Chapter 361 Loyalty

In the past six months, the citizens of Great Zhou had tasted the sweetness of the weather.

However, there were some who were happy and some who were worried.

Things will not go as planned, especially for Zhu Shouzuo.

He was very unhappy.

Ever since Mr. Lu and the others had forced him to hand over military power, the situation in the Imperial Court had turned around. The current Longevity Division was like the Tiance Prefecture of the past, just an empty shell. The situation in Great Zhou gradually stabilized. Zhu Xian was very clear that the first person to be attacked was him after the riots had been completely quelled.

His hands were stained with too much blood. Regardless of whether it was the Mu Wang Manor's rebellion or the decline of the Tian Ce Mansion , it was directly related to him. He was destined to die.

The trees fell and the monkeys scattered. Whether it was the Jianghu forces that were dependent on him or the four Imperial Envoys under him, they had all disappeared in the past six months. Even the Immortal led his disciples back to the Linglong Pavilion and closed the mountain gate.

Zhu Xian was drunk all day long, feeling dispirited. All he waited for was that day's arrival.

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On this day, Zhu Xian was as drunk as usual. He sat paralyzed in the main hall of the mansion, looking at the empty mansion gate with a dispirited expression on his face.

He smiled miserably and raised the wine jar in his hand to gulp down the sake.

He drank too hastily. The wine poured down the corners of his mouth and instantly wet his clothes. The strong smell of wine spread out in the hall. Perhaps it was because he hadn't taken care of it for a long time. The smell mixed with the smell of wine made people feel a little nauseated.

However, Zhu Xian was still unaware of this and drank happily on his own.

Perhaps only this wine could make him temporarily forget his miserable situation.

Zhu Xian drank alone for a long time. From dusk until the dead of night, bottles of wine were scattered all around him. His clothes were already soaked in wine.

Ta!

Ta!

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded, breaking the long silence of the Zhu Clan for half a year.

It was the crisp sound of riding boots on the stone slab.

Zhu Xian raised his head and looked at the door drunkenly.

A green figure appeared in front of his eyes.

He narrowed his eyes, wanting to see the visitor's appearance clearly, but he drank too much. Such a simple matter seemed to be a little difficult for him at this moment.

Only when the figure walked up to him did he see it clearly.

"Ran Qingyi!" He was shocked and sat up, his eyes lit up with a kind of flame called anger.

There were naturally many reasons for the failure of usurping the throne, but the most fundamental reason was that after Sikong Bai killed the emperor, he was no longer able to fight. On the other hand, Sword Immortal Yue Fuyao brought fifty thousand Heavenly Battle Army soldiers to the gates, causing Zhu Xian's side to no longer have the capital to contend against Tiance Prefecture.

If he had planned all of this earlier, he could have even thought of fighting against the Heavenly Battle Army. With the Azure Dragon Army that he had rebuilt in his hands, this matter was not without a chance of victory.

However, as the White Phoenix Division's Imperial Envoy, Ran Qingyi did not report it, so much so that Zhu Xian did not seem to notice that the Heavenly Dipper Army had arrived at the city gate.

It was no exaggeration to say that this woman in green was the culprit behind the failure of usurping the throne.

But after that incident, Ran Qingyi disappeared without a trace. Zhu Xian didn't have any chance to apologize even if he wanted to. Now that he saw her appear in front of him, how could Zhu Xian not be enraged?

"Does the first lord want to kill the little girl?" Ran Qingyi could clearly feel Zhu Xian's killing intent, but she did not panic at all. Instead, she smiled faintly and asked.

"Ran Qingyi, you bitch, I have treated you well. Do you dare to deceive me?" Zhu Xian's eyes were covered with a layer of blood at that time. He stood up and roared angrily, ready to make a move.

Ran Qingyi smiled brightly and said softly, "Lord Zhu killed the little girl. The one waiting for Lord Zhu is still going to die. Since that's the case, why not calm down and chat with me? Perhaps there is still a way out."

Hearing this, Zhu Xian's expression changed slightly. He gritted his teeth and said, "I have already experienced your scorpion's heart. Do you still want to bully me?"

"Lord Zhu thinks too highly of yourself. Do you think that you have anything worth deceiving me about now?" Ran Qingyi asked again. The smile in her eyes suddenly became vicious at that moment.

She looked at Zhu Xian with a condescending attitude, her brows filled with contempt and pity.

At that time, Zhu Xian's body couldn't help but tremble. A sense of fear rose from his lower abdomen like a poisonous snake, twisting around and circling around his body. He was engulfed by that feeling, causing him to feel as if he was in a world of ice and snow, freezing his bones.

For so many years in charge of the Longevity Division, he had always adhered to an iron law. Anyone who lost value was trash. In his grand plan, anyone could be abandoned and used, even his only son. But now, some things had changed. Just as Ran Qingyi said, the current him was that useless thing.

Ran Qingyi seemed to be very satisfied with Zhu Xian's appearance. Her bright red lips raised slightly and she continued, "The little girl is actually here to help her lord."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Xian, who had been beaten down by the psychological defense line, no longer had the aggressive look he had just shown, so he asked at that time.

"Retrieve what Master has lost, and obtain even more."

"Why should I trust someone who betrayed me?" Zhu Xian asked. After all, he had spent decades in the court of Great Zhou. Naturally, he did not think that Ran Qingyi's kindness was a reward without asking for anything in return.

'"Lord Zhu is a smart person, and Tsing Yi has always liked to deal with smart people. The so-called betrayal is only a matter of chips in the end, and the chips I can offer now are believed to be enough to satisfy Lord Zhu, so I believe that the so-called betrayal will not happen between us again." Ran Qingyi said with absolute certainty, as if she had already grasped Zhu Xian's thoughts.

"Then what can I get?"

"As I said, we can give you everything you have lost, be it power or strength. You will become the head of the Long Night Division of the Great Zhou again, and those clowns from Tiance Prefecture will soon be trampled under your feet. There is only one thing you need to do." Ran Qingyi said slowly. Her tone gradually carried a strange rhythm, like the soul-stirring flute played by the demonic mountain spirit in the night.

Zhu Xian's body began to tremble again, not because of fear, but because of the excitement of having power again. He anxiously asked, "What do I need to do?"

"Loyalty."

"Loyalty to me, to Dark Asura Palace."

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