"Bam!" With a muffled sound, Chu Li flew backward and crashed into the bronze window.
An elder waved his hand. Chu Li did not crash into the window but flew in front of him.
"Don't touch him!" Xu Zhenshan yelled.
The elder put his hand down. Chu Li fell to the ground and lay straight.
Xu Zhenshan checked Chu Li's pulse, then pressed on his chest and forehead. He looked up at the three elders and shook his head. "He's dead."
"Dead?" The three frowned.
Xu Zhenshan let go and gestured for them to try.
After they checked him one by one, they shook their heads and sighed.
"This young man was a genius. It's such a shame that he died like this!" A tall and sturdy old man with white eyebrows and beard sighed and said, "Although he is a little eager for quick success, the strength of his divine soul is really rare. This is the first time I've heard of someone being able to encounter an Empyrean God's golden body in such a short time."
"He was hit by an Enlightened Master." A tall and thin elder scoffed. "How can the Enlightened Master's energy be so easily touched? Who in this world can withstand an Enlightened Master's attack!"
"He was courting death." A round-faced elder shook his head. "Didn't he know that an Enlightened Master's golden body contains the Enlightened Master's energy? He's a smart man. This is suicide, but it's a unique way of committing suicide! "
The three of them nodded.
As long as one was not a fool, they would know that the inner energy in the Enlightened Master's golden body flowed. Anyone who touched it would suffer an Enlightened Master's energy. Touching it would mean certain death. Yet, he insisted on touching it. It looked like he was courting death.
"What a pity!" Xu Zhenshan sighed. "He was a genius."
"Countless geniuses have died in this world." The tall and thin elder scoffed. "He wanted to die. Who can stop him! … But this way of death is indeed unique. What should we do with him? "
"Send him out of the Inner Mausoleum and bury him outside Adjacent Town." Xu Zhenshan shook his head. "Anyone who touches an Enlightened Master's golden body can never enter the Inner Mausoleum. This is a forbidden rule. Even if he dies, he won't be exempted from punishment. He can't be buried in the Inner Mausoleum."
"… Ah, that's good too. I think he always wanted to go back." The round-faced elder sighed. "It's no wonder. he's still young. How can he be willing to stay in the Inner Mausoleum forever? He's different from us old men."
The four of them were somewhat moved.
Xu Zhenshan brought Chu Li's stiff corpse out of Chong Wen Hall. Zhao Xuan came over and looked at Chu Li's corpse with a look of pity.
He thought highly of Chu Li and felt that this Young Lu had a high chance of becoming an Enlightened Master. Unfortunately, he had died so soon, and they hadn't gotten to know each other better.
"Old Zhao, the dead can't be brought back to life. Even though he suffered a blow from an Enlightened Master and no medicine can save him, we still have to be careful. Let him go to Jing Tian Pavilion first. After seven days, send him out of the Imperial Mausoleum and bury him outside Adjacent Town."
"Yes." Zhao Xuan nodded.
He carried Chu Li into a hall in Jing Tian Pavilion.
This hall was abnormally cold, and the corpses wouldn't rot if they were placed here.
Seven days later, Zhao Xuan arrived and saw that Chu Li's corpse was as stiff as a rock. There were no abnormalities, so he left the Imperial Mausoleum and went straight to a cemetery outside Adjacent Town. He found a coffin and buried Chu Li in it. Then, he planted three pine trees at the head of the pit and erected a grave for Lu Xuzhou.
Once he was done, Zhao Xuan drank a few mouthfuls of wine in front of the grave and poured it over the grave. He shook his head and sighed before he fluttered away.
— —
Early in the morning, Xiao Qi left the wing room with a tired look and went to the courtyard.
The courtyard was very quiet. Other than the crisp chirping of birds, there was no other sound.
She was not used to not having Chu Li by her side. Even if Chu Li was meditating on the bed in the house, she would feel at peace.
She knew that Chu Li had entered the Inner Mausoleum as Lu Xuzhou to explore the secret of the mausoleum and know his enemy so that he could face the Emperor.
However, seven days had passed, and he had not returned. This was an extremely rare situation.
Xiao Qi's intuition was sharp, and she had been restless for the past seven days. She had a sudden and ominous feeling that something had happened to Chu Li. However, the Inner Mausoleum was a place that she could not reach, and news from the mausoleum could not spread out.
She did not sleep well last night. Whenever she closed her eyes, the scene of Chu Li's death kept appearing in her mind. Therefore, she could only get up and meditate to get rid of the distracting thoughts. However, the thought that something had happened to Chu Li kept popping up and disturbing her from time to time, making her unable to control herself.
She felt that something was wrong and could not help but ask someone to find out about Lu Xuzhou.
"Knock knock!" Someone knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Xiao Qi put on a white veil, covering her beautiful face.
The main door of the residence was pushed open. Soon, a handsome servant entered and said in a low voice, "Madam, I've heard news about Lu Xuzhou."
"Where is he?" Xiao Qi asked, her gaze fixed on the servant.
He was a servant from a restaurant in Adjacent Town. He was her informant and was considered loyal.
The servant replied, "He's dead. An Inner Mausoleum Protector with the surname Zhao bought a coffin for him and buried him in the cemetery outside the town."
"He's dead!" Xiao Qi's eyes flashed as she replied.
The servant nodded. "Old Man Li from the coffin shop told me. He saw it with his own eyes. He said that he's been dead for seven days. He hasn't rotted yet, but it'll be soon."
Xiao Qi nodded calmly. "Alright, I understand. You may go."
She took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and tossed it to the servant.
The servant hurriedly thanked her and quietly left the residence, closing the main door.
Xiao Qi waited for him to leave before she slowly stood up with the help of the stone table. Her body went limp and her graceful body trembled slightly.
She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down, but she could not do it. There were only two words in her mind. 'Dead … Dead … Dead …'
She could not believe the news.
Deep in her mind, she was very confident in Chu Li. Even if everyone else died, he would not. His martial arts skills were top-notch and he was smarter than others. No matter when or how difficult the situation was, he would always have a way to escape. He would not die even if he faced an Enlightened Master.
However, after seven days of suffering, she had an ominous feeling. When she heard this news, she could not resist it and could only believe it.
She did not want to believe it and was unwilling to believe it.
There were too many things that Chu Li had yet to do. His painstaking efforts had not killed King An, he had not become an Enlightened Master, he had not dominated the world, he had not married her completely, he did not have children, and he had not enjoyed the bliss of a family.
He had been busy all day long for the High Duke's Public House, for her and her second eldest sister, but he had nothing. He had not stopped to enjoy anything!
She could not believe that Chu Li would leave her one day, that she would not be able to see him again one day!
She clutched her chest as if a sword was mercilessly twisting it.
"Pfft!" She opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. The white veil was dyed red.
The white veil was removed and thrown aside. She opened her mouth but could not make a sound. It was as if the pain was tearing her into pieces, but she could not make a sound. The world had lost its color and her ears had lost their sense of hearing.
Suddenly, Chu Li's figure flashed in her eyes. Chu Li seemed to be sitting at the stone table. He slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip, smiling at her.
"Pfft!" She spat out another mouthful of blood and swayed.
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