Chapter 71: The Emperor's Heart

  As Ling Meng Gongzhu spoke, the Emperor's face grew increasingly somber, his eyes gleaming with a cold light. He lowered his head, making not a sound, and listened quietly.

  This not only involves the life and death of his own daughter, but also another very "key" person. This person is irrelevant to the overall situation, but the consequences triggered by him are too great, so great that even the emperor himself may not be able to bear it, let alone willing to bear it!

  An emperor, his own daughter was assassinated, but he is concerned about another standard prodigal son, doesn't the imperial family have any relatives? It's really sad!

  Finally...

  According to Meng'er's words, before the assassination, Jun Mo Xie had sent you a message? At least it should be considered as a warning?" The Emperor pondered.

  "Yes, although the daughter is not certain, Jun Moxie's motive should be no doubt, or he may have discovered some clues before." Princess Ling Meng's voice was very low, but her tone was extremely firm.

  "The spider silk and horse tracks, with Jun Moxie's minor Dao line, what ability can detect such spider silk and horse tracks... Forget it, these are all minor details. Later on, Jun Moxie was rescued by another expert again, that is to say, Jun Moxie did not die, right?" The emperor's eyes became profound.

  "It is indeed, Your Majesty." Princess Ling Meng knew the Emperor's unspoken taboo, so she never mentioned Ye Guhan's name. Although, His Majesty himself was aware of this matter.

  "Since that's the case... why did Jun Zhan Tian go mad? He actually disregarded everything and beat the drum to assemble the troops!" The Emperor pondered, "His grandson didn't die, the Jun family hadn't reached the point of extinction, so his actions this time are inexplicable. Such behavior is really..."

  He stood up, took two slow steps, and gently tapped his forehead with his fingers. He said slowly: "Sunzi is not dead, but Jun Wartian has inexplicably gone mad... Ah, or perhaps there's one thing that can be confirmed - Jun Mo Xie definitely hasn't returned home yet; Hmm, it seems that Jun Wartian received news of Sunzi's danger and didn't see him return home for a long time, so he became like this. Hehehe, it looks like I underestimated them? This... is killing two birds with one stone?" The Emperor smiled coldly, with a chilling tone.

  Princess Ling Meng suddenly remembered something and her face turned pale. If it was really like that, although it was just a misunderstanding, the consequences might be irreparable!

  "At that time, since Jun Moxie was not in danger of losing his life, why didn't you immediately send someone to inform the Jun family?! Meng'er, your handling of this matter is really too careless... Meng'er, what did you think of?!" Seeing Xing Ling Meng's face change color, the Emperor smiled and tried his best to control his temper, but his eyebrows and eyes already showed some signs that could not be suppressed. His daughter had always been calm and composed in handling matters, so why was she so careless today, could it be because she was frightened by the assassination attempt and lost her usual composure?

  "Father, when we found out that Jun Moxie's body... no, his body was nowhere to be seen, I had already sent someone to inform Old Man Jun. Just as the messenger left, an old man came and took away the injured Jun Moxie." Princess Ling Meng became somewhat flustered and stuttered, unable to speak clearly.

  "What then? The message has been sent, but after discovering that Jun Mo Xie is not dead, didn't you make any remedial measures?" The Emperor looked at his daughter with some disappointment, but in his heart, he was moved: Old man? Could it be that besides Ye Gu Xuan, there is another person secretly protecting my daughter?! If so...

  His Majesty thought in his heart, but his face was calm and expressionless.

  "This news is so important that it must be remedied. At the time, my guards were all seriously injured, so I let Murong Qianjun's men go and tell Lord Duke about the fact that Jun Moxie was not dead. If Lord Duke ultimately did not receive the news of Jun Moxie's survival, then the only possibility is..."

  "It's impossible, it's clear that Murong Qianjun didn't go to report the news, or if he did, it was only to report his own death. Otherwise... " The Emperor let out a sigh, and for a moment, his normally calm and collected face showed a few lines of worry, which quickly disappeared as he spoke in a gentle tone: "It's none of your business, you can go rest now." As he stroked Ling Meng's hair, his empty eyes gazed at the yellow palace shrouded in darkness, and suddenly the Emperor felt that this symbol of nobility, the bright yellow color, was so dazzling, so annoying.

  This assassination incident is quite strange... Haha, it's really unexpected. The Emperor's eyes flashed with sharpness as he pondered slightly!

  Well, maybe it's time for the palace to be washed clean.

  I wonder if washing it with human blood would make it look brighter?

  In the distance, the earth-shaking war drums have fallen silent, yet the atmosphere between heaven and earth is still filled with an ominous sense of impending doom, oppressive to the extreme.

  I hope you won't make it too difficult for me...

  His Imperial Majesty's eyes revealed extremely complex emotions, flashing and then disappearing.

  Watching his daughter leave, the Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, deep in thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "Shadow, go take a look. Unless absolutely necessary, don't make a move; tell Jun Wartian that his grandson is still alive, it's okay to cause some trouble, but don't overdo it! Ah, and bring me something on your way back. Ah, just happen to have it on hand; this old thing has been suffocating for several years already..."

  Having said that, His Majesty the Emperor wrote a few words with his brush, rolled them up casually and handed them over: "Go."

  A gust of wind rose, and a seemingly shapeless figure floated out. The next moment, the paper in the emperor's hand was gone, and a faint shadow flew quickly out of the palace.

  "Although it's letting you be arrogant for once, however, I also want to borrow a knife!" The emperor muttered to himself, and a hint of profound smile suddenly flashed across his face.

  His Majesty the Emperor has always been known for his clever strategies, but this time, he greatly underestimated the extent of Jun Wartian's rage! Moreover, it was already too late when he sent someone over now...

  "Summon him, let General Dugu Unbeatable come forth." The Emperor took a deep breath and said loudly. Well, I'll just stir up the situation again. Hopefully, one by one, as long as they're sensible people, they'll all calm down; those who don't understand will naturally have no need to stay, or won't be qualified to stay.

  It's not that I don't let you fight, only those who emerge from the fight are the strong ones! But fighting also needs to have a limit! If it exceeds this limit, it will be irreparable...

  ……

  Princess Ling Meng bid farewell to the Emperor and didn't realize until she returned to her own palace that since she left, throughout the entire assassination process, Father Emperor kept asking about Jun's family, all about Jun Mo Xie, but not a single question was asked about herself, who was the main target of the assassination!!

  Why is this?

  Could it be that in the Emperor's heart, this suspicious and complicated assassination case, which involves a princess and implicates himself, is not as important as a single noble family?

  What is Father Emperor avoiding?

  Still...

  Thinking of the Emperor's profound gaze, Princess Ling Meng couldn't help but tremble slightly. Fortunately, I have Uncle Ye to protect me, and that mysterious strong person...

  In a daze, Princess Ling Meng reached into her bosom and pulled out the three small, exquisite flying knives. She played with them in her hand, and they were only about half the size of her palm, with a slightly curved arc that was beautiful and natural, truly as thin as a cicada's wing. The three flying knives stacked together were surprisingly only a thin layer. Princess Ling Meng was very curious, how could such small flying knives exert such terrifying powerful force, and even make a group of ruthless killers retreat without a fight!

  The flying dagger was silent, its body shining with a crystalline light, refracting into a kaleidoscope of colors under the lamp's glow. If one only saw this flying dagger, they would inevitably think it was just a toy for children from wealthy families to play with. Who could have imagined that this was actually the deadly weapon of an extraordinary master?

  However, as long as this one-of-a-kind flying knife appears in front of me again, I can recognize it immediately! Ling Meng Gong Zhu thought happily, with infinite yearning in her heart: I wonder what kind of person this extraordinary strong man is, who even Ye Ye Shu Shu admires infinitely?

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