How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

Although this secret letter only contained a few words, it left her at a loss as to what to do.

"Your Majesty, according to investigations, there may be members of the Yama Gate Organization hiding in the Xiangguo Mansion. The maid named Tongxin was once named Biyan, and she is a top killer known as "Blood Yama."

According to the investigation of Shaoqing of the Jiantian Division, she was also responsible for the finger amputation case two years ago.

All these evidences have shown that the Prime Minister is most likely the one who colluded with Yan Luomen behind the scenes.

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but sighed and said slowly:

"Prime Minister, I heard that there is someone from the Yama Gate hiding in your house. Hand her over to me and I will investigate thoroughly to clear your name."

She believed that the person behind the scenes was definitely not Xu Chengling, because he was definitely not the kind of person who would collude with a killer organization.

As long as Xu Chengling handed over that person, she would secretly destroy the evidence and suppress the matter, thus clearing his name.

When Xu Chengling heard that he had to hand over Tongxin, he would definitely not agree, and the matter ultimately could not be hidden from His Majesty.

Seeing that Tong Xin's identity could no longer be concealed, Xu Chengling did not intend to conceal it anymore and directly contradicted the Empress:

"Your Majesty, Tong Xin was once a member of Yan Luomen, but she is not now. You cannot doubt her just because of her past identity. Everyone should have a chance to reform."

"It's like a dog that once hurt someone. After being tamed by its owner, it no longer bites people. However, others think that it will hurt people in the future because it has hurt people before, so it must be caught."

Xu Chengling couldn't help but take a step forward and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, she must be punished for her crime, that is beyond doubt. However, even if she is punished, she should be given a chance to reform. I can guarantee with my life that she has given up her former identity, and this matter has absolutely nothing to do with her!"

When Xu Chengling said this, Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but sigh, looking a little embarrassed.

She was actually willing to believe what Xu Chengling said, but she was an emperor and she had to give an explanation to her subordinates and prove Xu Chengling's innocence.

If he insisted on protecting the killer from Yan Luomen, he would never be able to clear himself.

At this time, Xu Chengling spoke again, cupped his hands and assured the empress:

"Your Majesty, in order to prove her innocence and also prove my innocence, I am willing to personally investigate this case and give Your Majesty the truth."

"If the truth is not uncovered, I will resign from my position as Prime Minister and leave it to Your Majesty to deal with."

Hearing Xu Chengling's assurance, Yan Qiaoling sighed again. She actually didn't want to involve Xu Chengling in such a dangerous case.

But now that he said this, it seemed like he was going to take over the case on his own initiative. What should she do?

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but sigh, and said to Xu Chengling below:

"I understand. Then let the Prime Minister investigate this matter personally. I allow you to use the golden imperial order at will. In addition, you must keep this tiger talisman."

Yan Qiaoling signaled to the guards beside her to hand half of the tiger talisman to Xu Chengling.

When Xu Chengling saw the half tiger talisman in his hand, he was shocked and his hand holding the tiger talisman trembled slightly.

The tiger talisman can directly call upon the empress's military power, and the one in his hand is half of the tiger talisman.

The other half of the tiger talisman is in the hands of the empress. When necessary, the empress will give the other half of the tiger talisman to him. Only when the two tiger talismans are buckled together can Dayan's army be mobilized.

Even if he only had half of the tiger talisman, he could directly mobilize one-third of Dayan's army. The empress was directly handing one-third of the military power to him!

The golden imperial edict can summon the empress's personal guards and the Heavenly Supervisor, while the tiger talisman can summon the army of geese.

In other words, the empress directly handed over most of her power into his hands!

This scared Xu Chengling. The empress gave him such great power. If he had the intention of rebellion, the empress would probably suffer the consequences of her decentralization.

But the fact that the empress trusted him so much made Xu Chengling even more determined to be loyal to the empress.

Xu Chengling held the tiger talisman in his hand and bowed to His Majesty above him, saying:

"My lord, thank you, Your Majesty!"

The Shaoqing who was standing nearby was shocked to see that His Majesty had handed over even the tiger talisman. The tiger talisman was a symbol of military power. His Majesty had given all his military power to the prime minister!

It seems that the empress trusted the prime minister so much that she even handed over her own military power to him.

At this time, Yan Qiaoling looked at Shaoqing who was standing beside her and gave her an order:

"Shao Qing, I grant you the full power of the Chief of the Heavenly Guards. If necessary, you can mobilize my personal guards to assist the Prime Minister in investigating this matter. You must ensure the Prime Minister's safety."

"I accept your order!"

Shaoqing hurried forward to receive the order.

Xu Chengling put the tiger talisman away. He would never use it unless it was absolutely necessary.

After explaining everything, the empress let the two leave Yuhe Palace.

"It is very dangerous to investigate this matter. I don't know if Xu Lang has enough troops."

After leaving Yuhe Palace, Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but think in her heart.

If she had not been worried that handing over all the military power might result in the inability to deter those princes who were ready to make moves, she would have wanted to put all the military power into Xu Chengling's hands.

For Yan Qiaoling, she has no interest in power at all. She gets power just to protect him. She just wants him to be safe.

If he was no longer in this world, what was the point of her having these powers?

By the way, this seems to be the power of my sister...

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but stick out her tongue. Forget it, her sister would definitely not blame her.

Chapter 283: Fight Again

Tongxin stood under the ancient vine tree outside the palace, her eyes fixed ahead.

She hoped that when her master came out of the palace, he would be able to see her position at first sight.

She waited and waited, but after an unknown amount of time, her master still didn't come out.

In the past, at this time of time, Tongxin would find something to do, such as watching the ants moving on the ground, or watching the wind blowing the leaves, to pass the time.

At this moment, the leaves above her head suddenly shook unusually.

Tong Xin's expression changed slightly, and she immediately chased after him.

When she came to the corner of an alley, a figure in a black cloak was already waiting for her.

Tongxin walked slowly towards him, having already put down the chain around her waist.

"Senior, don't be nervous. I'm not here to fight you."

Yingwu slowly turned around and took off her hood. Her pretty face, which looked a little childish, showed a maturity that did not match her age.

She found that habit was a terrible thing. Even though she said this was the last time she would call the other person senior, when she saw Tong Xin, she would still subconsciously call the other person senior.

"Shadow Dance, what do you want to do now?"

Tong Xin's tone was still cold, and she didn't have a single good look towards the girl in front of her.

"Hey, Senior, can't I come to see you if I have nothing to do? We used to have a very close relationship."

Yingwu put his hands behind his back and slowly walked towards Tongxin, saying as he walked:

"I miss that time when I could trust my seniors with my back, but now, there is no one worthy of my trust."

"That's all in the past. I've let it go."

Tong Xin said in a cold voice.

"But, Senior, look at your hands. Do you think the blood on your hands will disappear after you wash it off? No, once blood is on your hands, it will never disappear."

Yingwu's eyes revealed a hint of madness, and he grinned and said to Tongxin.

The other party's words made Tong Xin fall into deep thought. Occasionally, she looked at her hands and recalled the scene of her hands covered in blood.

No matter how she tries to escape, what happened in the past will not change, and the past will catch up with her sooner or later.

"So, Senior, do you understand? You and I are the same kind of people. We are both bad guys. Come back, let's work together again. I can trust you with my back."

Yingwu stretched out a slender hand covered with scars and invited Tongxin to come back again.

"Give it up, I won't go back."

Tongxin shook her head. She was no longer as hesitant as she was before, because she already had someone in her heart.

She couldn't help but touch the ring Xu Chengling gave her, which made her belief even stronger.

Now, Yingwu's words can no longer move her, and no one can shake her beliefs.

"Senior, what's with that inappropriate look in your eyes? That's not the senior I know at all."

Looking at Tongxin's eyes that had become gentle, Yingwu couldn't help but speak with gritted teeth.

She couldn't allow her predecessor to become like this, especially her eyes, which were no different from those of ordinary women.

"I understand, it's that guy, he's the one who turned you into this. As long as we kill him, if we kill him, Senior will be able to return to the old Senior he was before!"

Yingwu clenched his fists and said, a figure appeared in his mind. It must be that man who caused the senior to become like this.

As long as we kill that person, the look in Senior's eyes will definitely return to what it was before.

As soon as she finished speaking, a murderous intent flashed across Tong Xin's green eyes, and she shouted at the other party:

"If you dare to touch him, I will kill you!"

"Yes, that's the look in your eyes. This is the senior I know!"

Seeing the fierce look in Tongxin's eyes, Yingwu seemed like a different person. The corners of his mouth were cracked, and his eyes were full of madness. He no longer looked like a normal person.

"As expected, as long as we kill that man, that devil-like senior will be able to come back!"

Before Yingwu could finish her words, Tongxin had already rushed in front of her, looking at her expressionlessly with his green eyes, and the chain around his waist moved towards her neck.

At this moment, Yingwu stepped forward and the chain on his sleeves shot out with a clang, sweeping away the two chains around Tongxin's waist. At the same time, he stabbed at her with a dagger in his other hand.

Tongxin was not willing to be outdone, and pulled out a meteorite dagger from her sleeve. With a "clang" sound, the two daggers collided and the dagger in Yingwu's hand shattered.

"What a tough weapon."

Yingwu was slightly surprised. She didn't expect that Tongxin had such a powerful weapon in her hand, which she had never used before.

The next moment, Yingwu swung out the chain from his sleeve and wrapped it around Tongxin's hand that was holding the dagger.

Tongxin put his other hand on the chain, cut a hole, and performed the Blood Explosion Technique, spilling the boiling blood on Yingwu's body, making a "sizzling" boiling sound.

Then, Tongxin grabbed the blood in the palm of his hand, condensed it into small blood cells, and swung them out with force.

Yingwu swung the long chain in her hand to block the incoming snowballs one after another. She waved her other arm and another chain shot out from her sleeve.

Tong Xin's figure flashed and dodged to the side. The chain slammed heavily on the ground, creating a crack several meters long in the ground and raising a lot of dust.

"Senior, let's save the victory for next time."

After leaving a few words, Yingwu turned around and jumped onto the roof, disappearing in an instant.

Tongxin did not continue chasing after him upon seeing this. Her mission was to ensure Xu Chengling's safety, so she tidied up her messy clothes a bit and returned to her original place.

Just at this time, Xu Chengling walked out of the palace.

So Tong Xin sorted out her emotions, greeted him with a smile and said:

"Master, you are back."

"Well, let's go back."

Xu Chengling nodded and prepared to leave with Tongxin.

Just then, he noticed that Tong Xin put one hand behind her back, which seemed a little unusual.

Doesn't this girl know that her actions will make people more suspicious?

"Tong'er, what happened to your hand?"

Xu Chengling couldn't help but walk forward, grabbed her slender hand, pulled it in front of him, and saw that there was a neat long cut on the palm of her hand, which was obviously caused by the chain around her waist.

"I just accidentally touched the chain and got scratched."

Tongxin quickly retracted her hand and explained to Xu Chengling.

But Xu Chengling obviously wouldn't believe her explanation. In all these years, he had never seen Tongxin accidentally scratch herself with a chain.

Unless she scratched herself intentionally, using it to perform a move that uses blood as a medium.

Moreover, Tongxin was not good at lying in front of him. Once she lied, her little hands would grab the corners of her clothes without knowing where to put them, and her lies would be exposed at a glance.

"Who did you fight just now?"