The Return of the Demon

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Geng Jing stood under the dragon case and reported his conversation with Ning Chen to Emperor Xuan word for word.

After hearing this, Emperor Xuan picked up the ink pen at hand and wrote quickly on the rice paper.

After I finished writing, I picked it up and looked at it.

"Kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles. When it's done, brush off your clothes and hide yourself and your name."

"Since ancient times, no one has ever died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history."

"Water can carry a boat but also capsize it..."

Emperor Xuan read it once. He liked poetry, and the more he read it, the more he liked it.

"This kid is really talented...but he is too wild-tempered and has no respect for the royal family."

Emperor Xuan glanced at Geng Jing, "Have you talked to him, what do you think of this person?"

Geng Jing thought for a moment and said: "His talent is astounding and he is not afraid of power."

Emperor Xuan frowned slightly, "You mean, I am powerful?"

Geng Jing was so frightened that he fell to his knees on the ground, sweating on his forehead, and said in panic: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I did not mean this."

After a while, Emperor Xuan slowly said: "Okay, get up!"

"Geng Jing, how is the matter I asked you to investigate?"

Geng Jing just stood up, knelt down again, and said with sincerity and fear: "I am incompetent... Many powerful children in the capital have secretly raised the Black King of Hell, and I have sent people to vigorously investigate."

Emperor Xuan snorted coldly.

"I have explicitly banned the breeding of the Black King of Hell. Are these people turning a deaf ear to my words?"

"Check it out for me, get to the bottom of it."

Geng Jing's heart suddenly trembled. How many heads fell to the ground this time?

"I accept the decree!"

Emperor Xuan grunted and said, "You go down first! Remember, don't embarrass Ning Chen. The child is too weak and cannot skip meat in every meal. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

Seeing that Emperor Xuan had no other instructions, Geng Jing bowed and retreated.

Emperor Xuan glanced at Eunuch Quan, who was beside him with a low eyebrow, and asked, "Quan Sheng, what do you think of Ning Chen?"

Quan Sheng thought for a while and said, "I feel that Ning Chen may seem polite to others on the surface, but he is actually very proud deep down."

Emperor Xuan nodded, "Yes! He is very polite to others, but isn't this a kind of defensiveness?"

"Quansheng, do you think Ning Chen is worthy of being used in a big way?"

Quan Sheng said hurriedly: "This slave doesn't know."

Emperor Xuan sighed deeply and said: "The prince is indecisive. A hundred years from now, I am afraid that the old ministers in the court will not be able to suppress them... Therefore, I have to find a capable minister for the prince who can assist him."

Eunuch Quan hurriedly said: "Long live your Majesty. Now you are in your prime. I think..."

"Stop flattering me. Birth, aging, illness and death are common occurrences. Even if I am the emperor, I cannot avoid this... Those pills can at most prolong my life."

Although Emperor Xuan said this, he still felt a little melancholy. Which generation of kings didn't want to live forever?

In fact, Emperor Xuan was also secretly taking elixirs in order to live forever.

But he is still reasonable and knows that those pills can only make him energetic and prolong his life...but they cannot really live forever.

...

Several days passed in a flash.

Ning Chen has been locked up in prison.

He eats and drinks well every day, but he seems to have been forgotten and no one pays attention to him.

On this day, the jailer came again to deliver food.

The food was rich, including a roast chicken and several side dishes.

The jailer put down the food and left.

"My lord, please wait a moment!"

Ning Chen called him to stop.

The jailer stopped and turned to look at him.

Ning Chen asked doubtfully: "I am a death row prisoner, and you eat and drink well every day...what do you want to do?"

"If you have something to eat, eat it quickly and don't ask so many questions."

The jailer said this and left.

"Hello? Hey, hey, hey? What do you mean? If you want to kill me, hurry up... It's scary what you do."

Ning Chen shouted.

But the jailer had already gone away.

Ning Chen had a question mark on his forehead.

Every time he ate a good meal, he thought it was a meal for his life.

This has been going on for several days, and I am living on tenterhooks every day.

It was like holding a knife to his neck. The knife struck down, paused, struck again, paused again, and the executioner asked him: "Do you think I will kill you with the next blow?"

Do they want to fatten themselves up and then kill them?

Damn it...then you are not a pig?

"You can't die."

Suddenly, a deep voice came from the next cell.

Ning Chen was startled, because there was a wall in the middle and there was no movement next door. He thought it was an empty cell?

Immediately, he asked curiously: "Why do you say that?"

"No one who enters the Supervision Department comes out alive, and no one does not experience torture... You are the first person I have ever seen who entered the Supervision Department. Not only were you not interrogated, but you were served with delicious food and drinks. people."

Ning Chen hurriedly asked: "Do you know why this is?"

"have no idea!"

Ning Chen curled his lips and thought, "I don't know why you said six?" He said it so definitely.

"Maybe it's because my charges are clear and there's no need for a trial...and I confessed happily, so they didn't make things difficult for me, right?"

"What crime have you committed?"

Ning Chen smiled bitterly and said: "For a capital crime, I beat the fifth prince violently."

There was no sound from the next door, probably because he was shocked!

After all, in this world where imperial power is supreme, beating up the fifth prince is something that no one dares to even think about.

Ning Chen asked curiously, "What crime did you commit?"

"Murder... I killed the magistrate of Zhenyuan County and his family of seven."

"Fuck... You are a ruthless person, this is a serious crime of killing three clans."

A sneer came from the next door, which seemed to be disdainful.

Ning Chen asked curiously, "Why did you kill the magistrate of Zhenyuan County?"

"Because they deserve to die."

Ning Chen became interested, sat down against the wall, and said, "Tell me about it, you are free anyway."

The next door was silent.

Ning Chen said, "Don't worry, I am very tight-lipped... I will never tell anyone from the Supervisory Department."

The next door sneered and said, "My crime has been determined, and I will be executed in a few days."

Ning Chen sighed and said, "Three years as a clean magistrate, 100,000 silver coins... I guess this magistrate must not be a good person? If he was not forced to have no way to live, no one would be willing to risk killing three clans to kill the court official."

The next door was silent again.

Just when Ning Chen thought the other party would not speak again, he spoke, "Officials and businessmen colluded, made up excuses, bullied the market, and exploited the people... If I don't kill him, the people of Zhenyuan County will have no way to live."

Ning Chen stood in awe.

"Sir, you are righteous!"

But Gebi sneered, "I thought that sacrificing me would give the people of Zhenyuan County a way out... But I didn't expect that this world is too dark."

Ning Chen frowned slightly, "Why, the matter is not resolved?"

Gebi just sighed deeply, revealing a sense of powerlessness.

"What's your name? Are you from Zhenyuan County?"

Gebi said lightly: "I'm not from Zhenyuan County, I'm just a gangster."

Ning Chen admired him very much and said: "Most of the righteous are butchers, and most of the unfaithful are scholars."

"Unfortunately, I have no power and am trapped in a cage. I sympathize with you and can't help."