C36 Cold-faced Yama Luo

It was dark inside the prison, so he couldn't see outside. The Shuangzhi still hadn't returned, so he guessed it was almost daybreak. Jing Xiaotong was sitting cross-legged on her bed, feeling more and more anxious.

The door opened and Yun Zihao walked in again. He looked at Jing Xiaotong on the bed and asked, "Where is the son?"

"…" Jing Xiaotong did not say anything as she slowly stood up and looked at Yun Zihao in disappointment. She wanted to cry, but there was no news of the Shuangzhi, so she was anxious and could not do anything about it. The man in front of her had never been a merciful man, so what if they were husband and wife?

Yun Zihao saw that she ignored his question and got angry. He went up to her and grabbed her wrist, walking out of the cell.

"What are you doing?" Jing Xiaotong struggled to ask.

Her answer was only his silence. She was afraid that this time she was not in a good situation. She gave up all hope and let him drag her along. Was crying useful? He wouldn't feel any heartache.

Jing Xiaotong was dragged out of the cell in a daze by Yun Zihao. As she walked out of the cell, she saw that the imperial guards were surrounding her so tightly that even water wouldn't be able to trickle through.

"This subject pays his respect to Your Highness, Crown Prince." Wang Yuan respectfully saluted Yun Zihao.

"Get out of the way." Yun Zihao said coldly.

"Your Highness, your subjects have come under the orders of the Emperor to escort Crown Princess to the execution grounds. I hope that Your Highness does not make things difficult for your subjects. Your subjects are also following orders."

Upon hearing Wang Yuan's words, Jing Xiaotong looked like Yun Zihao. His brows were knitted tightly, as cold as ice. So he was not here to take her life. At least he had some conscience.

"Didn't you hear me say to move out of the way?" Yun Zihao said angrily.

"Your Highness." Wang Yuan's words were firm and he did not make the slightest movement.

Yun Zihao waved his hand and grabbed onto the sword of a person beside Wang Yuan. Immediately after, Wang Yuan's throat was slashed by him, his speed was so fast that no one could react in time.

Wang Yuan's bulging round eyes stared angrily at Yun Zihao, his hand instinctively covered his neck, his face twisted, his mouth opened wide without another word, and he just fell straight to the ground dead, dying an extremely miserable death.

Jing Xiaotong was so frightened that she hid her face behind Yun Zihao's shoulder. Yun Zihao held her hand tightly and said coldly to the others, "Are you still not going to let me go?"

The imperial guards looked at Wang Yuan who had died miserably on the ground, then looked at the blood dripping Longsword in his hands. Like a cold Yama King, they no longer dared to stop him, and could only obediently step back to make a path for him.

Yun Zihao led Jing Xiaotong out to the crowd. Then, he carried Jing Xiaotong and got on his horse. They rushed to the Crown Prince's Palace.

Between him and his brother, he chose her, even if it was against his Royal Father. At this moment, her tears were once again rolling in her eyes, not because she was sad, but because her heart was warm.

Jing Xiaotong was brought back to the crown prince's mansion by Yun Zihao, and was led all the way back to the Lantern Garden by him.

Yun Zihao's sudden kindness made her a bit helpless. She lowered her head and let him stare at her. The two of them just stood there facing each other without saying anything.

"Your Highness, the imperial guards have surrounded the Crown Prince's Palace." Autumn Painting trembled as he ran in.

"Got it, you can go now."

"I'm sorry, I've implicated you." She had implicated Yun Ziyi in a life-threatening situation, also implicating Yun Zihao and the Emperor as her enemies. She didn't know what to do next.

"Where is Zi Yi's corpse?" Yun Zihao asked with a trace of sadness in his eyes.

"Tin--he can still be saved. Please believe me, just give me some more time, okay?" Jing Xiaotong looked pleadingly at Yun Zihao.

"How is he? Let me see him. " Yun Zihao asked worriedly.

"He … "He." Jing Xiaotong lowered her head, how could she explain that he was no different from a corpse. Without a soul, the Shuangzhi went to find his soul.

"What happened to him?" Yun Zihao frowned and asked.

"He, he's unconscious." Jing Xiaotong could only use this word to sum it up in her haste. If she said it, it would be equivalent to not saying it at all.

"The Emperor has arrived." From outside came the voice of the eunuch, accompanied by the footsteps of the imperial guards.

When Yun Zihao walked out of the door, Jing Xiaotong quickly followed him.

"This son greets Royal Father."

"This subject's daughter greets Royal Father."

"Hmph, you still know that you're my son." The emperor said angrily at Yun Zihao.

"Royal Father, Zi is heavily injured and his whereabouts are unknown. You can't execute Xuanji like this, or else, Zi Yi's whereabouts will be cut off."

"To think that you still remember Zi Yi. I thought you were so bewitched by this woman that you couldn't even recognize her." The Emperor mocked.

"Royal Father, Xuanji has been wronged, the culprit is obviously someone else. I am willing to ask Royal Father to give me some time to uncover the culprit behind this, and see who is it that wants to sow friendly relations between my Yun Country and this nation." Yun Zihao didn't mind the Emperor's accusation at all and calmly said.

Jing Xiaotong immediately felt upset in her heart. It turned out that he was only concerned about her identity as the Princess of Dunhuang Country.

He wanted to immediately execute Crown Princess to avenge his son, but he had calmed down a little now. After hearing Yun Zihao mention the marriage between Crown Princess and Dunhuang Country, he weighed the situation for a bit and confirmed that he couldn't act rashly like this. The war with Eagle Country would start at any moment, and if he were to become enemies with Dunhuang Country again, the country would not be able to survive for long.

The Emperor painfully closed his eyes. After a moment, he opened them and said with a haggard voice, "Zihao …" He didn't finish his sentence. He turned around and left slowly. He waved to the imperial guards, signaling them to step back.

At this moment, the emperor was like a kind father to her. Jing Xiaotong immediately felt upset. She shouted towards the emperor's background, "Royal Father, please believe me, I didn't kill my son."

The Emperor paused and did not look back. Then he left, and the guards in the courtyard quickly dispersed.

Jing Xiaotong looked guiltily at Yun Zihao, only to see that his face was cold. It was unknown what he was thinking as he looked at the emperor's background. Only until the emperor walked out of the Lantern Garden did he turn around and walk into the room.