Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 315 Yin Jiao and Yin Hong's Decision
Yin Jiao and Yin Hong, who were originally so disappointed in Emperor Xin, now hate their mother, Empress Jiang Wenqiang, just as much.

Yin Jiao gritted his teeth and said to Jiang Wenqiang, "Mother, my maternal grandfather's surname is Jiang, so he is an outsider. We and Father are the real family."

"Why would you poison your own family for the sake of an outsider? Haven't you considered how you would cope if your father died?"

At this point, Jiang Wenqiang knew that whatever she said would be futile. So she didn't bother to argue anymore, but instead said with a cold smile.

"You said it yourself, your maternal grandfather's surname is Jiang. He might be an outsider to you, but he was your mother's father. Because your mother's surname is also Jiang?"

"The purpose of what your mother did was so that you could become the emperors of the Great Shang Dynasty, instead of becoming victims of the Investiture of the Gods along with your father."

As soon as Jiang Wenqiang said this, everyone present frowned. They had already sensed something was amiss in her words.

First of all, the term "Son of Heaven" sounds off when Jiang Wenqiang uses it. Furthermore, her mention of the "Investiture of the Gods" calamity makes it even more inappropriate.

However, Yin Jiao and Yin Hong didn't care about that at the moment. Instead, they were utterly disappointed in their mother.

Yin Jiao then spoke to Emperor Xin, saying, "Father, Jiang, the daughter of the Marquis of Dongbo, poisoned you in an attempt to overthrow the Shang Dynasty. Her entire clan should be executed."

As soon as Yin Jiao uttered these words, Di Xin's eyes twitched slightly. However, it was so subtle that it was completely imperceptible.

Just as Di Xin was about to speak, Yin Jiao spoke again: "Father, but she is still my mother. So I am willing to die in her place."

"I only wish to bring my mother back so she can spend the rest of her life in the cold palace. I hope my father can grant my filial wish."

Yin Hong also stepped forward and knelt on the ground, saying, "Father, my elder brother cannot die. Let me, Hong'er, die in place of my elder brother and for my mother."

Seeing his two sons pleading for Jiang Wenqiang, Di Xin's face instantly flashed with anger.

He then raised the Xuanyuan Sword and said in a murderous voice, "Since you want to exchange your lives for this slut's life, your father will grant your wish."

As he spoke, Di Xin had already raised the Xuanyuan Sword and slashed it down directly at Yin Jiao.

Yin Jiao didn't even try to dodge; he had already closed his eyes, prepared to give his own life to save his mother's life.

At this critical moment, Yin Hong suddenly threw himself on top of Yin Jiao, wanting to use his own body to shield his elder brother from Di Xin's sword.

In contrast, Jiang Wenqiang stood expressionless to the side, as if the person Di Xin wanted to kill had nothing to do with her.

Just as Di Xin's sword was about to strike Yin Hong, it stopped abruptly in mid-air.

"You two brothers were willing to die for her, but she turned a blind eye to your deaths. Now you still want to exchange your lives for hers?"

Yin Jiao opened his eyes, looked at Jiang Wenqiang, and said to Yin Hong with a face full of disappointment, "Little brother, from now on, neither of us will have a mother."

"But she gave birth to you and me after all, and we cannot fail to repay this debt of gratitude. So let me, your elder brother, die in her place."

"As for you, you must live well, help your father, and protect the vast land that our ancestors of the Yin Shang Dynasty fought for."

With tears welling in his eyes, Yin Hong said to Yin Jiao, "Brother, I am not capable of shouldering such a heavy responsibility. Let me take your place."

Seeing the deep bond between the brothers, Di Xin not only put away the Xuanyuan Sword, but also let out a hearty laugh.

Then, looking at Jiang Wenqiang, he said coldly, "Do you see this? This is the bloodline of my Great Shang royal family. Only such bloodlines are qualified to become the ruler of humanity." "After all, if one can disregard the lives of one's own family, how can one care about the lives of ordinary people? How can one become the king of humanity?"

"You traitors and rebels will never understand this. Because you only have interests in your hearts, not kinship."

"I will not kill you today, but I will make you watch as I lead the human race to the pinnacle and make my human race the masters of the three realms."

As he spoke, Di Xin helped Yin Jiao and Yin Hong up and embraced his two sons.

Then he ordered someone to take Jiang Wenqiang to the Empress's Palace. He then renamed the Empress's Palace the Cold Palace and imprisoned Jiang Wenqiang there.

Meanwhile, Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi waited above the execution ground, just in time for Di Xin to bring his two sons to the execution ground.

They could then directly intervene, rescue Yin Jiao and Yin Hong, and take them back to the mountains to cultivate. They would become the ones to shield them from the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

But after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement at the execution ground. Not to mention that the two princes were taken to the execution ground to be beheaded.

This made Chi Jingzi unable to remain calm any longer, and he immediately said to Guang Chengzi, "Senior Brother, I'm afraid things have changed."

Guang Chengzi was well aware that Di Xin hadn't yet shown any intention of killing Yin Jiao and Yin Hong. Something must have gone wrong.

So he said, "It seems we have no choice but to go to the palace to find out. If all else fails, we'll just have to take them away by force."

After saying that, he headed straight for the palace, wanting to see what had gone wrong. How could his disciple have disappeared so mysteriously?

However, to Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi's surprise, before they even reached the sky above the palace, the Xuan Bird totem appeared and let out a loud bird cry.

The mere chirping of a bird was enough to make Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi dizzy and nearly fall off the clouds.

Fortunately, the two reacted quickly and hurriedly retreated from the palace grounds, thus avoiding being attacked by the Black Bird totem again.

Chi Jingzi asked, puzzled, "Senior Brother, we've been to this palace more than once, and the Great Shang's totem, the Black Bird, has never attacked us before. So why did it suddenly attack us this time?"

Guang Chengzi couldn't help but think to himself, "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? If I had known the Black Bird Totem would target me, I would never have gone to the palace."

However, as the senior disciple, Guang Chengzi couldn't lose face in front of his junior brother. So he made up a reason.

“We went to the palace to secretly teach Yin Jiao and Yin Hong. We never intended to take them away by force.”

"That is why the totem bird of the Great Shang Dynasty did not find any thoughts on us that would be detrimental to the downfall of the Great Shang Dynasty, and naturally it did not attack us."

"But this time, our plan was to forcibly take Yin Jiao and Yin Hong away. That's why we angered the Great Shang's totem, the Black Bird."

"It's a pity that I was in such a hurry to take on a disciple that I forgot about such a crucial matter. It almost cost us two brothers our lives."

To Guang Chengzi's surprise, his evasive words actually hit the nail on the head. So Chi Jingzi naturally nodded repeatedly.

He then said, "Senior Brother is right. It seems we can only wait outside the palace grounds."

"As soon as we find Yin Jiao and Yin Hong, we will forcibly take them away. Then we can use some tricks to make them the ones who protect us from calamity."

(End of this chapter)