Heaven Scheme Palace

Hearing that, Xuan Yuan Yu's heart felt as if it was being slashed by a knife. Up till now, royal father had only summoned Xuan Yuan Jing to the palace, where could he place him now? A wave of fury surged in his heart as he shouted in fury, "Tonight, no matter what, I must see royal father."

Pei Sheng said coldly: "As long as Emperor sees you, I will naturally not stop him. But if Emperor does not say anything, and Prince Chu wants to barge in, we can only meet again in battle."

"Pei Sheng!" When Xuan Yuan Yu said this, he unsheathed his sword and pointed it straight at Pei Sheng's heart. He was extremely furious.

Pei Sheng did not dodge.

Just as the two sides were in a deadlock, Li Yun rushed out, panting as he reported in a low voice, "Emperor, Emperor greets Great General Pei!"

Pei Sheng's eyes flashed, and immediately ordered the guards: "You must guard the palace gates, if anyone dares to barge in without being summoned, kill them!" With that, he turned and left.

"Should we force our way in?" Jiang Zongyuan could not make up his mind, so he asked.

"Don't be reckless, just wait and see." Lv Wen Hao said coldly.

Xuan Yuan Yu's anger had nowhere to be vented, he threw the sword heavily to the ground and bellowed: "Ahhh!"

•

Inside Hall of the Heavens, Lv Ling Yu had been waiting on the side the entire time. It had already been six days, and as she watched Xuan Yuan Hong Tao's illness get worse with each passing day, his tears had long dried up.

Under Li Yun's guidance, Pei Sheng entered the palace, the surroundings were extremely quiet, and only the sound of footsteps on clothes could be heard, it was extremely distinct in the empty palace.

Xuan Yuan Hong Tao was currently writing something in front of him with Lv Ling Yu's support. When Pei Sheng fell to his knees, he finished writing and covered his Imperial Jade Seal.

Xuan Yuan Hong Tao's mental state was currently much better than it was in the past few days. He was already able to slowly walk on his own, and the coughing sounds had also lessened a lot.

"What's the situation outside?" With the support of Lv Ling Yu, Xuan Yuan Hong Tao slowly walked to the dragon bed and laid down on it.

"Zhennan King and Prince Chu have brought troops into the palace, Lu Family has brought a group of officials to the palace to request for the presence of Saints." Pei Sheng reported the situation outside truthfully.

"They are trying to force the palace." When Xuan Yuan Hong Tao talked about such an outrageous thing, he was actually smiling, there was no anger on his face at all, "It's our fault, all these years we gave Yu'er hope, but at the last moment we destroyed his hope."

Lv Ling Yu kneeled in front of Xuan Yuan Hong Tao and pleaded: "I beg Emperor to forgive Yu-er, Chenqie is willing to bear all the punishments on his behalf."

Xuan Yuan Hong Tao supported her, but when he looked at the quiet Xuan Yuan Jing, he waved his hand: "Jing Er."

Xuan Yuan Jing immediately went forward, knelt down in front of him, and gently called out: "royal father."

"Before I die, I want you to agree to a request of mine."

"Royal Father's life is a hundred years old …"

"This Emperor himself knows." Xuan Yuan Hong Tao smiled slowly, stretched out his hand, stroked his shoulder and said in a low voice: "We want you to promise that after succession, you will not kill all of Xuan Yuan Yu, and let him live."

"This son promises royal father." At this moment, Xuan Yuan Jing felt as if a heavy burden was pressing down on his shoulders, and the only thing he could do was to make heavy promises.

Xuan Yuan Hong Tao received the promise and nodded his head in relief. He looked behind Xuan Yuan Jing and asked softly: "From what Jing Er said, Yao Dan Qing is outside seeking an audience."

Pei Sheng replied, "Yes."

However, Xuan Yuan Hong Tao's heart was as clear as a mirror: "Looks like she didn't run away for nothing during this trip to Qingzhou.

Pei Sheng frowned, and blurted out: "I beg Emperor to spare Dan Qing's life."

However, Xuan Yuan Hong Tao said: "All these years, I have exhausted my heart to become someone who wields great military power in the entire world, and you have indeed not lived up to my expectations. All these years you have been loyal and devoted to the Da Jin, you have never let me down. "However, at this moment, you are caught in a relationship between your children and unable to extricate yourself from it. I am extremely disappointed in you."

Pei Sheng listened to Xuan Yuan Hong Tao's sincere words and remained silent. After so many years, he had always understood the trust and nurture Xuan Yuan Hong Tao gave him.

Regardless of whether he was using it for real or not, without Xuan Yuan Hong Tao's concern, how could there be a Pei Sheng with a heavy soldier right now?

"But we also realized at that moment, that Pei Sheng was also a person with good feelings, he was similar to us when we were young." As Xuan Yuan Hong Tao said that, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile, as if he was recalling the young man who was willing to sacrifice everything for Lv Ling Yu.

Pei Sheng took a few steps forward and knelt in front of Xuan Yuan Hong Tao. He then approached and said in a low voice: "We can spare Yao Dan Qing, but I want you to promise me that you will be loyal to the Da Jin and to Xuan Yuan's family for the rest of your life."

When Pei Sheng heard Xuan Yuan Hong Tao's clear voice, the bottom of his eyes revealed surprise, but also some patience.

After Xuan Yuan Hong Tao said this, he moved closer to and used a voice that only the two of them could hear to say: "As long as you promise never to go back, I will bring that secret with me and no one will ever know."

The secret in Pei Sheng's heart was brought up once again. He clenched his fists tightly, and when he used his strength to touch his fingertips, it was extremely painful.

He closed his eyes deeply. That night's blood had suddenly rushed into his mind, but it had become an unforgettable pain in his life.

"I only want a promise from you." Xuan Yuan Hong Tao suddenly coughed violently, his eyes filled with a strong sense of pressure.

"Pei Sheng vows to the Emperor, vow to the Da Jin, that he will only be loyal to the Da Jin, loyal to the Xuan Yuan family, and never rise again. With blood as a witness, if you violate this oath, the heavens will kill the earth, and the heavens will destroy the earth. Pei Sheng's voice clearly spread throughout the entire chamber. Hearing it in everyone's ears also signified Pei Sheng's oath that it would never be erased.

Xuan Yuan Hong Tao finally got his promise, and then relaxed and returned to the dragon bed. Right now, the few things he was worried about had been resolved, there was only Lu Family left.

Jing Er, Pei Sheng, all of you leave. Xuan Yuan Hong Tao waved his hand, "Summon Yao Dan Qing to the palace to meet us."

After Li Yun received his order, he immediately ran out of the hall, with Xuan Yuan Jing and Pei Sheng following closely behind with serious expressions.

•

Yao Dan Qing, who had been kneeling outside the entire time, finally received the Emperor's summons. She slowly stood up, and slowly calmed her numb legs, her eyes flashing, and looked at the half opened door, as though she could see the dying Xuan Yuan Hong Tao leaning on the dragon bed, while she questioned him one word at a time.

"Mrs. Pei?" Seeing Yao Dan Qing standing in place without moving, Li Yun reminded him.

Yao Dan Qing regained her senses and walked up the stone steps, just in time to see Pei Sheng walking towards her. She looked deeply into his eyes and said softly: "Greetings, Emperor, I have something to ask you."

Pei Sheng remained silent, looking at her with a complicated expression.

"You know what I want to ask. You can think about how to answer me." After Yao Dan Qing finished speaking, she brushed past her shoulder and slowly walked into the palace.

The main hall was brightly lit. Just as she had thought, the king, who was so high up in the sky, was now leaning sickly against the dragon bed. He occasionally coughed and looked like he was about to run out of oil.

Yao Dan Qing did not kneel down and only stopped a few steps away, staring at him: "Does Emperor know why Dan Qing wishes to see you?"

"It's a case of annihilation of the Yao Family." Xuan Yuan Hong Tao answered calmly. When he saw the descendant of the Yao Family, he no longer had the killing intent he had before.

"Was it done by the Emperor?" Although Yao Dan Qing already had the answer in her heart, she still wanted to hear him admit it personally.

"It's me." Xuan Yuan Hong Tao did not hide anything and admitted it.

"Why?" Yao Dan Qing's words were sharp to the extreme, and continuously reverberated in the empty great hall.

"For the Da Jin's rivers and mountains." Xuan Yuan Hong Tao replied as calmly as water.

"What a grand excuse, for the sake of the Da Jin, must you use the lives of over a hundred of my Yao Family to help you achieve your goal?" Yao Dan Qing laughed sarcastically, hhereyes shining with a red light as she said, "My father fought for the Da Jin all his life, and even if he didn't do anything, he still worked hard. Is it just because of what the Emperor said, that he deserves to die?"

"Killing Yao Family is indeed a move that we cannot bear to do, but we have no other choice. Lu Family controls the entire imperial government, and what is most important to us is to nurture a person who can contend against Lu Family. And the death of the Yao Family's family, the biggest suspect is the Lu Family. This way, the heinous crime can be blamed on the Lu Family, and people in the world can despise him … " As Xuan Yuan Hong Tao said this, he suddenly felt very proud of his move.

Yao Dan Qing laughed coldly: "Support Pei Sheng, suppress Crown Prince, and frame him. One shot three birds with one stone, the Emperor had made a brilliant move! But how can a hundred Yao Family s be innocent? "

Xuan Yuan Hong Tao said: "We can only blame him for supporting Crown Prince."

Yao Dan Qing retorted: "You set up His Highness Crown Prince, and he's the future emperor of the country, is it wrong for my father to support the future emperor? If he really is at fault, it can only be because he didn't see through your heart, Emperor, and has to end in such a way. "

"Mrs. Pei, is this the tone you, as an official, should use towards Emperor?" Seeing her agitated mood, Lv Ling Yu became even more presumptuous, and immediately rebuked her.

"You have killed more than a hundred Yao Family s. Do you still want me to bow my head to Chen Chen Chen and speak to you in a soft voice? Ming Gui Fei, have you ever experienced the pain of your clan being exterminated? " Yao Dan Qing's tears rolled in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to fall.

"Have you not heard that the king wants his subject to die and he has no choice but to die?" Lv Ling Yu's imposing manner was not the least bit inferior to Yao Dan Qing's, and every word and sentence he uttered was awe-inspiring.

"I do not understand the ways of the monarchs, I only know that you plotted to harm my Yao Family's entire family, and I will make you pay for it with your blood!" With that, she suddenly took out the flexible sword hidden at her waist and stabbed towards Xuan Yuan Hong Tao.

Lv Ling Yu was shocked, she pounced in front of Xuan Yuan Hong Tao, trying to block the fatal strike for her.