Repugnant Gateway

Chapter 169

This time, there was no meticulous plan for the operation. It had something to do with his character.

He was not a particularly calculating person, even if he had been the first to sit on the throne.

At that time, with his strength, did he still need a plan to do anything?

He was a little impulsive and a little reckless, but this was simply a matter of peace and security.

The last thing An Zaiyue wanted was to involve Qu Liuxi and Gu Qianye.

The two of them had not been called over by An Zaixin. Originally, An Zaige had wanted Zhong Jiuge to go out and take a spin, delaying the fight to seize Li Changlu.

In the end, no one thought that Qu Liuxi and Gu Qianye would actually come. Their plan had no choice but to change.

The injury on his back was very serious. The Cicada’s Wing Blade was already sharp, and coupled with the extremely ferocious cultivation base of the muscular man, it was not just his skin and flesh that was injured.

The blade cut through his back, almost to the spine.

That energy had entered his body and was still churning.

Within the Heaven Defying Seal, Qu Liuxi was nervous, but she didn’t panic as she tried to heal An Zaihai. An Zhe couldn’t wait for even a single moment longer.

However, he did not want Qu Liuxi and Gu Qianye to be drawn into his hatred. This was not a life that they should have.

Therefore, An Zhe could only endure and wait for Qu Liuxi to stitch his wound.

Li Changlu looked at the fight that had returned to his original appearance and suddenly laughed sinisterly, “”I never would have thought that it would actually be you, you little beast.””

An Zeng ignored him and slightly turned his head to Qu Liuxi, saying, “”Hurry up, I have some things to ask this person, and this person cannot stay for long.””

Qu Liuxi’s forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. She nodded, but her hands didn’t move any faster.

Finally, after enduring for another ten minutes, Qu Liuxi finished preparing the pills to treat his internal injuries.

An Zaiyue signaled Gu Qianye to leave for the time being. Gu Qianye looked at him strangely, but didn’t ask anything.

He struggled to his feet, took a step, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

“”What do you think of this little bastard? You don’t feel good, right?””

Li Changlu’s smile became even more malevolent. “”You must have heard the news that I have a piece of Astral Patterned Meteor Steel in my possession from the Gathering Shang Manor, right?””

So you were tempted?

“”I thought about how the big families of the Yan Kingdom would act out of greed, but I didn’t think that the one who would end up acting against a small and unranked character like you. Furthermore, I didn’t expect you to actually succeed in capturing me.””

An Zeng shook his head, he pulled out a chair and sat opposite Li Changlu, “”What I have to say now has nothing to do with galactic stripes meteorite.””

Li Changlu spat, “”Pah, whatever you say, I’m going to die anyway, right?””

Then why should I answer you, you bastard? “”

An Zhe didn’t get angry. After soothing his messy cultivation, he said, “”A few years ago, a prince from the Great Xi came here. He definitely didn’t come here because of the war between the sixteen countries of You Yan.””

“”He wanted to kill a person, and this person eventually died in Yan Kingdom as well.””

“”At that time, who was involved in this matter?””

Li Changlu’s expression changed drastically. His shoulders trembled involuntarily, “”You … Who are you?””

An Xuan said, “”I am the relative of the dead man. I am here to avenge him.””

Li Changlu was obviously scared out of his wits. He immediately broke down, “”Hahahaha, no matter who you are, you won’t be able to take revenge.””

With your strength, how can you take revenge?

“”The people involved in this matter are people you can’t even think about killing in your entire life. You might as well give up on that.””

An Chou said calmly, “”At that time, a portion of the people who made a move were from Da Xi, but more than half of the people who made a move were from Yan Country.””

“”I don’t think many people in the Yan Clan have a cultivation base above the Small Perfect Stage. Give me the list of names and I will let you die more quickly.””

Li Changlu shouted in excitement, “”You have lost your heart!””

Still, An Zhe did not get angry, nor did he get excited.

He was even calmer than before. Even he did not think that he would have such a reaction when facing his enemy.

He knew at least a hundred ways to torture people to death.

He was the head of the Great Xi’s Bright Law Department, so no one knew these punishments better than he did.

Li Changlu said, “”I can see that you’ve come prepared this time.””

You carry quite a few magical artifacts, and even purple-rank divine artifacts.

But do you really think that you can take revenge by relying on these?

“”A cultivator above the Small Completion Stage would not even have the chance to use these divine artifacts.””

“”That’s not important. Just tell me who they are.””

Li Changlu shouted, “”If there’s me, kill me!””

An Zhan shook his head slowly. “”You’re just in charge of contacting people. You don’t have the right to intervene.””

Li Changlu said, “”I’ll say the same thing. I’m going to die anyway, so there’s no need to let you have a good time.””

“”No matter what methods you use, just use them. Let’s see if I will give in.””

After a moment of silence, Anjou said, “”It is often in the people’s knowledge that torture is used by coolers and bad people.

“”And good people are all kind people who try to persuade others, and even change their ways, aren’t they?””

“”But I am not a good person. I am only a person who is anxious for revenge.””

“”It doesn’t matter whether he’s good or bad, it doesn’t matter whether he’s good or evil.””

A strange force was released from his hand, but a second later, Li Changlu collapsed.

His body started to twitch uncontrollably, and his skin started to vibrate like waves.

Every single pore was enlarged, and blood gradually seeped out from every pore.

“”No … I beg you …””

Li Changlu squeezed out a few words from his throat and then fainted. A moment later, he woke up from the torment of pain.

An Zaiyue’s hand left Li Changlu’s shoulder. “”You aren’t a person with great willpower. If you had, you wouldn’t have chosen to enter the palace as the dog of your enemy.””

Li Changlu was already as limp as mud. He finally understood that this world truly had torturous methods of punishment.

He felt as if he had suffered all the torture in hell.

This was life worse than death.

“”Who are they?””

Li Changlu weakly replied, “”I … Can I trade Star Pattern Steel for my life?””

You can cripple me, even me, as long as I live. “”

An Zhan shook his head, “”No, if I can’t get the Astral Patterned Meteor, I will look for it again.””

What I promised to give her, I will send. “”

Li Changlu slumped back in his chair. He did not even have the strength to lift his hand.

An Zhan reached out his hand again, and Li Changlu’s body began to tremble instinctively, “”Don’t … I said it’s it … please don’t do it again.””

An Zhan withdrew his hand and sat quietly, “”Speak.””

“”If you wish to live a bit longer, then try to speak in more detail.””

Li Changlu was silent for a long time. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty and then said in a hoarse voice, “”That year … Prince Chen Zhong-Yun of the Great Xi came to the Great Yan Dynasty. I was indeed responsible for receiving him back then.””

“”Besides, I didn’t go far when he was alone with Empress Dowager Su.””

“”At that time, they were discussing about the dispute over the first seat of the Great Xi and the Magic Division … I still remember the words spoken by that Chen Chong back then.””

He told Empress Dowager Su that he and Fang Shengmei were best friends, or even brothers.

However, the dispute was too fair and too selfless, so it became a stumbling block for him instead.

What he was most afraid of was that his shameful things would eventually be found out by the Fang family, and if that was the case, he firmly believed that the Fang family would send him to prison. “”

“”Therefore, he must first take action to get rid of Fang. Only by doing so will he be able to protect his estates that cannot be seen by those who cannot be seen by him.

Only then would he be able to continue expanding his own strength and fight for the position of Sacred Emperor. “”

Li Changlu gasped for breath. “”At that time, Empress Dowager Su’s condition was that she would help to get rid of anyone she wanted to get rid of within the Great Yan.””

Even … even if it was the King of Swallow, it wouldn’t be a problem.

Actually, I know that Chen Chong first went to talk to Duke Yan about this matter, but King Yan refused.

“”King Yan is well aware that this will bring disaster to Great Yan …””

“”But Empress Dowager Su doesn’t care so much. She’s an ambitious person.””

It’s not just the queen she wants to do, Majesty.

“”What she wants to do is to reach heights that no woman has ever been able to reach before. She wants to be a queen … But the difficulty is too great. Of course, the greatest difficulty is the Swallow King.””

Li Changlu continued, “”So, the first thing she wanted to do was to get rid of the King.

However, it couldn’t be too obvious, so Chen Chong did something to aggravate the Duke of Yan’s illness.

“”Then, it’s up to the empress dowager to summon those powerful Swallows to participate in this matter …””

At this point, Li Changlu paused for a moment and subconsciously looked at An Zhe. “”But I don’t know who it is … This was arranged by the empress dowager herself, and even I don’t have the right to come in contact with her.””

As far as I know, the people responsible for sending her messages are her trusted aides from Zhao. “”

“”You don’t know any of them?””

Li Changlu shook his head, “”No … I know of one. Zhuge Liuyun from the Taihu is one of them!””

An Zhe nodded, “”As expected, there is him.””

Li Changlu said, “”Although the Empress Mother was reluctant to tell me at first, as she became more and more trusting in me, she would occasionally mention some of it.””

Almost all the people who knew about this were already dead.

“”The empress dowager warned the cultivators to shut their mouths, or their clan will be exterminated.””

“”Of course, the empress dowager wouldn’t really make a move on those great cultivators. After all, she doesn’t have that much power. Moreover, she needs the help of these great cultivators to help her wipe out the Mu Clan’s people in the future and remove all obstructions.””

With this, she has acquired a large group of cultivators who will help her ascend to the throne in the future. “”

An Zaixin said, “”Just a question, why does Empress Dowager Su so long for power?””

Li Changlu was silent for a while before saying, “”She is a demon … She wants everything, so when she was in Zhao, she had a bad relationship with her siblings, so she could only get it for herself and not let anyone else have it.””

“”For the sake of her parents’ love, she even made a move on her brothers and sisters … Later on, it was because she went overboard, so Zhao Wang married her to the Yan Kingdom.””

“”For this reason, she is especially resentful towards the State of Zhao.

She had persuaded King Yan to fight against the State of Zhao several times, but of course, the King would not agree.

“”Therefore, she wanted to take the place of King Yan and use the power of Great Yan to attack Zhao and vent her anger for herself.””

An Zhe shook his head. Someone like Empress Dowager Su was too narrow-minded.

Li Changlu continued, “”Empress Dowager Su originally thought that Da Xi would help her. She thought that after aiding Chen Wugao in killing Fang Sheng, Da Xi would send out troops to help her deal with the State of Zhao.””

However, she forgot, why would Da Xi put her in his eyes?

“”Chen Chong is only using her, how could he really fulfill his promise?””

Li Changlu said, “”That’s why Empress Dowager Su’s gone mad … she’s a madman!””

She has been expanding the brocade palace all these years. Do you really think that it’s just an expansion of the palace?

No!

She’s getting ready to be queen! “”