Chapter 425 Another Will

Obviously.

Lin Jiangnian noticed the unreasonableness of this.

If Chen Zhao really wanted to kill Emperor Ning, there was no need to make such a big fuss, it was a waste of time!

He made such a big fuss, but it seemed like he was... doing it on purpose?

Like he was doing it for someone?

Or did he do this just to hide some other unknown secrets?

Li Piaomiao on the side was silent for a long time.

Indeed!

All this seemed a bit weird!

It was difficult to explain Chen Zhao's behavior. Did he want to save Emperor Ning or kill him?

Or...

Is there a deeper hidden story?

In the secret room.

After the two analyzed it, they still found nothing.

Lin Jiangnian gave up.

No matter what Chen Zhao's purpose was, it didn't matter to him.

Even if Chen Zhao wanted to harm the court and overthrow the regime of the Great Ning Dynasty... it didn't affect him!

The only thing he had to do now was how to kill Chen Zhao!

However, thinking of what Li Piaomiao said just now, Lin Jiangnian was a little afraid.

If Chen Zhao was really the mysterious master who broke out of the palace that night... it would be difficult for Lin Jiangnian to kill him!

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian looked solemn and looked up at the princess in front of him.

When he saw her in the palace on New Year's Eve, he clearly noticed that Li Piaomiao was injured... The fact that she, a first-class master, was injured meant that the martial arts strength of the mysterious master that night was probably not much different!

In this way, it would be difficult for Lin Jiangnian to kill Chen Zhao and avenge Zhao Xi.

It is difficult to kill a first-class master!

It is almost impossible to kill a master of this level head-on!

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian suddenly looked up and looked at Li Piaomiao, and asked tentatively: "Ask a question?"

Li Piaomiao remained silent and looked up at him.

"The mysterious master who fought with you that night... How strong is he?"

As if he didn't know why Lin Jiangnian asked this, Li Piaomiao hesitated for a moment and said, "He is very strong!"

"How strong is he?"

Li Piaomiao frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said, "He started from the Tianxuan realm, which is a little short of the first-grade master realm..."

Second-grade Tianxuan?

Not yet at the first grade?

Lin Jiangnian's heart moved, and he looked up and down at the princess in white clothes in front of him: "What about you?"

"First-grade master realm?"

Facing Lin Jiangnian's question, the princess raised her eyes slightly, and her cold eyes fell on him.

After watching quietly for a moment, she said calmly: "Almost!"

Also almost?

Lin Jiangnian was stunned, and then he realized something...She hasn't entered the first-grade master realm yet?

As soon as this thought came to mind, Lin Jiangnian felt relieved for some reason!

It turns out that she hasn't reached the first-grade master realm yet? !

After hearing this news, Lin Jiangnian suddenly felt much more comfortable...

After all, a first-grade master in his twenties is a bit too exaggerated!

It can be called heaven-defying!

It also hit Lin Jiangnian's self-confidence hard!

Now that he knew that Li Piaomiao had not yet entered the first-grade master realm, Lin Jiangnian felt much more comfortable!

However, this happy mood did not last long!

Lin Jiangnian soon realized that...although Li Piaomiao had not yet reached the first-grade master realm, this also meant that she had already stood at the peak of the second-grade Tianxuan realm!

As for the "almost" she said, it was unclear how much she was still short, but her terrifying martial arts talent was also evident!

Although for many people, "almost" may not be just a little short! This point, many people can't even cross it in their entire lives!

But for this princess, it may not be a threshold.

Sooner or later, she will step into the first grade and become the youngest master-level master in the world! As for how long it would take, maybe a few days, maybe a few months, or maybe a year or two...

Lin Jiangnian's eyes were a little complicated, but she still comforted herself in her heart... At least she hasn't reached the first grade yet!

Not yet, not yet!

At the same time, Lin Jiangnian also thought of another thing... Since the mysterious master who had fought with her that night was not at the first grade either, if he was really Chen Zhao, the situation didn't seem as bad as imagined!

There is only one step between the second grade and the first grade, but the gap is like a natural moat!

Although the masters who have entered the realm of the first-grade grandmaster do not have the terrifying ability to destroy mountains and fill the sea, there are almost no people in the world who can kill them!

It is a truly invincible existence in the world!

As for the second-grade Tianxuan master, although his strength is equally terrifying, it is not completely impossible to deal with him.

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian was thoughtful, and his eyes looked at Li Piaomiao in front of him from time to time.

Li Piaomiao looked at him expressionlessly, his expression was unmoved.

Lin Jiangnian retracted his gaze and said softly: "The princess's martial arts talent is really admirable and enviable... Today, among the younger generation in the world..."

"No, even if you look at the whole world, you are considered a top-level master, right?!"

Faced with Lin Jiangnian's praise, the princess was indifferent.

Her face was expressionless.

Seeing that she didn't react, Lin Jiangnian knew that he was asking for trouble, so he changed the subject.

"Since the emperor has passed away now, shouldn't some things be re-sorted out?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at her and thought for a while: "Regarding the marriage between you and me, let's just forget about it, right?"

Hearing this, Li Piaomiao raised her head slightly and stared at him again.

Lin Jiangnian said: "My marriage was arranged by the emperor in the past. Now the emperor has passed away... As the saying goes, a new emperor has his own ministers. Ahem... This may not be accurate, but this is the meaning..."

When he said this, Lin Jiangnian's tone was cheerful.

He did not expect that the emperor would really pass away! This is simply a double happiness!

The emperor's death will cause chaos in the court, and he and the princess's engagement will have a chance to be cancelled...

Double happiness!

Hearing this, Li Piaomiao remained silent, looked at him expressionlessly, and asked: "How to cancel it?"

"Isn't this simple?"

Lin Jiangnian said: "Wait until your brother, the prince, ascends the throne, and let him issue an imperial edict to cancel our engagement, right?"

Although the prince's decision to cancel the engagement set by the previous emperor as soon as he ascended the throne will inevitably cause opposition from officials in the court. But considering the relationship between the princess and the prince, it should be no problem.

Hearing this, Li Piaomiao lowered his eyes and thought, but didn't say anything.

He seemed to be thinking about the feasibility of this method!

"This is the simplest and fastest way!"

Lin Jiangnian stood up. He was particularly happy and comfortable to be able to perfectly solve the problem of this marriage contract.

Li Piaomiao raised his eyes and glanced at Lin Jiangnian. He saw that he looked relaxed and seemed to be a little impatient.

Silent, expressionless.

Not a word!

...

The secret room gradually fell into silence again!

No one expected that the two would be trapped in the secret room. They searched all the places in the secret room, but couldn't find the exit.

In the end, they had to give up and be trapped in this world!

Lin Jiangnian was a little uncomfortable because the eldest princess was too cold!

Getting closer, you can feel the coldness that overflows from her all the time from inside and outside. Looking at her a few more times, the coldness seems to spread to you.

More importantly... she doesn't like to talk!

The two were trapped in a secret room, and they were just sitting around doing nothing. Logically speaking, they had nothing to do, so they should chat, exchange ideas, and improve their relationship...

Why is it that being alone is the best way to improve ambiguous feelings?

Being alone in a closed space has its own unique atmosphere. It is very easy to have some strange emotions when you are together in such a situation.

However, these have no effect on Lin Jiangnian and the princess.

Let alone ambiguous feelings, even communication is difficult!

No matter what topic Lin Jiangnian brought up with her, or what business he brought up, the princess's expression never changed, and her answer was concise.

And most of the time she was silent!

The silence was so cold that it made people desperate!

It quickly made people lose all interest in chatting and lose the mood to communicate with the princess. The communication without response made Lin Jiangnian seem a bit like licking...

Those who understand will understand!

So, Lin Jiangnian gave up!

He simply got up and walked around in the secret room.

At this time, several hours had passed since the two were trapped in the secret room. Logically speaking, something must have happened outside. But being trapped in the secret room, he knew nothing about the outside world.

Lin Jiangnian didn't think about it for the time being and continued to walk around in the secret room.

He always felt that there was something missing in the clues of his thoughts?

It always felt that there was no closed loop somewhere!

He looked around. This was where the Emperor Ning was in seclusion. It can be seen that it was carefully built. It is not only a secret room, but also a maze with complex terrain, located under the imperial city!

Why did the Emperor Ning build such a maze for no reason?

Just to practice in seclusion and not be disturbed?

According to the time calculation, the Emperor Ning had been in seclusion in the Health Hall for several years, and most of the time he was in this secret room.

So, will there be any clues left in this secret room?

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian's eyes condensed slightly. With this idea in mind, he gradually became serious and began to search around the secret room.

Not far away, Li Piaomiao looked at Lin Jiangnian who suddenly searched in the secret room again with a cold look, without saying a word.

It was not until a while later, when Lin Jiangnian set his eyes on the altar where Emperor Ning's body was placed, that Li Piaomiao finally spoke: "You, what do you want to do?"

Lin Jiangnian paused, turned back to look at Li Piaomiao's cold eyes, "I, look for clues?"

Li Piaomiao's eyes narrowed slightly: "Don't touch my father!"

"Okay."

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian gave up the idea of ​​touching the corpse.

Although it is rumored that this princess has a cold personality, no human feelings, and is unkind...but the person lying here is her biological father after all, so Lin Jiangnian still can't do it in front of her.

Continue to search in other places, and soon, Lin Jiangnian returned to the secret room at the beginning.

This secret room had been destroyed by Li Piaomiao before. There were rubbles scattered on the ground, cracks appeared on the originally smooth stone walls, and the columns supporting the secret room were half destroyed, as if they were about to collapse at any time.

The furnishings in the entire secret room were extremely simple. Apart from the screen that was destroyed in the previous fight with the fake emperor, there were only the cushions on the ground and the several Buddha statues not far away!

With the previous fight, two Buddha statues also collapsed, covered with rubble, and the altar where the Buddha statues were placed was shaky.

Lin Jiangnian walked forward slowly and looked at these Buddha statues. The Buddha statues were dark, different from the gold-plated Buddha statues in normal situations. In addition, the faces on the Buddha statues were also a little strange!

"Hmm?"

Lin Jiangnian soon discovered that the faces of these Buddha statues seemed a little... ferocious?

Although they were indeed Buddha statues, they looked nothing special at first glance, but a closer look revealed that the Buddha statues were a little weird!

They didn't look like regular Buddha statues!

Could it be that there were such differences among Buddha statues?

Lin Jiangnian pondered, reached out and picked up a fallen Buddha statue on the altar, and got closer to observe it carefully.

The closer he looked, the more he could see that this Buddha statue was different from ordinary Buddha statues. Although Lin Jiangnian didn't study Buddha statues much, he could feel that... this ferocious Buddha statue didn't look like a regular Buddha statue.

Especially this one was covered in black, as if it was painted with black paint, which was creepy, especially this Buddha statue seemed to be solid, heavy, and very heavy.

Unfortunately, it was not made of gold!

Otherwise, it would be worth a lot of money.

Lin Jiangnian sighed and put the Buddha statue back. When he was about to turn around, he suddenly remembered something and stopped.

He turned around and set his eyes on the innermost Buddha statue on the altar, which had not fallen down in the fight just now.

Could it be... some kind of switch?

This possibility emerged in Lin Jiangnian's mind, and he returned to the altar and reached out to touch the Buddha statue.

But soon, he was disappointed!

The Buddha statue was picked up easily, not by any mechanism button!

Lin Jiangnian sighed, shook his head, and was about to put the Buddha statue back, when he suddenly realized something.

He lowered his head, looked at the Buddha statue in his hand, weighed it, and looked at the Buddha statue he had just put down, picked it up, and weighed it one by one!

It seems that something is wrong?

Wait...

Lin Jiangnian, who realized something, narrowed his eyes slightly, and his palms exerted force in vain.

Soon, the Buddha statue in his hand gradually bent and deformed under the pressure of gravity, and then!

"Bang!"

A clear shattering sound was heard, and the Buddha statue in Lin Jiangnian's hand was shattered into pieces.

Sure enough!

This Buddha statue is hollow!

As the Buddha statue shattered, a piece of yellow cloth wrapped in the remaining Buddha statue in Lin Jiangnian's hand appeared.

This is...

When he saw the material of the yellow cloth, Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes.

"Pop!"

At this time, the originally dim secret room suddenly lit up!

In the niche embedded in the stone wall of the secret room, the candlelight was suddenly lit. Lin Jiangnian subconsciously turned around and saw Li Piaomiao in a white dress appeared behind him at some point, looking at him expressionlessly.

"When did you come?"

Lin Jiangnian was startled. Did she walk without making any sound?

Li Piaomiao did not answer Lin Jiangnian's words, and her beautiful eyes fell on the yellow cloth in the broken Buddha statue in his hand.

"What is this?"

"I don't know."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head, took out the yellow cloth from the Buddha statue, and carefully opened it.

Then...

"It looks a bit like... an imperial edict?"

"No, it's..."

Lin Jiangnian opened the yellow cloth in his hand, and when he saw the content recorded on the yellow cloth, he quickly determined the name of the yellow cloth.

"Last Will!"

"..."

Hearing the word last will, Li Piaomiao, who had originally looked calm, suddenly raised his eyes.

The next second, Lin Jiangnian felt a strong wind passing in front of his eyes, and then his hands were empty, and the 'last will' disappeared.

When he raised his eyes, it had appeared in Li Piaomiao's hand.

Stealing things, right?

Lin Jiangnian was about to speak, but soon thought... This last will was really not something that he, an outsider, was qualified to read.

Under normal circumstances, outsiders who read the last will would be executed.

However, the content of the last will...

When he glanced at it just now, Lin Jiangnian still vaguely remembered some of the content. As if thinking of something, the expression on his face condensed slightly.

It gradually changed a little... Maybe, I saw it wrong?

At this moment, Li Piaomiao lowered her eyes and looked at the "will" in her hand, her face cold. She waited for a long time after she finished reading it, still without saying a word, staring at the contents of the will.

Silent.

"Is this really a will?"

Lin Jiangnian asked tentatively.

Something is wrong!

How could a will be hidden in such a place?

If he hadn't been more careful just now and noticed that the weight of the Buddha statue was wrong, who would have found it?

"Yeah."

After a moment of silence, Li Piaomiao's cold voice came.

"It's my father's handwriting!"

"Can handwriting be imitated?"

Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but say: "What if Chen Zhao forged it?"

Li Piaomiao didn't say anything, raised his eyes and glanced at him.

Lin Jiangnian was silent, knowing that he had said something nonsense.

Unlikely!

If Chen Zhao really wanted to forge a will, there was no need to hide this "trick" so deeply.

Then, there is only one possibility... This "last will" was prepared in advance by the emperor. He was worried that something unexpected might happen, so he hid it very deeply.

"Can you let me see it again?"

Realizing this, Lin Jiangnian sighed and tried to struggle one last time.

Li Piaomiao didn't say anything and handed him the last will. Lin Jiangnian took the last will and looked down. Although there was still a glimmer of luck in his heart, but...

There was no accident!

His memory, comparable to photographic memory, allowed him to know most of the contents of the last will. Even if he read it again, there was not much difference.

This is indeed the 'edict' left by Emperor Ning!

The content of the edict is also very simple, with two main points!

The first point: "It is passed down to Prince Li Cunning, who will inherit the Daning Dynasty!"

One side of the content of the posthumous edict is the edict of succession. This is nothing strange, it is normal.

As for the second point, it has to do with Lin Jiangnian!

The content is also very simple!

"I plan to marry Prince Lin Jiangnian and the eldest princess Li Miaomiao on a certain date. This will comfort my soul in heaven!"

"No mistakes!"

"..."

A very simple sentence!

But it made Lin Jiangnian want to curse!

I really want to greet this Emperor Ning... He really has a good plan!

Forced marriage, right?

He actually used a posthumous edict to force the marriage!

Lin Jiangnian's heart was gloomy, and he wanted to scold his mother. Emperor Ning was dead, and he did this before he died!

Isn't this intentionally disgusting?

Once this edict is announced to the world, the problem will be huge!

Previously, Lin Jiangnian was engaged to Li Miaomiao. But it is not impossible for the marriage contract to work. Once the emperor dies and everyone's attention is diverted, their engagement can be resolved in a perfect way.

But now the emperor has issued such a posthumous edict, which directly determines the nature of this marriage.

"I'm going to die, and my last wish before I die is for you two to get married..."

The power of an imperial edict is completely different from the power of a will!

Lin Jiangnian could fully expect that once this 'edict' was spread, his marriage to Li Miaomiao would almost be a foregone conclusion!

No matter how reluctant the two of them are, even if the prince ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, it can't change the fact...

Once you refuse to marry, it is a complete rebellion!

What you are resisting is the decree!

It doesn’t matter who comes!

The late emperor's decree is so terrifying.

"so……"

Lin Jiangnian stared at the edict in his hand, a sharp coldness flashing in his eyes.

This ‘edict’ must not be allowed to spread.

"what you up to?"

Li Miaomiao on the side was keenly aware of the change in Lin Jiangnian's aura and frowned slightly.

"This edict cannot be kept."

Lin Jiangnian said: "If this word spreads, we two will be doomed!"

Li Piaomiao stared at this 'edict' and said nothing.

She naturally realized that the imperial edict was the last thing left by her father.

My father had long known that she might not be willing or even resist... Therefore, my father left such a 'edict'.

This edict cut off all her retreat options.

Don't give her a chance to object!

"so what?"

Li Piaomiao looked at him and asked.

"It must be destroyed!"

Lin Jiangnian was decisive.

This 'edict' is like a tight spell and must not be left behind.

Fortunately, Lin Jiangnian and Li Mianmiao are the only ones here tonight who know about the edict and are the only ones who have read it. As long as this edict is destroyed, no one will know that Emperor Ning left a edict.

Without knowing it, nothing happened!

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian planned to tear up the 'edict'.

"etc!"

Li Piaomiao suddenly spoke and stopped him.

"how?"

Li Piaomiao was silent for a moment and said: "It cannot be destroyed!"

"Why?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at him with doubts in his eyes: "Keeping this edict will do no good to you or me."

Li Piaomiao looked cold and was silent for a long time before speaking: "It must be kept."

As she spoke, she paused and then said: "The prince has not yet ascended the throne, and the situation is not yet stable... This edict must be kept!"

Lin Jiangnian understood. She wanted to keep the edict to ensure that the prince could sit on the throne safely?

Indeed, there are concerns in this regard!

"But, it would be a disaster to keep it..."

Lin Jiangnian was worried. This edict was indeed useful, but if it were released, it would be very detrimental to the two parties involved.

"Keep it for now!"

Li Piaomiao said calmly: "You may not need it, but keep it... just in case!"

Lin Jiangnian hesitated.

He was absolutely unwilling to spread this edict.

Destroying corpses and eradicating traces is the best!

But what Li Piaomiao said is not unreasonable...

Li Pianmiao looked at him quietly and said: "Don't worry, not everyone can see the imperial edict... You don't have to worry, when the time comes, my father will be forced to marry me."

Lin Jiangnian always felt that it was a little strange for the eldest princess to say this, but he still let go of his worries.

That's right, not everyone is qualified to read the imperial edict. There are very few people who can see the imperial edict. It doesn't mean that there is no room for operation. More importantly, if the prince can successfully ascend the throne, he will not need this edict!

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian felt relieved a lot.

"Then, this edict..."

Lin Jiangnian asked, but Li Pianmiao didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

"Since it is a testament, it should be kept by you, princess."

Lin Jiangnian returned the imperial edict to her.

Li Miaomiao took the edict, glanced at it, folded it and put it away.

"Okay, now it's time to figure out how to get out... We can't really be trapped here and die, right?"

Lin Jiang young laughed, and when he was about to say something, he saw the eldest princess, who had a cold face, suddenly frowned coldly. There seemed to be a flash of pain on the cold and unparalleled face.

Immediately, his figure shook.

The whole person suddenly became a little weak.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Lin Jiangnian was slightly startled, and after a quick look, he noticed that something was wrong with the princess.

Her state was wrong!

She seemed to be injured? !

Lin Jiangnian realized something: "You, haven't recovered from your last injury yet?!"

On the night of New Year's Eve, Lin Jiangnian noticed that the princess seemed to be injured. Seeing her like this now, could it be that her injury has not healed yet?

"It's okay!"

Li Piaomiao spoke coldly, her tone was still neither cold nor indifferent, but it seemed to be mixed with a hint of urgency, and she suddenly left in a hurry.

"Where are you going?"

Lin Jiangnian spoke subconsciously, and seeing that Li Piaomiao ignored him, he hesitated and followed.

Li Piaomiao came to a clean corner in the secret room, sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes, and slowly practiced her internal energy. As she practiced her internal energy, the entire secret room seemed to be covered with frost, and the temperature dropped sharply.

Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but shiver, and just stepped into the secret room with one foot, and then retracted it.

With a look of doubt and uncertainty, he stared at Li Piaomiao who was practicing with his eyes closed not far away, and the whole person entered a mysterious state.

In the secret room, the sharp icy air permeated!

It was extremely terrifying.

This made Lin Jiangnian very surprised and surprised.

What kind of martial arts did she practice?

How could she be so cold? !

"..."

In the palace wall courtyard.

A cold light passed by.

The cold figure stood in the courtyard, with the green sword in his hand emitting cold light.

The cold wind whistled and swept through the courtyard.

The ground was in a mess!

She slowly raised her head, and her beautiful eyes stared calmly at the hunched figure in the gray robe in front of her.

"You..."

The hunched figure in the gray robe seemed to be unbelievable, and a trace of surprise appeared on his old face, staring at the cold woman in front of him.

Then, he slowly lowered his head and his eyes fell on his lower abdomen.

Blood, flowing!

Along the gray robe, it slowly flowed on the ground.

He lost!

He lost to the cold woman in front of him!

At this moment, there were rapid footsteps outside the palace wall.

"Here, there is movement here!"

"Hurry up, don't let him run away!"

"..."

The rapid footsteps came from far to near, and soon broke into the palace.

At the same time, the cold woman standing in the courtyard turned her head and glanced coldly at the hunched figure in the gray robe, then she put away her sword without hesitation, turned around, jumped up, and jumped onto the palace wall with light skills. With another jump, her figure disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, a large number of imperial guards followed and broke into the courtyard.

"Here, he is here!"

"Chen Zhao, castrated dog, die quickly!"

Dozens of imperial guards surrounded the entire courtyard, and surrounded Chen Zhao, who was dressed in a gray robe in the courtyard.

Everyone noticed that there was a fight in the courtyard just now. And now, the hunched figure in the gray robe in front of them... the most trusted eunuch by the emperor in the past, the powerful old eunuch!

At this moment, the whole person seemed to be deflated, standing in the middle of the courtyard. Blood was still flowing from his lower abdomen... He was injured? !

The eyes of the imperial guards present were excited, but no one dared to step forward.

Not long ago, the terrifying strength displayed by the old eunuch in front of them made everyone present still afraid.

"Chen eunuch, you are so bold that you dare to assassinate the prince and the heir to the dynasty. You deserve to die. Why don't you surrender quickly?!"

Facing the cold shout of the commander of the imperial guards, Chen Zhao stood in the middle of the crowd, looking at the imperial guards around him expressionlessly.

Without saying a word!

"Catch him!"

Finally, the commander of the imperial guards gave an order, and the imperial guards who had been confronting each other for a long time finally rushed forward.

"Hmph!"

Chen Zhao, standing in place, snorted coldly, and suddenly flicked his sleeves, and killed a nearby imperial guard on the spot!

Even though he was seriously injured and was dying, his strength should not be underestimated.

However, there were too many imperial guards around!

Among them, there were many masters!

Just when Chen Zhao had just killed two imperial guards, a long spear came straight from behind him and pierced his waist.

"Hmph!"

Another dull cold snort, Chen Zhao's body suddenly paused.

"Puff!"

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, he shook his body, and suddenly angrily slapped out his palm, repelling the imperial guard who was attacking from behind.

But at this moment, the rest of the imperial guards rushed out again.

"Puff!"

"Puff!"

This time, Chen Zhao couldn't dodge and hold on, and was instantly pierced by several sharp weapons!

The body suddenly stiffened in place!

His eyes were blank, and the light in his pupils faded little by little.

Finally, his arms fell down weakly!

His head drooped.

"Dead, dead?!"

Silence all around.

The imperial guards present watched this scene vigilantly, still not daring to breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing Chen Zhao, who was pierced through the body and motionless, the commander of the imperial guards was a little uneasy, worried that there was a trick, and asked people to continue stabbing a few more times, until Chen Zhao was almost stabbed into a sieve, and then he finally felt relieved!

Dead!

Finally dead!

The commander of the imperial guards was relieved, this old eunuch caused him great pressure. Fortunately, he finally died!

"Come here, carry Chen the eunuch's body back and hand it over to His Highness for punishment!"

"Yes!"

After the imperial guards gradually retreated, the commander of the imperial guards looked around the ground with some doubts... What was the origin of the master who had seriously injured Chen Zhao just now?

Thinking of this, the commander of the imperial army hurriedly went to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

"..."

Outside the Health Hall, on the attic not far away, the cold figure landed on it silently.

"Sister Zhiyuan, you are back?!"

In the attic, Lin Qingqing stepped forward quickly, looked up and down at Zhiyuan, and was relieved after confirming that Zhiyuan was not injured.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little scared!

Sister Zhiyuan's personality is still as unique as ever. Although Sister Zhiyuan has changed a lot after being with His Royal Highness, Sister Zhiyuan's style of doing things has not changed.

Not long ago, Chen Zhao escaped from the Health Hall, and Sister Zhiyuan chased him alone without saying a word.

This made Lin Qingqing nervous and worried, because she saw it all just now. The strength that Chen Zhao showed when assassinating the crown prince was not weak. Lin Qingqing roughly guessed that he should be a master of the second-grade Tianxuan realm!

Facing such a master, most people would choose to avoid him, but Sister Zhiyuan didn't hesitate at all and chased him and killed him!

As for the reason...

Lin Qingqing secretly guessed that Sister Zhiyuan knew that Chen Zhao had trapped His Highness and the Princess in the secret room, right?

Lin Qingqing asked: "Sister Zhiyuan, Chen Zhao..."

"Dead."

"Dead?"

Hearing this news, Lin Qingqing's heart was slightly relieved.

It's good that he's dead.

Chen Zhao's martial arts are not weak, and keeping him alive is indeed a disaster.

Zhiyuan raised her eyes coldly and said, "What's wrong?"

Lin Qingqing came back to her senses and reported, "Sister Zhiyuan, it has been confirmed that His Highness is trapped in the secret room. The prince just now is trying to break the secret room, but the secret room is locked and they have no way for the time being..."

Hearing this news, Zhiyuan's eyes were slightly cold: "Can't open it?"

"The specific situation is not clear."

Lin Qingqing shook her head: "I was afraid of being discovered, so I didn't get too close... The prince was assassinated, and there are too many masters gathered in the Health Hall. Sister Zhiyuan should not stay here for a long time, otherwise it will be troublesome if she is discovered..."

She and Sister Zhiyuan quietly entered the palace today. If they were discovered by the prince's people, it would be difficult to explain.

However, Zhiyuan was indifferent, standing quietly in place, staring at the Health Hall not far away.

Lin Qingqing guessed what Sister Zhiyuan was thinking, and hesitantly said, "Don't worry too much, Your Highness. There is also the eldest princess trapped in the secret room. The eldest princess has a good relationship with the prince, and the prince will definitely find a way to rescue her..."

It would have been better if Lin Qingqing didn't say anything. When she mentioned the eldest princess, she clearly felt that Sister Zhiyuan's breath seemed to be colder!

Subconsciously looking up, seeing that Sister Zhiyuan's face did not change at all, she looked back at her.

Lin Qingqing's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, I said the wrong thing!

I almost forgot that Your Highness and the eldest princess were trapped in the secret room together...

This is good now!

A single man and a single woman, alone together, this situation is not right? !

...No wonder Sister Zhiyuan is so worried!

What if Your Highness and the eldest princess are alone together and fall in love?

Lin Qingqing was worried. Her own Highness was handsome and talented, and the eldest princess would definitely be tempted. As for the princess... Lin Qingqing has been with her prince for the past year and knows her character.

His prince will definitely like her!

Not to mention her prince, even Lin Qingqing, who had seen the princess once, was amazed by her stunning appearance.

With that beauty, temperament, and status... could her prince let her go?

How could Lin Qingqing not know what kind of character her prince has?

Lin Qingqing couldn't help but guess... Although her prince still has little contact with the princess, there is a reason for that.

If her prince was not the opponent of the princess, the princess might have had a second child now!

"Sister Zhiyuan, I, I don't mean that..."

Lin Qingqing explained subconsciously: "Your Highness, Your Highness must..."

When Lin Qingqing tried to explain and comfort Sister Zhiyuan, Zhiyuan just quietly withdrew her gaze and turned away.

"Sister Zhiyuan, where are you going?!"

Lin Qingqing asked hurriedly.

"Save people!"

Zhiyuan left without looking back.

"..."

Inside the Health Hall.

Everything has settled.

As Chen Zhao fled, the rest of the guards in the Health Hall lost their backbone and dropped their weapons to surrender.

The remaining confidants of the Secret Service around Chen Zhao tried to escape when they saw the situation was not good, but were soon surrounded by the Imperial Guards and were eventually captured after being defeated.

The Imperial Guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince successfully took over the entire Health Hall and controlled the situation!

At the moment, the courtyard was in a mess.

Crown Prince Li Ci Ning stood expressionlessly under the eaves outside the hall, looking expressionlessly at the courtyard, where rows of Imperial Guards knelt on the ground.

In the middle of the courtyard, there was a corpse.

"Your Highness, the rebel Chen Zhao has been beheaded on the spot by my subordinates, please deal with him!"

The commander of the Imperial Guards knelt on one knee and spoke in a deep voice.

After hearing this news, Li Ci Ning's eyes fell on the corpse in the courtyard.

Then, he stepped into the courtyard and walked in slowly under the protection of the guards beside him.

He stopped and stared at the corpse in front of him.

It was horrible!

The body was pierced by the sword and was unrecognizable.

But the face could still be recognized... It was Chen Zhao!

Li Qining's face was a little pale, and he didn't know if he was disgusted by this scene.

He took a deep breath, gradually calmed down, and looked away!

Dead!

For him, there was not much ripple in his heart!

Chen Zhao, he will kill him sooner or later!

Originally, he planned to wait until his father passed away, and then he would settle accounts with the biggest eunuch and traitor in the court.

Unexpectedly, he would take the initiative to attack!

Almost, he took his life!

Thinking of this, Li Ci Ning seemed to think of something, and turned his head: "Where is Chen Changqing, the leader of the Secret Heaven Division?"

The guard next to him said: "This man was seriously injured, the injury is very light, and he is in a coma!"

"Save him!"

Li Ci Ning's voice was low and hoarse: "I want him to live!"

"Yes!"

Li Ci Ning retracted his gaze and said coldly: "Chen Zhao assassinated me with the intention of treason, behead him and show him to the public to set an example!"

"Yes!"

"..."

After giving the order, Li Ci Ning turned around and looked at the hall behind him with a serious face.

Chen Zhao's problem has been solved, but the crisis in front of him has not been resolved.

The secret room... is sealed!

Father, Piaomiao, and the prince of Lin were all trapped in the secret room.

At this moment, a guard in the palace walked out quickly.

"Your Highness, the secret door in the secret room is extremely solid. I can't find the mechanism and can't open the secret door at all..."

"Even brute force doesn't work?"

Li Ci Ning's eyes turned cold.

"I've tried it..."

The guard lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "The stone door didn't open, but the secret room couldn't withstand the intense external pressure,... It's about to collapse!"

"If you continue to use brute force to break the door, I'm afraid that before the stone door is opened, your majesty and the princess will be buried..."

Li Ci Ning's face changed slightly: "There is no other way?!"

"Your Highness, when your majesty designed this secret room, this secret door was set up just in case... If the secret door falls, I'm afraid..."

"It can't be opened!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Ci Ning's face turned pale and his figure staggered.

"Your Highness, be careful..."

Li Ci Ning waved his hand, his eyes were cold and gloomy.

"Think of a way, think of a way for me!"

"No matter what the cost, you must rescue Piao Miao... and my father!"

"Yes!"

"..."