Chapter 708: The End 2 (1/2)

Sixth Prince and Xiao Bojian stared fiercely at the emperor.

The emperor’s inner struggle seemed clear to the onlookers. He finally sighed and shut his eyes. With some difficulty, he opened his eyes yet again and gestured at Eunuch Wei, who had been standing by the side. His voice was hoarse as he ordered, “Take it out…”

Eunuch Wei was astonished. He opened his mouth, thinking of persuading the emperor otherwise, but under the steady and resolute gaze of his master, he backed down and sighed helplessly. The eunuch turned to a hidden area within the hall and activated a mechanism, before retrieving an exquisite golden box from within.

Sixth Prince instantly flushed from excitement. He completely forgot about Chu Lian and let go of her. The prince made it in front of Eunuch Wei in just a few steps. He snatched the box from the eunuch and opened it up impatiently. When he finally saw what was inside, his entire body trembled from excitement.

It was the jade seal, the real imperial seal!

As part of the imperial bloodline, every prince had learned how to discern the authenticity of the jade seal.

Sixth Prince was no exception.

Just as Sixth Prince was overjoyed at the turn of events and was dreaming about how he was going to ascend the throne that had been fought over by millions of men, the box was suddenly lifted right up from his hands and he was bound by ropes.

He was in utter disbelief at everything that had happened in an instant.

His eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

When he found out that the one who had given the order to tie him down was the person he had trusted the most, extreme fury flooded his heart and he reacted like a mad dog.

“Xiao Bojian, what are you doing! Have you forgotten your place?!”

Sixth Prince had bellowed his little heart out. He shouted for his guards to save him, but no one moved.

He lost his senses and started screaming wildly like a lunatic.

The sudden turn of events had also managed to stun Chu Lian.

However, she didn’t stand there in a daze for long. She looked around her and quickly found a corner where she could hide in and shifted that way.

Although the hall had been surrounded by Xiao Bojian’s men and she knew she couldn’t possibly escape at this moment, she could still lower the amount of danger she was in and keep herself safe for now.

One presented the golden box that he had stolen to his master. Xiao Bojian let out a sneer and dug at his ear, as if hating the clamour that Sixth Prince was making. He shot an eye at the black-clad man holding Sixth Prince.

With a single chop of his hand, Sixth Prince fainted right over and collapsed to the floor.

When the emperor discovered that Chu Lian wasn’t in any immediate danger, his heart relaxed a little. However, he didn’t show it in his expression and continued acting like he was on his deathbed.

He glared at Xiao Bojian as if he couldn’t believe everything that had happened thus far.

Xiao Bojian seemed to be pleased by the fearful and dismayed look the emperor had sent him. He smirked and walked towards the emperor.

“Your Majesty, was all of this beyond your wildest thoughts?”

The emperor coughed as he questioned indignantly, “Who are you! What are you aiming for!”