Farewell Flower Festival

The person who came was Mr. He.

Everyone's eyes turned to Old He. Mu Tianyuan didn't recognize Old He. Seeing an old man walking in with a swagger and no one stopping him, he asked curiously who he was. Old He first saluted Mu Tianyuan and called him "Your Majesty", and then called the old man "Junior Brother".

When everyone heard this, they all showed some degree of surprise on their faces.

Mu Tianyuan looked like he was in great trouble. He thought that another senior brother had come. The two of them must be in cahoots. This was the end...

The old man stared at He Lao and asked gloomily, "Why aren't you dead yet?"

Seeing that the two seemed to be in a hostile relationship, Mu Tianyuan felt that things seemed to be taking a turn for the better.

He Lao glanced at the little green snake wrapped around Liu Sui's neck, took out a box from his arms, and said, "You have always wanted to find the recipe for immortality left by our master, and it is in here."

The old man stared at the box with his gloomy eyes, and suddenly sneered, "If there really was a prescription in here, you wouldn't be as old as you are now. Even if you weren't poisoned to death, I don't think you would live for many more years."

Mr. He pressed a button on the mechanism box, and when it opened, a strange fragrance filled the air.

When the old man smelled the strange fragrance, he stared at the things in the mechanism box, showing a little urgency, wanting to know what was inside.

When He Lao saw what was in the box, he was surprised and said with a sigh, "I didn't expect that the master had already made this medicine."

The old man's eyes became more anxious when he heard this, but he would not easily believe what He Lao said, and asked, "Since the medicine has been made, why doesn't Master take it?"

"This elixir of life is not for everyone," said He Lao as he walked up to Mu Tianling. "There are only a few people with a special physique like the Fourth Prince. If you or I take this medicine, I'm afraid we'll have to go to see the King of Hell within an hour." He added, "If I'm not mistaken, the Prince has taken some elixir before, right?"

Mu Tianling nodded.

Chao Yan took a look into the box and said in surprise, "It seems that this medicine can glow."

He Lao laughed and said, "Since it is not an ordinary medicine, it must be extraordinary." He then said to the old man, "Brother, if you stop here and release the Queen, the medicine will be yours."

The old man said, "Didn't you just say that you and I can't take this medicine? Then what's the point of me taking it?"

He Lao said: "Since it is useless, then destroy it. Immortality is against the will of heaven. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the norm in the world." He Lao stretched out his hand to take the medicine to destroy it. The old man's expression tightened and he hurriedly asked him to wait. He wanted to see whether the medicine was real or fake. He Lao asked him to release the queen first. The old man thought about it, raised his hand, and the little green snake wrapped around Liu Sui's neck quickly loosened and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Mu Tianyuan hurriedly checked on Liu Sui and asked her if she was okay and if she felt unwell anywhere. Liu Sui shook her head and said that apart from being a little frightened, there was nothing serious.

Old He walked over with the mechanism box, and Mu Tianyuan hurriedly said, "You can't give it to him!" Old He said, "Junior brother has already released the queen, and I, your senior brother, cannot go back on my word." The old man sneered, "Senior brother, you really like to play the role of a gentleman, no wonder you coaxed master to leave all his family fortune to you." Old He said, "Master taught you and me medical skills with the original intention of saving people, but you are obsessed with poison and do not hesitate to experiment with human lives." At this point, Old He handed the mechanism box to the old man, "Senior brother is full of benevolence and morality, but you are just greedy for fame and fortune." When the old man looked into the mechanism box, his face suddenly changed, there was nothing inside.

A golden needle pierced into his temple. The old man stared at He Lao's face, his eyes wide open in unwillingness, and then he became motionless.

The monkey squatting on the old man's shoulder tried to run away, but was caught by the old man. Looking at the monkey's timid eyes, the old man said, "You should follow me from now on. You can help me when we go to the mountain to collect herbs." The old man put the monkey gently on the ground. The monkey followed him timidly, holding the corner of his clothes, looking like a child.

Chaoyan looked at the monkey, then at He Lao, about to speak, but stopped talking. He Lao shook his head, and Chaoyan nodded, not asking any more questions. He Lao then untied a bamboo tube from his waist, opened the lid, and whistled. The little green snake and the little red snake swam out of the old man's sleeves and obediently got into the bamboo tube.

After Old He closed the lid, Mu Tianyuan and Mu Tianling both breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Tianyuan looked outside the door, not knowing what the situation was. When he saw He Lao walking towards Mu Tianqi, his expression tensed and he quickly stopped him, saying, "Don't kill him." He had seen He Lao kill the old man so cleanly before, and was afraid that He Lao would kill Mu Tianqi.

When Mu Tianqi heard these three words blurted out by Mu Tianyuan, his expression changed slightly, and he said, "If your royal brother still cares about the relationship between brothers, please let my wife and children go. She knows nothing." He took out a white porcelain medicine bottle from his sleeve, pulled out the stopper, and prepared to drink it. Mu Tianyuan hurriedly shouted "Second brother". Mu Tianqi paused for a moment and was stopped by He Lao.

"Your Highness, why don't you meet someone first? Perhaps this knot in your heart will be untied."

Old He looked towards the door and saw a man walking in.

Seeing the person coming, everyone was surprised again.

The person who came in was Master Lekong.

At the beginning, the other party was brought to the palace from Yuquan Temple by Concubine Yin to pray for Emperor Mu. After the night of Emperor Mu's death, there was no news of the other party.

Mu Tianyuan thought that the person had already returned to Yuquan Temple, but he didn't expect that he would appear here.

When Mu Tianqi saw Master Kong, he subconsciously avoided his gaze, as if he didn't want to have anything to do with him.

After Master Liaokong paid his respects to Mu Tianyuan, he made a request, hoping to talk to Mu Tianqi alone for a while.

Old He took his leave first. Mu Tianyuan looked at Liu Sui and saw her nod, so he agreed.

After coming out, Mu Tianqi saw that Zhou Li had been captured by Han Lie, and Zheng Huai, the personal bodyguard on the other side of Mu Tianqi, was also captured by two Tianwu guards.

Those palace guards laid down their weapons and surrendered, and were taken away by the Tianwu Guards.

Seeing that Zhou Li was motionless, like a wooden man, with only his eyeballs moving, Mu Tianyuan asked Han Lie what was wrong. Han Lie bowed to He Lao and said that it was thanks to He Lao that he had sealed the opponent's acupuncture points with silver needles, otherwise he would not have been able to capture him so easily.

Han Lie showed Mu Tianyuan the hidden weapons he had found on Zhou Li.

When Mu Tianling saw that it was a meteor dart, he immediately understood everything and his expression suddenly turned cold. Chao Yan saw that his expression turned cold and reached out to hold his hand. Mu Tianling also held her hand and his expression softened slightly.

Mu Tianyuan asked what was so strange about this hidden weapon. Han Lie said that the masked man who attacked Shen Cheng before used this kind of hidden weapon, which was poisoned.

Upon hearing this, Chao Yan rushed over to hit Zhou Li, but was stopped by Mu Tianling. He was not worried that she would hurt someone, but that she was pregnant and he was worried that she would hurt herself.

Mu Tianyuan asked Han Lie to take the men away for interrogation. Han Lie said that Chief Butler Xiao was better at interrogating prisoners than he was. Mu Tianyuan had no objection. Han Lie then had Zhou Li and Zheng Huai sent to the Inner Court, and specifically instructed them to "take good care" of Zhou Li.

About an hour later, Mu Tianqi opened the door and walked out, his expression silent. Master Liaokong was meditating with his back to the door, but his head was drooping, as if he had no breath.

Mu Tianyuan called out "Master", but there was no response. His expression changed and he asked Mu Tianqi what happened. Mu Tianqi didn't say anything. He Lao went in to take a look, and when he came out he told Mu Tianyuan that Master Kong had passed away.

On New Year's Eve, Prince Rui and Princess Rui did not attend the palace banquet.

A horse-drawn carriage quietly left the capital amidst the blooming fireworks.

Later, news came out that Prince Rui had unfortunately contracted the disease during the plague. Although he recovered, he was still weak and needed to rest well. So he took Princess Rui away from the capital to recuperate in a beautiful place with mountains and rivers.

Five years later, news came that King Rui had passed away.

From then on, there was no more King Rui in the capital.