Chapter 178: The Demonic Dragon Theory
After feeding the poison into Zhou Li’s mouth, Gu Yu clapped his hands and then did nothing further. Instead, he quickly left his original spot and hid back in his original location.
Thanks to the deal made with the He Sect when he went to Lianzhou to help the Tang Sect last time, he obtained the Poison Scripture.
While the Medical Scripture obtained from space was good, it couldn’t cause death, at most only creating some negative effects.
Therefore, the He Sect’s Poison Scripture was truly very useful.
Just like the ‘Three-Day Blood Exhaustion Pill’ fed to Zhou Li, as the name suggests, as long as this poison was consumed, within three days, the blood throughout the body would be corrupted by the poison.
This would cause the blood in the body to rapidly evaporate, leading to death.
As for how to dissolve the toxicity, unless the father and son He Li were found, there was no solution.
Although Gu Yu wanted to kill Zhou Li directly and get it over with… thinking about the assassination of Bai Qian, which made Mengyao too busy to stand still, he ultimately suppressed this impulse.
One could not lose a great deal for a petty gain; Zhou Li could not die now.
He still had to take the blame for something!
Thinking of this, Gu Yu began to look forward to what would happen next!
The efficacy of the Soul-Suppressing Bell quickly subsided. When Zhou Li and several old officials awoke from their illusions, the old officials looked at the person next to them and then at the hot tea in their hands. Everything was the same as before.
Just now, they seemed to have had a dream.
What happened in the dream was very realistic, making it feel as if they weren’t dreaming.
With these thoughts in mind, the old officials quickly brought the teacup to their lips and took a large gulp of hot water to calm their flustered emotions, which made them feel much more comfortable.
This Zhou Li, even if he wasn’t a demonic dragon, was no simple figure.
Just by interacting with him for a short time, they felt this way… It seemed better not to come easily in the future.
“Your Highness, I suddenly remembered something at home, and I’m afraid I can’t stay here long.”
“Someone is coming to my house to visit this afternoon, so I need to go home quickly.”
“My grandson is coming to visit, so I need to go back and prepare.”
As the old officials spoke one after another, Zhou Li’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, thinking, were these old guys putting on airs in front of him?
They just arrived and are already leaving, which is too disrespectful to him, Zhou Li!
Hmph, he could only use them now. Once he became emperor, these people would have their hands full.
Thinking of the beautiful future of ascending the throne, Zhou Li quickly relaxed his furrowed brows. As he stood up to see the old officials off, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
However, Zhou Li didn’t take it to heart.
Perhaps it was due to excessive indulgence recently. He would go to the doctor later to get some kidney-tonifying medicine and take it for a few days, and it would be fine.
“Everyone, regarding the matter of the throne, I hope you can support me more… As long as Lifeng Kingdom has no emperor for even a day, the common people will feel panic. For the sake of the country and the imperial court, I must ascend that position! Moreover, this is what I deserve! Because I am of royal bloodline.”
After seeing the old officials to the main entrance, Zhou Li did not return directly but spoke very arrogantly.
Although he couldn’t offend these old officials now, Zhou Li had his own pride.
Even when he was the head of the Zhou Family, Zhou Li was tyrannical everywhere. Now that he had the noble status of a prince, there was no reason for him to endure in silence.
Therefore, Zhou Li wanted to tell these people in front of him now.
The current Lifeng Kingdom could not function without him!
No matter what was said, this was the fact.
And after Zhou Li’s arrogant words were spoken, the old officials’ expressions immediately turned unpleasant.
Although they knew that Zhou Li was right and that Lifeng Kingdom urgently needed Zhou Li to ascend the throne, such unvarnished words still made people feel very uncomfortable.
Coupled with the rumors that Zhou Li was a demonic dragon, it made the old officials even more dissatisfied with him.
However, Zhou Li didn’t pay too much attention. After saying this, he smiled proudly, and then turned to return to his mansion.
“Hiss…”
However, as Zhou Li turned around, several old officials couldn’t help but gasp.
Zhou Li’s back had a gaping wound from a knife, and a large character ‘妖’ (demon) appeared before everyone.
Yet, Zhou Li acted as if he hadn’t noticed anything.
After the gate closed, the old officials remained standing there in a daze, not having recovered from the scene they had just witnessed.
What did they see!!!
Such a deep wound, yet no bleeding and no pain… Zhou Li was definitely a demonic dragon!
It was he who caused the Emperor’s death!
Even if the throne of Lifeng Kingdom were to change hands, it would not be Zhou Li.
Although he was of royal bloodline, such a demonic dragon would have a very significant impact on Lifeng Kingdom. When the country was ruined and the people were destroyed, it would be too late to regret it!
The few of them exchanged glances, and all saw solemnity in each other’s eyes.
And Gu Yu, who moved with them, was extremely satisfied to see the serious expressions on these old officials’ faces, knowing that his plan had succeeded.
If he only had to resolve the rumor that Bai Qian was a fox spirit who brought disaster to the country, it would have been too unworthy for him to come all this way!
However, being able to resolve this trouble, Zhou Li, together, was quite good.
At least, after Zhou Li was dead and gone, the words “royal bloodline” would also disappear.
“Xi Yang, let’s go!”
“So soon?”
“Of course, with me here, what big problems could there be… I only spoil my wife, otherwise, helping Bai Qian solve such a big problem, she would have to give me a lot of benefits!”
Speaking of benefits, Gu Yu felt a little depressed, thinking that he would have to mention it next time he saw Bai Qian.
Although the matter of Bai Qian having a change of heart and giving him benefits was unlikely to happen, he had to try…
What if!
Seeing Gu Yu’s confident expression, Xi Yang didn’t say anything more and prepared to see the effect later.
Everyone who was targeted by Gu Yu never had a good end.
…
“Zhou Li is dead, did you hear?”
“What! He actually died?”
“He did so many bad things and received his punishment! However, they all say he was a demonic dragon who killed the Emperor!”
“This claim has no basis, can’t it be believed!”
“Lord Zhou and the others, ever since they met Zhou Li, they’ve had diarrhea at home for several days. Look at your heads, their faces are so pale!”
“The demonic dragon theory, we can’t not believe it! After all, everyone is saying so.”
In the imperial court, civil and military officials gathered together.
When the Empress did not appear, everyone looked relaxed, forming groups and discussing recent events.
Among these ministers, only the Bai family and Gu Qing and a few others stood silently.
This time, Empress Bai Qian suddenly sent someone to summon all officials to court. Although some old officials were very dissatisfied, they did not resist coming.
Although the Emperor had passed away, the daily morning court had not stopped.
Even though it had become a place for chatting…
Even if the Empress did not send a notification, not a single minister dared not to come. They just didn’t know… what was the purpose of the Empress summoning them this time?
