Film & TV: Public Enemy of Justice

Meng Xuanlang glanced around and saw that the guards had all gone over there, so his side was safe for the time being.

Meng Xuanlang leaped into Luoying Palace. Clearly, the maids guarding it already knew they were safe and that everyone had gone to Cining Palace, so they became somewhat lax and huddled together.

They started gossiping.

Meng Xuanlang quietly walked up from behind, delivered a swift chop to the neck, and knocked them both unconscious. He then dragged them onto a stone bench and pretended to be sitting on it talking to them.

"Mother?" Meng Xuanlang called softly, gently pushing open the palace gate.

The environment inside was pitch black; there was no one in sight, and no lights were on.

"Mother? It's me, Lang'er..." Meng Xuanlang carefully closed the palace gates again and slowly stepped into the hall.

"Mother, are you there?"

A heavy cough came from a very old male voice.

"Father?" Meng Xuanlang strode towards the source of the voice. "Father..."

In the darkness, one could vaguely see a person sitting on a tatami mat.

"Is that Lang'er?" the aged voice rang out.

"It's me, Father! It's me!"

Meng Xuanlang could hardly believe his eyes. He had seen his father perfectly fine that morning, but now he had aged so much.

“My younger brother…” Meng Xuanlang choked up when he saw his father’s current state.

"That unfilial son!" the Emperor said angrily. "You had barely left the palace when he sent men to surround it completely! Your mother, she..."

Upon hearing this, Meng Xuanlang hurriedly asked, "Mother? How is Mother?"

"Your mother fainted on the spot from anger," the Emperor said, pointing to the bed beside him. "She only woke up in the evening, and started crying as soon as she saw me. She had only just fallen asleep. What an unworthy descendant!"

"Hmm..." Meng Xuanlang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, otherwise, he would never have let Meng Xuancong go, even if it meant going through fire and water!

Meng Xuanlang rushed to the bedside: "Mother!"

In his eyes, his mother had always been dignified and serene. She was nothing like this now, with her hair disheveled and her outer robe undone, lying askew on the bed.

All of this is Meng Xuancong! All of this is Meng Xuancong!

"Lang'er, did you come back after hearing the rumors?" the Emperor asked.

Today, Meng Xuancong has been relentlessly pressuring for the imperial edict, but the Emperor has stubbornly refused to give it to him. He has also insisted on having the Empress by his side, which is how he has managed to hold out until now.

“I…” Meng Xuanlang looked at his father’s still bright eyes in the darkness, and suddenly his eyes became a little wet. How could he say it? His younger brother had personally seen him off at the city gate and given him some silver and clothes. He thought he would never come back, but before he had gone half a mile, his younger brother had already ambushed him to kill him and silence him.

“Father, Meng Xuancong attempted to assassinate me. I was afraid he would harm you and Mother, so I came back to check.”

"That beast! He's even capable of murdering his brother to seize power! Truly! All those years of raising him were for nothing! Unfilial son! Unfilial son indeed!" Upon hearing this, the emperor coughed again in anger.

"Father, calm down. Now that I see you and Mother are safe and sound, I am relieved. I will definitely rescue you both!" Meng Xuanlang said.

"The whole world belongs to the emperor, where can we escape to?!" The emperor slapped Meng Xuanlang on the shoulder forcefully.

"I will write you a blood edict! Go and mobilize the troops!" the Emperor said righteously.

Meng Xuanlang nodded, "Alright! Father, where should we mobilize troops?"

The Emperor considered it for a moment: "Anything too far won't do, go to Jinzhou! Yes! Go to Jinzhou to find Li Angqi! Yes! Go quickly!"

The Emperor was so excited that he urged Meng Xuanlang to go quickly.

"Father, please don't worry. Write the edict first, and I will take it to mobilize troops to rescue you!"

After Meng Xuanlang finished speaking, he paused, feeling as if he had forgotten something.

"Yes, yes, yes! I'll write the edict first!" the Emperor said, tearing a piece of his inner robe from his sleeve. Then he bit his finger, "Go to Jinzhou and find Li Angqi. Have him come to my rescue!"

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Meng Xuanlang saw that his father's hands were trembling slightly; his younger brother's recent incident must have deeply frightened him. In truth, parents also grow old and experience fear at some point.

And yet I wasn't there to protect them when they needed me most. How unfilial of me!

"Show him this blood edict, then give him the military tally, and he'll understand!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "That's right, you don't have the military tally!"

Looking at his father, Meng Xuanlang felt heartbroken: "Father, don't worry, first think about where the military tally is, I'll go get it." The Emperor looked at Meng Xuanlang and shook his head: "You can't get it. The military tally is in the main hall, and that scoundrel Meng Xuancong is still there. You have no chance to get in."

..0…

“Father, you don’t need to worry about me. I may not be able to get in by myself, but I have my fellow disciples. You saw Brother Lin last time! Eleventh Senior Brother and Shuofeng are here too! Their martial arts are all better than mine! As long as we know where the military seal is, we will definitely be able to get it!”

The emperor's weary face was filled with disbelief: "How is that possible? It's heavily guarded. Even if you had extraordinary abilities, you couldn't get in!"

"Father! No problem, trust me! I will definitely rescue you and Mother safely!"

"Lang'er! You have always been kind-hearted. Now it's not just about saving me and your mother anymore. If that rebellious son comes to power, what will happen to the people of the world? Who will they cry out to for justice? Who will come to their rescue? Lang'er!"

The emperor was panting heavily.

"It's right under the seat in the main hall, you must take it!"

Meng Xuanlang nodded firmly, "Father, rest assured, I will definitely get it!"

"Lang'er?" A soft call roused Meng Xuanlang's mother.

"Your Majesty, I am here!" Meng Xuanlang quickly helped himself to the bed. "Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely find someone to rescue you!"

The empress began to cry softly again.

"Lang'er, run! Save your life!" the Emperor shouted.

"Father, Mother, I will return as soon as possible! Please ensure your health, both of you?" Guang said.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Stealing the Military Seal

“Shout, shout, shout…” Meng Xuanlang hadn’t even reached the city wall when he heard someone calling him softly.

"Boss!" Lin Yaoxie was perched on a tree, waiting for him with anticipation.

"Have you seen him?" Lin Yaoxie asked, his tone somewhat anxious.

His voice was hoarse from shouting during that scene, and he had to pretend to be a coward. Now he felt that it would be much more satisfying to just go and fight!

“I saw him!” Meng Xuanlang followed suit, hiding his figure in the tree. He nodded to Lin Yaoxie to indicate that he had seen him.

"Meng Xuancong took immediate action after I left this morning. First, he sent men to surround the capital city, and then he forced my father to write an edict of succession. My mother fainted on the spot from anger. My father refused to write it, but fortunately, he still had some consideration for family ties and did not take direct action. He only locked my father and mother in cell 203!"

"Hmm, did your dad tell you where he's going to mobilize troops?" Lin Yaoxie asked the key question very directly.

“I did say that! But…” Meng Xuanlang paused.

"Hurry up and speak, don't take your breath!" Lin Yaoxie urged.

“My father’s military tally is not with him,” Meng Xuanlang said. “It’s in the main hall. If we want to mobilize troops, we’ll have to go and retrieve it!”

Lin Yaoxie immediately understood what it meant: they couldn't go back yet and had to go to the main hall.

If it's the main hall, then Meng Xuancong must be overseeing things there! It seems there won't be any peace and quiet tonight. We'll have to venture into this dangerous place!

"Boss, how do we get the military token?"

Meng Xuanlang asked, looking completely bewildered. Seeing his parents' expressions only made him more flustered, and he was utterly at a loss for what to do!

Now, he has silently placed all his hopes on Lin Yaoxie, as if Lin Yaoxie could solve any problem for him, no matter how big!

Don't look at me! This is your family matter, what do you mean by "solve it"?

Lin Yaoxie was a bit overwhelmed and too lazy to think of any good solutions.

“If we force our way through, we are too few in number, and the enemy has the Seven Killers. Even you can’t protect me! We can only outsmart them!” Meng Xuanlang said.

Of course he knew that this matter was originally his own business, and that Lin Yaoxie was willing to help him, which was already a good thing. How could he expect others to give him advice?

"Hmm, how do we outsmart them?" Lin Yaoxie asked.

"Should we do it like before? Make a scene at Luoying Hall, and then take the opportunity to go to the main hall?" Meng Xuanlang suggested.

"No, we can't use the same method repeatedly. They've been fooled once before, and they'll be more careful this time. We can't let this happen again!"

Lin Yaoxie shook his head. How could he always resort to the same trick?

This also shows that Meng Xuanlang usually uses the same few moves repeatedly in fights; he has no awareness of the consequences!

"Then...sigh...Father..."

Meng Xuanlang was at a loss for what to do. This method was based on Lin Yaoxie's previous approach; he had no knowledge of any schemes.

“If you trust me, we can do this…” Lin Yaoxie whispered in Meng Xuanlang’s ear.

"Meng Xuancong! Come out here!" The voice, as loud as a bell and a drum, exploded at the entrance of the main hall!

Meng Xuanlang took off his black clothes, held something aloft, and stood openly at the entrance of the main hall!

The patrolling soldiers surrounded him.

"Is this another trouble-making incident?"

Meng Xuancong stood up from his throne. "Is this still a case of 'luring the tiger away from the mountain'?!" Meng Xuancong decided to go out and take a look.

"Your Highness! It's the Second Prince!" Meng Xuancong reached out and slapped the other person across the face!

"What second prince? Where did this second prince come from!" Meng Xuancong shouted, and slapped the poor little eunuch again.

"Your Highness, why don't we go out and see what tricks he's playing!" a cold voice said.

If Lin Yaoxie or Meng Xuanlang were here, they would definitely recognize that the person speaking is none other than Shan Chunqiu.

"Let's go! Let's go out and take a look!" Meng Xuancong said, and walked out of the palace gate.

"Meng Xuancong! Come out here!" He shouted again and again, but the patrol soldiers in the garden dared not do anything to him.

"Meng Xuancong, you've done such a heinous thing! Stop dreaming! Come out here now!"

"How dare you! You disrespect our Highness!" A sharp-eyed servant saw Meng Xuancong come out and immediately shouted at him.

"Who do you think you are! How dare you speak to me like that!" Meng Xuanlang slapped him across the face. In the past few years while he was away, even the palace servants dared to bully him?!

"Brother...why are you doing this?" Meng Xuancong said hypocritically.

"Stop acting! You've seen the error of your ways now, and I'll plead with the Emperor on your behalf!" Meng Xuanlang said sternly.

"Plead for mercy? How can you plead? I'll force you to abdicate! Can you afford to beg?!" Meng Xuancong laughed and said sarcastically.