Qingling Punishing Heart

Chapter 431 Dongfang Taiyi
In the Haojing Palace, a young man in brocade clothes and jade robes knelt outside the emperor's bedroom, waiting for the emperor Zhou to summon him.

The wind was slightly cold, but the young man kneeling on the ground was sweating profusely.

Father Guo Shi bent down and helped him wipe the sweat off his forehead, and said softly, "Your Majesty has been moody recently, so be careful what you say later."

The young man knew what he meant in his heart. It was rumored in the palace that Emperor Zhou had lost his mind and strangled three court ladies to death one after another for no reason, causing panic in the palace.

After a while, the palace door slowly opened.

A servant opened the door and came out, came to Ji Wang with small steps, and said, "Your Majesty has finished changing clothes, I call you in."

The young man shivered, as if before him was a gate of hell that never returned.

Father Guoshi lay beside the young man's ear, and said in a low voice, "If there is a time of crisis, I will try to get out of the siege. As long as I get through today's hurdle, the Zhou family and the country will be yours sooner or later..."

At this moment, the young man kneeling outside the emperor's bedroom is the son of King Xuan of Zhou and the younger brother of Ji Gongyu, named Ji Wang.

As early as ten years ago, Ji Gongyan forced the royal brothers to scatter, and Ji Wang was also forced to move east to Julu.Although he is full of fear for his elder brother, he still regards him as his own brother and hopes that his illness will recover as soon as possible.

With an uneasy mood, Ji Wang walked cautiously into the dark hall.

There is a pungent incense fragrance all around.

There were no lights inside, and Zhou Tianzi ordered not to open the windows during the day, and only lit some candles.

In front of Ji Wang was a bed covered by tulle, and a thin figure could be vaguely seen sitting in it.Facing the hazy figure, he knelt down on both knees and bowed respectfully.

"Sir, see Your Majesty."

Ji Gongzhen didn't answer, as if she didn't hear it, she hummed a strange song softly in the tulle.

It wasn't until he stopped making any noise that Ji Wang asked, "Your Majesty summoned the minister, what orders do you have?"

After a while, Ji Gongyan's gloomy voice came from Bosha:

"Congratulations brother."

Hearing that familiar voice, Ji Wang couldn't help but feel his heart tighten. He remembered that the last time he heard his brother's voice was the year before last, and the voice was much hoarse than before.

"Why do you like it?" Ji Wang asked in a low voice.

Ji Gongxuan said: "A few days ago, I invited a wandering alchemist to enter the palace to watch the stars at night. He said that Ziwei star is dim, which is a sign of changing sky, and that the Eastern Taiyi star is bright, and there is this star in the Palace of Fate. The person who is born will soon take on the appearance of an emperor. My brother’s fief is located in the east as pointed by the astrology, and my birthday’s horoscope also coincides with the East’s Taiyi, shouldn’t we be congratulated?”

Ji Wang turned pale with fright, and immediately cried out in fright. Supporting his body on his knees and arms, he knelt and climbed to Ji Gongyan's bed, and begged, "Your Majesty, spare your life! Brother Wang, spare your life! Brother Wang is wise and mighty, and As the eldest son, he inherits the great position, but his life is low and his fortune is poor, so he is doomed to a mediocre life. Your Majesty! Don't listen to the slander of evil spirits and heretics!"

Ji Gongzhen was silent for a long time, and said with a smile: "I absolutely don't believe it. The person who deceived the crowd with his evil words was executed by Ling Chi a few days ago."

Ji Wang was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty is wise."

There was a long silence, but Ji Gongyan still did not answer, and the shadow behind the tulle could be seen shaking its arms along with the melody of the song. Under the flickering candlelight, the silhouette revealed a creepy morbidity, obviously not an adult with a normal mind There will be moves.

The servant's expression began to change, and there was a trace of uneasiness between his brows.

"Look..." Ji Gongyan suddenly asked, "I heard that you have a precious son, how many children do you have now?"

"My wife gave birth to a pair of twins not long ago..." Mentioning this, Ji Wang thought that brother Wang wanted to talk about family affairs, so he relaxed his guard, unable to restrain the joy of having a precious son in his heart, and replied: " It is a coincidence that I have eight children under my knees, all of them are dogs, and there is no one daughter, which is really troublesome..."

As soon as the words fell, Ji Gongyan's silhouette behind the tulle stopped swinging, and suddenly settled in a distorted posture.

Ji Wang raised his head slowly, and saw a dry and pale hand suddenly stretched out from behind the tulle, tearing off the tulle.The yellowish candlelight illuminated Ji Gongyan's jealous and haggard face.

"You have eight sons, why are you still so troubled?"

When Ji Gongzhen was speaking, a bloodless face was pressed towards Ji Wang, and his thin and protruding cheekbones were pressed against Ji Wang's nose.

Ji Wang couldn't understand Ji Gongyan's pain, but felt that he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly lay down on the ground, not daring to move.

"Eight..."

Ji Gongzhen repeated these two words many times, and every time he repeated them, his voice and tone doubled, and his speed became faster and faster.It ended up being like a mantra.

The servant next to him looked flustered and swallowed uneasily. Based on previous observations, this was a sign before the emperor went crazy.

Ji Gongyan's expression gradually twisted, two hands as thin as bones grabbed Ji Wang, and grabbed his neck!
It took a lot of effort for Ji Wang to loosen the fingers pressing on his throat a little bit, and shouted heartbreakingly: "Brother Wang, we... are brothers from the same clan..."

Ji Gongzhen turned a deaf ear, his eyes were filled with bloody jealousy, his cold hands became stronger and stronger, and the dark red nails dug deep into Ji Wang's skin, causing him to cough in pain.

The servant was anxious at the side, but he didn't dare to step forward to stop him, because the emperor has been having seizures several times a day recently, even if he doesn't go crazy, it's only temporary, once he goes crazy, the only way to stop him is death.

When Ji Wang was dying, a notification came from outside the palace:

"Your Majesty, the master of the Western religion is here."

Ji Gongzhen was startled suddenly, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and then he smiled, and unconsciously let go of the strength in his hand.Hearing only a "plop", Ji Wang fell to the ground panting fiercely, thankful that he escaped from death, presumably it was Guo Shi's father who invited an expert in time to resolve the crisis for himself.

Ji Gongyan hurriedly opened the door of the bedroom, walked out excitedly, and saw a man in black robe standing outside.

This person is wearing a bamboo hat, holding a shiny tin staff, and wearing a black robe, obviously trying to hide his face.

Ji Gongyan said enthusiastically: "Sir, you have waited so hard for me."

The man in black kept silent, looking around vigilantly at the movement around him.

Ji Gongyan understood, and hurriedly said: "Sir, please take a step to speak."

The man in black was invited into the bedroom, and saw the servant and Ji Wang lying on the ground.

Ji Gongyan pointed at Ji Wang's nose and shouted, "Get lost! I don't want to see you again!"

Looking at Ji Wang's back as he staggered away, the black-robed man's eyes were astonished, and he could see that although this man was very weak, he revealed the aura of an emperor, and he would definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future.However, although he saw through everything, he didn't tell the truth, because he heard that a wandering alchemist had been executed by Ling Chi for telling the wrong truth.It can be seen that in front of Zhou Tianzi, he must never tell the half truth.

The man in black took off his robe, and slowly took off his bamboo hat. He was a handsome young man.

The young man was wearing a plain blue shirt with open breasts. He was tall and straight, but he had a feminine appearance. He was one of the ten best in the West, and he was leading the fifth disciple of the Taoist—Jialan.

Ji Gongxuan said: "Mr. Jia Lan, who claims to be the most knowledgeable, has a lot of knowledge, so he must know how to help others."

Jia Lan put the shining tin staff on the table, and introduced: "This thing is called the nine-ring tin staff, and only the body of pure yang can control it. If you can eat the flesh of the golden cicada, you can not only get rid of the pure yin body, but also live forever."

"Immortal?" Ji Gongyan's eyes lit up, and he asked anxiously, "I've heard about this, but I don't know where that golden cicada is now?"

Jia Lan replied: "Jin Chanzi offended the Western leader and was demoted to be reincarnated in the Eastern Land. He had to go through ten lifetimes of reincarnation. For many years, I have been looking for the whereabouts of Jin Chanzi's reincarnation for the king, but unfortunately it has never been successful... ..."

Ji Gongyan's face darkened, and he said in a low voice, "Is there really no other way?"

Jialan smiled and said: "There is a way, but I need to borrow someone from the king."

"Borrow who?"

"Miss Bao Si."

(End of this chapter)