First Kill One

Chapter 35: Kill One First

Liu Fenggu's brow furrowed instantly, and she snapped, "Who told you to come out? Get back inside!"

Seeing Liu Fenggu a few steps away, Chu Lu didn't want to waste any more energy. He stood at the doorway and said, "What are you? How dare you order me?"

Liu Fenggu's face flushed red. Then she noticed the soldiers beside her looking at her with strange, suspicious eyes, which made her even more furious.

She had just boasted about how she had scared the Emperor into silence, that he wouldn't dare resist even if she slapped him twice. But in the next moment, the Emperor ran out, looking down on her.

What was the meaning of this? Was he here to slap her in the face?

Liu Fenggu stood up with a "tseng" sound, a sinister grin on her face. "I think you're asking for a beating!"

She strode over, reaching out as she spoke, "Did the slaps last time not teach you enough..."

Pfft.

With a strange sound, Liu Fenggu's eyes widened abruptly.

Chu Lu pulled out a pair of scissors. A bloody gash appeared on Liu Fenggu's throat, and blood gushed out.

She instinctively clutched her neck, bubbles of blood and saliva gurgling from her mouth.

She pointed a finger at Chu Lu, seemingly wanting to say something, but no words came out.

Finally, with a "bang," she collapsed onto the ground.

This sound seemed to jolt the remaining people. The soldiers' faces changed drastically, and they instinctively drew their swords and aimed them at Chu Lu.

Chu Lu calmly drew the sword from Liu Fenggu's waist, lifted it with some effort, and confronted them. "I am the Emperor. Who dares to make a move? Who among you can bear the crime of regicide?"

As soon as he said this, the soldiers' faces showed fear, and they instinctively lowered their sword tips.

Chu Lu sneered inwardly, thinking the Emperor's title was indeed useful.

"Since you don't dare to act, then all of you get out of my way!" Chu Lu swung his sword forcefully, and the soldiers retreated, clearing a path.

Chu Lu straightened his back and walked out, forcing himself to move.

Not long after walking out, he asked in his mind, "I've escaped for now, but I can't hold on alone. Xu Liniang, you're the Emperor, you must have some confidantes in the palace, right? At the very least, there should be palace maids and eunuchs."

Xu Liniang immediately replied, "Yes. Xiao Lizi is loyal to me."

"Where can I find her?"

"In..."

Soon, Chu Lu found Xiao Lizi. Although this person had the name of a eunuch, this was a world of women, so naturally, she was also a woman.

Seeing Chu Lu in this state, she was both surprised and flustered. She quickly came to support him, about to ask something.

Chu Lu immediately stopped her. "Less nonsense. Help me to a safe place to rest, and then call the Imperial Physician."

"Yes," Xiao Lizi quickly replied.

Meanwhile, on the other side, although those soldiers dared not lay hands on Chu Lu, the major incident of Liu Fenggu's death could not be concealed. They immediately found someone to report it.

After layers of reporting, the news reached the Empress.

"The Emperor suddenly ran out and killed Liu Fenggu?" The Empress was stunned for a moment, then slapped the table and burst into laughter. "Hahahaha! What's wrong with you all today? Making such a joke with me. Her? She could kill Liu Fenggu? Hahaha. I don't think she could even kill a chicken!"

"It's true." Chunhua, the palace maid beside the Empress, said anxiously, "I saw the body."

"Alright, alright, I want to see what trick you're playing today, little girl," the Empress said with a smile. "Take me to see."

However, when the palace maid led her to the morgue and lifted the white cloth, the Empress's expression changed drastically.

The Empress felt for her pulse, then withdrew her hand as if she had been shocked. She muttered to herself, "Cousin? Cousin!? She's really dead?"

She suddenly turned to the palace maid and said, "The Emperor really killed her?"

"That's what the soldiers are all saying. And I went to check, the Emperor is indeed no longer in the inner palace," Chunhua said.

The Empress's face was filled with astonishment.

She really couldn't imagine the scene. Xu Liniang, whom she had been chasing all over the palace, actually dared to kill someone? Moreover, hadn't she drunk so much of her poison and was already gravely ill? She still had the strength to kill the strong and burly Liu Fenggu?

But the next moment, her heart was filled with rage.

—How dare she kill my cousin!? This is rebellion!

"Chunhua, let's go," she said, walking out angrily.

"Ah? Your Highness, where are we going?"

"Silly girl, of course, we're going back to the palace to get the Imperial Sword," the Empress sneered. "I'm going to find the Emperor to demand an explanation!"

Chunhua's face turned pale, feeling that something big was about to happen again.

After all, the last time she went to find the pampered Consort Ping, she had said the same thing.

—I'm going to find Consort Ping to demand an explanation!

Hall of Mental Cultivation

Chu Lu closed his eyes, an Imperial Physician beside him taking his pulse, while Xiao Lizi stood guard.

Chu Lu appeared to be resting with his eyes closed, awaiting the Imperial Physician's diagnosis, but that wasn't the case.

As he grew more familiar with Xu Liniang's body, he vaguely felt the limitations of his magic power realm loosening.

He wasn't sure if it was due to Xu Liniang's protagonist status or because she was a native, resulting in fewer restrictions.

In any case, although he still couldn't use various spells or magic power, after several attempts, he discovered that some rudimentary cultivation techniques that didn't involve spiritual energy and purely circulated Blood Essence could actually be used.

Chu Lu slowly opened his eyes and instructed, "Xiao Lizi, get me a silver needle from the Imperial Physician's box."

Xiao Lizi looked confused but obediently handed him a silver needle.

Chu Lu pinched the silver needle between two fingers, circulated his cultivation technique, and flicked his wrist sharply.

A faint sound was heard as the silver needle pierced the wall in front of him, leaving only a small tail exposed.

Chu Lu frowned slightly at the sight. Normally, the silver needle should have passed through the wall. Clearly, his overly weakened body was holding him back.

But Xiao Lizi, witnessing this, had her eyes wide open.

"Th-this is a silver needle thrown by the Emperor!?"

Although Xiao Lizi had spent years in the palace, she knew many people and had a good understanding of the outside world.

She knew of the martial arts world and a group of people who practiced their skills diligently. Some of these top masters could embed a silver needle into a wall.

However, those people couldn't do it so effortlessly, nor could they penetrate so deeply. Moreover, the walls they pierced were often flimsy wooden structures, not comparable to the walls of the Imperial Palace.

To her, Chu Lu's feat was already comparable to that of an immortal.

Xiao Lizi thought to herself, watching Chu Lu: When did the Emperor learn such a powerful technique?

At this moment, the Imperial Physician finally finished her examination. She quickly wrote out a prescription and said, "Your Majesty, have someone fetch the medicine according to the prescription. After taking it continuously for two months and resting well, you will fully recover."

"Imperial Physician, what illness do I have?" Chu Lu asked, looking at her.

"Uh, this..." The Imperial Physician suddenly stammered.

Chu Lu smiled slightly, immediately understanding her hesitation.

"From now on, you will share a room with me. All medicinal ingredients must pass through your hands, and you will personally boil them. If I do not improve after drinking the medicine, Xiao Lizi." Chu Lu threw the sword in his hand over.

The latter caught it in a flurry and then shouted, "Yes!"

"You will behead this quack doctor," Chu Lu said.

The Imperial Physician's face immediately turned pale.

Xiao Lizi, holding the sword, said with a stern expression, "Yes!"

Just then, hurried footsteps could be heard from outside the hall.

Chu Lu didn't even need to look to guess who it was.

Although he knew she would come, he hadn't expected her to arrive so soon.

Chu Lu instructed Xiao Lizi to get him another silver needle.