The elder executed a bouncing skateboard move, leaping directly onto the window sill.

Listening to the bang bang bang of gunfire, he couldn't help but laugh unconsciously. "It seems that the trap I set has met its match, quite interesting."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a dark shadow shot in, and in the next second, the old eunuch was seated on the Dragon Chair once occupied by the late Emperor.

"Senior brother, it's been a while. Hope you've been well."

It turned out that this elder was none other than Gongsun Mo, the former Imperial Guard Governor, most trusted by the late Emperor, and of the same sect as the old eunuch.

Alas, to practice the Yin Yang Divine Skill, the eunuch had chosen to enter the Cleansing Room.

The two senior brothers publicly and secretly competed against each other, until the old eunuch played a dirty trick, leading Gongsun Mo to commit a crime warranting the execution of his entire family. Enraged, the late Emperor had Gongsun Mo's family put to death.

It was at that time that the old eunuch, in a rare act of kindness, used his power to arrange for Gongsun Mo's fake death, although his legs were crippled beyond repair.

He was kept by the old eunuch in a secret room until the late Emperor died, after which the old eunuch moved Gongsun Mo into Qiankun Palace.

Of course, Gongsun Mo knew nothing of this – he only knew that the old eunuch, out of brotherly sentiment, gave him the chance for revenge.

Both of them knew that the young Emperor would not immediately move into Qiankun Palace after ascending the throne, hence they tampered with the four main pillars of the palace.

But they knew that someday, the young Emperor would surely return to Qiankun Palace.

When that day came, it would be time for Gongsun Mo's bloody revenge.

However, having hidden away in Qiankun Palace for many years, the hatred in Gongsun Mo's eyes had only increased, never diminished.

"Hmph, what brings you here? Today, I almost died from your cinnabar toxin, junior brother, you're still as ruthless and merciless as ever."

Upon hearing this, the old eunuch was stunned.

"What? The cinnabar toxin prepared by myself for Judge Zhong was all consumed by you?" The old eunuch felt a vague sense of unease.

He remembered being told by his subordinates that Judge Zhong was poisoned and carried out. Could he have been deceived by that lad?

Realizing Lin Yi's cunning schemes, the old eunuch asked coldly.

"Senior brother, it's all a misunderstanding. How could I ever bear to harm you? I just want to know, did Judge Zhong not eat a single bite of that meal?"

"Heh."

Gongsun Mo let out a cold laugh, knowing all too well what his cruel and ruthless junior brother was plotting.

"Junior brother, you really have a way with jokes. These years, haven't I survived on the leftovers given by others?"

Seeing that Gongsun Mo would not give a definite answer, the old eunuch lost patience to inquire further and got straight to the point.

"Senior brother, I came to thank you for flawlessly setting up the mechanism here."

Following that, the old eunuch took out a golden snake jade pendant passed down through the Gongsun family from his bosom and slowly said.

"As a gift to you, consider it a token of gratitude for setting up these traps."

Upon receiving the jade pendant, Gongsun Mo became visibly unsettled.

The golden snake jade pendant was Gongsun Mo's family heirloom. When he was imprisoned by the late Emperor, Gongsun Mo struggled greatly to send this jade pendant back to the Gongsun family, to his infant daughter.

Under the circumstances at the time, the execution of the Gongsun family was a certain fact; no one could escape.

To preserve the bloodline of the Gongsun family, they announced a month previously that the newborn baby girl had died in the womb.

This infant, doomed to face the tragedy of family execution, was thus named Gongsun Xue.

Afterward, wearing the jade pendant, she was taken to White Horse Temple. However, in Gongsun Xue's swaddling clothes, the Gongsun surname was not kept. To survive, the Gongsun clan gave up their surname, leaving only the surname Sun, as in Sun Xue, praying to evade disaster.

From then on, it was the execution of the entire Gongsun family.

And now, the reappearance of the golden snake jade pendant was a tremendous joy for Gongsun Mo.

Since the old eunuch had saved him from the execution of his whole family, he must also have a way to find his young daughter Gongsun Xue.

Thinking of this, Gongsun Mo understood the intentions of his cunning junior brother.

After a moment of silence, Gongsun Mo slowly said, "Speak, what do you need me to do? As long as my little girl is safe and sound, I will obey your orders."

"Hahaha!"

This pleased the old eunuch greatly.

"Senior brother is indeed a wise man, my idea is very simple."

"As you have seen, although we in the same sect practiced our skills in our ignorant youth through constant fighting, now we have only one goal—to send the young Emperor to meet with the King of Hell."

For Gongsun Mo, since the late Emperor executed his nine kin without discernment, it was right that the son should pay off the father's debt. That account would inevitably be settled by the life of the current Your Majesty.

And the old eunuch, being loyal to the Eighth Prince, naturally wished to clear the path for the Eighth Prince by eliminating the current young Emperor.

However, the situation now was that Gongsun Mo had become half-paralyzed, and even if he could leave the Qiankun Palace, he had no chance of encountering the young Emperor.

Thus, the demand of the old eunuch seemed almost impossible for Gongsun Mo.

"To assassinate the young Emperor, my movements are limited. If you can find an opportunity to lead him to Qiankun Palace, I guarantee to send him to meet the King of Hell."

This was the only promise that Gongsun Mo could make at the moment.

But the old eunuch shook his head in anger and said, "If this young Emperor was placed before me a month ago, killing him would have been as simple as crushing an ant."

"But now, that young Emperor is safeguarded by the cunning and resourceful Lin Yi, who protects the young Emperor so tightly that I, even with all my wit, can't get close to the young Emperor at all."

Speaking of Lin Yi, of course, Gongsun Mo had an impression.

These days, from his concealed observations, it was apparent that Lin Yi was brave and strategic, and was utterly loyal to the young Emperor.

In terms of being cunning and resourceful, it wasn't so much that, as it was that Lin Yi was skilled in using objects to his advantage.

Especially with rare and peculiar items, Lin Yi could produce many tricks with them, his craftsmanship rivaling that of Master Lu Ban himself.

But if his junior brother wanted him to assassinate Lin Yi, Gongsun Mo couldn't help but hesitate.

His own family had been wrongfully executed under the late Emperor's blade, and having experienced the pain of losing all his loved ones, Gongsun Mo did not wish for more senseless killing.

After much hesitation, Gongsun Mo tactfully refused.

"Lin Yi is a rare and courageous strategist, although I have been confined here for many years, I have also heard a bit about him."

"For a castrated man to be able to lead troops in battle, repel the barbarians, and help strengthen the young Emperor's power within the court... Such talent appears once in a few hundred years. It's a real pity if he is killed."

Little did he know, the old eunuch felt quite displeased upon hearing this.

'We are both castrated men, senior brother, why the trouble? By making this comparison, are you not completely disrespecting me?'

"Your words are mistaken. It is precisely because of Lin Yi's existence that our plans to assassinate the Emperor have been obstructed. It is only when one encounters the right time that they can be of great use."

"Senior brother, you would agree, wouldn't you?"

Gongsun Mo was immediately left speechless by the retort.

Yes, Lin Yi was obstructing his path of revenge, thus he must die.

"Fine, I will agree to help you deal with Lin Yi, but you must ensure that the mistress of the jade pendant remains unharmed."

...End of Chapter...

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