To say that one can "survive" is nothing more than being imprisoned until death.
The emperor slowly stood up, his body trembling with anger. He pointed angrily at Yun Chi and Empress Shen, his eyes bulging with resentment.
"You...you...you rebel!" After a long while, the emperor finally managed to utter these words through gritted teeth.
Empress Shen sneered, "Are we supposed to just wait to be killed by you if we don't rebel? But we are originally from the Heavenly Eagle Holy Kingdom, so this doesn't count as a rebellion, does it?"
Yun Chi also laughed and said, "Speaking of which, Father has already been poisoned by the 'Pulling Silk' poison. Why don't you listen to me obediently? As long as Father obeys, I can save Father's life."
Ye Qingxue said, "Of course the Emperor won't obediently listen to you, because we gave him the antidote beforehand!"
"I see." Yun Chi narrowed his eyes.
No wonder the emperor didn't obey his earlier order to execute Ye Qingxue.
"I really underestimated you. You were able to discover that Father Emperor was poisoned, and even find an antidote to temporarily free him from the poison's effects!"
Yun Chi's voice was full of coldness: "However, by doing this, you have killed everyone around you."
"If Father had obediently listened to me and chosen to surrender, the war would not have had to start, and countless people would not have died as a result!"
"Ye Qingxue, the bloodshed and countless deaths that will follow in the palace are all caused by your own cleverness!"
Yun Chi grinned maliciously.
Empress Shen said in a deep voice, "Chi'er, there's no need to waste words with them. Let's go out and surround them here!"
Before Yun Chi turned to leave, he asked the emperor one last time, "Father, I'll ask you one last time, do you intend to surrender?"
"If you do not surrender, everyone present, including the Empress Dowager, will die because of you! At that time, you will not only be a ruler of a fallen country, but also an unfilial person!"
The emperor was so angry that he trembled all over and couldn't utter a single word. It was unclear whether he was unwilling to surrender or simply lacked the ability to say the words of surrender.
"And you, Ye Qingxue?" Yun Chi asked Ye Qingxue again. "If you kneel before me like a dog and beg for mercy, I may spare your life!"
With the "tethering thread," things wouldn't have been so complicated; he could have easily gotten the emperor to kill Ye Qingxue with just a few words.
However, Ye Qingxue brought the whole truth to the forefront, leaving them with no choice but to rebel.
Oh no, to use his mother's words, they were originally people of the Heavenly Eagle Holy Kingdom. Killing the emperor and forcing him to abdicate was not a rebellion at all.
Rather, the world belongs to the capable.
Ye Qingxue simply looked at him without saying a word. Her gaze was as cold as a knife, and her right hand gripped the long sword tightly once more.
Such silent resistance and rejection made Yun Chi narrow his eyes again.
He sneered, "Fine, you just wait! It won't be long before I make you kneel and beg for mercy!"
Empress Shen and the head maid escorted Yi Luo out.
Yun Chi also turned to leave.
Without saying a word, Ye Qingxue grabbed her long sword and charged towards them.
As soon as she moved, Dongbai and General Lan also moved.
But just as Empress Shen had said, the entire Zichen Palace was now surrounded by their people.
Before Ye Qingxue could even get close to Yun Chi, a guard darted in from the side and blocked her sword from striking Yun Chi.
Prince Yu, Prince Xuan, and Pan Yuanzhou quickly stood in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
In just a short moment, it was as if they had stirred up a hornet's nest. Countless guards rushed in from outside the Zichen Palace, and blood was sprayed everywhere.
Prince Xuan said, "Father, we can't just sit here and wait to die. Your son will now try to find a way to break out and get reinforcements!"
Pan Yuanzhou suddenly grabbed him, sweating profusely: "Your Highness, the outside is full of Empress Shen and Prince Ding's people. If you rush out rashly, it will be tantamount to suicide!"
Xuan Wang wiped away his sweat, his slightly chubby face twitching, clearly showing that he was also very nervous.
But he still said, "Then what should we do? At such a critical moment, as a prince of the Great Zhou, as the son of my father and the grandson of my grandmother, am I supposed to do nothing?"
Ignoring Pan Yuanzhou's attempts to stop him, Xuan Wang jumped up and shook off his hand: "I'm going to die anyway. If I charge out with my skills, I might be able to kill a lot of people to die with me! Waiting here to be killed is a waste!"
He turned and bowed to the Emperor and Empress Dowager, saying, "Grandmother, Father, I am leaving now and will not be able to continue protecting you. Please wait for me to bring reinforcements!"
The emperor then took a precious sword from the box and threw it to Prince Xuan.
He gripped his longsword and charged past Ye Qingxue.
Before disappearing into the darkness, Prince Xuan solemnly told Ye Qingxue, "Miss Ye, wait for me!"
No one knew that Prince Xuan had not broken through the fighting among the crowd.
Instead, they slipped into a secret passage near the Zichen Palace when no one was looking...
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