She's Still a Child
"Your His Majesty, Minghua Princess... she's dead."
Having barely recovered his strength thanks to the Immortal Elixir, Liang Emperor sat on his dragon throne with his eyes closed, trying to soothe his shattered mind and emotions caused by the Immortal's open and subtle mockery.
Then a panicked and sorrowful report came from outside the main hall.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he seemed to detect a hint of schadenfreude in that panicked and sorrowful voice.
Liang Emperor's carefully suppressed emotions were overwhelmed upon hearing this devastating news.
Blood Qi rushed to his head instantly.
My head exploded.
Immediately, he spat out another mouthful of blood, staining the entire imperial desk red.
Alright,
That Immortal Elixir was wasted.
But Liang Emperor couldn't care less about anything else. He staggered down from the Imperial dais, looking like a candle flickering in the wind, as if he might be extinguished at any moment.
"What happened? Why did Minghua die? What exactly happened?"
Faced with the emperor's angry shout, the eunuch who had run in and was kneeling on the ground was terrified and hurriedly explained the whole story.
Upon hearing this,
Liang Emperor's vision went black, and his mind felt as if it had been struck heavily by a sledgehammer.
Immortal
Another Immortal.
He actually caused the death of my Minghua!
It caused the death of a princess of the reigning dynasty.
Although Minghua also made mistakes, she was still just a child.
"Go... go... execute all those traitors who have rebelled in the Imperial Garden, and I will exterminate their entire families."
Liang Emperor, blinded by rage, roared hoarsely.
But faced with the emperor's wrath,
The kneeling eunuch trembled with fear but did not obey the order to leave.
Liang Emperor was stunned.
Then he was filled with rage.
"Do you also intend to defy the imperial decree?"
"Your His Majesty, spare my life! It's not that I refuse the decree, but that I dare not!"
The eunuch wailed.
"Why wouldn't I dare? I am the emperor, my words are imperial edicts, who would dare disobey them?"
Liang Emperor flew into a rage and roared.
"Those eunuchs and palace maids are acting on the Imperial Decree of the Immortals. If we punish them, how will we explain it to the Immortals? This servant... this servant truly dares not."
The eunuch's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, instantly calming the furious Liang Emperor down.
Yes.
Although it was those eunuchs and palace maids who killed Minghua,
But it was Immortal who gave the order.
The Immortals ' Imperial Decrees are the will of Heaven, and those eunuchs and palace maids are acting on behalf of Heaven.
Punishing these people is going against the will of Heaven and opposing the Immortals and Gods.
Thinking about this,
Liang Emperor looked like a wilted eggplant, completely deflated.
Now is not the time to make enemies of Immortals.
He needs time.
We must absolutely not let the Immortals notice anything amiss, or all our efforts will be in vain.
Tolerate,
We must endure it.
"Get out, get out!"
Liang Emperor, slumped on the ground, was like a cornered old lion, able only to vent his anger and resentment on the eunuchs.
Upon hearing this, the eunuch felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly slunk out of the hall, closing the door behind him.
The Yangxin Hall suddenly went dark.
Just like Liang Emperor's feelings at this moment.
With a single, casual remark from the Immortal, those lowly eunuchs and palace maids dared to openly murder a princess of noble birth.
What if the Immortals announced their intention to kill this current emperor?
Liang Emperor suddenly shuddered.
I felt a bone-chilling cold surge up from the floor and instantly spread throughout my body.
At this moment,
He felt that the heavily guarded, impregnable palace had become very unsafe.
Now, he sees the tens of thousands of guards, eunuchs, palace maids, and even his concubines in the Imperial City as nothing more than traitors who could hold a knife to his throat at any moment and then go to the Immortals to claim credit and rewards.
"We can't wait any longer, we can't wait any longer, the plan must be accelerated."
Startled like a frightened bird, Liang Emperor first muttered to himself, then shouted loudly.
"Summon Mao Gang to the palace to see me, now, immediately."
"Your humble servant, Mao Gang, Commander the Pacification Investigation Office Command, greets Your His Majesty."
Half an hour
Mao Gang, dressed in the court robes of Commander of the Pacification Investigation Office headquarters, knelt inside the Yangxin Hall.
"Mao Gang, I don't care what methods you use, Still Abyss Hall must be built immediately. I'm only giving you five days."
Liang Emperor's eyes were terrifying, like those of a mad tiger ready to devour its prey, radiating an aura that sent chills down one's spine.
A palace was built in five days.
This is simply a fantasy.
However, Mao Gang dared not refuse. Although he did not know what had provoked His Majesty, if he dared to say no now, his head would definitely be chopped off.
"Your humble servant obeys the decree; the Still Abyss Hall will be completed within five days."
As for how to build it
It's very simple.
They're risking lives.
Since a few hundred craftsmen and laborers are not enough, then use several thousand, tens of thousands, working day and night without rest.
Since these craftsmen and laborers would be silenced after the Still Abyss Hall was completed anyway, they might as well make the most of their remaining time before they die.
This Capital may not have much else, but it has a lot of people.
"Furthermore, that rebellious daughter of Zhao Huang has been secretly investigating all the court officials who entered the palace during this period. Look at your Pacification Investigation Office; it's been thoroughly infiltrated."
"It was my dereliction of duty, Your His Majesty."
Upon hearing this, Mao Gang trembled and bowed down to apologize.
"I know that while I was bedridden and neglecting state affairs, you were left to fend for yourself in the Pacification Investigation Office. I don't blame you, but surely you have loyal and reliable subordinates under your command."
"Have."
"Very well, then you will go and inform those people that the plan must be expedited and there must be no mistakes."
"Especially Pei Jingxuan, tell him that victory or defeat depends entirely on him. If he wins, I will absolutely not break my promise to him, but if he loses, then I will make him and the Daoist School behind him perish together."
When he uttered those words, Liang Emperor's eyes were filled with a frenzied and mad look.
It's like burning your boats, going all in.
He risked everything.
Unlike the confrontation with the Prince of Qin at Xuanwu Gate back then,
This time,
He was gambling with the gods, gambling with the heavens.
Mao Gang knew His Majesty's plan.
This is utterly insane and Qi Deviation.
When I first heard about this plan,
As the Commander the Pacification Investigation Office, feared by everyone in the court and the public, King Yama whose infamous reputation could make even a child cry.
They were all terrified, their souls nearly leaving their bodies, their livers and gallbladders shattered.
He killed many people at Mao Gang.
From kings and generals to traitors and rebels,
But he has never killed an immortal or slaughtered a god.
What a crazy and grand plan!
If successful,
His fame at Mao Gang is enough to last for eternity and be remembered for generations.
He disliked beautiful women, did not love delicious food, and was not greedy for money; his only desire was fame.
He used to be infamous and notorious.
But a bad reputation and a notorious name are still a name.
Therefore, he willingly served as His Majesty's henchman, lackey, and executioner, and enjoyed doing so immensely.
That is precisely why, after the initial shock and horror,
He was not afraid or disobeyed; on the contrary, he was so excited that his whole body was trembling.
This unparalleled feat of slaying immortals and slaughtering gods
He Mao Gang,
We absolutely have to get involved.