Chapter 506: Protecting Wife (Part Two)
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Mingzhu shook her head. “Carry me to the window.” She wanted to watch Yuwen Chu to feel at ease. Just now, when Yuwen Chu held her in his arms, she could feel that he was as tense as a drawn bow. With just a light touch, he might bounce up and kill someone. She had known him for so long but had never seen him so angry and full of hostility. She was worried, afraid that he couldn’t help but kill Yuwen Bai.
Yuwen Bai was despicable, deserving to die a hundred times, but he shouldn’t die at this moment. With him alive, the relatively calm situation would be stable for one more day. If he died at Ying Wang’s Mansion, Yuwen Chu and the entire Fu family would become targets of public criticism, condemned by the whole world, and the road ahead would become much more difficult.
By the edge of the pond, Yuwen Chu and Yuwen Bai were still at a stalemate. The atmosphere in the field was tense, on the verge of eruption. Although the members of the Longlin Guards didn’t dare to lay hands on Yuwen Chu, swords were about to be unsheathed, and the people from Ying Wang’s Mansion remained silent but brimming with killing intent.
Yuwen Chu stared at Yuwen Bai without blinking, his voice gradually softening. “Your Majesty, look, you were just fooling around and nearly killed many people.”
Yuwen Bai felt frustrated and resentful. He smirked coldly, “How is that many?”
“Two girls in the pond, Changhua, your aunt, her unborn child, and many others around…” Yuwen Chu’s gaze lingered on Yuwen Bai, a smile playing at his lips. “And quite a few people who shouldn’t die.”
“Who shouldn’t die?” Yuwen Bai was particularly angered by Yuwen Chu’s gaze, feeling it as sharp as a knife, full of threat and oppression, as if it had stripped him naked, making him feel ashamed.
Yuwen Chu reached out a hand and lightly placed it on Yuwen Bai’s right shoulder. “Your Majesty…” He sighed softly, his eyes dark and bright, and smiled faintly. “You’re a clever child, you should know what I mean.” His fingers gradually exerted force, almost crushing Yuwen Bai’s shoulder bone.
Caught off guard, Yuwen Bai was both afraid and in pain. He screamed sharply, “Longlin Guards! Kill him, he’s plotting to assassinate me! Hu Tong!”
“Your Highness, please think twice!” Hu Tong shouted hoarsely, but before he finished, an arrow came flying from somewhere, hitting Hu Tong’s throat directly. He fell backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood, kicking wildly, his eyes filled with confusion.
One arrow, one kill, shocking the scene.
“Ah…” Yuwen Bai screamed in terror, his face pale as he looked around. He saw that all the Longlin Guards he brought had changed their expressions. When they saw him looking over, they all looked away.
He looked at Yuwen Chu, wanting to beg for mercy, but couldn’t lower his head. Wanting to speak harshly, but couldn’t open his mouth. But he was really scared. Yuwen Chu’s eyes were cold and fierce, as if he could devour people. He turned pale, trembling, and said, “Sixth Uncle…”
Yuwen Chu approached him. “Does it hurt, Your Majesty?”
Yuwen Bai was in great pain, unimaginable pain. He had never experienced such pain in his life. Trembling his lips, tears swirled in his eyes. When Yuwen Chu exerted a little more force, he screamed in pain. He wanted to break free from Yuwen Chu’s grip, but Yuwen Chu’s other hand firmly held his struggling hand. With a “click” sound, Yuwen Bai screamed like a slaughtered pig. He knew very well that his arm was dislocated!
He had his right arm dislocated by Yuwen Chu!
He cried out, feeling bone-deep fear for the first time in his life, terrified of Yuwen Chu, afraid that Yuwen Chu would dismember him on the spot if he couldn’t figure things out. He sobbed softly, “Sixth Uncle…”
Yuwen Chu looked at him calmly and said softly, “If there’s another time, His Majesty won’t know what pain is.”
Yuwen Chu dared to threaten him! Yuwen Bai was furious, but Yuwen Chu grabbed his arm, gently lifted it up, and reconnected his right shoulder joint. He screamed again, but Yuwen Chu’s expression remained unchanged as he softly said, “Your Majesty, it’s just a useless eunuch who died. Keeping him will only bring trouble to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, don’t feel sorry for him.”
As if his earlier cries were just because he felt sorry for Hu Tong. No, he didn’t feel sorry for Hu Tong at all. Even if one Hu Tong was gone, there were still many Hu Tongs waiting to please him. Yuwen Bai twisted his face, glaring at Yuwen Chu, “Are you trying to commit regicide?”
Yuwen Chu gently placed his hand on Yuwen Bai’s left shoulder. Yuwen Bai reflexively screamed and tried to step back, but Yuwen Chu stared into his eyes, smiling softly as he lightly brushed the dust off his shoulder, saying, “Your Majesty, there’s dust here.” Yuwen Chu’s hand continued down and grabbed his left hand. “And here too.”
Then came another “click” sound. Yuwen Bai was inexplicably horrified, screaming in terror, “Ah!” His left arm was also dislocated by Yuwen Chu. It hurt so much, so much, so much. Did Yuwen Chu want to dislocate all the joints in his body and then put them back? Was he going to deal with his neck next?
Yuwen Bai instinctively raised his right hand to protect his neck, but saw Yuwen Chu put his left arm back in place again, then released his hand, smiled, and bowed to him, saying loudly, “Hu Tong, this treacherous eunuch, almost caused a great disaster. Today, I, as a loyal subject, eliminated the harm for the country and the people, for the long-term stability of the nation. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me.”
The people from Ying Wang’s Mansion shouted in unison, “Kill the eunuch, eliminate the harm for the king!”
The momentum was overwhelming, deafening.
Without Yuwen Chu’s support, Yuwen Bai was so frightened by the sudden shouting that he almost collapsed to the ground. A little eunuch with a mournful face came to support him, whispering softly, “Your Majesty, wise men submit to circumstances. Let’s leave first and discuss later.”
Yuwen Bai dared not speak. Although he hated Yuwen Chu to the core and wished he could chop him to pieces right here, he dared not. He didn’t know when the silent cold arrows would come flying from nowhere, piercing his throat.
But as a monarch, he must have at least the courage to stand firm. He pointed at Yuwen Chu fiercely and threatened loudly, “Traitor! You wait for me!”
Yuwen Chu smiled at him, as if looking at a naive child. “Your Majesty, you still act like a child, so naive. Rest assured, I will assist you sincerely. Guards! Escort His Majesty to the Yinan Hall in front, let there be music and feasting!”
At this moment, Fu Wang and Anyang Wang received a letter from Mingzhu and hurried over. Seeing the scene, they glanced at Hu Tong lying on the ground with contempt, then wrinkled their brows and gave Yuwen Bai a big salute, “Your Majesty is wise! That bad guy should have been killed long ago. He has been relying on Your Majesty’s favor and trust, acting arrogantly everywhere, causing so much trouble. Keeping such a person by your side will only tarnish Your Majesty’s reputation.”
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