.
This site provides online access, everyone can visit through!!
"Hmph, you want to escape? You'll have to get past me first! All of you, don't make a move! "Wu Shang roared and threw away the weapon in his hand. He jumped off his horse and punched at Lin Xiao's shoulder.
Lin Xiao didn't dare to face him head on and dodged several times. His eyes flickered, and with a loud shout, he channeled his strength into his palms and pushed towards Wu Shang's body. Wu Shang snorted coldly and met his fists with his palms. Two fists and two palms collided, and Wu Shang was forced back a step. He immediately realized something was wrong. He saw that Lin Xiao had borrowed the force of the collision to suddenly leap backwards, landing right on the horse he was riding.
At this moment, a cold arrow shot out from the group of guards, aiming straight for Lin Xiao's back. Lin Xiao, who had just unleashed an all-out attack, had yet to recover his strength. Even though he sensed that something was wrong, he had no way to defend himself, and his body was pierced by the arrow. Due to Lin Xiao's body blocking him, Wu Shang only heard a light whistle, and then an arrow protruded from Lin Xiao's heart. In his haste, he did not see where the arrow came from.
Lin Xiao's body landed on the horse, his eyes wide with fear. After a short moment, he fell from the horse, silent.
Shocked, Wu Shang hurried forward to check his breath. Heart trembling, he stood up and roared, "Who was it? Who released the arrow?!"
His attention was focused on the 20 Gold-tier archers at the back of the group of guards. They looked around and shook their heads, indicating that they were not the ones who released the arrows. After committing such a grave mistake, who would be foolish enough to admit it? His Majesty had clearly ordered him to be captured alive!
Wu Shang's eyes swept across the twenty archers and then looked at Lin Xiao's corpse and the arrow specially used by the palace guards. He said in a low voice, "Take his corpse and return to the city immediately. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter, hmph! "
"Sir, there's a package there."
"Bring it here!"
"Yes."
He opened Lin Xiao's bag and glanced through it. Finally, his gaze fell on the unopened letter. "Return to the city!"
The palace guards who had completed their mission began to return the way they had come. After they had all gone far away, the middle-aged man who had clearly run far away stood up from behind a tall mound. He sneered as he looked in the direction they had gone and muttered to himself disdainfully, "This kind of trash wants to marry the Holy Lord's woman? He really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth."
In his hand, there was a wooden longbow that came out of nowhere.
— —
— —
The Yeh family.
The warm sun hung high in the sky. Ye Wuchen reclined on his wheelchair with his eyes closed, basking in the sun comfortably. Oculum stayed by his side, and Ningxue gently massaged his body. After a short while, Ye Wuchen slightly opened his eyes and murmured, "According to the time, Lin Xiao should be dead by now. He is a person who can be a friend. Unfortunately, he was born in the wrong place. "
"What's really interesting is not beating a dog with your own hands, but watching two dogs that were originally harmonious bite each other until they were crippled. Lin family, I don't know how long you can hold on … "Ye Wuchen's lips curled into a silent smile.
What did it mean to decide the world with a snap of the fingers? Ye Wuchen did not move at home, but all of Tianlong City was stirred up because of him.
— —
— —
Wu Shang hurried into the imperial study and found the emperor, Lin Zhan, and Lin Kuang were all there, but their expressions were not good. Wu Shang glanced at Lin Zhan and Lin Kuang with pity and stepped forward, "Greetings to Your Majesty."
Long Yin frowned and said, "Why are you back so soon? What's the situation?"
Wu Shang answered, "Thanks to Your Majesty's great fortune, Young Master Lin was stopped by a group of bandits on his way back, so this subordinate was able to find him so quickly."
"Found him already?" Long Yin suddenly turned around and asked, "Then where is he now?"
Lin Zhan and Lin Kuang's hearts suddenly jumped. If they really had a choice, they would rather be misunderstood and punished by the emperor than want Lin Xiao to be caught like this. Wu Shang gloomily said, "This subordinate did not do a good job. When I was about to capture Young Master Lin, one of my subordinates shot an arrow … and killed him. This subordinate only brought back his corpse, please punish me, Your Majesty."
"What … what did you say … Xiao 'er … is dead? Dead? "Lin Kuang and Lin Zhan acted like they heard a thunderbolt and rushed in front of Wu Shang at the same time, shouting in horror.
"Yes … Your Majesty originally wanted this subordinate to capture Young Master Lin alive, but I didn't expect …" Wu Shang said in shame.
"Xiao 'er …" Lin Kuang cried out in grief, then immediately became silent. His whole body slightly trembled, turbid old tears flowed down in streams, and his body powerlessly went limp. Although he already knew that Lin Xiao would not be able to avoid death, suddenly hearing such a grievous news, his heart was still filled with pain. Lin Zhan hurriedly supported him, gritting his teeth and saying in a trembling voice, "Who was it … that bastard shot him to death, I want him … I want to tear his body into a thousand pieces!!"
Long Yin coldly looked at them and sneered, "He originally deserved to die … but don't think that there is no evidence now that he is dead. We will definitely get to the bottom of today's matter."
"Your Majesty." Lin Kuang cried out in grief, "This old subject's loyalty can be witnessed by the sun and moon, the heaven and earth. Even if our Lin family is exterminated, we will definitely not do anything that will let Your Majesty down … Your Majesty, this matter is clearly a trap for our Lin family ah!"
If it weren't for the words of the guard before his death, perhaps Long Yin would not have such a large suspicion towards the Lin family. Now that he had really found Lin Xiao in the north, it was even more proof that the guard was not lying. His last few words were like a curse on the head of the Lin family, and they couldn't get rid of it even if they wanted to.
Wu Shang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is the package that Lin Xiao was carrying, please have a look."
Long Yin took the already opened package and flipped through it a few times. The more he looked, the darker his expression became. Whether it was the clothes, the white jade flute, or the jade pendant, they all clearly belonged to Lin Xiao. When Lin Xiao had been locked up in the dungeon, these things had all been with the Lin family. Finally, he picked up the letter and looked at the dispirited Lin Zhan and Lin Kuang. He suddenly tore it open and took out the letter inside.
Xiao 'er, your father knows that you have been persecuted, but I am powerless to exonerate you. I can only spend a large sum of money to invite two experts to rescue you. I hope that you will be able to head north, a thousand li away, and from then on hide your name and not return for twenty years. Your second brother's body has already been crippled. If you die, the Lin family will be cut off. I hope that you will be careful in everything you do outside. You can lose everything, but you must not lose your life.
Now that things have come to this, there is one thing I need to tell you. Your grandfather has secretly told me that our Lin family was established by the emperor to contain the development of the Yeh family. It can be said that our Lin family is the emperor's chess piece. Currently, only the emperor and your grandfather know about this matter. I did not dare mention saving you to your grandfather. Otherwise, he, who regards loyalty above all else, would definitely stop me. Ai … to think that my Lin family is loyal and devoted to the emperor, but the emperor treats my Lin family like this. He knows that it is a trap, but he still did not hesitate to eradicate my Lin family's bloodline. Sad, painful, as a father, I regret being a subject of the Long family. Xiao 'er, when the emperor passes away in the future, when you come back, remember not to be a loyal subject. To think that his Yeh family and my Lin family were all loyal, but what they received was like this … Remember, remember.
As a father, I am useless and can only do this, safe and sound.
Long Yin's hand holding the letter faintly trembled. He glared at Lin Zhan with hatred and suddenly swept his hand across his desk. He quickly flipped through a pile of memorials. Not long after, he found a memorial that Lin Zhan had originally submitted. After opening it, he put it together with the letter … With one glance, he could tell that this was clearly the same person's handwriting. It was written by the same person.
"What a good Lin Zhan … Good, really good." Long Yin's lips trembled. Under his extreme anger, even his breathing became a bit uneven.
"Your … Your Majesty, is there something wrong?" Lin Zhan's heart beat faster when he heard him talking to himself. He asked in a trembling voice.
"Wu Shang, withdraw. We will pardon you for Lin Xiao's death! "Long Yin panted heavily. It was clear that he was already extremely angry.
Wu Shang sensed that the atmosphere had suddenly become strange and quickly withdrew. Long Yin suddenly turned around and said to Lin Kuang in a low voice: "Lin Kuang … The relationship between us and your Lin family, have you already told your son Lin Zhan?!"
Lin Kuang was stunned by the question and for a moment, he began to stammer. He couldn't understand. He had just told Lin Zhan that Lin Xiao had been "rescued" this morning, so how did the emperor know?
Lin Kuang's reaction made Long Yin's last trace of doubt completely disappear. He sneered: "Good, very good … You Lin family, each one is more promising than the other … Hmph! Look at what your son has done! "
Long Yin swung his hand and threw the letter in front of Lin Kuang. Lin Kuang hurriedly picked it up and read it seriously. Slowly, his hand began to tremble, and the trembling became faster and more intense. This was his son's handwriting, how could he not recognize it?
"This … this …" Lin Kuang felt dizzy. This letter not only proved that Lin Xiao had been rescued by Lin Zhan, but it also clearly showed his dissatisfaction and anger towards the emperor. There was even … a faint hint of rebellion.
"Lin Zhan! What else do you have to say now?! "Long Yin pointed at Lin Zhan and roared.
After Lin Zhan finished reading the letter, his hands and feet turned cold. He knelt on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty … I didn't write this, I really didn't write this. Someone is framing me!"
"You're still quibbling!" Long Yin was so angry that his lungs almost burst: "You keep saying that it's framing me. Then zhen ask you, besides us, who else in this world knows about the relationship between zhen and your Lin family? And when Lin Kuang told you about this matter, was there a third party present? Could it be that the person framing you is a god or a ghost? Could they have guessed all of this without any mistakes?! "
"But … Your Majesty, my father only told me about this after Xiao 'er was rescued, it's basically …" Lin Zhan suddenly stopped mid-sentence. His heart was filled with shock. That's right, it was clearly his father who told him about this after Xiao 'er escaped, and this letter should have been given to him when he escaped … Could it really be a god or a ghost? How could he predict the future before this!?
Long Yin sneered: "Speak … Continue speaking, zhen wants to see what other ridiculous excuses you can come up with. Lin Zhan, that Lin Zhan, zhen has always underestimated you and misjudged you. "
"Your Majesty, this really wasn't written by me …" Lin Zhan almost cried.
"Good … Then we will give you another solid piece of evidence. Men!"
Two yellow-clothed imperial guards walked in from outside the door. Long Yin shouted: "Immediately send someone to investigate the Lin family's finances. See if there has been any large amount of money transferred from the day before yesterday to today. Quickly go! Zhen wants to hear the answer within a quarter of an hour! "
"Yes!"
In the letter, it was written that Lin Zhan had spent a large amount of money to invite an expert. As for how much money was needed to invite an expert, Long Yin naturally knew. He had not forgotten the large amount of money he had spent to invite Tao Baibai.
In less than ten minutes, the imperial guards hurriedly rushed back: "Your Majesty, the Lin family's bank lost a whole six million taels yesterday morning. Other than that, there hasn't been much change."
Long Yin nodded his head and had him leave. Then, he coldly smiled: "Six million taels, what a large amount of money … Can you tell zhen, where did this money go?!"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
