bayedsolid Chapter 123 Young Master of the Golden Toad Palace
Chapter 123 Young Master of the Golden Toad Palace
The protagonist of this world is the eldest prince, while the biggest villain is the third prince. The third prince's mother is the current emperor's stepmother, giving him a significant advantage over the eldest prince, who has no maternal family to support him.
But the eldest prince was born into a good family, being both the legitimate heir and the eldest son, and his own strength was not to be underestimated. Even without the support of his maternal family, he was still the third prince's biggest rival.
Therefore, the Imperial Tutor either tutors the eldest prince or both princes together.
The Imperial Tutor is an upright man with many students, so the Third Prince is determined to win him over.
Regardless of the circumstances, the Shangguan family was destined for this calamity.
With a sigh, Ali stepped forward and helped him up: "Get up. Who told me to be your master? Even if we can't beat the Third Prince, we have to give it our all."
Shangguan Qianqiu: "Thank you, Miss. I have no way to repay your kindness. I only ask that I live before you and die after you."
He knelt on the ground and performed a deep and respectful salute. At that moment, he truly and wholeheartedly acknowledged this master.
At the same time, I secretly rejoiced, thank goodness, thank goodness I listened to that person back then.
Remembering how she was critically injured and on the verge of death at the hands of those assassins, a mysterious man rescued her and carried her to the young lady's usual route, saying to her, "If you want to avenge your family, live well and protect your master."
Looking at his broken body, he gave a bitter laugh and said, "My master? I'm afraid I won't live past tonight."
The mysterious man said, "The person who saved you is the master you must serve." After saying this, the mysterious man disappeared.
A short while later, the young lady passed by and took him home to treat his near-death state.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Qianqiu bent her back even more and became even more respectful to Ali.
This woman is no ordinary person, and with such a powerful figure protecting her, he absolutely cannot have any other ideas.
……
The two walked out of the Snow God Temple one after the other, but they hadn't gone far when a woman suddenly rushed out from the side.
"Husband?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qianqiu froze on the spot.
Xia Li was also stunned and stood there in place.
A hint of amusement flashed in her eyes: This woman looks different from the one from before...
The woman rushed forward, grabbing Shangguan Qianqiu's sleeve and sobbing uncontrollably: "Husband, it really is you! Where have you been all these years? Why have I been unable to find you?"
"Jian, Jian'er?" He stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"It's me, sob sob..." Ye Jian'er hugged Shangguan Qianqiu, crying and laughing at the same time, telling him about her longing and hardships over the years.
"That's great!" He hugged his lover back tightly.
Shangguan Qianqiu then noticed a pattern on her arm. "What is this?"
Ye Jian'er winced in pain and quickly pulled her hand back: "Husband, you're hurting me!"
Shangguan Qianqiu's eyes reddened, and he roared, "Tell me, how did you get in?"
Tears welled in Ye Jian'er's eyes as she forcefully pulled her hand away. "Back then, when my entire family was executed, the Golden Toad Palace said they would take me to find you. I didn't think much about it. In order to see you alive, I had no choice but to enter the Golden Toad Palace. You're so powerful, you can definitely save me, right?"
Shangguan Qianqiu: "..."
I finally escaped the clutches of evil. But then my woman accidentally fell into their trap again!
But this is his woman.
Looking at her face, he finally spoke: "...Of course! You are my wife, and my destiny!"
At this moment, he was so angry that he wanted to smash his head against a wall.
No wonder he released his elder brother without hesitation when asked by the Golden Toad Palace group.
It seems he still holds another trump card to control her!
……
Xia Li, who had already moved away after the two embraced, saw Shangguan Qianqiu walking towards him, while Ye Jian'er stood there silently shedding tears.
Something's up!
She raised an eyebrow: "You're done talking so quickly?"
Without saying a word, Shangguan Qianqiu knelt down with a thud: "Miss, I have to leave for a while. I'm afraid I won't be able to serve you anymore."
His sudden kneeling startled Xia Li, who jumped back!
She paused for a moment before asking, "What happened?"
“This…” Shangguan Qianqiu was at a loss.
"What? You won't talk? Don't you want to avenge your family?"
"miss you!"
Xia Li crossed her arms and looked at him with a smile: "Since that's the case, shouldn't you tell the truth?"
What do you mean by chasing someone for five years? You managed to escape for five years, and then just happened to fall on the very path you were supposed to take?
Moreover, she also needs an explanation for having two wives.
Ugh!
This time, Shangguan Qianqiu told the whole story without any concealment.
It turns out that he was the second brother who was imprisoned back then; the eldest brother was named Shangguan Qianxi.
That night, people from the Golden Toad Palace came and took him away. As they left, he discovered that the seriously injured Shangguan Qianxi was also taken away.
After all, the Grand Tutor had many capable men under his command, and the Third Prince was afraid that things might change if he delayed. So he requested the imperial edict urgently and quickly, and the Third Prince was arrested almost that night and executed the next day.
Meanwhile, Shangguan Qianqiu and the other person were taken to the Golden Toad Palace and were unaware that the Grand Tutor and the Ye family had been kneeling in the Imperial Study all night.
So he thought that only two brothers were left in the family.
"Back then, my elder brother was on his last breath. They used his life to blackmail me, and I had no choice but to obey and become their young palace master. But strangely, apart from constantly forcing me to practice martial arts and take one pill every month, they didn't make me do anything else."
"The Golden Toad Palace is an evil sect that specializes in capturing young girls to use as cultivation vessels, and is despised by the world. When my elder brother woke up and learned that I had become the young master of the Golden Toad Palace, he scolded me and demanded that I take him away. But how could the two of us possibly escape, especially since he was so badly injured, with his meridians severed? So I didn't listen to him. From then on, he ignored me and refused to cooperate with treatment, taking a full four years to fully recover. A few months ago, I begged the Grand Elder to release my elder brother, and he readily did so. I never expected that it was because he was still holding my wife hostage."
"I thought I had nothing to hide from them and was looking for a chance to escape. Now I realize how ridiculous I was. I'm afraid my every move is under their control."
In that instant, Xia Li's mind was suddenly filled with the memory of the Golden Toad Palace Master's battle with Xing Beiluo in his previous life, which ended in death. The old palace master's nascent soul quietly separated from his body and, taking advantage of everyone's unpreparedness, swiftly possessed the body of their young palace master! He attempted to escape the battlefield using the young palace master's body.
However, no one could have predicted that fate would take such dramatic turns. Just when the old palace master thought his plan had succeeded, the young palace master's wife broke free from among the many captured women. She rushed towards the possessed young palace master, her eyes filled with deep affection and despair.
Faced with this situation, the young palace master's wife did not hesitate to choose the most decisive method—suicide—to awaken the young palace master's dormant consciousness. She knew that only in this way could her beloved husband break free from the control of the old palace master's nascent soul and rediscover himself.
Finally, a miracle occurred! Spurred by the tragic sacrifice of his beloved wife, the young palace master successfully awakened his own consciousness. Seeing his beloved lying in a pool of blood, his heart filled with unbearable grief, he resolutely detonated himself, transforming into a dazzling yet tragic burst of light along with the old palace master's nascent soul within him, instantly vanishing into the sky…