The next instant, a mist of blood burst from his mouth, and he flew sideways, smashing half the pavilion to pieces and sending wood and stone flying.
Zhou Cheng still did not kill Emperor Qing.
But as punishment this time, he hauled Emperor Qing out of the rubble and crippled both his legs.
Returning to the Imperial Palace, Zhou Cheng ordered Master Sanshi executed, not even bothering to name a charge.
Three months later, an enormous, majestic treasure ship set out from Danzhou, sailing out to sea and heading straight for the opposite shore.
Zhou Cheng had grown tired of the tedious business of watching Emperor Qing. When he chained Emperor Qing up, wasn't that chain binding him as well? So he found Emperor Qing an excellent place to go.
He packed Emperor Qing, Li Chengqian, Li Chengze, the former empress, and some of the consorts willing to leave with Emperor Qing onto a ship and sent them straight to the Western Continent.
Once they reached the Western Continent, whatever winds and waves they stirred up would have nothing more to do with him.
In any case, he had already squeezed almost all the value out of them.
People like Li Chengqian and Li Chengze had spent the best years of their lives imprisoned by him, forbidden even from having children.
In the first few years, they still had some spirit left and could supply him with a steady stream of emotion points, however much or little. By now, they had practically become walking corpses.
They were his blood brothers, after all. He still afforded them some dignity, giving them a chance to begin their lives anew on another continent.
The rebuilding of Peaceful Villa was complete, and all the Imperial Guards originally stationed there were withdrawn.
Zhou Cheng summoned