Chapter 63 The Emperor Returns to the Palace in Anger

"Central Plains Emperor, you swore you wouldn't kill me!"

Jiang Chen pressed the blade down harder. "I said I wouldn't touch you, but only if you were honest enough."

"Dare to hide anything again, and I'll take your dog's life right now!"

Seeing Jiang Chen's seriousness, the foreign gu master immediately changed his tune. "Aiya, aiya, I'll tell you, hurry up and take this thing away!"

Jiang Chen stared at him, a cold smile on his face. "You have no right to bargain with me."

Hearing this, a hint of resentment flashed in the foreign gu master's eyes, but it quickly disappeared, too fast to catch.

He forced a smile. "Central Plains Emperor, to tell you the truth, I'm not the one who provided the Mei family with the gu poison."

"Although the gu poison does have some connection to me, but…"

Jiang Chen had no patience for his nonsense. He used his strength to pierce the skin on the foreign gu master's neck. "Get to the point!"

Feeling the blood flowing from his neck, the foreign gu master couldn't hold on any longer.

He still had a lot of life to enjoy, how could he die here?

Daring not to beat around the bush, he honestly said, "The one who hooked up with the Mei family was my disciple, I have nothing to do with them, don't misunderstand."

Hearing this, a thoughtful look flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes. He didn't immediately believe it, and questioned, "If you have nothing to do with those rebels, why did you come to the capital at this time?"

"Also, where is your disciple hiding?"

The foreign gu master's tone was indignant. "You ask me, I want to know too!"

"That bastard harmed me like this, if I see him, I will definitely refine him into a gu puppet!"

"My leaving the Western Regions this time was all that kid's doing. He said that a nobleman in the capital was willing to pay a high price to hire me to create chaos."

"I didn't think much about it at the time, so I came. Who knew I would run into a star of slaughter like you…"

His resentful tone didn't sound like a lie, so Jiang Chen didn't ask further. He frowned and said, "Who is the nobleman who hired you? And how did your disciple get in touch with him?"

Although it was a question, he had already listed the suspects in his mind.

A nobleman in the capital, who was also generous and aimed to create chaos in the capital… it could only be Jiang Zuo Wang!

Looking at Jiang Chen's cold face, the foreign gu master smiled bitterly. "I really don't know this."

"Usually in the Western Regions, I spend most of my time refining gu, rarely meet my disciple, and don't care about these trivial matters."

"However, we have set a secret code for meeting when we separated. Every midnight, under the sign of the western city's market, he will bury a note there."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen signaled to Xu Mu beside him, who understood and immediately led people away.

After another cup of tea's time.

Jiang Chen questioned the foreign gu master while waiting.

Soon, Xu Mu sent news that someone had indeed buried a note near the western city market, proving that what the foreign gu master said was true.

The note was very small, with only two sentences: 'Expand the commotion, cultivate more gu worms.'

Jiang Chen examined the note, guessing the next move of this group of people.

But Feng Jin behind him turned pale the moment he saw the note.

He trembled and said, "Your, Your Majesty, Consort Shu, Consort Shu is in danger!"

Hearing this, Jiang Chen instantly turned around, his eyes shooting out a sharp cold light. "What do you mean? Explain it clearly to me!"

Feng Jin wiped the cold sweat from his face, barely calming down. "Your Majesty, this is Consort Shu's imperial hibiscus paper! It is specially supplied to the palace, and no one else in the world is qualified to use it except for the Consort!"

Because Consort Shu had no children, Jiang Chen had not been able to fulfill his promise to make her empress, so he tried to compensate Consort Shu in other ways.

This hibiscus paper was one of the compensations.

Because Consort Shu extremely loved the scent of hibiscus flowers, Jiang Chen ordered the palace craftsmen to make paper with floral fragrance for her, in order to win the beauty's heart and highlight Consort Shu's special status.

Feng Jin was the chief eunuch of the inner palace, and he was in charge of this matter, so he recognized the origin of this item the moment he saw the hibiscus paper.

At this reminder, Jiang Chen immediately recalled this incident, and his face changed drastically!

There is a gu master, mixed into the palace!

Even, lurking around the beloved concubine!

Thinking of the miserable state of those rescued women, a flash of戾qi (a violent, fierce aura) appeared between Jiang Chen's eyebrows!

These gu masters had unfathomable methods, able to implant gu worms in people silently, without even the person noticing.

If this foreign gu master's disciple had bad intentions, then Consort Shu, Liu Huixin, Xu Jiaying, they…

Jiang Chen dared not think about it any further, his face gloomy as ink, as if he was about to devour someone!

He roared, "Return to the palace!"

"Immediately return to the palace for me!"

The furious tone made everyone tremble, and they prepared the carriages at the fastest speed.

Amidst the chaos, the foreign gu master on the ground spoke uneasily, "Central Plains Emperor, I have already told you everything I know, and you have rescued the people, can you let me go now?"

"I heard it just now, that traitorous disciple sneaked into the palace, and even approached your most beloved concubine, right?"

Saying this, he seemed to think he had grasped Jiang Chen's weakness, and a look of triumph appeared in his eyes. "You know the methods of us gu masters, killing people invisibly."

"As long as you heal me and guarantee to send me back to the Western Regions afterwards, I will help you subdue that traitorous disciple, and then investigate the entire palace to eliminate your worries, how about it?"

Hearing this, Jiang Chen stopped.

He turned his head, coldly looked at the foreign gu master on the ground, and revealed a hideous smile.

"I was too anxious just now, and forgot about you, you dog thing… You didn't really think I would let you go, did you?"

The triumphant expression froze, and the foreign gu master panicked. "You, what do you mean by this?"

"Central Plains Emperor, don't forget, you swore on your ancestors!"

Jiang Chen smiled contemptuously. "I have a single word worth nine cauldrons, and I never break my promises." (meaning his word is very valuable)

"However, not killing you doesn't mean letting you go!"

"Someone like you, who is inhuman and likes to use humans to raise worms, would be too cheap to die directly, and would be unfair to those innocent girls."

"Therefore, I also plan to repay you in kind, turn you into a human pig and keep you in the trash, bitten by evil worms every day!"

"This way, it will be worthy of the spirits of those girls in heaven."

After speaking, Jiang Chen waved his sleeve and left, not even looking at the foreign gu master.

The cold back made everyone shudder, but thinking of the miserable state of those girls, no one stepped forward to stop him.

"Central Plains, no, Your Majesty, you can't treat me like this, I am very useful, I can be your dog…"

The foreign gu master wailed madly, and at the thought of his fate, he even wished he could die directly and get it over with.

The guards in the courtyard saw his thoughts and snorted coldly, keeping a close watch on the foreign gu master.

They had all been to the tunnel and knew what kind of hell on earth it was. They hated this kind of beast and did not give him any chance to commit suicide.

They were just waiting to return to the palace, hand him over to the imperial prison, and watch the execution…