MMB Chapter 600 - 187: Unusual Coffin, Envoy from Hanzhou, A Kill Unavoidable, One More Gamble
Chapter 600 - 187: Unusual Coffin, Envoy from Hanzhou, A Kill Unavoidable, One More Gamble
Master Zhu nodded at this point.
...
Over an hour later.
This Lotus Sect squad halted before a temporary palace.
Peng Guang led Master Zhu into the palace, winding through corridors, passing heavy doors, arriving at an inner pavilion, and then said, "Master Zhu, go inside, His Majesty is in there."
With that, he grabbed the bird on his shoulder to prevent it from entering.
Zhu Ban gently knocked on the door, and upon hearing a calm "Come in" from inside, he entered.
The Emperor was sitting on a dark large chair.
This chair was not the Dragon Throne, so he frowned, sitting uncomfortably.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Zhu Ban saluted.
The Emperor rubbed his forehead and said, "Master Zhu, you are unaware of the villains abducting Huayin, correct?"
Zhu Ban’s form shook, then he said, "Huayin was kidnapped?!! How is this possible?! The Lotus Sect promised me they wouldn’t touch Huayin..."
The Emperor waved his hand and said, "Calm down, this wasn’t the work of the Lotus Sect, but someone else.
This incident happened at the end of last year. At that time, I was concerned about disrupting Master Zhu’s cultivation, so I didn’t explain... and since the matter had not come to a conclusion, there was no explaining it."
He then slowly recounted the incident from the beginning of last year when Cui Huayin went missing and went on to describe how Gu Xuejian, in a fit of rage, stormed the Southern Land and killed two Fifth Grades, sealing their hearts in a box to exchange hostages.
The Emperor said, "When this incident occurred, I was also in a state of confusion.
If I had indeed done it, taking the blame would be fine.
But since I didn’t do it, Gu Xuejian has some explaining to do.
Then... Gu Xuejian must know this wasn’t my doing, yet she still told this clumsy lie, why?"
"After considering carefully, I finally understood.
She was covering up, drawing everyone’s attention to buy some time for certain people to retreat..."
"Connecting it with the missing person, I suddenly realized something."
In the darkness, the Emperor’s lips slightly curled up as if smiling, with a sinister light gleaming in his eyes.
He leaned forward slightly and said, "Perhaps the one who took away my beloved woman is still alive, and he chose to appear, selfishly taking her away, even at the cost of cutting off Princess Consort Yin’s future.
Such a villain... what does Master Zhu intend to do?"
Zhu Ban was stunned for a long time at these words.
Then he finally said, "Li Yuan cannot still be alive.
He was merely a loose cultivator, and that Demon Sword, Sun and Moon in the Sky, was enough to drain his limited lifespan."
Clap!
Clap clap clap!!
The Emperor smiled, applauding, then said, "I thought like Master Zhu as well.
Since Master Li is dead, then surely someone is maliciously impersonating him."
A cold light flashed in his eyes as he stood up, slowly moving in front of Zhu Ban said, "I wish to restore Princess Consort Yin’s position, granting her the rank of Noble Consort, just below the Empress.
Even if she doesn’t return, this position will always be reserved for her...
She will forever be my woman.
And Master Zhu, you... will be my father-in-law."
Zhu Ban:......
For a long time...
For a very long time...
Zhu Ban finally said, "Your Majesty, allow me to speak frankly, if my son-in-law is alive, I will not acknowledge you. My daughter will only be his wife! If you want this old man to join you, you better not harm them."
The Emperor laughed, "Naturally.
But the most important matter now is to find out where Huayin is, whether she’s still alive, isn’t it?
We’re all very worried about her.
However... as the ruler of the world, I can certainly find her whereabouts."
Zhu Ban was silent for a while, then sighed, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
With that, he saluted and took his leave.
In the darkness, the Emperor supported his chin, suddenly seeming to catch some joke, burst into laughter.
This laughter, Zhu Ban naturally did not hear.
But the flying bird outside did hear.
How quick Li Yuan’s thoughts were, immediately understanding what the Emperor was laughing at.
The Emperor laughed at Zhu Ban’s ’foolishness.’
Zhu Ban was wholeheartedly focused on forging soldiers, with no mind for convoluted schemes, so he spoke bluntly.
He said, "If my son-in-law is alive, I will not acknowledge you," which meant just that.
But the Emperor thought of another layer of meaning: If your son-in-law lives, you won’t recognize me, then... wouldn’t it be easier if I just killed your son-in-law?
As for "if you want this old man to join you, you better not harm them," if the decision’s already made, plus a victor’s lies, who cares?
Quietly the flying bird landed on the roof tiles, and moments later... the palace doors opened, and the Emperor walked out.
The flying bird intended to leave but suddenly stared hard at the Emperor.
Because the data floating beside this Emperor was astonishingly: 1350~3250.
Li Yuan remembered very clearly, last month, the Emperor’s data was "2290~10800 (122169?)."
People may lie.
But data does not.
No one can have one set of data last month and another after just over a month.
Unless, they are not the same person at all.
’A double.’
Li Yuan said silently.
’The Emperor has a double.’
’The Emperor in this palace is fake, while the one from the mass grave should be real.’
’No! What if... even that one is fake?’
’I cannot prove it.’
Li Yuan intertwined his fingers, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
In this contemplation, there was also a hint of killing intent.
At that time, when he took away Huayin, Ping’an, Shuixiang, and Yaojue, he indeed left a flaw.
After all, he wasn’t an Immortal; leaving with so many people without a trace was already exceptionally difficult.
And now, this flaw had been discovered by the Emperor.
Originally, it didn’t matter.
Because to the Emperor, he was a small, insignificant person.
But unexpectedly, his father-in-law seemed to have made progress, gained some abilities, and to firmly bind him to his chariot, the Emperor proposed to ’restore the concubine’s position’ for Princess Consort Yin.