Inside the underground palace, there was only the sound of Wanyan Lieâs sobs. Jing De had only seen such a Wanyan Lie twice.
The first time was after Yandang mountain. Li Qiu Shui had handed Wanyan Ming Yue over to Wanyan Lie. When he saw the pale Wanyan Ming Yue who didnât wake up, Wanyan Lie cried. The second time was now.
The emperor, who was unreachable in the eyes of the world, was now crying helplessly like a child. Jing Deâs eyes got wet. He turned his face away and wiped his tears with his sleeve.
Following Wanyan Lie for so many years, Jing De had seen too many things. Even Jing De himself was bit confused. He didnât know how to describe Wanyan Lie.
To say heâs a bad person, but heâs honest, upright and loved the citizens like his children. To say heâs a good person, but Yandang mountainâs two hundred thousand lives were destroyed by his hand. Even Jing De, whoâd followed Wanyan Lie for the longest, didnât know how to describe this emperor.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âEmperor, donât be too sad. If princess can hear you, she will certainly not wish you to be like this.â Jing De came to Wanyan Lieâs side. He took out a clean handkerchief and handed it over. âIf youâre like this, princess Ming Yue will also be sad.â
Jing Deâs words let tears accumulate in Wanyan Lieâs eyes. It was like a broken river had poured down.
âJing De, you donât understand, ah! Yue er1 hates me! So, she would rather sleep than to wake up! She hates me from the bottom of her heart...,â Wanyan Lie gently patted Wanyan Ming Yueâs hand. He shook his head and his lips shivered a bit.
âYue er, if I say that I know I am wrong, will you forgive me? Can you open your eyes and look at me once? Only once...,â Wanyan Lie raised his head. When he looked at Wanyan Ming Yueâs face, he was suddenly startled.
âYour majesty, whatâs the matter?â Seeing that Wanyan Lie had quieted down, Jing De also walked over. When he looked closer, he saw that the red bean hairpin on Wanyan Ming Yueâs hair had disappeared.
âHe came! He certainly mustâve come before!â Wanyan Lie jumped off the warm jade bed. He came to the front bedside. He carefully inspected once.
âThatâs right! Jing De, that person had come! He took the red bean hairpin. He also changed Yue erâs clothes!â
The last words were almost shouted by Wanyan Lie. Aside from combing Wanyan Ming Yueâs hair, he asked palace maids to change her clothes. Every time, the palace maid whoâd changed Wanyan Ming Yueâs clothes would be killed by him. So, no one ever saw Wanyan Ming Yue.
Now, the red bean hairpin in Wanyan Ming Yueâs hair was gone. The dress on her body had also been changed. How could Wanyan Lie not be shocked? How could he not be angry?!
The person, who he had never touched and was held in the palm of his hand like a baby, had been touched by another man. Wanyan Lie was so angry that his gritted teeth made sounds. He obviously had sent people over. The whole Long Autumn palace was defended like an iron wall by his people. Why did such a thing still happen? How did that person enter the underground palace? How was he able to do such a thing?!
âJing De, quickly go investigate! Who was it that touched princess Ming Yue?! Find that person!â
The last sentence was completely roared out by Wanyan Lie.
He had never thought that such a person will appear and disturb his dream of sixteen years. Wanyan Lie had an intuition. This person would certainly take Wanyan Ming Yue away, just like his dreams.
No! He couldnât let such a thing happen! He absolutely wonât allow such a person to appear again! Because of Feng Xie, his hands were already stained with blood. Although he didnât want to, but he also wouldnât mind his hands getting stained with blood again!
âYes! Yes!â When Jing De saw Wanyan Lie acting so out of control, he was about to leave, but after seeing something, his mouth dropped open.
âEmp...emperor...,â Jing Deâs expression was extremely strange. His finger pointed behind Wanyan Lie. Wanyan Lieâs gaze followed Jing Deâs finger. He discovered that Wanyan Ming Yue had sat up and looked directly at him.
âYue er...â
Wanyan Lie cried out from surprise. His expression wasnât much better than Jing Deâs. âYue er, is it really you?â
Not waiting for Wanyan Lie to understand, Wanyan Ming Yue smiled slightly. The smile was still there, but the person disappeared. In just a moment, she appeared in front of Wanyan Lie and hit his pressure point.
At the same time, Jing De felt pain in his back. His pressure point was also hit.
âYue er, Yue er, what do you want to do...,â Wanyan Lie was very shocked. After that, something more shocking occurred to him.
Dongfang Lan, Wanyan Kang, Feng Cang, Ming Yue Cheng, Jin Mo...many familiar and unfamiliar people appeared in front of him. What is going on? Wanyan Lie looked in disbelief at Wanyan Ming Yue.
âI disappointed you.â Wanyan Ming Yue right hand touched her face, tore down a transparent mask and revealed Murong Qi Qiâs face.
âItâs you...,â Wanyan Lieâs surprise turned into anger from being deceived. âWhere did you hide Yue er? Where is Yue er?â
âYou still have the face to mention Ming Yue?!â Dongfang Lan was so angry that her lips turned blue. Just now, they had been hiding in another secret lane. So, they had heard Wanyan Lieâs every word very clearly.
The truth had come out about what had happened sixteen years ago at Yandang mountain, but no one had ever thought that the secret was like this. It was actually Wanyan Lie, this countryâs emperor, whoâd sold the military intelligence to the enemyâs country. From this, heâd made two hundred thousand men of Bei Zhou die on the battlefield. Him being like this, how could he be worthy of Bei Zhouâs citizens?! How could he be worthy of the dynasty?!
âEmpress mother...â
âDonât call aijia2 empress mother!â Because of anger, the ruby in the phoenix mouth of Dongfang Lanâs phoenix crown trembled slightly. âAijia doesnât have a son like you! When your consort mother died and you were still a baby, it was aijia whoâd brought you up. I treated you like my own, but how did you repay aijia? You ruined Ming Yue! Ruined Feng Xie! Ruined so many people! Youâre not eligible to call aijia empress mother!â
Dongfang Lan was very furious. The son sheâd raised was actually a thankless wretch. Heâd actually did such a thing to her daughter, letting them be separated for sixteen years. All was thanks to this person in front of her.
Dongfang Lanâs words made a trace of guilt flash in Wanyan Lieâs eyes. Indeed, he had grown up under Dongfang Lanâs care. Dongfang Lan didnât treat him as an outsider. Instead, sheâd helped him when it was time to legalize a new emperor. All these good turns, he remembered them. It was just, he loved Wanyan Ming Yue. This matter of fact couldnât be changed.
âEmpress mother, where is Yue er?â At this time, Wanyan Lie was most concerned about Wanyan Ming Yueâs safety. After seeing Murong Qi Qi, Wanyan Lie understood that he had fallen into a net. Those whoâd cast the net were the people in front of him.
Since they cast a net and waited to catch him, then did this mean that Wanyan Ming Yue had already woken up? Since it was like this, what he wanted most now was to see Wanyan Ming Yue!
âShe left! She didnât want to see you!â
Dongfang Lanâs words were like a bolt from the blue and made Wanyan Lieâs brain make a âwengâ sound.
âIt couldnât be! Yue er wouldnât be like this!â Wanyan Lie shook his head. He didnât dare and also didnât want to believe Dongfang Lanâs words. The words heâd said for so many days at Wanyan Ming Yueâs ears, Wanyan Lie didnât believe that Wanyan Ming Yue hadnât heard them. If she understood his heart, she would certainly take pity on his difficulties and certainly wouldnât heartlessly leave him like this.
âEmpress mother, you are lying to me, isnât it? Yue er is just angry and temporarily refused to see me, right?â
Wanyan Lieâs expression was very pitiful, making people couldnât bear to hurt him. However, his expression turned into disgust in Dongfang Lanâs eyes. âDonât call aijiaâs Ming Yue. She will never see you again! Never will!â
Dongfang Lanâs anger got to her brain. She was emotionally agitated. Her body also shook.
âImperial grandmother!â Wanyan Kang quickly supported Dongfang Lan. He helped her sit. âImperial grandmother, donât get angry.â
Wanyan Kangâs mood was very complicated. Yesterday, Murong Qi Qi had called him to Long Autumn palace and took him to the underground palace. She also told him about Wanyan Lieâs things.
When he saw this underground palace, Wanyan Kangâs eyes almost fell out. He never knew that there was such an underground palace in Long Autumn palace. However, even if there was an underground palace, Wanyan Kang didnât believe Murong Qi Qi. He felt that she made up lies to deceive him.
Wanyan Ming Yue had already passed away sixteen years ago. How could she have been hidden in the underground palace by emperor father?! And great general Feng Xie, in the past, he (WK) went to Fengyu villa and also offered sacrifice for Feng Xie, how did Feng Xie come back to life?
Wanyan Kang didnât believe it. Murong Qi Qi also didnât force him. Instead, she invited him to come see such a play today. Wanyan Kang didnât reject Murong Qi Qiâs invitation. He knew his emperor father. Wanyan Lie wouldnât violate proper human relationships.
Although Wanyan Kang absolutely believed in Wanyan Lie, but he did hear Wanyan Lieâs words very clearly just now in the underground palace. Wanyan Lie himself admitted his abnormal love towards Wanyan Ming Yue, making Wanyan Kang unable to react for some time. How could it be like this? Why was Wanyan Lie such a person and would do such a thing?
Immediately, the image of Wanyan Lie in Wanyan Kangâs heart collapsed. That emperor father whom heâd admired for a long time, now no longer existed.
Wanyan Kang didnât want to go look at Wanyan Lie, because itâs still emotionally difficult for him to accept the matter of just now. Why was it like this? Why did Wanyan Lie hide it so deep?
Wanyan Kang wasnât a fool. He knew that this thing really happened. Murong Qi Qi didnât lie to him. At this point, his mood was very complicated. The real side of the idol he always worshipped was actually like this. As a son, Wanyan Kang could really not accept it!
âI found it!â At this moment, the silent Ming Yue Cheng took out a green bamboo whistle from Wanyan Lieâs clothes. âThis is it!â
âGreat!â Murong Qi Qiâs eyes lit up. This whistle was presumably the whistle which Ming Yue Cheng said could control the mother gu. âPlease, itâs up to you now!â
When Wanyan Lie saw this, he suddenly came to the realization. It seemed that theyâve long suspected him. They just camouflaged it well on the surface. âYou already knew?â Wanyan Lie didnât go look at Ming Yue Cheng and also didnât bother with Feng Cang. Instead, he looked at Murong Qi Qi.
âThis, we should thank Ming Yue Cheng. If it wasnât for him, we wouldnât have known that the mother gu was in you.â
Murong Qi Qiâs answer made Wanyan Kang who was keeping Dongfang Lan company at a side, raise his head suddenly. He understood the thing called gu. Before, Ming Yue Cheng specifically told him about the use of gu of Nan Fengâs Qiang tribe. Now, hearing Wanyan Lie and Murong Qi Qiâs dialogue, Wanyan Kang just understood that the things Ming Yue Cheng talked about before had a profound meaning.
âWho got infected with the gu?â
Murong Qi Qi didnât answer Wanyan Kang. Instead, she looked at Feng Cang.
âCousin brother, you got infected with the gu? Who did it?â When he asked this, Wanyan Kang already saw the answer from Feng Cangâs face.
It was Wanyan Lie again? It was his good emperor father again? Wanyan Kang shook his head. He couldnât believe it, but the facts were placed in front of him, making him unable not to believe these.
âAh Kang, I will explain a lot of things to you later. Now, we need to get rid of the gu poison for Feng Cang!â Ming Yue Cheng brought the whistle to his mouth. He began to play gently.
Originally, it was just an ordinary bamboo whistle, but on Ming Yue Chengâs mouth, it was able to produce a crisp melody.
That tune had an exotic flavour. With careful thought, one could guess that this must be Qiangâs tribe unique set of music for the gu. It was specifically to tame the gu that this song was compiled.
1. Er: term of endearment
2. Aijia: I, used by an empress dowager