Repugnant Gateway 3

by Zhi Bai

  "After all, if he were to die alone and ascend to the throne, he might not even be ten years old."

  Mu Changyan slowly heaved a sigh of relief, "But those people are secondary, you are the main factor. Gu Shenwei kept promoting you, promoting you as an official again and again, ignoring the objections of the court officials and the influence that it would have on you. That's right, it was due to his selfishness. "I just want you to get used to the court, the government, and the role of a sage in the future as soon as possible."

  An Zheng shrugged his shoulders. "This subject may not be able to do it."

  Mu Changyan laughed: "With your temper, you really aren't fit to be a wise man."

  He looked at An Zheng: "So you also understand why I let you develop freely, or even supported you in the martial arts world?"

  An Zheng replied: "En, I understand."

  Mu Changyan said: "Isn't the hope of being alone with you too great? If I were to give you such a heavy burden, you would also feel a lot of pressure. "

  An Zheng shook his head: "No no no, the King has the money to give me money, he has the authority to give me the rights, if there is anything I can give you, I am not afraid of pressure."

  Mu Changyan glared at him: Then it's better if there's pressure on you … That's right, Gu recently had Zhuge Chouyun pay special attention to Nie Qing, and he said that he did not sense anything amiss. There are not enough people in the palace right now, so I decided to transfer Nie Qing to the Sky Protection Hall. "

  An Zheng said: "If Zhuge Chouyun also said there's no problem, then maybe I'm the one being paranoid. Initially, I had intended to talk to Nie Qing whenever I saw him, but I kept looking for him but I didn't manage to find him even though I had looked for him twice. The thing that could be confirmed was that Nie Qing took away the copy of the Purple-Rank cultivation technique. However, the things recorded in the Purple-Rank may not be useful. When it came to items of that grade, the real secret was often not in the words. However, Chang Huan still entrusted me to the courtyard of the Martial Arts Academy. If there is a chance, Nie Qing will send back the things that he copied back to the Martial Arts Academy. "

  Mu Changyan acknowledged: "I heard that Gu would ask him to send it back... Heavenly Awakening Sect started to accept disciples? "

  An Zheng nodded.

  Mu Changyan said: "It's also good to take in a few children around the same age as Xiao Qi Dao. We will begin to nurture them from this moment onwards, and in the future, they will become Xiao Qi Dao's assistants."

  An Zheng frowned: "Children recruited by this subject, I do not wish for them to die."

  Mu Changyan said: "You don't want to dictate the future of those children, but have you thought about it? If they were to enter another sect, wouldn't they also be controlled by others? It's still good to be in your Heavenly Awakening Sect. If your Xiao Qi Dao were to really become a Swallow King in the future, then after they grow up, their future would be much better than when they were in other sects. "

  An Zheng replied: "This subject is still unable to do so."

  Mu Changyan's face turned cold: You don't even know how to accept? Gu You won't live long anyway. Even if you don't do as you're told in the future, Gu Shenwei wouldn't know. "How can a man die in the netherworld? If he dies, he dies."

  An Zheng: "This subject does not want to lie."

  Mu Changyan's expression became slightly more relaxed, "Up to you, it's a little too early to teach these children. When Xiao Qi Dao really becomes Swallow King in the future, it won't be too late for them to make their choice. "Gu Qi is a bit tired, you also have a lot of things to do, go."

  An Zheng took his leave. When he walked out of the Heavenly Guarantee Hall, he looked back, and kept on having the feeling that Mu Changyan seemed to have aged to sixty to seventy years.

  Embroidery Palace.

  A young eunuch hurriedly ran in and said to the Empress Dowager Su in a low voice, "Empress Dowager, the Tiantong Palace sent some news over. They say that the King has ordered for Nie Qing to enter the Sky Protection Hall to protect the emperor."

  Empress Dowager Su who was lazily lying on the bed sat up and laughed: "Go tell Zhen Dao that the chance has come."

  Right at this moment, Zhen Dao walked in from outside and bowed. "The empress dowager doesn't need to send someone to tell this servant. Could it be that the empress dowager has forgotten what Nie Qing saw and heard? This servant can hear everything." Today was not only good news, but also good news … Feng Xiuyang also made his move. Because the King was lacking people, Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao planned to send Feng Xiuyang out of the training hall early to enter the Tiantong Palace. In order to let Feng Xiuyang guarantee that he would gain a certain amount of status in the future, the Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao was prepared to open the secret door to the training hall and let Feng Xiuyang in for a period of time. If nothing unexpected happens, Feng Xiuyang can steal Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao's treasure. "

  Empress Dowager Su's face became exceptionally joyous, "That thing can ensure the safety of my future child."

  Zhen Dao possessed her and said, "Congratulations to the empress dowager. Everything has gone according to your wishes."

  Empress Dowager Su made a sound of agreement: "Go and prepare, this is a matter of utmost importance. As long as I control Mu Changyan and acquire the Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao's treasure, nothing can stop me. "

  Zhen Dao's possession: "This servant will go prepare now. If I succeed, then this servant will not be able to move for a long time." I'll have to ask the empress dowager to send someone to protect this servant. After all, we can't let anything go wrong with this matter. "

  Empress Dowager Su said: "Go, I will arrange for people to go."

  Zhen Dao had retreated, and when he turned around, Empress Dowager Su did not see him. However, Zhen Dao did not notice that the moment he turned around, Empress Dowager Su, who seemed to be in high spirits, had a gloomy face. Looking at Zhen Dao's back, his gaze was filled with killing intent.

  A moment later, an old man wearing a black robe ran out from the shadow and bowed towards Empress Dowager Su.

  Empress Dowager Su laughed coldly: "Do you see this person's servant? It would be a disaster if this person were to keep his future. If it wasn't for his Silver Needle Gu skill that no one else knew, how could I use him? Protect him in secret. After Mu Changyan is controlled, you cripple him and turn him into a cripple that can't even get out of bed. If he doesn't listen, let him die. "

  The old man nodded, "I will go now."

  Empress Dowager Su held onto the old man's hand: "This matter, will ultimately depend on you. The so called Silver Needle Gu skill may not have no flaws. While you're protecting him, think of a way to make sense of it. If he understood what was going on, he could just get rid of Zhen Dao. This person has the ambition in his eyes like a wolf. He's different from Li Changlu. "

  When the words Li Changlu came up, the old man's expression clearly changed. "The empress dowager really can't forget him. If my guess is right, if Li Changlu can help the empress dowager ask for a child, then there shouldn't be anything wrong with this subject."

  Empress Dowager Su hugged the old man from behind. "Are you jealous? Being so cute despite being so old, it was really fun. Those young people only had better faces, that Li Changlu is just good at talking, how can they compare to you? All these years, how many people have I swapped with but you? Don't you know what I'm thinking? Besides, those young men came to serve me just to keep your secret. When the child is born, no one will know it's yours. "

  The old man let out a long sigh. "I actually hope that everyone knows that it's you and my child."

  Empress Dowager Su rubbed her face against the old man's back, "Don't worry, it's just not the time yet. In the future, isn't the one who will inherit the State of Yan's world our child? Now, he wanted people to know that she had found trouble for him. When he grows up, you and I will take care not to let a
nyone hurt him. At that time, hand over a complete State of Yan to him. "

  After a moment of silence, the old man said, "Anyway, my heart is in your hands. You know that I can't escape."

  Empress Dowager Su said softly, "You know it too, don't you? Those people, no matter how young or strong or how handsome they were, none of them could compare to you. "Only you, can bring me true happiness …"

  The old man seemed to feel that the mature body behind him was gradually getting hot, he turned around and hugged Empress Dowager Su: "Now that you are pregnant, it is still a little taboo."

  "Oh …"

  Empress Dowager Su responded with an "oh", looking slightly unhappy: "I know … Even this couldn't do it, it was too troublesome. Could it be that even being a bit lighter isn't enough? "

  The old man sighed and let Empress Dowager Su take off his clothes.

  Chapter 237 - King Kill

  On the surface, on the seventh day after the Gao Family was exterminated, Mu Changyan asked An Zheng to bring some people to the Gao Family compound to search one more time. After all, the soldiers' search of the Gao Family was like a gale sweeping fallen leaves, but many of the secrets of the Gao Family still needed to be carefully explored. An Zheng could feel that Mu Changyan had planned to keep him away from the Tiantong Palace. Why was that so?

  Maybe, Mu Changyan had already given up? He only wanted An Zheng to protect Xiao Qi Dao well.

  No one knew how many secrets were hidden in the Gao Clan's courtyard. In order to help Du Shoushou and the others gain some experience, An Zheng brought them all along.

  Although the Gao Clan's courtyard occupied a large area of land, it was so big that it was outrageous. But whether it's a building or a decoration, it's so low-key that people feel like they might be in the wrong place. At this moment, a portion of the troops responsible for security in the Gao Family's courtyard were transferred over by the military. And the most important positions were occupied by the thousand-man army. These elites of the army who were almost disbanded were still maintaining a low-key, reserved attitude, and were terrifyingly calm and collected.

  However, field officer Qian Ji had a very good impression of An Zheng. After all, if it wasn't for An Zheng's military, he might have been completely wiped out by the empress dowager.

  Du Shoushou looked around as he walked, and could not help but shake his head, "This place is so spacious and empty, it looks like the military drill grounds. Could it be that the Gao Family isn't even willing to part with a few more trees?"

  These words reminded An Zheng, he stood still and looked around. The courtyard of the Gao family was extremely large, but most of the area was paved with extremely flat and solid grounds. Only a few small gardens had some flowers and plants that were common to common folk. The reason for the empty courtyard was either because a large number of people were exercising here and there, or because they had other goals in mind.

  However, the Gao Family had more than a thousand fighters in the Fanggu. Thinking about the scale of the assassins when the Gao Family attacked the Tiantong Palace, there was no doubt about it. If all the helpers at the Gao Family casino in State of Yan were to be counted, there might be more than ten thousand of them. The reason why the courtyard was so spacious was most likely because there were too many Gao Family guards and helpers who needed to cultivate and refine their bodies.

  An Zheng walked to an empty area and squatted down to take a whiff, and the smell of quicklime entered his nose.

  Of course, there was nothing to be doubted. With a mixture of lime and earth, the ground would be harder. However, An Zheng felt that something was off. He turned around and called out, "Send a team over here to dig downwards."

  Not long after, fifty to sixty strong soldiers started digging with their shovels. Du Shoushou was also curious as to what An Zheng had found. He took a shovel from a soldier's hand and started digging downwards. These people were well-trained and full of stamina. Before long, they had dug more than a meter deep into the ground. After one and a half meters, the color of the earth became more and more white, and the composition of the lime should be higher and higher. After digging a few more centimeters, the shovel could actually knock out sparks.

  "I can't take it anymore, there's a layer of crushed rock under the lime."

  Du Shoushou wiped off his sweat and climbed up from the bottom of the hole, "Perhaps it was built by the foundation of the Gao Clan when they first built their courtyard? The size of the stones is different, they are very thick. "

  good old man Mao'er crouched on An Zheng's shoulder and towards the bottom of the pit, he let out a light cry. It rubbed its face against An Zheng's face. It seemed to be a little afraid, but at the same time, it seemed to be a little disgusted.

  An Zheng passed the good old man to Qu Liuxi and he jumped down with a single leap. An Zheng squatted on top of the rock and carefully looked at it, then dug out a rock. He looked at the sun again and said, "The rock hasn't been buried for more than two years, it definitely wasn't buried when the Gao Family first built this courtyard. The Gao Family's big house is located in Fanggu for at least a hundred years, and there's stuff buried there for less than two years. "

  "Move all the rocks!"

  With An Zheng's order, the soldiers began to move the stones and pass them out. These soldiers were well-built and also curious, so they put in a lot of effort into their work. The thickness of the rock stratum exceeded half a meter, and after two years of squeezing, it was not easy to dig it out. Several strong men took an hour to clear a three to four meter radius. But beneath the rock layer, there was another layer of lime.

  Everyone could not help but feel a little disappointed. Perhaps this was because the Gao Clan had repaired the ground in the courtyard two or three years ago and there were no secrets underneath. An Zheng asked for a shovel and scraped at the layer of limestone. He realised that it was only a few centimeters thick, and the things underneath were a little strange. He scraped away the layer of limestone, causing everyone's hairs to stand on end.

  Skeleton.

  An Zheng went up and ordered more people to be gathered. After that, he would send someone to report to the army headquarters and the Tiantong Palace s, and have them send someone over to keep an eye on him. After half an hour, the Ministry of War sent over five hundred elite soldiers, and the Tiantong Palace sent over a hundred guards. They also gathered some people from the Ministry of Justice. Before the matter was settled, An Zheng did not hire any laborers.

  The person from the War Department was Wang Kaitai, and the person from Tiantong Palace was An Chengli. The two of them were old acquaintances, and although they had been chatting amiably along the way, after seeing the scene in the pit below, their faces turned pale.

  Seven or eight hundred people cleared out the entire courtyard. Under the rock stratum, there were several large holes densely filled with corpses. There were at least a thousand of them. The number of years that these corpses were buried in was also different. When An Zheng looked at them, he realized that the earliest corpses could last for around 10 years, while the latest ones were less than half a year. And among the thousands of corpses, there was not a single adult man. Either a woman or a child.

  "F * ck!"

  Du Shoushou threw the shovel to the side, held his head and squatted down, "Gao Clan's bunch of bastards!"

  Gu Qianye and Qu Liuxi were already standing by the side holding hands. Both of their eyes were red, not daring to look at the densely packed corpses below. The newest body was rotting, but it was still recognizable. More than half of them were the remains of young women, while the other half were children no older than ten years old.

  Wang Kaitai's eyes were about to pop out. "There are many cases of disappearance in Fanggu every year, as well as many years of investigation by Fanggu and even more by the Ministry of Justice, yet there is not a single lead. They were all here … "F * ck, what kind of sin did the Gao Family create?!"

  An Zheng co
vered his face with a cloth and checked again. In this regard, even the most outstanding coroner of the State of Yan's Punishment Department was not as experienced as him. Not long after, the commander of the Titian Cavalry of the Ministry of Justice ordered Tan Taiche to come as well. When he saw the corpse on the ground, his face turned pale white.

  Tan Taiche took a piece of cloth and covered his mouth and nose, then jumped down, and knelt beside An Zheng: "Did you find anything, on all the corpses with wounds that can be seen, the locations of the wounds are all the same."

  An Zheng acknowledged: "My heart was dug out."

  Tan Taiche slowly let out a breath of relief, "It lasted for more than ten years, with more than a thousand people buried in this courtyard after having their hearts dug out. What exactly is the Gao Family planning to do?"

  "Demonic Art."

  An Zheng stood up. "Some people said that eating raw from a child's heart can extend one's longevity."

  Tan Taiche was startled, "Isn't this nonsense!?"

  "Or …"

  An Zheng's eyes flickered: "Or maybe, the Gao Family kept a demon beast, which was used to feed and kill the demon beast's child."

  Tan Taiche asked: "Why are there so many young girls, and other than the corpses of children, why are there so many young girls?"

  An Zheng shook his head. Even though he had been in charge of Ming Fa Si at Da Xi for so many years, he had never seen something so cruel. What was the Gao Clan doing in the past few years, killing so many people?

  Tan Taiche said, "The number of cases of disappearances that have been reported to the Ministry of Justice and the Fanggu does not reach this high even in the past ten years. Clearly, there are still many people who abducted them from outside the Fanggu. What were the people of the Gao Family planning to do? Aren't you afraid of retribution for doing such a evil thing? "