Chapter 53: The Man at the Bottom of the Well
Ye Lanxi had never seen such a scene before.
More than a dozen mice of different fur colors, one biting the tail of another, formed a long string and appeared on the palace road leading to the Xuan Zheng Hall.
As luck would have it, Ye Lanxi's carriage was stopped.
When Ye Lanxi lifted the car curtain, more than a dozen mice rolled their black bean-sized eyes and looked at Ye Lanxi together.
Ye Lanxi frowned: "..."
During the years he was imprisoned in the dark room, he could eat a rat of this size in just a few bites when he was very hungry.
"Let's go another way."
Ye Lanxi lowered the car curtain, unwilling to recall the time of torture and humiliation.
Niu Chunlai turned the carriage around on the spot, changed the route and continued heading towards Xuan Zheng Hall.
Ye Qing wiped the sweat off his face, and while panting, he trotted after him, thinking that when he arrived at Xuanzheng Hall, he would report Ye Lanxi's cruel behavior to the emperor and his civil and military colleagues.
Killing the mother and abusing the father.
This kind of thing, which is worse than an animal, is not worthy of being the imperial teacher of the Daxin Kingdom no matter how high his cultivation is.
"Oh—"
Niu Chunlai suddenly pulled the reins again.
The Arabian horse neighed anxiously.
Ye Lanxi's handsome face sank slightly: "What happened again?"
"Reporting to the Imperial Master!" Niu Chunlai said in panic, "It's a rat again."
And this time there were at least twenty or thirty rats.
When Ye Lanxi opened the curtains, they all looked over and made a sound in unison: "Squeak—"
Ye Lanxi's first reaction was that these rats knew that he had eaten their kind before, and came together to seek revenge.
But the look in their eyes when they looked at him was wet, without any hatred, but rather a kind of pleading.
When the big gray-haired rat in the lead met Ye Lanxi's gaze, it let out a long squeak and was about to shed tears.
"My Lord, why do I feel like they want to take you to see someone?"
After Niu Chun said this, he looked back and saw that the Imperial Master had already gotten off the carriage and was following Mouse Stick towards the corridor on the left.
Niu Chunlai asked hurriedly: "Sir, what about us?"
"Wait here."
As soon as Ye Lanxi finished speaking, Ye Qing sat down on the flower bed next to him.
He wiped the sweat off his forehead and sneered, "Go ahead, go ahead, keep going forward, don't stop, it would be better to go to the restricted area of the imperial city. Then, even if the emperor doesn't punish him for killing his parents, he will punish him for trespassing into the forbidden area."
Ye Lanxi, just wait for your punishment.
Ye Lanxi also realized at this time that these rats were either specially trained or controlled by evil magic.
They had clear ideas and after stopping the car twice to get his attention, they took him through the corridor for half an incense stick of time and then led him into a deserted path overgrown with weeds.
Because no one walks here all year round.
It was early summer, when insects, snakes, rats and ants were prevalent. When they were walking through knee-high weeds, a three-foot-long silver ring snake suddenly jumped out and bit the leading gray-haired rat.
The rats were not in a hurry. The second rat gave up the one that was bitten and continued to move forward quickly with the remaining twenty or thirty rats.
Seeing this, Ye Lanxi was basically certain that someone was secretly controlling them.
Another half incense stick of time passed.
Ye Lanxi followed the group of rats to an abandoned dry well.
"Help~"
A weak cry for help came from the bottom of the well.
Ye Lanxi instantly thought of himself who had been imprisoned for more than ten years.
But this is the palace.
He shouldn't meddle in other people's business.
Ye Lanxi was hesitant when he suddenly heard the person at the bottom of the well say weakly, "Master Imperial Master, help me~"
Ye Lanxi raised her eyebrows slightly, and a faint smile appeared at the corners of her lips.
Things seemed to be much more interesting than he expected.
Xuanzheng Hall.
Murong Yao sat on the dragon throne for nearly two hours, his patience almost exhausted.
In order to pass this extremely difficult time, the civil and military officials reported all the things that should and should not be reported.
Murong Yao was so bored that he asked about the current situation of the children of court officials and arranged marriages for two couples on the spot.
It was almost noon, and the Imperial Master had not yet come to court.
Murong Yao's expression became increasingly ugly.
Ye Lanxi didn't even take him, the emperor, seriously at all.
"Someone come!"
Murong Yao was about to get angry when the chief eunuch Zhou Yuande suddenly rushed in from outside: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Master has arrived!"
It's finally here!
Not only did Murong Yao's anger disappear, he even felt a little happy in his heart.
The only master of the Spiritual Silence Realm in the entire Lingyang Continent is in their Great Xin Country. He is the pillar of their Great Xin Country!
Huh?
Who are the people following the "pillar of the country"?
The civil and military officials also showed surprised expressions.
Behind the Imperial Master Ye Lanxi, a skinny, blood-stained young man was supported by two palace servants as he staggered into the hall.
The boy was as thin as a skeleton, and the two round holes on his protruding collarbone where he had been tied with chains had turned black and dark due to being tied for too long.
"His Majesty!"
Ye Qing had been following Ye Lanxi. When they arrived at the Xuanzheng Hall, he could no longer hold back and cried out in sorrow, "Your Majesty!" He quickly stepped forward and bowed down.
"Your Majesty, my family has been forced into a dead end by Ye Lanxi. Please help me."
"Tsk~"
Murong Yao frowned impatiently: "Lord Ye, this is Xuanzheng Hall, a place for discussing world affairs. You should go back and discuss the affairs of your Ye family slowly."
It's obvious that he doesn't want to get involved.
"Your Majesty!" Ye Qing cried out in grief and kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty, as the left general, I have fought for Your Majesty in the south and the north over the years. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard, Your Majesty. Now my first wife has been killed, and my eldest son and second son have been abolished. I ask Your Majesty to make the decision for me and punish the murderer Ye Lanxi..."
Murong Yao's brows furrowed more and more tightly: "..."
Ye Lanxi is the most powerful person in Lingyang Continent.
As a member of the royal family, he also hopes that Ye Lanxi will help him consolidate the imperial power and guard the country.
punish?
Absolutely not.
But Ye Qing knelt in front of the palace, crying and complaining about Ye Lanxi's faults. As an emperor, it seemed wrong for him not to say something.
"Ahem."
Murong Yao cleared his throat and said, "As far as I know, your first wife Luo Qi and your first and second sons imprisoned and tortured the Imperial Master for more than ten years, causing the pillar of our Great Xin Nation to almost die in your Ye family. If it is true, it is not an exaggeration to say that your entire Ye family was massacred!"
"His Majesty?!"
Ye Qing raised his head in disbelief: "Your Majesty, you can't be so partial to Ye Lanxi just because his cultivation has reached perfection..."
Murong Yao's face darkened. Just as he was about to speak, Ye Lanxi, who had been silent, suddenly took two steps forward and said, "Your Majesty."
Murong Yao nodded, his expression softened a lot: "Master Imperial Master, please speak."
"His Majesty."
Ye Lanxi brushed his sleeves and bowed.
"My mother, Ji Mingzhu, was raped by Ye Qing while she was pregnant, and was then taken to Ye's mansion and abused in every way. After Ye Qing learned that I was not his biological child, he instigated Luo Qi to poison Ji Mingzhu's food, causing Ji Mingzhu to turn into a white-haired old woman overnight..."