I'm a villain, not a devil

People were laughing and talking outside the square, while high-ranking officials and nobles were enjoying delicious meals and fine wine in the more luxurious rooms.

People toasted each other to celebrate this day, and in their mouths, those tree people who dared to invade had become weak mutants in the corners - everyone was convinced that the empire would eventually win, and that day would come soon.

I guess by that time, the imperial capital will be even more lively, right?

What’s more worrying is that if that time really comes, the master of this great empire seems to be welcoming the next one.

The attitude of His Majesty the Emperor, who has not appeared for a long time, towards the eldest prince Bai Zhan has been noticed by everyone - many officials who have connections with the eldest prince's forces could not help but drink a few more glasses of good wine.

Someone looked up drunkenly, and immediately asked in confusion: "Why hasn't His Highness come back yet? He should be the protagonist of this banquet!"

Immediately, many people cheered in response, and those who had connections with the Grand Prince raised their chests proudly.

Suddenly, a large group of people came running over from outside.

The high officials and nobles stood up in confusion. The people who came were all their servants. Why did they rush in at such a short time? Could something big have happened?

For a moment, everyone in the venue was whispering.

"How is this possible?!" The Minister of Agriculture widened his eyes and pointed at his servants tremblingly - he was the one who was celebrating the happiest just now. Everyone knew that the Minister of Agriculture was already his highness.

Like the Minister of Agriculture, several high-ranking officials who had just celebrated loudly and drank heavily staggered and looked dispirited, and some even fell down due to weak legs.

But no one was surprised because they also knew what had just happened.

"The eldest prince Bai Zhan...is dead..."

……

It was already night, but the palace was like a boiling kettle.

High-ranking officials and nobles hurried into the palace. Some of them looked depressed, while others had gloomy eyes. Of course, there were also many who tried their best to hide their surprise.

After delivering his speech, His Majesty returned to the palace and summoned his ministers again. Everyone knew what to do.

In the main hall, which had not been so "lively" for a long time, the highest class of people in the empire gathered together.

Even with so many people, the hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Just a few hours ago, His Majesty, who had not appeared for a long time, personally expressed his approval to the eldest prince. This was almost an obvious signal, and then... Bai Zhan died.

Many people did not dare to guess what His Majesty was thinking at the moment, but they knew with their buttocks that whoever dared to get into trouble at this time would probably have to go and accompany His Majesty directly.

After a long silence, the man sitting on the throne finally moved.

Everyone in the main hall lowered their heads to the ground.

Old, tired, and filled with great sadness.

"My son fought in vain... and was killed by evil people!"

This seemed to be a signal, and suddenly, cries broke out in the hall.

Unlike the cheap prince who met with misfortune before, on the one hand, Prince Bai Youming launched an attack on the spot and the situation was difficult to handle, and on the other hand, officially, Bai Zhan's status was much higher than that of the unlucky Sean.

Of course, it is hard to say now whether Bai Zhan is more unlucky or Sean is more unlucky.

They are all dead, so there is probably no point in doing anything more interesting than this.

Those high-ranking officials and nobles covered their faces and cried, even the tough guys in the military had red eyes - there were many sincere words, but also many false words.

His Majesty the Emperor staggered to his feet, and the Prime Minister Covens, wiping his tears, immediately stepped forward and quickly supported the unsteady Emperor.

"My son..." The old emperor finally burst into tears.

Suddenly, everyone in the main hall became more sad. Some people, such as the Minister of Agriculture, almost fainted from crying.

The emperor and his ministers, who had not discussed state affairs together for more than ten years, finally got together and reached a consensus.

The crying was deafening, and the clever officials did not dare to stand up and ask His Majesty to take care of himself - His Majesty was not in good health to begin with, and this time he came out almost obviously to choose an heir, but the heir died within two hours... You still want to advise His Majesty to take care of himself at this time, you probably want to go and accompany His Highness, right?

Finally, the emperor maintained his dignity, and after silently shedding tears for a moment, he sat back on the throne.

"Order someone to collect the body of the great prince... I want to give him a grand funeral!"

"Your Majesty is wise." All the ministers cried out in tears.

The matter has been roughly settled, and many people know that it is time to perform.

The Fourth Prince, who had been standing in the front with his head down and not saying much, took a step forward.

When he raised his head, many officials exclaimed that he was amazing.

Although he didn't seem to be sad, the Fourth Prince Bai Si's hair had fallen behind him at some point. His eyes were bloodshot, and as soon as he opened his mouth, a mouthful of blood foam mixed with broken teeth spurted out.

"Father..." Bai Si's chest rose and fell violently, "Who is it...who is it...Bai Si, please, I swear, I must kill the other party with my own hands!"

This sound was dull, but one could hear the heart-wrenching pain in it.

If you don’t know, you would really think that the Fourth Prince and the First Prince are brothers with the best relationship.

"The more princes die, the better the acting skills of the remaining ones will be." Somehow, many people in the audience had this thought in their minds.

The emperor simply glanced at Bai Si wearily. Until now, his face had been hidden in the shadows, making it hard to read.

"Bai Si, you have good intentions...but the evil man has already fled far away...Pass on my order and have the three major administrative regions within the jurisdiction close all the entrances and exits of the empire and capture that man!"

"Yes!"

At this time, many people reacted.

Who... killed the eldest prince?

Many people looked at each other secretly, but no one dared to ask. Finally, Marshal Wu Xiao stood up.

"Your Majesty, after learning the news, I have ordered people to block all exits from the imperial capital... However, we still don't know who is so bold and evil."

The emperor sat on the throne and took a few breaths, then was about to speak.

Suddenly, a eunuch rushed in from outside.

The Fourth Prince Bai Si was about to scold when he saw this, as it seemed that the man was his.

However, after the eunuch ran in and whispered a few words in Bai Si's ear, Bai Si was shocked and his mood became uncertain.

Amid the puzzled gazes of the crowd, he led the eunuch up the steps next to the throne and whispered a few words to Covens, who then relayed the message to the emperor.

Covens seemed to have taken something and showed it to the emperor.

After a moment of silence.

"boom!"

The emperor suddenly struck the armrest of the throne hard with his palm. The sound of metal clashing made the whole hall buzz, and many people covered their ears in horror.

Your Majesty has been ill for so many years, but your strength has not declined?

Wu Xiao and others frowned and watched, wondering what had made His Majesty so angry again.

Silence returned to the hall, leaving only the emperor's angry breathing.

After a moment, he slapped the armrest again and waved at Covens.

"Show it to all the ministers."

Covens took the order and took out a playback device still stained with blood.

"This is?"

Someone asked, and the Fourth Prince Bai Si replied stiffly: "What was found at the place where my eldest brother's body was."

Covens fiddled with the playback device for a while, and then, a somewhat blurry image began to play in the main hall.

A man in black appeared in the camera with a horrific hole in his chest, and not far from him was Bai Zhan's body torn in half.

The terrifying scene made many people tremble in their hearts, and Bai Si explained: "This is the most trusted person around my eldest brother, and also his military advisor... After I learned the news, I wanted to rush to the scene, but my father summoned me, so I had to come to the palace first - my people found the bodies of my eldest brother and his military advisor there. After a careful search, I didn't expect that the military advisor had this hidden on his body."

Bai Si's eyes were red: "This military advisor was brutally killed while protecting my eldest brother, but he used his supernatural powers to deceive the murderer, just to leave this last breath."

In the picture, the military advisor was trembling, his eyes had lost their luster, and he only had his last breath left.

"I am…I am incompetent and cannot protect Your Highness…Please…Please…help Your Highness to avenge his death…"

"His Highness died at my hands..."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an immediate uproar.

How come it was the military advisor who killed the prince? What does this mean?

The military advisor held on to his last breath, tears of blood streaming down his eyes: "I... was controlled by someone... and it was difficult for me to resist... He knew that anyone who killed the royal bloodline... would be marked by the empire... so he used me to... kill His Highness!"

"He... is..."

A lazy male figure appeared in the picture. The man turned his head with a cruel and evil smile on his face.

At this time, someone had already shouted out the man's name in shock.

"Isn't this His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?!"

In the scene, the military advisor shouted with his last breath, "He is the late His Royal Highness, Sean! Sean faked his death... in order to assassinate His Royal Highness!"

The military advisor fell to the ground helplessly, the light in his eyes completely gone, leaving only his lips moving a few times.

The lip shape vaguely meant: revenge.

There was silence in the main hall, and then there was a noise!

"I have seen him... that is indeed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"That's right, His Highness the Crown Prince has been dead for a long time... He, he actually faked his death?!"

"And he knew to use someone else's hand?"

Amid the noise, Bai Si twisted his body and fell to his knees.

He burst into tears and said, "Father! Sean faked his death and deceived everyone, causing my third brother to be imprisoned. Now he is trying to harm my eldest brother! I ask father to order the empire to kill Sean!"

The situation suddenly changed.

As soon as Bai Si knelt, many people followed suit.

"Your Majesty, please give the order to kill Sean!"

But the emperor on the throne fell into silence.

Bai Si actually yelled in front of all the ministers: "Father, I know you are concerned about the relationship between your uncle and you..."

Halfway through his words, the emperor, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly shouted angrily: "How dare you! Bai Si, do you know who you are talking to me?! What are you talking about!"

Bai Si just knelt on the ground and cried, "Bai Si dare not, Bai Si dare not! But my third brother was framed and my eldest brother died. Bai Si is unwilling to accept this, Bai Si is unwilling to accept this!"

For a moment, except for the Fourth Prince's group who knelt together, the rest of the people looked at each other.

Everyone knows that Bai Youming is truly second to none, and everyone knows that this prince is even more powerful than His Majesty... If all this was really done by Sean, then what does the prince think...

Everyone gasped.

At this moment, Marshal Wu Xiao stood up.

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince - the Prince values ​​family affection the most, he is definitely not that kind of person. However, Your Majesty once said personally that the Empire must follow the law. Now that the evidence is conclusive, I request that you arrest Sean!"

Grand Marshal Wu Xiao is Bai Youming's only student. His words do not carry the same weight as others. In a sense, now that Bai Youming is gone, he represents Bai Youming.

Few people can see the twists and turns involved, but now, we have to draw a conclusion.

His Majesty the Emperor sighed deeply, and then said in a cold voice: "Pass on my order. All entrances and exits of the imperial capital and the three major administrative regions are blocked. The murderer Sean is wanted nationwide. Once he is captured..."

A chill seemed to flash across the old emperor's unclear face.

"Kill them all!"

The Grand Marshal and the Fourth Prince knelt on the ground together.

"Wu Xiao obeys the order!"

"Bai Si obeys the order!"

After giving the order, the emperor seemed to have used up all his strength at once. He leaned on the throne and said sadly: "Have someone prepare for the funeral..."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The hurried and eventful night seemed to be coming to an end.

Bai Ye, who had been standing nearby and had not spoken a word, just shed tears silently. Seeing that the emperor was about to turn around and leave, she hesitated for a moment, and finally stopped.

However, someone stood up.

Speaker Lan Youshan knelt on the ground, his eyes still red: "Your Majesty...what about the Third Prince? The Third Prince...also wants to see the First Prince off properly..."

What this meant was that the Third Prince Bai You, who had lost his status, had no way to attend his funeral in a legitimate manner.

The emperor paused, then waved his hand.

He left the main hall. Lan Youshan was still kneeling on the ground, and Covens coughed and announced loudly: "Pass on the order of His Majesty, the Third Prince Bai You will be reinstated as of today."

"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers knelt on the ground in unison again.

Wu Xiao stood up. He glanced at Bai Si, who was still grief-stricken and angry, and then cupped his hands: "Fourth Prince, I..."

However, Bai Si interrupted him directly: "Marshal Wu Xiao, there is no need to say more. I must catch this Sean with my own hands!"

This means that he doesn't want Wu Xiao to interfere.

Wu Xiao was silent for a moment, then nodded.

Walking out of the main hall, the joy of the military anniversary could still be heard from every corner of the city. Wu Xiao looked into the distance.

"Teacher... the imperial capital has changed drastically..." he muttered to himself.

……

"Fuck...this emperor is so cruel..." Sean muttered to himself.

Then, he put on a smile and looked at the man sitting opposite him, "Are you ready?"

The man named Bai You took a deep breath, hatred surging in his eyes.