Bloody Kyoto

Chen Chusheng squeezed his eyes shut and then opened them again. "Lord Zhao, my only wish right now is for my family to live safely. I don't want anything else."

Zhao Rongyuan looked at him and immediately understood. "Lord Chen's wish will come true."

Chen Chusheng smiled, bowed deeply to Zhao Rongyuan, and then turned and strode away.

The others from the Dali Temple were all a bit confused by what they saw.

They could only follow their parents away, completely bewildered.

As usual, Zhao Rongyuan questioned the Imperial Guards and also sent people to the small mountain village where the Liu family lived to look for clues.

When the Imperial Guards said that the killer had a pair of eerie red eyes, Zhao Rongyuan was full of doubts. Li San Niang's eyes were not red.

Could it be that the young master has made a mistake?

Thinking about it, he shook his head again. The young master couldn't be wrong; she must have some way of turning her eyes red.

*

Because of the Liu family's affair, Zhu Yihua did not attend court this morning. He is currently in the imperial study discussing countermeasures with a group of people involved in the murder of Huo Yunxia.

He glanced around, not seeing any members of the Yun family, and asked in a cold voice, "No one from the Yun family has come?"

"Your Majesty, before I came here I went to the Yun residence. Second Master Yun said that everyone should mind their own business and there was no need for further discussion."

Fu Cheng stood up and replied.

Zhu Yihua slammed his hand on the table. Was the Yun family trying to distance themselves from the situation?

Don't they even consider whether that otherworldly being will let the Yun family go?

It should be noted that the idea of ​​seizing Huo Yunxia's abilities originated from the Yun family.

The others also looked grim, especially Grand Tutor Fu.

The Fu family got on the ship entirely because of the Yun family and Zheng Jiaojiao, and now look what's happened to them...

One kidnapped his son and escaped, while the other wanted to stay out of it—how wishful thinking!

Feeling a surge of anger rising in his chest, he immediately suggested to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the Yun family is unrighteous and immoral. Why not announce to the public that the Yun family is the mastermind behind everything?"

"In that case, that otherworldly being will likely target the Yun family first."

"And that gives us time to prepare properly."

Upon hearing this suggestion, everyone else nodded in agreement. It would be best to avoid death, but if death was inevitable, it would be better to die later.

The emperor did not nod, but only scoffed, "Minister Fu, do you think the people from other worlds don't know that the Yun family is the mastermind?"

Grand Tutor Fu was taken aback, as were the others. If the people from the other world already knew, why didn't they take action against the Yun family?

"The Yun family is a reclusive family with considerable strength. It would be difficult for people from other worlds to take action against them, so they can only target those of us who are easier to deal with first."

Fu Cheng spoke calmly to explain.

Upon hearing this, everyone was furious, realizing that they were the ones who were easy to bully.

When did they become the easiest to bully, given that they are all powerful and influential?

The person, who was always arrogant, suddenly suffered a blow to his self-esteem, and his chest heaved with anger.

"Father, is there really nothing we can do?" Prince Cheng, Zhu Sihao, asked helplessly.

Everyone else looked at the emperor, who did not answer immediately, but tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of his chair.

After a while, he spoke up, "It's not that there's no way, it's just a matter of finding more people with high combat strength to protect us."

"High combat strength?" The Grand Princess seemed to be thinking about something. Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something and looked at the Emperor with a look of surprise, "The reclusive Xiang family."

The others suddenly realized that among the reclusive families, only the Xiang family was famous for its martial arts.

Most importantly, unlike other families that are completely secluded, the Xiang family has people who take on business outside the family.

However, the commission they received was not in gold or silver, but in other more valuable items.

"Getting the Xiang family to intervene will come at a high price!" Prince Ning, Zhu Sirui, said with a frown.

Grand Tutor Fu recalled the fact that his own house had been completely robbed and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The others didn't have this worry, as they all had plenty of treasures in their homes.

The current problem is who to send to contact the Xiang family, and how to do so.

"Father, do you have a way to contact the Xiang family?" Prince Cheng looked at the emperor with hope.

The emperor did not answer, but looked at Fu Cheng, who immediately said:

“Your Highness, there’s no need to make special contact. Just release the news about the top-quality treasure, and the Xiang family will naturally come knocking on our door.”

"What exactly is this top-quality treasure?" the Grand Princess asked.

“Of course we do!” Fu Cheng smiled meaningfully. “We all have this treasure.”

Upon hearing this, everyone except the emperor was astonished, especially Grand Tutor Fu, whose house had been robbed of everything, yet still contained a priceless treasure.

He asked urgently, "What is it!"

"Huo Yunxia's blood."

After these words, everyone fell silent. It wasn't that they were reluctant to part with the news, but rather that if they let the news out, the otherworldly beings would surely be furious.

They will be in even greater danger then.

The emperor, observing everyone's expressions, knew what they were thinking and gave Fu Cheng a wink.

Fu Cheng understood and immediately advised, "We're already on the edge of a cliff, so we might as well take a gamble."

"If the Xiang family accepts, our lives will be guaranteed."

"We could even recruit the Xiang family to capture otherworldly beings together."

"As for the bait to lure them in, it is naturally the ability of people from other worlds."

The first few sentences didn't seem like anything, but the last sentence caused a strong reaction.

"No, how can the abilities of otherworldly beings be shared?" The Grand Princess was the first to object. She was old, and she desperately wanted the ability to extend life.

Although it's still unclear how to obtain it, the fewer people there are, the greater her chances of getting it.

The emperor's eyes darkened. In his presence, no one believed that this ability should belong to him; on the contrary, everyone wanted to seize it.

But it doesn't matter anymore, since he already knows how to obtain the abilities from the otherworldly beings.

No matter how many people come, he will always be the one who gets it.

"Whether you can obtain the abilities of otherworldly beings depends entirely on luck. So, as long as you're lucky enough, it's the same no matter how many people come."

The emperor immediately approved, "Do as Minister Fu says."

The others actually shared the same thoughts as the Grand Princess, but since the Emperor had spoken, they didn't dare to oppose him.

The Grand Princess wanted to say something more, but when she saw the Emperor's sinister gaze, she immediately swallowed her words.

After the conversation ended, the emperor kept Fu Cheng behind, and after everyone else left, he asked Fu Cheng about Zheng Jiaojiao's whereabouts.

"Your Majesty, I have already determined her approximate location. Once we pinpoint it, we can send troops to capture her."

The emperor nodded. "Once she is captured, the first thing to do is to remove her heart and send it back to us."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I understand."

"You may leave!" The emperor waved his hand, and Fu Cheng left the imperial study.

The emperor looked out the window, his expression gradually darkening. What a Yun family, what a Zheng Jiaojiao.

Not only did he know how to obtain abilities, but he also hid them after obtaining them. As a result, when he discovered that Zheng Jiaojiao had Huo Yunxia's abilities, most of her abilities had already been taken away by that otherworldly person.

Even if we obtained her heart now, we could only gain a tiny bit of power.

He felt resentful. If he had known earlier, he would have acted long ago and wouldn't have given the otherworldly people a chance.