He replied, "I remember this man was once very popular in the martial arts world, but later became notorious. But wasn't he later sentenced to be burned at the stake? Could he have had a disciple?"
"I don't have a disciple, but he didn't die. He was saved by Murong Qingyu. He was the one who poisoned me with the Seven Flower Poison and my father with the poison."
Upon hearing that he had been poisoned by the Poison King, Emperor Dezheng was so frightened that he fell back onto the throne. He paused for a moment, then thought of something and immediately stood up again and asked, "You just said you had a way to detoxify me? Do you know what poison I was poisoned with?"
"Although I have no way to detoxify you, Father, Xiao'er does."
"She?" Emperor Dezheng's eyes flickered when he mentioned Murong Xiao. He would never forget the relationship between Murong Xiao and Murong Qingyu.
"Your Majesty, I'm sure you know that Murong Qingyu is now stepping up his efforts to deal with the Third Brother. Once the Third Brother dies, the power behind him will be gone, and they will be able to immediately inflict the poison on you.
After my father passes away, they will place me on the throne and use me to murder all descendants of the Qianye family. Once all obstacles are removed, my time will come. Following my death, Murong Qingyu will be able to legitimately ascend the throne, fulfilling his twenty-year dream of becoming emperor.
Father, do you want to see Murong Qingyu occupy your position, embrace your woman, and let the Qianye family's kingdom change hands?
Father, have you ever considered that while my death might not be a pity, if I were to die, the Qianye lineage would be forever wiped out from this Kyushu continent. Therefore, I beg you to cooperate with me."
Even though he knew that Murong Qingyu coveted his throne, after hearing Qian Yeming's words, Emperor Dezheng's head was still buzzing and he was a little confused for a while.
In the past, he was wary of Murong Qingyu because he was angry that Murong Qingyu was secretly having an affair with the woman he loved. In addition, Murong Qingyu's achievements were so great that they frightened his master, which made him very wary of him.
He always thought that the man supported the prince to come to power just to take advantage of the opportunity to seize power and control the prince.
He never expected that twenty years ago, when he still considered him his best friend and brother, he had already set his sights on him. He never expected that his life had already been in his hands.
Did the Qianye lineage disappear from the Jiuzhou Continent forever? If that were true, even if he died, how would he face his ancestors?
"Did she tell you all this?" Emperor Dezheng looked at Murong Xiao. He didn't agree with this woman from the bottom of his heart.
"Does Your Majesty think Xiao'er is Murong Qingyu's daughter?"
The emperor was shocked: "Isn't it?"
"Father, you've never seen Murong Qingyu's wife or concubines. Don't you find it strange? Even if he's unlucky with wives, he wouldn't kill all of them, right? Xiao'er and the other daughters of the Murong family are all assassins trained by Murong Qingyu."
Seeing that Murong Xiao's silence indicated his agreement, the emperor was silent for a moment before laughing. His laughter grew louder.
"Murong Qingyu, you've been scheming your whole life, but have you ever imagined that the killer you kept would actually betray you? Hahahaha..."
Thinking of something, Emperor Dezheng suddenly stopped smiling and asked, "Since you are his captive assassin, given his personality, he would never trust you. How did you learn all this? And," the emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, "is it possible that when he sent you out on this mission, he didn't have anything to restrain you?"
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(Updated on November 10th)
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