Chapter 293: Actually Assassinated the Emperor

The Infant Void Emperor pulled out a bundle of signal‑flare‑like objects from his outer robe and quickly lit it.

"Hold your breath!" Mu Yuanzhi, sensing something wrong, immediately said.

Some covered their mouths and noses, some held their breath.

Before the monk could act, Jiu Qiansui flashed behind the Infant Void Emperor, one hand gripping his throat, the other kicking the lit tube away!

"You! You actually assassinated the emperor!" the Infant Void Emperor bellowed!

"Heh." Jiu Qiansui smiled without speaking.

The Infant Void Emperor curled his lip, the hand clutching the silver needle struck out swiftly, accurately, and fiercely!

Having long been prepared, Jiu Qiansui protected his throat with one hand and struck the Infant Void Emperor with full force using the other; this blow directly killed the parasite inside him!

The Infant Void Emperor clutched his chest and coughed up a large mouthful of blood, immediately breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Yao Cang, do you know what you're doing? If I suffer any mishap, do you think you can walk away unscathed?" the Infant Void Emperor sneered, "A puppet emperor is still an emperor; without me, what do you have to command others? In the end, you rely on my power to intimidate!"

He threatened.

Hearing this, Jiu Qiansui burst into loud laughter: "We have plenty of doctors here; a sudden illness is nothing to worry about."

A flicker of barely noticeable panic crossed the Infant Void Emperor's eyes; he wiped the blood from his mouth and said, "The people are Great Zhou's to govern—do you think we of Infant Void would let Great Zhou off? When the two nations go to war, it will be you who let the populace suffer!"

Jiu Qiansui nodded in agreement: "Exactly, then we can only let Your Majesty drown to death."

"What did you say?" the Infant Void Emperor exclaimed in disbelief, "Yao Cang, are you really planning to rebel?!"

"The emperor's illness has improved; overjoyed, he carelessly slipped and fell into the water… Didn't Your Majesty handle the palace maids who died in the Imperial Garden in the same way before?" Jiu Qiansui laughed, "I'm merely following your example."

The Infant Void Emperor's gaze swept over everyone present; they all looked at him coldly.

"My love, you wouldn't really be serious, would you?" Seeing the situation turn bad, the Infant Void Emperor again began to put on an act.

"Your Majesty, every word I say to you is sincere."

Hearing this, the Infant Void Emperor's pupils shrank; he truly began to feel afraid, and Jiu Qiansui still dragged him along.

"Where are you taking me?"

Jiu Qiansui didn't answer, just kept dragging him.

"Don't! Don't!"

"Someone come! Save the emperor!"

"Jiu Qiansui is rebelling!"

However, no matter how he shouted, no one came; besides them, there was nobody else here.

Thus the Infant Void Emperor was dragged by Jiu Qiansui and sank into the pond of the Imperial Garden!

He struggled to surface from the water, his cries for help cut off by the water; after repeating this several times, he gradually sank further……

Jiu Qiansui gazed at the slowly silent pond, a flicker of sorrow crossing his eyes, but it quickly sank into the depths, leaving no trace.

Mu Yuanzhi felt a bit uncertain: "Is it over?"

How could it be so simple?

She had expected a fierce struggle.

Monk: "A person with no martial prowess will easily be smashed to pieces."

He uttered "Amitabha" over the pond, counting it as a salvation.

Qilin: "Infuriating; we should expose his wicked deeds!"

Pei Di: "Impossible; this would affect the stability of Infant Void's realm, and this is the best outcome, also counting as avenging those departed souls."

Mu Yuanzhi: "I still don't understand—who killed the three guards in the mountain villa?"

She said this while looking at Jiu Qiansui.

"It was also our emperor… the former emperor killed him." Jiu Qiansui said, "He deliberately used my usual weapon to frame me."

"Why wasn't it like that at the beginning?" Mu Yuanzhi asked again.

"Because at first I didn't suspect him; later I grew doubtful, he noticed too, so I did this, wanting to watch the tigers fight from the mountain."

Mu Yuanzhi furrowed her brows, thought for a moment, seemed somewhat reasonable, then asked Qilin: "Can parasites rapidly increase one's martial power?"

"In theory, yes." Qilin said, "Unfortunately, he originally had no martial ability; the parasite was killed, leaving him no chance to resist."

Mu Yuanzhi looked again at the calm, waveless pond, sighing deeply.

It is the deranged who, because of these illusory, ethereal evil arts, have killed so many.

Mu Yuanzhi suddenly felt a bit dizzy; Qilin, seeing this, hurriedly supported her and took her pulse, "Senior sister, you're a bit weak; let's head back quickly."

"Okay."

The monk reminded: "The princess may still have residual effects of the dead vine water in her body; it's best to take several doses of medicine to regulate her."

"Thank you for the reminder, Master."

"Will it affect the baby?"

Mu Yuanzhi shook her head: "No, the dead vine water isn't poisonous."

Qilin reluctantly nodded.

Jiu Qiansui: "You go back; I'll handle the rest."

Pei Di: "Can you really get away unscathed?"

"How strange, the young master actually cares about me?" Jiu Qiansui teased.

"Don't call me young master; I no longer live here, nor am I your young master." Pei Di said.

"I'm used to it." Jiu Qiansui turned around, "You'd better head back quickly, or there'll be trouble."

Pei Di still wanted to say something, but in the end said nothing and followed Mu Yuanzhi and the others away.

Returning to the Accompanying Palace, hearing their words, Gu Rongjin's pupils contracted sharply; he grabbed Mu Yuanzhi's hand tightly: "You actually just went through such a life‑or‑death ordeal?!"

He actually wasn't by her side?!

Gu Rongjin found it hard to accept, like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.

"Nothing serious, don't worry," Mu Yuanzhi said, soothing Gu Rongjin.

Qilin: "I already said not to tell him such detailed matters."

"Sorry, I accidentally let it slip," the monk said.

Qilin gave a sideways glance: "I think you did it on purpose."

"I swear on heaven and earth."

"Di'er, are you okay? Anywhere uncomfortable?" Madame Pei hurried over to check on her son's condition.

"I'm fine, Mother Empress, I'm doing great, full of energy!" Pei Di spun around.

"So all the talk of metal, wood, water, fire, earth is just a smokescreen?" Qi Shihuai said.

"Exactly, the so-called sacrifice he wants can be anyone," Mu Yuanzhi said.

Qilin didn't understand: "Why pick you, Senior Sister, and Pei Di in the end? Isn't this opposing the Great Zhou?"

Monk said: "Only the last two matter—the princess and the crown prince's birth characters are both dragon and phoenix among people; in ancient sacrifices they make the best offerings."

Gu Rongjin gritted their teeth in hatred: "I regret not teaching him a lesson myself!"

"Anyway, the person is already dead," Mu Yuanzhi said. "Stop dwelling on regret."

"But I still have a question," Qi Shihuai said.

He glanced at them, then said: "Do you really think the Nine-thousand-years-old has no issues?"

Mu Yuanzhi pondered: "At least logically, he has no flaws."