Chapter 170 [VIP]
The sound of the wind was extremely soft and weak; even the emperor, who was standing right next to it, could not hear it clearly.
The emperor only vaguely heard the words "father and son," "blood," and "biological son." Gu Zhizhuo, being far away, could hear even less. Xie Yingchen, who could read lips, repeated the words to him word by word.
When the phrase "father and son killing each other" came up, Gu Zhizhuo's brow twitched, and he quickly called out, "Cancan, don't let him finish reading it."
No wonder he recognized it so readily; it turns out his next move was here.
He knew he had no way out, yet he was unwilling to bear all the blame alone.
The curse of Zhu Yin is extremely insidious. Chang Feng's sacrifice of himself could not possibly be solely for the purpose of causing the emperor and his son to kill each other.
An even greater curse is yet to come.
Gu Yican didn't ask any more questions. Since his sister had already said so, he quickly ran forward.
The students were blocking the way, pounding their chests and crying and shouting. Gu Yican, annoyed that they were in the way, grabbed one of them by the shoulder, leaped over them one by one, and ran to the front in one breath.
He moved extremely fast and was aggressive. Commander Zhou almost thought he was going to assassinate him, so he drew his longsword and blocked him.
He lowered his voice and advised, "Can Can, stop fooling around."
Changfeng continued with difficulty, "The curse has been unleashed, the Xie clan..."
"Uncle Zhou, I apologize for the inconvenience."
Gu Yican kicked away his sword, nimbly twisted his body, avoided Commander Zhou, and rushed to the iron cage.
"The Prince of Zhenbei!"
"Your Highness!"
"Gu Yican, stop."
"Protect the Emperor!"
Several voices rang out at the same time, and Prince Li and the Grand Secretary looked panicked, fearing that Gu Yican might do something wrong in a moment of impulse. Prince Li even rushed over to try to stop him.
These two siblings always acted strangely, and Prince Li didn't have time to think about what he was up to. However, he only touched his sleeve before Gu Yican kicked the iron cage.
Gu Yican used all his strength. With this kick, the heavy iron cage shook violently, swaying from side to side. Changfeng rolled to the other side under the violent shaking of the iron cage, his back hitting the iron bars behind him, revealing the black and red runes that were pressed under his body.
These distorted runes were clearly written in blood, each stroke a horrifying sight.
"sky."
Prince Li felt a chill run down his spine and subconsciously took a few steps toward the iron cage.
“He’s cursing,” Gu Yican explained.
"A curse?"
These two words made Prince Li catch his breath and his mind go blank.
"My sister sent me."
Prince Li understood and didn't stop him anymore.
The emperor was still standing in front of the iron cage, bent over and half-squatting. He didn't know if he was momentarily stunned by fear or for some other reason, but he didn't move at all.
He blocked the iron cage door, preventing Gu Yican from pulling Changfeng out. He wondered if he should push the emperor away. After only a brief moment of hesitation, Changfeng, who was already inhuman, suddenly pounced with unexpected strength and bit the emperor's shoulder hard.
Gu Yican stared, dumbfounded. He silently stepped aside. His sister had said not to let him finish the curse, but she hadn't said not to let him bite anyone.
"Father!"
"emperor!"
"Aaaaaah!" the emperor screamed in agony.
Xie Jing, being closest to the emperor, disregarded Changfeng's blood and pus and rushed over to pull him away.
Changfeng was completely exhausted, and after Xie Jing tugged at him a few times, he had no choice but to let go.
Pooh.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, the blood from the emperor's neck. He dipped his fingertip in the blood and completed the final incantation.
"The incantation is complete!"
Changfeng chuckled softly: "You will die at the hands of your own son. You will kill your own son. You will fall into the abyss of hell for all eternity. Hehehe."
He originally intended to curse the Xie family, wishing for generations of fathers and sons to kill each other. Unfortunately, he was interrupted.
The emperor clutched his neck and stumbled out, both shocked and frightened.
He had suddenly become paralyzed, and only now did his limbs finally obey him. Hearing Changfeng's vicious curse, a chill ran down his spine. Pointing at the iron cage, he roared in fury, "Guards! Kill! Kill! Kill this evil Taoist!!"
Changfeng lay prone in the iron cage, his chest heaving violently.
"Your Majesty, the person who instructed the Ji family is right beside you..."
The emperor told the Imperial Guards not to act yet, and said through gritted teeth, "I'm giving you one last chance. Who is it?!"
Xie Jing's mind went blank.
If the Emperor knew that Ke'er was the one who did the things to the Ji family, he would definitely think that the person Changfeng was talking about who wanted to kill his father was himself.
My father will kill me!
We can't let him talk.
Xie Jing's arms were taut, and his face was flushed with tension.
"yes……"
Changfeng's gaze slowly turned towards Xie Jing.
"It's him..."
As he spoke, he raised his blood-stained hand again.
"Father, be careful."
A surge of boiling blood rushed into Xie Jing's brain. He roared and stood in front of the emperor, lunging forward to pin Changfeng down. He had only intended to cover Changfeng's mouth, but by the time he came to his senses, he had already drawn the short sword from his waist, the tip of which plunged viciously into Changfeng's chest.
Xie Jing gripped the hilt of the knife with both hands.
He knelt on one knee, panting heavily.
On Changfeng's gaunt face was shock and fear; he could feel his life slowly slipping away.
Why……
He had clearly changed his destiny, so why was he the one who died?
The long wind slowly turned its head.
His gaze passed through the screaming students and landed on Gu Zhizhuo.
Even though he couldn't see her face clearly, his keen senses could still clearly "see" the crimson light surrounding her.
This light was even more intense than the last time she saw it, redder than blood, like light, yet also like a thick blood mist, enveloping her and devouring her.
The frenzied, boiling atmosphere seemed to sprout countless tentacles, baring its fangs and claws as it relentlessly encroached upon everything around it.
She stands proudly in the world, unmoved by anything.
She was clearly the one whom Heaven hated, disliked by the Heavenly Way, and filled with deathly aura, so why was she the one who was alive?
She was the one who won.
Why her of all people, to steal the destiny he or she had ordained?
This has completely turned the world upside down!
"I...I lost..."
His destiny killed him with its own hands.
puff--
Changfeng spat out a mouthful of black blood.
The dagger pierced his chest even further, eventually penetrating his heart.
"I curse you all..."
His breath stopped.
The next moment, Xie Jing suddenly came to his senses. He panicked and dropped the dagger, tumbling and scrambling out of the iron cage.
His face was warm, and when he wiped it with his hand, dark red blood was reflected in his pupils. The blood emitted a strong, putrid stench that lingered around his nostrils, making him want to vomit.
This was Xie Jing's first murder.
He could almost still recall the tactile sensation in his hand as the knife pierced his flesh.
His face turned pale and bluish, and he retreated repeatedly, using both hands and feet. Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and vomited, even bringing up bile.
emperor:!
Changfeng lay on the ground, his eyes wide open, the deep-set eyes mostly showing the whites of his eyes, dying with his eyes wide open in disbelief.
Blood flowed from his chest and soaked into the ground, the black and red runes scattered all over the ground like vengeful ghosts, roaring and howling.
He couldn't help but turn around and saw Xie Jing's pupils dilated and his face filled with panic. The emperor felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but shout, "Guards! Cut this evil Taoist into a thousand pieces, burn his body and destroy his bones!!"
His shrill voice broke the deathly silence around them. Commander Zhou stepped forward to support the emperor, and then the Imperial Guards dragged Changfeng out of the iron cage.
Changfeng's fingers twitched slightly, but soon fell into complete silence again.
Commander Zhou snorted and checked the pulse in the neck before reporting to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the sorcerer Changfeng is dead."
The emperor clutched his bleeding neck, blood trickling down between his fingers.
"You will die at the hands of your own son..."
The curse of the long wind kept echoing in his ears, over and over again.
He seemed to see the late emperor standing in front of him, saying: You will die at the hands of your own son, just like me.
Ahhh!
His rationality snapped, the emperor's expression twisted, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "To be torn to pieces."
"cut!"
"cut!"
He pulled out a brocade spring knife from a nearby Imperial Guard, stumbled over, raised his hands, and swung it down at Changfeng's corpse.
One cut, two cuts...
Blackish-red blood splattered, landing on his face and on the surrounding officials.
Even the students were no exception; at this moment, they felt that the emperor before them, the ruler of the Great Qi Kingdom, looked like a demon.
Gu Yican avoided the stench of black blood and quietly returned to his sister's side, shooing her away, "Xie Yingchen, aren't you going to go and take a look? Now is the perfect opportunity for you to pretend to be wise and virtuous."
Gu Yican skillfully pushed past him and stood next to his sister, fanning her with a round fan as if he were considering her best interests: "Hurry up, they're all lamenting the Crown Prince's injustice and feeling extremely remorseful. If you stand up there, cry, and stomp your foot, all the civil and military officials will surely bow down in reverence, and then we can force that crazy guy down in one fell swoop."
"From now on, the world will be at peace!"
After saying that, Gu Yican patted his shoulder and winked, urging him, "Go on."
Xie Yingchen asked without changing his expression: "Can Can, what storybooks have you been reading lately?"
"The Dragon Emperor Descends to Earth".
"Watch less of it in the future."
"I'll watch!"
Gu Yican glared at him, and the two looked at each other. Gu Zhizhu chuckled and instructed him to fan himself.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, stop!"
"Help! Help!"
Prince Li was practically going crazy; his panicked cries echoed continuously, as did the other officials, who frantically tried to pull the emperor away.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider."
The putrid smell of blood was even stronger.
Everyone was terrified by the emperor's madness. The students involuntarily retreated to both sides. With no obstruction in front of them, Gu Zhizhuo finally saw the emperor's appearance clearly.
His face was covered in splattered black and red blood, his eyes were bloodshot, and he frantically swung his embroidered spring knife.
Commander Zhou pulled him hard and ordered the Imperial Guards to quickly drag Changfeng away.
Changfeng had been hacked to pieces, looking like a piece of rotten flesh.
The students were ashen-faced. Even though this sorcerer deserved it, shouldn't the law have stipulated a joint trial by the three judicial authorities to determine his guilt, instead of this indiscriminate beating?
The surrounding gazes made Prince Li feel extremely uneasy; he was so hoarse from shouting that his throat was almost raw.
The emperor of a nation was first bitten on the neck by a sorcerer, and then hacked wildly with a knife. This was a disgrace to the Great Qi Dynasty.
Prince Li looked left and right, wanting Xie Yingchen to make a decision. He looked around and saw no one. He looked around again and found Xie Yingchen standing far away with Miss Gu, seemingly talking about something with smiles on their faces. The chaos here did not affect their good mood at all.
I'm so annoyed.
"Your Highness," the Grand Secretary said with a somber face, "it would be better if His Majesty remained ill."
Prince Li thought so too. If the emperor suddenly went berserk and started wildly slashing with his sword in the Golden Palace, the scene would be too much to bear.
It would be better for both of them if he stayed in Hanzhang Palace.
Prince Li shouted, "The Emperor is seriously ill! Where is the imperial physician? Quickly summon the imperial physician!"
The Imperial Guards finally dragged Changfeng's body away and put it back in the iron cage, making sure to close the cage door behind them.
"It's so chaotic." Gu Zhizhuo pointed at the disorderly crowd and chuckled.
More and more people were unknowingly climbing up the city wall, and then one after another they were stunned in place.
Gu Zhizhuo was afraid that his laughter would be too arrogant and anger the crowd, so he buried his head on Gu Yican's shoulder and laughed so hard that his shoulders shook.
Gu Yican stroked his chin. It was indeed lively. He hadn't seen such a lively scene in a long time. Fortunately, he returned to Beijing in time!
Gu Zhizhu chuckled, "I knew it! Chief Eunuch Shen will definitely regret not coming. He's always finding fault with everything and has an absolutely terrible temper."
It was chaotic.
"Could it get any more chaotic!"
Gu Zhizhuo played a few bird songs on his bird flute. The students in blue robes glanced at Gu Zhizhuo silently. Gu Zhizhuo nodded slightly and made a gesture with his hand hanging at his side.
"emperor."
The students in blue robes mingled in the crowd and shouted loudly.
"We beg Your Majesty to exonerate the deposed Crown Prince!"
"The deposed crown prince was deposed without any wrongdoing and should not suffer this great injustice."
"Now that the evil Taoist has been eliminated, the deposed crown prince should be exonerated."
Excitement is contagious.
Most of them had never met the deposed crown prince, but they had heard of his virtuous reputation. Looking at the emperor who was now acting like a madman, they couldn't help but think, "If only the crown prince hadn't been deposed back then."
A grave mistake has been made.
We can't afford to make any more mistakes.
"We beg Your Majesty to exonerate the deposed Crown Prince."
The voices converged, and in an instant, they seemed to surge like a giant wave, rippling outwards in waves.
"Rehabilitate the deposed crown prince."
"The deposed crown prince is innocent."
The emperor finally heard it, and it was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, bringing back his lost reason.
He stopped what he was doing and turned his head very, very slowly.
He was still holding the Embroidered Spring Blade, his hands stained with blood, and his dragon robe was covered in black and red blood.
He remembered what he had done.
However, just now his limbs were completely out of his control, just like when he was in Hanzhang Palace.
Bang!
The embroidered spring knife fell to the ground.
"Please issue an imperial decree, Your Majesty!"
"Please issue an imperial decree, Your Majesty!"
They're all pressuring him.
The emperor looked at Xie Yingchen, who was standing with his back against the battlements, and his anger surged to his head.
He also saw the gazes directed at him from all around, and all he wanted to do was walk away and never face it again. However, the crowd around him made him feel like he was trapped in a cage.
He said, "This is only Changfeng's side of the story, and it cannot be taken at face value."
He clenched his fist, his palm sticky with blood.
"Then why did the Emperor kill Changfeng?"
Xie Yingchen spoke, his gentle voice silencing the surrounding whispers, and asked, "If Your Majesty believes that Changfeng's words cannot be entirely trusted, why did you kill him instead of handing him over to the Three Judicial Offices for joint trial?"
emperor:"……"
Xie Yingchen spoke calmly and unhurriedly: "I thought Your Majesty was so indignant because you were avenging my father. Perhaps I have misunderstood."
Xie Yingchen deliberately referred to himself as "nephew," making it easy for people to guess his identity.
Is this the Prince of Chen?
Is he the Crown Prince?
The students all looked over.
In stark contrast to the emperor, who appeared to be insane, Xie Yingchen was tall and elegant, with a refined and otherworldly air, as smooth and warm as white jade.
Prince Chen is right. If His Majesty believes the sorcerer's words are untrue, he should investigate further, not...
To silence them.
These two words, like a thunderclap, rang in their ears, making their heads buzz.
"...We beg Your Majesty to issue a decree!"
Duke Wei walked up the stone steps of the Meridian Gate, breaking the brief silence. Thick white gauze was still wrapped around his neck.
He stepped forward, lifted his robe, knelt down, and with a series of breathy sounds, said with difficulty, "Your Majesty, please exonerate the Crown Prince."
"To clear the name of the Crown Prince."
As soon as he knelt down, Chief Minister Song followed suit, and a dense mass of people knelt down all around.
The emperor staggered backward, his back slamming against the iron cage.
Even though they were all kneeling at his feet, they were all pressuring him.
"We beg Your Majesty to issue a decree!"
"I……"
He wanted to say that they would talk about it when they returned to the palace.
But nobody gave him that chance; they were all pressuring him.
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