During the Coronation Ceremony, the new Emperor was assassinated and the officials were shocked.
This was especially true for the Cabinet Elders who had experienced two dynasties. It was not their first time witnessing the death of a new Emperor before his coronation. The only difference was that the Emperor Wu's eldest brother did not even make it to the Coronation Ceremony.
They followed the Retired Emperor and rushed to the inner palace. The assassin was caught on the spot and the new Emperor was lying on the ground with a knife in his chest. His eyes were wide open and he died with a grievance.
King An and Li Xi's palms were sweaty and their hearts were beating like drums. They thought it was their own people who were caught and followed them in nervously. However, when they saw the assassin, they were shocked. Zhong Yue?!
The Emperor Wu stared at Zhong Yue and saw him looking at his blood-stained hands in despair. He muttered in disbelief, "How could this be, how could this be …" The Emperor Wu's heart skipped a beat as he knew that Zhong Yue had failed!
The Emperor Wu's vision darkened and he was supported by the Head Eunuch. He said decisively, "How dare you assassinate the Crown Prince! Kill him on the spot! "
"Wait!"
Before the Imperial Guards could get close to Zhong Yue, someone suddenly appeared in the main palace.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the palace!"
Commander Zhang shouted. Just as he was about to attack, he suddenly froze in place, unable to move at all.
The Emperor Wu was still calm. "May I know which elder of the Zhong Family you are?"
The person did not answer him but rushed to Zhong Yue's side. He frowned and looked at Li Yan on the ground. He suddenly sighed in relief and said, "Yue 'er, he's not dead yet."
"What?"
Zhong Yue looked at his grandfather blankly. Clan Leader Zhong repeated, "You're not cruel enough. He's not dead yet. Do you know what to do? "
Zhong Yue looked at Li Yan with tears and fear in his eyes. Clan Leader Zhong grabbed his shoulder. "Success or failure depends on this. What are you hesitating for?!"
Zhong Yue came to his senses and staggered towards Li Yan. He grabbed the handle of the knife and was about to stab him in the heart.
"Stop!!"
The Martial Emperor shouted subconsciously. The ministers were shocked, but they could only watch helplessly as they were restrained by an invisible force.
In the nick of time, a black shadow flashed and kicked Zhong Yue away. He crashed into Clan Leader Zhong and both of them fell to the ground.
"Yue 'er!"
"Patriarch!"
The other members of the Zhong Family who were hiding in the dark immediately appeared — they were originally afraid of interfering with Zhong Yue's tribulation, but at this moment, they couldn't care less. Zhong Yue spat out a mouthful of blood and helped his grandfather up. When he turned his head, he saw two people beside Li Yan. Gou Liang, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was performing acupuncture on Li Yan, while Zhong Quan stood at the side with a sword.
The black-clothed Shadow Guards who had appeared silently placed their ice-cold blades on their necks, forcing the Zhong Family members to be unable to move.
After a few needles, the bleeding was stopped and Gou Liang stuffed a pill into Li Yan's mouth.
Not long after, Li Yan's eyes regained their luster.
Seeing this, the Martial Emperor and his ministers were lost in their own thoughts.
However, no one cared about what they thought. Zhong Quan lifted Li Yan up and placed him on a chair. Gou Liang asked, "Do you know who I am?"
Li Yan moved his lips, but no sound came out. All he could do was moan weakly and painfully.
Gou Liang pointed at Zhong Yue and asked, "What about him?"
Li Yan was still unable to speak, but his eyes were filled with horror and hatred as he answered for him.
Gou Liang then smiled and said, "That's good."
Everyone was confused by the situation in front of them. The Martial Emperor said anxiously, "When Changqing comes, let these people remove the witchcraft on me and my ministers!"
"No hurry."
Gou Liang took off his mask with a smile and said, "Let's settle our old scores first. It won't be too late to discuss later."
"Changqing, what do you mean by that —"
"Who dares to interrupt when the master is speaking?" Zhong Quan's eyes were sharp. "Shut his mouth. If anyone else dares to interrupt, cut off their tongues."
"Yes!"
Someone in the void responded. Then, a black shadow landed and violently covered the mouth of the immobile Martial Emperor — he didn't care about the Emperor's dignity at all! Not only was the Martial Emperor shocked and angry, but the others were also terrified. They couldn't help but close their mouths, afraid that their tongues would be cut off. They even held their breaths.
Gou Liang looked at Zhong Quan with appreciation. He played with the mask and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, my Zhong Clan has a deep relationship with everyone here."
"My great grandfather was born in Tianji Mountain, but because he went down the mountain to repay a debt of gratitude, he was expelled from the Zhong Clan and could only be the Imperial Advisor of Liang. My great grandfather repaid this debt, and my descendants were also trusted by the Liang Imperial Family to stay in the capital. But unexpectedly, someone forgot about his ancestors and betrayed him. The Martial Emperor was muddle-headed and was played by a woman. He didn't even know that his daughter was the Gao Clan's daughter. He even treated her like a treasure, and because of this, the Zhong Clan suffered. "
The Imperial Family's secret was revealed by him. The Martial Emperor's eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and he angrily shouted. The ministers all gasped, but they quickly stopped when they were warned by the cold blade.
Gou Liang continued, "My poor grandfather racked his brains for you, but in the end, because of your stupidity, he set foot on the Yellow Springs."
"Your Majesty, do you know that when you were born, my grandfather detected that you were a star of calamity and could not coexist with the Zhong Clan? Unfortunately, my grandfather was kind and could not bear to take your life. Even when you murdered your elder brother and replaced him, he still held on to his loyalty to the Li Clan and did not expose your crime. But I didn't expect that his soft-heartedness that day would eventually destroy the Zhong Clan. "
"And I originally wanted to inherit my grandfather's unfulfilled wish and serve the Li Clan. How foolish and laughable! "
"Unfortunately, your son used me to get rid of dissidents and rose step by step. Then, in order to get the Divine Jizi, he put me to death."
Gou Liang looked at Li Yan, "When you, Xu Zhongyue, disfigured me, did you think that he would kill you with his own hands today? When you broke my legs and tortured me, did you think that there would be a day when I would be the knife and you would be the fish on the chopping block? "
"Ha, ha …"
"Don't be so agitated." Gou Liang kindly reminded him, "If you accidentally die, this play will lose a lot of fun."
Gou Liang then turned to the Zhong Clan, "Clan Leader Zhong, there is one thing that Zhong Gu has always wanted to ask you."
"If I remember correctly, the Zhong Clan's rules state that the direct descendants should not involve themselves in the world, not enter the imperial court, and not harm themselves. Back then, my great grandfather only violated one of the rules and was expelled. Zhong Yue violated all three and even became a withered flower before he was twenty. Why did the Clan Leader not only not remove him, but also protect him? Could it be that after only a few hundred years, the Zhong Clan's rules that have been passed down for thousands of years no longer count? "
"Zhong Gu, don't talk nonsense!"
Clan Leader Zhong said in a deep voice.
"Oh, I forgot that Zhong Yue is different from others." Gou Liang said with a faint smile, "After all, the Zhong Clan has waited for hundreds of years for a body of destiny. In order to achieve his destiny, even the people of the world can live up to his expectations. What is a mere clan rule? "
As soon as the word destiny came out, the Zhong Clan's faces changed dramatically.
"Shut up!"
Clan Leader Zhong scolded, but the blade that cut through his skin and pressed against his throat forced him to shut up.
Gou Liang ignored him and looked at Li Yan with interest, asking him, "Do you know how Zhong Yue can become the true Son of Destiny?"
"It is said that the Son of Destiny must go through a tribulation and break through the tribulation to be reborn from the ashes. Zhong Yue's tribulation is precisely you. The reason why he helped you with all his heart was to make you fall in love with him, to be unswervingly devoted to him. It was so that when you were wearing the dragon robe, looking at the world at your fingertips, filled with gratitude and love for him, he would take your life with another stab. In this way, his tribulation of love will be broken. "
"You were originally destined to be the Emperor, destined to control the world. The reason why you are where you are today is all because of Zhong Yue, do you know?"
Li Yan looked at Zhong Yue, his eyes full of disbelief, and his throat made an even more urgent sound.
Clan Leader Zhong looked at Gou Liang.
Gou Liang waved his hand, signalling Quan Ying to let him speak.
Clan Leader Zhong, "Where did you learn all this?"
"I know more than that." Gou Liang's smiling eyes swept across the faces of the Zhong Clan, and finally fixed on one person, "I also know that only one of the Twins of Destiny will survive. Zhong Chao, don't you think so? "
Zhong Chao's eyes widened. Zhong Quan was startled, and then the sword tore open Zhong Chao's sleeve. Sure enough, his left arm was injured.
"It's you."
"Zhong Quan, come back."
Seeing that Zhong Quan was about to kill Zhong Chao, Gou Liang shouted.
Zhong Chao saw that his plan was exposed, so he let go of Zhong Yue, who was kicked, and stood up from the ground, asking, "How do you know all this!"
"If you don't want people to know, don't do it."
"Back then, your Clan Leader of Tianji Mountain exhausted all his efforts to calculate that the Son of Destiny would appear in this generation of the Zhong Clan, but unfortunately, two people had such an opportunity at the same time. One was in Tianji Mountain, and the other was in the Zhong Clan of Shang Jing, the descendant of the sinner you expelled. He didn't want the Son of Destiny to fall into someone else's hands, so after his death, he deliberately arranged for people to seize the opportunity to prevent future troubles. "
"Because of this, you took advantage of the Zhong Clan being expelled by the Martial Emperor, and ordered the Wang Clan to assassinate us, and then destroyed the evidence. Am I right? "
Seeing the ruthlessness in Zhong Chao's eyes, Gou Liang laughed, "It's useless, the Zhong Clan's men of sacrifice you arranged outside have already become ghosts. If you don't believe me, you can try. "
Zhong Chao clenched his fists and said, "So what? Your talent is just so-so, what qualifications do you have to compete with Yue 'er? Only one person has the Son of Destiny, you don't deserve it! "
"Only one person can have the Son of Destiny, that's right."
Gou Liang was not angered by him at all, instead, his smile deepened. He calmly took down the jade flute, threw it into the air, and looked at the Zhong Clan, "Clan Leader, do you recognize this item?"
The lustrous light flowed on the jade flute, and the jade flute stood up, with its black hair and jade ribbon hanging down. On the flute, the words "Heaven's Inquisition" appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"Heaven's Inquisition Order?!"
Clan Leader Zhong cried out.
"This is impossible!"
"Impossible!"
Zhong Chao and Zhong Yue shouted, Zhong Yue couldn't help but crawl up from the ground, wanting to snatch it back, but he was forced back by an invisible force and fell to the ground, spitting out another mouthful of black blood.
"Yue 'er!"
This time, other than Zhong Chao and his father, no one paid attention to Zhong Yue on the ground.
Gou Liang raised his hand, and the Heaven's Inquisition Jade Flute flew into his hand without hesitation. His fingers brushed across the body of the flute, and the jade flute made a joyful sound.
"Since you know it's the Heaven's Inquisition Order, why don't you kneel?"
Gou Liang looked at the Zhong Clan members, where the jade flute pointed, a heavy force pressed down on their heads, causing the Zhong Clan members to break out in cold sweat, their legs trembled, and almost subconsciously, they knelt on the ground.
One person, two people … The Zhong Clan members knelt on the ground, and then Clan Leader Zhong also knelt on the ground in fear, saying, "The Tian Ji Zhong Clan's one hundred and ninth generation disciples greet the Destiny Master, from now on, the Tian Ji Clan will only listen to you, we are willing to serve you!"
The others said in unison, "The Tian Ji Zhong Clan greets the Destiny Master!"
"No, impossible!" Zhong Yue pushed his brother away, clutching his chest and shouted, "Impossible! I am the true Son of Heaven's Mandate! I am! "
Gou Liang laughed out loud.
He stood up and walked towards Zhong Yue, his feet didn't touch the ground, as if there was wind lifting him up, and with every step he took, the scars on his face would fade away, revealing his incomparably handsome face.
Rays of golden light that contained the most mysterious power in the world revolved around him, making people not dare to look at him directly.
Zhong Chao and Father Zhong couldn't withstand the pressure and knelt on the ground. Zhong Yue stubbornly refused to submit, his face twisted, but in the end, he couldn't withstand Gou Liang's power and fell to the ground.
Gou Liang stood in front of Zhong Yue, leaning over him.
His eyes were filled with laughter, this was the most understated and profound disdain. He smiled lightly and lifted Zhong Yue's chin, as if admiring a proud work of art.
"Do you know when I will inherit Wentian, and become the Destiny Master?"
"Speaking of which, I still have to thank you. If it wasn't for you and Li Yan forcing me into a dead end, allowing me to break through my tribulation, I'm afraid I would have already died on the road of escape. " Gou Liang said, "Do you know why I didn't command the Tian Ji Clan when I became the Child of Heaven's Mandate, and instead allowed you to stir up trouble in the capital?"
"That's because I wanted to see you do everything you can to become the Child of Heaven's Mandate, I wanted to see you personally push Li Yan and yourself into a situation of no return, otherwise, how can I appease the hatred in my heart?"
"Tell me, how does it feel, hmm?"
"No, impossible … … It's mine, it should be mine … …"
Zhong Yue had completely broken down.
Gou Liang clicked his tongue and put him down in disgust, then looked towards Li Yan. That beautiful face left a mark in Li Yan's eyes, instantly reminding Li Yan of the first time he saw Zhong Gu.
The willow catkins fluttered in the wind, the scholarly youth leisurely leaning against a willow tree, playing a tune. With a glance back, everything in the world paled in comparison.
And now … …
"Chang, Chang … …"
Li Yan tried his best to say something, but Gou Liang considerately walked towards him, "Do you want to say, Chang Qing, I was wrong, you regret treating me like this, and the one you love is still me?"
Li Yan hurriedly nodded, hot tears flowing out of his eyes.
Gou Liang laughed, then laughed again, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. He flicked his sleeves and looked at Zhong Yue, "Now, you should know why you can't become the Child of Heaven's Mandate, right? Even without me, you wouldn't have been able to do it because this man only loves himself and has never loved you. He only loves your body, your identity as the Child of Heaven's Mandate, never you, Zhong Yue. So, how can you not lose? "
Zhong Yue coughed up blood again, looking at Li Yan as if he wanted to chop him into pieces.
Gou Liang sat down happily, "Zhong Clan of Heaven's Mandate, let me ask you, what is the punishment for trying to kill the Child of Heaven's Mandate?"
"You should be expelled from the clan, cut into pieces."
"I have already inherited the Child of Heaven's Mandate, but Zhong Chao has tried to kill me time and time again, do you think he should be killed?"
Zhong Clan Leader tightly clenched his teeth, after a while, he said, "Yes."
"Very well." Gou Liang looked at Zhong Yue, "Now, I will give you a chance to redeem yourself, kill this sinner, then I will allow you to make amends for your mistakes, and spare your life."
Zhong Yue, "You, what did you say?"
Father Zhong and Zhong Chao looked at Gou Liang in shock, the latter smiled and said, "If you are unwilling … Clan leader, then tell him, what is the punishment for ruining the Child of Heaven's Mandate's face?"
Zhong Clan Leader closed his eyes, "Banished from the clan, cut off his limbs, and fed to the wild dogs and vultures."
Gou Liang smiled satisfyingly, he looked at the shivering Zhong Yue, "What do you want? Do you want to be punished together with your brother, or abandon him to protect yourself? "
Zhong Yue cried out in pain, Father Zhong kowtowed in fear, "Master, please spare their lives for the sake of their ignorance!"
Gou Liang was surprised, "Why, do you think I am such a magnanimous person? Zhong Yue, I will give you a cup of tea's time, if you do not do it, then I will cut off your limbs according to the clan's rules, make you into a human stick and throw you into the wilderness. Even if it is not enough for the wild dogs, you will have to watch your body rot quietly … Don't worry, I will not let you die too quickly, I will let you enjoy the taste of death. "
Zhong Yue's face was pale, in less than a cup of tea's time, he looked at Zhong Chao, "Brother, brother … Forgive me."
Zhong Chao's eyes widened, before he could say 'Yue' er ', his throat was already slit.
"Chao 'er!!"
Father Zhong rushed over, desperately trying to cover Zhong Chao's neck that was spurting out blood, but the blood, along with Zhong Chao's life, flowed out through his fingers.
Zhong Yue cried and hugged himself, "I did it, you can't kill me, you can't kill me!"
Gou Liang sneered, he looked at the stunned Zhong Clan members, "This, is the Mandate of Heaven's Mandate that you all thought so highly of?"
Seeing their pale faces, Gou Liang stood up, "Zhong Quan, take the two of them away. As for the rest of you, quickly return to Tianji Mountain and kneel in Tianji Hall. Only come out when you are familiar with the clan's rules and know how to be a descendant of the Zhong Clan. "
Quan Yi received the chief's order, he carried Zhong Yue and Li Yan in his hands.
The shackles on their bodies were removed, seeing Gou Liang about to leave, the Emperor Wu shouted, "Changqing, since you are the Mandate of Heaven, you can borrow life from the heavens, quickly save me!"
Gou Liang stopped and looked at him, "I can, but why should I save you?"
"You, you are the descendant of the Imperial Preceptor, you have been assisting the Liang Imperial Family for generations …"
"What, you don't want to continue?" Gou Liang contemptuously looked away, "Life and death are predestined, you should have died long ago."
Gou Liang played the flute, the eyes of the ministers in the hall began to slacken, after one song, they all fell to the ground. When they woke up, they would have forgotten everything about Gou Liang. As for the Li Clan … Li Xi looked at Li Yan and the Emperor Wu who were being taken away, then looked at the infertile King An and stood up. As for King An, he looked at his most trusted aide, Niu Bi, kneeling in front of Gou Liang and Zhong Quan and leaving with them, a bone-chilling cold suddenly appeared in his heart …
He finally understood, from the beginning to the end, he was just a chess piece in Gou Liang's hands.
On that day, the Crown Prince was assassinated during the coronation ceremony, Li Xi used the reason that the Emperor Wu murdered his eldest brother to win the throne, and forced the Emperor Wu to abdicate him. As for King An, who was exposed to the fact that his lineage was damaged, he was already unconscious.
Gou Liang no longer cared, he left with Zhong Yue and Li Yan, kind enough to save Li Yan's life with a secret medicine, then fed Zhong Yue the medicine that Zhong Yue fed to the original owner, and locked them up in a place.
The two hated each other, they faced each other day after day, Zhong Yue was insatiable, in just three days, he sucked Li Yan's vitality dry, and could no longer stand up.
He scolded Li Yan for being a good-for-nothing, then Gou Liang sent people to save him.
Li Yan looked at Zhong Yue, and finally one day, he wanted to strangle Zhong Yue, but in the end, the two dogs bit each other. In the end, Li Yan pressed Zhong Yue's head against the wall, ending his life, and he died from blood loss because of the knife wound on his chest.
He fell to the ground unwillingly, shouting, "Zhong Gu, Chang Qing, save me." In the end, he died like Zhong Yue, with his eyes wide open.
The moment he breathed his last, the original owner's negative soul energy was completely purified.
*
Fifteen years later.
One morning, Gou Liang was sitting in front of a mirror, Zhong Quan was helping him tie up his hair.
The person in the mirror had a deep smile, his two dimples were very eye catching, Zhong Quan was a bit absent-minded, muttering, "Xiao Kener, did you enjoy the hot spring today?"
Ten years ago, after his target's affection reached 100, and the mission progress reached 99%, Gou Liang was scared witless. Not only did he announce that his poison had been cured, he didn't need Zhong Quan to cure it, he didn't even dare to kiss Zhong Quan for the next three months. His shadow guard leader was filled with fear, thinking that his love had waned, and endured until the third month. Finally, he couldn't help but forcefully love Gou Liang, pouring out all of his thoughts.
He called him Xiao Kener, infatuated, and hugged him, infatuated. Zhong Quan thought that this would be their last time, so he didn't have any scruples, and was overbearing.
After that, Gou Liang found that no matter how much he and Zhong Quan played around, they couldn't break through the last 1%.
Gou Liang was overjoyed, and then he followed Zhong Quan to do whatever he wanted.
The two's eyes met in the mirror, and there was infinite tenderness. Ten years of time had settled in their eyes, and it was a tacit understanding and love that others couldn't interfere with.
Quan Yi softly reported outside the door, "Master, the Heavenly Secret Zhong Clan's patriarch has brought his son to see you."
Gou Liang came back to his senses, and opened his hands to Zhong Quan.
Zhong Quan picked him up — — these years, Gou Liang had become lazier. If it wasn't for Zhong Quan's fear that his legs would wither, and Zhong Quan would force him to walk, he wouldn't even be bothered to take a step.
"Why have you all come here?"
Patriarch Zhong was so old that he was gasping for breath, but he respectfully replied, "Master, this old man's time has come, so I've brought my son to ask you, do you want to personally appoint the next Zhong Clan Patriarch?"
"No need, you can make your own arrangements."
Patriarch Zhong was relieved, and he supported his eldest son's hand to stand up. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck.
He stared blankly at his eldest son, who soon died, and an identical wound suddenly appeared on Zhong Quan's neck, bleeding non-stop.
"Zhong Quan!"
Gou Liang suddenly stood up to catch him, and Zhong Quan's father laughed, "Today, I've finally avenged my son! Hahaha! It's useless, this is the Zhong Clan's most vicious life and death curse. I can't kill the destined Son of Heaven, but I can kill the people you care about, and let you taste the pain of losing a loved one. It can also be considered as avenging my son's blood! "
He still wanted to escape, but he was caught by Quan Ying on the spot.
Gou Liang didn't care about him, and the sound of the flute kept coming, but it couldn't stop the blood from gushing out of Zhong Quan's neck.
The Ask the Heaven Jade Flute made a weak sound, but it suddenly disappeared, leaving only a black hair ribbon in Gou Liang's hand.
[Ding! Attention executor No. 00401, the consciousness of the world's main god is about to recover, and there is still 1% of the mission's progress to be completed, please immediately find a way to complete it!]
Gou Liang didn't hear it clearly, he held Zhong Quan, and used his medical skills to save him in a panic.
"Master …"
"I will save you, don't leave me, don't …"
[Warning! Executor No. 00401, please complete the mission immediately!]
"Zhong Quan, don't die …"
[The main god's consciousness has awakened, and the mission is about to enter the countdown! There are still three minutes left, please seize the opportunity!!]
Gou Liang endured the heart-wrenching pain and said, "Zhong Quan, do you know why I can calculate the lives of everyone in the world, but only can't see yours? Because, I love you … Zhong Quan, don't leave me. "
Hot tears rolled down from Zhong Quan's eyes, and he raised his hand with difficulty to touch his cheek. "Master … live well, take care of yourself …"
"No!!"
[Ding! Mission progress bar advancing, current mission progress: 100%!]
[The mission's countdown begins, please prepare to leave! 10, 9, 8 — —]
Everything in front of him began to dissipate, and Zhong Quan finally disappeared from his arms.
Gou Liang wiped his tears and raised his middle finger to the sky. "Trash main god, I curse you that you don't have a little chick!!!"
Thunder struck, and where was Gou Liang's figure?
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