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The Empress stared expressionless. Her expression was ice-cold as she spoke downheartedly, āYouāve already said that Iām the person you love the most. You targeted the Ye Family because of me! So, I was the goal when you talked of this. But, this matter with the Jun Family is because of your dark heart; especially the fact that you didnāt let them off afterwards!
āIām only a woman, and I canāt do a thing. Iāve asked myself, and I genuinely canāt do a thing. And, I know that I wonāt have a chance to leave the palace since youāve said these things to me today. Isnāt that right?ā The Empress calmly raised her head. And, she was still as calm when she looked at him.
However, the Emperor didnāt face her.
āYou wouldnāt have told me so much today otherwiseā¦ And then, Iāve gone to the Jun household so many times ha haā¦ Itās like you had suspectedā¦ it had never stopped. But, let me warn you.ā
The Empress raised her head, and a sharp light radiated around her eyes. The air also became a little colder as she said, āYe Gu Han!ā
The Emperorās body trembled. He had finally realized why the Empress was responding to him that dayā¦ It was because Ye Gu Han was sheltered in the Jun household at this time.
āI hope that you donāt harm him! Heās crippled. He doesnāt have anything. He already had nothing before, but heās only surviving on Xuan strength now,ā the Empressā tone was hollow as she looked at that gorgeous palace with an empty expression; she seemed lifeless.
āBut, he still has you! He has your heart!ā the Emperor let out a mind-tearing and lung-splitting roar.
āMy heart had died eighteen years ago,ā the Empress replied dully, āI donāt care if my body dies as wellā¦ And, takes your heart tooā¦ā
The Emperor stumbled backwards.
A messenger-eunuch reported at this moment, āYour majesty, a message has arrived from the Southern Heaven.ā
āCome in,ā The Emperor was quiet for a long time. He had a hand on his forehead, and his face belied his defeat and frustration. It remained as such for a while. Then, he spoke-up like a toddler who was learning to speak, āSend it in.ā
He extended his hand and un-winded the thread which rolled the paper in place. Then, he slowly opened it and gave it a look. However, his pupils shrunk as he looked at the letter, and his eyes suddenly resembled the sharp ones of a hawk. In fact, it seemed that the opened-letter was like his greatest enemy.
His hands trembled, and the piece of paper floated to the ground.
However, the Emperorās hands were still positioned like they held the letter in place. His eyes had also become somewhat dull and motionless. In fact, it seemed that he had been struck by lightning. He then suddenly felt dizzy, and swayed a bit. In fact, he almost fell downā¦
Then, he slowly looked down, and picked up the letter. He then gave it another read in a serious manner, and sighed. However, the Emperor still wasnāt convinced of a single word he had read on the letterā¦
He swayed as his face became deathly pale, and the letter again dropped down like a dead leaf in an autumn windā¦ Only he didnāt pick it up this time.
The content on that piece of paper was the same as the letters every other family had received. However, this letter was a lot more detailed.
There were a few lines which had attracted the Emperorās sight more than the othersā¦
āā¦Jun Mo Xie fought Xiao Bu Yu aloneā¦ Xiao Bu Yu killed himself in shameā¦ Its suspected that Jun Mo Xieās strength has reached the level of a Great Masterā¦ā
āā¦Jun Mo Xie questioned about the matter of the past. And, Xiao Bu Yu mentioned the Blood Sword Hall as a matter of coincidenceā¦ā
āā¦Jun Wu Yiās legs have recovered. He fought Xiao Han and won. And, Jun Mo Xie has completely crippled Xiao Hanā¦ā
āā¦the Eighth Great Master from the grasslandsā¦ the Solitary Falcon is currently with the Jun Familyā¦ā
āā¦level of a Great Masterā¦ Blood Sword Hallā¦ Solitary Falconā¦ Jun Mo Xieā¦ā the Emperor muttered these few words in a strange voice.
[The Jun Familyā¦ the Jun Familyā¦] The Emperor gave a long sigh. There was a profound expression in his eyes as he closed them, and said tiredly, āI regret it. I shouldnāt have shown such clemency at that timeā¦ And, now Iāve to suffer for it!ā his voice was hoarse. In fact, it had trembled somewhat.
He hurriedly walked out after that. However, he suddenly tripped at the door. He staggered violently as a result, and fell flat on his face. His guards rushed to help him in that pitiful situation, but he had already stood up before they arrived. He looked deep into the sky. It was then that something flashed in his mind. So, he turned around and focused on Princess Ling Mengās face.
After that, his figure disappearedā¦
Only mother and daughter remained in the Empressās quarters. And, they were only left to look at each other in dismay. Princess Ling Meng shuddered as she took two steps and picked up the open letter from the ground. However, it seemed as if that piece of paper somehow weighed more than a thousand Kgs for herā¦
She hated herself in this moment. Why did she have to hear so many secrets? This had been a huge blow to the Princess. In fact, it was something she couldnāt bear. She had finally started to see a glimmer of happiness during these past days. However, her father had spoken so many things, and had smashed this state of happiness in its entirety. She suddenly felt empty as a result, and couldnāt lighten up anymore. So, she looked at her mother, but was only left to discover that the Empressās expression was the same as her own.
The mother and daughter looked at each other, and became aware of the otherās despair.
The two snuggled together, and read the letter. However, the Empressās expression belied her conundrum after they had read it. She didnāt know whether she ought to laugh or cry. She then sighed in helplessness, and spoke a sentence with profound sadness and loneliness.
Princess Ling Meng resembled a frightened deer and was left to tremble after she heard what her mother had said. She powerlessly stumbled to the ground, and her eyes were brimming with fear and desperationā¦
Thatās because the Empress had saidā¦
āHeavenly sinā¦ itās likeā¦ weāve sinnedā¦ and canāt live anymoreā¦ We canāt survive anymore! This happened too quicklyā¦ Its heavenās willā¦ Itās retributionā¦ Jun Mo Xieā¦ Jun Wu Yiā¦ Tian Xiangā¦ is finishedā¦ā
The Young Master Jun was travelling throughout the journey after being flushed with success as far as the others were concerned. But, he was quite disturbed in reality. It could even be said that he staggered with each stepped. He was constantly shocked, his eyes had thistles and thorns under them, and they were filled with desolation. It seemed as if they had been bruised by the many vicissitudes he had sufferedā¦
Too many strange events had accompanied the Young Master on this journey. In fact, it could even be said that a unique expert had been playing pranks on the Young Master throughout the journey. And, this had left the Young Master to feel extremely vexed. Moreover, he couldnāt guard against itā¦ and, he couldnāt hide against it. In fact, there wasnāt any place to hideā¦
One excessive example of these inconceivable events was ā he was riding with his men one day. However, the sky suddenly filled with a murder of crows. Then, all of them decided to ārelieve themselvesā at once. This was already very unreasonable in itself. But, the matter still wasnāt finished. And, thatās because the men werenāt affected by this onslaught. Moreover, the crows had been extremely accurate. So, the only ones to get soaked were Jun Mo Xie and his horseā¦
No normal person couldāve ever imagined that a murder of crows would relieve themselves together when they were flying overheadā¦
The Young Master Jun could also be considered a normal person in this regard. So, he had never imagined that such a thing eitherā¦ And, was hence at a lossā¦
The awful stench soared to the skies, and left everyone with a desire to vomit. Wasnāt the Young Master a 'shit personā now?
And then, he was happily eating rice during meal time. He was surrounded by his soldiers. He had finished most of his bowl when a living cockroach crawled out of it.
These things could somehow be explained-away as coincidences if they had happened onceā¦ even if they were extremely strange and uncanny. But, could it still be called a ācoincidenceā after it had happened for the second, the third, or even the fourth timeā¦?
However, things still didnāt end there. After all, the 'shit personā obviously wanted to get clean. So, he went to the river and cleaned himself with great difficulty. But, his clean clothes were gone when he got ashore. He tried to look for them for a long time; he was obviously naked that entire timeā¦ He didnāt even notice where that sludge of mud was thrown at him fromā¦ He obviously had to go back to the river to clean himself again as a resultā¦
The timing of these strange occurrences was extremely ingenious as well. In fact, they gave the target next-to-no time to react. And, even someone with superhuman reflexes like Jun Mo Xieās could only hide for a bit. But, he was still being fiddled with most of the timeā¦
Jun Mo Xie considered the factsā¦ [The earth stayed still and flat when the entire army marched over it. But, it caved in with me and the horse when I rode over it.] This incident obviously had too big a sign written all over it. [But, what kind of strength and talent could create such a pitfall so quicklyā¦?]
He hadnāt even been sleeping in the tent at nights. Thatās because, he would find brightly-colored snakes within his undergarments when heād wake-up and put on his clothes in the morningā¦
It had to be said that the Young Master wouldāve been helpless if it werenāt for the protection of the Hong Jun Pagoda and Yin Yang Escapeā¦
However, Jun Mo Xieās countermeasures and reactions made the party arranging these mischief look at him with admiration.
After all, anyone else wouldāve had a nervous breakdown in the face of these events. But, Jun Mo Xie had somehow managed to seem lively. In fact, even his complexion hadnāt become downcast. He went to wash himself in the river when he got dirty. However, he didnāt try to look for his clothes this time. Instead, he disappeared from thereā¦ bare-butt! It was obvious that no one knew where he had disappeared to. So, they merely scratched their heads and stared wide eyedā¦
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He stopped eating the rice during the morning meals. In fact, he didnāt even eat from the big wok. The Young Master roasted the snake meat insteadā¦ Moreover, he ate it with relish. Even his personal soldiers ate it till their fill. [It would be such a pity to waste such a fat snakeā¦] And, this left the on-looking Snake King to gnash her teeth with explosive sounds.
The crows also flew over his head again. However, he struck them down when they were still afar. They werenāt good as food. But, they were still a hunterās game. And, game is a game! The pitfalls also appeared on the road again. And, the target still went down. But, it was only the horse that went down this time aroundā¦ not the man who rode itā¦
It seemed that Jun Mo Xie had continued to suffer losses throughout the journey in this āone of a kindā battle. But, he still seemed to have a belly-full of appetite for these fights. And thus, the journey progressed in this manner. However, the people causing these mischiefs were left enraged; [how can a lone person be so strong mentally? How are his mental defenses so powerful? Will he endure this to death?]
However, Jun Mo Xie had lived in a very nasty environment in his previous life. He had been through many experiences which had been far more dangerous than these one. Anyway, this was merely mischief; it obviously wasnāt a question of life or death. So, this situation was far from the near-death experiences he had been through in the past. In fact, the Young Master felt a long-lost warm, amiable, and happy feeling even after these pranksā¦
However, this left āMei Xue Yanā and āMei Qian Qianā to look at each other helplessly. [Can such a freak exist among the ranks of men?] After all, any other person wouldāve been looking for a tree to hang from in the face of these pranksā¦