Chapter 471

This sudden scene frightened the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids.

Gao Yang's status in Da Qian was known throughout the palace.

If Gao Yang were really killed by Shangguan Wan's sword, then given Wu Zhao's fury, Shangguan Wan might not necessarily die, but everyone else present would!

"Minister Shangguan, please calm down!"

"Minister Shangguan, you mustn't!"

A group of palace maids and eunuchs stepped forward to persuade her, and a small eunuch ran frantically toward the Imperial Study.

Inside the Imperial Study.

Wu Zhao stared at the stubborn Chen Feng, her back teeth aching with anger.

But she really couldn't kill Chen Feng; otherwise, not only would she become a tyrant, but most importantly, Chen Feng would be satisfied.

For a moment, the monarch and subject stared at each other, the atmosphere tense.

The entire hall was filled with a murderous aura!

But at this moment, a panicked voice suddenly rang out.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened."

The small eunuch knelt on the ground, trembling so much he couldn't speak.

Wu Zhao frowned, "What is it that makes you so panicked?"

"Didn't I tell you that even if the sky falls, you must face it calmly?"

Wu Zhao looked at the small eunuch and scolded him.

"Minister Shangguan... Minister Shangguan... has drawn her sword to kill Minister Gao!"

"Your Majesty, please go and stop her; if you're late, it will be too late!"

The small eunuch said with difficulty.

Almost instantly, Wu Zhao's face changed drastically.

"No!"

She rushed out of the hall, her face extremely ugly.

"..."

Meanwhile.

Gao Yang felt the cold blade at his neck and was also suddenly shocked; he hadn't expected Shangguan Wan's emotions to be so intense.

If this went wrong, his life might be left here today.

Gao Yang's brain began to spin rapidly, seeking a solution.

Shangguan Wan was loyal to Wu Zhao and knew his importance, but she still didn't hesitate to draw her sword; this could only mean one thing: Shangguan Wan really liked him.

That was why she felt betrayed and made such an impulsive move.

"Everyone back off; I will take responsibility to Your Majesty later!"

Shangguan Wan's cold voice rang out, driving away the anxious palace maids.

She looked at Gao Yang with her beautiful eyes; she knew Gao Yang carried sleeve arrows coated with deadly poison, and Gao Yang's importance to Da Qian and Wu Zhao was self-evident.

She couldn't kill Gao Yang.

But she couldn't ignore the matter between Gao Yang and Chu Qingluan; even thinking about how she had clumsily learned to cook from the chef in her residence last night, accidentally cutting her finger, made her heart ache.

While she was full of joy thinking about Gao Yang, what was Gao Yang doing?

Especially Gao Yang's current attitude made her heart cold!

She even had a feeling that dying by Gao Yang's hand would be a relief.

"Minister Gao, if you can't give me a reasonable explanation, I will kill you with one sword!"

Shangguan Wan said excitedly. A vicious strategist prioritizes his own survival; this was endangering Gao Yang's life, so he would surely act, right?

Gao Yang looked at Shangguan Wan, who was close at hand; he could clearly see her flawless face, red eyes, and the anger in her gaze.

He smiled freely, "I deserve to die, and you should kill me."

Shangguan Wan gritted her teeth, somewhat surprised by Gao Yang's answer, "Why?"

Gao Yang looked directly into Shangguan Wan's eyes and smiled miserably: "Because you are a close minister to Your Majesty, and I am a high-ranking court official. Our identities are sensitive, destined not to be together; we are like two parallel lines that will never intersect, only able to look at each other from afar!"

"Furthermore, I burned the rattan-armored soldiers, used bacteria to kill enemies, and created weapons like gunpowder; I have so much blood on my hands. Since ancient times, how many vicious strategists have had a good ending?"

"Not to mention, there are countless people who want to kill me!"

"I cannot implicate you!"

Shangguan Wan's expression shook, but she still said, "Gao Yang, do you think I will believe your ghost stories? Stop pretending. I want to kill you now; don't you have sleeve arrows? Why don't you kill me?"

Gao Yang raised his hand, his sleeve aimed at Shangguan Wan.

"Thanks to Your Majesty's favor, I am indeed allowed to carry sleeve arrows."

Shangguan Wan closed her eyes immediately, though the hand holding the sword was trembling.

But the unexpected sleeve arrow and sharp pain did not come.

Instead, a crisp sound of something hitting the ground reached her ears.

Shangguan Wan looked down and saw a shattered sleeve arrow device on the ground.

She was shocked.

Why didn't Gao Yang kill her?

Wasn't he afraid of death?

Gao Yang looked at Shangguan Wan and sighed, "Don't be silly; if you are hurt, my heart aches."

"No matter how much of a scoundrel I am, I could never lay a hand on you."

As these words were spoken, the expression on Shangguan Wan's face changed suddenly.

She looked at Gao Yang in disbelief, a monstrous wave surging in her heart!

Gao Yang looked up at the sky, a few tears sliding down his cheeks: "Clearly two people who love each other, yet we can only look from afar, untouchable; there is nothing more painful in this world."

"Sigh!"

"But if heaven could give me another chance, I would want to return to the day I first met that girl and we shared a carriage; I would never tell that girl to 'look at her legs', but would say three words to her—I love you!"

"If I had to put a time limit on this love, I hope it is... ten thousand years!"

Hum!

Clatter!

Shangguan Wan's mind buzzed, and the sword in her hand fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

Looking at Gao Yang before her, she could no longer control her emotions.

She suddenly threw herself into Gao Yang's arms, hugging him tightly, as if she were holding the most precious thing in the world, unwilling to let go.

"As you said, but even if they are two parallel lines that never intersect, as long as one side changes just a little, deviating from their existing path, they can meet and intersect."

"I am willing." ===== CHAPTER 473 =====