All of a sudden, a loud roar sounded from afar, "What are all of you doing? All of you, stop! "The voice was like thunder!
It was the experts of Tamago who had arrived under Yu ManLou's orders.
The sound of robes fluttering in the wind could be heard as the experts of the Yu Family arrived from all directions. In an instant, the situation was reversed and all of the traitors were captured, leaving behind only the Second Prince who was shouting for his life with his hair disheveled and his eyes red.
Everyone was confused. The rebels only had a total of three to four thousand men. With such a small force, they actually wanted to invade the palace and change the dynasty? Just the Second Prince alone should have more than twenty thousand men under his command. Why did he only have such a small force? Wasn't this a little too strange?
Yu Manlou slowly walked forward, his face expressionless. He slowly walked to the front of his second son, and suddenly, with a backhand palm, he ruthlessly slapped the second prince's face. With a 'pa' sound, the second prince spat out a mouthful of blood, and when he opened his mouth, dozens of teeth fell out. His head tilted to the side, and without a sound, he fainted.
"Take him away! Lock him in the prison! No one is allowed to visit him! Kill anyone who violates this order! "Yu ManLou's gaze was as sharp as a sword as he said coldly.
"Reporting!" Yet another person on a horse rushed over. The person on the horse was dressed in mourning clothes. Yu ManLou's eyes narrowed as an ominous feeling rose in his heart.
"Reporting … Your Majesty, the Third Prince … the Third Prince … he …" As the person saw Yu ManLou, he immediately got off the horse and trembled, unable to say a single word.
"What happened to the Third Prince?" Yu ManLou's voice was calm but his drooping sleeves were trembling slightly. His voice was also slightly hoarse.
"The Third Prince … the guards in the Third Prince's residence suddenly rebelled for some reason. Caught off guard, the Third Prince has already … already been killed!" As the person finished speaking, he banged his head on the ground and cried out loudly.
Yu Manlou opened his mouth, but no words came out. His body unconsciously took a step back, and suddenly, he felt that there was nothing in front of him.
He had a total of three sons. The eldest son, Liu Yun, had already been killed. The second son had rebelled today and the last son was actually killed today!
With a plop, the Empress, who had just woken up, fell to the ground again like a rotten wooden stake. Yu ManLou wasn't the only one who felt the pain of losing a child!
Everyone kept quiet out of fear, not daring to make the slightest sound.
After a long while, Yu ManLou finally regained his senses and staggered a step. Just when the experts of Tamago wanted to support him, Yu ManLou suddenly stood up and spat out a mouthful of blood …
Yu ManTian stood by the side in a daze. While he had never liked these two nephews of his, seeing them in such a state, he still felt pain in his heart.
"Return … to … the palace …" After a long while, Yu ManLou said hoarsely. He turned around woodenly and walked forward slowly. His body was already a little hunched.
This time, Bright Jade City was in a state of chaos. It was as if a group of bandits had crossed the border, wantonly burning, killing, and looting. Their losses were so great that it was difficult to calculate. A perfectly fine capital city had actually become a scene of devastation in just a few days, never to return to its former glory!
With Tamago as the epicenter, the chaos spread out in a radius of over ten miles. Thousands of houses were burned and tens of thousands of people were killed in a massacre. The center of the city where the chaos was the most severe was reduced to a pile of rubble!
Every family was crying and mourning! Spirit summoning banners were erected everywhere and fluttering in the wind. If one were to look down from above, they would definitely think that it was snowing heavily.
Until now, no one knew why all of this had happened, or why it had happened! Everything was in a state of confusion and confusion. Even if they wanted to find a scapegoat to take the blame, they didn't know where to start!
Three days later, the chaos finally calmed down.
Yu ManTian, on the other hand, had been extremely busy these past three days. He was so busy that his feet did not even touch the ground. His roars would shake the earth from time to time. The only person who benefited from this was Third Master Yu. Because of this matter, Yu ManLou pardoned his punishment and allowed him to take charge of the situation. After all, there were simply too few people who could be trusted after this matter.
Almost 60% of the civil servants of the Yu Family Kingdom had died in this mysterious chaos!
Because of this matter, Yu ManLou was also bedridden. Even if he didn't want to use Yu ManTian, he had no choice but to do so. In the entire city, the only person with authority in Tamago was Yu ManTian …
In Yu ManLou's bedroom, Yu ManLou's head was wrapped in a white towel as though he was sick. He was lying on his bed with a haggard expression.
"Your Majesty, the problem lies in the Rainbow Jade Lake in our city." A skinny old man knelt in front of Yu ManLou and said, "After this subordinate found out about this matter, I immediately took control of all the water sources. After a thorough investigation, I discovered that there was a large amount of knockout powder in the Rainbow Jade Lake."
"Rainbow Jade Lake? Knockout powder? Have you figured out the composition of the drug and how to save them?! "Yu ManLou muttered to himself and furrowed his brows. The Rainbow Jade Lake was located near Tamago. The lake water was extremely clear and was the main source of drinking water for the citizens of Tamago. There was a spring at the bottom of the lake and the water was extremely refreshing.
"Calling it a knockout powder might not be too appropriate." The old man pondered for a moment before saying, "This drug is extremely strange. After consuming it, it will cause the person to hallucinate for a period of time. Furthermore, it will cause the person to become extremely irritable and their courage to increase by a hundredfold. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it is extremely daring." He raised his head to sneak a glance at Yu ManLou before continuing, "After consuming this drug, the desires in the person's heart will become uncontrollable and they will not be able to control their actions. This is especially so for the most stubborn desires in the person's heart. They will only be able to do things based on their instincts and will completely disregard the consequences. This humble subject … has tested it on a total of five people. One of them actually killed his own wife for some unknown reason. One of them barged into a brothel and openly raped a prostitute. One of them carried a knife and barged into his superior's house to cause a ruckus and chased after his superior. The other two broke into a bank in broad daylight and robbed it … "
"To think that there is such a frightening drug in the world!" Yu ManLou sucked in a breath of cold air, "Is there a way to collect and replicate it in large quantities?"
The old man revealed a difficult expression and said, "Reporting to the emperor, this drug is extremely strange and this subject has never seen or heard of it. Furthermore … the Rainbow Jade Lake will return to normal in at most a day and the drug's effects will disappear. At that time, the people will also regain their senses and it will be like a dream. Thus, this matter …"
"If that's the case, then in your opinion, is this man-made?" Yu ManLou asked.
"Before this, this subject has never heard of such a strange drug. Furthermore … according to the thousands of years of records, such a thing has never happened before. Thus, this subject believes that … "The old man swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty and said," This is probably a natural disaster and not something that can be solved by humans. "
"Oh, if that's the case … you can take your leave." Yu ManLou leaned back and closed his eyes. The old man kowtowed and retreated.
"Natural disaster? How can it be a natural disaster? Not something that can be solved by humans? "Yu ManLou muttered to himself and a fierce look appeared on his face as he shouted," Men! "
Two black-robed men appeared silently and Yu ManLou felt a wave of sadness in his heart. Originally, the moment he gave the order, the two Soul brothers would definitely appear. But now, the Soul brothers were already in hibernation in Sky Bearing and would never appear in front of him again …
"The two of you, find a chance to dive into the bottom of the Rainbow Jade Lake and check if there are any abnormalities."
"Yes!"
After the two of them left, Yu ManLou furrowed his brows and pondered deeply. He opened his mouth and wanted to shout but closed it in the end. He suddenly felt a sense of loneliness. To think that he didn't have anyone to discuss with when facing such a huge matter …
Was this a natural disaster or a man-made one?
Yu ManLou could faintly feel that this matter was definitely related to Ling Tian. But Ling Tian was currently busy with the Empire Establishing Ceremony and had to deploy his troops. How would he have the time to do such a thing?
Besides, if Ling Tian was the one who did it, how could Ling Tian not have a backup plan with such a good opportunity? This was far too unlike Ling Tian's style! If Ling Tian really had such a strange medicine, how could there be any opponents in the world? As long as he placed it in the enemy's water source, who would be able to resist him?!
These few days, Yu ManLou had pretended to be sick but had secretly arranged for all the top-notch experts in order to wait for this' backup plan '. But who would have thought that there wasn't the slightest bit of movement! This caused Yu ManLou's originally firm suspicions to be shaken.
In fact, Yu ManLou's guess wasn't wrong at all. This matter was really done by Ling Tian! It was just that even Ling Tian himself didn't expect this to happen!
During one of Ling Tian's concoctions, he had coincidentally discovered this strange grass called 'Black Chalk Grass'. Furthermore, the effects of this grass were actually similar to the poppy on Earth. However, it was much more tyrannical than the normal poppy and was basically a natural hallucinogen! Thus, he ordered the Crystal Pavilion to use their secret channels to plant and purchase it.
The last time he was in Bright Jade City, the Crystal Pavilion had informed him that they had already collected an entire warehouse of this grass. Ling Tian then used a few days to mix the grass with the Heaven Attachment Grass and the Water Dissolving Pill to create a medicinal powder. Originally, he wanted to use it immediately but felt that it would harm the heavens and earth. Thus, he hesitated.
Before he left, Ling Tian dragged along three large bags of medicinal powder and wrapped them tightly in oilcloth. Then, he dived into the Rainbow Jade Lake and buried the three bags of medicinal powder in the mouth of the spring, using a boulder to hold them down. He would treat it as a last resort.
If he still couldn't win at the last moment, he would have no choice but to detonate this ticking time bomb.
However, this time, Yu Manlou's actions before the Divine Prefecture Empire's Founding Ceremony made Ling Tian extremely angry. Thus, he immediately ordered a messenger eagle to inform the Crystal Pavilion in Bright Jade City to remove the oilcloth and sprinkle the medicinal powder on the mouth of the spring. Originally, the medicinal powder would definitely disperse when it entered water. However, Ling Tian added the Heaven Attachment Grass and the Water Dissolving Pill to make the medicinal powder into a strange medicine that could only be released when dissolved in water!
An eye for an eye, an eye for an eye! If not for the fact that Yu Manlou was too vicious, Ling Tian definitely wouldn't have used such a method at this time!
He didn't think much of it when he was talking about it. However, after thinking about it, he suddenly felt very warm and comforted. That's right, so everything I have was given to me by my brothers! Haha, I have many, many brothers and sisters. Suddenly, he felt very proud.
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