"Was... was it the ruler of Great Yan who poisoned my brother?"
Diwu Chijin's thunderous shout jolted Qin Lan into raising her head. Through her tears, she glanced at Yan Qinyu, whose neck was bound by a chain of fire.
As she remembered it, the ruler of Great Yan had been a good emperor who promoted her brother and rewarded him!
How had things come to this...?
But the girl's attention soon returned to her brother. She lowered her head and kept shaking Qin Yao's arm.
Old Qin Dashan's lips trembled, as did his hands. His vision was still darkening; he clearly had yet to recover from the terrible blow.
Still holding Yan Qinyu's neck fast with the fiery chain, Diwu Chijin poured True Qi into his voice and roared, "Someone, come inspect the wine vessels at once!
"There must be poison in them.
"Yan Qinyu, you shameless, despicable wretch!
"Today, I'll make sure everyone under heaven sees the ugly face of their ruler for what it is!!"
Shock and fury surged through Yan Qinyu. *What?!
*That monster says I was the one who wanted Qin Yao poisoned? Bullshit!!
You forced me to do it! And now you're playing the good man?!
The ruler of Great Yan had ten thousand objections, but the fiery chain was cinched around his neck so tightly that he could not even breathe.
Let alone speak up to defend himself!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang...
Just then, the sound of bronze gongs rang out beyond the hall.
First nearby, then farther away.
Within a single breath, warning gongs were sounding throughout the palace!
After all, Diwu Chijin had descended from the sky and smashed through the roof. In a palace long since under curfew, that entrance alone was enough to make every eye bulge.
And Diwu