Chapter 23 (2/2)
”The wound on your chest was froui said with effort ”If it was me, I'd slash your heart and wait to send out your corpses with your fellow Dragon Guard brothers after they died Since you were going to die anyways, ould I bother doing the sa twice?”
Shadowrain was startled by Lou Zigui's words He hadn't escaped through luck, but because someone allowed him to flee intentionally?
Song Jin nodded ”Supreo knew you'd come ask for help at the Supreme Splendor Hall because His Majesty's the only one who can save you That person knows our Supreh, our Suprenize you and save you”
”Is that person esteehtened his fists After being scheain, feould be able to keep their cool
”Was there really a testaui asked Shadowrain
”None,” Shadowrain shouted, unable to control his depression ”The late emperor ordered us to devote ourselves to the new emperor Since he told us that, ould he order us to be buried alive with him?!”
Song Jin walked to Lou Zigui's side and bent down to speak in a low voice ”Since the esteeer says there's a testamentary edict, then it e and taken the reigns of rule, so the Ier as well Supreme Commander, if we defy the late emperor's testamentary edict, it'll be a death sentence”
”Even if I want to save soet theui asked quietly
Song Jin shook his head and sucked in a breath Right now, they had enough trouble preserving the others
”These Dragon Guards were personally trained by ui's face was unusually pale If he really thought about it, he and these Dragon Guards were fellow apprentices of the same master
Song Jin quickly shook his head ”Suprereat plans His Majesty hasn't officially coe yet He can save you once, but not necessarily twice”
Shadowrain couldn't hear Lou Zigui and Song Jin's words clearly, but propped himself by the armrest of the chair to stand up shakily He bowed towards Lou Zigui and said, ”Supreme Commander, Shadowrain takes his leave”
Fang Tang was quick to speak ”Where are you going?”
Shadowrain smiled ”Back to the Hall of Punishment”
”You want to go back and die?” Fang Tang reached out a hand to hold Shadowrain back
”I can't save my brothers if I'm alive, and I'd implicate Supreme Commander as well,” Shadowrain smiled mildly ”I can't live on by myself”
Lou Zigui was about to speak when the ground beneath them suddenly shook
”The ground enerals cried out It had only happened once The night insects outside kept their cries as if nothing had happened
”The southwest” Though it'd only happened in a flash, Lou Zigui could still pinpoint the direction of the disturbance
Hearing this, Shadowrain exclaimed, ”The direction of the Hall of Punishment?”
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At the front gates to the Hall of Punish hand that had smashed into the door This door really is too solid She'd kicked and pounded enough to shake the earth, but it still wouldn't fall over!
The gyrfalcon circled around in the air before landing on Ning Xiaoyao's shoulder ”Your Majesty, there's people inside”
”I know there's people inside,” Ning Xiaoyao said unhappily ”I can hear the, hey!” She continued to pound on the door as she shouted, ”I'm the emperor, you dare treat me like I'm dead?! I'll kill your entire family! Hear that? Your entire family!”
Yellow Great I Xiaoyao as he spoke ”That's called the nine familial exterminations”
”Oh, right I'll exter Xiaoyao started kicking it again The cast copper door had already caved in fro Xiaoyao's kicks and punches, but even in its distorted form it didn't fall over
”Esteeer” Inside the Hall of Punisher's Lai mama 4 bowed rather fearfully to the seatedon like this” Even if the eer was His Majesty's own mother, she couldn't be so disrespectful to the emperor
Eer Xie had ordered her people to let Shadowrain escape and arranged 500 archers in the Hall of Punishui was too severely injured to co military officers to show up instead If they defied the posthuui wouldn't escape death, either Eer Xie had also considered that she wouldn't suffer any losses even if Lou Zigui steeled his heart and didn't help at all Even with all her planning, she never expected His Majesty himself to come instead!
When Ning Xiaoyao saw that the doors still weren't opening even after she threatened to kill fa Boss Black and Yellow Great Immortal saw her scrabble up the side and ran off to the western wall of the Hall of Punishh
At the sao, coax His Majesty away Burying soreat matter No one's allowed to disrespect the late emperor!”
Lai maer said, ”Esteeer, H-His Majesty's on top of the wall”
Eer Xie raised her head and looked up at the three- the Hall of Punishhter was crouched on top…
Ning Xiaoyao didn't spot E beneath the eaves Instead, her attention was on the dense, dark group of people kneeling on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs All of the to be buried with the dead?!
hold court behind a screen (垂帘听政) – chuilian tingzheng, to sit behind a screen and receive ent in the iht of ministers at audience ↩
Shadowrain (影雨) – Ying Yu Ying means ”shadow,” Yu means ”rain” ↩
Song Jin (宋谨) – Song is a surname, Jin means ”careful, cautious, solemn, sincere” ↩
mama (嬷嬷) – a form of address for an elderly female servant, also a wet nurse ↩