funbook-pk Chapter 281: He's just read a few more books, what's with the show of superiority?
Chapter 281: He's just read a few more books, what's with the show of superiority?
The emperor's eyes also turned to the man in black on the ground. The veil covering the man's face had been removed, revealing a very ordinary face—a face that would be instantly lost in a crowd.
He struggled to lift his head, his gaze sweeping over the people standing in the Golden Palace.
His gaze was fixed on the spot where the princes were standing.
Only a few princes could enter the Golden Palace. Of course, the Crown Prince had to be in the Golden Palace. Apart from that, there was the Sixth Prince, who had military power and was stationed on the border at a young age.
The Seventh Prince, Luo Hanfeng, has recently gained the Emperor's favor and has solved several problems for him, which is why he is worthy to stand in this Golden Palace.
The remaining one is a leisurely prince, the Third Prince Luo Qingyun.
When the princes met his gaze, they all immediately looked away.
They were afraid that this person would just randomly point to someone.
Jun Lanjin raised an eyebrow, his gaze following the man in black's, before finally looking up at the princes in the Golden Palace. He said gently, "Hmm? You're looking over there at the princes. Is there someone you know over there?"
Upon hearing Jun Lanjin's words, the expressions of the princes changed.
The Chu Emperor's suspicious gaze also fell on these princes.
Now that these princes have grown up, and the Emperor of Chu is in his prime, it is naturally impossible for him to abdicate the throne.
Family ties are weakest in the royal family; who can guarantee that these princes don't harbor ambitions to ascend the throne?
With serious external threats, remnants of the previous dynasty eyeing the country covetously, and disasters raging, these princes are still so restless.
The Chu Emperor's gaze grew increasingly cold.
"What's wrong with you?"
Jun Lanjin's simple words were enough to make the Chu Emperor turn his suspicious gaze toward these princes.
Crown Prince Luo Cheng'an stepped forward calmly, clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, and said, "Father, I despise Xie Xing to the extreme. How could I possibly send someone to break him out of prison at such a crucial moment?"
"Your subject would not, nor would he have such courage."
Luo Qingyun chimed in, "Father, this thief only glanced this way and didn't say anything. How can that mean it was us who did it?"
"I have no reason to break him out of prison, as for others, well, that's another story."
As Luo Qingyun spoke, she gave Luo Huaichuan a meaningful look.
Luo Huaichuan stood with his arms crossed on the Golden Palace. Hearing Luo Qingyun's words, he scoffed, "Third Brother, just say what you want to say. Why are you looking at me?"
"They wouldn't suspect me of doing it, would they?"
Luo Qingyun chuckled: "Sixth Brother is quite perceptive. There are only a few princes in this palace. My eldest brother and I have been cleared of suspicion, so naturally it's only Sixth Brother and Seventh Brother left."
"As everyone knows, Seventh Brother has a deep connection with Xie Xing. Surely Seventh Brother wouldn't be so foolish as to save Xie Xing, would he?"
"Hahaha!" Luo Qingyun laughed twice.
Jun Lanjin's smile deepened. "Is that so?"
He gave Luo Hanfeng a meaningful look.
Luo Hanfeng: "..."
The truth is, he really did do it.
Luo Huaichuan snorted: "I did it, what would I gain from it?"
The Chu Emperor, seated on the dragon throne, was truly at his wits' end. He gently rubbed his forehead and then shouted, "Enough!"
"It's giving me a headache!"
The Chu Emperor looked at Jun Lanjin and said, "Let him tell me, who is his master in this palace?"
"How dare they break into the palace!"
Jun Lanjin kicked the man in black on the ground.
The man in black coughed up a mouthful of blood, then uttered a few words with difficulty: "I...I am from the Yama King's Palace..."
"what!"
Before he could finish speaking, the man in black suddenly let out a terrible scream, and then, in full view of everyone, his head exploded.
The officials in the Golden Palace had never seen such a scene before. Whether civil or military, everyone was terrified and retreated in panic.
Even the emperor sitting on the throne in the Golden Palace had a drastic change in expression.
Jun Lanjin, who was closest to the man in black, noticed something amiss, lightly leaped to the emperor's side, and coldly observed the mess on the ground.
His gaze fell on Luo Hanfeng to one side.
Luo Hanfeng smiled, seemingly noticing Jun Lanjin's gaze. He simply nodded slightly and then naturally looked away.
In a corner where no one was watching, he pulled his hand back from his sleeve.
The guards were about to step forward to investigate when, before they could get close, a swarm of densely packed Gu worms suddenly flew out of the headless corpse.
The Gu worm flew straight toward the Chu Emperor above.
"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!" The Chu Emperor's expression changed drastically.
Startled, he jumped up from the dragon throne and awkwardly hid behind a pillar.
At his command, the surrounding guards instantly shielded the Chu Emperor and swung their swords at the Gu worms.
All of this happened so suddenly that the princes hadn't even had time to react. Once they did, they all channeled their inner energy to deal with the Gu worms.
There were simply too many Gu worms. Once they parasitized a person, the person would bleed from all seven orifices and die in agony within seconds.
Jun Lanjin put his hand to his lips and whistled. Soon, many shadowy figures jumped in from outside.
It took a long time for a group of people to get rid of all the Gu worms.
Fortunately, these Gu worms were all aimed at the emperor on the dragon throne, and the officials in the Golden Palace were not injured at all except for being a little frightened.
The Golden Palace was filled with corpses.
In particular, the stench of the black-clad man still lingered in the main hall.
The Chu Emperor's face turned extremely ugly.
Jun Lanjin turned around and said to Emperor Chu, "Your Majesty, you see, there must be a wolf in sheep's clothing in this palace, otherwise how could they dare to openly use Gu magic to intimidate Your Majesty in the Golden Palace?"
"Your Majesty, please think carefully before dealing with the Xie family, as you are sure to find out who are truly loyal and who are truly wicked."
The Chu Emperor's expression turned thoughtful.
Luo Hanfeng stepped forward, glanced at Jun Lanjin, and said calmly, "What Prince Jin said is correct."
“But as Prince Jin said, this person was brought in by Prince Jin. What if this is a play that you, Prince Jin, prepared in advance in front of His Majesty, just to exonerate the Xie family? What then?”
Luo Hanfeng's statement is not impossible.
Jun Lanjin straightened up, put his hands behind his back, and said calmly, "I am naturally different from the Seventh Prince. If you have any ulterior motives, why resort to such underhanded methods?"
"The possibility of the Seventh Prince is simply too insulting, isn't it?"
As Jun Lanjin spoke, he glanced at Luo Hanfeng with a half-smile, his thin lips moving slightly before he unleashed a barrage of attacks: "Indeed, someone like the Seventh Prince, who has probably not read many books since childhood, could only think of this possibility."
Luo Hanfeng: "..."
He clenched his fists.
This bitch.
It makes you look good.