Evil of all ages

Chapter 211 The dust has settled
Li Wukong looked at the Demon Queen with great curiosity, wanting to know how she had done it.

Someone responded to him.
Besides the three or four hundred imperial guards, there were also many retainers, Imperial Censor Shen Zhonghe, and wanted criminals and scoundrels invited by the lobbyist.

None of them were infected.

Shen Zhonghe gave all the people he had invited a look, and they took action.

“Pu”

"tear"

"..."

The attack was a surprise strike against the remaining Imperial Guards.

Having just been stabbed by the Shadow Pavilion assassins, how could the Imperial Guards have known they would be stabbed again?

Before he could react, Ye Huaming could only watch helplessly as all his men collapsed.

His face turned deathly pale. He truly hadn't expected that his men, though able to dodge the first day of the month, couldn't dodge the fifteenth.

"Shen—Zhong—He"

Li Wukong saw those standing men kill three or four hundred Imperial Guards, and then they all gathered around Shen Zhonghe.

At this moment, he knew perfectly well that Shen Zhonghe had betrayed him, and that it was Shen Zhonghe who had poisoned him at his residence.

"why?"

Why did you betray me, Your Highness?

Li Wukong clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and stared at Shen Zhonghe, wanting to know why Shen Zhonghe had betrayed him.

"What betrayal is there?"

"Don't be fooled by the fact that I'm politically opposed to Minister Xu in the imperial court."

"But in reality, I was the Empress's person from the very beginning."

"Those are just for show."

"That's exactly why I was able to easily infiltrate your inner circle and become one of your most trusted people."

"Your Highness, let's vote."

"You said there are only a few people left."

"Oh, right."

Shen Zhonghe turned to look at Wan Guiyi.

“Senior Wan, I invited you here as an intermediary, on behalf of the First Prince, but his promise to you can no longer be fulfilled.”

"However, our Empress can make it happen."

"You've come to our side?"

"Will they escape the palace in the same sorry state as Xue Jun?"

"Or should they be stubborn and die with the eldest prince?"

Shen Zhonghe asked.

Seeing the Crown Prince's utter defeat, Wan Guiyi originally planned to flee the palace, but now, after hearing what Shen Zhonghe said...

Without further hesitation, they walked directly towards Shen Zhonghe's camp.

Standing beside Shen Zhonghe made his choice clear.

Seeing that a combat power like Wan Guiyi had been poached by the other side, Li Wukong's body swayed precariously.

"Go, I want him alive."

Xu Yunxue felt the sunlight was getting a little too bright, so she wanted to finish quickly.

Lu Yilian, who was behind her, moved upon hearing the sound.

"Elder He, help me escape."

Li Wukong was still unwilling to give up and prepared to escape, gather strength outside, and defeat the Demon Queen.

"whoosh"

Unfortunately, Mr. He was ultimately a step too slow.

Lu Yilian blocked their way.

Not only that, Wan Guiyi and Chen Fengqing also surrounded them from both sides.

Wan Guiyi wanted to show off and couldn't just take advantage of others for nothing.

Since Chen Fengqing was already there, he had to make a move.

One against three
Old Master He couldn't withstand it at all; he was defeated within fifty moves.

Li Wukong wanted to commit suicide, but the Empress wanted him to live, so Lu Yilian naturally wouldn't let him die.

Press his pressure points and turn him into the Third Prince.

Li Wukong and Li Yanliang were brought before Xu Yunxue and forced to kneel on the ground.

Although the two of them were unable to move or speak, their eyes held a murderous intent towards Xu Yunxue.

"The Third Prince has been sent to the Southern City Prison to keep the Sixth and Seventh Princes company, awaiting their fate." Xu Yunxue was about to shift her gaze to the First Prince when she suddenly noticed that the Third Prince's eyes seemed to be cursing her.

"I don't like the look in your eyes."

"However, you were defeated in battle with the First Prince, captured by him, and blinded. Why should I bother with a blind man like you?"

Nie Yang, who was standing to the side, understood.

He drew his dagger and slashed it across the Third Prince's eyes.

Suddenly everything went black, and a sharp pain shot through him, but the Third Prince was silenced by having his acupoints pressed, so he couldn't make a sound.

Although he was also unable to move his body, the intense pain still caused him to tremble uncontrollably.

Seeing how ruthless the Empress was, the eldest prince became obedient and withdrew his murderous gaze.

Even though he behaved himself, Xu Yunxue would never let him go, no matter who she let go of.

"The eldest prince was sent to the castration room, where an inch was cut off every day, no more, no less, until it was all done, and then he was sent to the southern prison of the city."

Upon hearing this, Li Wukong's pupils dilated drastically; he hadn't expected the Demon Queen to be so ruthless.

Xu Yunxue thought that keeping people in the palace would pollute the air.

He raised his hand to stop the imperial guards who were dragging the eldest prince to the castration room.

"Forget about sending him to the castration room. Send him directly to the South City Prison and have a professional eunuch cut him off there."

"Remember, cut it cleanly."

After Xu Yunxue finished speaking, she waved her hand, ordering the Imperial Guards to drag the First Prince and the Third Prince away.

On the eaves of the Hall of Supreme Harmony
Huang Taichu sat there openly, but unfortunately, he was like an invisible person, and no one could see him.

He held a large white jade eyeball in his hand, and Li Xingji's soul was inside the jade eyeball.

Huang Taichu tossed and turned with the large jade eyeball, while Li Xingji stayed with him watching the play until now.

“Your sons have had a terrible time; none of them have survived being imprisoned.”

"The Seventh Prince has gone mad."

"The sixth prince has become mute."

"The Third Prince has gone blind."

"The eldest prince is in an even worse situation. He can't become a eunuch directly; he has to be cut off inch by inch."

"Even you...tsk tsk tsk..."

Huang Taichu looked with a smile at Li Xingji, who was being tormented by the soul fire, inside the large jade eyeball.

"Please, please let my soul be scattered, please..."

Li Xingji has long lost the demeanor of an emperor; now, all he wants is to be annihilated.

Without Huang Taichu's permission, he couldn't even make his soul disappear.

"You think you can get away with this?"

"Where is this?"

"I've done everything I asked for, letting you live on as a ghost. You should be grateful to me, repay me, and let me have my fill of fun."

Li Xingji felt nothing but endless regret at Huang Taichu's words.

He wanted to live on as a ghost, not in this state of being unable to live or die.

Now he has no other desires but to be free.

Unfortunately, Huang Taichu would never grant his request.

Xu Yushu and Xu Ming didn't think anything of it when they saw how ruthless their sister was to the eldest and third princes.

If they lose, whether it's the eldest prince or the third prince who takes the throne, their fate will only be worse.

"Summon all civil and military officials to court, first take control of the situation, and then completely seize control of the capital..."

Xu Yushu suggested.

Xu Yunxue had no objection to her elder brother's suggestion and ordered someone to summon all the officials to court.

When Di Qingtian saw someone from the palace, he was told to go to court.

"Husband"

Li Feiyan, through her intelligence network, knew that the Empress would have the last laugh.

Although she knew her husband would be safe on this trip, a new emperor brings a new court.

Even if the empress doesn't become emperor, she might still make things difficult for her husband.

"Don't worry, she won't make things difficult for me. On the contrary, she will give me an important position."

"She needs to maintain a balance in this court..."

Di Qingtian changed into his court robes and followed the palace officials into the palace.

(End of this chapter)