Demon Emperor

Chapter 20 Horse-faced God

at night.

Ruan Hu sat on the imperial palanquin as he passed through the palace's main road. The wide road was lined with dense, thick red pillars, and hung with huge palace lanterns.

Ruan Hu leaned back in the imperial carriage, adjusting to the slight swaying, pondering the complex situation and deciding where to begin.

"Ow!"

Suddenly, a tiger's roar came from his body.

"Ok?"

Ruan Hu knew that this was a warning from the other party, or rather, from his own instincts, that something unusual had appeared around him.

Ruan Hu lifted the curtain and looked in one direction.

under the moon.

The eaves rise in layers, reaching the sky and connecting with the moon, while the roof ridge beasts roar angrily towards the heavens from high above.

Ruan Hu pointed into the distance: "What's that place over there?"

That place was located on the edge of the imperial city, near the storehouses and stables.

Even someone unfamiliar with the capital city could tell from this location that it wasn't a good place.

The eunuch beside him glanced at it and immediately replied, "It is the Yeting Palace."

Ruan Hu then asked, "Who lives over there?"

The eunuch immediately said, "Your Majesty, that is where the servants live."

Ruan Hu said, "Go there."

The eunuch paused for a moment, then immediately spoke.

"Your Majesty, didn't you just say you were going to see Consort Li?"

"Moreover, that place is where lowly servants live, Your Majesty is of noble birth..."

Ruan Hu glanced at him and said something expressionlessly.

"This is the second time."

The second time he said it meant that Ruan Hu asked him to do something a second time, and he wanted to know why.

The eunuch's heart leaped into his throat; he was so frightened that his soul seemed to fly to the heavens, as if someone were watching him from mid-air.

He didn't kneel down; instead, his body went limp and he collapsed.

His lips trembled, and he didn't even know how to reply.

Today.

Ruan Hu already possessed such a menacing aura.

Before Ruan Hu could even catch his breath, he pointed to a middle-aged eunuch standing in the crowd.

"You lead the way."

"Hurry up."

Ruan Hu was very generous and gave him a chance.

Ruan Hu was also very strict, and he didn't say anything about things not happening more than three times; he only had that one chance.

The eunuch immediately stepped forward and covered the kneeling figure, holding a lantern in both hands and bowing as if he wanted to touch the ground.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ruan Hu closed the curtain and disappeared once again into the unknown and mysterious depths of the imperial carriage.

Recently, since the death of the previous old eunuch, the young eunuch who had been serving Ruan Hu has been kneeling on the ground.

like a statue.

The imperial carriage and guards passed by him without giving him another glance.

One moment he was in the sky, giving orders to everyone, and the next he was nothing.

Their life, death, honor, and disgrace all depended on the emperor's single thought.

Lanterns led the way.

In the darkness, no human figures could be seen; only lanterns could be seen moving forward.

Without urging Ruan Hu any further, everyone sped up and headed towards the Yeting Palace.

"Quick...quick...everyone keep up!"

Little by little, they quickly approached the location where Ruan Hu had sensed the unusual activity earlier.

But before they reached their destination, Ruan Hu suddenly said something.

"stop."

This time, no one asked why.

Everyone stopped immediately.

They stood quietly in place, waiting for the emperor's next order.

Ruan Hu did not lift the curtain, nor did he look outside; his voice came from inside the imperial carriage.

What's on the left?

This time, the one who responded was the middle-aged eunuch that Ruan Hu had just chosen.

"This is Changmen Villa, where Consort Su now resides."

The middle-aged eunuch added some information that Ruan Hu did not know, or rather, information that some people did not want him to know.

"A while ago, Consort Su accompanied His Majesty on a boat trip in the Imperial Garden. Afterwards, she was arranged to reside in this Changmen Villa, where she has been staying for some time now."

Ruan Hu didn't know who Consort Su was, but upon hearing her words, he immediately remembered. However, Ruan Hu still didn't understand why he had sensed something was wrong here.

However, whatever this thing wants to do, Ruan Hu has to make sure it can't do it.

The imperial carriage arrived at the detached courtyard.

Immediately, a large group of people rushed over from the surrounding area to pay their respects, and the once quiet courtyard suddenly became lively.

Ruan Hu dismounted from the imperial carriage and walked inside. At that moment, a young eunuch rushed out of the courtyard.

He seemed to want to say something to stop Ruan Hu, but Ruan Hu just scoffed.

"roll!"

The eunuch felt a moment of dizziness and, before he could stop him, Ruan Hu had already pushed open the door and entered.

When Ruan Hu went inside, he saw the scene that the eunuch hadn't wanted him to see.

The ground was covered with red candles.

The wax from the candles soaked into the floor, like tears.

A woman with disheveled hair and wearing only a thin garment sat cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by a circle of red candles.

Directly opposite, there is an antique-style, exquisitely crafted bronze mirror.

Not to mention Ruan Hu, even the others who walked in understood what was going on as soon as they saw the scene.

"this?"

"Witchcraft?"

"A remnant of the Hell Path, or a spy planted by the Prime Minister?"

The eunuchs who were originally guarding outside also came in, realizing that the matter had been exposed and that the situation was beyond repair.

A wicked glint appeared in his eyes, and he charged directly at Ruan Hu.

"Be bold!"

"Take it!"

But at that moment, someone had already been watching him. Before he could even get close, the guards on both sides had already made their move. A sharp blade pierced through his abdomen and emerged from his front, while another was held to his neck.

Its eyes were wide open when it finally collapsed to the ground.

And at this moment.

Ruan Hu walked towards the bronze mirror; he could sense that this was the source.

He slowly walked forward and carefully examined the bronze mirror.

In the mirror.

The reflection wasn't of herself, but of Consort Su, dressed in a white robe, walking in the dim light.

Ruan Hu spoke up and called out.

"Consort Su!"

"return!"

The other person seemed to have actually heard his voice, and turned around in a daze.

"His Majesty?"

Suddenly, the bronze mirror burst into light, and beams of light shot towards Ruan Hu like sharp arrows.

At this moment, the [Changpo Hundred Battles Blade Technique] that Ruan Hu had previously acquired came into play. Faced with the crisis, Ruan Hu reflexively drew the Emperor's Sword from his waist and used the sword as a blade to slash at the bronze mirror.

"Bang!"

Although bronze mirrors are exquisitely crafted, their material is not particularly durable.

In particular, Ruan Hu's sword strike was both accurate and ruthless, drawing together the power of his entire body.

Instantaneous time.

The bronze mirror was blasted away and shattered.

The frame supporting it also fell apart, and the ghost statues embedded in its back fell to the ground.

And the other side.

A disheveled figure had already reached the entrance of Consort Li's palace and was about to step inside.

Hearing a call, he turned around.

Then, a strong force pulled her in and dragged her back.

The shadow that had left the body was now returning at a hundred times the speed.

Changmen Villa.

A gust of wind swept up and extinguished all the candles instantly.

The beautiful woman, surrounded by red candles on the ground, seemed to be on the verge of death.

At this moment, her pale face finally regained a rosy hue, and her breathing gradually warmed up.

In the dim light, Ruan Hu sheathed his sword with perfect accuracy, completing the action in one smooth motion, as if he had done it a thousand times.

Ruan Hu: "Summon the imperial physician!"

Ruan Hu walked over to the messy ground and picked up the ghost statue from the ground.

Even though he had never seen it before, Ruan Hu still blurted it out.

"Lord Ma?"

(End of this chapter)