Chapter 490

In an instant, Zhang Rang’s brain began to spin rapidly.

Previously, Zhang Rang had staked his entire life and fortune on Grand General He Jin, but no one could have expected He Jin to be so short-lived, actually falling when he went to the Heavenly Demon Palace last time.

This caused all of Zhang Rang’s preparations to go down the drain.

Thinking of this, Zhang Rang couldn't help but curse the useless He Jin under his breath.

If he wanted to survive, he had to have an extremely powerful warlord protect him; only then could he, Zhang Rang, live out the rest of his life smoothly after Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, died.

Just as Zhang Rang was cursing He Jin in his heart, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in Zhang Rang’s eyes.

"Empress He, Empress He must have a way!"

Zhang Rang suddenly thought in his heart.

"Father Rang, quickly think of some ways for me!!!"

"I really don't want to die!!! I don't want to leave this world!!!"

"Even if it means exchanging the entire Great Han, as long as I can live, I am willing."

Liu Hong said loudly to Zhang Rang.

Hearing Liu Hong’s words, a look of cunning appeared in Zhang Rang’s eyes.

"Your Majesty, if you want to extend your life again now, ordinary martial arts experts will definitely be useless."

"Only a Heavenly Dao reward can save Your Majesty!"

"And as for a Heavenly Dao reward, doesn't our Great Han have one right in front of us, ready-made?"

Zhang Rang’s voice carried a full sense of temptation as he murmured to Liu Hong.

Hearing Zhang Rang’s words, Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, and he asked Zhang Rang directly:

"How could a Heavenly Dao reward be that easy to obtain???"

"Wait, Heavenly Dao reward... are you talking about the Empress?"

Thinking of this, a glimmer of heat appeared in Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong’s eyes.

"That’s right, Empress He currently has a Heavenly Dao reward in her hands!"

"But, why would she be willing to give it to me?"

Subsequently, a trace of worry appeared in Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong’s eyes.

"That’s right, Empress He currently has a Heavenly Dao reward in her hands!"

"But, why would she be willing to give it to me?"

Subsequently, a trace of worry appeared in Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong’s eyes.

As if seeing Liu Hong’s worry, Zhang Rang hurriedly said to Liu Hong:

"Your Majesty need not worry so much; I thought Empress He not seeing Your Majesty before was just out of spite."

"Empress He is a woman after all, and now her own brother, Grand General He Jin, has already died outside the Heavenly Demon Palace."

"As a woman, Empress He must be very lacking in family affection and love right now; if Your Majesty goes to see Empress He at this time."

"And tells Empress He about the current situation of the Great Han."

"Perhaps Empress He’s heart will soften and she will give the Heavenly Dao reward to Your Majesty."

After hearing Zhang Rang’s words, the eyes of Liu Hong, which had been very conflicted, became bright.

Subsequently, Liu Hong said very solemnly to Zhang Rang:

"Father Rang, you are my lucky star!"

Afterward, he strode toward the bedchamber where Empress He was located.

After Liu Hong left, the look in Zhang Rang’s eyes as he watched Liu Hong’s back gradually became cold.

Subsequently, Zhang Rang spat in the direction Liu Hong had walked and then looked at his own mangled hands.

At this moment, Zhang Rang’s hands no longer brought him any pain; these hands had no feeling left, and Zhang Rang could no longer control them.

"Liu Hong, if it weren't for you injuring my hands and causing me to become a cripple!"

"Once I find a backer, let’s see how I finish you off!"

Zhang Rang couldn't help but curse in his heart; now, as he looked at Liu Hong’s back gradually disappearing from his sight, his eyes were extremely vicious.

Subsequently, Zhang Rang left Liu Hong’s bedchamber at high speed; he had to find a royal physician to treat his hands.

If they could be healed, no one wanted to be a useless person.

On the other side, Liu Hong had already successfully walked to the outside of Empress He’s bedchamber.

Looking at this transparent barrier outside the bedchamber, Liu Hong felt a mix of emotions in his heart.

All the unpleasantness between him and Empress He had been caused by the appearance of this barrier.

"If it weren't for this damn barrier, I definitely wouldn't have ended up in this state with the He family!"

Liu Hong gritted his teeth and said softly.

Subsequently, Liu Hong stepped back slightly, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly toward the inside of the bedchamber:

"Empress, can you come out for a meeting? I have something I want to find you for."

Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, believed that he had already lowered his posture, and Empress He should give him this face.

After all, he, Liu Hong, was still the absolute ruler of the Great Han!

But after Liu Hong finished speaking, there was no response from within the bedchamber.

And Liu Hong waited patiently outside the bedchamber; after all, the key to his life extension this time was Empress He and the Fuxi Zither in Empress He’s hands.

Unless it was an unavoidable situation, Liu Hong did not want to cause any unpleasantness with Empress He this time.

At this moment, inside Empress He’s bedchamber.

In fact, Empress He had already sensed it the moment Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, arrived outside her bedchamber.

It was just that Empress He did not want to see Liu Hong right now.

Her mood was not particularly good at the moment.

Although Empress He had said before that she had severed all ties with He Jin and felt that there was no longer any affection between them.

But in the end, He Jin was still Empress He’s biological brother; now that Empress He had heard that He Jin had died outside the Heavenly Demon Palace, it would be a lie if she said she wasn't sad.

"If you had treated me sincerely instead of tying everything to interests, how good that would have been."

Empress He murmured in her heart.

In her mind, the childhood memories of her and He Jin together became scenes that constantly echoed in Empress He’s mind.

"If you hadn't only cared about the interests in your own heart and let me down time and time again, how could I have had the heart to sever our sibling relationship."

Empress He felt a bit sad at this moment, and a crystal-clear tear flowed from the corner of her eye uncontrollably.

Just as Empress He was still reminiscing about the bits and pieces of her childhood, Liu Hong’s voice suddenly pierced through the layers of the barrier and reached the location where Empress He was.

"Empress, I beg you!!! Come out and see me!"

"I know I was too much before; it was my fault!!!"

"I am here to apologize and admit my mistakes to you!!!"

"Now the Great Han has reached a moment of life and death; come out and help me!"

"I really don't want to die; as long as you give the Heavenly Dao reward to me, save me!"

"As long as you are willing to give the Heavenly Dao reward to me, it doesn't matter if I give you the entire Great Han empire!"

Liu Hong had waited outside for too long and finally couldn't help but continue to shout loudly toward Empress He’s bedchamber.

His words changed from admitting his mistakes at the beginning to wanting to use the general situation to pressure Empress He into handing over the Heavenly Dao reward.

Finally, it turned into his own personal interest, and he spoke the most truthful thoughts in his heart.