Chapter 114

Putting aside how regretful Li Li Lianhua felt, at this moment, everyone who had come to watch the battle was in complete chaos!

The duel at the Forbidden City had been the hottest topic in the Jiang Hu recently, yet now, it turned out Ye Ye Gucheng was a fake?

Then where had Ye Ye Gucheng gone?

More importantly, this duel at the Forbidden City was initiated by Ye Ye Gucheng himself, yet he hadn't even shown up?

A conspiracy!

Even the most dull-witted person could feel that a deep conspiracy was hidden behind this matter!

At this moment, the forces prepared within the Imperial Palace moved into action rapidly!

The Imperial Guards surrounded all the Jiang Hu guests watching the battle, preventing them from taking advantage of the chaos!

Then, the Great Hero Guo of the Six Fan Gate led experts to rush toward the location of the Emperor.

After all, once an incident occurred, the first priority was naturally to protect the safety of the Emperor!

……

Lu Xie Xiaofeng reacted the fastest; upon learning that Ye Ye Gucheng was a fake, he rushed toward the Emperor's location immediately.

He discovered that the real Ye Ye Gucheng was indeed there, and had already made a move against the Emperor!

Regardless of whether he could withstand Ye Ye Gucheng's sword, Lu Xie Xiaofeng had no choice at this moment but to unleash his Spirit Rhino Finger, hoping to stop him!

However, while Lu Xie Xiaofeng's movements were fast, someone else's were even faster!

Before his eyes could even register the blur, a figure had already blocked Ye Ye Gucheng's path and struck out with a palm!

Ye Ye Gucheng's sword shattered into pieces, and the palm, its momentum undiminished, landed on Ye Ye Gucheng's chest, sending him flying away!

"Hiss..." Seeing the dignified Ye Ye Gucheng defeated in a single move, Lu Xie Xiaofeng gasped in shock!

Looking again at the figure who had moved like a ghost, it was actually a thin, gaunt old Eunuch who looked remarkably spirited!

"With me here, don't even think about harming a single hair on His Majesty's head!" The old Eunuch pinched his fingers into an orchid gesture; though his tone was calm, his words were incredibly domineering!

"Who, who are you? To think such an expert was hidden by the Emperor's side!"

Severely injured and vomiting blood, Ye Ye Gucheng looked at the old Eunuch who had jumped out in disbelief!

"Who am I? I don't even remember who I am anymore. Perhaps, some call me the Sunflower Ancestor?" Pinching his orchid gesture and pondering for a moment, the old Eunuch replied!

"As expected, haha. Assassinating the Emperor is not such an easy task. I just didn't expect that such a Grandmaster-level expert was hidden by the Emperor's side, protecting him in secret!" Ye Ye Gucheng said with a bitter smile!

It was over!

With the Sunflower Ancestor jumping out and severely injuring Ye Ye Gucheng with a single palm, this play of assassinating the Emperor and attempting to usurp the throne came to an end!

The Emperor ordered Ye Ye Gucheng to be captured.

However, Ye Ye Gucheng took the initiative to commit suicide, not giving the Emperor a chance to torture him!

Although the Sunflower Ancestor nearby possessed peerless Wu Gong, it was not easy for him to stop Ye Ye Gucheng from killing himself!

When Ye Ye Gucheng's corpse was finally carried out, the truth about his diversionary tactics and secret assassination attempt on the Emperor was naturally exposed, which shocked everyone once again!

Who could have imagined that while Ye Ye Gucheng was ostensibly dueling Ximen Ximen Chuixue at the Forbidden City, he was actually running off to assassinate the Emperor in secret!

The duel at the Forbidden City, which had been the hottest topic in the Great Ming Jiang Hu, ended in such an anticlimactic fashion!

"So that's it? Is it really a comprehensive Wu Xia world? The plot still has some changes, after all!"

Watching Ye Ye Gucheng's corpse being tossed out, Li Li Lianhua didn't feel surprised!

After all, Ye Ye Gucheng had failed in the original story as well!

It was just that in the original story, Ye Ye Gucheng could at least have a hearty battle with Ximen Ximen Chuixue before dying!

But in this comprehensive Wu Xia world's Imperial Palace, Ye Ye Gucheng was killed right inside the palace!

So, were there peerless experts hidden in this Imperial Palace capable of slaying Ye Ye Gucheng?

"Li Li Lianhua!"

The excitement here was over, and Li Li Lianhua and Wen Hua prepared to leave the Imperial Palace along with the other spectators!

However, at this very moment, a familiar shout rang out!

Hearing the voice, Li Li Lianhua paused his steps!

He saw Lu Xie Xiaofeng running over, panting for breath!

Without waiting for Li Li Lianhua to speak, Lu Xie Xiaofeng said: "His Majesty requests your presence. Come with me to see the Emperor!"

“Huh? His Majesty is looking for me?” Li Li Lianhua was stunned upon hearing Lu Xie Xiaofeng’s words.

What could Zhu Zhu Houzhao possibly want with him at this hour?

However, after a moment of thought, Li Li Lianhua had no intention of refusing. Instead, he spoke to Wen Hua, indicating the location of the Lotus Building: “You go ahead and wait for me at the Lotus Building!”

“Understood, Divine Physician Li!” Upon hearing this, Wen Hua nodded, then immediately left the imperial palace with Yan Shisan, heading in the direction of the Lotus Building.

Before long, Li Li Lianhua followed Lu Xie Xiaofeng into the presence of Emperor Zhu Zhu Houzhao.

This was a side hall. Despite the recent assassination attempt by Ye Ye Gucheng, there was no one here guarding the place.

There was only the Emperor and an old, thin-looking eunuch.

Seeing this old eunuch, Li Li Lianhua thought of Ye Ye Gucheng’s corpse from earlier; it seemed Ye Ye Gucheng had died at the hands of this old eunuch.

Therefore, having his protection alone was worth more than a thousand troops and horses!

“Commoner Li Li Lianhua pays his respects to Your Majesty!”

Whatever thoughts were in his mind, Li Li Lianhua did not show them on his face, and he bowed to the Emperor.

“Divine Physician Li, there is no need for such formalities!” Zhu Zhu Houzhao raised his hand and said with a gentle expression, showing no trace of the rage one would expect after having just been assassinated!

Thus, although he looked young, as an Emperor, he certainly possessed depth of character!

“Divine Physician Li, I heard from Lu Xie Xiaofeng earlier that you are intimately familiar with many secrets of the Wu Lin?”

“It is precisely because of you that Lu Xie Xiaofeng was able to discover that the mastermind behind the counterfeit currency case was actually Luo Ma!”

“Today, I have invited Divine Physician Li here because I have a matter to inquire about!”

Without any intention of wasting words, after the greetings, Zhu Zhu Houzhao went straight to the point with Li Li Lianhua!

“It is impossible to know everything under heaven, but I do indeed know a little more than the average person.”

“I wonder, what is it that Your Majesty wishes to ask?”

“Whatever I know, I will certainly not conceal!”

Li Li Lianhua spoke; regardless of what Zhu Zhu Houzhao wanted to ask, he had to at least maintain the proper attitude.

Zhu Zhu Houzhao was clearly very satisfied with Li Li Lianhua’s attitude. He nodded slightly and continued: “Tonight, Ye Ye Gucheng used a ruse to lure the tiger away from the mountain to assassinate me. Divine Physician Li is already aware of this matter!”

“However, I am certain that there must be other masterminds behind his assassination attempt!”

“It is a pity that Ye Ye Gucheng committed suicide, leaving no living witness!”

“Therefore, I am asking you, Divine Physician Li, do you have any clues?”

Asking me about the person behind Ye Ye Gucheng?

Zhu Zhu Houzhao’s words left Li Li Lianhua stunned. How did he conclude that he would know the mastermind?

To be honest, Li Li Lianhua did have some guesses about who was behind Ye Ye Gucheng.

But those were just guesses after all; he had no evidence right now!

“Well? Divine Physician Li? If you know any clues, please inform me!” Seeing Li Li Lianhua pondering without speaking, Zhu Zhu Houzhao pressed further!

Having said this, he paused slightly and added: “Of course, if Divine Physician Li truly does not know, then consider it as if I never asked, and I will not make things difficult for you!”

Lu Xie Xiaofeng, standing to the side, also looked at Li Li Lianhua with curiosity!

He had discussed the illogical aspects of Ye Ye Gucheng’s assassination attempt with him twice before.

So, did he really have clues about the mastermind?

Rationally, Lu Xie Xiaofeng felt it was impossible for him to know; how could such a secret be known to others?

However, thinking back to how Li Li Lianhua had casually told him that Luo Ma was the mastermind behind the counterfeit currency case!

If Li Li Lianhua could know about that, perhaps it wasn’t impossible?

Not to mention what Lu Xie Xiaofeng and Zhu Zhu Houzhao were thinking.

Hearing Zhu Zhu Houzhao continue to press him, Li Li Lianhua looked at Zhu Zhu Houzhao and said: “As for who the mastermind is, I cannot produce evidence right now!”

These words made Zhu Zhu Houzhao raise his eyebrows, his eyes lighting up: “So, Divine Physician Li, does this mean you already have a suspect in mind?”

“And, if you cannot produce evidence now, does that mean you will be able to produce it in the future?”

“Your Majesty, if you want to produce evidence, it is actually quite simple: just ask Ye Ye Gucheng himself!” Li Li Lianhua said with an air of matter-of-factness!

“Li Li Lianhua…”