After the fake abbot finished speaking, he met Xiao Xuan's pair of sinister and cold eyes, and a sense of fear inexplicably arose in his heart. He subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Shen Yun, curled up on the ground, then realized that Xiao Xuan's performance was just a scheme, and he had fallen into his trap.
Gazing at the aloof and arrogant Xiao Xuan, Shen Yun smiled sadly.
That's enough. He has nothing to regret about what he did. He considers it repayment for what he owed Ning Yin. Even if the woman beside him is not Ning Yin, he accepts it.
"Men, seize all the traitors!"
Xiao Xuan's cold eyes swept over the crowd, his face expressionless, but his eyes were so dangerous that no one dared to look directly at him.
Suddenly, a group of Qingyu Guards dressed in black appeared from around the central square, holding long swords. Those Qingyu Guards with bows and arrows were ready to fire at any moment. If these thieves dared to resist, they would be hit in the heart by countless arrows and die on the spot.
A look of fear flashed across the fake abbot's face, and he burst into maniacal laughter. "Your Highness, are you really willing to abandon the country and its people for a woman? How can you face your millions of subjects and the ancestors of the Great Qi? You are defying the world! The gods will punish you!"
"Oh? Is that so? I'd like to see just how this god will punish me?"
Xiao Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly. Suddenly, he snatched the bow and arrow from the Qingyu Guard beside him. The tall, imposing man drew the bowstring taut, and the arrow made a creaking sound.
His large, well-defined hands were incredibly powerful; in just a second, the arrow shot out like a wild horse, hurtling towards the fake abbot.
With a whoosh, the fake abbot's pupils widened instantly. Overwhelmed by terror, he didn't even have time to dodge. The arrow grazed his cheek, and the chilling wind of the arrow tore a gash in his mask.
The mask was very thick, so his real skin didn't bleed. Instead, the mask lost its adhesiveness due to the huge impact and began to peel off his face.
The fake abbot tried to reach out and touch it, but was immediately captured by two Qingyu Guards. One of them forcefully tore off the mask from his face and threw it to the ground.
Realizing he had been exposed, the fake abbot flew into a rage, shouting, "You, you are utterly unreasonable! You will be punished by heaven!"
"Liaoyuan? Oh no, I should call you Chengyi, a dog under Lanxin's command, right?"
"Do you really think that I and Father Emperor are so easily fooled?"
"Xiao Xuan, do you think you can leave Huguo Temple unscathed just because you've captured me?"
The fake abbot thought his master would be fully prepared and would definitely rescue him, but Xiao Xuan scoffed coldly, his brows furrowed with disdain, "Bring the person up!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lan Xin was dragged forward by several Qingyu Guards. The arrow was firmly stuck in her chest, and blood was faintly seeping from the wound.
Although it didn't hit her vital organs, it had already taken half her life, because the arrow was infested with the Frost Gu worms. At this moment, countless Frost Gu worms, like ants swarming out of their nest, had gathered in her internal organs and even in every pore.
The woman's face was as pale as paper, and her whole body was trembling uncontrollably. When Cheng Yi saw Lan Xin's appearance, his heart sank to the ground.
She pursed her lips, not daring to utter another word.
"Xiao Xuan, how did you know about my plan?"
Lan Xin managed to utter a sentence: Why was her meticulously planned scheme so easily exposed by Xiao Xuan?
Furthermore, why does Xiao Xuan also possess this Frost Gu? Isn't it a poison unique to the Chu Kingdom?
Just as she was filled with extreme confusion, her gaze fell upon Wang Yuan and Shen Yun on the ground.
Seeing Shen Yun, her anger intensified. If Shen Yun hadn't instigated Marquis Wuding to kill Xiao Xuan, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.
It would also have prevented the entire Wu Dinghou family from being executed, leaving them without any descendants.
She gritted her teeth in hatred, but could only watch helplessly as Xiao Xuan walked over unhurriedly.
The man wore a smile, but his handsome face flashed with a chilling sharpness.
"You'll be surprised that the explosives around here haven't reacted at all. You'll be even more surprised that none of your men have shown up. You'll even be surprised that I knew this old bald monk was an imposter."
"But none of that matters. What matters is that I will uproot you, this cancerous tumor that has taken root in the Great Qi. Your Lanqu Garden has already been destroyed by me. As for your Chu Kingdom, you will forever be subservient to me!"
After speaking, Xiao Xuan looked at Shen Yun and Wang Yuan on the ground, his eyes filled with gloom and ruthlessness.
"And you, Wang Yuan, it's time to wake up from your dream. Although I didn't burn you to death just now, I won't let you off easy either."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yun and Wang Yuan on the ground widened their eyes simultaneously, as did Lan Xin and Cheng Yi beside them, who could hardly believe what they had just heard.
They all turned their gaze to Wang Yuan, whose face was covered in soot.
Wang Yuan opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time. Her hands and feet were still tied to the pillar, making her look somewhat comical and ridiculous, but the ferocity on her face was obvious.
I put in so much effort, only to end up benefiting others. No wonder those old women bullied me the moment I entered the Eastern Palace.
It turned out that Xiao Xuan already knew his identity. He didn't take his life directly, but instead went to great lengths to torture him.
He gave her hope, then cruelly exposed everything, leaving himself utterly defeated.
Wang Yuan suddenly opened her mouth wide in a frenzy, with a strange smile on her face, but she still couldn't make a sound.
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