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Having lived for nearly thirty years, the Empress had finally waited for this day, and her heart was naturally filled with immense nervousness. However, after being placed on the bed by Shen Ye, she said shyly:
"Shen Lang, wait a moment, I'll go find a piece of white cloth..."
I didn't sleep a wink that night.
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Since breaking through the final barrier in his relationship with the Empress, Shen Ye has been living a life constantly surrounded by three women, with occasional snacks to enjoy. This is because, at the Empress's behest, the Nine Heavens Holy Maidens have also begun to take turns serving as his personal maids. It would be a shame not to taste this delicious treat that has been delivered to his door.
However, this period of peace and tranquility did not last long.
Just a month later, the appearance of a person disrupted his peaceful life and brought news about Li Xingyun.
However, this is bad news.
The person who came was none other than Shangguan Yunque. When Miao Chengtian brought him to Shen Ye, Shen Ye immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Young Brother Shen, please lend a hand and save Xingyun!"
As soon as Shangguan Yunque saw Shen Ye, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to him repeatedly.
But before Shen Ye could speak, Lu Linxuan anxiously asked, "What happened to my senior brother?"
Shangguan Yunque wiped away his tears and said, "Xingyun... he was captured by the Xuanming Sect."
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(After thinking about it, I still plan to change the timeline and some plot points, otherwise other characters won't be able to appear. However, it's a bit difficult, I need to think about it carefully.)
Chapter 435! Entering the Palace
(The second half of the previous chapter has been revised...)
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"What did you say?" Lu Linxuan reacted the most. She rushed to Shangguan Yunque, grabbed his collar without regard for her image, and asked, "My senior brother has been captured by the Xuanming Sect? What exactly happened? Weren't you protecting him? How could you let my senior brother be captured by the Xuanming Sect?"
Seeing Lu Linxuan's excited state, Shangguan Yunque did not dare to struggle and let her grab his collar. He continued, "I was protecting Xingyun, but this time it was the Underworld Emperor of the Xuanming Sect who personally took action. He is a master of the Great Heaven Realm. I am just a Middle Heaven Realm expert. I can't beat him at all."
“Emperor of the Underworld, Zhu Yougui, no wonder…” Lu Linxuan had been helping the Empress with government affairs these past few days, so he had naturally heard of the Emperor of the Underworld’s name and knew his strength. He immediately understood and loosened his grip on Shangguan Yunque’s collar.
Then, she looked at Shen Ye, who was frowning, and said with a pleading expression, "Brother Shen, shall we go and save our senior brother?"
"We definitely have to save him, but I have a few questions I want to ask him." Shen Ye got up and walked to her side, gently hugged her, and then his gaze fell on Shangguan Yunque.
"When was Brother Li arrested? Where is he now?"
Without hesitation, Shangguan Yunque replied, "The day before yesterday afternoon, I was being escorted to the capital of Liang by the Xuanming Sect."
"That was a very straightforward answer..." Shen Ye nodded silently and continued to ask, "Why didn't you ask the Bad Commander for help, but instead came to me for help?"
This was what he really wanted to ask. Logically speaking, although Shangguan Yunque didn't know that the Xuanming Sect had been infiltrated by the Bad Commander, and Li Xingyun's capture might not necessarily lead to trouble, there was no reason for him to come looking for him. He should have gone to the Bad Commander.
“I begged the Commander-in-Chief.” A trace of sorrow flashed in Shangguan Yunque’s eyes. “But the Commander-in-Chief was unwilling to take action. Instead, he sent me to find you. Moreover, before leaving, the Commander-in-Chief told me to tell you that if you were unwilling to take action, he would stand by and watch Xingyun be killed.”
"What?" Shen Ye was taken aback, frowning as he pressed, "Did he really say that?"
"Yes." Shangguan Yunque nodded vigorously.
This plot isn't right...
Seeing Shangguan Yunque nod so confidently, Shen Ye was a little confused about what the Bad Commander was thinking.
Was he trying to force me to take action? But that doesn't make sense. Wouldn't it be more in line with his wishes if I didn't intervene?
After hearing Shangguan Yunque's words, Lu Linxuan's expression suddenly became tense, and tears welled up in his eyes. He said, "Brother Shen, you must save my senior brother."
"Of course I will." Shen Ye patted Lu Linxuan's shoulder, then turned to Miao Chengtian and said, "Go tell Yun Ji that Xuan'er and I are going to the capital of Liang Kingdom. Tell her to wait for me to come back at home."
Miao Chengtian nodded, then asked, "Young Master, should we send some men with you?"
"No need, Xuan'er and I are fine." Shen Ye knew perfectly well who Miao Chengtian was referring to; it was clearly herself.
However, since he was unsure of what the Bad Commander was planning, and to avoid being distracted by too many people, he had no choice but to refuse Miao Chengtian.
Miao Chengtian's face was filled with undisguised disappointment as he pouted and went to inform the Empress.
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In orthodox history, after Zhu Wen destroyed the Tang Dynasty, he established his capital in Kaifeng. In the world of Bad Guys, the same applies after Zhu Wen destroyed the Tang Dynasty.
Qi Kingdom was adjacent to Liang Kingdom, and Fengxiang was only about a thousand miles away from Bianzhou. After bidding farewell to the reluctant Empress and others, Shen Ye, Lu Linxuan, and Shangguan Yunque set off in the morning and arrived outside Bianzhou City on horseback by evening.
By this time, Li Xingyun had been delivered. Bianzhou City was now under lockdown, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. There were several times more soldiers on the city walls than usual. They were carrying torches, which created a fiery dragon. Under such bright light, even a fly would be spotted and then shot down with arrows.
To Shen Ye, this level of defense was nothing more than a decoration. Seeing the troubled expressions on Lu Linxuan and Shangguan Yunque's faces, he smiled calmly, then put one arm around Lu Linxuan's waist and grabbed Shangguan Yunque's belt with the other. With a flash, he leaped over the city wall, which was more than ten feet high, and appeared inside the city without alerting anyone.
After setting the two down, Shen Ye glanced at Shangguan Yunque and asked, "Do you know how to get to the palace?"
Li Xingyun was a descendant of the Li Tang royal family. Whether he was imprisoned or executed, he could only be kept in the place that the Xuanming Sect considered the safest, which was now the Liang Kingdom's royal palace.
Shangguan Yunque nodded: "I've been here before, just go that way."
As he spoke, he pointed in one direction.
The three of them then headed towards the palace.
Although the city was under lockdown and armored soldiers patrolled the streets from time to time, there were still many civilians walking around, so the three of them did not attract any attention and soon arrived at the palace.
The palace was also surrounded by soldiers, and there were many more soldiers than on the city walls. They were also much denser and layered on top of each other. On the side of the wall where the three of them were, there were no less than 10,000 soldiers, including many experts from the Xuanming Sect who were patrolling back and forth.
However, this was still no problem for Shen Ye, who used the same trick to bring Lu Linxuan and Shangguan Yunque into the palace.
However, although Shangguan Yunque knew the location of the palace, he had never been inside. As soon as the three of them entered, they ran around like headless flies.
Fortunately, there weren't many guards in the palace, and the three of them weren't worried about being discovered, so they simply searched everywhere without restraint.
However, since it was the original Tang Dynasty palace, it was incredibly large. The three of them wandered around for a long time without finding anything. Instead, Shen Ye found a group of palace maids changing clothes in a room.
Probably not expecting a strange man to appear here, the group of palace maids who were changing clothes were all stunned when they saw Shen Ye. Not one of them screamed. Just as they realized what was happening and were about to scream to attract the attention of the nearby guards, Lu Linxuan and Shangguan Yunque walked in, one holding a broken sword and the other holding a long knife. They immediately swallowed back the screams that were already on their lips.
"come here."
Shen Ye pointed to a palace maid who looked rather pleasing to the eye.
The palace maid trembled with fear when he pointed at her. Under the relieved gazes of the other palace maids, she walked shakily to him, knelt down, and said with tears in her eyes, "Great...Great hero, I am just a palace maid and I know nothing."
"I haven't even asked yet!" Shen Ye glared at her, but the palace maid was only wearing undergarments, with most of her breasts exposed, so he had no choice but to shift his gaze slightly to the side before asking, "How do I get to Jiaolan Palace?"
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(I rewrote this chapter, including the second half of the previous chapter...)
(I'm not satisfied, I'm always not satisfied, my head is about to explode)
Chapter 436! Betrayed by All
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It must be said that the Tang Dynasty was truly extravagant back then. The imperial palace was so large and well-built that without a guide, one could probably wander around for a whole day without finding their way out.
Even after asking a palace maid for directions, the three of them still spent quite a bit of time finding the location of Jiaolan Palace.
Fearing that the Bad Commander might cause trouble, Shen Ye did not rush in. Instead, he hid on a rooftop with Lu Linxuan and Shangguan Yunque, using the light from the countless torches in front of Jiaolan Palace to check the situation there.
The square in front of Jiaolan Palace was filled with thousands of Xuanming Sect assassins, but not a single imperial guard could be seen.
Clearly, the Underworld Emperor Zhu Yougui has taken control of the palace, and today, he is likely to kill his father and ascend the throne.
"Brother Shen, look, it's my senior brother."
Lu Linxuan spotted Li Xingyun in handcuffs and shackles, locked in a prison van, and couldn't help but press his sword hilt, ready to draw it and rush over to save her.
"Wait a minute." Shen Ye pressed her hand down and shook his head slightly, saying, "Let's take another look."
He sensed that besides them and the Xuanming Sect members, there were other people hiding nearby.
Although she was worried about her senior brother, Shen Ye's position in Lu Linxuan's heart was obviously much higher than that of her senior brother. After pursing her lips, she loosened her grip on the sword hilt.
At this moment, a short figure with two horns on his head walked out of Jiaolan Palace. It was none other than Zhu Yougui, the Underworld Emperor, who had practiced the Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art and transformed himself into something neither human nor ghost.
However, despite his short stature and comical appearance, his aura was surprisingly powerful, and he was surrounded by a layer of eerie energy, with faint sounds of ghosts wailing and howling appearing in the distance.
Behind him, several more experts from the Xuanming Sect emerged, including the Black and White Impermanence, who had greatly improved their strength and reached the Lesser Heavenly Realm, and an elderly woman with a hunched back, Meng Po. Behind them, a masked man was holding the Longquan Sword.
After Zhu Yougui came out of Jiaolan Hall, he looked around and a cold smile appeared on his face. Then he walked a few steps forward with his hands behind his back and said to Li Xingyun in the prison cart, "Li Xingyun, how does it feel to be in a prison cart?"
"It's alright, but it's drafty everywhere, which makes me very dissatisfied." Even after being arrested, Li Xingyun remained optimistic, leaning casually against the prison cart fence and saying nonchalantly.
"Then don't worry, soon you won't have to worry about the draft anymore." A sharp glint flashed in Zhu Yougui's eyes, and then he shouted loudly: "Li Xingyun, the son of Emperor Zhaozong, a remnant of the previous dynasty, broke into Jiaolan Palace at night to assassinate my father and my second brother Zhu Youwen. He has now been captured by me and will be executed today."
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a deep voice resounded throughout the entire Jiao Lan Palace.
"My dear brother, how come I didn't know I was dead?"
As soon as the voice fell, a fiery red figure descended from the sky, crashing heavily into the center of the square in front of Jiaolan Palace like a cannonball. Violent true energy emanated from the figure and spread outwards, creating a large crater more than ten meters in diameter on the bluestone floor, stirring up clouds of dust.
"Zhu Youwen, it's you! How did you get out here..."
When the dust settled and everyone saw the newcomer, they were all stunned. Zhu Yougui was especially surprised. When he came out of the main hall, he had already sensed that there were people who did not belong to him lying in ambush all around, but he did not expect that Zhu Youwen would also come.