The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 909: negligible
Chapter 909: Insignificant
“Your Majesty…” Gao Demao hugged the emperor’s legs, looked at the eldest princess, and pleaded, “Your Majesty is not to blame for this matter, Your Majesty was bewitched by the evil Taoist priest of the Imperial Master. That evil Taoist priest is the culprit.”
Speaking of the Imperial Master, the Emperor remembered that the Imperial Master had once told him that he must ascend the Nine-Layered Platform on June 16th. He then thought of his own health getting worse and worse. The Emperor, with dark circles in his eyes, seemed to be possessed by a demon. He suppressed his hatred for Bai Qingyan and said to Bai Qingyan in a negotiating tone, “Bai Qingyan, I… will make a deal with you! If you are willing to help me gather a thousand boys and girls, help me refine the elixir, and help me ascend the Nine-Layered Platform, I… will pass the throne to you. By then, you will be legitimate, and the Bai family will no longer be traitors! We each get what we need.”
When the eldest princess heard this, she closed her eyes in despair and no longer had any hope for the emperor.
Bai Qingyan looked at the emperor with clear and indifferent eyes. He was not ecstatic because of the emperor’s words, nor did he laugh because of the emperor’s words. How much he hated the emperor in the past, now Bai Qingyan felt how ridiculous the emperor was, and even felt pity for him from the bottom of his heart.
He actually believed in some nonsense about immortality.
There is no such thing as eternal life in this world. The only thing that can truly leave a mark in this eternity is to make great achievements. Unfortunately, the emperor will never understand this.
Perhaps this Jin emperor will leave traces in history books, the last emperor of Jin… because he wanted immortality, he built the Nine-Layered Terrace and used a thousand boys and girls to make elixirs, which caused rebellions in many places and the destruction of a country.
Even Gao Demao, who was holding the emperor, was shocked by the emperor’s words. He looked up at the emperor with his eyes full of disbelief…
The emperor first traded the throne with King Liang. Later, King Liang was captured and Qin Shangzhi, who was loyal to the prince, took control of the military power. After the emperor restored the deposed prince to the throne, the first thing he did was to ask the prince to recruit a thousand boys and girls for him.
Now… he is even trading the throne for the Princess Zhenguo.
However, there were rebellions in many places across the country, and Princess Zhenguo took advantage of the situation and intended to ascend the throne as empress. Who would think that Princess Zhenguo was a traitor, and who would tarnish the reputation of the Bai family?
Even among the other nations, in this world where the strong are respected, could it be that Yan, Xiliang, or Rongdi would not fear death… and refuse to recognize the Empress of the Great Zhou?
If even Gao Demao could see it clearly, how could the emperor, who had been in a high position for so long, not see through it? He was simply bewildered and was trying to fool the girl.
Before Bai Qingyan could answer, there was a sudden sound of killing outside the door, and the sound of swords clashing was transmitted into Luo Hong Tower, frightening Gao Demao so much that he trembled all over like a frightened bird.
Soon, Shen Tianzhi pushed the door of Luo Honglou open a crack, and walked in quickly with a dozen guards to Bai Qingyan’s side, whispering in Bai Qingyan’s ear: “Prince Liang is coming with his men. They are well prepared and have set fires all around. They are all top masters. What I mean is that we fight to the death to carve out a bloody path for His Majesty and the Grand Princess, and escort His Majesty and the Grand Princess away?”
Bai Qingyan raised his eyes, King Liang…
She thought King Liang was dead, but unexpectedly he was still alive. He was lucky.
The emperor had very good ears. He heard Shen Tianzhi’s words even though they were so quiet. The emperor laughed loudly, looking very ferocious in the empty hall: “Bai Qingyan, you still have a choice now. As long as you agree to me, I will issue an order to pass the throne to you. Even King Liang can’t do anything to you. How do you do it?”
Bai Qingyan ignored the emperor, his face calm, he raised his hands to untie the iron sandbags wrapped around his wrists, and the iron sandbags fell to the ground… making a loud bang, which scared Gao Demao, who was kneeling on the ground holding the emperor.
Before Shen Tianzhi could react, Bai Qingyan had already drawn the sword from Shen Tianzhi’s waist and ordered: “You take people here to protect grandma, I’ll go out and take a look…”
Shen Tianzhi felt his waist empty, and hurriedly said to stop him: “Your Majesty, don’t take risks!”
Shen Tianzhi was a scholar. Even when he led troops to fight, he was protected by the soldiers in the rear. How could he, who was a strategist, withstand a real fight? She signaled Shen Tianzhi to rest assured: “You take people to protect grandmother! Control the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. If necessary… don’t leave him alive.”
Gao Demao was shocked, as he had never expected that Bai Qingyan had such a heavy iron sandbag wrapped around her arm… She was able to catch the vase that the emperor threw at her at such a fast speed just now, which showed that Bai Qingyan’s martial arts had already recovered.
The Jin Dynasty emperor, who was completely ignored, looked unhappy and shouted: “Bai Qingyan! I am talking to you!”
But Bai Qingyan turned a deaf ear to him, opened the two carved wooden doors and walked out…
As soon as Bai Qingyan opened the door, he felt a heat wave rushing towards him. Flames were shooting up into the sky from all directions in Luohong Building, and billowing black smoke was rushing in the wind.
Luo Hong Tower was built on the mountain, surrounded by towering green trees on all sides. At this moment, they were all red and shrouded in raging black smoke.
Even the exotic flowers and fragrant herbs on both sides of Luo Hong Tower were wilted by the heat, and their vitality was completely gone. Their originally crystal petals were disfigured beyond recognition by the black smoke.
The emperor was about to step forward when he saw this, but the young guard beside Shen Tianzhi had already drawn his sword and pointed it directly at the emperor, showing no fear of the emperor’s power at all.
Outside Luo Honglou, dozens of soldiers drew their swords and stood in front of the high-level officials, guarding Luo Honglou behind them.
Under the high steps where thick smoke was billowing, King Liang was guarded in the middle by masters in their fifties. He looked up and saw Bai Qingyan standing in the brightly lit pavilion at the end of the high steps. King Liang held the shoulder of the master who was guarding him with one hand and looked at Bai Qingyan with a cruel and sinister look.
King Liang was determined to kill Bai Qingyan here. While Bai Jinxiu was attacking the city, there was chaos in Luohong City and almost all the kerosene stored in Luohong City was used up.
When fire meets oil, it takes effect almost instantly, and the century-old giant tree could not escape being swallowed by the fierce fire. It was burned with crackling sounds, and the burning tree trunk wrapped in the fire was burned off. With the determination to perish together, it slowly fell down, but a moment later… the flames ignited the grass next to it, and a huge tongue of fire jumped up, like a giant snake with fire all over its body, opening its bloody mouth, and rushing towards Luo Honglou among the blooming exotic flowers and plants.
As far as the eye can see, apart from the bright red color illuminated by the fire…there is thick black smoke and the dark night sky.
Even the copper bells hanging on the eaves of Luohong Tower were jingling due to the heat wave, and the thick smoke turned the windward side of the bells black.
In such a fire-filled night, even the sounds of killing and the clashing of swords seemed insignificant.