After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Chapter 454 Life hangs by a thread

Luo Hanfeng knelt respectfully before the man, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Master, Jun Lanjin came out of the Cold Palace some time ago and fought with me. He still has spies in the palace, and his Fenglang Army and tens of thousands of troops are still stationed outside without making a move."

"Furthermore, those ministers who used to be on his side have recently begun to distance themselves from him after the Chu Emperor suspected Jun Lanjin and imprisoned him in the cold palace."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xing's heart tightened.

[Did Jun Lanjin really lose like this? He seemed so composed and strategic on the Star-Picking Tower, how could he suddenly change so drastically?]

Xie Xing couldn't help but ask the system: "Didn't they say that towards the very end of the story, Jun Lan almost wiped out the entire main cast single-handedly?"

The system said helplessly: "Is the butterfly effect really that terrible? Or is it just that things changed so quickly because both of them liked you?"

The message reached Luo Hanfeng's ears, and he was somewhat taken aback. He glanced at Xie Xing's hiding place without making a sound.

"Hmm." His master's voice came from above.

Immediately afterwards, his master embraced the old princess in his arms and coaxed her softly, "Yaoyao, look, everything is ready except for the east wind. All of this is thanks to the people you have trained for us in the Prince Jin's mansion, by taking advantage of Prince Jin's identity."

"Yaoyao, believe me, once everything settles down, I will definitely marry you and make you my empress."

Luo Hanfeng lowered his eyes, as if he hadn't heard those words.

[The Empress? Wasn't the male lead supposed to be a江湖 (jianghu, a martial arts world) figure?]

What exactly is his identity?

Xie Xing's surprised and uncertain thoughts came through.

Hearing this thought, Luo Hanfeng couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

People in the martial arts world?

The emperor of the Southern Kingdom had been plotting for decades to unify the world. The Chu Kingdom was the first country he intended to conquer. To this end, he built the Yama Palace and even searched for him in the cold palace of the imperial palace to use him as a pawn to deal with the Chu royal family.

How did he know that Jun Lanjin was not the son of the old Princess Consort of the Jun family, but rather the child of the Chu Emperor?

Because all of this was the result of the man's scheme.

More than twenty years ago, the old queen, as the most beautiful woman in the South, grew up with the emperor of the South. They were childhood sweethearts, but she was given to the Chu Kingdom as a gift by the South.

The beauty was given away to the Emperor of Chu, which made the Prince of the Southern Kingdom, who already loved the old Queen Consort, hate the Emperor of Chu.

He secretly arranged for the old princess to marry the infertile old prince of the Jun family, but he never expected that before the wedding, the Chu emperor would take advantage of her and force himself on the old princess.

As a result, the old princess became pregnant with the Chu Emperor's child and gave birth to Jun Lanjin.

No matter how much they planned, they could not have foreseen that Jun Lanjin was extremely intelligent and cunning, and that at such a young age he would cause the Southern Kingdom to suffer repeated defeats.

In order to achieve his goal of dominating the country, the emperor of the Southern Kingdom had no choice but to deceive the old queen and give his own son that incurable slow poison.

At this point, Jun Lanjin's lifespan could be seen to be ending.

Luo Hanfeng only learned about this recently.

However, when Luo Hanfeng thought of Jun Lanjin's actions that day, his eyes darkened for a moment.

Has his poison been neutralized?

Otherwise, how could he possess such powerful skills?

After all, he was her own son, and the fact that she had personally plotted his death brought tears to the old princess's eyes, which reddened and streamed down her face.

"Jin'er... is, after all, my child. If possible, let him die with some dignity."

Luo Hanfeng's master simply comforted the old princess without answering her question.

His eyes were sinister as he coldly looked at Luo Hanfeng: "The matter I entrusted to you has been over a month in, why is Jun Lanjin still alive? Is that dog emperor still alive?!"

Luo Hanfeng hurriedly said, "Master, the Emperor's poison has taken effect, but he has noticed it, so he sent me to ask the Medicine King Valley to come out of the mountains to treat him."

"As for Jun Lanjin..." Luo Hanfeng sneered, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and said, "He was destined to die."

"Humph!"

Master Luo Hanfeng snorted coldly. He pulled a long whip from his waist, flicked his sleeve, and the whip lashed hard across Luo Hanfeng's body.

"Don't think I don't know that you like that little girl from the Xie family."

"Why didn't you use the Heart-Devouring Gu that I gave you?!"

"If we can get that girl to Jun Lanjin's side, it will be easy to make a move."

"My dear disciple, don't you want to be the emperor of Chu?"

Luo Hanfeng groaned, his forehead dripping with cold sweat, and said with difficulty, "Master, it is your fault for failing in your duties. Please punish me."

Xie Xing, hidden in the shadows, widened his eyes slightly.

[Luo Hanfeng's master is truly ruthless.]

The system clicked its tongue and commented: "How could he not be ruthless? After all, he's the son of his mortal enemy. Blood ties are there. He can't kill his mortal enemy now, so torturing his son will vent his anger."

[Otherwise, where did the male lead develop such a dark personality?]

Xie Xing's eyes showed sympathy.

In that case, he really is pitiful.

However, although Luo Hanfeng was in a terrible state, Xie Xing felt a chill run down his spine when he thought of the Heart-Eating Gu that was about to be placed on her.

She couldn't help but reach for the brocade pouch at her waist.

The brocade pouch originally contained a Gu poison that Qi Yu had given her to save her life, but after Luo Hanfeng captured her and brought her here, everything on Xie Xing's body was taken away.

Left with no other choice, Xie Xing could only grit his teeth and swallow the Gu.

Unexpectedly, the Gu in her body not only did not make her feel uncomfortable, but it also seemed to be slowly devouring the toxins left over from the previous Half Moon Poison.

So Xie Xing has been getting more and more energetic lately.

Xie Xing's breathing became slightly heavier, but unexpectedly, the man who was still arguing with Luo Hanfeng suddenly turned his sharp eyes toward Xie Xing.

Geek!

Xie Xing's heart skipped a beat.

"Who's there!" The man snorted coldly, and a gust of wind rushed straight toward Xie Xing.

Xie Xing's eyes widened.

The wind blew away all the flowers that were blocking Xie Xing's view, revealing Xie Xing hiding there.

The old princess exclaimed in surprise, "It's you?"

The man's eyes were ruthless as he unleashed a deadly attack on Xie Xing.

At this critical moment, Luo Hanfeng suddenly stepped in front of Xie Xing and took the hit head-on.

"Master, please calm down!"

"I have already planted the Heart-Eating Gu in her body, and I am just waiting for the right time to send her to Jun Lanjin's side!"

Luo Hanfeng clutched his chest, stood in front of Xie Xing, spat out a mouthful of blood, knelt down, and finished speaking quickly.

As death approached, Xie Xing froze completely.

Her heart was pounding, and she stared blankly at Luo Hanfeng, who was blocking her way.

"Oh?" Master Luo Hanfeng narrowed his eyes, looking at Luo Hanfeng coldly: "You really put the Heart-Eating Gu on her?"

"If it weren't for the Heart-Eating Gu, she would not have been able to leave alive after overhearing so many things she shouldn't have known today."