HLnovel Chapter 606 - 188: A Change of Approach—Becoming the Emperor’s Brother-in-Law, The Judge Department Is Established
Chapter 606 - 188: A Change of Approach—Becoming the Emperor’s Brother-in-Law, The Judge Department Is Established
Gongyang Xiaoxue, the confidante of Xie Wei’s noble family, though only of Sixth Grade, often accompanies Xie Wei on outings. It is heard she is also searching for a suitable husband. Currently residing at the Gongyang Family.
Li Yuan’s gaze darkened, and after a few breaths, he suddenly said, "Tell me everything about Xie Yu, I want to know everything about her."
In the dense forest, the White Wooden Box burned slowly.
Li Yuan listened attentively, pondering...
Occasionally, he would ask a couple more questions.
Finally, just as he was about to finish his questions, the White Wooden Box was completely consumed by the flames, turning into blue smoke in the wind and disappearing without a trace.
Although a few minor details remained unclear, it wasn’t a big issue.
Li Yuan smiled as he stood up.
He discovered an interesting method.
He intended to kill the Emperor.
But he couldn’t confirm who the real Emperor was, nor could he get close to the real Emperor.
He had already seen three Emperors, but it was difficult to discern the true one.
He had also tried to approach the Emperor and reveal his killing intent, but the outcome was not favorable.
Since seeking the Emperor and getting close to him was so difficult,
then... why not change the approach: let the real Emperor come to him.
’The Emperor, when marrying the Empress, would certainly not send a stand-in.
Firstly, a normal man would not tolerate having someone else stand in for him on his wedding night;
secondly, with the power of the Hanzhou Marshal being so immense, they likely know of the Emperor’s impostors, and the Emperor wouldn’t be foolish enough to send a stand-in at such a critical moment, as it would ruin the marriage alliance.’
’Thus, on the wedding night at the Hanzhou Marshal’s family banquet, the Emperor present must be the real one.’
’Moreover, in the Mingyue Prefecture, a country within a country, within the Marshal’s Mansion, the Emperor would also be at his least guarded.’
Li Yuan stretched his body and slowly stood up.
His thinking became increasingly clear.
’The senior sister of the sect, too distant.’
’The noble family’s confidante, also unfamiliar.’
’Then, I only need to become Xie Yu’s man.’
’If the Lord wishes to seek a distinguished husband for Xie Yu.’
’Then...’
’Among the heroes under heaven, who else but me?’
...
...
Li Yuan made up his mind to do this.
Even though he had never met Xie Yu, such a thing had nothing to do with whether he had met her or not.
He wasn’t doing it for love, or even for beauty.
This time, he was just waiting for the Emperor.
With patience, to kill someone, there is no need to go through numerous obstacles, risking life and death to get closer to him, but only to wait for him at a place he is sure to be, sure to let down his guard, then at the critical moment, at an unexpected time, deliver the blow.
That is all.
Li Yuan did not lack for time.
He had patience.
Of course, this task for him, was also a novel experience.
The road to immortality is long, and if he cannot find some thrilling and novel things to do, it would be utterly uninteresting.
Li Yuan hoped to always maintain his enthusiasm for life.
Waiting for the Emperor, and the new experience constituted his motivation this time.
Otherwise, if just to wait for the Emperor, required him to disguise himself as a servant at the Marshal’s Mansion, and then bowed low, swallowing anger to serve others, he would not do it.
He never liked such meaningless self-abuse.
However, Li Yuan did not set off immediately, but returned to Chenxi Manor, and told Xue Ning, Cui Huayin, Gu Yaojue, and Jing Shuixiang that he would be traveling for a while.
He then went to the front of the Black Market Ghost Realm, where he spoke to Lady Yan about what he knew, and revealed his entire plan.
Lady Yan resembled Lady Cyan Robe from the abyss, with her head adorned with an Ancient Wood Hairpin, lips painted a cold scarlet red, standing quietly in front of the red-black boundary.
After Li Yuan finished speaking, she softly said, "Husband, be careful... you and I now, truly share glory and shame. If something happens to you, I cannot survive alone either."
After that, Lady Yan also talked about her affairs for a while.
Pang Yuanhua died, this wandering spirit came to Lady Yan before she died, asking to die in the Black Market Ghost Realm so she could become a Black Market Ghost Servant.
Lady Yan agreed.
After speaking, she gestured with her hand, and between the shadows of black and white buildings, an odd white-clad female ghost appeared, sitting in a wheelchair with head bowed.
Li Yuan glanced at her and sighed softly.
Though this past acquaintance was acknowledged by him as a sister, their lives never fully intersected.
Pang Yuanhua surely had her own splendid life and people she knew, but those stories no longer concerned him.
"Pang Yuanhua successfully established a wandering force for Cloud Mountain Path.
I named it the Judge’s Office.
I want each of them to be able to Reward Goodness and Punish Evil."
"By the way, when I was on Fujiang Ghost Street earlier, I once saved two people.
A man who likes white clothes, Xie Qing’an.
And a woman who likes black clothes, Fan Chouwan.
These two hate evil like an enemy.
Fan Chouwan has killed countless evildoers.
Xie Qing’an, however, has saved countless good people.
After they became wandering spirits, they unintentionally arrived at Cloud Mountain Path and met Pang Yuanhua.
I quite like these two, so I made them the leaders of the Judge’s Office."
Lady Yan continued eloquently, then added, "Recently, the Ice Coffin Ghost has been acting a little strange, as if there are corpses about to fall from the Ice Abyss again, which must carry grievances capable of forming an Evil Ghost, otherwise the Ice Coffin Ghost would not behave like this... I’ll investigate later around the deserted areas downstream of the Ice Abyss, where there is often a Land of Extreme Yin."