Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

But Chu Yi did not feel the slightest bit of guilt, instead he said in a deep voice:

"Who said I killed the Queen Mother? She refused to be threatened by the assassin and committed suicide for the country. Generals, obey my command. Use arrows and fire to capture the assassin who killed the Queen Mother. No matter if he's dead or alive!"

The person behind him hesitated for a moment and was unwilling to take action for a long time.

Chu Yi glanced at them gloomily, slapped the leader of the Royal Guards in the face, and urged him with bloodshot eyes.

"What are you all standing there for? Set fire!"

After hearing this, they had no choice but to shoot the arrows dipped in kerosene.

In an instant, a fire broke out in the Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother fled in a panic, but was hit head-on by several arrows.

Just when she thought she was dead, Fu Zhun appeared in time and pulled her up, allowing her to escape.

Seeing the fire growing bigger and bigger, although Su An was temporarily safe, the thick smoke released by the fire was very pungent. She couldn't help but raise her sleeves to cover her mouth and nose and started coughing violently.

If this continues, they will all be burned to death here together.

Fu Zhun was extremely anxious.

But Chu Yi was still guarding outside with his men, so going out at this time would be like walking into a trap.

There was a mist in the Queen Mother's eyes, and she shook her head and sighed sadly.

"It's all my fault. I failed to teach him well over the years, which is why he became so cold-blooded and heartless. I have brought this upon myself."

Just as she was blaming herself, there was a crackling sound around her.

Immediately afterwards, the beams above his head fell to the ground.

Fu Zhun had no time to think, so he had to pull Su An's arm with one hand and the Queen Mother's arm with the other, and took them all out of the room before the beam fell.

Without waiting for Chu Yi's instructions, Fu Zhun dropped the sword in his hand and had no choice but to admit defeat.

"Alright, I admit defeat. I will punish you as you wish."

After escaping death, the Queen Mother felt a surge of anger when she saw Chu Yi again. She couldn't help but raise her hand, slapped the chef Chu Yi, and cursed him.

"Why did I raise such a cruel and ungrateful person like you?"

Chu Yi's face tilted to the side after being slapped by her. Five finger marks appeared on his fair face, and some bright red blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth.

It can be seen that the Queen Mother was really angry.

He gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the tip of his thumb, turned his head and chuckled.

"I am an emperor, and emperors are inherently ruthless. In order to secure my throne, sacrificing some lives is unavoidable."

"What's more, it was my mother who taught me that if I want to get what I want, I must learn to do whatever it takes. Now, everything I do is for the sake of the Great Chu. What have I done wrong?"

Hearing this, the Queen Mother was also stunned.

The Queen Mother was speechless after hearing his words. She could only turn her head away and secretly digest the anger in her heart.

"The Queen Mother escaped death. Take her down to recuperate."

"Also, arrest both of them!"

As Chu Yi raised his hand, the guards behind him rushed up and arrested Fu Zhun and Su An.

Su An twisted his arms in dissatisfaction, glared at Chu Yi angrily, and spat: "Bah! Despicable villain, what on earth do you want to do? Either let me go, or just kill me quickly and stop scheming against me."

"How dare you! You dare to be disrespectful to His Majesty? Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

The leader of the imperial guards drew his sword and shouted angrily, but Chu Yi blocked it with his hand.

He walked up to Su An, lifted Su An's chin with a chuckle, raised his eyebrows and clicked his tongue.

"Miss Su's temper is still as fierce as ever, but I like her. She is so smart and open-minded. I still count on her to do things for me. How could I bear to kill her?"

Looking at his hand falling on Su An's face, Fu Zhun's eyes were so gloomy as if he wanted to kill someone.

But after just a moment, Chu Yi let go of his hand, turned his head and looked at Fu Zhun. He snorted coldly, pulled out a dagger from his waist, and gestured with it in his hand.

"Couldn't the Imperial Uncle have just listened to me earlier and attacked the Northern Hu? Why did it have to get to this point?"

"I see that Your Majesty has a set of methods to deal with his own people. I believe that for Your Majesty, repelling the Northern Hu is a piece of cake. Why don't you go yourself?"

Su An snorted, glanced at him sideways, and looked at him in a sarcastic tone.

Hearing this, Chu Yi walked up to her and scratched her face back and forth with a dagger, as if he was considering where to start.

The cold touch made her feel a chill in her heart.

However, she was not afraid in her heart. Instead, she couldn't help but want to speak back.

But Fu Zhun was afraid that Chu Yi would go crazy and really hurt Su An, so he frowned, narrowed his eyes, and asked in a deep voice.

"What on earth do you want to do?"

"I've already said that as long as you capture the ten cities of the Northern Hu, I'll release her. Why won't your uncle listen? Well, for the sake of our past kinship, I can give you another chance and prepare a fast horse for you."

Chu Yi was a little impatient, and immediately responded with a frown, then gave orders to the leader of the imperial guards.

Things have come to this point, and he still wants Fu Zhun to work for him? No way!

Su An was about to speak up and tell Fu Zhun not to agree.

Chu Yi laughed contemptuously and continued, "Of course, you can refuse, uncle. Every time you refuse, I will cut a piece of flesh from Miss Su's face. I am also very curious about how many pieces of flesh you can cut from Miss Su's beautiful face."

As he spoke, Chu Yi's eyes gleamed with excitement.

It's like a wolf seeing meat.

Damn it, if you want to kill someone, just kill them. How can you torture them like this? Isn't this pure perversion?

Su An's heart was filled with rage, and his teeth were chattering.

Fu Zhun took a deep breath, pursed his lips and agreed.

"Alright, I'll go, but you must remember what I said today. If anything happens to her before I return, I'll avenge her even if I die!"

Although Fu Zhun knew that Chu Yi would not hurt Su An, he was just deliberately provoking him.

But even if there was a one in ten thousand chance that Su An would be injured, he was unwilling to take the risk.

"Don't worry, I will keep my word. Before the emperor's uncle returns, I will definitely send someone to protect Miss Su."

Chu Yi didn't hesitate, raised his eyebrows and agreed directly.

Turning his head to look at Su An, Fu Zhun frowned unhappily and put forward his own request.

"You all leave. Before you leave, I have something to tell her."

After all, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back once I leave, so it's reasonable for me to want to leave some last words.

Chu Yi inserted the dagger back, put his hands behind his back, chuckled, took a few steps back, and dismissed everyone.

"Didn't you hear what the Emperor's uncle said? Everyone, retreat outside the palace and wait!"

Everyone dispersed.

Su An's heart tightened after he was freed. He quickly grabbed Fu Zhun's arm and shook his head to persuade him.

"You can't go. He has already colluded with the Northern Hu. If you go, you will risk your life. I can't let you take this risk!"