44. Gradually Falling into a Predicament
“Damn it!”
Upon returning, the bald big brother couldn’t help but curse, “I had almost found him, but I was blocked by a group of guys who came out of nowhere.”
“Blocked?”
Yan Chuyue, while leading a few people towards the Murong royal family’s current residence, asked with some confusion, “Who could have blocked you?”
Could it be that the people of the Heavenly Sin had stayed behind to cover the retreat? But it didn’t sound like it.
“I don’t know.” The big bald head shook his head impatiently. “A bunch of things that were wrapped up like old demons. They were quite good at fighting, especially that stinking old man. His strength is also at the Immortal Mansion realm.”
Hearing him say this, Yan Chuyue finally realized who this group of people were.
—Undoubtedly, it was those people from the Divine King’s Court.
But why would those cultivators from the Divine King’s Court appear outside the palace? Could it be that they also wanted to take advantage of the situation?
“And then?”
“And then… and then they just cursed and left.” The bald big brother mumbled, “It was clearly them who blocked my way, but when they left, they called me a liar. I got so angry that I killed a few of them, but they still managed to get away.”
Yan Chuyue’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch.
What was this?
The “liar” that those people from the Divine King’s Court were talking about probably had nothing to do with this big bald head. If there was anyone who had lied to them…
—Prince Kui was a more than reasonable candidate.
“Forget it.” Yan Chuyue waved her hand and said, “This guy knows a lot about what’s happening. He would have prepared this kind of backup plan in advance. We can’t guard against it.”
“Instead of worrying about this, we should focus on the matter at hand.”
The main hall of the palace was not far from the Murong clan’s sleeping quarters. When they arrived, they found that everything was almost exactly as Yan Chuyue had imagined.
The guards at the door and the patrolling soldiers nearby had been killed, and there were also many eunuchs and maids lying dead along the way.
Fortunately, just as they walked into the courtyard, Yan Chuyue heard the sound of fighting coming from the room.
Gong Muzhi, hearing the sound, was the first to rush into the room. After a series of clanging and banging, the next moment, she rushed out of the room with a girl.
When everyone saw clearly who she had brought, Yuan Qin couldn’t help but exclaim, “Your Highness!?”
Yes, the person who was saved by Gong Muzhi was Murong Yun.
Her magnificent clothes had been torn to shreds by various sharp weapons, and her body was also covered in wounds. The deepest one was on her neck, only half an inch from her main artery.
After Yan Chuyue checked her injuries, she stuffed a pill into her mouth to stabilize the situation and then asked, “Your Highness, why are you here?”
“I, ahem, ahem—” Murong Yun first coughed heavily, spitting out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, and then said, “Miss Gong initially asked me to mix in with the crowd outside and wait for her news, but later I saw some people furtively walking towards the Murong clan’s ancestral courtyard, so I didn’t think too much and followed them.”
“But as soon as I got here, I saw them slaughtering the Murong clan’s relatives. I then called the soldiers to fight them, but… but…”
At this point, the young princess, although she had already seen the coldness of the world, still found it difficult to describe the bloody hell she had seen.
Seeing this, Gong Muzhi gently shook her head at Yan Chuyue.
The meaning was already very clear.
The entire backyard of the Murong family, all the royal family members, except for those who were not in the capital now, were probably only Murong Jing, who was still in the main hall, and Murong Yun, who was in front of them.
No… since they had already concentrated their efforts on the Murong family in the palace, it meant that the Murong family outside the capital was probably also in a bad situation.
“Fortunately, they didn’t know that Your Highness was still alive before.” Yan Chuyue, after taking Murong Yun’s pulse again and confirming that there was no mistake, finally let out a sigh of relief.
This was the key person that Yiling had saved with great difficulty, who could stop this war. If all the Murong family members were dead, the chaos in the Youhan Dynasty would probably not be as simple as a few people dying.
“Auntie Mu, you go and check the vicinity again. See if there are any people from the Heavenly Sin nearby. It’s best to catch them alive.” She stood up and said to Gong Muzhi, “I don’t know if they have recognized Her Highness the Princess, but they are in the dark and we are in the light. It’s better to take the initiative to attack than to passively defend against a knife.”
“Mmm.” Gong Muzhi had not caught any of the Heavenly Sin’s people on this trip, and she was still holding back a wave of frustration. She immediately got up and left.
“Then what about me, what about me?” Seeing Gong Muzhi continue to chase after the people of the Heavenly Sin, the bald old brother Long Yingchi quickly pointed at himself, also looking eager to try.
He probably hadn’t had a good fight just now and still wanted to find someone to have a good fight with.
However, Miss Yan was not so arrogant as to think that the current situation had stabilized. She very firmly rejected his request.
“You just stay here with us. Don’t go anywhere.”
And after saying this, no one noticed that a hint of regret flashed in Murong Yun’s eyes.
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“Murong Yun…” Just with this little bit of a clue, Gong Yiling had actually figured out the mystery of this place.
But she really found it hard to imagine, or rather, she had never thought that the truth of this matter would be like this.
The first time she saw Murong Yun, she was a pathetic woman who was half-dead from the Twin Gu. She didn’t look like a talent that was supported and cultivated by the Heavenly Sin at all.
In fact, the things surrounding her were actually greatly related to the Heavenly Evil. If they hadn’t interfered, Murong Yun would have just been a pawn of the Heavenly Evil. How could she suddenly become a secret agent of the Heavenly Sin?
“Why is it her?”
“It’s natural for you to be confused.” Lin Bieji smiled and said, “You underestimated the hatred in a person’s heart, underestimated the endless hatred under her seemingly suicidal surface.”
“This hatred has long been rooted in her heart, forcing her to join the Heavenly Sin a few years ago and become my most perfect work.”
A few years ago… that’s right.
There was one thing that she was indeed mistaken about.
The people of the Heavenly Evil and the Heavenly Sin actually did not know each other. The two of them did not even know what the other’s plan was, let alone the other’s existence.
This also meant that Murong Yun’s own personality, even if she was already possessed by the evil soul of the Heavenly Evil, it was indeed possible for her to become a secret agent of the Heavenly Sin.
But… damn it… she couldn’t have thought of this beforehand!
