Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 918 Who is coming?
Rumble!
The winter thunder exploded on the white marble ground, with a shocking sound that shook the earth.

After the thunder, there was a terrifying silence - apart from the sound of rain, there was no expected sound of footsteps, no loud response, no sound at all.

This can only mean that the situation outside is the worst. All the guards and servants have been dealt with by the person outside the pearl curtain. No one will come to rescue them... and now this person is standing outside the pearl curtain, and has almost personally confessed to the crime of murdering the emperor - a crime that deserves no torture.

Obviously, all the people present today...will most likely die.

No one will come to rescue them.

The imperial doctors who had no martial arts skills had almost no way to retreat and were huddled together, like chicks trying to keep each other warm late at night in winter, so fragile that they could not even bear a single blow.

The emperor's face was dark and red, his breathing was rapid, and he could no longer speak. He just lay on the edge of the bed, pointing his trembling fingertips at the black figure outside the bead curtain. He stretched his neck and opened his mouth, his lips trembling but unable to make a sound. He could only vaguely make out the word "kill". The word that used to be full of murderous intent now trembled silently and was filled with fear.

The figure outside the bead curtain remained motionless.

Li Yiwei coughed. He knew that this person was Lin Yi, the chess piece that he had always looked down upon. Now that the chess piece was out of his control and acting on its own, he was unhappy, but he still just scolded, "Who are you? Why did you trespass into His Majesty's bedroom?" As he said that, he took a step forward, frowned at Lin Yi outside the bead curtain with his back to everyone's sight, raised his chin towards the door, and silently ordered: Why don't you leave quickly?
Lin Yi neither left nor came in.

The fingertips under the wide sleeves of the black robe tightened a small red fist-sized ceramic jar in his hand, sneering and asking, "Who? In the early years... I always asked myself, who am I? They said I was an orphan without a father or a mother, and that my parents were killed by enemies, and that my face that was neither human nor ghost was also given by them. So, I tried my best to find out the truth, find the enemy, and avenge my parents..."

His voice had a creepy and strange tone in the rainy night that made one's hair stand on end.

Shangguan Shou tugged at Ji Wuyan and whispered in her ear, "Who is this?" While asking this, the old man was pressing the painful spot on his lower back. He also had the leisure to glance down at the broken porcelain pieces on the ground and was secretly shocked... What a pity, they looked like antiques from the previous dynasty and were worth a lot of silver.

Ji Wuyan shook his head silently, and then stopped the old man behind him, and then warned, "Don't worry about it. When you find an opportunity, sneak out from behind the group of doctors and take Lord Shen with you to leave the palace."

The old man frowned, didn't refuse, but didn't agree either, he just asked, "What about you?"

She? Ji Wuyan sighed silently, knowing that she had already become a thorn in Lin Yi's side, so she couldn't leave easily. But she wouldn't tell the truth in front of her grandfather, and only whispered, "I'll be there soon. If so many people leave together, the target will be too big."

This was indeed the case. But the old man was still unwilling, "You go first, I will come out later."

"No. My third brother and I both know martial arts, so we can protect ourselves even if we encounter a conflict. You and Lord Shen, one is old and weak, and the other is a weak scholar. Who will protect whom? Besides... Xu Siniang, Xu Siniang's death has something to do with me. I will tell you later. But Lord Shen must not be in any danger. You take him away with you."

Ji Wuyan knew that Lin Yi's target was the emperor and himself. There were many people here, so it would not be very eye-catching for two people to leave quietly. At that time, he would cover in front, and it would not be a problem for grandfather and Lord Shen to leave safely. Shangguan Shou also knew that what Ji Wuyan said was indeed the best way. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and only whispered, "Be careful." The little girl was smart and clever, so it was not difficult for her to get away safely. In addition, the third master was famous and should have some ability.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Shou quietly waved the hand on his lower back towards Ning Xiuyuan, whose eyes were always on this side, and then slowly took half a step back.

Over there, Lin Yi had probably had enough of everyone's frightened looks, and with joy he raised his hand to lift the bead curtain, stepped forward to the inner hall, greeted in a sarcastic tone, and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to see you. I am terrified and uneasy to see you today. If I have been rude, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me..." After saying that, he slowly bent down while laughing.

The wide hood covered his face, and his laughter was dry and unpleasant. He raised his hand and shook it, revealing the hand under the wide sleeve. The skinny claw was no less than the emperor lying on the bed. It looked rugged and terrifying to the eye, like a claw stretched out by a ghost from the eighteen levels of Hell.

The young doctor screamed "Ah!" and stepped back half a step. He looked at the man in black robe as if he was looking at a ghost. He subconsciously looked at the man's feet. A flash of lightning struck, and there was a ghostly shadow under the man's feet. The young doctor breathed a sigh of relief.

There is a shadow, not a ghost.

fortunately.

After I felt relieved, I realized what I was feeling relieved for - if it wasn't a ghost, it was also a demon that wanted to kill people. It was even worse than a ghost, as at least it couldn't see the light of day.

Ji Wuyan looked at the other person who was patting his chest and looking worried at the same time. He quietly pushed Shangguan Shou behind him with his hands behind his back and took half a step forward to cover the old man's figure.

"You!" The emperor suddenly screamed, "It's you——"

The emperor's hand was shaking more and more as he pointed at the other person. From his angle, he could just see the "ghost face" under the brim of the other person's hat when he bowed.

The emperor had seen that grimace.

Many concubines were pregnant, but few could give birth to children safely, and even fewer could grow up safely. It can be said that the war between the princes had already begun when they were in their mothers' wombs, and every day thereafter was full of crises, open and covert attacks, conspiracies and intrigues, and in the end... fighting within the same family. The emperors were already accustomed to these things.

Only that incident shocked and frightened the emperor, who was already accustomed to the cruelty of human nature.

The emperor had forgotten the woman's name and appearance... There were too many women in the harem that he had forgotten. They might still be alive or dead. But he always remembered the woman's crazy and screaming expression and the child's horrible and unreality-like "ghost face".