Above the source of Tao

into the night.

Zhenbei General Mansion.

"So, there are still people secretly controlling the Imperial Palace's Forbidden Army."

At this time, Chu Xiaoxiao had returned from the palace and came to Yun Chang'an's house. After she visited his mother, she went to the tent of the imperial palace's inner army.

This is in a courtyard to the west of the palace, which is also the office of the Imperial Palace Army. It is a small but very luxurious courtyard. From the outside, it looks like other ordinary buildings in the palace, but there is a different world inside.

There is a small pond in the center of the courtyard. In the center of the pond there is a huge mulberry and locust tree, blocking out the sun. Going further inside, there are the office rooms of the Imperial Palace’s inner army.

Deep in the center is Chu Liming's residence. Since he has been frail and sickly since childhood, he has stayed in the palace all year round and rarely shows up. Yun Changan and the other man had met him once at Chu Hanlan's place before, and have never seen him again since then.

I asked Chu Hanlan about Chu Liming, but she didn't know much about her second brother. She just happened to see him and Chu Handong together, so she called them all over.

He usually stays in the harem. Yesterday, Chu Xiaoxiao came to the imperial palace's inner army in the dark, but did not find Chu Liming. Instead, she saw a person who should not be there.

Chu Handong was actually here, and beside him there was a man in black, crawling in front of him, saying something.

Chu Xiaoxiao concealed her breath and approached carefully. She only heard them talking about Chu Jiangruan's health.

"At noon, my eldest brother had already entered the palace and had been staying outside our father's palace for almost a day. I don't know why he was not allowed in."

"Your Majesty, just at nightfall yesterday, the king issued an order that no one can see him today unless they get his order. In addition, there are guards outside the Jing Palace who came from nowhere. There are several times more than before, but they are not the guards of the Imperial Palace. Something is fishy and we must be on guard."

"It doesn't matter. The current plan will start soon. Even if there are 100,000 troops in the Chuwang City, it will not hinder our major events."

"In Xidoufang, many people have started to suffer from the blood-crying pills we distributed. Although Xidoufang has been isolated by the city's guards, it is impossible for the blood-crying pills to be removed and cured. In addition to Xidoufang, people in other parts of the royal city have also started to suffer from the disease. Within three days, everyone in the royal city will be corroded by the blood-crying pills. That will be the time when the Venerable will see the light of day again."

"Right now, my father is already terminally ill and will die soon. The reason he left that old man Cai Qiheng behind that day was to write a will. If nothing unexpected happens, the throne will be passed on to my eldest brother who only knows how to lead troops to fight. How can a mere warrior be able to take the throne? We have been planning for so long to take over the whole world. If Chu Kangyuan is not eliminated, he will always be a big problem."

"By the way, is there any news about those evil ghosts?"

"This... there is no news."

The man hesitated and didn't dare to answer, but when Chu Handong was about to get angry, he immediately changed the topic and said, "Although there is no news about the Great Elder and his men, I went to Hanqing Palace yesterday and saw that the formation there seemed to have been activated, but there was no trace of where the Great Elder and his men had been."

"Forget it. No need to waste time looking for them. I thought they could help me get rid of this hidden danger, but these bastards are missing. I can only handle this matter by myself. The current matter is the most important. Remember to handle it carefully and don't let anyone find out."

"promise."

"As for my second brother, he is a sickly person. How can he accomplish anything? I have let him be a puppet for so many years. I have done him justice. Once the Blood Cry Pill takes effect, he will die soon."

......

"So, the mastermind behind this is actually Miss Han Lan's elder brother?"

Yun Chang'an was shocked when he heard the news brought by Chu Xiaoxiao. This Chu Handong was so ambitious that he wanted to take down the entire Chu Zhao Dynasty.

"Is there any way to save the people in this city?"

Yun Chang'an couldn't bear to see innocent people die here and hoped to save them all.

Chu Xiaoxiao had a solemn look on her face, with her brows furrowed. She hadn't relaxed since she came back. On the way back, she thought about many ways to solve this problem, but she still couldn't think of a good way. As for the Blood Crying Pill, they said that once taken, it would be impossible to get rid of the effects. It was very difficult, not only would she get sick, but the blood in her body would evaporate.

This is probably the most important part of the plan of offering sacrifice to God. I have heard before that in ancient times there was an evil sect that specialized in sucking the blood of others to supply their own cultivation, and regarded the blood of others as their own nutrients.

Later, they were discovered by the elders of a righteous sect and uprooted, but they didn't expect that these evil sects were like maggots, hiding in the dark, constantly looking for opportunities, and they didn't expect to let the two of them meet.

As a righteous sect, eliminating evil is our unshirkable duty and cannot be shirked.

Yun Chang'an and the other person discussed for a long time in the room, and only came out of their conversation when Ying'er knocked on the door again.

"Miss Xiaoxiao, Master Changan, His Highness would like to invite you to her room for a chat."

Following Miss Ying'er, I came to Chu Hanlan's boudoir. When I walked into the room, I saw several people sitting inside. Chu Zhuochuan had been injured in the competition with Yun Chang'an in the early morning and was still recuperating in the room, so he did not come here.

"I'm sorry about what happened this morning."

Yun Chang'an, with a guilty look on his face, clenched his fist and said to Chu Kangyuan who was sitting in the middle.

"It's okay. Since it's a competition, getting injured is inevitable. It's just a minor skin injury. It will heal in a few days."

Chu Kangyuan waved at Yun Changan with a magnanimous look, motioning for them to sit down.

"I guess you've met each other before, so I won't introduce you any more."

Chu Handong, who was sitting next to Chu Kangyuan, also spoke to the two of them with a humble look on his face.

"I have met the two young masters through my sister's introduction, but some unpleasant things happened."

As soon as Chu Xiaoxiao walked into the room, she spotted Chu Handong and looked at him with disgust. If she didn't know that he was the man behind the scenes, she might have been deceived by his kind expression.

She didn't even look at him, just sat there without saying a word.

When Yun Chang'an saw him, there was no expression on his face, but he was looking at him with anger in his heart. He thought of a word to describe Chu Handong now: hypocritical person.

"I wonder why we were called here?"

"It's nothing serious. Han Dong just came back and told me that my ninth sister was in danger not long ago. Fortunately, you two rescued her and she survived. So I wanted to thank you two in person and have dinner together."

"No need to thank me, Miss Hanlan has already thanked me before."

The dinner was tasteless until everyone left. Chu Kangyuan specially kept Yun Changan and the other two to stay.

"Sixth sister, what do you think of Chu Handong?"

Hearing this question, Chu Xiaoxiao was confused and didn't know what he wanted to say.

Seeing her looking at him in confusion, Chu Kangyuan said again, "This guy has never been a good person since he was a child. I suspect that he was the one who poisoned my father. As for why he did this, it should be for the throne."

I have to say that Chu Kangyuan's vision is indeed sharp and he is very good at judging people.

Then, Chu Xiaoxiao told him everything she had seen, which made Chu Kangyuan extremely angry. He wanted to chop him with a knife immediately. He couldn't imagine that his younger brother was so cruel that he actually wanted to harm everyone in the royal city.