Chapter 292: The Line Between Life and Death
Outside the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, a row of soldiers surrounded the treasury, and the king was guarding the door, not daring to act rashly.
The little eunuch said that he was sure that the thief inside had not escaped yet, and he judged that if he could sneak into the palace and dare to steal the emperor's heart cultivation hall, he must be a thief with high martial arts.
If they didn't make a plan and rushed in, not only would they not be able to catch the thief, but they might also pose a threat to the emperor.
Just when the king was in a dilemma, the emperor's voice suddenly sounded.
"What's going on?"
Wearing this dragon-patterned clothes, the emperor is not angry and arrogant.
"Wechen meets the emperor."
As soon as he heard the emperor's voice, Commander Wang hurriedly knelt down.
"What happened to you that you surrounded my storehouse at night?"
Frowning, the emperor's face was not very good.
"Back to the emperor, just now Gonggong Li said that he saw that the lock of your treasury was picked open, and he suspected that there was a thief in the treasury, so let's take a look."
With his head down, the king shook his body and answered truthfully.
The treasury of the Heart Cultivation Palace was robbed, which is considered a dereliction of duty, and now it depends on whether the emperor will pursue it.
"My treasury has been robbed? Then why don't you hurry up and catch the thief?"
Raising his eyebrows, the emperor continued.
"We're afraid that this place is too close to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and if we let the thieves escape for a while, it will be bad for you."
Commander Wang hurriedly explained, for fear that the emperor would doubt their abilities.
"Hmph, just a thief, what can I do? Go in and catch the thief, and don't let him escape."
The emperor snorted coldly and commanded the king to lead.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Having received the order, the king had no choice but to get up and walk towards the treasury step by step.
Before Jin Wuwei could rush in, there was another sound at the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace.
"Father, father!"
The people were still far away, and the voice of the second prince came.
"Why are you here?"
The emperor frowned and asked.
At this time, it happened to be the time when all the palaces were asleep, how could the second prince suddenly visit?
"Father, my son-in-law has just slept soundly, and suddenly I heard that there seems to be movement in the Heart Nourishing Palace. I don't know if my father's dragon body is healthy, so I quickly brought someone over to check it."
The second prince rushed up and knelt down in front of the emperor.
Seeing that the second prince was still wearing underwear, and there was not even a coat outside, he couldn't help but be moved.
"I have a heart, Gonggong Li, go and get some clothes for the second prince."
The emperor was relieved, and even his words became softer.
"Father, what happened in your palace?"
The second prince was still kneeling on the ground, looking at the emperor with some concern in his eyes.
I have to say that he is a bitter man.
Seeing him like this, but still worried about his own safety, the emperor couldn't help but be moved.
Chong Second Prince stretched out his hand and helped him up.
"It's just a thief in the treasury of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and I'm fine."
In the gap explained by the emperor, Gonggong Li also took his clothes and came back.
"Put it on, don't catch a cold." The emperor glanced at him and said.
"Yes, Father."
Hurriedly put on his clothes, the second prince lowered his head and showed a smile that the conspiracy had succeeded.
"Commander Wang, take someone in and catch the thief. All of you have gathered around your father."
While letting the king lead in to catch the thief, the second prince deployed his own people to the emperor's side.
"Yes."
After receiving the order, Commander Wang didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and immediately led people to rush into the Heart Cultivation Palace.
At this time, Fu Jiulan was lying on the beam of the room, quietly observing the situation below.
Because of the fear that the candles would burn the treasures in the storehouse, there are generally no lights and candles in the storeroom.
At this moment, in the dim environment, the king and a few guards carefully searched for the traces of the thieves inside.
Rows and rows of shelves were placed in the storeroom, and they split up to look for the past, but found nothing.
"Commander, it seems that there is no trace of the thief, is there a mistake?"
One of the guards leaned over and whispered in the king's ear.
"No way, the locks on the warehouse doors have been opened, and it can't be opened by yourself. You guys, go over there and look for it."
Commander Wang shook his head, but he was afraid of a false alarm, and when the time came, he would be reprimanded by the emperor for ineffective work.
"Yes."
A few people took the order and walked around to the shelf on the other side.
Knowing that the door was surrounded at this time, he couldn't escape.
Fu Jiulan was worried about what to do, and looked down at the few guards who were looking for him, and suddenly thought about it.
"You two go over here, I'll go ahead and have a look."
At another fork, a guard pointed to the left path and said to his companion.
"Okay."
The other two said yes and went to the other side.
Seeing that someone was left alone, Fu Jiulan hurriedly followed.
"Damn, what the hell is this thief ......?"
The lone guard was swearing and searching, but he was suddenly hit on the back of the neck, and then the whole person lost consciousness and passed out.
Fu Jiulan hurriedly helped him, leaned him against the wall cautiously, and then walked over to meet the others.
"Did you find it?"
As soon as I reached the intersection, I saw two other companions.
"Nope."
Shaking his head, Fu Jiulan learned from that person to speak, and he specially allowed himself to stand in the dark, so as not to arouse suspicion.
"Then let's go to the Commander and restore our lives."
He couldn't find it in the treasury, so he had to come out with his men.
"How? Have you caught the thief?"
The emperor was still waiting outside the door, and seemed to be very interested in this thief who broke into the Palace of Heart Cultivation.
"Back to the emperor, we have carefully searched the treasury, but ...... No thieves were found."
The king knelt down and answered.
"No thieves found? Could it be that the door lock on my storehouse was opened by myself?"
The emperor's tone suddenly became sharp, and he was full of oppression for a moment.
Everyone present seemed to be shocked by the emperor's tone, and no one dared to speak.
"Please forgive the emperor, it is the incompetence of his subordinates." The king quickly admitted his mistake.
"Hmph."
The emperor glanced at him, turned around and walked towards the Heart Cultivation Palace.
"Let people continue to guard the storeroom, and you and the second child will come in with me."
Before getting up, Commander Wang was afraid that he would be more auspicious, so he quickly patted his subordinates beside him.
"Go find General Lee."
With that, he quickly followed.
"Yes."
It was Fu Jiulan who was beside the king, and after receiving the order, he just had a reason to leave the Heart Cultivation Palace.
At this time, the second prince followed behind the emperor and fell into deep thought.
He still remembered that when Zuo Qingyun came to report on himself, he said that when Fu Jiulan sneaked in today, he seemed to have changed into a guard's clothes as a disguise. Z.br>
Could it be ......
Suddenly remembering something, the second prince suddenly paused.
"Father, thieves are cunning, will they disguise themselves as guards and get out in the dark?"