C64

Ah!" Liruo reached out her hand, wanting to stop Xuanyuan Mo from drinking like this. Just as she lifted her hand, she was interrupted by a cry of surprise. She frowned, but before she could think much more, she saw that the military camp had already left her position.

He saw an old man lying on the ground and rolling around, foaming at the mouth, his face purple and filled with pain. He was trying his best to hold onto his neck, unable to bear the pain any longer.

Xuanyuan Mo looked at the man who was quickly being surrounded by a large crowd and swept his sharp gaze over the crowd. Finally, it landed on Long Yu's body …

Then, he frowned. If it was Long Yu's doing, he could have acted against the officials from other countries. There was no need to use his own country's court officials to stop him.

But if it was him, then who could it be? What was the purpose of his actions? Was it to create a new panic, or was there some other conspiracy? Xuanyuan Mo furrowed his brows. The Imperial City already had several layers of protection, so logically speaking, such a situation shouldn't occur. Even if the attacker had the wings to enter, he dared to guarantee that he wouldn't be able to leave once he entered.

"Ah, what happened to him?"

"It can't be that the attackers have yet to catch the big guy!"

"Ah, master, I'm so scared!"

"Oh my god, it's really unsafe here!"

"From the looks of it, he seems to have been infected by arsenic. Could it be that arsenic is in the dishes? Would we be in danger then?"

"Ah, then what should we do? I must leave this place. This place is so terrifying …"

"Let's go, let's go. I don't want to stay here either!"

In just a split-second, the entire hall was thrown into chaos. The noise reverberated through the entire hall. Xuanyuan Yi frowned slightly, but he didn't panic at all.

"Everyone, quiet down!" He raised his hand, "This is a friendship gathering held in various countries. Everyone is so noisy, don't you think that you're looking down on us?" It was just a very ordinary sentence, but from his mouth, it seemed so majestic that it caused people to unconsciously submit.

"It's not that we don't want to give face to your emperor, it's not that we don't place you in our eyes!" Long Yu stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and cupped his fists.

"I think we're all just feeling threatened. After all, this isn't the first time something like this has happened in your country!"

"Indeed, it's not the first time this has happened!" Xuan Yuan chuckled. He was not angry at all.

Long Yu was obviously surprised by this sudden incident, but quickly recovered his composure. Although he didn't know who had done it, sacrificing a minister in exchange for Xuan Yuan's discontent was still a good deal.

Then, he continued, "Since your emperor knows this isn't his first time, why didn't he impose martial law? Could it be that your emperor doesn't care about the safety of all of us?"

These words undoubtedly aroused the suspicion of the crowd. Looking at the Emperor's dangerous expression, there were even people who suspected that this was a play that Xuanyuan Kingdom had acted out on their own. Their goal was to suppress all the important figures of the various countries. When the time comes, we can negotiate the terms with the various countries.

"I never knew that Long Yao's Crown Prince was such a domineering person!" Xuanyuan Yi smiled lightly. He looked at Li Ruo and Su Lin, who were helping with the first aid, and his eyes unconsciously grew a little deeper.

"Presumptuous?" Long Yu chuckled, "If speaking the truth can also be considered unreasonable, then so be it!"

"Don't worry, Prince Long. I'm a big country, so why would I be afraid of a few little things trying to take advantage of me?"

"Well then, that Minister is the one that I, Long Yao, highly value. If anything happens to him, don't blame me for not showing mercy when the time comes!"

Long Yu's rudeness caused Xuanyuan Yi's expression to change slightly. A trace of displeasure flashed across his face, but it only lasted for a moment.

"Crown Prince Long, don't worry. Although we don't know what that minister is like right now, but …" If anyone really dares to do anything to Xuanyuan, or has even thought of something that they shouldn't have done, then don't blame us for not showing any mercy! "

"Then let's wait and see!" Long Yu smiled faintly and turned around to return to his original position. Looking at the people who were obviously unwilling, but had to return to their seats, he smiled brilliantly.

Judging from the Minister's performance just now, it was true that he had planted arsenic in the poison. If the poison continued to go down, it would be a wonder if he would die. He would have to wait and see how Xuanyuan Yi dealt with this matter.

When the time comes, you shouldn't be unable to laugh.

The court official slowly regained consciousness under Li Ruo's help. By the time the imperial physician rushed over, there was no longer any place for him to use his martial arts. Xuanyuan Mo ordered him to wait at the side.

"Your Highness, someone wants to harm me, someone wants to harm me!" Without thanking his savior first, the man regained his consciousness and ran to kneel in front of Long Yu.

Long Yu retracted her shock and couldn't help but size up Liru again. No one could cure her with arsenic. Even the old master of the Sky Emperor was powerless. How did she do it?

"How could he be so humiliated? Don't you know that you should first thank your savior and your country's emperor?" A flash of displeasure appeared on Long Yu's face as he kicked the Grand Duke away. Imperial Father said that this man was clever, but in his eyes, he was nothing more than a fool.

The Minister was stunned for a moment. Then, realizing that he was no longer in Long Yao, he kowtowed to the Emperor, turned around, and left to thank Li Ruo and Su Lin once again.

"Thank you for saving my life!" He knelt down with a very pious attitude. "If it weren't for the two of you helping me, I'm afraid that this official would have already …" As he spoke to here, he stopped. Thinking back to just now, he felt that he was already doomed.

He felt a lingering fear. After surviving a calamity, he felt that he should find the culprit and bring him to justice.

"It's nothing!" Li Ruo harrumphed. She was too lazy to even glance at someone like him.

"Yes." The official nodded with a grateful expression on his face. He turned around and once again kneeled down before Xuanyuan Yi.

I, too, wanted to make this matter a trivial matter, but I couldn't do anything about it. It didn't matter if this was happening in your country or for the safety of your country, I still hoped that your emperor would investigate this matter thoroughly! Although it was a request, he couldn't hide the threat in his voice.

Xuanyuan Yi raised an eyebrow. "What? Do you think I, a dignified Xuanyuan, would let you suffer for nothing?"

"That's not it!" He had originally thought that Emperor Xuanyuan would be easily bullied at his young age, but he had forgotten that he was able to stabilize his position as emperor at such a young age and even become one of the strongest countries in the world. He was indeed not a simple character.

"It's just that when I saw the culprit wandering here without making any statement, I really felt that …"

"As you say, do you already know who did this to you?" The Emperor raised his eyebrows and spoke with a steady voice. It was difficult to discern whether he was happy or angry.

"What this old official is eating today is the same as what everyone else is eating. Everyone else is fine, except for this old official who is suffering from arsenic. Tonight, only one person has the chance to interact with this old official!" After he had finished speaking, he had already gotten up and dragged out the young palace maid who had served him. Just as this matter had occurred, Xuanyuan Mo had already given the order to investigate and no one from the palace had left.

"Your majesty, please spare me! I'm not a servant, I'm really not a servant!" The little palace maid was obviously frightened as she kneeled down and begged for forgiveness.

"Oh?" Xuanyuan Yi laughed, "Tell me, why did you want to kill this lord?" It seemed like he was explaining things to the young palace maid, but it also seemed like he didn't hear the palace maid's pleas for mercy. The profoundness in his eyes was something that outsiders could not understand, but the little palace maid knew that this was a chance the Emperor would give her to explain further. Thus, she kowtowed as she spoke.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life. No matter how much courage this servant has, I don't dare to do this. Besides, this servant and this lord have no enmity with each other in the past few days. What reason does this servant have to harm this lord?" Liru nodded to herself. She was organized and quick to think. Although she was frightened, her speech was still organized. Xuanyuan Yi was indeed a great master. He was just a young lady with such charisma.

"Hmph, who knows who ordered you to do that?" The Minister mocked. For the sake of safety and for the sake of being able to serve everyone better, Xuanyuan Yi had specially arranged one-on-one service. That was to say, every Minister had a corresponding attendant.

"This servant's upright body is not afraid of the shadow slanting. I can swear to the heavens and the emperor that I have never done anything to these things!" The young palace maid also had a stubborn temper. She was clearly innocent, yet she was being pointed at and cursed at like this. It was definitely unbearable.

"You're just being shameless. If swearing is useful, what else do you need the Emperor to do?"

"How dare you question the heavens!" The court lady was furious. She remembered that this world was a world that worshipped the heavens and worshipped the wishes of the heavens. To question the emperor was perhaps just a reproach. To question the gods, that was truly angering the masses.

Hearing this, even Long Yu slightly frowned. Such a foolish person, was he really Long Yao's subject?

"With such a small matter, what's the point of arguing!" Liruo couldn't stand it any longer and growled. However, she realized that after she shouted, the Emperor did not blame her. Instead, he smiled. Although it was just a flash, she managed to catch it.

"Did sister-in-law find anything?" Xuanyuan Yi was laughing happily while Li Ruo was watching in a rage.

She couldn't help but slander the little palace maid in her heart. The heck! Xuanyuan Yi was really an old fox! She reckoned that the reason why he interrogated the little palace maid in such a manner was to provoke her to stand out.

However, she still foolishly jumped straight into the pit, but now that she was roaring, it was impossible for her to retreat. Li Ruo frowned and could only bite the bullet and charge forward.