Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 554 Chen Jiu Si: Ba Song, only if you die can I have the whole of Southeast Asia!
In the dark night, with a whoosh, Chen Jie landed on the roof of the palace. He then opened the roof tiles and peeked down into the air.

At this point, they saw that there were quite a few people inside, and most of them were prominent figures in Siam, many of whom were high-ranking officials.

These people sat around the emperor, with a wooden stake tied to the very center, and Zhao Fachai was tied to the stake.

At this moment, Zhao Fachai, shirtless, glared angrily at the emperor sitting in the main seat.

His eyes were filled with resentment, even though the emperor sitting in the main seat was actually his own uncle.

In front of the emperor was a table, and on the table was a short knife.

At this moment, the emperor also looked at Zhao Fachai, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes. After all, he was his own nephew, but more than that, he was ruthless. No man is without ruthlessness. If he wanted to secure his position, he had to be decisive. It was possible that this would cause some people to suffer very bad consequences, but it didn't matter. Everything was for the throne and for his own future. It was worth it!

As the emperor thought this, he looked at Zhao Fachai with a resolute expression in his eyes.

You'll go to hell with your father.

Chen Jie, hiding on the roof, looked down at everything with a slight frown, because he hadn't expected that Basong would be there on this occasion.

At this moment, Basong sat there, pouring himself a drink. Although he did not speak, a powerful aura emanated from him, and everyone in the room unconsciously looked at him.

At this moment, a man who looked like a priest appeared beside the emperor and said to him, "Your Majesty, it's almost time to make preparations. The full moon is approaching."

Upon hearing this, the emperor did not reply but looked at Basong. When Basong saw the emperor looking over, he did not speak, but simply tapped the table lightly with his hand. The emperor immediately understood and said, "Hmm, prepare."

After saying this, the priest immediately took out a memorial and held it in his hand, chanting: "The throne belongs to the virtuous, not to those of a single lineage. My succession to the throne is ordained by Heaven."

“I see that you and your son are of shallow virtue, have lost your star, and have long lacked the potential to succeed. Today I appeal to Heaven and the gods, and propose that I take your place and inherit the Great Harmony, so that the world will no longer suffer and the people will no longer be alienated.”

"Considering that Heaven and Earth possess spirits and all the gods are in their positions, we shall offer your heart and liver as a sacrifice to proclaim to the Three Heroes that the old order has been overthrown and a new emperor shall rise. Today, on the night of the full moon, we shall hold this sacrifice. So be it!"

In this era, Chinese civilization was undoubtedly the model for all surrounding civilizations. Therefore, the astronomical records of the Siamese Kingdom were also written in a very Chinese style.

After the sacrificial text was read, the priest looked directly at the emperor, knelt on one knee, and said, "Your Majesty, please grant me the sword."

Of course, the emperor couldn't do the job of removing a person's heart himself, as it was always done by the priests. At this moment, he knelt on the ground and asked His Majesty to bestow a knife upon him.

The emperor looked at the man kneeling and pleading, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Achai, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhao Fachai then looked at the emperor and said, "I have nothing to say, but uncle, you killed your own family. I hope that after you die, you can go to the underworld as calmly as you do today and tell my father and grandfather."

Upon hearing this, the emperor's face immediately darkened. He looked at Zhaofa and said, "If you hadn't run around causing me so much trouble, would I, your uncle, have been so ruthless?"

"Hmph, if you hadn't harbored such rebellious thoughts, you wouldn't have ended up in this state, killing your own family. Even if you had obtained the throne, how could you have sat on it peacefully?"

"If you can treat me like this today, someone will treat you like this tomorrow. It's all retribution. I hope you won't forget that you brought this all on yourself when you get your retribution."

"you!"

The emperor was furious, his voice trembling slightly, a mixture of anger and fear. Yes, the problem of an illegitimate ascension to the throne lies in how one obtains the throne and how one might lose it in the future.

Seeing his uncle's anger and fear in his eyes, Zhao Fachai couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Haha, you're scared, you're scared."

"Shut up, shut up, shut up!"

The emperor was now completely enraged. He glared and roared furiously, his expression quite ferocious. It was clear that Zhao Fa had hit the nail on the head, leaving him only with impotent rage.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Facai laughed: "Hahaha..."

"Hahaha……"

At this moment, it seemed as if he were the victor. Seeing Zhao Fachai laughing heartily, the emperor was enraged and roared at Zhao Fachai, "Zhao Fachai, fine, fine, since you've done this, don't blame your uncle for being ruthless! Guards, rip out his heart and liver and offer them as a sacrifice to the heavens!"

"Yes!"

The priest immediately responded. The emperor picked up the pure gold dagger in front of the table and handed it to him with one hand. Seeing this, the priest immediately took the dagger with both hands, his eyes filled with fervor. He had performed such an important sacrifice for the emperor, so his position in the court would certainly not be low in the future. Thinking of this, the priest's eyes lit up.

He then took the pure gold dagger with both hands and came to Zhao Fachai's side.

At this moment, the priest looked at Zhaofa and guessed, "Your Highness, your subordinate will make the cut very quickly, so you won't feel too much pain."

Upon hearing this, Zhaofa guessed, "Hahaha, come, come on, let my heart also see the darkness of this world. I tell you, everything you have done to me today will one day be repaid. None of you will be spared, not a single one!"

"Hahaha……"

Zhao Fachai's loud laughter was filled with despair and sorrow.

At this moment, the priest didn't care about any of that. He took a bowl of strong liquor from someone next to him, took a sip, and then spat it out onto Zhao Fachai's chest with a "pfft".

The icy cold liquor sent a shiver down Zhao Fachai's spine.

The priest said, "Your Highness, do not panic. Doing this will cause your heart to contract, preventing excessive blood flow. When the heart is removed, it will still be beating. Perhaps Your Highness will even be fortunate enough to see your own heart beating!"

"Heh, really? That's interesting. Come on, let's get started!"

Zhao Facai's face hardened, and he immediately shouted. Upon hearing this, the priest said, "In that case, I'll have to offend you."

After saying this, the priest took the golden dagger and plunged it directly into Zhao Fachai's heart. The knife went straight down, and it looked like it was about to pierce Zhao Fachai's heart.

The next moment, a pebble suddenly shot into the house, and then with a loud crack, hit the priest's wrist.

With a snap, the pebble pierced through the priest's wrist.

"Ah~"

The priest screamed, and with a thud, the golden dagger fell to the ground. Everyone was shocked to see this, but Basong frowned and then shot out the chopsticks in his hand.

call out……

With a sound, the chopsticks flew out the next moment, *plop*...

With a muffled thud, the chopsticks and a pebble exploded in mid-air with a loud bang, shattering into pieces.

Upon seeing this, Basong stood up, and the emperor beside him also stood up, because the pebble was actually heading towards the emperor.

The emperor was also shocked, after all, the pebble was coming straight at him and he had barely reacted, which was terrifying.

If the Imperial Advisor hadn't intervened, that pebble might have pierced right through him.

This guy is a pro.

Basong suddenly stood up, his gaze sharp, and shouted, "Zhu Chongba, since you're here, why not sit down and have a drink?"

At this moment, Chen Jie glanced at the fully armed men below from the rooftop and knew that going down now would not be of much use. It seemed that the first plan to assassinate the emperor had failed. Since it had failed, then they would use the second plan!

Chen Jie directly chose to use the second plan, which was to find the Demon-Subduing Formation and release Fang Guozhen.

Thinking about it, I saw Chen Jie head straight for the mountain behind the palace.

The royal palace in Siam is very unique in its construction, as it is backed by a majestic mountain, also known as Buddha Mountain, where Bodhidharma set up the demon-subduing formation.

It was because of this mountain that this capital city was built later. The capital city has only three complete city walls and only three exits: due south, due east, and due west...

There is no north gate at all, because the north side is this Buddha Mountain.

However, even though it is backed by Foshan, you can rest assured because there is a demon-subduing formation on Foshan. Even if you send an army of 100,000, you will not be able to attack from Foshan in the north.

Therefore, there is no historical record of this ancient city, built against the mountain, being attacked from the north.

Seeing that his assassination attempt on the emperor had failed, Chen Jie turned and headed towards Foshan. At that moment, Basong, who was inside the house, said with a cold look in his eyes, "Trying to run? Where do you think you're going?"

As he spoke, Basong chased after him. With a loud bang, Basong smashed open the roof of the palace. Then, Basong chased Chen Jie all the way up to Foshan.

At this moment, only the emperor and his ministers remained in the room, still in shock. After a long while, the emperor finally came to his senses, took a deep breath, and said, "Don't worry, everyone. The Imperial Advisor has already gone after them. No matter what kind of thief they are, the Imperial Advisor will surely have a way to deal with them."

Upon hearing this, many ministers echoed his sentiments.

Meanwhile, Zhao Fachai, who was trapped on the pillar, muttered, "Was that Brother Chen just now?"

"Alright, the ceremony was interrupted just now, let's start again. Someone, continue digging out the heart!"

The emperor, realizing what was happening, immediately ordered his men to continue digging out hearts. Naturally, someone would step in to replace him, but then a voice suddenly echoed throughout the inner palace: "Report..."

At the sound of the report, everyone reacted and looked in the direction of the voice. Then they saw a soldier rush in and kneel down with a thud.

The emperor was startled and looked at the panicked soldiers, shouting, "What's all this fuss about?"

"Your Majesty, a large number of rebels suddenly appeared tonight and attacked the palace. They have already breached the outer city gates!" "What!"

Upon hearing this, the emperor's eyes widened in shock. At that moment, the soldier said, "Your Majesty, please make plans as soon as possible, otherwise we may lose control."

"Useless! Useless! Three thousand elite troops within the capital city couldn't even withstand a rebel army! Utterly useless, utterly useless!"

The emperor was furious, and the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment, sensing that something was wrong. At this moment, the emperor took a deep breath and said, "Send my personal guards to stop them. They must stop them quickly. As long as they are stopped, the garrison in the city will be able to react, and we will not have lost. Do you hear me? Go now."

"Yes!"

At the sound of the order, a messenger quickly went to relay it, and the emperor took a deep breath upon seeing this.

Today's events have been one after another, leaving me breathless.

Zhao Facai then looked at the emperor and sneered, "Truly, justice prevails! I never expected your retribution to come so quickly, hahaha..."

Upon hearing this, the emperor flew into a rage and shouted, "Zhao Fa Cai, guards! I'll have you rip his heart out! Are you all deaf? Dig it out!"

The emperor was furious, but then a minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven has been interrupted twice today. This is probably an ominous sign. Should we postpone the ceremony to another day?"

Upon hearing this, the emperor looked sharply at the minister, but to his surprise, more ministers stood up to second his opinion.

These ministers were not stupid. Today's events were strange, and they dared not make any rash moves. If the emperor killed Zhao Fachai, and the rebel army outside invaded, wouldn't they become the emperor's accomplices? What good would that do them?
Similarly, if Zhao Fachai hadn't died, then regardless of who won the fight in the end, they would at least have a title to protect the prince's safety. They might not be able to continue holding high-ranking positions, but at least their lives would be safe.

Therefore, these ministers stood up at this moment to defend Zhao Facai to the death.

This is the survival strategy of these ministers: don't put all your eggs in one basket, cast a wide net, and build good relationships. Who knows which one will save your life in the future?

As for who becomes emperor, it doesn't really matter. Whoever becomes emperor doesn't need ministers to help him govern.

It can be said that emperors come and go, but ministers remain constant. Regardless of who wins or loses in these palace coups, these ministers will continue to hold their positions and enjoy their lives as before.

This is the way ministers conduct themselves.

The emperor was very agitated by the ministers' advice. He knew what they were thinking, and he wanted to kill all the ministers who were following the trend. When he rebelled, they were the first to respond. Now that he was in a crisis, they were the first to choose to protect themselves.

How can there be so many shameless people in this world!

Don't they have any sense of shame?

The emperor thought this, but no one could answer him. He was now unusually angry and shouted, "You bastard, today I will rip out his heart, and no one can stop me!"

"His Majesty!"

At this moment, the ministers immediately stepped in front of the emperor to stop him. Upon seeing this, the emperor became furious and roared, "Rebellion! Rebellion! They've all rebelled!"

As he spoke, the emperor overturned the table, but the ministers did not back down at all. Seeing this, the emperor's personal attendant came over to support him and whispered, "Your Majesty, you must not offend the wrath of the masses. Moreover, this matter today has an ominous quality. The heart has been dug out twice but has not been dug out. If something else goes wrong a third time, it may affect Your Majesty's reputation."

The emperor was taken aback upon hearing this, and then looked at his attendants. Yes, Siam was a country that was very religious, and the people here worshipped the spirits of the underworld. Today, the emperor was going to use the heart of Chao Phraya to worship the spirits.

However, he was interrupted twice. If he were interrupted a third time, rumors would spread throughout the country that the underworld gods were protecting Zhao Facai but not the emperor, which would cause the emperor to lose the people's hearts.

For all these reasons, this third heart-removal must be carried out flawlessly and without any interruption, otherwise the country will be filled with panic, especially since the emperor's ascension to the throne was illegitimate.

The emperor also understood that if he continued to act unilaterally, there would likely be a bad outcome.

Then the emperor roared, "Hmph, fine, Zhaofa, I guess your heart will stay in your chest for now. I'll dig it out and offer it as a sacrifice to the heavens after I defeat the rebels!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Fa chuckled and said, "Even the Yin God can't stand your actions anymore, refusing to take my heart twice. It seems the gods are protecting me!"

"And you are a man forsaken by God, there is no benefit in following you, hahaha... Today is your end, your end..."

Zhao Fachai laughed heartily. These two sentences seemed casual, but in this country where everyone is superstitious, these words are very damaging.

The emperor, his face pale with anger, pointed at Zhao Fa and shouted, "Gag him! Gag him!"

Upon hearing the emperor's order, a minister took out his handkerchief and approached Zhao Fachai, saying, "Your Highness, a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Stop shouting! Stop shouting!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Facai stopped shouting and cooperated with the minister by stuffing a handkerchief into his mouth.

The emperor then reached out and said, "Bring me my sword; I will personally defend myself against the enemy."

The attendant immediately handed over the emperor's precious sword. The emperor grasped the sword, glared fiercely at Zhao Fachai, and said, "Wait until I defeat the enemy army before I come back to deal with you!"

After saying this, the emperor took his precious sword and personally led the army into battle.

Seeing the emperor leave, Zhao Facai finally breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren't for Brother Chen saving him today, he would have really been tortured and had his heart and liver ripped out!
Thinking about Zhao Fachai made him a little worried. Would Brother Chen get into trouble for saving him? That Grand Preceptor Basong was a formidable fellow. Could Brother Chen handle him?
Zhao Fa guessed with concern.

At this moment, in the Buddhist mountain behind the palace, two figures could be seen frantically darting through the woods. The person behind shouted angrily, "Zhu Chongba, you stop right there!"

Chen Jie listened to what was being said, but his steps did not stop. He led Basong for another distance, and after an unknown amount of time, Chen Jie stopped.

Tread...  

He stood still, while Basong caught up from behind.

Tread...  

They stopped, and the next moment the two looked at each other. Then Chen Jie said, "Hehe, Basong, we meet again!"

Basong said with a dark face, "You got away with it last time, but this time, I will never let you get away again."

Chen Jie looked at Basong and said, "Isn't this a coincidence? This is also the burial place I chose for you. I wonder if you like it?"

Basong glanced at Chen Jie upon hearing this and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? This is my burial ground. You think you can kill me?"

Chen Jie looked at Basong and laughed, "Hehe, why can't I kill you?"

Upon hearing this, Basong laughed loudly, "Hahaha, how ridiculous! Your strength is only at the second level of the Fusion God realm. What makes you think you can kill someone of the same level as me?"

Chen Jie said, "Since we are of the same level, I naturally have ways to kill you. As for killing me, hehe, let me ask you, if you want to kill me, you must know that I am immortal, right?"

Chen Jie said, "It's just a substitute scarecrow, how can it be immortal?"

"A straw doll as a substitute? Do you know how many straw dolls I need?"

Chen Jie said, "Hehe, I killed the poisonous woman beside me, crippled one of your substitute straw men, and added the one that the Qianlong Abyss dragon crippled. You should have no more than two substitute straw men left, right?"

Ah!
Basong was startled upon hearing this. He knew the number of his straw men; it seemed the Snow Woman had told him.

Thinking of Basong, he said, "The Snow Woman told you all this, didn't she?"

"Don't worry about these things. Am I right?"

"Where is the Snow Woman? What did you do to her?"

Basong looked at Chen Jie with an icy expression and immediately questioned him about where the Snow Maiden had gone.

Chen Jie didn't actually know where Xue Nu had gone. Things had been going on for the past two days. However, he knew that Xue Nu should be in the capital, but her exact location was unknown. After all, Xue Nu was a powerful expert in the Furnace Realm, so finding her wouldn't be easy.

Chen Jie said, "You don't need to worry about her."

"What do you mean 'I don't need to bother'? Do you even know what kind of relationship I have with her? How dare you say such a thing! I need to see her! I want to see her!"

Basong spoke directly, and upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "She doesn't want to see you. She said that you are enemies, not friends!"

“She’s an enemy, not a friend. How could she say such heartless things?”

Basong muttered to himself, his mood plummeting to its lowest point. After a long while, he suddenly looked up at Chen Jiedao and said, "Zhu Chongba, bring her to see me, and I will forgive everything you did before. How about we become friends instead of enemies?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie glanced at Basong and said, "Is there any possibility for us to become friends again?"

Basong said, “Why not? I have seen your strength, and you know mine. As long as we unite, the whole of Siam, or even the whole of Southeast Asia, will be ours. Then I will be the boss, and you will be the second boss, and we will divide the world equally. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

"Think about it, why fight to the death here? It's not worth it!"

Basong looked at Chen Jie and said, "Hmm, dividing Southeast Asia equally is indeed a very tempting offer."

"I can tell you're very sincere!"

Chen Jie smiled and looked at Basong. Basong said, "Hehe, don't worry, I'm very sincere. How about you give me the Snow Maiden, and we'll be the kings of the South Seas together!"

Chen Jie glanced at Basong, who looked at him expectantly. But then Chen Jie slowly shook his head and said, "Sorry, I don't like sharing things with others. What I want is the whole of Southeast Asia!"

(End of this chapter)