Published at 25th of July 2019 10:22:58 AM
Chapter 277
The four of them quickly approached the brocade palace . Perhaps the four youths didn't feel that their actions were changing history .
Within the Embroidery Palace, Zhuge Liuyun walked quickly into a very large room . The room's arrangement was extremely strange . The room was round, and at first glance, it seemed to be completely empty .
However, it was not until he was in a daze that he saw clearly that the walls of the circular room were densely packed with candles .
The candles were small, each only as long as a finger .
The number of candles on the wall was incalculable .
But if you look closely, you will see that these candles are arranged in a certain order .
There were only two candles on the lowest level, and they were also the thickest . They were about as thick as a wrist and about a foot long .
The flames on the candles were steady, not even a flicker .
In the second row were fifteen candles, no different from ordinary candles .
The third row was filled with candles the size of a finger .
Zhuge Liuyun walked in quickly, staring at the second row of candles, and then her expression changed .
Five of the candles had gone out, and wisps of smoke were rising from the filaments .
""Who is it?""
Zhuge Liuyun turned around and left, instructing the man in black who was guarding outside not to let anyone in .
His footsteps were fast and windy .
Empress Dowager Su Qing lay warm on her bed, but she couldn't fall asleep no matter what . The matters at the Heavenly Awakening Sect were truly too upsetting .
He'd thought that in at most another half a year, all his opponents would no longer be his match .
But instead, she felt that this was a torment from the heavens .
She gently caressed her lower abdomen with a venomous look in her eyes .
""Back then, my father and mother gave all their love to my brother and sister . I was their first child, so why did they treat me like that?""
Obviously, everything belongs to me alone . Why do you insist on giving birth to those children to share with me?
""Back then, I only took one of my younger brother's things, but you all actually scolded me loudly … With such bias, you all will have to pay the price . ""
Her voice became colder and colder . ""As long as I live, I will not let you live peacefully . ""
Didn't you want to give birth to a son and allow the Zhao Kingdom to live for thousands of years?
After I take over the Yan Kingdom, when my Poison Armor Army succeeds, I will personally lead the army and slaughter your proud son .
""Zhao … it can be anyone's Zhao, but it must not be the Su Clan's Zhao . ""
Zhuge Liuyun's footsteps pulled her out of her thoughts .
Empress Dowager Su sat up abruptly . ""What happened?""
Why are your footsteps so hurried? ""
Zhuge Liuyun said worriedly, ""I have already gathered all the guards outside your room to defend . I want to go out . ""
All five of the Earth Poison Armors are dead . I want to see what's wrong with them .
Logically speaking, it should be impossible for someone to discover my Poison Armor Warrior's weakness so quickly .
Even if those five-word Poison Armor Warriors were defeated, they would at least be able to retreat .
But the candles were out, and that meant they were dead .
""This is very strange . Even a Small Perfection Stage powerhouse wouldn't be able to kill a full scale poison warrior . Something must have gone wrong . ""
Empress Dowager Su stood up and grabbed Zhuge Liuyun's hand . ""Don't leave . I feel scared tonight, my right eyelid jumping up and down . ""
If you leave, what if someone breaks in?
""Right now, most of the people are waiting in the underground palace . My heart isn't at ease . ""
Zhuge Liuyun said, ""But if someone discovers the Poison Armor Warrior's weakness, I must get rid of this person as soon as possible . Otherwise, how will I execute my plan in the future?""
Empress Dowager Su hugged Zhuge Liuyun's waist . ""I'm not, I just won't let you go . ""
""Even if you leave tomorrow morning, you are not allowed to leave tonight . ""
Zhuge Liuyun stayed silent for a while, before sighing, ""Whatever, no matter how important those poison warriors are, they are not even a thousandth as important as you . ""
They exist only to help you realize your dream and fulfill your wish .
""If you don't want me to leave, I won't leave . I'll stay here and watch over you . ""
Empress Dowager Su rubbed her face against Zhuge Liuyun . ""I knew you were good to me, better than everyone else . ""
Back then, when I first went to the Yan Kingdom to marry that fellow, during the grand ceremony, I saw the light in your eyes when you looked at me was different .
I thought then that you were much better than the man I had married .
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""Because when he looked at me, there was disgust in his eyes . ""
Zhuge Liuyun said worriedly, ""He knows what Zhao is thinking . He kicked you out of Zhao under the guise of a marriage alliance . He had no choice but to accept the alliance between Yan Zhao and the other countries, so he was naturally unhappy . ""
Empress Dowager Su said, ""I don't need to worry about so many things . All I know is that among those people at that time, you were the only one who truly admired me . ""
Zhuge Liuyun stroked Empress Dowager Su's hair . ""That's right . When I first saw you, I was already stunned . ""
I was thinking, how could there be such a beautiful woman in this world?
You sat there and laughed, but I saw the sadness in your eyes .
At the time, I felt like my heart was cut . I just wanted to ask why you were unhappy and help you solve all your problems . ""
Empress Dowager Su hugged him and said, ""All these years, you've always done the same thing . ""
That guy doesn't know how to pamper me, so you poison him and make him sick .
If I don't stop you, you can go to Zhao and kill them all .
However, what I want is not the life and death of a person, but the destruction of the State of Zhao … That year, the Prince of the Da Xi came over and said that he wanted to get rid of the chief of the Bright Law Academy .
Everyone was so scared that they didn't even dare to speak, only you standing by my side . ""
Zhuge Liuyun said worriedly, ""If I don't love you, who would?""
Empress Dowager Su suddenly raised her head . ""Why did you treat me so well the first time you saw me?""
Zhuge Liuyun stayed silent for a long time before saying, ""There's a secret, if I don't tell you, you might never know . ""
Actually, I am not from Yan Country, but Zhao Country .
Back then, I was practicing medicine in the capital city of Zhao . I didn't want to participate in the conflicts between the martial arts world and only wanted to live my life in peace .
""That day in mid-autumn, when the royal family of Zhao was visiting the city, I stood in the crowd and saw you sitting on a carriage . ""
""At that time, I thought that if I could marry such a woman, I would be willing to give up half my lifespan .
Since that day, I've been asking around for news of you .
I know you are not happy in the palace, your family is more distant from you, I feel sorry for you .
Later, I heard that Zhao Wang sent people to Yan Guo to prepare for Yan Zhao's marriage and marry you to Yan Wang .
""I was thinking, what can I do to stop it?""
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""But I can't . The only thing I can do is to come here to protect you in the Yan Kingdom before you do . ""
Who would have thought that because the King of Yan didn't really like this marriage, he would drag it on for years .
But that's fine . In these few years, I've established my footing in Fang Shoucheng and become a royal physician .
No one outside knows where I came from, and Yan Wang trusted me . He declared that I am a healer that the Mu Clan hired many years ago, so no one would doubt Yan Wang's words . ""
""In the end, you still came . ""
Zhuge Liuyun lifted Empress Dowager Su's face . ""Do you know how sad I am to see the sadness in your eyes?""
But I know I will protect you from being bullied in Yan .
The King of Swallow is not kind to you . Even if you don't say anything, I will kill him .
""Rather than being tormented by others, I might as well leave you alone in your empty room . ""
Empress Dowager Su's eyes were wide open, disbelief in her eyes . ""Why … why didn't you tell me these things before?""
Zhuge Liuyun smiled, ""I only wanted to protect you quietly from the shadows . I never thought that you would notice me . ""
I'm old, and you're the first woman I'll ever be tempted to see .
I used to think that I would spend my life with poison herbs and not be involved in relationships between men and women .
""However, only later did I discover that you are the greatest poison in my heart . I've already been poisoned to the point that I can't save you . ""
Empress Dowager Su hugged Zhuge Liuyun . ""You should've told me earlier . I wouldn't have stayed that long after he died . ""
Zhuge Liuyun's expression changed slightly . He kept feeling that there was something wrong with his words . No matter how he tried, it made him feel vexed and frustrated .
Of course he knew Empress Dowager Su's character, but he had never interfered … because he was old, really old .
He wanted her to be happy, so even his heart twisted with it .
""Alright, go to sleep . ""
Zhuge Liuyun pointed at the bed, ""I will stay here and not leave . No one will hurt you . ""
I will not do anything else tonight . Tomorrow morning, whether it is a success or not, I will bring out the army of humans from the underground palace in advance .
Within a day, you will be able to exterminate all those who disobey you in this city .
""In truth, as long as I take action myself, those people from the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect are nothing to worry about . ""
Empress Dowager Su lay down on the bed . ""Aren't I worried about you?""
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In those families, there would inevitably be experts taking charge .
Once you show your hand ahead of time, I won't even have the last resort .
You cannot die as others wish .
""Those old geezers in the Supreme Preceptor's Hall are already suspicious of you . How can you stop them if they make a move?""
Zhuge Liuyun said worriedly, ""You've underestimated me and overestimated them . ""
""But I will listen to you . I will listen to whatever you say . ""
Empress Dowager Su said bashfully, ""Everyone says that after liking a man, women will become stupid . ""
Will you love me for my foolishness? ""
Zhuge Liuyun said, ""No matter what you are, I like you . ""
Empress Dowager Su hummed and waved her hand for Zhuge Liuyun to come over and kiss her .
Zhuge Liuyun was stunned for a moment before he finally shook his head . ""It's too late . You should go to sleep . ""
He felt inferior and lowered his head .
A flash of disgust passed through Empress Dowager Su's eyes, but she quickly disappeared .
She closed her eyes, thinking she was sick to her stomach with a poisoned man who was about to die of old age .
But right now, she couldn't leave him and could only rely on him .
When it came to love, it was the strong men who made her happy .
This old thing clearly couldn't last much longer with the help of medicine, but he still had to pretend to love him the most .
As she lay there, she wondered how she could get rid of this old poison after she had taken over .
This person was the most jealous . Although he didn't show anything on the surface, did he think he was stupid?
The young men whom he loved the most back then, were all dead without a complete corpse .
If he kept this old poison, then even if he were to take power in the future and destroy Zhao, his future days wouldn't be as happy as they were now .
Zhuge Liuyun sat down on a nearby chair, looking at Empress Dowager Su with tender love in his eyes .
At the same time, the four of them had already passed through Empyrean Terminus Palace, quickly approaching the Magnificent Brocade Palace . "