Zhu Minglie stood in the center of the cell with his hands behind his back, his silver-white hair scattered on his cold back. The dark black robe made his cold and lonely temperament even more tragic.
Black and white are so clear, just like his love and hate, so strong and so extreme.
It was unimaginable that on that night when he turned old, how much hatred surged strongly in his heart. The bone-gnawing pain of love and hate had probably left this indifferent man riddled with holes.
He insisted on completing the last prayer even in the face of the danger of being attacked, but she left him without hesitation.
Liusu stood behind him and didn't speak for a long time.
Zhu Minglie turned around slowly, and Liusu discovered that the silver-white hair made his face even colder, but the bloodshot eyes in his eyes also revealed his exhaustion.
"Come to inform me of my death date?" he asked.
"Fourth Prince..."
"I just want to ask you a question."
"go ahead."
"That little bamboo shoot in the green bamboo garden, do you really want to cook it for me?" His eyes, which had always been wandering and indifferent, slowly looked at her.
"Yes." She replied without any hesitation.
Zhu Minglie said nothing more, turned around and walked out of the cell door, while Zhuye Hitomi stood outside the cell.
"Let's go, Thirteen."
"Fourth brother..."
Zhu Yetong looked at Liusu and said to Zhu Minglie——
"Only temporary."
"The defeated general is left to his own devices."
Zhu Minglie said these eight words to Zhuye Tong, but in fact, they mainly said them to Liusu.
Liusu watched his back slowly disappear into the cell, tears slowly flowing down his cheeks.
Why?
Why did he only ask Xiaosun if she really wanted to cook it for him, but he didn't even say a word about hating her?
*
Luo Nian, who was related to the Fourth Prince's rebellion, was also punished by being exiled outside the Great Wall.
When he left the palace, he was allowed to go to the Netherworld Palace where he was imprisoned to say his final farewell.
Zhu Minglie was sitting alone on a chair in the Nether Palace, with a book in front of him. Now, his hair was no longer tied up, and his silver hair was scattered freely.
Looking at the fourth master who had been with him for more than ten years, who now had tragic white hair, Luo Nian bent his legs and fell to his knees on the ground with a plop, sobbing.
"Why are you crying?"
Zhu Minglie looked at his confidant and asked.
"Fourth Master..."
Luo Nian choked and didn't know what to say. In this life, he had only silently guarded his fourth master and never said words of comfort.
"Get up and have a drink before leaving."
Zhu Minglie poured a glass of wine and handed it to Luo Nian.
Luo Nian tremblingly took the blue and white porcelain wine glass, raised his head and drank the rice wine in one gulp.
"Fourth Master... I don't know when I will come back after I leave. Please take care of me, Fourth Master. I will definitely come back."
"If I can come back this time, there is no need to return to my king."
"Fourth Master..." Luo Nian suddenly raised his head after hearing this.
"Go live your own life."
"Fourth Master...you want to drive me away?"
Zhu Minglie stood up, walked to him, put his hands on his shoulders, and asked him to stand up.
"Now, I am a guilty person, and what belongs to me may not bring you good luck. The only thing that can bring you is freedom."
"No……"
"Remember, Luo Nian, from the moment you walk out of the Nether Palace, the relationship between you and my master and servant will be severed. From now on, you will no longer be the one who chases the Netherworld. You are your own."
Zhu Minglie looked at him and said.
After hearing this, Luo Nian knew that Zhu Minglie had made up his mind. He bowed and said -
"I will obey the fourth master's teachings."
"Go ahead."
Zhu Minglie patted his shoulder and said.
"yes!"
With unbearable pain, Luo Nian turned around silently and walked outside the Netherworld Palace.
Zhu Minglie sat down and continued reading.
The wind blew by, ruffling the pages of the book.
Luo Nian turned around and looked at Zhu Minglie sitting there. After a long moment, he turned around fiercely and hurried out.
Two government officials immediately stepped forward and followed him outside the palace.
Because the Thirteenth Master personally told him that there was no need to use instruments of torture and no torture, just send Luo Nian outside the Great Wall. Therefore, the two government officials treated Luo Nian with utmost respect.
When passing by Yun Ni Hall, Luo Nian stopped -
A picture suddenly appeared in his mind. Little Zhuyunni was criticized by Emperor Zhuyao and sat outside the palace crying. A silent boy walked over and handed her his sleeve to wipe.
tears.
"Your sleeves are so hard, my face hurts from them."
Xiao Zhuyun Nilihua said with tears.
"Ah……"
Luo Nian suddenly laughed when he thought of that scene in the past.
"General Luo, the time has come, it's time to go."
The yamen servant reminded from the side.
"Okay, let's hit the road."
Still, no figure appeared at the door. Luo Nian turned around with some disappointment and walked out of the palace.
Maybe, in this life, we will never see him again.
Princess, take care of yourself, he said silently in his heart.
*
After leaving the palace and heading west, Luo Nian didn't talk much, and the two government officials didn't talk much either, so they were in peace.
"Isn't that Princess Sixteen?"
Suddenly, one of the two government officials behind him pointed not far away and said.
Luo Nian raised his head and looked over, and sure enough he saw Zhuyunni walking with several palace ladies, probably sneaking out of the palace to play.
Seeing her bouncing around, looking here and there, Luo Nian smiled.
But the next moment, his smile froze, because he saw Zhuyunni covered her mouth by a sudden black shadow, struck her neck with a palm, and then dragged her away with lightning speed.
Already.
Suddenly, there were screams all around, the maids shouted Zhuyun Ni's name loudly, and the guards from a distance came in a hurry.
"Princess!!"
Luo Nian's heartbeat accelerated sharply, feeling something was wrong, and he quickly chased after him.
For the first time, he discovered that his heart could be so nervous and scared.
"Don't run! General Luo!!"
The two government officials thought Luo Nian had suddenly escaped, so one chased him and the other hurried back to report.
*
The black shadow held Zhuyunni under his arm and disappeared at an extremely fast speed, with Luo Nian chasing after him.
After chasing him into a deserted alley, the man stopped. When he took off the black cloth on his face, Luo Nian was stunned——
"Second Emperor?"
After the fourth master lost power, the second emperor disappeared. People in the palace were looking for him everywhere, but he was fearless and dared to show up openly in Yaojing City and kidnapped the emperor's sister.
"Luo Nian, you came just in time. I have something for you to do."
"Second Emperor, what's the matter?" Luo Nian looked at Zhu Yunni who was placed on the ground by Zhu Lang. He didn't dare to act rashly for fear of hurting Zhu Yunni, and slowly clenched his fists in his sleeves.
In his mind, he was thinking about how to get Zhuyunni out of danger.
"Cut off her fingers! Send them to the palace to show to the Queen and Hitomi Juno!!"
Zhulang's eyes exuded a cruel and dangerous light.
When Luo Nian heard this, her heart suddenly tightened and she wanted to cut off her finger?!
I saw Zhuyunni on the ground frowning, seemingly about to wake up.
"Second Emperor, why do you do this?"
Luo Nian looked at Zhu Yunni's slowly opening eyes and asked.
His footsteps moved slowly while Zhulang's thoughts were on Zhuyunni's body.
"They hurt my son like this, and I want them to taste the pain of their closest loved ones being hurt! I will retaliate with a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye."
"Uncle Second Emperor..." Zhuyunni opened her eyes and was startled when she saw Zhulang, "Big head?" She turned around again and saw Luo Nian again.
How is this going?
She was clearly shopping in the market with her personal maids just now, why did she suddenly do this?
She shook her head and then remembered what happened just now...
"Luo Nian, hurry up and cut off her fingers for me!!"
Zhulang gave the order harshly.
"Uncle Second Emperor?! You..."
Zhuyunni was stunned, the second emperor wanted to cut off her finger?!
Suddenly, her face turned pale with fright, and her lips began to bleed. Ever since she was a child, her royal brother had protected her very well. She had never seen anything like this before.
Cutting off fingers, what a bloody and terrifying thing is this?