bestfiction Chapter 911 Restrictions lifted, usage restored
Chapter 911 Restrictions lifted, usage restored
Huo Xiu looked down with a sense of foreboding and saw a dagger piercing through his back and down to his front, with blood dripping down – a horrifying sight.
The dagger was hidden in the back of the chair, triggered by a mechanism, and aimed directly at his heart.
He raised his head, looked at the Prince of Yan, and his eyes gradually turned bloodshot.
Blood trickled from the corner of Huo Xiu's mouth as he uttered each word slowly and deliberately: "Give me a reason."
The King of Yan sighed softly.
“Mr. Huo Xiu is a sorcerer genius who is rare in fifty years. Only you can occasionally restrain Qiao Lian’er. It would be a pity for me to kill you.”
"Qiao Lian'er is currently trapped by forbidden techniques. As long as you live, you will eventually have to use the Five Elements Techniques. When she recovers, it will be difficult to deal with her."
So, I'm sorry.
"Is this what you meant by 'sharing your burdens'?" Huo Xiu sneered.
"This is the greatest contribution Mr. Huo Xiu could make to me. It is your blessing to serve me. Rest in peace." The Prince of Yan came behind Huo Xiu, raised his hand, pulled out the dagger, and with a flick of his wrist, stabbed it in again.
Decisive and ruthless.
Blood gushed from Huo Xiu's mouth, soaking large patches of his black robe on his chest and back. His face rapidly turned pale and then blue, his life force was constantly fading, and his head gradually drooped down.
"You, you will be punished," he uttered weakly.
"I do things so meticulously that even Heaven is kept in the dark."
The Prince of Yan had his back to Huo Xiu and was looking out the window.
"If you die, Qiao Lian'er will be next."
With his last breath, Huo Xiu used all his remaining strength to conceal himself.
His heart meridian was severely damaged, and he was definitely not going to survive, but he would never let the Prince of Yan get away with it.
When the Prince of Yan turned around, he only saw a glimpse of Huo Xiu's clothes before he disappeared from sight.
He was visibly shocked and reached out to grab the hem of his clothes, but he couldn't grab anything.
However, having suffered two stab wounds to the heart, Huo Xiu was definitely not going to survive. It would be wishful thinking for him to find a place to recuperate.
"Disrespectful to the will of Heaven." The King of Yan sneered.
In the back garden of the Qiao family mansion, atop the waterside pavilions and terraces.
Qiao Lian'er was holding a black chess piece in her hand, about to put it down, when she suddenly heard a muffled thud and saw a figure fall onto the floor.
Pei Shijiu immediately stood up and placed his hand on the sword at his waist.
He frowned slightly upon smelling the pungent stench of blood.
Upon closer inspection, the person was covered in blood, barely breathing, only exhaling and not inhaling.
"Huo Xiu?" Pei Shijiu asked in surprise.
Both he and Qiao Lian'er sent people to look for Huo Xiu, but they couldn't find him. They never expected Huo Xiu to appear in such a way.
In Huo Xiu's eyes, there was only a faint glimmer of light. He seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't speak. His fingers seemed to want to rise, but he couldn't move them.
Qiao Lian'er squatted down in front of him and fed him a pill.
Although her space is unusable, she always carries the emergency and life-saving medicines inside, which come in handy now.
"Huo Xiu, what happened? Who hurt you?" Qiao Lian'er asked.
After taking the medicine, Huo Xiu regained some strength and then answered Qiao Lian'er's question.
"Yan, the King of Yan."
"The Prince of Yan?" The two exchanged a glance, and Pei Shijiu asked in confusion, "Why would the Prince of Yan want to harm you? Do you still have dealings with the Prince of Yan?"
“The Prince of Yan has been sending people to find me. When I went to see him today, he had already set up a trap on his chair to take my life.”
"Because if I die, the forbidden spell on Princess Zhenguo cannot be lifted, which will benefit Prince Yan."
Qiao Lian'er felt a chill run down her spine, as if some hidden truth had finally been revealed on the surface of the water.
The Prince of Yan, it was actually the Prince of Yan, someone she never expected.
Huo Xiu sneered: "How could I let him succeed? I risked my last breath to find the Princess Zhenguo and remove the forbidden spell from your body."
As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a pentagram symbol condensed in his hand. He gathered all his strength and struck at Qiao Lian'er's forehead.
Qiao Lian'er knew that people speak good words when they are about to die, and Huo Xiu was killed by the Prince of Yan. He wanted someone in the world who could deal with the Prince of Yan. Huo Xiu was trustworthy at this time, so she did not dodge or avoid him.
The pentagram was completely hidden in her forehead.
Qiao Lian'er felt a certain sense of confinement loosen, and then that unseen space appeared. As her consciousness explored and wandered, vast fields of crops, warehouses, mountains, and rivers came into view—
The butler happily said, "Congratulations, master, the space is back to normal."
When Qiao Lian'er looked at Huo Xiu again, he had already closed his eyes.
Pei Shijiu probed his nostrils and gently shook his head.
"She's out of breath."
"We can't let the Prince of Yan know that Huo Xiu has found this place," Qiao Lian'er said, and then put Huo Xiu into her spatial storage.
Neither of them was in the mood to play chess anymore.
Huo Xiu's death brought the Prince of Yan into the picture, which was beyond their expectations.
Qiao Lian'er chuckled self-deprecatingly: "This person really knows how to hide his true intentions."
She had suspected many people, but never the Prince of Yan. Or rather, she had thought about the Prince of Yan, but never connected those events with him.
Pei Shijiu's eyes were dark and cold, and his fingers slowly tightened.
If Huo Xiu hadn't gotten into trouble and exposed the Prince of Yan, how long would the Prince of Yan have remained hidden?
"Cunning and shrewd." Pei Shijiu's lips curled up: "Now that we know he's no good, let's see how he performs."
Qiao Lian'er said, "I stole the limelight from the Prince of Yan in front of the Emperor, and the Prince of Yan didn't say anything. I thought he didn't care, but it turns out that the seeds of hatred had already been planted in his heart."
Looking back now, how could I not care about something like this?
No one is perfect; everyone desires fame and fortune.
But ultimately, one must acquire wealth through proper means. Since the King of Yan could not tolerate her, then she shouldn't blame him for being impolite.
After Huo Xiu went into hiding, the Prince of Yan immediately dispatched a team to search for him.
Although he can still use his skills, Huo Xiu is seriously injured and it is almost certain that he will not be able to leave the capital. As long as he has a breath left, we will kill him and eliminate him completely.
I searched for two days, but to no avail.
"He's probably already dead in some unknown corner. He was stabbed twice in the heart; even a celestial being couldn't save him," the subordinate said.
The Prince of Yan was mainly worried that Huo Xiu might go to Qiao Lian'er and lift her ban.
However, despite having people keep an eye on things at the Qiao residence, no news of this came through.
The first thing Qiao Lian'er did after her spatial abilities were unlocked was to check on the situation in Jinglang Prefecture.
Apart from those who feigned defeat to lure the enemy deeper into their territory, the soldiers of Daze Kingdom were stationed in key cities and passes in the south of Jinglang Prefecture, as well as in secret mountainous areas in the north, waiting for an order to launch a counterattack and create a pincer movement between the north and south.
Two days later, the army of Da Nu Kingdom had occupied half of Jing Lang Prefecture.
The Great Khan was overjoyed and dispatched another 40,000 troops south, bringing the total to 70,000.