You rascal, stop right there!

Now, this hated painter wears beggar's clothes and wanders around the market.

With an ugly face, he looked up at the cavalry and the imperial guards running past him.

Some people even walked right past Sha Lei.

No one noticed...

A voice slowly came from behind the coarse linen clothes: "Boss, you shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess. Brother Ling must be worried sick."

Bai Wan smiled faintly and said, "It's already flowing, so why would you give up halfway through a fight?"

Suddenly he said seriously: "I said I would take you back to Daqing. Zichen is the one who understands me the most."

That's just a joke.

Chen Xingyi had known him for so many years, so he knew that the word "righteousness" was what this man valued most.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people willing to be his younger brothers.

Because of "righteousness", I stayed.

"I've failed so many times, this time..."

There was a hint of bitterness in Chen Xingyi's tone.

"There have only been two places where Xuanli was worshipped over the years. Shanhua Temple has been destroyed, so he can only go to the Wenqing Mountain Altar."

Today's Bai Wan said meaningfully.

The sacrifice will be held in one day, and the temporary change of location will inevitably be hasty and unprepared.

During the previous nine days, Wenqing Mountain was like a hole that was ripe for exploitation.

This hole reduces the danger a hundredfold.

"Your adoptive father is a formidable figure. Serving as a eunuch for forty years for the sake of his motherland is something not everyone can do!"

Bai Wan couldn't help but recall the scene when he was twelve years old and was appointed as a court painter by Emperor Dayinglu Zhen.

Back then, the person standing next to the Empress, who was not yet the Empress Dowager Cixi, was Eunuch Gu Xiaoyu, also known by the pseudonym Gu Yang.

The eunuch who looked obedient and cautious.

No one thought that he secretly took over the secret door of Emperor Lu Zhen and hired so many assassins.

From Xuanli's perspective, he might think he was not wrong.

pity……

The two countries are in confrontation and cannot coexist.

Bai Wan suppressed some of his unspeakable feelings in his words: "Chen Er, if I fail, even if it means my ashes, I will take you back. And vice versa, you too!"

"Will not……"

Chen Xingyi shouted loudly and pinched the sword in his hand with his fingers.

He faced Wen Qingshan in the distance with all his strength: "Boss, even if you don't believe me, you should still believe Wen Qi and others..."

the other side.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m just too lucky.

At the beginning, Pu En invited Han Miaoran to visit Shanhua Temple, but Bai Wan asked him to escort away all the people who were to be selected as sacrifices.

Therefore, the former Empress Dowager Cixi escaped the fire at Shanhua Temple.

Now, she is locked up with several other Xuanli men and women and is suffering.

Each person wore a smelly sheepskin and lived in a unique cowshed here, waiting for the day to take human skulls.

In the past, parents who were chosen by Xuanli as sacrifices were basically proud of it, numb and without feeling any pain.

As a result, because of the "Picture of Hell", everyone suddenly woke up and no one dared to take action now.

Suddenly, these people didn't even dare to kill a pig to take its skull, let alone kill anyone.

This would have been unimaginable in the past.

This led to the issue of offerings for the sacrificial ceremony, and Xuanli officials argued endlessly.

Master Gu Yang was firmly opposed to using clay sculptures or pottery figurines as a substitute. The rule for many years in ancient times was: other sacrificial offerings could be anything, but the skull had to be real.

On the second day after Jin Xizong's death, Gu Yang took charge of state affairs. In one day, he purged and massacred more than 70 of Jin Xizong's descendants, brothers, and nephews. No one in the royal family could make decisions anymore.

What he said is the imperial edict!

But the ministers looked at each other, helpless, because no one dared to take action!

The sacrificial ceremony was to be held in one day. The thought of six living people present, but without the all-important skull, was truly unprecedented.

"Not everyone is afraid of Hell!"

Gu Yang stroked his fake beard, lifted up his wide red robe, and turned his back to walk away.

The court officials were whispering to each other, somewhat incredulous and filled with mixed emotions.

That night, under the cold moon, a man stood with his hands behind his back in the cell.

The jailers made way and gave room to the honorable imperial teacher.

The musty smell of blood filled the air...

Gu Yang brought his men, carrying a plate full of torture instruments and sharp weapons, and strode in.

In this prison, with the candlelight flickering faintly in the pitch darkness, the red robes are particularly eye-catching.

The former Empress Dowager Cixi was chained and looked at him coldly, with a hint of red in her numb eyes.

"Isn't this Xiao Guzi? Why are you here to see me off for the last time?"

Gu Yang glanced at the man who looked arrogant and dignified despite his tattered clothes.

He remained silent.

"No one in this prison dares to kill me or take my skull. You say you're afraid of going to hell? That's ridiculous!"

Suddenly, he laughed at himself, "You were the one who killed the late emperor, right? The whole thing about his will in the 'Number One Map Under Heaven' is just your fabrication!"

"A good emperor who issued a confession of guilt died just like that!"

"Hahaha, you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic... you are Xuanli's good dog... The late emperor actually let you be the chief official of the imperial palace, supporting Emperor Jiaxing..."

"Hahahaha!"

This woman, who is nearly forty years old, can still criticize others so forcefully after going through so much torture.

Gu Yang said nothing, and said solemnly: "Today I am here to take your skull."

The former Empress Dowager Xi couldn't help but sneer: "Aren't you afraid of going to hell?"

Who doesn’t know Han Miaoran’s painting “Picture of Hell”?

Hell creates karma, and killing is a sin.

"Filthy and cruel beasts like you will destroy the nation even if you offer sacrifices a million times..."

The woman opposite said her last words before a sword pierced her throat and she died.

The former Empress Dowager Cixi finally died just like that.

died……

Perhaps it was a relief for this man who had suffered so much humiliation.

The person standing looked down at the man's body. His eyes were sad and miserable as he was dying, but he actually closed his eyes peacefully.

Provoking the other party for the last time resulted in a quick death.

Gu Yang smiled seriously and said calmly, "I'm not afraid of going to hell."

Everything he did was for Xuanli!

For Xuanli!

No regrets...