Chapter 236 - The King Huis Failure (1/2)

In the Ling Mansion.

Ling Zhang finally found a window of opportunity to talk to Yuwen Tong without the presence of Yuwen Han or Yuwen Jin or any court physicians.

Unsure whether or not there was anybody in the dark spying on him, he held Yuwen Tong’s hand and started writing on Yuwen Tong’s palm with his finger.

He had just finished two strokes when his fingers were tightly wrapped up in Yuwen Tong’s warm palm.

Ling Zhang blinked and fixed Yuwen Tong with a stare.

Yuwen Tong opened his eyes and looked at Ling Zhang who was gazing at him. Then he drew Ling Zhang’s hand to his mouth and kissed it.

Ling Zhang nervously glanced around. “You–”

Yuwen Tong said in a hoa.r.s.e voice. “Relax. It’s high time I, a ‘seriously wounded man’, came around.”

Ling Zhang let out a sigh of relief, watching Yuwen Tong give him another kiss on the hand. The gentle touch of Yuwen Tong’s lips on his fingers made them bend in spite of himself.

“You must be having a tough time,” said Yuwen Tong.

Ling Zhang gave a light cough and commented under his breath, “Not as tough as yours.”

He had been lying in bed for days.

Yuwen Tong, who hadn’t made out with Ling Zhang for several days, missed him very much, unwilling to release his hand, his affections spontaneously gleaming in his eyes, which gave Ling Zhang a flush on the cheeks.

Ordinarily, he didn’t blush so easily when the two of them were in intimate moments, but on this occasion, somebody might be hiding in the shadows keeping watch on them, and sure enough his grandfather might be watching as well…

Ling Zhang slightly moved his hips, feeling somewhat uneasy. To make things worse, Yuwen Tong was still gazing unblinkingly at him.

“A kiss?” Yuwen Tong suggested.

Ling Zhang secretly gave him a dirty look. Maybe someone was watching!

Yuwen Tong parted his lips and said in a very low voice, “I was hurt so badly and have just come to. It’d be weird if you make no gesture of affections for me, wouldn’t it?”

Ling Zhang, “…”

He craned over and gave Yuwen Tong a kiss.

Yuwen Tong was savoring this kiss, but Ling Zhang’s lips parted from his too quick and he felt he hadn’t had enough of it. Smacking his lips, he wished the kiss had lasted longer. “How about another one?”

Ling Zhang made an attempt to pull his hand out of Yuwen Tong’s grip but failed. Yuwen Tong kissed his hand once again and finally felt slightly satisfied.

“There’s no need to worry about the situation in the hunting ground. What the King Hui did has come to the knowledge of the emperor,” said Yuwen Tong.

Ling Zhang widened his eyes. “How did that happen?”

Yuwen Tong replied, “Of course, I played a small part in that.”

Ling Zhang was puzzled. “Why did you inform the emperor of it?”

Yuwen Tong said, “I can’t let so many people die there. It’ll take a heavy toll on the Great Yue. And I’m ‘injured’, so the best way is to disclose it to the emperor. What the King Hui has done is done, and there’s nothing he could do to make any difference.”Read more chapters at ReadNovelFull.com

Indeed, just like Yuwen Tong said, on the surface the emperor seemed to be happy, but in fact flames of wrath was leaping in his chest.

The Crown Prince had sensed the peculiarity in the conduct of the King Hui as well as that of Shan Congwen – of course he had.

He was extremely disappointed with the King Hui.

…

At noon, almost all people hunting in the hunting ground had left the woods one after another. The King Hui made an excuse and lingered for quite some time before returning to the entrance.

Like the King Hui, Shan Congwen also delayed his return by a considerable amount of time.

Standing beside him, Shan Congwen looked through the woods at the grandstand which he only had a vague view of, and said, “Almost all of them are there now. When are you going to do it?”

The King Hui clenched his teeth, a tic going in his cheeks. Eventually, his intent to kill got the best of him. “Now.”

He decided to make his move right now when all these people were in the stands, lest there be any unexpected changes.

Shan Congwen gave a soundless sneer, gazing at those people in the stands, finding the King Hui’s callousness somewhat disgusting, but he felt no regret. He was just somewhat sympathetic to these people of the Great Yue who were going to die such violent deaths. Many of them probably would die before they could realize what happened.

It was so unfortunate of the emperor of the Great Yue to have a son like this.

The King Hui raised his hand, instructing the subordinate beside him to send out word.

After a while, the King Hui’s order was communicated to his men in the stands, and the explosives were about to be detonated.

The King Hui had started a countdown in his head, waiting for the moment when everybody in the stands would be blown to pieces.

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes staring fixedly at people in the stands.

Even Shan Congwen couldn’t help but hold his breath, expecting the arrival of the startling moment.

As the final moment drew near, the atmosphere went increasingly repressive. Feeling that it was about time, the King Hui suddenly closed his eyes, waiting for that moment to pa.s.s.

…

After quite a while, the King Hui abruptly opened his eyes and looked at the intact grandstand and the people in it. “What’s going on?”

Shan Congwen’s face also changed, a foreboding feeling rising in him as he found himself drawing back.