Chapter 497: Pain Beyond Life

Seeing the expression on Qin Zhangfeng's face, Liu Zheng felt that something was wrong.

As the Great General of the Liangzhou Army, there were very few things that could make Qin Zhangfeng so flustered now.

"Young Master, the Madam and General Xie have both been assassinated at the same time..."

"What did you say?"

Liu Zheng was shocked, his face instantly drained of color, and he gritted his teeth: "Are they... still alive?"

Qin Zhangfeng said: "Both have fallen into a coma and have not yet woken up... but the letter says they are hanging by a thread..."

Everyone was struck with terror.

Liu Zheng felt dizzy, barely able to stand; to him, this news was like a bolt from the blue!

Assassination!

They haven't woken up yet?

Since arriving in this world, this was the first time Liu Zheng felt such heartache. To him, his father and mother were his closest kin, and he also had feelings for Xie Chan. His dearest and most beloved people had actually been assassinated?

Go back!

He had to go back immediately!

The situation allowed for no further explanation, so he asked while walking: "How long has it been, and do you know who did it?"

"It seems to be an assassin named Shi Ke, the number one assassin of Longyan..."

Qin Zhangfeng said.

Liu Zheng said angrily: "No matter who it is, offer a bounty, pay however much it takes, I must have him captured!"

"Young Master..."

Qin Zhangfeng wanted to say something.

"Immediately, go find the Glider, now!"

Liu Zheng shouted angrily.

Qin Zhangfeng and the others wanted to persuade him, but they couldn't stop him.

A Glider?

Could it be that the Young Master intends to use the Glider all the way back to Liangzhou?

Heavens!

Not to mention the distance of over two thousand li, the journey itself would be incredibly dangerous, and just finding the direction alone would be difficult!

"Young Master..."

Liu Zheng did not want to wait a single moment, saying coldly: "Stop the nonsense, prepare it for me—the Glider and a Compass!"

"Yes!"

The entire Academy also received this news at the first possible moment.

What?

Something happened at Prefectural Governor Liu's home?

Jie Yu, Mo Chen, Wang Chao, and Situ Kong all came to see him off.

Situ Kong even took out a few medicines and handed them to Liu Zheng: "Prefectural Governor Liu, these are some miraculous antidotes from the Academy. I don't know if they will be of any help, but..."

Liu Zheng took them and nodded: "Thank you, Master Situ, thank you everyone. There is an emergency at home, and I must leave first! Please leave the affairs at the Academy to Qin Dage for now!"

He bowed deeply, and by this time, the Glider was already prepared.

He couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He had invented this thing himself, but he had never tried it... This was the first time. In the later generations, this wingsuit flying was something only the super-rich played with.

Fly back?

Fly back...

With a loud shout, Liu Zheng started running, and then the Glider began to ascend.

Under the gaze of everyone, his figure slowly grew smaller in the sky.

"This, this, this is truly too miraculous..."

Mo Chen's eyes shone brightly as he watched.

The others were also lost in thought.

Assassination!

The Prefectural Governor and General Xie had both been assassinated at the same time!

After the number one assassin of Longyan, Shi Ke, carried out two assassination attempts, both women were injured. Just at that moment, Jiang Xuan had already arrived with a large force of the Liangzhou Army, and only then did Shi Ke abandon the idea of delivering a finishing blow and escaped the scene with his assassins.

Yes.

They actually managed to escape!

That day, the Liangzhou Prefectural Governor Liu Dahao was furious and immediately issued an order to seal Liangzhou, conduct strict investigations, and from the moment the order was given, no one was allowed to leave the territory of Liangzhou!

On the same day.

Over two hundred thousand Liangzhou Army soldiers, along with the bailiffs of the Supervision Department, moved at the news, beginning to set up defenses and strictly guarding every checkpoint, port, and bridgehead.

All the famous doctors in Liangzhou were also rushing to Liangzhou Prefecture!

The entire Liangzhou entered a state of high tension.

Upon learning that the Madam was seriously injured, Qingyang Shuo, who rarely left Yintan City, disregarded the fatigue of the journey, boarded a Horse Carriage, and headed straight for Liangzhou Prefecture. Qingyang Shuo was himself a skilled doctor.

The world was shocked!

"Hahahaha!"

At this moment, the Third Prince Xie Ling, who was already in Pingzhou, laughed arrogantly: "Are you certain they will definitely die?"

Shi Ke nodded at the man in black kneeling on the ground: "Your Highness, rest assured, the Dagger is coated with Bone-Eroding Poison; they will certainly not escape this time!"

"Good!"

Xie Ling slapped his thigh hard, stood up, and said excitedly: "Xie Chan, Xie Chan, hmm... I suppose she counts as a younger sister I've never met? Oh, little sister, little sister, did you never think that before you even reached Jinghua, you would die in Longyan?"

"You, oh you, wouldn't it have been better to just enjoy your life in the Western Regions?"

"Why did you have to come back and participate in this Longyan Bitter Remonstrance?"

"Hmm?"

Having eliminated Xie Chan, he felt incomparably gratified at this moment.

Next, it would be Prefect Liu...

Prefect Liu!

If he could also take down Prefect Liu, then his succession to the throne would be smooth sailing.

Prince Lu stood to the side, cold sweat pouring down: "It's just that, Your Highness, if the Emperor finds out about this..."

Xie Ling gave a cold laugh: "The Emperor?"

"He knows?"

"How would he know?"

"Who would know that it was us? Hahahaha!"

At this moment, the incomparably arrogant Xie Ling had no idea that this time, he had truly stirred up a hornet's nest.

"Pfft..."

Jinghua Imperial Palace.

Xie Tianyao was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of black blood, his face pale, and he flew into a rage: "What did you say? Say it to me again!"

He stared fixedly at Grand Eunuch Zhou on the ground.

Grand Eunuch Zhou said in a panic: "Emperor, this old servant was still on the road when I received the news, and I rushed back as fast as I could... The Princess, Her Highness the Princess, she..."

"Who did it? Tell me, who did it!"

Xie Tianyao stood up like a madman and smashed the table and chessboard in front of him onto the ground, his face ferocious: "Whoever did this, I will make him suffer a death worse than life! A death worse than life!"

That was Xie Chan!

That was his own daughter!

That was the daughter of him and Zhai Qing'er!

To think that he hadn't even met her once, and she had already been assassinated?

If it were the Xie Tianyao of his youth, who was bent on seizing power and the throne, he might not have cared about a Princess... but now, he was old, he was nearing the end of his life, and he was like a withered tree that would never bloom again! When people grow old, they begin to yearn for things they never yearned for before, such as love, and the family affection passed down through love...

"Emperor, we are still investigating..."

"Immediately, send the imperial physicians at once, save her, bring her back to life for me! There will be heavy rewards, heavy rewards!"

Grand Eunuch Zhou trembled all over: "Emperor, do you mean... the identity of Her Highness the Princess..."

"Nonsense!"

Xie Tianyao kicked out at him and said fiercely: "At a time like this, do we still need to hide her identity? Announce it to the world, announce it to the world for me!"

"Yes..."

Grand Eunuch Zhou replied tremblingly.

Suddenly, his back felt a chill.

At this time, to announce it to the world...

This matter seemed to have some profound implications.

The situation was about to become even more complicated.

【Author's Note】

Chapters 493 and 494 updated yesterday have been revised.