Chapter 111

Since people are so persistent, I certainly can't let him return disappointed!

After all, there is a bigger tragedy waiting for Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji!

"Bang!"

Just then, the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou walked in, her face deathly pale and her expression listless.

Li Li Xueyan and Princess Changle followed closely behind, their faces full of tension.

It’s over!

Qin Mu’s temper was extremely similar to the Empress’s.

No one could predict what would happen next.

If a conflict were to break out between the two of them...

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What would they do then?

"You may leave first."

Qin Mu cast a profound look at Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou and had Yu Yu Huatian leave the private room first.

The door closed once again.

Only four people remained in the room: Qin Mu, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou, Li Li Xueyan, and Princess Changle.

The surroundings were deathly quiet.

One could hear the sound of everyone’s breathing clearly.

"Empress, is there something you need?"

Qin Mu was the first to speak.

"Something I need?"

"Qin Mu, do you not even have the slightest intention of offering me an explanation?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou gave a bitter smile, her eyes filled with endless sorrow.

She was not grieving for the death of Empress Zhangsun Chong.

For such a long time.

It turned out that this child never had a place for me in his heart.

Even though I treated him Wu Li Ke my own flesh and blood...

Of course.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou knew it very well in her heart.

Everything she had done was of her own volition.

Qin Mu had never forced her to care for him.

He had even left the choice of staying or leaving entirely up to her.

But human hearts are made of flesh.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou truly could not control the sadness in her heart.

"Empress Zhangsun Chong violated the Qin Law and attempted to assassinate the Sovereign of Great Qin; he deserved to be executed. As the Empress is a woman of great understanding, I assume you want me to explain why I didn't kill Empress Zhangsun Chong sooner, is that it?"

Qin Mu said with calm composure.

"You!"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou was so angry that her pretty face turned crimson, her chest heaving violently.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"

Before she could finish her sentence, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou broke into a fit of coughing, more violent than any she had experienced before.

"Mother, what’s wrong?"

Li Li Xueyan and Princess Changle hurriedly patted Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou’s back.

Qin Mu’s eyes shifted slightly, a strange glint flashing through them, though it vanished in an instant.

"Huff, huff..."

"Mother is fine." Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou gasped for air, looked back at Qin Mu, and said, "I intend to visit my brother. Qin Mu, that is allowed, isn't it?"

"Empress, please feel free."

Qin Mu nodded without hesitation.

He had always been this way.

Everyone was free to come and go.

"None of you follow me."

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou said nothing more, bit her lip, stood up with difficulty, and walked toward the door.

Just as she reached the doorway.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou could no longer suppress the pain. With a "wah," a large mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out. She hurriedly looked left and right, and seeing no one around, she quickly wiped away the bloodstains and hurried away from the inn.

Less than ten miles east of Jiannan Dao.

In a remote border town.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou arrived in a rush.

Before long.

She found a residence, paused at the door for a moment, and then gathered her courage to walk inside.

This was Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji’s temporary lodging.

In the courtyard.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji sat on the ground, listless, holding a blood-stained garment in his hands.

This was the clothing Empress Zhangsun Chong had been wearing when he died.

"Brother..."

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou walked slowly behind Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji and called out softly.

Hearing his sister’s voice, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji’s body trembled, but he did not turn back.

"Brother, give up! Do not go against Qin Mu anymore; you cannot defeat him." Seeing that Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji had no reaction, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou began to speak to herself.

She truly wanted Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji not to be foolish.

For such a long time.

Who among those who opposed Qin Mu had a good ending?

The Emperor, the Empress Zhangsun family, the entire Great Tang, and even the sovereigns of the Turks, Tuyuhun, and Tubo.

Were they not all formidable heroes who looked down upon the world?

Yet what was their outcome?

Were they not either dead or imprisoned?

Those lucky enough were merely lingering on in cages.

Those not so lucky, Wu Li Ke Fuyun and Empress Zhangsun Chong, might not even have a complete corpse left.

If this continued, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou feared it would truly lead to a river of blood.

"Give up?"

"Hehehe!"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji laughed grimly.

How laughable!

"Do you think that if I give up, Qin Mu will not wipe us out completely?"

"Sister, you have been by his side for so long; do you still not understand the kind of person he is?"

"He is the most ruthless and cold-blooded person in this world! Once you offend him, there is no second path to survival other than death!"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji shook his head and said.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but after a long while, she found nothing to say.

That’s right!

Could anyone who offended Qin Mu still live?

Given his personality, even if Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji were to kneel before him right now and kowtow one hundred times, he would remain completely unmoved.

That was simply the nature of this child!