Chapter 284 The King of Jai and the Little Emperor in the Palace

Time passed by and it was late at night the next day.

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[The moon is high in the sky, and everything in Kyoto is completely silent under the dark night. Only a few houses are still lit with lights. 】

[You are standing on the roof eaves of a three-story famous house, looking at the ‘Gosho Palace’ in the distance. 】

[The huge palace city is like a dormant ancient beast. Even if it is sleeping, you can clearly feel the dangerous and terrifying atmosphere contained within it. 】

【……】

[After waiting for a long time, the palace gate opened and a carriage drove out silently. 】

[This carriage has six strong horses pulling it in front. The carriage is extremely tall but does not have any gorgeous decorations. 】

[The carriage slowly drove into the darkness in the direction of 'Asuka no Yu'...]

[As the carriage left, the terrifying and destructive atmosphere in the palace also weakened and dissipated. 】

[When the carriage goes away, you jump up and jump off the roof. 】

[When he landed, the old and short figure had disappeared...]

【……】

【伱 remained invisible and quickly rushed to the palace. 】

[You used your infiltration ninja skills to the extreme, quietly climbed over the tall wall, and entered the 'Gosho Palace' without attracting the attention of the patrolling guards. 】

[The vast palace city in front of us is still brightly lit even in the middle of the night, with many warriors patrolling and guarding it. 】

[According to your memory, the first entrance to the palace is the "Outer Garden" area of ​​the Imperial Palace, and the "East Garden" is where the general lives and handles government affairs. 】

[In the old days, the royal family members all lived in the 'Inner Garden'. Without the order of the general, they could not leave the 'Imperial Palace' and could only live in the 'Inner Garden' area. 】

[You sneak all the way, heading towards the 'inner garden'...]

[Crossing the layers of palace walls and passing through the palaces, you arrive at the ‘Inner Garden’ area. 】

[The palace building in front of you is more gorgeous than the "Waiyuan", with the overhanging eaves, green tiles and red roofs showing the royal style. 】

[It’s just that there are more and more elite warriors patrolling here. They are all tall and burly, exuding strong killing intent. It seems that this place is not the imperial palace, but an underground prison where dangerous death row prisoners are held. 】

[The palaces in the 'Inner Garden' all have a grand and luxurious appearance, and are also very large in scale, as if they were carved from the same mold. 】

[You can't tell which palace the 'little emperor' lives in, you can only explore one by one...]

There were many buildings in the palace city, which were extremely complex. Lin Xun sneaked into several palaces, but none of the people in them were 'little emperors'.

Seeing time passing by bit by bit, with such efficiency, it is absolutely impossible to find the 'little emperor' before the general returns to the palace.

He narrowed his eyes and decided to use the method of seizing the body and searching for memories.

There are groups of warriors outside the palace, and they are too numerous to attack.

He can only choose the royal family members living in the palace as targets.

【……】

[A palace in the distance catches your attention. Not only are there many warriors guarding the palace, but there are also several female attendants standing at the palace gate to serve. 】

[Obviously the identity of the owner of this palace is extraordinary! 】

【Do you want to sneak into it? 】

Lin Xun was delighted and quickly pressed the 'Yes' option.

[You remained invisible, quietly walked around to the side of the palace, and silently opened the window lock...]

[You opened the corner of the window and sneaked into the hall without making any noise. 】

[The palace is brightly lit, and the furnishings are more luxurious and exquisite than what you have seen before. 】

[A beautiful woman is sitting beside the bed, holding an embroidery hand and embroidering it stitch by stitch. 】

"It's a pity that he's not the little emperor..."

"But this person's identity should not be simple. Let's log it first and see if we can search for the memory of the little emperor."

[You continue to remain invisible and quietly approach the bed...]

[Suddenly you feel yourself stepping into the range of an inexplicable force. This force is extremely familiar, and it is exactly the same as the divine power in Tianming Shrine. 】

[Your figure is immediately revealed, and the woman beside the bed raises her head to look at you. 】

[It is seen that it is wearing a single garment made of twelve layers of Tang silk. This kind of dress fabric is colorful and extremely gorgeous. Only orthodox royal women can wear it. 】

[You discovered the ‘Fire Worshiping Saio Shozuhime’! 】

[The woman was not surprised at all when she saw you, she lowered her head and continued to embroider with the needle and thread in her hand, speaking in a very calm tone...]

[Is the general coming to take its life at last? Being able to die by the sword of the 'ninja master' is considered as living up to the name of the royal family. 】

[You frown and look at the woman in front of you, the memory in your body gradually revives...]

[Zhaio is the title of the highest-ranking shrine maiden in Tenmei Shrine. It can only be held by unmarried princes, queens or princesses in the royal family. It was an important means for the emperors in the old days to borrow the authority of Yama to rule Sakura Fall. 】

[During the heyday of the imperial family, the status of Saio was much higher than that of the Shrine Shrine. The imperial family sent Saio to the shrine, which was equivalent to announcing to the world that the king's power was granted by God and that the emperor was the only orthodox servant of Yama. 】

[It’s just that time has passed, and now, the royal family has weakened, and even Saio can only be imprisoned in the deep palace...]

[The Saio shrine maiden in front of me named 'Chizuhime' is the eldest daughter of the emperor and the only sister of the 'little emperor'. 】

[The broken memory ends abruptly...]

"Saio?"

Lin Xun recalled that when he met the head of the Ogiwara family in the body of the master of the Isha Palace, the head of the family once made a bold statement that when the army captured Kyoto, all the shrine maidens and Saio from Tenmei Shrine would be given to the palace master as secret medicine. Material.

Unexpectedly, I didn't see Saio in Tenmei Jingu Shrine, but finally met him in the Gosho Palace.

[What’s your next move? 】

[1. Pull out the 'Dragon Sword Masamune' from your waist, stab the woman in front of you to death, and possess her to seize her body. 】

[2. It would be a pity to kill the emperor's eldest daughter like this. It is better to have some fun before that and become the royal consort. 】

[3. Reveal your identity as the ‘Agent of the God of Hell’ to it to obtain relevant information about the ‘little emperor’. 】

The 'Saio Shozuhime' in front of me should be the most powerful nanny in this chapter.

The bodies of the two novice nannies in the shell column are of a somewhat low quality and cannot exert the power of the nanny artifact ‘Amaho Sakida’s Harvest Scythe’.

If they could get Saio's body, the two wet nurses could immediately announce their retirement.

However, Lin Xun did not kill anyone to seize the memory of the body, but chose the third option.

[You wordlessly took out the 'Amaho Saki's Harvest Scythe'. The small sickle was rusty, with layers of lines on it that looked like blazing flames. 】

['Zaiou Jizuhime' suddenly raised her head and stared closely at the harvest artifact in your hand. 】

[The flame pattern on the small sickle seems to be connected to the royal bloodline, and suddenly flickers and jumps, just like a real flame burning. 】

['Zaiou Jizuhime' was stunned, her expression was filled with excitement, and two lines of clear tears fell from the corners of her eyes. 】

[It hurriedly put down the needle and thread in its hand, knelt down in front of you, kowtowed repeatedly, and wanted to cry loudly, but covered its mouth tightly, for fear that the warriors and maids outside the door would notice. 】

[It shouted softly, Yama God did not give up on his people, and finally sent an incarnation to save the royal family and the entire Sakura Fall! 】

[You lift up the 'Saio Chizuhime', and by listening to its words, it seems that you already know the general's depravity. 】

[You communicate with it in depth and understand the whole story...]

[After the general unified Sakura, he had to borrow the name of the royal family at first to get all the people to surrender. 】

[But as time went by, the general gradually revealed a series of methods of governing the country, and both local lords and ordinary people were convinced. 】

[With a more prosperous and peaceful life, they gradually forgot about the royal family and only recognized the general. 】

[There are even rumors among the people that the royal family imposes excessive taxes and governs the country excessively, so Yama God sent his incarnation general to seek peace and prosperity for his people. 】

[But how do people in the world know that the reason why Yingluo pays tribute to the Zhuchi Empire every year is that he imposes more exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes than a tiger...]

[After the general took control of the people's hearts, the royal bloodline was imprisoned in the deep palace and did not see the light of day for a long time. 】

[The reason why the general did not kill it and the little emperor was because the little emperor was still useful. 】

[The Zhu Chi Empire was mired in a divine war and had too much time to care for itself. All the envoys and troops sent were wiped out by the general. 】

[The confiscated ‘Zhuchi Jingjie’ was used to harm the gods under Yan’s command. 】

[As each god falls, fewer and fewer gods respond to the call. Even with the ‘Zhuchi Jingjie’, it is no longer possible to get a response from the surviving gods. 】

[If you want to wipe out all the surviving gods, there is only one way left, and that is - the little emperor. 】

[As the last bloodline servant of the royal family, the little emperor can obtain the response from the gods with the powerful will given by the God of Hell as long as he is willing. 】

[But how can a devout servant succumb to an oathbreaker? 】

[The general imprisoned the 'little emperor' and tortured him day and night. If the pure servants had not had the strong will given by the gods, they would have been unable to withstand the inhuman torture...]

[Even so, his younger brother, the little emperor, did not give in. But when the general saw that months of torture were ineffective, he used another insidious method. 】

[The general implanted the extremely evil seed germ into the little emperor's body, allowing the evil thoughts to take root and sprout in his young brother's body. 】

[Now its younger brother has long ceased to be human. Under the destruction and erosion of evil thoughts, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, the little emperor will lose his mind and become a walking corpse that only takes orders from the general...]

[When that day comes, everything in the world will fall into extreme evil...]

['Zaiou Jizuhime' said this and burst into tears. It begged you to save the little emperor and save the common people in the world...]

[You have learned the specific location where the ‘Fire Worshiping Sakura Emperor’ is imprisoned! 】

[You wiped away the tears of 'Zaiou Jizuhime' and promised to meet the little emperor in the palace where he was imprisoned. You also promised to save the people of the world. 】

['Zaiou Jizuhime' gradually stopped crying. Perhaps the suppressed emotion of being imprisoned in the deep palace and being the enemy of the whole world was released. You are its extremely trusted 'Kenma representative'. It gradually put down its guard and fell asleep in the deep palace. In your arms...]

[You place the woman on the bed and quietly leave the palace...]

[You used your escape technique again, blended into the night, and rushed to the palace where the little emperor was imprisoned...]

Lin Xun looked at the time and saw that there was only one hour left before the general returned to the imperial palace.

He must complete the task of rescuing the little emperor or calling the surviving gods within an hour.

[The strange thing is that the closer you get to the palace where the 'little emperor' is imprisoned, the fewer the number of warriors on patrol become. 】

[Until you approach the palace, you won’t even see a guard warrior near you. 】

[You frown, feeling that things are not simple...]

[The building in the distance is the same as the other palaces, except that it lacks the many warriors guarding it. 】

[You squint your eyes and observe carefully...]

[It was quiet and dark near the palace, with no people in sight, except for a burly figure leaning at the gate of the palace. 】

[You discovered the ‘evil Hatamoto Samurai’! 】

[Are you going to continue sneaking into the palace quietly, or are you going to kill the Hatamoto samurai first? 】

The strength of the Hatamoto samurai is extremely strong, which can be inferred from the strength of the elderly head of the Ogihara family.

To deal with the elderly head of the family, Lin Xun, you have to make so much noise. It is simply impossible to kill the Hatamoto samurai who is in his prime and has the prefix of "extremely evil" silently.

Once too much commotion is caused, it will attract an endless army of warriors to encircle and suppress them, and maybe even a general...

"I hope the ninja master's escape skills are stronger and he won't be discovered."

[You use your escape technique with all your strength, and every time you step down, you are very cautious, not daring to make the slightest sound. 】

[You approach the palace at an extremely slow speed, tiptoeing around the 'Hatata Samurai', and move towards the side of the palace...]

【……】

[You finally arrived at the window on the side of the palace and fiddled with the lock...]

[There was only a click, and the lock was opened, but there were no other warriors patrolling here, and there was silence. Such a slight sound was particularly harsh here! 】

[You are shocked, knowing that you are about to suffer! 】

[I quickly exerted my strength and tapped my toes on the ground. The energy called 'Qi' surged in my body. I jumped up and flew into the air. 】

[Your figure rises straight up and lands on the corner of the palace eaves. 】

[You crouch down and hide your body in the shadow of the horned beast...]

[The 'Evil Hatamoto Samurai' clearly heard a strange noise. He pulled out the sword from his waist and slowly approached the side of the palace. 】

[The footsteps are getting closer and closer, you quietly poke your head out...]

[I saw the Hatamoto Samurai looking around under the eaves. It patrolled for a long time and saw no one approaching. It couldn't help but yawned, sheathed the sword, and returned to station in front of the palace gate...]

[You breathed a sigh of relief quietly and floated down with ‘Qi’ in your hand. 】

[You opened the window cautiously, without making a sound the whole time, and quietly stepped inside...]

[You enter the palace while remaining invisible. 】

[The palace where the 'little emperor' was imprisoned was dark and dark, filled with a pungent smell of corruption. 】

[The stench was extremely unpleasant, like the smell of a pile of rotting, maggot-infested rats in the sewer. 】

[You suppressed your nausea, quickly adapted to the darkness, and could clearly see things in the palace. 】

[There is a twisted shadow in the darkness deep in the palace. The branches and leaves of evil thoughts sprout and grow from the flesh and blood, absorbing all the nutrients that can be absorbed, and take root. 】

[The twisted shadow no longer looks human at all. Thick and lush roots have replaced the original human lower limbs, and the lush branches and leaves have become the body of the monster. 】

[The twisted shadow seems to sense your arrival, the branches and leaves are squirming, and a child-like head pokes out from it, grinning at you, laughing silently. 】

[The corners of his laughing mouth almost reached to the base of his ears, and his weird smile sent chills down his spine. 】

[You discovered the ‘evil Sakura Emperor’! 】

"grass!"

Lin Xun couldn't help but curse.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind at this moment, knowing that he was a step too late and that the little emperor had already fallen into extreme evil.

Maybe the general has learned the coordinates of the surviving gods from the little emperor.

Maybe even the last god is also infected by the evil god!