"Bang!"
The Emperor fell from his dragon throne, rolling several times to Zhu Ran's feet. Zhu Ran kicked him away, showing no mercy.
She conveyed her refusal through her actions.
The Emperor's hidden guards leaped out to protect him, pulling the already spitting blood Emperor back. They then engaged Zhu Ran's attack.
Zhu Ran was once a renowned Godly Venerable for her prowess in battle. Later, she severed her emotional ties and became a devil cultivator of the emotionless path. Even without spiritual power, her hand-to-hand combat skills were beyond ordinary people.
The hidden guards were all repelled by her. Her attacks were fierce; even if she didn't kill, she would cripple an opponent's martial arts, leaving the injured to howl on the ground.
The Emperor had spoken such shameless words and even contemplated shameless acts. The palace servants had been taken away by the complicit Empress, making it impossible to summon help at this moment.
Seeing that his hidden guards were no match for her, he planned to escape.
But Zhu Ran would give him no such opportunity.
She threw a long sword, which pierced directly into the door, dangling a few times before the Emperor's eyes, scaring him out of his wits.
Zhu Ran walked directly towards him, her expression cold as she looked at the terrified Emperor and the hidden guards struggling to get up.
"You can't kill me! I am the Emperor!"
The Emperor roared, backing away, clearly afraid of death.
"You can't kill me! I am Yan'er's father, you can't kill me!"
Zhu Ran sneered, "So afraid of death, yet are you not afraid of your soul scattering?"
The Emperor was slightly bewildered.
"Didn't that demonic monk tell you? I was the one who killed the Second Prince. He was tormented by ghosts and could find no peace, eventually begging for death."
The Emperor was so terrified he couldn't speak.
"How did Chong Yan's mother die?" Zhu Ran drew her long sword and pointed it at him. "If you tell me, I'll let you go. If you don't, or if you lie, I'll kill you, then burn your physical body, and let your soul scatter, making you vanish completely!"
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" The Emperor was so scared now that he didn't even dare to use "朕" anymore. Su Dan Novel Network.
He stammered, "It wasn't me who killed her, it was the Empress and her faction. They were jealous of her and killed her."
Zhu Ran immediately sliced across the Emperor's neck with her sword.
The Emperor clutched his neck and yelled, "Everything I said is true! Don't kill me!"
"I don't want to hear this nonsense. Without your permission, would they dare harm her?"
The Emperor had no choice but to change his tune, "It was me. She was too aloof and proud, and she often brought up matters of the Liang family from the past, which displeased me. So I allowed them to act against her and kill her."
Zhu Ran's sword advanced an inch further. "It was you indeed. You truly deserve to die."
The Emperor: "..."
He yelled in exasperation, "Then what do you want? I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have harmed her."
"Crack!"
The door beside them was split open and slammed heavily onto the ground.
Bai Li Chong Yan, clad in black brocade, stood at the entrance, his face a mixture of coldness and concern. He watched everything happening in the palace and felt a little relieved.
Zhu Ran exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you here?"
She looked at Song Yu behind Bai Li Chong Yan, her gaze filled with accusation.
Song Yu replied innocently, "My Lord said you gave me to him, so I am his person and should obey him."
She herself was confused about whom to obey.
The Master created her, so she should listen to the Master. The Master gave her to the Lord, so she should also listen to the Lord.
When the two conflicted, she should have listened to the Master and guarded the door, preventing anyone from entering or the Lord from leaving.
However, the Lord said: "Previously, the Master said she had already given you to me, and everything about you is decided by me."
She couldn't sort it out for a moment and was thus hoodwinked by Bai Li Chong Yan.
Zhu Ran knew that Song Yu's intelligence was nascent, and she didn't quite understand worldly affairs. Moreover, the deed was done, so she didn't dwell on it further.
While she didn't dwell on it, Bai Li Chong Yan certainly would.
He walked towards her, took the sword from her hand, and again faced the Emperor, "What did you do to her just now?"
The Emperor: "..."
While feeling wronged, his earlier fear vanished. He glared at Bai Li Chong Yan with feigned ferocity and raged, "I, I am the Emperor, your father, you, how dare you... Ah!"
The hidden guards struggled to get up, "Your Highness, no!"
Bai Li Chong Yan sternly questioned, "What did you do!"
The Emperor, constantly fearing for his life, trembled uncontrollably. He dared not tell the truth, only hoping someone would come to his rescue soon.
However, Zhu Ran stated it plainly, "He wanted me to enter the palace to accompany him."