Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 1152: Die with dignity

Lu Mingyong frowned: "Floating corpse? What kind of floating corpse?"

Akun replied: "They are all mummies. The skin and flesh have not rotted, but there is no liquid inside the corpses. It looks like they have been dried by air. Even river water cannot soften them."

"This is exactly the same as the corpse seen in the ruined temple outside the city and Feng Xiang's family. My subordinates boldly guess that it is the work of the same murderer."

In order not to cause unrest, the affairs of Emperor Shakten were not made public, and only a few people knew about it.

Lu Mingyong walked outside and asked, "Who discovered the body? How was it discovered?"

A Kun replied: "Although it was discovered by the Qilin Guard patrol, the body was floating in the moat. Before the Qilin Guard had time to deal with it, a large number of people gathered to watch. This matter must not be hidden."

Lu Mingyong said: "Send the order to strengthen the security in Beijing and implement a curfew immediately every time of Xu."

A Kun said: "Master, if you do this, I'm afraid it will cause panic among the people."

Lu Mingyong said: "Weird events often attract countless curious people. If people are allowed to spread false rumors, causing all kinds of strange theories to spread all over the sky, it will be difficult to control them."

"Since the matter cannot be controlled, there is no need to control it. Only when the people are immediately aware of the seriousness of the matter will they hide at home obediently and not come out to cause trouble, nor will they die out of curiosity and ignorance."

A Kun said: "What the master said is that my subordinates understand and do it immediately."

Lu Mingyong told him: "Remember to draft a notice and let the people in Jingzhao Mansion be responsible for posting it."

A Kun responded in a low voice, "Yes."

After explaining everything, Lu Mingyong did not go directly to the place where the body was found, but went to the direction of Lu Mansion first.

When Princess Zhenli came to Taishu's mansion, he felt uneasy and decided to pick him up in person.

Just as he had predicted, Princess Zhenli, who couldn't wait to go out, did meet Emperor Shitian on the road.

Because the Prime Minister's Mansion is between Lu Mansion and Taishu's Mansion, if you want to go to Taishu's Mansion, you have to pass by the Prime Minister's Mansion.

So, in the alley, Princess Zhenli happened to run into Emperor Shitian who was about to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Emperor Shitian had just returned from "hunting" and missed the food at Xiaoqian's place. But as soon as he jumped up the wall, he saw a few white hairs hidden in the hair that was blown by the wind.

He held it with his backhand, and Princess Zhenli's bearer was "sucked" into his hand, quickly turning into a mummy in his hands.

A sudden situation caused Princess Zhenli's sedan to lose its balance and was about to topple over.

The secret guards appeared in time, one of them held the sedan chair, and several others attacked Emperor Shitian.

Princess Zhenli was startled and subconsciously protected her belly. She opened the sedan curtain and saw that her own secret guard was fighting a man who looked very much like Feng Xiang.

She secretly screamed that something was wrong and immediately ordered: "Get out of here quickly!"

The secret guard and the bearer carried the sedan and fled quickly.

The secret guards around Princess Zhenli are all experts carefully selected by the eldest princess and Prince Fu, and their martial arts skills are no less than those of the fifteen secret guards of Taishu Mansion.

But they had never seen the power of Emperor Shitian. After several sword stabs, there was no blood. In addition, their companions were sucked, and the secret guards quickly became confused.

Although they quickly adjusted their fighting status, they were completely at a disadvantage due to such a delay.

Seeing the extraordinary skills of these secret guards, Emperor Shitian began to wonder who was sitting in that ordinary sedan chair.

He was worried that he had no place to vent his anger because Lu Mingyu had absorbed his power.

So in a flash, he came to Princess Zhenli's sedan chair.

He kicked away the secret guard holding the sedan, and with a backhand pull, he pulled the secret guard over.

The sedan crashed to the ground.

There was no reaction inside. Emperor Shitian dropped the secret guard and reached out to lift the sedan curtain.

But suddenly, a bag of powder and a fire stick were thrown out immediately.Emperor Shitian couldn't avoid it, and his body quickly burst into flames.

Blue flames surrounded him in a frenzy. The scene looked bloody and terrifying, like Shura coming on red lotus.

Taking this opportunity, Princess Zhenli opened the sedan curtain, held up her skirt and ran desperately out of another alley.

Outside, there were bustling streets, and she would have a chance of survival if she escaped.

The powder she poured on Emperor Shitian just now was made of flint and stored in a cowhide bag. It was a self-defense item given to her by Lu Mingyong.

The moment the sedan fell down, she had already calmed down and held on to her sides to stabilize her body, and then quickly prepared these things to deal with Emperor Shitian.

"what--!!"

Emperor Shakten was wrapped in fire, causing him to roar in pain.

A roar echoed through the sky.

The pain made him furious. He lifted up the cloth of the sedan and put out the fire on his body.

Angry, he chased Princess Zhenli.

The remaining secret guards stood in front of him.

"You came just in time! I happen to be hungry."

Emperor Shitian sneered, and several secret guards became the dead souls of his men.

The burned skin on his body was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, but some parts were still severely burned.

"Not enough, not enough...need more..."

Emperor Shitian had entered a state of madness, and the pain on his unhealed skin made him furious.

At that time, after a few flashbacks, he caught up with Princess Zhenli who was running away with her skirt. He flashed again and stopped in front of Princess Zhenli.

"It turns out to be the little princess. No wonder the secret guards under her are so delicious."

Princess Zhenli was panting. Seeing that there was no way to escape, she decided not to run away. She stood in front of Emperor Shitian and looked at him without fear.

Veins bulged on Emperor Shitian's forehead, and his face was ferocious and twisted: "You're just an ant, why don't you kneel down and beg for mercy when you see me?"

There was despair in Princess Zhenli's eyes, but there was no fear on her face: "I am the royal princess and the wife of Duke Yiyong Yue. Why should I fear life and death?"

Emperor Shitian looked at her with great interest and suddenly laughed: "But you are also a mother, can't you kneel down for the sake of your child and beg me to let you live?"

Princess Zhenli looked calm and said: "The Lu family is full of heroes, and after my child is a hero, even if he dies, he should die cleanly and will not suffer the humiliation of people like you!"

This is her husband's child and the hope of the Lu family. She knows the significance of this child to the Lu family and the importance of this child to her husband.

Why doesn't she want to ask for it?

Don't want to ask?

But if you ask, can you live?
It would be better to die in an upright manner and not fall into the Lu family's character.

The secret guards around Princess Zhenli were gone. She could not escape. She slowly closed her eyes and took her child to face death calmly.

"Husband..."

her husband.

A murmur expressed the endless reluctance in my heart.

Emperor Shitian didn't waste any more nonsense. He bent his right hand to take Princess Zhenli's life.

(End of this chapter)