In the darkness, the dark guard's eyes flashed with killing intent, aimed directly at the source of the sound.
So it was Noble Consort Ru...
But before he could react, a sword pierced his back from behind.
The swordsman's skill was extremely fast, and his lightness skill was also extremely high. Before he could even react, he had already lost consciousness.
"Who are you?"
Silence.
Ling Ye was just a breath away from escaping, but he hadn't expected two people to walk out of the secret passage behind him.
A man and a woman. The man's expression was stern, while the woman's face was ashen.
"Dao Qing Daochang?"
Qin Jiujiu saw Dao Qing throw the woman in his hand away, and then a knife was placed at Ling Ye's throat.
However, Dao Qing was behind him, so Ling Ye could not see his face.
But he was immobilized at the moment.
Until Dao Qing's voice came, Ling Ye's blood seemed to freeze.
"Who... are you?"
His voice trembled. He even wished a gash would appear on his neck, just so he could turn his head and see the man's face.
"Yue..."
"No nonsense! Tell me, where is the secret chamber?"
Dao Qing was completely different from his usual self, resembling Ling Ye's reaction.
At this moment, Qin Jiujiu thought of a truth.
The person in front of her looked exactly like someone!
Not Yue Beiyang, who later awakened Xie Jing's consciousness, but the man who from beginning to end had no Xing Ru in his eyes.
"Ling Ye, take us in quickly, or it will be too late. Do you still want to see the past reenacted before your eyes?"
Qin Jiujiu said urgently.
Ling Ye, whether forced by Dao Qing or reminded of something, actually agreed.
When they saw Ling Ye's actions, everyone realized that there was another secret chamber hidden within this secret chamber.
Su Ming's heart tightened when he saw Noble Consort Ru.
He thought of something, suddenly flashed, drew a knife, and placed it at Sheng Huaizhi's neck.
But the man made no move at all.
"Are you waiting for someone? What a pity, my people have already dealt with them!"
Sheng Huaizhi said in a voice only they could hear.
"That's your own son!"
He still held a glimmer of hope that Sheng Xuanzhi would come in immediately.
"My son?" He seemed to have heard a joke.
Su Ming thought of something, and his whole being suddenly seemed to have its soul extracted.
"You..."
Su Ming's lips twitched.
The people in front of him gradually blurred.
"My son has always been only Huai'an! Besides Yao Yao, I have never touched any of those women!"
Then...
So the truth was this.
So the Fifth Prince Sheng Huai'an was actually the son of Yun Yao Yao and Sheng Huaizhi!
But why, as his only son, was Sheng Huai'an neglected since childhood and bullied in the harem?
This man was truly a terrifying and contradictory person.
Su Ming clenched the sword in his hand, "Even if I die, I will take you with me!"
The next second, the sword was about to cut Sheng Huaizhi's throat.
But Su Ming's hand hesitated.
"Let go of His Majesty!"
"Su Ming, how dare you!"
Xiao Yuan and Liu Jin, loyal to the royal family, were clearly much more nervous than others.
Noble Consort Ru, who was clearly in a daze, looked at Sheng Huaizhi as if she were poisoned.
"Kill him! Avenge my son!"
Especially after hearing those words, Huan Yu Ru's love for Sheng Huaizhi had completely vanished.
Dao Qing's eyes were fixed on the two men who had turned against each other.
Qin Jiujiu had been observing Dao Qing and could clearly see hatred in his eyes, no less than Noble Consort Ru's.
Some things were becoming clear.
Dao Qing was Yue Beiyang.
Yue Beiyang, who had no ending in the illusion before.
In the entire An Province, he was the only one alive.
The sword in Su Ming's hand loosened slightly.
"Your Majesty, you don't want to die yet, do you? Your Yun Yao Yao has just been revived. Stay with me, and I can help you bring her..."
Unfortunately, a sharp sword had already pierced Su Ming's throat.
A sinister smile appeared on Sheng Huaizhi's face.
How could I die?
Everyone's gaze fell on Dao Qing.
Seeing him pull out a dagger from his sleeve and move towards Sheng Huaizhi again, Xiao Yuan, quick-handed, struck the dagger to the ground.
The two immediately engaged in a fierce fight.
Sheng Huaizhi, under everyone's gaze, moved towards the bed where Yun Yao Yao was placed.
That bed was originally used to house Wu Jinchu.
Now Wu Jinchu had fallen onto the sickbed, covered in frost, with no color of blood left.
Only then did everyone realize that the person on the ice bed had come back to life, while the several women on the bed had all perished.
All of this was done by that emperor.
Xie Yun and Bai Qianluo watched all this coldly, unwilling to interfere.
Xiao Yuan seemed no match for Dao Qing and was soon at a disadvantage.
Just as he was about to be stabbed by Dao Qing's sword, the next second—
"A Qi!"
A white figure suddenly flashed and knocked away Dao Qing's sword.
"A Yuan! Do you remember the sword technique General Lu taught us?"
One black and one white, they tightly ensnared Dao Qing.
The flashes of blades and swords pierced the eyes of Noble Consort Ru beside them.
Why wasn't that man dead yet?
Why was he still holding that woman now?
Noble Consort Ru picked up the dagger that Dao Qing had dropped and rushed towards Sheng Huaizhi and Yun Yao Yao.
Closer! And closer!
In Qin Jiujiu's eyes, the dagger was about to stab Sheng Huaizhi's chest.
But—at extremely close range, the blade turned and went towards Yun Yao Yao.
Yun Yao Yao, still unconscious, did not realize the danger.
With a rip.
Yun Yao Yao was cut, but the wound was slightly off.
"You're looking for death!"
Sheng Huaizhi's voice was filled with poisoned coldness, making Huan Yu Ru tremble.
Bang!
Huan Yu Ru's body, like a kite with a broken string, fell straight to the side.
Pfft!
He spat out a mouthful of blood, which flowed uncontrollably.
Sheng Huaizhi's eyes instantly turned blood red.
"Yao Yao!"
"Yao'er!"
The hoarse cries did not elicit any reaction from the person in his arms.
The blood stung his eyes. He was like a demon from hell.
Huan Yu Ru fainted.
Qin Jiujiu rushed forward, because that woman was likely Xie Jing's mother.
Xie Jing didn't notice Qin Jiujiu's reaction. By the time he did, Qin Jiujiu had already gone towards Sheng Huaizhi not far away.
He cast a sharp glance at the man.
"Your Majesty, please let go of the Empress first."
She took out a pill from her Qiankun bag and offered it to Sheng Huaizhi.