Chapter 50: Reunion
Jin Huanchen returned to the dormitory under the escort of the army, and his face was very ugly. The general of the city defense army stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, do those two assassins need to be alive?"
"It's best to catch it alive. If I can't catch it, I don't mind taking two corpses. Jin Huanchen gradually recovered from the panic and re-revealed the majesty of the emperor, "However, if you let them escape, you will use your own corpse to offset the number." โ
"Yes. โ
Jin Huanchen was terrible in his heart, both annoyed and afraid, and after returning to the dormitory, he drew his sword and split the priceless porcelain vase on the table into pieces. The sound alarmed the palace maid outside the door, and a palace maid came in to pick up the pieces.
Seeing the palace maid, Jin Huanchen reluctantly inserted the sword into the scabbard and sat on the edge of the bed. After all, he is an emperor and cannot lose his temper in front of his courtiers.
"What annoys Your Majesty? At this time, shouldn't Your Majesty attend the state memorial?" the palace maid sniffed casually as she picked up the fragments.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't. Jin Jian didn't even look at the palace maid. He is dignified and supreme, so there is no need to explain to a little palace maid.
At this time, outside the altar, the beggar didn't care at all about the soldiers running by him, the green light smoke flowed like a small snake on his fingertips, and said with a smile: "Interesting, all the old acquaintances have arrived." โ
"The little girl is new, and she doesn't understand the rules in the palace, so I hope Your Majesty will bear with me. The palace maid didn't seem to care, "There were people from the city defense army everywhere just now, could it be that there are assassins who want to destroy the national sacrifice?"
Jin Jichen didn't answer, which was a tacit acquiescence. He thought to himself that if this noisy woman had one more mouth, she would disappear forever.
"It's really bold, don't they know how powerful His Highness is Qianying?" said the palace maid, still ignorant of the current affairs.
"Waiter ยทยทยทยทยทยท" Jin Huan just wanted to call the guards to drag her away, but he felt that something was wrong.
What did she say just now? Why did she call Qianying His Highness? There is no His Highness Qianying in Jingchuan, only His Highness Qi back then. Jin Huanchen felt a sense of unease in his heart, recalling what this woman said, and the more he heard it, the more familiar his voice became.
Jin Huanchen stood up abruptly. At the same time, the palace maid also quickly got up, turned around and put a dagger against Jin Huanchen's throat. The dagger was wooden, but sharpened. Jin Huanchen didn't dare to move in the slightest, and even his breathing could be slowed down.
"Brother, your reaction is not as good as before, I must remind you like this to find out. Jin Huang sneered, his indifferent eyes suppressed sadness, like the shadow of the moon in still water, noble, ethereal, suffocating, but it was dissipated at the touch of a button. Doom weighed on her thin shoulders, but she still walked with determination, leaving footprints stained with blood and dust.
"Sister. Jin Jian smiled, "Today's surprises are really one after another. How long have you been hiding under my nose?"
"Eight years. Jin Huang clenched the dagger tightly and said through gritted teeth.
"Eight years? You haven't changed at all, you're still so stubborn, you're still so resilient. Jin Huanchen's face was very natural, "But why? If it weren't for the chaos in Shaoyang today, you wouldn't have had a chance to hide for another eighteen years." Did you already know there was going to be chaos today, or did you have a collusion with that minstrand?"
"He didn't know I was here. On that day, a mercenary rescued me from Yanhong, and his companion was none other than the Hindbard. Later, the rebel went to Shaoyang, and I secretly ran over and found that he had opened a piano shop in Shaoyang. I knew very well that he was going to avenge the minstrels. So I entered the palace and waited for the day when chaos came. โ
"So, do you know?"
"I didn't tell him. I knew him too well and he didn't love me as much as he thought he would. He won't deny the country for my sake, he won't believe those dark truths. โ
"It's sad. Why are you doing that? What do you want to do?"
"Kill you, of course!" the dagger stabbed a little deeper.
"Then you should have plunged the dagger directly into my throat instead of talking nonsense to me. Jin Huanchen's gaze was cold, and he stabbed straight into Jin Huang's eyes.
"I, I just want to know why. Jin Huang's hand holding the dagger unconsciously loosened a little.
"Why? How can you tolerate family affection in front of the emperor? Don't you know? Qi is the sword of the ancient country, you can manipulate him more than me, don't you know? You don't believe it, right? You don't believe that your brother will harm you, you are lying to yourself!",
At the moment when Jin Huang lost his mind, Jin Huanchen grabbed Jin Huang's hand holding the dagger, pushed it aside, and dodged towards the other side. The dagger sliced through the flesh on the side of the neck, bleeding profusely, but it failed to inflict fatal wounds. Jin Huanchen slammed Jin Huang's hand against the edge of the table, and the dagger fell to the ground. Jin Huang's left arm broke away and slashed into Jin Huanchen's throat with one palm. Jin Huanchen coughed a few times and took a few steps back. Jin Huang picked up the dagger and stabbed at Jin Huan. Jin Huanchen pulled out his sword, and when the dagger pressed against Jin Huanchen's throat again, the blade of the sword was also on Jin Huang's neck.
"Sister, I have a question I've wanted to ask for a long time. Are you really in love? Or are you just trying to control him? โ
Jin Huang didn't speak, and a line of tears came down from the corners of his eyes.
"I see, no wonder my father didn't choose you. Jin Huanchen sneered, "Now, let's be more resolute than anyone else." โ
As he spoke, Jin Huanchen's eyes were cold, and when he was about to swing his sword and cut down, he suddenly found that he couldn't move. The muscles stiffened, and the skin gradually turned a terrible blue-black.
Dark clouds condensed in the sky, and a low thunderclap could be faintly heard in the clouds. In the altar, a large group of soldiers poured in from the entrance. Seeing Li'er in the air, the leading soldiers waved their flags, and the archers behind them released their arrows together. Arrows are like flying locusts, shooting at Li'er. At this time, Li'er was in the air, with nowhere to dodge.
Gan Sheng's right hand folded, the rhyme of the piano changed, and a layer of sonic barriers appeared behind Li'er, blocking the rain of arrows. At the same time, the runes printed on Qian Ying's body also dimmed a little. Bursting out with all his might, the rune on his right arm was completely shattered. With a claw, his fingertips stopped in front of the tip of Gan Sheng's nose, and the strong wind lifted his hair. Gan Sheng smiled bitterly, his left hand changed again, and a huge circle of sound blades spread out, killing all the soldiers who rushed into the altar. Li'er took the opportunity to jump over the wall and escape from the altar.
All the runes were shattered, and he broke free from the seal, grabbed Gan Sheng's neck with his right hand, smashed it on the stone wall on the side, and then punched Gan Sheng's lower abdomen. Juli made a crack in the stone wall behind Gan Sheng, and Gan Sheng sprayed a mouthful of blood on Zaiqi's face. Gan Sheng was lifted up, Gan Sheng hung his head, his limbs swayed weakly, and he barely opened his eyes a slit. Seeing this, Qi threw Gan Sheng down the hole like a broken sack, picked up the Nine Sins Piano on the side, and jumped down. Gan Sheng fell from the hole and rolled on the ground a few times, spitting out a mouthful of bile mixed with blood. It was raining in the sky, and the rain diluted the blood.
"Shen Zhi!" shouted.
Shen Zhi had withdrawn from the werewolf's frenzied state, returned to his normal human form, picked up the halberd, and came to his side on a crutche.
"What do you command?"
"Hang this guy up, remember not to kill him, and wait for the other guy to come back. โ
"Yes. โ
At this moment, a strange laughter sounded on the wall of the altar: "Tut-tut, this place is really familiar, I came here eight years ago." โ
Qi and Shen Zhi looked up, and the lightning that slid across the sky illuminated the figure of a man. The man sat on the wall, wearing a black cloak and carrying a large medicine bag. The rain hit his gray face, and his miserable white eyes were particularly eerie against the electric light.
"Who!" Shen Zhi shouted. On the side, there was no expression on the iron face.
"Are you asking my name? I forget, but I've made a good name for myself, huh. โ