nycdaug Chapter 436 Luo Cheng'an was tricked
Chapter 436 Luo Cheng'an was tricked
Xie Xing looked dazed.
Does this person even know what he's saying?
Xie Xing opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but Luo Hanfeng was unwilling to listen to Xie Xing anymore. When he looked to the other side, his expression changed, and then he suddenly grabbed Xie Xing's wrist.
"go!"
Having said that, he ignored Xie Xing's struggles and dragged him away quickly.
Meanwhile, Jun Lanjin and Hua An stood outside the Zhaixing Tower, looking disheveled. As they searched their surroundings, they couldn't find Xie Xing. Jun Lanjin's expression turned cold: "Where is Xie Xing?"
Hua An, panting, squinted and searched the surroundings. He looked around for a long time but couldn't find Xie Xing.
His heart skipped a beat. "Could it be... that he's still on the Star-Picking Tower?"
"This is impossible."
Without even thinking, Jun Lanjin denied it.
"She couldn't possibly be in the Star-Picking Tower."
It's impossible for him to die inside.
How could someone as extraordinary as Xie Xing possibly die here?
This is too absurd, too easy.
Doesn't she have some kind of system inside her body?
How could someone die here?
Looking at Jun Lanjin's terrifying expression, Hua An cautiously asked, "Your Highness, shall we search again?"
"What if Miss Xie runs out of there and leaves first?"
Jun Lanjin turned around and glanced at the collapsed Zhaixing Tower, saying, "There's no need to search anymore. Zhaixing Tower is already like this; anyone left inside is impossible to survive."
She must have run away.
Jun Lanjin looked around the palace and said, "Now, things over there are more important."
And at this time.
Inside the Golden Palace.
Luo Cheng'an, clad in armor, led his soldiers through the palace gates, sword in hand, and charged straight at the throne of the Chu Emperor.
"Father, I have come to beg you to abdicate!"
Luo Cheng'an's hand holding the sword trembled, and when he looked at the Chu Emperor, his eyes were filled with determination and a thirst for power.
Meanwhile, on Emperor Chu's side, he was surrounded by many imperial guards and court officials, including Xie Ansheng and Xie Tongchen.
Song Qingyang and the others stood on the inside, protecting the Chu Emperor tightly behind them.
"Your Highness! You are utterly rebellious!"
"You dare to force me to abdicate and commit patricide?!"
A court official angrily rebuked Luo Cheng'an.
Luo Cheng'an snorted coldly and said, "Why wouldn't I dare?"
"This throne should have been mine in the first place, but because of my father's prejudice against me and his fear of my maternal clan, he disliked me in every way. He even deposed me as crown prince simply because he listened to the two-faced words of others!"
“My father has completely broken my heart. Since that’s the case, why can’t I take the initiative to earn what I want?”
“Father, you have no other choice now. As long as you write the edict of succession, I will immediately honor you as the Retired Emperor, so that you may enjoy all the riches and honors of the world and live out your old age in peace.”
The Chu emperor was so angry he almost vomited blood.
He slammed his hand on the table and roared, "You bastard!"
"You unfilial son, how dare you?!"
Luo Cheng'an also lost his temper, and he looked angrily at the Chu Emperor: "Why wouldn't your son dare?"
“Your son is the one I am, so why do you never pay any attention to me, but instead focus on that Prince Jin?”
“Prince Jin’s power is so great that it threatens the emperor. Not only do you not fear him, but you also nurture his power, making me subservient to him in every way.”
"Your subject refuses to submit!"
"Today, I will tell you, and the whole world, that only I am worthy to sit in this position above all others."
"Somebody come!"
Luo Cheng'an raised his voice and said coldly, "Take them all down!"
The sound faded, but there was no sound behind him.
Luo Cheng'an's expression changed, and he repeated, "Men! Take them all down!"
"Your Highness, stop wasting time."
Just then, Luo Hanfeng's voice rang out from outside the palace. He walked in, and the soldiers and troops who were originally Luo Cheng'an's men made way for him.
Luo Cheng'an was shocked: "Why is this happening?"
At this moment, the Chu Emperor coldly snorted: "I have long known that you have been secretly raising a private army, but I did not expect that you would be so incompetent as to dare to force the emperor to abdicate!"
Luo Cheng'an couldn't believe it.
He took a few steps back, shook his head, and couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.
"How could this be? How is this possible?"
"Why would they listen to you?" Luo Cheng'an couldn't understand it at all and questioned Luo Hanfeng.
Luo Hanfeng glanced at the ministers who had originally been standing behind Luo Cheng'an beside him.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Luo Hanfeng then said, "Father Emperor knew about your recent movements long ago, so he sent me and Sixth Brother to make arrangements in advance."
"He is my spy who stayed by your side, elder brother."
"Of course, those who are forcing you to resign are just putting on an act, just to see what you really want to do."
With one hand behind his back, Luo Hanfeng approached Luo Cheng'an and said with a smile, "Big brother, I didn't expect you to be so bold as to actually have rebellious intentions."
"No..." The color drained from Luo Cheng'an's face.
He glanced at the minister who was exchanging a smile with Luo Hanfeng, and as if finally realizing something, said, "It was you, it was you who ruined me!"
"If this person hadn't been constantly advising me in my ear, I would never have had the chance to stage a coup!"
"He's actually one of the people next to you!"
"You've outsmarted me!"
Luo Cheng'an's eyes widened; he had finally realized what was happening.
Scheming to take away his position as crown prince was not Luo Hanfeng's ultimate goal; his ultimate goal was to take his life!
Luo Hanfeng looked completely innocent. He raised his eyes to look at the Emperor Chu and said, "Father! Your son has only followed your orders and has never had the slightest intention to harm my elder brother. I beg you to see the truth!"
With a cold face, Emperor Chu picked up a teacup from the table and smashed it heavily on Luo Cheng'an's head.
This blow actually caused Luo Cheng'an to bleed from his head.
"You unfilial son! It's clearly you who are incredibly audacious, yet you still try to blame everything on others."
"So what if Seventh Brother plotted against you? If you didn't have rebellious intentions, would other people's nonsense have even reached your ears?"
"You useless piece of trash!"
"You say I don't take you seriously, then tell me, since you became the Crown Prince, have you done anything that benefits the country and its people and deserves praise?"
"How dare you criticize others? I'm ashamed of you!"
"What use are you all day long, besides using your status as the crown prince to bully others?"
"If my empire had been handed over to you, it would have been finished long ago!"
Luo Cheng'an: "..."
He was rendered speechless by the rebuttal.
Winner takes all, loser for Kou.
Even if Luo Cheng'an is the Chu Emperor's biological son, this incident is still a capital offense!
"His Majesty!"
With tears streaming down her face, the Empress knelt down before the Emperor of Chu with a thud.