r18novel Chapter 346 Ruthless
Chapter 346 Ruthless
Chapter 346 Ruthless
"What a pity, the view from up here is extraordinary, but only I can appreciate it," Xu Tianran said regretfully.
"The loss of Nanxiao is a loss to the sun and moon, and I am deeply saddened."
Xu Tianran propelled his wheelchair out of the prison cell.
The jailer ran in, holding a document in his hand.
"Your Majesty! The document from the Ministry of Justice has arrived! Lord He Xun is also waiting at the door!" the jailer said, panting heavily.
"Nanxiao, the document from the Ministry of Justice has arrived. You may leave." Xu Tianran glanced at the other cells and left expressionlessly.
"Sir, here's the document!" The jailer handed the document to Ye Nanxiao.
Ye Nanxiao nodded and took the document.
"Little brother, are you leaving already?" the herb-gathering girl asked.
"Yes, is there anything I can help you with? If I can." Ye Nanxiao walked out of the cell.
The herb-gathering woman remained silent for a while before walking to the railing.
"Come here," the herb-gathering woman said.
Ye Nanxiao turned his head and glanced at the jailer, only to find that the man had already slipped away.
"If I want your help, what price do I need to pay?" The herb-gathering woman stepped into the light, revealing a stunningly beautiful face, but her dark green eyes had lost their luster.
"What do you have?" Ye Nanxiao asked.
The herb-gathering woman glanced at the cage opposite her.
Ye Nanxiao turned a silencing bead in his hand and smiled at the herb-gathering woman.
Looking at the soul tool in Ye Nanxiao's hand, the herb-gathering girl seemed to understand something.
"Little brother, you've got quite a few tricks up your sleeve. After you get out, help your sister find someone. That's the last bloodline of our family that your sister did everything she could to protect back then. And that's also my brother." The herb-gathering woman's eyes were filled with sorrow.
How tragic it is that only she and her missing brother remain in the entire family.
"Before I took my revenge, I orchestrated my brother's faked death to escape the military's pursuit triggered by my revenge. Take this; if you're lucky enough to actually find my brother, you'll trigger the drug scent on him when you get close!"
The herb-gathering woman placed her hand on her chest, slightly pulled down her collar, and then her sharp nails pierced her skin.
Ye Nanxiao discovered that the blood flowing from the herb-gathering woman's wound actually had faint fluorescent green spots.
"Hmph!" The herb-gathering girl grunted, then reached into the wound, grabbed something, and pulled hard, pulling out a short, pale red thorn.
After the thorns were removed from her body, the herb-gathering woman's face turned extremely pale.
"Red Heart Thorn, ranked seventh on the list of highly poisonous herbs. I never expected you to have such a poisonous herb inside your body." Ye Nanxiao's expression turned serious, and he covered his right hand with a layer of frost as he held the Red Heart Thorn in his hand.
"This is my poison," the herb-gathering woman chuckled.
Ye Nanxiao put away the red heart thorn and glanced at the herb-gathering girl. "If you find it, then you'll have to work for me."
"Then you must wish your sister well, that she may live to see that day." The herb-gathering woman retreated into the darkness.
As I passed by Wen Ziyi's cell, Wen Ziyi was playing chess against the wall.
"Bring me another roast chicken next time you come!" Tie Niu said with a grin.
As Ye Nanxiao walked out of the East District, he glanced at the road leading to an intersection.
In the darkness, a cage was vaguely visible.
As I stepped out of the dungeon, a middle-aged man with a fierce-looking face was standing there.
"Hello, classmate, I am He Xun, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Due to a misunderstanding, classmate Ye ended up in the dungeon. I have come here to apologize for this!" He Xun lowered his posture and bowed slightly as he spoke.
Ye Nanxiao smiled slightly and walked away.
After watching Ye Nanxiao walk away, He Xun went into the dungeon.
In Ye Nanxiao's original cell, Xu Tianran, who should have been released, was still there.
"Have any of you changed your minds?" Xu Tianran asked.
The cell was silent. Even Tie Niu, who was usually the most talkative, stayed quietly in the darkness of the cell.
He Xun walked to Xu Tianran's side and knelt on one knee.
Xu Tianran exuded an imperial aura that enveloped the entire prison cell.
Wen Ziyi remained seated by the wall, playing chess, seemingly oblivious to Xu Tianran's imposing presence. However, his slightly trembling fingertips indicated that he was under considerable pressure.
"Back then, you were so full of vigor and ambition, but now you're stuck in a dark and hopeless dungeon," Xu Tianran said softly, tapping his right hand lightly on the armrest, a faint smile on his face.
Wen Ziyi remained silent and continued playing chess as if nothing had happened.
"Your brother has already pledged allegiance to the Empire, along with the family. Even so, you still choose to stay here?" Xu Tianran asked.
"Clatter".
A pebble landed on the chessboard drawn on the stone.
Xu Tianran glanced at the stones on the chessboard. The side that had originally held the advantage had their formation completely thrown into disarray by this move.
Wen Ziyi's hand, which was holding the pebble, froze in mid-air. He knew he had made a mistake.
"I have done what I said after I became emperor, which proves that your brother's choice was not wrong," Xu Tianran said.
Wen Ziyi dropped a stone, which landed outside the chessboard.
"That was my brother's choice, and the family's choice, but it was not my choice," Wen Ziyi said.
"So, are you going to betray your family?" A hint of murderous intent flashed in Xu Tianran's eyes.
Wen Ziyi turned his head and looked at Xu Tianran, saying without the slightest fear, "The Wen Ziyi of that year is long dead. He died on the night you took your revenge, along with your nephew."
Upon hearing Wen Ziyi mention his revenge from back then, Xu Tianran's face turned cold, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.
"Wen Ziyi, do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you?" Xu Tianran stood up from his wheelchair and walked to the railing.
When Wen Ziyi saw Xu Tianran stand up, a look of surprise flashed across his face.
He was all too aware of Xu Tianran's injuries, as he had been involved in devising the plan to attack Xu Tianran.
But Wen Ziyi quickly regained his composure.
"If Your Majesty wanted to kill me, why wait until now? Your Majesty should know that Ziyi does not have the activation key for the clan artifact. However, Your Majesty has already obtained the Wen family's clan artifact and can naturally find someone to crack it," Wen Ziyi said calmly.
The Wen family was once a powerful and influential family in Mingdu, but they were brought down from their pedestal because of Wen Ziyi.
As a once powerful clan, the Wen family's strength should not be underestimated. Their clan artifact is a peak level nine soul tool.
According to the intelligence gathered by the Sun and Moon Royal Family, the Wen family's clan weapon is extremely powerful, ranking among the top ten in the Sun and Moon Royal Palace's armory, but it requires the clan key held by the Wen family patriarch to activate.
"Whether it is or not, I know very well. Otherwise, you wouldn't have placed your hopes on Ye Nanxiao." Xu Tianran snorted coldly, glancing at the cell next to him where the herb-gathering woman was imprisoned.
"Isn't Ye Nanxiao yet another genius that His Majesty can't have?" Wen Ziyi chuckled softly, each laugh piercing Xu Tianran's heart like a knife.
A fierce look appeared on Xu Tianran's face. He was unwilling to admit that, compared to his second brother, not many people around him were willing to genuinely follow him.
"Then you can live and see how foolish your choice was!" Xu Tianran said coldly.
"Is that what you mean?" Xu Tianran asked.
The prison area was completely silent.
Xu Tianran led He Xun away from the dungeon.
Back in his palace, Xu Tianran dismissed the palace maids in the Great Sun Hall.
Xu Tianran specially named the Sun and Moon Palace the palace of the Sun and Moon Emperor in remembrance of the late emperor, while he himself chose the Great Sun Palace as his main palace.
"Elder Xue." Xu Tianran clapped his hands.
A shadow emerged from the shadow beneath Xu Tianran, transforming into a gaunt old man.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" Shadow Douluo Xue Chen asked, bowing.
"Soon, I will lift the restrictions on Shrek Academy students. At that time, you will keep an eye on Ye Nanxiao. If he leaves Mingdu, drive him to his death!" Xu Tianran ordered.
He couldn't imprison Ye Nanxiao, nor could he use time to erode Ye Nanxiao's choices, so he decided to destroy them.
Upon hearing the mention of the deadly place, Xue Chen's expression changed.
"This old minister understands!"
"If Ye Nanxiao doesn't leave Mingdu, spread news about his small family to lure him out!" Xu Tianran grinned maliciously.
"Yes." Xue Chen replied, then transformed into a black shadow and disappeared into the ground, emerging from the Great Sun Palace.
"The fishing net is ready. Now we'll see if you end up as the fish on my chopping block."
Xu Tianran leaned back in his chair, a stunningly beautiful figure appearing in his mind.
A moment later, Xu Tianran stood up, took out a strangely shaped bone whistle, and gently blew it.
Two seconds after the whistle blew, a woman with a voluptuous figure walked into the Great Sun Palace.
"Now, I must address you as Your Majesty. May I ask if Your Majesty has something important to discuss with our Holy Sect?" the woman asked with a charming smile.
Xu Tianran threw out a document: "I need your strength. As agreed, you may choose the positions of the Six Ministries."
"Your Majesty, I obey your decree." The woman said softly, giving Xu Tianran an informal bow.
Shrek City.
A middle-aged man dressed in a long robe with gold thread led his entourage through the city gate.
"President, where are we going next?" a young man asked.
"Hmph, from now on, you'll be in charge of the Chamber of Commerce's operations. I'm going to visit some old friends!" the middle-aged man said.
"Huh? I'll take charge?" the young man said in surprise.
"What? You have a problem with that?" The middle-aged man looked displeased.
"No! No!" The young man quickly stood up straight.
The middle-aged man nodded and quickly left.
The young man, with a sullen face, muttered, "Why does the guild leader seem like a completely different person since coming to Shrek City? That's strange. Isn't he always so stingy? Why am I the one who's falling for him today?"
"Hey, you'd better hurry up and get to work! On the way here, we heard that evil spirit masters have started to appear in various places! Luckily, we haven't encountered anything unusual!" said another older youth.
The middle-aged man walked into the central square of Shrek City, and then twisted and turned into an alley.
After walking through several alleys, the middle-aged man stopped in front of a building and pressed a small button in his hand.
The door opened silently, and the middle-aged man slipped inside.
There were three people standing inside the building, dressed as street vendors.
"Target, intelligence." The middle-aged man wiped his face, revealing Xu Er's face.
"Here it is." A fat vendor placed a storage bracelet on the ground.
Xu Er took the storage bracelet and took out a photo from it.
The girl in the photo is smiling sweetly, nestled next to an extremely handsome man.
"Is the blonde girl next to Ye Nanxiao the target?" Xu Er asked, pointing to Ye Nanxiao in the photo.
"Yes," the obese vendor said.
"Very good, do you have a habit of going out?" the middle-aged man asked.
"Yes, I return to the Tang Clan every night."
"very good!"
Xu Er used his soul power to shatter the photo, reverting to his previous disguise as a middle-aged man, and pushed open the door to leave.
Outside the alley, the bustling scene remains unchanged.
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