Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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7480 who witnessed the copper furnace explosion: “…”
It’s over! It’s completely over now!
The Ninth Prince, the future monarch of Wei, was killed by the host; the future Khan of Mongolia, Chilhan, was killed by the host; the Child of Destiny had his legs blown off by the host, and was crippled for life; now even the royal family of Wei was sent to heaven by the host…
This world was no longer fun!
7480 knew even with his toes how things would develop next. The host would definitely help Le Zhengming conquer this continent, or even the continents beyond, and achieve great feats. Le Zhengming’s luck would not be taken away by the Lord God but become even stronger.
7480 suddenly burst into tears, but he didn’t even have hands to wipe away his tears.
Amid the soothing cries, Zhuang Li and Le Zhengming held hands and ran through the noisy palace.
Everyone gathered towards the collapsed altar, even the patrolling soldiers. No one thought to catch the two people who were walking in the opposite direction and ask them questions.
Only Zhuang Ran was stunned for a while and then roared angrily: “Where are Le Zhengming and Zhuang Li? Catch them, quickly!” Apart from Zhuang Li, he couldn’t think of anyone else in the world who could blow up the altar without anyone noticing.
It was a pity that his reaction was still a few beats too slow. Zhuang Li and Le Zhengming had already fled the capital under the protection of hundreds of private soldiers.
A few days later, rumors spread across the country that the royal family of Wei was struck to death by thunder from heaven while offering sacrifices to the heavens. Because the new emperor was tyrannical, extravagant, and incompetent, the people were not sad about his death, but secretly rejoiced.
The ministers in the court were so frightened that they hid in their homes and dared not go out. They had done many things that were against the will of heaven and oppressed the people, so they were naturally afraid that heaven would punish them.
Different from everyone else’s reaction, Zhuang Ran instigated a rebellion against the Imperial Guards at this time, and together with his own private soldiers, he attacked the imperial city and sat on the supreme throne.
It was not until this moment that everyone realized that the real ambitious person was not the new emperor, nor the ninth prince, but Zhuang Ran!
But he only sat on the throne for two months, before all his fantasies were shattered.
Le Zhengming led a million troops to attack the State of Wei and besieged the capital. Of the five million soldiers in the world, he alone took one million, and the remaining four million were divided up between more than a dozen countries, large and small. If they did not unite, no one could be his opponent.
But he had compassion on the people in the city and simply laid siege instead of attacking it.
With the rice and food cut off, the army defending the city had no choice but to open the city gates and let the large army march straight in.
….
The magnificent Wei palace was now filled with smoke and the sound of killing was deafening.
He sat solemnly on the throne, listening calmly to the commotion outside the palace, his hands stroking the dragon throne carved from golden nanmu over and over again, his eyes flashing with deep obsession.
The white-faced eunuch standing behind him urged anxiously: “Your Majesty, the rebel army is coming, let’s run!”
“Where are we running to?” Zhuang Ran asked calmly.
“Yeah, where can you run? The Wei Kingdom is now my Wei Kingdom.” Le Zhengming kicked the door open and walked in slowly with a bloody knife in his hand.
Behind him followed a group of soldiers as tall and strong as iron towers, all of them had red eyes and were full of murderous intent.
Zhuang Ran leaned back on the dragon chair and asked with a smile, “Where is my son?”
Le Zhengming knew who he was asking about, so he waved his hand and said, “Take him to see the military advisor.”
A group of soldiers rushed forward and tied Zhuang Ran up, then pulled the rope around his neck and dragged him to the side hall. Le Zhengming followed closely behind with a knife in his hand, his eyes flashing with cold murderous intent.
The strange thing was that in the face of such a scene, Zhuang Ran was not afraid at all but narrowed his eyes and smiled mysteriously. He knew Zhuang Li’s character too well, and naturally knew that the other party would never commit patricide.
Zhuang Li grew up in the Princess’s mansion, and Zhuang Ran only visited her once every few months. He would leave after saying a few words to the Princess and had never really taken a good look at his son.
Therefore, Zhuang Li had been desperate for his father’s love since he was a child. In order to keep his father, he could act like a spoiled child, throw a tantrum, and even secretly run to the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion and refuse to leave. Knowing that Madam Yan Ran was the most favored by his father, he tried every means to please Madam Yan Ran, which made the eldest princess so angry that she burst into tears.
The thing Zhuang Li desired most in his life was just one thing – fatherly love.
Zhuang Ran watched him fooling around with cold eyes, and he was also very clear about his desire, but he just refused to give it to him. This child who was constantly struggling between despair and hope brought him a lot of fun, and was like a weapon, helping him to cut the heart of the eldest princess one by one.
He would never let this woman get what she wanted, just as everything her son had would be taken away by him in the future.
He cruelly played with the hearts of the mother and son, and was certain that they would never escape from this prison made of their hearts.
He still remembered when he sent Zhuang Li to the border, he had asked with tears in his eyes: “Father, do you ever treat me as your son?”
You see, even after experiencing so much cruel harm, the only thing Zhuang Li wanted to ask was such a stupid question. The child born by that woman was exactly like her, weak and boneless!
Thinking of this, Zhuang Ran panted and chuckled. He had already thought about what attitude he should use towards Zhuang Li later.
As long as he was willing to show a good face and say a few warm words, the child would certainly release him happily and send him back to the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion respectfully. Le Zhengming valued the child so much that he would not kill him then.
As long as he survived, his great cause would be realized one day. That child was extremely smart and would always be of some use.
While he was thinking, the rope around Zhuang Ran’s neck was untied and he was pushed into a dim room.
As expected, Zhuang Li was waiting in the room, but there were two people accompanying him. One was Zhuang Xu, who was sitting in a wheelchair, and the other was Madam Yan Ran, who was forced to kneel on the ground with her hands handcuffed behind her back by two soldiers.
“Your Majesty, please save me!” Seeing Zhuang Ran, Madam Yan Ran struggled subconsciously.
Zhuang Ran suddenly clenched his fists, then slowly released them. He did not look at his wife and child, but just stared straight at Zhuang Li with a gentle and kind smile on his face.
But this smile turned into horror in the next moment, because Zhuang Li waved his hand and two eunuchs came up, wrapped a white silk around his neck twice, and slowly tightened it from the left and right.
Then an official walked into the room, took out a document that was as long as the ground, and began to read out the charges, such as treason, murder of wife and children, and taking human life. A careful count showed that his crimes turned out to be as many as 126.
Zhuang Ran knew that none of these charges were fabricated. In order to climb up the social ladder, he had already lost his humanity and done all kinds of bad things. But he never expected that this child who used to follow him around like a dog would now send him to the gallows without saying a word to him.
Was this his son? Was this the boneless bast**d the eldest princess gave birth to?
Zhuang Ran opened his eyes wide and looked at Zhuang Li in disbelief. The flattering face in his mind was replaced by a pair of extremely cold and cruel eyes.
This was not his child, but an evil ghost crawling out of hell!
Zhuang Ran began to struggle violently. The strong physique he had acquired through years of martial arts training was simply not something that could be suppressed by two weak eunuchs.
Fortunately, Le Zhengming came in in time and kicked him hard.
The two eunuchs then continued to pull the white silk, half-knelt down, pressed their knees against Zhuang Ran’s back, and bent his neck backwards.
This scene was exactly the same as Zhuang Li’s dream. In another dimly lit room, the eldest princess was also pushed against the back and her neck was broken.
So Zhuang Li stood up and pushed Zhuang Xu forward in the wheelchair. Facing Zhuang Ran’s face which gradually turned from red to blue, he leaned over and whispered in Zhuang Xu’s ear: “Do you feel it? That kind of despair, that kind of helplessness, that kind of heart-wrenching pain of watching your loved one being brutally murdered, that’s what it feels like.”
He put his soft hands on Zhuang Xu’s back and gently pushed him forward.
The wheels squeaked and rolled, bringing Zhuang Xu closer.
The father and son faced each other, one was trembling violently and tears were streaming down his face; the other had a pale face and his eyeballs were popping.
How similar was this scene to the scene where the eldest princess was strangled to death and Zhuang Li was kicked into the room by Zhuang Xu as he watched the other person die with his own eyes? When they said fate was a cycle, this was what they meant.
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