Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 411 Symptoms of Illness

"You still can't bear to kill me, why don't you stab my heart?" Liuguang covered the wound on his shoulder with a sneer on his lips.

"You can't die, because you haven't finished explaining yourself!" Kang Xiaorong used this excuse to deceive himself and others. He would never admit that he had no way to kill Liuguang. He wanted to pull out the sword, but found that the sword was firmly buried in Liuguang's body and could not be pulled out at all, because the sword had been clamped by Liuguang's shoulder muscles and bones.

At this moment, Liuguang suddenly pushed Kang Xiaorong's abdomen with his palm, knocking Kang Xiaorong back half a step. Then, he grasped the hilt of the sword and bent it hard. With a crisp sound of "snap", the sword broke!

Half of it was inserted into Liuguang's body, while the other half was already in Liuguang's hand.

Before Kang Xiaorong could react, Liuguang had already put the broken sword across his neck. Suddenly, their identities were reversed, Liuguang became the sword holder, and Kang Xiaorong became the hostage.

"I don't believe you carry two swords..." The smile on Liuguang's lips formed a sharp contrast with the blood on his shoulder, which was shocking.

Kang Xiaorong, who had lost his weapon, only hated himself for being careless. He immediately understood that Liuguang had deliberately provoked him just to force him to draw his sword so that he could take the sword away from him.

"Liuguang, what made you change?" Even at this point, Kang Xiaorong still didn't believe that Liuguang would kill Tianning.

"It's not that I've changed, but that you've never understood the real me." Liuguang laughed, and the tip of the sword brushed against Kang Xiaorong's neck, leaving a clear blood mark.

"If you want to kill me, just kill me, don't try to scare me." After falling into Liuguang's hands, he only hated himself for not being as skilled as him, and had no other complaints.

"No, I won't kill you because it would be too difficult to deal with it."

Kang Xiaorong sneered, "Are you going to let me go? Even if you let me go, I won't let you go."

In other words, it's either you or I between them.

"Xiaorong, the Liu family and the Kang family have been friends who share weal and woe for generations. There is no need for us to tear our relationship apart for a girl from the Dragon Clan." Liuguang relaxed the strength of his sword-holding hand, and it seemed that he wanted to convince Kang Xiaorong.

Kang Xiaorong asked in a hoarse voice: "Tianning is obviously not the daughter of the late emperor, why don't you let her go?"

"It's not enough for me to know that she is not the daughter of the late emperor. The whole world and all the people in the anti-imperial society must know that she is not the daughter of the late emperor. But now the royal family intends to help the queen mother conceal Tianning's true identity and not make it public. I can't do anything about it. If you want to blame someone, blame Tianning's fate. She should not have been born as An Yiru's daughter."

"If you really think so, then I have nothing to say to you. If you want to kill me, then kill me. If you don't want to kill me, don't blame me for being rude."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kang Xiaorong bent his elbow and hit Liuguang's abdomen. Liuguang had been prepared and would not be knocked down easily. However, this counterattack made Liuguang push Kang Xiaorong out. Kang Xiaorong's neck was finally freed from the threat of the sword.

"You are injured and are no match for me." Kang Xiaorong wiped the blood from his neck, stretched out his hand to Liuguang, and motioned him to hand over the broken sword. Perhaps he would forgive him for the sake of their long-time friendship.

Liuguang did not intend to continue resisting. He threw the broken sword to the ground and stumbled back to the bed.

"Xiaorong, don't blame me for speaking harshly. If I hadn't known your true face earlier, I would have really treated you as a running dog of the royal family." Liuguang's voice seemed particularly harsh, as if he deliberately wanted to provoke the other party with such words.

Kang Xiaorong frowned, "What do you mean?"

"Three years ago, your father Kang Qingyuan secretly communicated with Concubine Hui and wanted to bring the hostage Long Mohan back to the palace to be a puppet emperor so that he could control everything. Unexpectedly, Concubine Shui Cong suddenly became pregnant with a dragon child, forcing him to give up the plan of bringing Long Mohan back to the palace."

Kang Xiaorong did not comment, as if he agreed with Liuguang's words.

Liuguang continued, "But the general's desire to seize power has not diminished. He has always wanted to be an uncrowned emperor. However, the An family in the palace is very powerful and has seized his power, so he is determined to eliminate the An family. And now..."

Having said this, he walked towards Kang Xiaorong, and Kang Xiaorong forgot to fight back and stood there like a puppet.

The truth in Liuguang's words had long been no secret among the three closely connected families of Kang, Liu and Yang. But now, after Liuguang's reminder, Kang Xiaorong remembered the unshakable position of the Liu family and his own interests in not being able to become his enemy.

Liu Guang continued, "Now that the Queen Mother is in name only and has no intention of attending to the affairs of state, it is time for the general to take charge of the court. And you, Kang Xiaorong, aren't you your father's right-hand man? Haven't you always been harboring evil intentions and coveting a high position? Without the support of the Liu family, it is easy to imagine how difficult it would be for the Kang family to replace the An family. You can't kill me, nor can you reveal the secret of my identity, because I am an indispensable helper for the Kang family. On one side is Tian Ning, an unnecessary woman whom you don't love at all; on the other side is hegemony, the Kang family's century-old ambition and long-cherished wish - you know what you should choose."

These words resonated deeply in Kang Xiaorong's heart.

His ears were buzzing as if he was suddenly woken up by a knock on the head.

"No, no..." He shook his head painfully, trying to sort out his thoughts, "Tian Ning is not a superfluous woman..."

"Then what is Huarong? Don't you love Huarong anymore?" Liuguang pressed on step by step, making Kang Xiaorong unable to resist.

The name "Hua Rong" stung his eardrums. Kang Xiaorong subconsciously covered his ears and let out a painful growl.

"Xiao Rong, don't mistake sympathy for love, and don't give up your family business for a woman. If you can't be ruthless enough to abandon Tian Ning and sever your relationship with her, you are destined to be dragged down by her for the rest of your life."

"But, but...but I will never let you kill her!" Kang Xiaorong's roar almost shook the floor.

The huge anger in his heart has made him forget where he is. Even if his roar will attract irrelevant people, he will not lower his voice. Because only in this way can he let his chaotic thoughts settle down in the noise.

"Okay, I promise I won't kill her..." Liuguang finally compromised and sighed.

Hearing this, Kang Xiaorong didn't feel relieved at all. He closed his eyes, shook his head helplessly and said, "Liuguang, I don't know whether I should believe you or not... You are too good at hiding yourself. I just realized today that I can't see through you at all."

Liuguang chuckled, "I take this as a compliment."

"I can let you go today, but remember, never hurt Tianning, otherwise you will regret it." Kang Xiaorong warned.

"Thank you for not killing me." Liuguang's attitude was just like a joke.

He covered the wound on his shoulder that was bleeding, looked back at the open window, and planned to leave from here.

Before leaving, he said to Kang Xiaorong, "Xiaorong, let me be honest. In fact, you have always been stupid. It was stupid enough that you liked Huarong, the daughter of a traitor, and now you actually like Tianning..."

Kang Xiaorong was not angry after hearing this. Instead, he said to Liuguang with some sympathy, "It's better to be a little stupid. People who are too smart often don't understand what love is."

Liuguang sneered, "If you are hinting at me, I am wrong. I am not a smart person, but I am luckier than you. The woman I love has passed away before me, so I will not be harmed or trapped by love."

Kang Xiaorong was shocked, and before he could react, Liuguang's figure had disappeared from the window.

The next day, Ji Anni opened her eyes and found herself still in the Xianke Pavilion.

I have been resting here for two days. Is it time to go back to Taoyuan?

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the noisy voice of Eunuch Hua outside the window: "The Emperor has arrived."

The emperor came so early, doesn't he have to attend court? Ji Anni looked out the window at the not-so-bright sky and guessed that it was probably time for the morning court.

Ji Anni hurriedly got up from the bed and before she had time to put on her clothes, she heard the eunuch outside the door asking the palace maid Zhao Ji if she had woken up.

The palace maid thought that Ji Anni was still resting, but since the emperor came in person, she couldn't turn the emperor away on the grounds that the empress hadn't gotten up.

Just when the palace maid was in danger, Ji Anni had already opened the door.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?" Ji Anni was a little surprised. She was simply wearing a coat, which made her look very thin. Her long hair hung on her shoulders, and it was obvious that she hadn't combed it.

"I wanted to come and see you, are you not welcome?" Long Mohan walked into the room, and Eunuch Hua and the palace maid stayed outside the door.

"It's not that you're not welcome, but early morning..." Ji Anni helped Long Mohan to the chair, fearing that Long Mohan would "skip work".

"Today, the ministers had no memorial to submit and had already left the court." Long Mohan said calmly.

"Really?" Ji Annie could tell from Long Mohan's slightly pale face that he was hiding something.

"How did you sleep last night?" Long Mohan asked.

"Much better now. I was planning to say goodbye to the Imperial Master and return to Taoyuan today."

"Okay, why don't I send you back?" Long Mohan seemed to be very free and actually made this suggestion.

"The emperor is busy with government affairs, so you don't have to worry about these trivial matters. Zhao Ji can go back by herself." Ji Anni didn't want any rumors to spread in the palace that she was the only one favored by the emperor.

"You're hiding from me again." Long Mohan saw through Ji Anni's thoughts at a glance and exposed them mercilessly.

In front of the emperor, Ji Anni didn't want to quibble and simply used silence as an answer.

Long Mohan said, "Zhao Ji, did I scare you yesterday? If so, I apologize. I shouldn't have doubted you."

"No..." Ji Anni said softly, "The emperor's suspicion is not unreasonable. I must always remind myself that I am Zhao Ji, so that I can believe that I am really Zhao Ji... But in my memory, there are always some memories that do not belong to Zhao Ji..."

"What memory?" The emperor's eyes suddenly turned gloomy.

Ji Anni was so intimidated by his gaze that she couldn't make a sound.

At this moment, Long Mohan suddenly lowered his head and coughed violently.

"Your Majesty?" Ji Anni hurried forward to support him and suddenly smelled a strong smell of blood.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that there were a few red spots at the corners of Long Mohan's mouth.

Long Mohan opened his hand that was covering his mouth, and his palm was scarlet!