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Before Ran Hao could even let go of his breath, he saw Zhao Qingyan spew out a mouthful of blood, which drenched his entire body.

"Mo'er!" "Crown Prince!" The three of them stood up in shock, but they did not dare to move forward.

Ran Hao took a long time to regain his senses, and quickly asked: "Young Master, are you okay?"

Zhao Qingyan waved his hand a few times and grabbed Ran Hao's shoulder. His fingers slowly tightened, and his knuckles were glowing white. However, he couldn't stop himself from shaking. It was unknown if it was because of the pain or the fear, but his entire body was trembling and he was unable to calm down for a long time.

Ran Hao bit his lips in pain, but didn't move or dodge, not moving an inch.

"Mo'er …" Are you all right? " Zhuo Yi sighed, "I was the one who said too much."

Ran Hao looked at the bloodstains on the front of his shirt and pursed his lips, using his free hand to feel the medicine on his chest.

"I'm fine." Zhao Qingyan let go of her hand and stood up straighter. She then said in a low voice, "Hao, get out of the way."

Ran Hao looked at the young master, who was still unable to stand steadily, and asked in a daze, "Young master?"

"Get out of the way." Zhao Qingyan repeated weakly. There was no room for doubt.

Ran Hao had no choice but to push the door open and stand there. His gaze was fixed on Zhao Qingyan, ready to support him at any time.

"Master." Zhao Qingyan swayed and unsteadily fell to the ground. She knelt down before Zhuo Yi and lowered her eyes to the ground. "Disciple is rude, Master, please punish me."

Zhuo Yi did not answer him, and instead looked at Ran Hao: "What happened to him?"

Ran Hao said hesitantly, "It should be Zhu Yanyan's attack."

The Qi King frowned, "How do you serve me? Didn't he take it on time? "

Ran Hao knelt down and said, "Your subordinate has failed in his duty, please punish me severely."

Zhao Qingyan coughed a few times and only managed to stabilize herself with one hand on the ground. He looked at the blood on the ground and calmed his breathing before slowly saying, "Father, it was my fault for not taking care of my own body. I can't blame Hao."

The Qi King looked at him with both pain and anger, "You are always like this, he neither persuades nor blocks me following you, how can I not blame him?"

Zhao Qingyan's fingers that were pressed to the ground tightened slowly. His white robes that had been stained with blood spread out on the ground and he was indescribably desolate, "I know that my close friend has a deep grudge of extermination. Now, the Hou Mansion has turned into a pile of ashes. [I am coughing blood. Jiang Wuyan and Lu Weeping, why are they not?] If I can't find out who brought them here, how can I be at ease? "

"I don't suspect that the Marquis has other intentions, and even more so don't want royal father to be worried about me until now. A few drops of blood, how could they resist the hatred of being unable to save him? "

The three of them were speechless. They could only look at each other with helpless expressions, unable to be consoled.

In the end, Bai Yan Tang spoke up, "Even if you find the person you're looking for, what can you do?"

They all knew who "that person" was, how could Zhao Qingyan not know?

But what was the use of knowing? It was just adding to his worries.

Zhao Qingyan was silent for a moment before he spoke, "If you want to kill me, then kill me first."

"Mo'er!" Zhuo Yi's eyebrows slanted inwards, and even the expression of the Qi King changed slightly. With great difficulty, he suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "This is no child's play, how can you speak nonsense?"

Zhao Qingyan closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly. "Since he can massacre the Mansion of the Marquis, why would he pity my life?"

The Qi King's expression changed, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

Zhao Qingyan lowered his head, smiled, and ridiculed him to the extreme, "For over ten years of betrothal, the entire world thinks that I am not worthy of her. Now, you want the world to laugh at my cowardice and incompetence, and watch as my own wife is slaughtered in front of me without even the courage to take revenge for her? "

The Qi King fell silent, but instead of anger, it was self-blame.

Zhao Qing's nails pierced his palms, but he seemed clueless about it, "I don't know why I should investigate this. The clearer I am, the more useless I feel. Every single time, I would watch as someone I had to protect with all my might die in front of me, and every single time, I would know who had killed them, but I would not dare to take revenge. "

"Why didn't I die?"

There wasn't much sadness in his voice, only extreme indifference.

A rare look of panic appeared in the eyes of the Qi King, "Don't talk about death."

It was unknown if it was because he had deeply experienced the Young Master's pain, or because he had heard Zhao Qing's words that he blamed himself deeply for being unable to save him. Ran Hao's already pale skin lost its color, and an indescribable feeling appeared within his indifference.

Zhao Qingyan covered his eyes with his hands. After a while, he let go of his hands and smiled apologetically, "I have misspoken. Father, please do not mind."

"How could I not care?" The Qi King gave a wry smile. "Do you know that your mother and I only have one child?"

Zhao Qingyan lowered her head, her messy hair obscuring her unreadable expression. "I'm sorry."

The Qi King stood up, walked to him, and crouched down. He gripped Mo'er's shoulders tightly and said, "Mo'er, you must remember, you are my son and I am your father. No matter who will betray you, betray you, frame you, suspect you, alienate you, I will not. If you die, even if I am able to survive, I will still live a life worse than death. "

Zhao Qingyan's lips moved. After a long while, she said in a hoarse voice, "I am not worthy."

The Qi King asked, "Why aren't you worthy?"

Zhao Qingyan said, "I can't do anything. I can't share anything for my father. I did not do what a son should have done. I do not deserve to have my royal father sacrifice so much for me. "

The Qi King smiled and said with pity, "As long as you are my son, you are worthy."

"I …" Zhao Qingyan leaned forward and leaned against the Qi King's chest, not saying a word.

The Qi King softly patted his back, "Mo'er, don't worry, I will take care of this matter."

Startled, Zhao Qingyan raised his head to look at the Qi King, "Father!"

The Qi King smiled and stood up, "Your master and I still have something to talk about. Go back and rest first. You just came back and you haven't fully recovered from your injuries. You should rest and recover first. "

Zhao Qingyan was startled. "But, Father …"

The Qi King shook his head, "I have made up my mind, there is no need to say more. "Hao, help him go back."

Ran Hao lowered his head and agreed. He stood up, bent down to help Zhao Qingyan up: "Young Master, let's go back first?"

Zhao Qingyan hesitated for a moment before he nodded and stood up with his help. He then slightly bowed and said, "Father, Master, Uncle Bai, I will take my leave."

Zhuo Yi said: "Rest well."

Zhao Qingyan smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, I will."

— —

"This must be Hall Master Yun, right?"

A laughing voice rang out. Yun Kai turned around, looking at the youth in cyan, he asked uncertainly, "Young Master Qingyi?"

With a "pa" sound, the young master opened his folding fan and lightly waved it twice. "I hope I am not too late."

Yun Kai looked at Tang Xiao's stupidity behind him and lightly smiled, "It's a pity that I've let young master down."

The green-robed young master raised an eyebrow, "In that case, I have come for nothing?"

Yun Kai shook his head, "Of course I wouldn't let Young Noble come here for nothing, it's a pity that I don't have enough time."

Tang Xiao's eyes narrowed. "Too late?"

Yun Kai looked at him indifferently, "Say it as soon as possible."

Tang Xiao Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Do you know how hard it is to find him?"

The green-robed young master was curious, "How difficult is it?"

"I've been told nine places in a row by Feng Yunxuan," Tang Xiao said. "They say where I can find their young master." So I ran to six of them, and the first five times I didn't know you were gone until after I got there. Why didn't I go to the other three places? "

The green-robed young master stroked his chin, "It doesn't sound easy at all."

"It's not that hard," Tang Xiao Yu corrected. "It's just that it's very difficult."

The azure-robed young man replied casually, "Yes, very difficult."

Yun Kai smiled as he tried to smooth things over, "It's already difficult to get Young Noble to personally make a trip, Brother Tang don't complain too much."

Tang Xiao was foolish enough to snort. "If I were to say that I didn't invite him here and that he already had matters to attend to in the Puppet Palace, would that make me seem even more busy than before?"

The green-robed young master laughed, "How could that be? I was going to take a look around, then come back to the Puppet Palace. Since you were invited by Hall Master Tang, you have specially been here for a few days, no? "

"No need for that," Tang Xiao said. "I know exactly how much face I have."

The green-clothed gongzi did not get angry and said with a chuckle, "Don't you think that Hall Master Tang is underestimating yourself?"

Tang Xiao, however, shrugged. "I won't underestimate you. I've always thought highly of myself. I've never underestimated myself before."

The green-robed young master half-jokingly replied, "Oh, I was blind to do that."

Tang Xiao looked at Yun Kai, who had been waiting for a long time. He then asked, "Does Hall Master Yun mind my presence?"

Yun Kai smiled, "Of course I don't mind, if it's possible to help me invite those people out to take a seat."

Tang Xiao foolishly nodded at the guards in the distance. "Let's go."

They bowed their heads and slowly retreated as they covered the door.

The green-clothed gongzi found a comfortable seat and asked leisurely: "Looks like your words are still quite useful?" I thought these people would only listen to you and not cry. "

Tang Xiao Ai looked around and picked a chair far away from the green robed young master. He then replied, "They are his trusted aides, not his trusted aides. Why don't I tell them to move?"

The green-clothed young master chuckled when he heard this, "I've heard that the previous Palace Master relied heavily on Hall Master Tang. It seems that it is true." Finishing his words, he felt that his words were a bit wrong, and apologetically smiled at Yun Kai, "I'm sorry, I called you wrongly."

Yun Kai didn't know if he had done it on purpose, and didn't care, pouring tea for them to bring over, "Only with Fifth Brother's talent can Hallmaster Tang be willing to stay in this small Puppet Palace."

Tang Xiao's eyebrows shot up. "Are you flattering me or mocking me?"

Yun Kai gave a faint smile, "Hall Master Tang can guess, but you won't care whether I praise or criticize you, right?"

Tang Xiao smirked. "That makes sense."

Young Master Qing Yi took the cup of tea and politely thanked him before putting down the bowl of tea. He then leaned comfortably against the soft cushion behind him and said, "It seems that Hall Master Yun is looking pretty good."

Yun Kai laughed, "That's right, life has been very pleasant for you. You don't have the downfall that a prisoner should have."

Tang Xiao was foolish. "You may be a tiger in the rough, but there's no dog to bully you with."

Yun Kai lowered his eyes to look at the water vapor radiating from the cup of tea, "There's more than one or two dogs that want to bully me, it's all thanks to Hall Master Tang blocking quite a few of my attacks."

His face was indifferent, his gaze shallow, and his posture calm. His former ferocity had faded, but his expression was cold and distant. No one dared to look down on him.