Chapter 60

Chapter 60

The first one to scream was the general on the main throne. He shouted and called for people to come over in fear, but those who came in were guards in armor. They held swords and shields and surrounded everyone here.

The envoy of Liang Kingdom was not in a hurry and bowed his head to salute: "Your Highness the Princess."

Princess Anping raised her hand and said, "No need to be polite." At the end, she sneered and said, "Drag out the ignorant person sitting on the main seat and beat him to death with sticks!"

The emperor in the middle was so frightened that his face turned pale and his body trembled. It was obvious that he was terrified to the extreme. He crawled around and ran over to hug Princess Anping's legs, crying and begging: "Anping! Anping! I am your father, I am your father, you can't be so cruel, you can't be so cruel!"

"Father!" An Ping sneered, his tone was full of undisguised sarcasm, and said, "How dare you, old man? Calling you father, you are really taking it for granted."

After saying that, he kicked the man away. She ignored the emperor's screams, slowly took a knife, walked up to the old emperor, and said, "Do you remember your late queen?"

The old emperor trembled and uttered a few words from his throat: "What...what?"

"Look over there." Princess Anping kindly reminded him.

Nie Wuhen stood up, took the disguise pill, turned around to look at the poor man on the ground, and said slowly: "Long time no see."

At that moment, the old emperor screamed as if he had seen a ghost.

Nie Wuhen looked at him coldly. He looks more like his mother, especially his eyebrows and eyes. He stood there, and his familiar facial features came to his face, as if the late queen had reappeared before the emperor. The emperor was so frightened that he no longer cared about his image. He just hid everywhere with disheveled hair and a dirty face, saying, "I was wrong. Wanwan, don't come to me..."

Wanwan, the maiden name of the late queen, is also Nie Wuhen's mother.

"You are not worthy of calling me Wanwan."

Princess Anping kicked him, but she had no strength left. The old emperor's already hollowed-out body couldn't withstand such a kick. He vomited blood immediately and couldn't utter a word.

"Ah, that was a heavy kick." An Ping looked back at Nie Wuhen and bowed with a smile: "My Lord, do you mind?"

Nie Wuhen replied to her: "Whether she lives or dies, it has nothing to do with me. But Your Highness, whether you threaten the emperor to make the princes bear the stigma of treason is not worth the loss."

"Who cares?" Princess Anping smiled and pursed her lips. "Even if I kill him, who would dare to say anything? We should have rebelled long ago."

"That's right." Nie Wuhen understood what she meant. "I recruited soldiers and horses for the princess and gave her advice. As for distributing it, please don't treat it as a joke, princess."

When Nie Wuhen entered the palace to see the old emperor, he happened to see Princess Anping on the way. Princess Anping was naturally surprised, if for no other reason than because of Zhao Ying's temperament, which was completely different from the Zhao Ying Anping had seen.

As soon as the two met, Anping sent people to investigate. Following the clues, and with her spies in the palace, naturally the situation became clearer.

She knew that Nie Wuhen had secretly spent all his family wealth, so she approached him to discuss cooperation, as they had the same goal. Nie Wuhen lacks someone to monitor the emperor's actions in the palace, while Princess Anping lacks someone to escort her back to Liang Kingdom with a legitimate reason.

First they appointed him marshal to arouse the prince's suspicion, then they sent envoys from Liang to sow discord and force the prince to bring up the idea of ​​marriage to lure the old emperor, and then they would go with the flow. Is that enough? Not enough, of course not enough.

Didn’t the old emperor trust the Imperial Observatory the most? Isn't he most obsessed with alchemy and immortality? Then let Bai Yi go over and say that he is an immortal master who can make elixirs.

One thing after another, one link after another. If one person is missing, it will be very difficult.

As for what Nie Wuhen had spread, it was true that the people would have their taxes reduced when they arrived in Liang Country.

Someone took the box from behind, and Princess Anping walked over and took out the imperial seal, saying, "Your Highness the Crown Prince." She changed the title, "Do you really not want this power that is within your reach?"

Nie Wuhen replied simply: "No."

The guards cleared the place and all the outsiders left. For a moment, there were only three of them left.

Cassel was still sitting on the cushion, watching the two of them talking and laughing.

Princess Anping casually threw the seal to Cassel and asked him to play with it.

Cassel: “…”

An Ping said, "I didn't mean to mention your highness's sad things."

"Not Your Highness." Nie Wuhen corrected.

"That's right," Anping said, "Back then, Liang was weak and Yan was strong. The old emperor asked Liang to send a hostage. I had pity on him, so I disguised myself as a man and went there in his place. The snow was deep that year. If it weren't for the late queen, I would have died."

When the past is suddenly brought up, one can’t help but feel as if a lifetime has passed. Nie Wuhen lowered his eyes and said, "Mother...I am very good, very good."

"Yes, the late queen was really nice. No one looked down on Liang Country, but she cared about me. After she found out that I was a girl, she not only didn't expose me, but also raised me as her own daughter... She was really nice. I remember that you were just born."

An Ping is five years older than Nie Wuhen. In order to get back into the palace and wait for an opportunity to take revenge, An Ping went to find her father, took advantage of his guilt, and used the so-called witchcraft to slow down her aging.

"Back then, the Empress said that I wouldn't grow tall. Now - oh, right," An Ping seemed to remember something, shrugged casually, and said, "Remember that tree in the palace? There was a bird's nest on it. I held you in my arms to climb the tree, and you kept calling me sister..."

"I don't remember," Nie Wuhen interrupted her and said, "I just hope that Your Majesty will keep his word and treat the people of Yan well."

The battle was quick. Princess Anping used the emperor to control the princes. If one side disobeys, there will be a legitimate opportunity to attack. She took the emperor's edict, supported by Liang State and Beiyuan, and marched southwards to Shangjing City. Later, Beiyuan saw that the situation was not good and wanted to rebel, but Anping saw through his plan. So, he held a Hongmen Banquet and completely unified the Three Kingdoms, and soon he became emperor.

Of course, this is all later.

Nie Wuhen brought Cassel with him, and the two of them stood behind the screen and saw the current Marquis of Wu'an. He no longer had the vigor and vitality he had in the past. His hair had long turned white, and his face was covered with wounds of varying sizes. The deepest wound almost blinded him.

Princess Anping, no, it should be said that it is His Majesty. She personally poured tea for Marquis Wu'an, and as he handed over the tiger talisman, she said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for tipping me off and trusting me over the years. I have no way to repay you. But now that my revenge has been taken, I have no interest in government affairs and would like to return to my hometown. Please allow me to retire."

After saying this, he was about to kneel down, but His Majesty stopped him: "Old General, you really embarrassed me. The Emperor of Yan is in prison, you can go there by yourself, but please be patient."

When his family was tragically wiped out, Wu'an Hou's first wife could not bear the pressure and died of depression after learning about it. Wu'an Hou's hair turned white overnight and he never remarried. He no longer had the heroic spirit he once had.

After midnight, there is a huge void. Touching the clothes of his wife and children with his rough fingertips, he could only express his longing by crying bitterly.

The two chatted for a while, and His Majesty could not refuse, so he accepted the tiger talisman. Your Majesty escorted Marquis Wu'an to the palace gate. Marquis Wu'an stopped, seemed to sense something, turned around to look at the screen, and was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

His Majesty smiled and said, "If the old general likes my screen, I will have someone send it to you."

"Your Majesty never uses a screen."

The old general coughed twice, tears flashing in his eyes. He turned his head to look at the screen again, moved his lips, but finally said nothing.

Behind the screen, Cassel just looked at Nie Wuhen with a light in his eyes. A tear rolled down Nie Wuhen's cheek and fell onto the paper, staining a pool of ink.

The person walked away.

When His Majesty walked in, Nie Wuhen had already adjusted his mood. He held the Wuwang Sword and whispered, "Thank you."

"There's a screen between us, why don't you want to see me?" His Majesty asked him with a sigh.

Nie Wuhen said nothing. He took Cassel's hand and walked out. Anping asked him from behind, aren’t you coming back?

Nie Wuhen nodded: "I won't be coming back."

His Majesty smiled faintly and said, "Then I wish my brother all the best on this journey, and we will live happily ever after."

Cassel sat with Nie Wuhen in the tavern. Bai Yi stood by and didn't know how to comfort them. He could only sigh, gave Cassel a look, and then went out, considerately closing the door.

Cassel didn't know what to say. When he saw Nie Wuhen like this, for some reason, he suddenly thought of Barbatos, and he also missed home. He has been here for almost a year, and Barbatos has appeared in his dreams several times, asking if he is eating well, gently stroking his cheek, saying that the little tentacles have been prepared, and asking when Cassel will complete his mission and return home.

Cassel couldn't bear to leave Nie Wuhen, so he just replied vaguely to Barbatos. Because he understood that once he left, he would never see Nie Wuhen again. But recently, for some reason, Barbatos seemed to have discovered that he was lying.

He thought Barbatos would scold him, but unexpectedly, Cassel saw Barbatos crying. Although they were virtual tears, they made Cassel's heart tremble.

He called Barbatos with sobs, but Barbatos just asked him: "My dear Cassel, don't you want Barbatos?"

Of course not.

He missed Barbatos and wanted to go home. But what if Nie Wuhen has lost his inner elixir? Will the possessed Nie Wuhen be willing to let Cassel return the inner elixir to him?

Cassel didn't know.

He felt very upset.

The more I think about it, the sadder I feel. Cassel's eyes turned red instantly. He rarely cried anymore, but at this moment he couldn't control his emotions anymore.

He didn't want to leave Nie Wuhen and didn't want him to become possessed. Because he was standing next to Nie Wuhen and watched him slowly break through his inner demons with his own eyes.

Cassel wiped his tears and sobbed. Nie Wuhen thought he was sad for him and instantly blamed himself, so he took a handkerchief to wipe Cassel's tears.

"Don't cry." Nie Wuhen held his face, kissed his tears, and comforted him, "Don't cry..."

Cassel rushed over and hugged him. The long-term entanglement turned into pain. Cassel could no longer hold back and just cried and rubbed his tears on Nie Wuhen's neck, saying in a sobbing voice: "What should I do, Nie Wuhen... What should I do..."

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