Bloody Kyoto

On the first day of June, the crimson sky over the capital city deepened once more.

Early in the morning, Liu Zihe's remains were found hanging at the East Gate, and screams continued for a long time.

Like Chen Shifeng, he died in the same way; apart from his head, the rest of his body was just a skeleton, without a trace of flesh or blood.

At the same time, a peasant woman waved her hand and threw the two urns into the mass grave.

As soon as the peasant woman left, the two urns were knocked over by wild dogs, and the flesh and blood inside spilled all over the ground. The wild dogs, like hungry wolves, instantly devoured the spilled flesh and blood.

Because the Liu family had no one left, Li Weidong was the one who ultimately collected Liu Zihe's body.

After collecting the body, Li Weidong became somewhat mentally unstable.

She often curls up in a corner, crying out, "Don't cook me, don't cook me!"

The masters of the Li family were all sent away some time ago, and now only Li Weidong is left in the Li residence. The servants are at a loss as to what to do in this situation.

He could only keep calling in imperial physicians to examine his pulse.

But this was a mental illness, and no matter how skilled the imperial physicians were, they could not cure patients with mental illnesses with medication.

Finally, the imperial physician suggested that the steward find someone close to Li Weidong to speak with him.

The imperial physicians made this suggestion partly because they genuinely cared about Li Weidong's illness.

But there was another reason: they didn't want to come to the Li residence, fearing that the otherworldly person might suddenly attack and implicate them.

The steward of the Li family was one to listen to advice, and immediately planned to send a message to the Li family members who had already been sent away, asking them to come back so that one of them could comfort the master.

But he never expected that his master would commit suicide as soon as the letter was sent out.

According to the master's servant, the master regained consciousness before committing suicide and muttered to himself: "Rather than be boiled and eaten, I'd rather end it all myself, at least I can leave behind a whole corpse."

After seeing the deaths of Chen Shifeng and Liu Zihe, everyone who had persecuted Huo Yunxia was terrified.

They feared being boiled and eaten more than death.

Li Weidong's suicide gave hope to many timid people, and in a short time, people from various families committed suicide one after another.

Among these people was Consort Shu from the palace, who was rescued.

The suicides of these people angered Emperor Zhu Yihua. He could understand their fear, but he did not approve of their actions.

Such an action would undoubtedly boost the morale of others while diminishing one's own prestige.

He decreed that if any more family members commit suicide, their entire clan (up to nine generations) shall be exterminated.

Upon hearing this order, all those who had contemplated suicide dared not do so.

After the morning court session, the emperor angrily rushed to Han Yueze's residence.

Upon entering, I saw Han Yueze leisurely sipping tea with a pale face, and my face immediately darkened.

"Old Ancestor Han is so leisurely." Zhu Yihua strode up to him and questioned, "Does Old Ancestor Han not know about the tragic fate of the Liu family, or how many people in the capital were so frightened that they committed suicide?"

Han Yueze put down his teacup, glanced at him with slightly raised eyelids, and said in a light tone, "So what if I know? What does it have to do with this old ancestor?"

Zhu Yihua was so angry at his completely indifferent attitude that she almost lost her balance.

"Ancestor Han, you promised your great-aunt that you would protect the Zhu family and the imperial clan for the rest of your life."

Han Yueze took out the jade token Chi Gui from his sleeve and chuckled, "This old ancestor has not forgotten. So far, it seems that no one from the royal family has been in trouble."

He stood up, looking calmly at Zhu Yihua, "In addition, this old ancestor has something to clarify with you."

"Back then, your great-aunt's intention was simply to have me protect the Shang Dynasty and prevent it from changing its name during my lifetime."

"So... as long as the Zhu family members are not all wiped out, that's fine."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yihua immediately understood his meaning: he would not interfere in the matter of the otherworldly people committing murder.

As long as there are still members of the Zhu royal family alive, it doesn't matter if he dies; he can still support other members of the Zhu royal family to ascend to the throne.

He pointed at him angrily and roared, "Don't forget, I was the one who took out that token."

"So what? Although you presented the token, it was given to the Zhu royal family. In other words, anyone in the Zhu family can come to me with the token."

"It's just a coincidence that the token is in your possession."

Zhu Yihua didn't know what the token was all about, nor did he know how his great-aunt had made the agreement with him.

All he knew was that there was truly no one left to protect him.

It was only a matter of time before someone from another world came looking for him.

He closed his eyes briefly, as if resigned to his fate, then opened them again. "I understand!"

In just a short time, he made a decision.

"Since Ancestor Han only protects the Zhu family dynasty, then I request Ancestor Han to ensure my son Sihao ascends the throne. Furthermore..."

"Save Consort Hui's life!"

Han Yueze shook his head. "Who can ascend to the throne is not up to me, but to that person from another world. The people she kills will naturally be the ones to ascend to the throne."

During this period of time, he repeatedly calculated, but he could not figure out why the world would be in chaos. Even if the emperor died, there were still other members of the Zhu family. How could there be such chaos?

Later, he used six years of his lifespan as a price to make calculations and finally came to the conclusion that as long as he did not interfere with the revenge of the otherworldly people, the Zhu family dynasty could continue.

If he forcibly intervenes, the Zhu dynasty will fall into the wrong hands, and the world will be in chaos.

Therefore, he cannot interfere in the matter of the otherworldly people under any circumstances.

Upon hearing Han Yueze's words, Zhu Yihua roared again, "No! The throne must belong to Si Hao."

This was the promise he made to A-Liu.

A-Liu, whose given name was Zhou Liu, was also known as Consort Hui and was the beloved of Emperor Zhu Yihua.

Han Yueze shook his head in disappointment and turned to leave.

Before he did that, Zhu Yihua was considered a wise ruler.

But now this wise ruler has abandoned his people and is going to put that useless King Cheng on the throne.

When the ruler is ignorant, it is the people who suffer.

Interestingly, he himself should have known that King Cheng was not up to the task, yet he still did it anyway.

It was probably for Consort Hui.

What's even more interesting is that, despite knowing that Consort Hui was ambitious, he still wanted to create an opportunity for her to rule from behind the curtain.

They weren't afraid that the Zhu family patriarch would jump out from underground and tear them apart.

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Zhu Siqing was a kind-hearted person. Before the otherworldly beings slaughtered the entire Liu family, he thought they had done the right thing.

But after learning that the entire Liu family, young and old, had been murdered, he developed a different feeling towards that otherworldly person.

Wu Cuicui noticed the changes in the Crown Prince when he visited her several times.

He used to be full of enthusiasm whenever he talked about people from other worlds, but now there is a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

She knew the Crown Prince was kind-hearted and felt that people from other worlds shouldn't implicate the innocent.

But are those people truly innocent?

The lady had been bled so much; she didn't believe the rest of the Liu family hadn't drunk it.

It is estimated that in the eyes of the benevolent crown prince, even if someone drank blood, they were not the direct perpetrator and were considered an innocent person.

But in her eyes, anyone who benefits from it deserves to die.

The saying goes, "Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together."

After Wu Cuicui had mostly recovered from her injuries, she took her leave.