PNB Chapter 158 Not on purpose
Chapter 158 Not on purpose
Gu Mingtang took a deep breath: "Is the Prime Minister one of your men?"
The emperor scoffed, "I used that old fox to bring down Gu Mingtang. He pretended to be one of my men, but I saw through his wolfish ambitions clearly. Did he think he could use me? How laughable!"
They're all old foxes...
"Okay, I've said enough. You know what you wanted to know. I have a question for you."
The emperor looked up at Han Zhong: "Why exactly are you chasing me?"
Han Chong put his hands behind his back: "Everyone has the right to kill such a monster."
"So what if I killed a few people to cultivate? There are so many people in the world who cultivate evil arts, why don't you go kill them instead of chasing after me?"
"Does one have to pay for the sins of the past life in this one?"
The emperor's pupils contracted: "Was I also killed by you in my past life?"
Han Zhong didn't speak, but the emperor was already certain it was him.
[Oh~ Could the mortal the Imperial Advisor killed be the Black Mudfish's past life? What a tragic fate!]
The emperor, supporting himself on his knees, stood up: "Han Zhong, what did I do in my past life to make you hate me so much?"
The others also looked at him, their eyes filled with curiosity.
I want to know too, I'm so curious!
Han Zhong didn't want to speak, but upon hearing this thought, he suddenly opened his mouth.
"In my past life, you beat and scolded my disciple, causing him to suffer injuries to one side of his body. That's one thing, but what I can't forgive is that you actually wanted to refine him into a pill and offer it to high-ranking officials in exchange for wealth and status."
The emperor burst into laughter: "But you've already killed me once. Spare me this time, and I promise to leave Chu Yuan's body immediately."
Han Zhong's eyes suddenly sharpened: "That's not up to you."
Han Zhong formed hand seals, trying to pull out the soul of the black mudfish.
The emperor clutched his head and wailed incessantly, while the soul of the black mudfish slowly floated out of Chu Yuan's body.
"Ah ah ah ah..."
Han Chong placed the black loach's soul into the paper figure, whereupon karmic fire burned it, and the soul scattered.
Chu Yuan gradually woke up. Although he had no control over his body, he was aware of everything in the outside world.
"Thank you, Imperial Preceptor."
Chu Yuan bowed to Han Chong with his fists clasped in a salute. Han Chong turned slightly away and accepted only half the salute. Although he was the emperor, Han Chong accepted it.
He was a cultivator and not under the emperor's jurisdiction. The title of Grand Preceptor was merely nominal. After all, without him, Daqing would not be so stable, and Chu Yuan would not have been rescued.
The others also bowed and said, "Thank you, Grand Preceptor."
"Thank you, Imperial Advisor, for saving my father."
"Thank you, Imperial Advisor, for saving His Majesty."
Han nodded and returned the emperor's bow: "Your Majesty, it is best not to listen to slanderous words in the future."
Chu Yuan nodded, feeling deeply ashamed, because his momentary carelessness had harmed his two sons, and Gu Mingtang had almost been executed along with his entire family because of him.
"Thank you, Grand Preceptor. Tonight, I will prepare a simple banquet for you."
Han nodded, and after a few more words, Gu Mingtang led everyone away.
Gu Linglong wasn't in a very good mood the whole way, and seemed sullen. Gu Mingtang tried his best to amuse her, and she would just give a fake smile with her big teeth showing.
What happened to my daughter? Did she hurt herself somewhere?
Other masters would hunt down those who bullied their disciples for two lifetimes, but what about my master? I'm so angry! That old man just abandoned me! Ugh... ugh... ugh, I'm so angry!
[They abandoned me three times, how awful!]
Gu Mingtang patted his daughter's back reassuringly. Who is this girl's master? How could someone be so blind?
Gu Yu'an asked, "Father, why did you come with the Imperial Advisor? And why did you just break down the door?"
While teasing Gu Linglong, Gu Mingtang said, "The fake emperor summoned me to the palace and said that someone had impeached me. He even asked me to stay in the palace for a meal. I gradually realized that something was wrong. When I tried to leave, the eunuch at the door wouldn't let me. That's when I realized that I was being held under house arrest."
"Your father isn't exactly weak either. I just knocked out the eunuch at the door when the Imperial Advisor caught me red-handed. He told me you were all in the Minghuang Palace, so we went straight there."
Gu Liyao: "Dad, you're really brave to break down the door like that? What if it's a misunderstanding?"
Gu Mingtang didn't care at all: "Isn't the Imperial Advisor here? What do I have to be afraid of?"
Gu Liyao gave a thumbs up: "You're really something, Dad!"
Passing by the Imperial Garden, Gu Mingtang noticed a young eunuch acting suspiciously.
"Am I seeing things? Why do I see Gu Minghai?"
[He must have gone to steal someone else again, this time with Lin Xiaoxiao.]
Gu Liyao's eyes darted around. "Ouch, my stomach hurts. I need to go to the toilet."
The young eunuch who was leading the way quickly said, "I'll find another young eunuch to take you there."
"No need, no need, I know where to find it."
[Is Second Brother going to watch a good show? I want to go too! I want to go too!]
Gu Liyao dared not take her along, so he crouched down and went to find the "outhouse."
"Second brother, are you alright?" Gu Yu'an asked.
"It's alright, it's alright, I'll be right back."
Gu Liyao clutched his stomach and ran away, but secretly followed Gu Minghai, winding his way to a courtyard wall.
Gu Liyao looked around and saw no door, only a dog hole, which was obviously where Gu Minghai had crawled in.
Gu Liyao looked at the dog hole in front of him and questioned his existence. He shook his head decisively.
How can a scholar crawl through a dog hole?
After a moment, he stamped his foot and said, "I'll go for it! Let's crawl in! A real man doesn't have to worry about these trivial matters."
There were clearly few people inside, and Gu Liyao quickly found a room at the very back.
Lin Xiaoxiao's voice is very distinctive.
Inside the room, Gu Minghai gently stroked Lin Xiaoxiao's belly, his face full of affection: "Son, son, your father has worked so hard for you."
Lin Xiaoxiao patted his hand: "It'll be soon. We're already eight months along, and our son will be born soon."
"Hahaha, when the Prime Minister attacks the capital, I'll be the one waiting in the wings, and by making our son the Crown Prince, I'll be the Regent."
Lin Xiaoxiao patted Gu Minghai's hand: "Regent, my foot! Shen Qingqing has been arrested, and the investigation into selling fake medicine has even reached you. Most of the people using the medicine are high-ranking officials and nobles. If this gets reported to His Majesty, you'll be in big trouble."
Gu Minghai hugged Lin Xiaoxiao's waist: "The Prime Minister is above us. What do I have to be afraid of?"
Gu Liyao, standing outside the door, spat. So that's what they were planning. What a pair of scoundrels.
He quietly prepared to leave, when he caught a glimpse of a little eunuch in the corner, crying as he washed clothes.
Gu Liyao walked over and asked, "Why are you crying?"
The young eunuch was startled: "You...who are you? What are you doing here with our Empress?"
"I?"
Gu Liyao blurted out, "I'm a god!"
"You're lying, gods aren't like you."
"If I were a god, why are you crying here all by yourself?"
Seeing that someone cared about him, the little eunuch cried even more bitterly: "Today is my first day here, and I accidentally spilled some soup on Her Majesty's handkerchief. Her Majesty punished me by making me wash everyone's clothes in the palace here, waaaaah... I really didn't mean to?"