eurekapd Chapter 226 Nothing more than that
Chapter 226 Nothing more than that
And now looking at Emperor Qi's expression, it is obvious that he is not as calm as at the beginning. His brows are slightly furrowed, revealing a hint of anxiety and worry.
He Yun has been following the battle situation closely, and his eyes never leave every move on the battlefield.
Various thoughts raced through his mind, trying to find a way to resolve his current predicament.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind and made his eyes light up.
He quickly gave a look to Thirteen beside him, and Thirteen nodded in understanding.
Then, the two of them acted in tacit understanding. Thirteen held Qi Zi's arm tightly and took her to hide behind.
"Princess, it's very dangerous outside now. Let's go to the side hall quickly." Thirteen said in a low voice, his tone full of concern.
Seeing this, Di Ying hurriedly reached out to stop him, but was held tightly by Ye Jiu who was standing beside him.
Ye Jiu shook his head at Di Ying, signaling him not to stop him.
Qi Zi was not willing to leave. She struggled hard to break free from Shisan's restraints, but Shisan held her tightly, preventing her from escaping.
"Princess, it's not safe here now. Please come with me to the side hall to take shelter."
As Thirteen spoke, he dragged Qi Zi towards the side hall.
Qi Zi felt very confused. She didn't understand why Li'er, who had always been well-behaved, suddenly became so tough.
She asked in confusion: "Li'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Shh..." Thirteen put his fingers lightly in front of his lips, signaling Qi Zi to keep quiet.
Then she whispered in her own voice, "Princess, it's me."
Qi Zi was delighted when she heard this familiar voice, "Why are you back?"
Thirteen said as he pulled her to continue walking out, "The situation is urgent, there is no time to explain, Princess, please follow me first."
When Qi Zi arrived at the side hall, she was surprised to find that there were several people hiding in the dark corner of the side hall.
One of the figures caught her attention—Concubine Li!
However, unlike before when she was in the hall, Concubine Li was not wearing the gorgeous clothes for attending the palace banquet in the hall.
"Why are you here too?" Qi Zi asked in a low voice curiously.
Concubine Li quickly raised a finger to her lips, signaling her to speak more quietly: "Shh... keep your voice down, Princess."
Then he lowered his voice and said, "I didn't go to the hall at all."
Qi Zi was stunned when he heard this, and his heart was full of doubts.
If Concubine Li did not go to the main hall, then who was the person she saw in the main hall just now? Was she dazzled?
As if she saw Qi Zi's confusion, Concubine Li took the initiative to explain: "That was my maid pretending to be me. We didn't have a role to play today, but who told you to come along?"
Hearing this, Qi Zi suddenly realized.
So that's how it is. It seems someone arranged all this on purpose.
At this moment, Qi Zi inadvertently glanced at Thirteen, who had disguised himself as Li'er, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on her face.
Yes, how could she forget Thirteen's disguise? She must have disguised someone else as Concubine Li.
However, Thirteen seemed to know what Qi Zi was thinking and waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with her.
Qi Zi was stunned, and then she found it a little funny. She always used to dislike Qi Wuyou for not being smart enough, but she never expected that she would be so confused now, and people could actually know what she was thinking at a glance.
Concubine Li looked at Qi Zi's expression and guessed what she was thinking. She smiled and explained, "It's the secret guard beside His Majesty."
Qi Zi nodded after hearing this, and then asked, "Did Father know that something would happen today?"
Concubine Li shook her head, indicating that she didn't know, and then said: "I don't know either, but looking at the situation, he should know, otherwise he wouldn't have arranged it so carefully."
Qi Zi nodded, then stayed obediently beside Shisan, waiting for Ye Jiu to pick her up.
In the main hall, Ye Jiu no longer pretended and walked straight up to He Yun, and the two began to talk.
Ye Jiu raised his lips slightly, revealing a sly smile, and said softly: "Hey, do you want to take action against that secret guard?"
He Yun nodded and said firmly: "Well, in this situation, isn't he most likely to be poisoned?"
Ye Jiu frowned and said helplessly: "That being said, what should we do? The human-faced Gu won't bite anyone without the master's order!"
He Yun gave him a calming look and said, "Don't worry, wait a little longer."
Ye Jiu rolled his eyes, looking speechless, "What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for him to bump into the human-faced Gu on his own initiative?"
He Yun shook his head and smiled mysteriously, "Of course not, I already have a plan, don't worry."
Ye Jiu looked at him suspiciously, "Is this true? Don't fool me!"
"Of course it's true, believe me." He Yun patted his chest and guaranteed.
Ye Jiu nodded doubtfully, "Okay, then I'll trust you for once."
At this moment, Ye Jiu suddenly seemed to remember something, slapped his thigh, and said, "Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that this secret guard is the one who killed Concubine Yin."
He Yun frowned, without showing any surprise, "Yeah."
Ye Jiu sighed twice and said, "Thinking back then, when he killed someone, it was so clean and neat."
After saying this, he shifted his gaze to the dark guard who was struggling with the living dead and was clearly at a disadvantage. He sneered with some disdain and said, "But now it seems that he is just so-so!"
At this time, Di Ying suddenly spoke. He looked at He Yun first, then at Ye Jiu, and then frowned and said, "I say, you two are plotting without avoiding me?"
Hearing what Di Ying said, He Yun and Ye Jiu first looked at each other, and then looked at Di Ying at the same time.
Then, Ye Jiu showed an indifferent look, sneered and said to Di Ying: "Then go report us!"
Seeing this, Di Ying became furious and glared at Ye Jiu fiercely.
However, he finally rolled his eyes helplessly, then closed his mouth and stopped talking, standing quietly aside and listening to them continue their conversation.
At this moment, He Yun seemed to suddenly remember something important. With a hint of confusion and surprise on his face, he asked Ye Jiu, "But didn't you say before that you can fight him to a draw?"
After these words came out, Ye Jiu stopped being so careless and sat up straight instantly, with a trace of fear and confusion in his eyes: "What?!"
Apparently he had thought of this question as well, and his expression turned serious.
"Oh no, I was so busy watching their dog-eat-dog drama that I forgot about this important thing."
Ye Jiu frowned and slapped his head in regret.
"Moreover," He Yun dropped another bombshell on Ye Jiu while he was still panicking, saying in a serious tone, "There were two of them that day."