Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Li Yan was knocked back a few steps, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, but the madness in his eyes did not diminish at all. "Why? You took away everything from me! My wife, my family, my future, they were all destroyed by you!"

"You are talking nonsense!" Chu Ze shouted angrily, "Your wife is having an affair, the evidence is irrefutable, I spared your entire clan because of your past contributions, yet you still don't repent!"

"Evidence? You forged it all! You just wanted to get my wife!" Li Yan yelled hysterically, "You appear to be a righteous man, but you are a thief and a prostitute behind the scenes! You are not worthy of being the emperor at all!"

Chu Ze was furious. He knew that no matter how he explained, Li Yan would not believe him. He had been completely blinded by hatred.

"Since you are still stubborn, don't blame me for being rude!" Chu Ze no longer hesitated and swung his sword towards Li Yan.

Although Li Yan's martial arts skills were not as good as Chu Ze's, he had already given it his all at this moment. Every move he made was ruthless and he fought with a completely reckless attitude.

In the imperial study, swords flashed and knives crisscrossed as the two fought fiercely. Although Chu Ze had the upper hand, Li Yan's desperate fighting style also made him somewhat restrained.

"Ah!" Li Yan suddenly let out a scream as Chu Ze's sword pierced his shoulder.

Li Yan staggered back, covering his wound, staring at Chu Ze with resentment, "Chu Ze, even if I die, I will take you with me!"

After saying that, he suddenly took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and threw it to the ground.

"boom!"

The porcelain bottle shattered and a pungent smell filled the air.

"Poison gas!" Chu Ze was shocked and quickly held his breath and took a few steps back.

Li Yan laughed out loud, "Chu Ze, this is the 'Seven-Step Soul-Severing Powder' I prepared specially for you. You are dead!"

Chu Ze felt dizzy and knew that he was poisoned.

He suppressed his discomfort, pointed at Li Yan, and angrily said: "Li Yan, do you think you can overthrow me like this? You are too naive!"

"Really? Then let's see who of us has the last laugh!" After saying this, Li Yan also fell to the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices and died.

Chu Ze felt his vision blurry and his body swaying. He knew he could not hold on any longer.

At this moment, a figure rushed in and held Chu Ze, "Your Majesty!"

The person who came was Leng Feng.

"Leng Feng...quickly...protect the queen..." Chu Ze said with difficulty, and then lost consciousness.

Leng Feng looked at Chu Ze and Li Yan lying on the ground, his face livid. He picked up Chu Ze and rushed out of the imperial study...

At the same time, in the Queen's bedroom, a maid was carrying a bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine towards the Queen...

Leng Feng carried the unconscious Chu Ze and rushed all the way to Fengyi Palace. The Queen was admiring the flowers in the garden. Seeing Leng Feng's panicked expression and holding the unconscious Chu Ze in his arms, she was immediately shocked: "Your Majesty! What's wrong with the Emperor?"

Leng Feng gently placed Chu Ze on the couch and said hurriedly, "Empress, the Emperor was assassinated by Li Yan in the Imperial Study and was poisoned by the 'Seven-Step Soul-Severing Powder'!"

The queen exclaimed and hurried forward to check on Chu Ze. He was pale, his lips were purple, and his breath was weak. The queen suppressed her fear and grief and ordered, "Quick, call the imperial physician! Go quickly!"

The imperial physician arrived quickly, and after checking Chu Ze's pulse, he shook his head solemnly, "The poison that the emperor has been poisoned with is extremely toxic. This old minister... this old minister is powerless..."

The queen felt a black screen before her eyes when she heard this, and she almost fainted. She held onto the table, barely able to stand, and asked tremblingly, "Is there... Is there no way at all?" The imperial physician sighed helplessly and said, "Unless... unless the legendary 'Nine Turns Resurrection Pill' can be found, otherwise... otherwise the emperor might..."

"Nine-turn Soul-Restoring Pill..." the queen muttered to herself, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes, "Pass the order down, find the Nine-turn Soul-Restoring Pill at all costs!"

Leng Feng took the order and left, and the entire palace fell into a tense atmosphere.

The queen stayed by Chu Ze's side, holding his hand tightly, tears falling silently. She recalled every detail of her time with Chu Ze, from the first glance at him to their later friendship and companionship, and every scene flashed before her eyes like a revolving lantern.

She remembered how Chu Ze had worked hard to govern the country and loved the people when he first ascended the throne, making the Ming Dynasty well-organized and the people live and work in peace and contentment. She remembered how Chu Ze was brave and fearless on the battlefield, invincible and frightening to the enemy. She remembered how Chu Ze was gentle and considerate to her, taking good care of her, making her feel unprecedented happiness.

But now, this man who was once so powerful and invincible was lying on the bed, dying, with his life hanging by a thread. The queen was heartbroken, she hoped that all this was just a nightmare, and as long as she woke up, everything would be back to normal.

However, reality was cruel. Chu Ze's breathing became weaker and weaker, and his face became paler and paler. The queen knew that he was about to die.

She leaned over and whispered in Chu Ze's ear: "Your Majesty, I miss you so much..."

Chu Ze's eyelids moved slightly, as if he heard the queen's call. He tried hard to open his eyes, but he couldn't.

The queen sensed Chu Ze's movements, and a glimmer of hope ignited in her heart. She continued, "Your Majesty, you must hold on. I... my child and I are waiting for you..."

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Chu Ze's fingers moved slightly, as if he wanted to grab the queen's hand, but finally dropped down weakly.

"Your Majesty!" The queen was heartbroken. She hugged Chu Ze tightly and burst into tears.

The entire Fengyi Palace was filled with the Queen's cries, mournful and desperate.

At this moment, Leng Feng suddenly rushed in, holding an exquisite jade box in his hand, and said excitedly: "Empress, I found it! I found the Nine Revolutions Resurrection Pill!"

When the queen heard this, she felt as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw. She hurriedly took the jade box, opened it, and saw that there was indeed a pill emitting a faint golden light inside.

With trembling hands, she fed the pill into Chu Ze's mouth. The pill melted in his mouth and turned into a warm current that flowed through Chu Ze's body.

A miracle happened, Chu Ze's face gradually regained its rosy color, and his breathing became steady. He slowly opened his eyes and saw the queen with tears streaming down her face.

"Queen..." Chu Ze called weakly.

"Your Majesty! You're awake!" The Queen burst into laughter and hugged Chu Ze tightly.

Chu Ze gently stroked the queen's hair, feeling her body temperature, his heart filled with gratitude and emotion for surviving the disaster.

"I...I'm fine..." Chu Ze said with a smile.

The queen hugged Chu Ze tightly, fearing that he would disappear again.

Just as the two were immersed in the joy of reunion, a palace maid ran in in a panic, knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Empress...something bad has happened...Concubine Shu...Concubine Shu..."

The Queen and Chu Ze looked at each other, and an ominous premonition arose in their hearts.

"What happened to Concubine Shu?" the Queen asked anxiously. (End of this chapter)