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Teng Ye was hanging on his last breath in the prison of the Wasteland City. His life was truly worse than death. He had begged a doctor to let him die so that he wouldn't be tortured by the poison in his body every time. However, without a decree, no one dared to let him die. Even if they used the most precious medicinal materials, they still needed him to keep his last breath.
He wanted to see Murong Ke, but no one paid attention to him anymore.
Murong Ke had already ordered Teng Ye not to go to the capital. This meant that he did not want to see him.
After three months, Teng Ye finally received the imperial edict, but he could no longer stand up to receive it. Both of his legs were swollen and had lost all feeling. Because the poison had spread, there was not a single part of his skin that was good. Although there were people feeding him medicine every day, no one helped him clean the festering wounds. He had already been tortured to the point of numbness by the pain.
The person who came to announce the decree was Song Jiong.
When he saw Teng Ye's appearance, although he hated him for plotting a rebellion, they had known each other for so many years. In his heart, Teng Ye had always been an elegant and handsome man. But now, he looked neither like a human nor a ghost. How could he not feel sad when he saw this?
"Do you regret it?" Song Jiong sat beside Teng Ye's bed, enduring the sour stench coming from Teng Ye's body.
"What is it?" Teng Ye's voice was hoarse and his lips were chapped. It was probably because he hadn't spoken for too long that his lips cracked the moment he opened his mouth.
Song Jiong asked in a low voice, "What did you do?"
"I only regret not getting rid of Lu Yaoyao earlier …" Teng Ye said. "As for the rest, since I've already done it, there's no turning back."
"You clearly know what kind of feelings His Majesty has for Lu Yaoyao. Back then, he would rather give up his life to go to the Priest Hall to save her." Song Jiong said agitatedly. He did not understand what Teng Ye was so fixated on. If Murong Ke was moved by Lu Yaoyao, then so be it, it would not affect anything else.
Teng Ye closed his eyes. "That's right. He was willing to give up his life for Lu Yaoyao. I can give up my life for him too. That's why I killed Lu Yaoyao. She turned Ah Ke into another person."
"You and Ah Ke …" Song Jiong's eyes flashed with shock. Although he had already guessed it, he was still shocked when he saw the emotion in Teng Ye's eyes.
"Does he want me to die, or does he want me to continue living like this?" Teng Ye laughed at himself.
Song Jiong looked down at Teng Ye, who no longer had any hope of survival, "Do you remember when we came to His Majesty's side? At that time, His Majesty was just a prince and had no status in Qian Luocha. We watched him become a Pavilion Master step by step. It must have been a happy time, right? "
"If it wasn't for Lu Yaoyao …" Hatred flashed across Teng Ye's eyes.
"This has nothing to do with others. It's your own problem." Song Jiong said in a low voice, "The Emperor doesn't belong to you alone. You always force your thoughts on him. As long as he doesn't think the same as you, you will feel that there's a problem. In the past, when we were in Qian Luosha, the Pavilion Master tolerated your interference because he remembered his old feelings for you. In the end, he is the Pavilion Master and the Emperor. He can't be led by you forever."
Teng Ye's eyes were gloomy. Everything he did was for his own good and he didn't feel that he was in the wrong.
"His Majesty died once." Song Jiong looked at Teng Ye and said, "That time in the Priest Hall, I saw it with my own eyes … He didn't breathe or have a pulse. He was really dead …"
"What?" Teng Ye's expression finally changed.
Song Jiong said, "It was Lu Yaoyao who saved him. His Majesty was really reborn after death."
Teng Ye laughed out loud. His laughter was desolate and sad, "Are you trying to tell me that one can be reborn after death?"
"I just want to tell you that even though His Majesty died once for Lu Yaoyao, Lu Yaoyao also saved him. Lu Yaoyao isn't the person you think she is, and His Majesty … is no longer the Pavilion Master you thought he was." Song Jiong saw that Teng Ye was still stubborn and didn't want to persuade him anymore. He only came to see His Majesty off because he begged the Emperor, "This is the Emperor's imperial edict. I know you want to see His Majesty again, but His Majesty doesn't want to see you. Considering that you were once master and servant, he has sentenced you to death. Your family is still alive, but they have already been sent out of the capital. Don't worry, I will take care of them."
"Good." Teng Ye closed his eyes. He had already expected this result, so he wasn't surprised.
Song Jiong looked at him one last time and placed the imperial edict beside him, "Then I will leave."
"What about Tang Rende and the others?" Teng Ye asked, "They were bewitched by me. How will His Majesty punish them?"
"They can't escape death." Song Jiong said in a low voice, "You guys sent people to assassinate Her Highness, so you should have thought of the consequences."
The corner of Teng Ye's eyes twitched a few times, but in the end, he had nothing to say.
Song Jiong sighed in his heart and turned to walk out of the prison.
That afternoon, Teng Ye's medication was stopped. When the jailer went to see him the next day, he was already dead.
He was sentenced to death for plotting a rebellion, so his corpse should be thrown into a mass grave in the wilderness. Song Jiong still had people build him a simple grave, which could be considered as giving Teng Ye his last bit of dignity.
Late at night, dark clouds covered the full moon. There were no stars in the sky, and the mountain was completely dark. Only the sound of strange footsteps could be heard. It sounded like someone was jumping.
The dark clouds slowly dispersed, and the moonlight shone down.
They only saw a black shadow squatting on top of Teng Ye's grave. The grave had been dug up, and the black shadow dug out Teng Ye's corpse with both hands. It opened its mouth like a sacrificial bowl and ate it clean in a few bites.
The black shadow jumped up and went out of the Wasteland City.
The next day, Song Jiong prepared some food and wine. He planned to pay his respects to Teng Ye before he left. People died like smoke, so he no longer cared about what happened in the past. He just wanted to show his respect to an old friend.
"This is …" When Song Jiong saw Teng Ye's grave, his complexion changed.
The grave had been dug up, and the corpse inside was gone. There was a broken finger in the weeds, which was clearly Teng Ye's hand …
What happened? Song Jiong was shocked. Was there a wild beast? He had never heard of wild beasts in the Wasteland City.
"Official Song …" The subordinates that came with Song Jiong were also pale. This was the first time they had seen such a scene.
"We can't let others know." Song Jiong immediately said. He couldn't think of any wild beast that would dig graves and eat corpses, but he couldn't let the people know. Otherwise, it would cause panic. "Tell the garrison to send people to catch the wild beast."
"This … What kind of wild beast is this?"
Song Jiong looked at the broken finger on the ground in horror. What kind of wild beast could it be that not even the bones were left? "It should be … I've never seen a wild beast before."
"If this wild beast runs into the city, what should we do?"
"So we have to catch it as soon as possible." Song Jiong said in a deep voice.
"Official Song, should we tell General Ye about this?"
Song Jiong silently nodded. "I'll go out of the city."
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