The Second Prince was shocked by Li Si's words? Did he learn this shamelessness from the Crown Prince? Shouldn't you be asking yourself when you've ever told the truth?
However, he didn't dwell on this question. He was curious as to why Li Si would give up the fight for the crown prince position, since Li Zhu's departure from Luoyang would be the best opportunity...
"This isn't like you at all. There's definitely something wrong here. You have to explain yourself clearly today, or you can forget about going home to rest..."
The second prince shamelessly dragged the third prince along, asking him questions, but the third prince had no desire to continue talking to this useless teammate, yet he couldn't resist the guy's clinginess...
Finally, having no other option, the Third Prince explained the situation, which left the Second Prince with a lingering sense of unease…
"You mean Li Zhu called us over today not so we could laugh at him, but to intimidate us with the destroyed room, and that if we don't obey, he might use this thing to blow us up at any time?"
The Third Prince, seeing the Second Prince finally realize what was happening, thought to himself, "You're not hopelessly stupid after all," so he quickly nodded and said...
"That's right, that's exactly what I mean!"
"Why didn't you tell me these things when you were in the Crown Prince's Palace?"
The second prince's voice was off; considering his own performance, he realized he might very well be killed by Li Zhu's gunpowder...
"Why should I tell you? You're the one who just doesn't realize it..."
The third prince looked at him with disdain, which deeply hurt the second prince. His gaze towards the third prince was filled with rage, as if he wanted to tear him apart…
"Third brother, do you think it's too late for me to go back and pledge my loyalty?"
The second prince gritted his teeth and asked!
"You'll have to ask Li Zhu. How would I know what he's thinking..."
The Third Prince turned and left, leaving the Second Prince alone, bewildered in the wind!
Watching the Third Prince gradually disappear into the distance, the Second Prince couldn't help but roar inwardly in anger: Li Si, you treacherous bastard, why don't you just die...
But it's too late to say anything now. All he can do is silently return home and reflect on his actions. He also instructs the servants to carefully check under all the furniture, such as tables, chairs, and beds, every day, lest he be blown up in his sleep and sent to his death while having tea...
After seeing his two younger brothers leave, Li Zhu's face darkened, because he couldn't find Qinglu's body in the ruins, not even a limb...
Although this gunpowder was powerful, this primitive type of gunpowder wasn't powerful enough to blow a person to smithereens...
Most importantly, Qinglu is powerful enough to sense danger and avoid it, giving her a real chance to escape when faced with peril...
Moreover, given her strength, her body is already invulnerable to blades and spears. Even if gunpowder could kill her, it wouldn't leave her completely unharmed...
Qinglu wasn't dead, but she couldn't see him, which meant he was injured, so badly that she couldn't fight back, losing the ability to kill him, and perhaps even unable to protect herself. That's why she fled immediately...
If his guess was correct, Qinglu shouldn't have gone far, but there was no trace of her...
This made Li Zhu feel a vague unease; he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it...
"Zhao Feng, have you seen any suspicious people?"
Li Zhu found Zhao Feng and asked him, "Who says he has the best eyesight here?"
"Your Highness, we haven't found anyone suspicious. Those coming and going are all palace staff..."
Zhao Feng answered truthfully!
Could Qinglu be hiding in the Eastern Palace? The thought of this possibility made Li Zhu restless; the idea of an enemy lurking in the shadows was incredibly unsettling…
Thinking this through, Li Zhu went through everyone in the Eastern Palace, but found no one suspicious…
Suddenly, he thought of a solution. If he couldn't find the hidden person with his own strength, then his younger brother, who was very powerful, might be able to find the person hiding in the shadows. Why not use someone who was working for free?
Thinking of this, Li Zhu went straight to Nangong Niannian's room...
Bang bang bang!
A knock sounded at the door, but after waiting for a long time without any response, Li Zhu couldn't help but wonder: Was no one home? Where could he have gone?
Unconvinced, Li Zhu continued knocking on the door, his mind racing with unfounded suspicions: had his younger brother hidden Qinglu? Just as Li Zhu was about to lose his patience, Nangong Niannian opened the door, her face pale, and weakly asked...
"Brother, did you come to see me?"
Li Zhu rolled her eyes at him, thinking to herself, "Why would I knock on your door if I'm not coming to find you?"
"Little brother, what's wrong? Why are you so pale? Your injuries were almost healed, weren't they?"
Li Zhu looked at him with a puzzled expression, not understanding why he looked so bad!
"I was practicing my healing skills when a sudden loud noise interrupted my energy flow, almost causing me to suffer a qi deviation. I was just about to ask you, what happened just now? Why was there such a loud noise?"
Upon hearing Nangong Niannian's words, Li Zhu suddenly understood. He had been wondering why Nangong Niannian hadn't appeared yet, only to find out that she was in seclusion. Indeed, those who practice martial arts are most afraid of being disturbed, because if anything goes wrong, it's easy to suffer a qi deviation...
Seeing his younger brother's state, Li Zhu said somewhat embarrassedly.
"I just tested the new weapon, and its power is beyond my expectations. I accidentally disturbed your training..."
"I see. Brother, there's no need to blame yourself. My injuries are minor. It's just that I haven't been able to fight much lately and can't protect you anymore..."
Hearing that Nangong Niannian was still worried about his safety even though she was injured, Li Zhu was deeply moved!
"Little brother, focus on recovering. Don't worry about my safety. My strength has improved, so it won't be easy for anyone to kill me now..."
Li Zhu said comfortingly, his tone filled with gratitude!
"Brother, is there something you need from me?"
Nangong Niannian could tell that Li Zhu probably had something to ask her, but because she was injured, she was too embarrassed to speak up!
"It's nothing serious. I was assassinated again, but the attacker was stronger than me. I couldn't sense their strength. I'm afraid they're hiding inside the Eastern Palace. You're much stronger than me, so I thought you might be able to see through their disguise and find them..."
But you're so badly injured right now, let's wait until you've recovered before talking about it..."
Li Zhu felt that his brother's safety was more important than the assassin's. He figured the assassin would always reappear if he wanted to kill him; he just needed to try and kill the assassin next time…
"Brother, I'm fine...cough cough..."
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