Chapter 262 Jiang Chen's Reason

When the Three-Eyed Daoist was still in a dilemma, Lao Liu had already raised his fan and knocked on the coffin beside him.

After Lao Liu tapped a few times, an echo came from inside the coffin.

However, upon closer listening, one would realize that the response to the coffin tapping did not originate from within the coffin, but was transmitted from a distant place.

Lao Liu said calmly, "Jiang Chen, you really weren't trapped!"

The signal Lao Liu had just tapped was the communication signal between the four great zombies.

Moreover, before they fell into slumber, they had received the Emperor's command that if someone sent a signal, as long as the other three guards were not in a position where they couldn't respond, they had to react.

Soon after, a deep voice came from afar, "You are not Hou Qing, how do you have his signal?"

Lao Liu briefly explained the matter of Hei Ye Xiao, "Now, the Prince Bingjian has been trapped in the Coffin Pagoda and needs you to rescue him."

Jiang Chen said nonchalantly, "I only pledge allegiance to the Emperor. What happens to the Prince Bingjian is none of my concern."

Lao Liu couldn't help but frown.

He had once asked Hei Ye Xiao: Was it possible for the four great zombies to betray the Emperor?

Hei Ye Xiao's answer was: Jiang Chen was the least likely to betray the Emperor, but also the most likely to rebel.

Back then, Jiang Chen had received great kindness from the Emperor and was utterly loyal to him. Moreover, it was he who proposed the idea of transforming into a zombie to guard the Emperor.

At that time, Han Ba and Ying Gou did not immediately agree. As a result, Jiang Chen only said one sentence: "I'll give you three days to consider."

These three days were a deadly torment for Han Ba and Ying Gou.

They were unwilling to betray the Emperor, but they were also unwilling to be refined into zombies alive. That kind of pain was something even ghosts and gods were unwilling to endure, let alone living people.

However, they were also well aware that three days later, as long as they dared to say "no," Jiang Chen would ruthlessly kill them.

This was also the reason why Ying Gou was unwilling to be with Hei Ye Xiao after he escaped. He hated Hei Ye Xiao for not dissuading Jiang Chen back then, but instead agreed to his method.

However, Hei Ye Xiao had also said: Jiang Chen seemed ruthless, but in his heart, he was a sentimental person.

Jiang Chen's infatuation with the Empress was well known.

If Jiang Chen betrayed the Emperor for the sake of the Empress, Hei Ye Xiao would not be surprised at all.

Lao Liu wasn't sure whether Jiang Chen was unwilling to help because of the Empress or because he was a loyalist to the Emperor, so he could only tentatively say, "Jiang Chen, you should know that the Prince Bingjian is a sworn brother of the Emperor. If you stand by and watch him die, how will you answer to the Emperor?"

Jiang Chen laughed and said, "If it weren't for Ye Qianyang, the Emperor wouldn't have forced the Empress away!"

"If the Empress hadn't left, the Emperor wouldn't have fallen into reincarnation."

"Tell me, should this Prince Bingjian die or not?"

Lao Liu frowned and gave Nie Xiaochun a look. In his opinion, some things were more appropriate for girls to say.

Nie Xiaochun, who had been holding back for a long time, immediately shouted, "Nonsense! Is Ye Yang the kind of person who interferes in other people's marital affairs?"

"I think you're just coveting the Empress yourself. When you saw her leave, you didn't dare to accuse the Emperor, so you specifically picked a soft persimmon to pinch."

Jiang Chen said angrily, "Am I, this general, that kind of idle person?"

Nie Xiaochun said, "If you're not an idle person, then give a convincing reason! If there's no reason, you're just talking nonsense."

Jiang Chen actually said, "Back then, the Emperor once had Ye Qianyang divine the fate of his marriage with the Empress. Ye Qianyang's answer was: Fate arises and fate perishes; it cannot be forced."

"If he hadn't said this sentence, or made up other reasons to tell the Emperor, perhaps the Emperor wouldn't have risked his life to enter reincarnation."

"Ye Qianyang knew very well that the Emperor would never admit defeat in his life. The more he was told not to force something, the more stubborn he became."

"Ye Qianyang's words aroused the Emperor's competitive spirit, which is why he absorbed the three palaces and stimulated the Empress."

"The Empress left, and the Emperor entered reincarnation to find the Empress. Ye Qianyang bears most of the responsibility."

Jiang Chen's reason made Lao Liu not know whether to laugh or cry.

Back then, even without Ye Qianyang, the Emperor and Empress would still have had this ending.

The reason why the Emperor sought Ye Qianyang to divine their marriage was because he felt that this relationship had exceeded the scope of his control.

Among the emperors of past dynasties, most of those who became great emperors did not believe in ghosts and gods.

The only thing they believed in was themselves.

When the Emperor sought Ye Qianyang to calculate his marriage, it meant that his heart of an Emperor had already wavered.

He himself should have realized this, so he tried his best to bring everything back under his control.

However, he used the wrong method, which led to the Empress's departure.

Lao Liu knew this result, but he couldn't argue with Jiang Chen.

He could hear that the Emperor was like a god in Jiang Chen's heart. Arguing with Jiang Chen would only put him and Ye Yang in danger.

Maybe by the time he and Ye Yang had been skinned and had their tendons pulled out, he and Jiang Chen would still not have come to a conclusion.

While Lao Liu was hesitating, he turned to look at Nie Xiaochun.

The latter immediately widened her eyes. She seemed to be asking Lao Liu: What are you looking at me for?