"Really?" Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes stirred. No one understood the strength of the Four Great Clans better than she did. With that force secretly protecting her, her throne would be as secure as walls of iron and a moat of boiling water.
"When have I ever broken a promise to you?" Xiong Shaoqing brushed her delicate nose. "But tonight is my last night in Heaven Dou City. Shouldn't our esteemed Heaven Dou Emperor properly 'reward' the man who made it all happen behind the scenes?"
Qian Renxue's pretty face flushed, and a trace of seductive charm rose in her eyes.
She rose onto her toes and kissed the man's thin lips.
"Tonight, neither of us stops until death."
Several hundred miles outside Heaven Dou City, in an abandoned temple in the desolate mountains.
Howling winds mixed with torrential rain poured through the leaky roof, making the feeble campfire flicker precariously.
"Bang!"
Like a cornered beast driven into a desperate plight, Tang San slammed his fist viciously into a stone pillar. The tremendous force split the skin across his knuckles, and blood mixed with rainwater dripped onto the muddy ground.
Yet he seemed unable to feel the pain. Scarlet veins filled his eyes, and ragged breaths rasped from his throat like a broken bellows.
"Why? Why did this happen?"
Tang San clenched his teeth. His slightly pale face twisted into a hideous expression under his extreme fury.
The Seven-Star Begonia Soup was absolutely flawless. It couldn't possibly have caused the toxins to run wild.
It was Xue Qinghe. It had to be that hypocritical crown prince, or those quacks at the Imperial Medical Academy who envied my talent.
Tang San roared inwardly, imagining the circumstances.
*To fight for power and profit, they secretly tampered with the incense or the emperor's food,