Brothers Inheriting from Brothers (Part 2) [Please Vote for the Monthly Ticket]

Though it was deep into the night, the palace was still brightly lit.

The palace gates stood wide open. The moment Zhai Le stepped inside, his expression changed.

The air was thick with a familiar stench of blood, stronger than he could remember. Judging by the smell, it was fresh. He secretly tightened his grip on the saber at his waist and continued forward, his face grim. Then he heard the sound of water being splashed.

Swish—

Swish—

Swish—

It was the sound of brooms sweeping the stone pavement, mixed with the rush of water. Even though Zhai Le forced himself not to look, he couldn't help catching glimpses from the corner of his eye. Two or three dozen palace attendants lined the stone paths on either side. Some were splashing water, while others swept with brooms.

In the shadows, people dressed as palace guards were carrying things.

No, they weren't things at all. They were people.

Zhai Le clearly saw someone's hand hanging limply.

[Palace Coup!]

The two enormous characters leaped into his mind in an instant.

He couldn't help quickening his pace. Before long, he was jogging, his robe fluttering behind him. Only when he reached Zhai Huan's palace did he slow down. A eunuch outside the palace was anxiously looking around. When he spotted Zhai Le, his eyes lit up.

"You're finally here!"

Zhai Le asked, "How is my elder brother?"

The eunuch glanced toward the bedchamber and sighed without answering.

Zhai Le nearly collapsed. He steadied himself against the eunuch's shoulder, his face grimmer than ever.

His voice trembled. "Take me to my elder brother."

The eunuch led him inside.

The bedchamber, too, was steeped in an inescapable stench of blood.

"Elder brother—"

At Zhai Le's cry, several people in the bedchamber turned to look at