eurekapd Chapter 291 Execution
Chapter 291 Execution
Chapter 291 291 Execution
Meanwhile, Ji Hongbo and Ji Linchuan, after receiving the secret letter, secretly rushed back to the capital. However, as soon as they arrived in the capital, Ye Yingrou had already learned of the news and sent an assassin to deliver a message to them, arranging to meet at night.
After settling in at the inn with Ji Linchuan, Ji Hongbo held the note sent by Ye Yingrou, his expression shifting between light and dark.
After being rescued by Ye Yingrou, he noticed her exceptional talent in poisons and encouraged her to establish Ronghua Tower. Initially, his and Ye Yingrou's business philosophies aligned perfectly, and Ronghua Tower flourished in the martial arts world. However, recently, because of her, Ronghua Tower has been relentlessly suppressed by the imperial court, with its various branches suffering devastating blows, almost leaving him without a place to hide. Now, she actually has the audacity to issue orders to him in the name of the tower's leader? While he was fleeing for his life for Ronghua Tower, what was she doing in the capital? Nothing more than vying for power with the eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion!
Ji Linchuan sat to the side, sword in hand. Seeing the man's somewhat indignant expression, he asked, "Are you going to meet the Lord of the Tower tonight?"
Ji Hongbo took out a tinderbox and burned the note to ashes, saying, "Now that she knows we've returned to the capital, if we don't see her, I'm afraid she'll cause more trouble."
Ji Linchuan was usually taciturn, and after hearing this, he closed his eyes to continue resting, but Ji Hongbo knew that he had agreed.
As night fell, Ji Hongbo and Ji Linchuan, disguised, quietly slipped out of the inn and headed towards the place where Ye Yingrou had invited them to meet. A moment later, the two arrived at a dilapidated Taoist temple outside the city, where Ye Yingrou was indeed waiting. However, to their surprise, there was another person with Ye Yingrou there.
Ji Hongbo had visited this Taoist temple before; it had been dilapidated for many years. Today, however, it had shed its former desolation and was spotless. Beneath the Jade Emperor statue, half of its head broken, sat a long couch carved from sandalwood. On the couch was a chessboard, and Ye Yingrou and a man of extraordinary bearing sat facing each other, each holding a piece. The black and white pieces on the chessboard were clearly engaged in a fierce battle.
Upon suddenly seeing outsiders here, Ji Hongbo's heart alarmed. He and Ji Linchuan stood by the door for a long time without going in, clenching their fists and glaring at Ye Yingrou, who was playing chess in front of them.
"Rou'er is in a really good mood," he said through gritted teeth.
Ye Yingrou placed a piece, looked up and smiled brightly at the man opposite her, but didn't look at Ji Hongbo, only saying:
"Why is the deputy lord standing outside the door? There are no outsiders here, please come in."
Ji Hongbo remained vigilant and asked, "Who is this person? What brings him here?"
The man opposite Ye Yingrou put down his chess piece and said, "Rou'er, you've lost."
"I lost again, it doesn't count, Your Highness bullied Rou'er again." Ye Yingrou pouted and acted spoiled, her charming and pitiful expression making her look extremely endearing.
"How did I bully you? I already gave you a ten-piece handicap at the start; it's just that you're not as skilled as me," the man opposite laughed.
Seeing that Ye Yingrou completely disregarded him, Ji Hongbo's dissatisfaction reached its peak, and he immediately turned to leave. Unexpectedly, Ye Yingrou called out to him:
"Why did the deputy lord come and go in such a hurry? You've been away from the capital for months, and now you don't even respect me, the lord?"
Ji Hongbo turned around, suppressing his anger, and said, "I'd like to ask you what you mean by this? Don't you know that Ronghua Tower is currently in the eye of the storm? I risked my life to return to the capital, and you invited me to meet you, but you brought outsiders with you. Isn't that a sign that you don't respect me?"
"Oh? I also want to ask you, why didn't you send someone to tell me before you returned to the capital?" Ye Yingrou's smile faded.
Ji Hongbo snorted coldly and said angrily, "Isn't it all because of you! The imperial court is now trying to wipe out Ronghua Tower. I returned to the capital to escape! There are many eyes and ears outside. If I send someone to tell you, how do I know the news won't leak out?"
Ye Yingrou laughed: "Alright, alright, I know you wouldn't have returned to the capital unless absolutely necessary. I'm not blaming you, so why are you so angry? Come, let me introduce you. This gentleman in front of you is the famous Prince of Nanping."
Ji Hongbo looked at Chunyu Jing, who was standing opposite Ye Yingrou, in shock. The Prince of Nanping? The younger brother of the Prince of Beiwu? What did she mean by this?
"Now that I have brought Ronghua Tower under the Fourth Prince's command, everyone in Ronghua Tower must respect the Fourth Prince, obey his orders, and serve him. Do you understand?"
Chunyu Jing rested his chin on one hand, leaning casually against the couch, squinting as he looked Ji Hongbo up and down. As if only just noticing their presence, he lazily said:
"Rou'er, who are these two?"
Ye Yingrou smiled and said, "Look at me, I forgot to introduce them to Your Highness. This is Ji Hongbo, the deputy head of Ronghua Tower, and the one with the scar on his face is Ji Linchuan, the number one assassin of Ronghua Tower. They are my most capable assistants, and they will surely become Your Highness's most capable subordinates in the future."
"Ye Yingrou, why didn't you consult me before handing over Ronghua Tower to someone else?" Ji Hongbo asked angrily. "When you work for someone else, did you ever ask me if I was willing?"
Ye Yingrou narrowed her eyes and said, "Ronghua Tower is mine. Do I need to ask for your opinion on what decisions I make?"
Ji Hongbo sneered, "Yes, you don't need to ask my opinion. But it was precisely because you made a decision on your own without asking my opinion last time that Ronghua Tower has fallen to this state!"
Chunyu Jing slightly raised his chin and asked, "Rou'er, according to the rules of Ronghua Tower, how should those who disobey orders be dealt with?"
Ye Yingrou said, "Rou'er is just a woman, and I usually just scold and beat her and that's it. What does Your Highness think we should do?"
Chunyu Jing toyed with a black chess piece and said calmly, "Naturally, we should kill it as a warning to others."
Ji Hongbo hurriedly took a step back, about to say something, when he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and instantly his head was severed from his body, and he lost his life.
Ji Linchuan, who had been standing silently behind him, took two steps forward, knelt on one knee before Ye Yingrou and Chunyu Jing, and respectfully said with his eyes lowered:
"Ronghua Tower's first ironclad rule: Those who disobey will be killed without mercy."
"Well done, Ji Linchuan." Ye Yingrou said with a bright smile. She raised her hand and gently stroked his face as if she were stroking her own child, and put a pill to his mouth. "Here, this is your medicine for this month. Take it and your stomach will stop hurting."
After swallowing the dark pill, Ji Linchuan stood up and stepped aside.
At this moment, two shadow guards emerged from the darkness, carrying a box in their hands. They put Ji Hongbo's head inside the box and handed it to Chunyu Jing.
Chunyu Jing glanced at the shocked expression on Ji Hongbo's face and raised his eyebrows with great pleasure.
"The owner of Ronghua Tower has been executed, and it's time to close the case."