Bloody Kyoto

After Li Nanle left, the imperial guards at the Liu family's gate were able to recover.

They ran to the base of the giant vines and were so frightened that they all fell to the ground.

Corpses, all corpses!

The entire vine was covered with corpses; I counted about fifty of them.

The captain of the Imperial Guard squad managed to hold on, and he pounded on the Liu family's door in a panic.

At this moment, Liu Zihe had already gotten up and was washing up.

The butler, pale-faced, stumbled in after just washing his face. "Master..."

Hearing the steward's unusually calm voice, Liu Zihe paused in putting on his court robes and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

The butler cried and kept kowtowing, "Master..."

"Tell me quickly! What happened?"

Ever since he learned that the otherworldly beings had begun their revenge, Liu Zihe had been on edge every day. Seeing the butler's state, he knew that something big must have happened.

He was eager to know, but the butler wouldn't tell him, and a surge of anger rose in his chest.

The butler closed his eyes and said, "Master, at the door..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Zihe ran toward the door, his unfinished court robes hanging on his body, but he didn't care.

The butler said it was at the door, and he wanted to go see what was there!

When Liu Zihe ran to the door, he immediately saw the huge vines and the dark shadows hanging on them.

He immediately slowed his pace, somewhat hesitant to go forward.

Looking at the large and small shadows, he had a guess in his mind, and his eyes gradually reddened.

When the Imperial Guard saw Liu Zihe, one of them, carrying a lantern, stepped forward. As he walked under the vines, the candlelight illuminated a dark figure.

"mother!"

Liu Zihe could no longer hold back. He shouted and rushed over. When he got closer, he saw a familiar face hanging on the vine.

He seemed to have all his energy drained away; his body went limp, and he knelt on the ground.

Then she burst into tears.

The crying quickly alerted the nearby residents, and many sent people out to check. What they saw terrified them so much that they almost wet themselves.

Apart from Liu Zihe, everyone else in the Liu family was killed, making it a shocking tragedy.

Not only did it startle the nearby residents, but the Imperial Guards also rushed to the palace that night to report it, and the palace was also shaken.

When Emperor Zhu Yihua learned that Liu Zihe's entire family, except for Liu Zihe himself, had been killed, his body trembled uncontrollably.

He struggled to suppress his fear and instructed the chief eunuch, "Go and order Chen Chusheng and Zhao Rongyuan to drop everything and do everything they can to track down the person who is controlling the vines."

After saying that, he added, "If discovered, they may be executed on the spot!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The head eunuch retreated with trembling legs. Once outside, he looked up at the sky and exhaled deeply.

This person from another world is too ruthless; he didn't even spare a child. As the emperor's most trusted confidant, he'll probably be implicated one day.

Thinking of that outcome, he became unsteady on his feet and had to hold onto the stone railing beside the steps to avoid falling.

After the chief eunuch left, the emperor slumped onto the couch, his hands still trembling.

"Now you know fear?" Han Yueze walked in from outside, his eyes as cold as the dead of winter as he looked at the emperor.

The emperor saw that Han Yueze had calmed down unexpectedly. "He was just shocked for a moment. With Ancestor Han by my side, that otherworldly person probably can't kill me."

Han Yueze looked at him coldly, "Zhu Yihua, if fate decrees your death, even if I protect you by your side at all times, I'm afraid I still can't ensure your safety."

Upon hearing this, the emperor's eyes turned crazed, and he rushed to Han Yueze.

"The will of Heaven? You mean it's the will of Heaven that I will perish?"

"Why?! I merely killed an invader, why should I perish?!"

Han Yueze took a step back, distancing herself from him, and said calmly, "Have you never considered that the fact that people from other worlds can come to this world might be the will of Heaven?"

The emperor's pupils contracted, and he couldn't help but take two steps back, his expression flustered. "But you can't negate my past achievements just because of this one thing."

Han Yueze looked at him and shook his head helplessly, "Huo Yunxia has healing abilities and can save many people."

"Another being from another world has the ability to manipulate plants."

"Have you ever considered how much benefit their abilities could bring to the world if they were used properly?"

"But all of this has been ruined by your selfishness."

"That's not how it is!" Zhu Yihua roared in protest. "It's better to have abilities in your own than in others. If we obtain their abilities, we can bring immense benefits to the world."

Han Yueze agreed with this, but...

“Abilities acquired through cruel means are ultimately unstable. Just like now, Zheng Jiaojiao has already lost more than half of the abilities she gained.”

"In the end, what you all did didn't bring you much benefit, but instead left you in constant fear of being killed."

"As long as we kill this otherworldly being, everything will be fine." Zhu Yihua flicked his sleeves and turned his back to Han Yueze.

Han Yueze: "Is killing this all that's needed?"

"Have you ever considered that if one dies, another will come out?"

"Haha! Isn't that perfect?" Zhu Yihua suddenly became happy, his face filled with greed. "Kill them one by one, and your abilities will increase."

Han Yueze's face turned extremely ugly!

It's truly disgusting that an emperor of a nation would have such thoughts. Indeed, even the most sagacious person can become corrupt and despicable in the face of immense temptation.

"From now on, I will do my best to protect your life!" As for other matters, such as capturing otherworldly beings, he will not interfere.

He walked out with a heavy heart, and smiled bitterly, "Sister Qiong, I'm afraid Xiaoze won't be able to fulfill your request."

I was originally thinking of fighting with the Zhao family, but now it seems there's no need.

Why should someone risk their life for someone who shows no remorse and is recklessly courting death?

*

As soon as it was light, the news of what had happened in front of the Liu family's house spread throughout the capital. This time, no one discussed it openly; everyone was quite frightened.

Even without seeing the scene in person, just imagining it sends chills down your spine.

Zhao Rongyuan and Chen Chusheng arrived at the scene before dawn after receiving the emperor's order.

When they arrived, the bodies had already been laid out, and there were several rows of corpses lined up in the Liu family's courtyard.

Zhao Rongyuan's gaze was fixed on the three small corpses, his heart filled with complex emotions.

Why?! They even prey on such a young child?

Chen Chusheng's face was unusually pale, and his hands clenched tightly under his wide sleeves.

Too bad!

That's absolutely ruthless!

He suddenly thought of his wife and daughter at home, what if they also became like that...

No! Absolutely not!

We absolutely cannot let them suffer the same fate.

That otherworldly person killed Feng'er. Although she hasn't made a move against the rest of the Chen family yet, no one can say for sure whether she doesn't intend to, hasn't had time to, or it's just not her turn yet.

But in either case, he must not get involved in the murky waters of the capital.

He had to protect his family.

In an instant, he made his decision: he would resign from his official post and take his family to a place where the otherworldly beings could not find them.

He turned to look at Zhao Rongyuan, who sensed something and turned to meet his gaze.

"Lord Chen, do you have any ideas?"