy to it..."
The emperor spoke a lot of words about strengthening the country's strength and creating a prosperous era, which made people almost forget his previous crimes. Lin Jinghan rolled her eyes when she heard it.
"Your Highness, shouldn't the Emperor's edict of apology be focused on his own guilt? He mentioned so many blueprints and plans, isn't that just distracting from the main topic?"
"It's not important." Sikong Zhan lay on the bed, enjoying Lin Jinghan's service comfortably: what he wanted was for the emperor to admit the above charges, and the rest was not important.
"Then what do you say is important?" Lin Jinghan simply blocked out the emperor's words and fed Sikong Zhan porridge seriously.
"Drinking porridge is the most important thing right now, ah——" Sikong Zhan opened his mouth, looking like he was waiting for someone to feed him.
Lin Jinghan immediately agreed,
"Of course, nothing is more important than our prince's recovery!"
After the emperor was tortured in public, he did not see Sikong Zhan come to give him the antidote, so he had to grit his teeth and let the palace servants support him to find Sikong Zhan.
The executioner naturally did not dare to hit the emperor hard. The emperor was not actually injured, but in order to make his punishment look more realistic, he endured the pain all the way. He walked outside Sikong Zhan's room and signaled the eunuch to ask loudly:
"The Emperor is here to visit the patient. Is Prince Jingnan here?"
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