Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 426: Life and Death

The noise died down. After Long Mohan's explosive speech, the atmosphere became like frozen ice, hard and cold.

Yun Zhen was still kneeling on the ground, head down, motionless, as if he had no intention of speaking at all.

Seeing that he was ignored by Yun Zhen, Long Mohan became even more angry and asked sternly: "Speak! Why don't you speak?"

"What does the emperor want to hear Yun Zhen say? Is it a plea or obedience? If it is a plea... Yun Zhen does not have the confidence to persuade the emperor; if it is obedience... these two words are too difficult to say." Yun Zhen was alone and had no ties, so he seemed a little stubborn. "From what the emperor said just now, one of Yun Zhen and Ji Anni can save her life... Has the emperor agreed that I can take her out of the palace? If I can save her, I will definitely offer my head to the emperor."

If separation between Yin and Yang is a punishment, then leave the chance of life to Ji Anni and leave death to yourself.

"What if we can't save him?" Long Mohan sneered.

"If I can't save her, I will keep thinking of ways and do everything I can. Anyway, I will never die before I save her."

"My punishment has helped you!" Long Mohan suddenly raised his voice, causing the windows to clang. "Then I will take your life now!"

Yun Zhen stopped talking again, as if to say that he would leave it to the emperor.

Long Mohan was furious and raised his sleeves and shouted, "Someone come! Where are the guards? Someone come!"

Xianke Pavilion is a quiet place, with few guards patrolling on ordinary days. In addition, in order to avoid being seen by the police, Long Mohan only brought one servant, Eunuch Hua, with him today. So after he shouted for a long time, no guards came upon hearing his order.

Finally, only Eunuch Hua rushed in, panting and asking repeatedly: "What's wrong with the emperor? What's wrong with the emperor?"

"Go, find someone to drag this traitor away!" Long Mohan pointed at Yun Zhen.

Seeing that Long Mohan was furious, Eunuch Hua didn't dare to ask any more questions. He glanced at Yun Zhen, replied "Yes, your servant," and hurried away.

"Your Majesty, even if you want to kill me, please forgive Ji Anni. She is really innocent." Yun Zhen then felt a sense of crisis of impending execution and said it as if he was leaving a will.

"Don't beg for mercy on her behalf! You two are in cahoots with each other, you are basically in the same group!"

"Your Majesty, if you kill Ji Anni, Zhao Ji will never come back! If you harm Zhao Ji's body, Zhao Ji's soul will have no place to settle!" Yun Zhen said sternly. As a last resort, he had to use Zhao Ji to save his life.

"Don't mention Zhao Ji anymore! She's dead, dead..." Long Mohan hugged his head tightly, like a monkey hearing a spell, "You clearly said Zhao Ji is dead, you clearly said it just now!"

"emperor……"

A voice as faint as smoke suddenly came out, like nectar poured on a raging fire, and it actually made Long Mohan stop roaring.

There were only Yun Zhen and Long Mohan present, and the sudden voice did not come from them.

After a moment of astonishment, Yun Zhen and Long Mohan turned their eyes to the bed where Ji Anni was.

There were not only two people in the room, but also a third person, Ji Annie.

"Your Majesty." As if to respond to the two people's doubts, Ji Anni's voice rang out again, "If you are so angry and hateful, then punish both Yun Zhen and me. I had expected that things would not go as I wished, and I had expected that I would not be able to leave the palace smoothly... But Your Majesty, you really disappointed me today."

After saying that, Ji Anni sat up from the bed.

She was only wearing a thin white dress, her long hair was loose, and her eyes were cold and intimidating, making her look a little scary.

"My queen, why are you awake?" Yun Zhen was so frightened by Ji Anni that he forgot to kneel down. He slowly stood up and walked towards the bed.

"I knew something was going to happen today, so how could I let myself sleep like a dead person?" Ji Anni smiled at Yun Zhen to apologize, "I spit out all the medicine, I didn't drink a single drop."

"Did you hear what I said just now?" Yun Zhen asked with a painful expression.

"I heard you. Hearing you say so calmly and so openly that you were willing to die, I really had some doubts... Did you plan for this from the beginning? From the beginning... did you want to leave me behind and bear the sin of deceiving the king alone..."

If this is true, what does last night’s agreement mean?

She said she was willing to leave the palace with me, and she said she was willing to return to her original world with me...

Looking back now, those words that made me happy seem like a few lines I had heard before and could not recognize as real opera.

"It turns out to be another scam." Long Mohan recovered from the shock of seeing Ji Anni suddenly stand up. He was already so angry at Yun Zhen that he no longer had the energy to rebuke Ji Anni. He just laughed crazily, "Haha, it's another scam... and you still dare to say that you are not in cahoots?!"

After saying this, Long Mohan covered his mouth and coughed loudly. Bright red blood flowed from his fingers, and soon his entire palm was dyed red. Even his robe was splashed with blood spots of various sizes, which were dazzling.

Ji Anni then remembered that Long Mohan was ill, and subconsciously stepped forward to support him.

"Don't touch me!" Long Mohan angrily waved Ji Annie away, covering his chest and rushing out the door.

"Your Majesty..." Just as Ji Anni was about to catch up, Long Mohan's body had already fallen to the ground.

"Your Majesty!" Ji Anni screamed in fear, and ran towards Long Mohan who suddenly fell to the ground with Yun Zhen.

When they struggled to lift Long Mohan up from the ground, they discovered that Long Mohan's eyes were closed, his face was pale, and the corners of his mouth were stained with blood. At first glance, it looked like he had been stabbed to death.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to leave the palace?" Yun Zhen suddenly grabbed Ji Anni's hand, as if wanting to say "This is an opportunity."

"Can we get out?" Ji Annie's heartbeat was irregular and her body was shivering.

Eunuch Hua will come with his guards soon. If we don’t make a decision now, it will be too late!

"Although I'm not 100% sure, my lady, I will protect you with my life."

Yun Zhen pulled Ji Anni up and wanted to take her away through the back door of Xianke Pavilion.

"I don't want you to protect me with your life. If we are going to die, let's die together!" Ji Anni suddenly grabbed Yun Zhen, her hands as tight as pliers, fearing that Yun Zhen would disappear in the blink of an eye.

At this time, noisy footsteps could be heard faintly from not far away, probably the sound of Eunuch Hua leading the guards arriving.

"It's too late, my queen, this way." Yun Zhen didn't bother to say more and pulled Ji Anni to a remote corner.

Behind him came the exclamation of Eunuch Hua after he discovered Long Mohan.

They all thought that Long Mohan was attacked by Ji Anni and Yun Zhen, causing him to spit blood and fall to the ground.

"Search, find them out! They must not have run far!" Long Mohan was unconscious, and Eunuch Hua gave the order for him.

Eunuch Hua's voice was already shrill, and it became even more piercing when he was excited. While he ordered people to search for the criminal, he sent someone to call for the imperial physician.

"Oh no, oh no, they are catching up..." Ji Anni heard the footsteps getting closer behind her and looked around for a place to hide.

But it can be hidden for a while, not forever. Although the palace is large, it cannot withstand a thorough search.

Just as Ji Anni was getting anxious, Yun Zhen suddenly pushed her into a room. The room was dark, and it felt like midnight even in the daytime. When Yun Zhen closed the door, the light became even darker, and it was not an exaggeration to describe it as "you can't see your hand in front of you".

"Yun Zhen..." Ji Anni held Yun Zhen tightly nervously.

In order to comfort Ji Anni, Yun Zhen hurriedly explained: "Don't panic, madam, this is a small pharmacy. Because some medicines cannot be exposed to the light, this room that is isolated from sunlight was specially built to store medicinal materials."

"Will they not be able to find us if we hide here?" Although she knew it was impossible, Ji Anni couldn't help but have a glimmer of fantasy.

"They will find this place in about half a quarter of an hour." Yun Zhen's answer mercilessly shattered Ji Anni's naive thoughts, but the second half of the sentence immediately gave Ji Anni new hope, "But there is a secret passage in this pharmacy, and probably no one knows it except me. We can hide there temporarily and think of a way after the guards leave."

After saying that, Yun Zhen pulled Ji Anni to a wall. He touched the wall for a few times and touched some switch. There was a rumbling sound from the wall. Then, dust flew in her face, choking Ji Anni and causing her to cough continuously.

The dust smelled very old, and the secret door must not have been opened for many years.

Looking at the dark entrance, Ji Anni was a little scared, but because Yun Zhen was by her side, the fear gradually subsided.

“Your Majesty…”

After Yun Zhen's low and slow urging, Ji Anni took a deep breath, plucked up her courage and walked into the secret passage with Yun Zhen.

Strangely enough, the air in the secret passage was very fresh, as if it was not a closed dead end, but a way to escape.

"Yunzhen, where does this tunnel lead to?" Ji Anni held Yunzhen tightly and moved forward carefully step by step.

There was no light in the tunnel, so Ji Anni simply closed her eyes and walked forward like a blind person.

Yun Zhen walked slowly, revealing a sense of lack of confidence. He replied to Ji Anni, "Many years ago, when I was cleaning up the pharmacy, I accidentally discovered this entrance, but I never stepped into it, so I don't know where the exit of this tunnel is."

"Why is there a tunnel inside the palace?" Ji Anni didn't quite understand.

"A hundred years ago, this palace was built when Taizu moved the mountains to build the palace. The tunnel was also built at the same time as the palace. It was named "Life and Death Road" so that there would be a way to escape in times of crisis when foreign enemies invaded. The tunnel is very ingeniously designed, with many exits and entrances, crisscrossed, and densely packed with traps. There are several life paths and several dead paths mixed together. If you don't have a map to guide you, you will only end up dead if you rashly enter the tunnel. But if you follow the life path all the way, it is said that you can successfully reach the outside of the palace."