The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1299 Crippled
Shadow rushed into the tent and saw a black iron pipe facing him.

Although Shadow had never seen a weapon like a shotgun, his instinct for danger made him move his body in time.

It was this action that saved his life.

boom!
Flames spewed from the gun barrel, and countless shrapnel shot out at a speed faster than sound. Shadow dodged the frontal attack in time with explosive power beyond the limits of the human body, but his left arm and part of his left shoulder were still hit by shrapnel.

The intense pain made Shadow more focused, and he drew his sword in one go, completing it within 0.5 seconds.

The shotgun in Zhuge's hand broke into two pieces and fell to the ground, but he no longer cared.

Shadow swung his sword again and stabbed it into Zhuge's right chest.

Zhuge calmly accepted death, but Shadow obviously didn't want him to die, so he only stabbed Zhuge in the right chest instead of the heart.

Soon more people rushed into the tent and surrounded Shadow and Zhuge.

Chen Pingping was pushed in. When he saw the bloody Emperor Qing's back, his face changed and he shouted frantically, "Quickly call the people from the third department to come over and do their best to treat His Majesty."

Then Chen Pingping saw the shotgun broken into two pieces on the ground, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink.

Chen Pingping was very familiar with the shotgun because it was the secret weapon that Ye Qingmei had hidden in his wheelchair.

Previously, Wang Gang broke into the prison and let Sean go, and he also took Chen Pingping's wheelchair away, so the shotgun naturally fell into his hands.

People from the Third Division of the Inspection Institute quickly came to treat Emperor Qing. Chen Pingping asked Yan Ruohai to detain Zhu Ge first and ensure that he remained alive.

As for the woman who pretended to be Li Yunrui, she had already bitten the poison sac hidden in her teeth when Shadow stabbed Zhu Ge, and died of poisoning.

Yan Ruohai took off the human skin mask on the fake Li Yunrui's face, revealing a face without facial features, exactly the same as Bai Yan's, but this person was thinner and had the mark of a war slave of the Qing Kingdom on his body.

"Dean, this person should also be from the Yuan Dynasty." Yan Ruohai brought the body out of the tent and reported to Chen Pingping: "The real princess has been found. She was hidden in the cold palace. Because the cold palace is located in a remote area, it was not affected by the battle between the two masters, so the princess survived."

Chen Pingping held two shotguns and said seriously: "So this is Yuan Meng's final killer move!"

Yan Ruohai said seriously: "Your Majesty and I were careless. We thought that the assassination would end when Canglang Khan and Thirteen Wings retreated."

Chen Pingping had a gloomy face, but in fact he was already very happy in his heart. He pretended to be deep and said: "When the people from the third department rescued His Majesty just now, they found that he was wearing a heart guard on his chest, but Zhuge attacked His Majesty's back."

Yan Ruohai was surprised and said: "Could it be that Canglang Khan even calculated the heart-protecting mirror? That's impossible! This must be just a coincidence?"

Chen Pingping glanced at Yan Ruohai coldly and said, "Coincidence? No, I believe that after Canglang Khan sneaked into Kyoto, every move was carefully planned."

Looking at the shotgun in his hand, Chen Pingping was full of questions. He really couldn't understand why Wang Gang would use this weapon.

The shotgun that Ye Qingmei gave him had only two bullets in the barrel. Zhu Ge fired two shots just now, one hitting Emperor Qing at close range, and one hitting Shadow. This shows that he was very clear about the operating principles of firearms and had never experimented with them before, so he was able to avoid wasting ammunition.

"Could it be that someone in the temple taught him?" Chen Pingping guessed secretly.

Just as Chen Pingping was guessing, someone from the third department walked out of the tent and came to Chen Pingping to report Emperor Qing's injuries.

"How is it? Has His Majesty been rescued?" Chen Pingping asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty's life has been saved for now, but he is seriously injured and there are many small pieces of iron in his body that cannot be removed."

Chen Pingping's heart sank. He had long guessed that a shotgun might not be able to kill a grandmaster, otherwise he would have taken action long ago.

"When will His Majesty wake up? What impact will the shrapnel have on him?" Chen Pingping asked.

"Your Majesty has just been given medicine. He will not wake up within three hours. As for those pieces of iron..." The people from the three places looked at each other, not knowing how to start the conversation.

"What will happen?" Li Yunrui's voice came from behind Chen Pingping.

Li Yunrui, the second prince and Prime Minister Lin came over.

"Your Majesty, is there still hope of being saved?" Prime Minister Lin asked the people from the three offices.

"Minister Lin, rest assured. Your Majesty is a great master. He used his true qi to protect his internal organs in time. His life will not be in danger. However, there are several pieces of iron stuck near your Majesty's spine, which are too close to several important meridians. Even the world's best masters cannot remove them."

Li Yunrui said with a dark face: "What effect will those iron pieces have on Your Majesty in the future?"

"Your Majesty will be in great pain in the future, and you can no longer use force, otherwise the iron piece will penetrate into your meridians and your life will be in danger." The second prince Li Chengze was secretly happy when he heard this, but he remained calm on the surface and said: "So, your father's martial arts are useless?"

Emperor Qing is a grandmaster. This may not be a big deal for other people, but it is definitely not good news for Emperor Qing’s son.

Because this means that Emperor Qing will live a very long life, and the princes will not be able to seize power through military rebellion.

But now that Emperor Qing has been deposed and will suffer from illness in the future, the princes' chance has come.

Especially the second prince Li Chengze, who is now the person closest to the throne.

The prince has a broken arm, so he is destined to be a cripple and cannot be the king of a country. The eldest prince is far away at the border and his mother has a low status, so he naturally cannot defeat Li Chengze.

As for the third prince, he is young now and poses no threat.

Li Chengze just hoped that Emperor Qing would die just like that, so that he could succeed to the throne legitimately.

"Maybe there is still a chance." Li Chengze thought sinisterly.

"Your Majesty, your martial arts skills are still intact, and your vital energy is not damaged. However, if you take action in the future, it is very likely that your old injuries will be affected, and your life will be in danger." The people from the three departments discussed the matter and came to a conclusion.

Hearing this, Li Chengze immediately put away his little thoughts.

Li Yunrui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as you can save your life, it's fine. Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, and you may not have the opportunity to take action in the future."

However, Lin Xiang had a different opinion.

"Now Canglang Khan has only retreated, but has not been defeated. If they come back again, who can stop them?"

Li Yunrui said confidently: "Isn't Ye Liuyun still in the palace? With his protection, who can harm Your Majesty?"

Li Chengze said worriedly: "But Ye Liuyun can't stay by my father's side all day long."

Li Yunrui said indifferently: "Don't worry! I can let Ye Liuyun stay. It just costs a little more money."

She had this confidence because she held the power over the inner treasury and was wealthy enough to rival a country. Moreover, many years ago, Li Yunrui had bribed Ye Liuyun with money to get him to join his secret organization, the "Junshan Society".

Chen Pingping had been watching from the sidelines, knowing clearly what Li Yunrui relied on, and he was quite disapproving.

The "Junshan Society" was actually set up by Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping who deliberately indulged Li Yunrui. The members were basically all hostile forces to Emperor Qing, such as Ku He of Northern Qi and Si Gu Jian of Dongyi City.

The reason why Ye Liuyun joined the "Junshan Society" was actually because he was ordered by Emperor Qing to secretly find out all of Li Yunrui's background.

Only Li Yunrui, this silly woman, thought that money could make anything possible and that she could bribe the grandmaster with money!

If it were that simple, Ye Qingmei, who controlled the inner treasury (Ye’s business) back then, would not have died!

Emperor Qing is now in a coma and most of the palace has collapsed, so where to recuperate has become a problem.

Chen Pingping suggested going to the Inspection Institute, but Lin opposed it, saying that the Inspection Institute had just been infiltrated and Sean had escaped, so it was too unsafe.

Li Yunrui suggested going to the royal estate outside the city, but Chen Pingping objected again, saying that it was easy to attack but difficult to defend and even less safe.

The second prince proposed to go to his palace, but was opposed by Li Yunrui and Lin Xiang. They all knew that the person who wanted Emperor Qing to die the most was Li Chengze.

As a result, after several people discussed it for a long time, before they could come to a conclusion, someone from the Inspection Institute came to report.

"Lin Wan'er and Ye Ling'er were attacked by a mysterious person and their whereabouts are unknown now."

Prime Minister Lin and Li Yunrui were completely furious. They didn't care about Emperor Qing's safety and hurried to find their daughter.

Emperor Qing was finally temporarily placed in Taiping Villa, which was the room where Ye Qingmei lived before.

Two hours later, Emperor Qing woke up and immediately noticed something wrong with his body. When he mobilized his true energy, he felt severe pain in his spine and was unable to exert even 10% of his full strength.

What is more troublesome is not the loss of power and physical pain.

"Why can't my legs move?"