novelaction Chapter 151 Is the Saint of the White Lotus Sect also a coward?
Chapter 151 Is the Saint of the White Lotus Sect also a coward?
Chapter 151 Is the Saint of the White Lotus Sect also a coward?
The saint never thought that she would be able to survive and see Kangxi again. She had been imprisoned in this dark place since she was captured. There was no light, no people, and no movement. It seemed like a pure land forgotten by the world.
She didn't know how long she had been imprisoned. She only knew that if it had been longer, she would have gone mad. So when she saw An Yi and Kang Xi, her eyes weren't filled with despair but with relief. She was relieved that there were still people in this world who remembered her and hadn't abandoned her.
She pleaded with Kangxi in a hoarse voice: "I will tell you everything. As long as you can take me out and let me go, I will tell you everything I know."
Kangxi was very pleased with the saint's appreciation. This was the right thing to do. He had already paid the price of the prince's injury. If he still couldn't get anything out of it, then all the work he had done for several months would be in vain.
An Yi lit up all the oil lamps in the room, and the originally pitch-black dungeon instantly became much brighter. Looking closely, one would find that it was still very spacious and dry. There were still two air outlets on the top, but they were now covered with black cloth, thus blocking the incoming light and making it appear very dark inside.
At this time, An Yi just lifted the black cloth that was blocking the room, and the dungeon became brighter. Even though Kangxi was sitting a few meters away from where the saint was tied up, he could clearly see the embarrassment on her face.
Kangxi: "I never thought your power could penetrate into the capital. Your father is a fourth-rank official in the capital, right? Before you did this, did you ever think about your family and your clansmen?"
Upon hearing Kangxi's question, the Saint laughed disdainfully: "Humph, my father, I don't have a father. My father is the current leader of the White Lotus Sect, and I am the current leader's only daughter. How can a mere Tartar compare to me?"
Kangxi hadn't expected this so-called saint to have such a high status. He wasn't offended by being called a Tartar, but he still felt suspicious that the saint hadn't directly answered his question. "You said there's no Ama, but what about Nerlun? He can't be so confused as to not even know his own daughters apart, right?"
Seeing Kangxi's puzzled expression, the Saint laughed heartily, "You Tartars are foolish. Nelun is definitely not my father, and I am not his daughter. He would definitely not recognize the wrong daughter. But how can you be sure that the Nelun of today is the Nelun you know? How foolish!"
Kangxi's pupils shrank. He had never imagined there was such a hidden secret. He quickly asked, "How did you replace Nelun? Could the rumors in the martial arts world be true? Do you have human skin masks? Do you have the ability to disguise yourself?"
The Saint laughed even more happily after hearing this: "Hahaha, Tartars are Tartars, they actually believe these tricks. We don't have those things, but we have manpower. When Nelun was appointed as an official and returned to his hometown to visit his relatives, we directly sent people to kill all his relatives, including his nine-year-old daughter.
Then, I had someone skilled in imitation within the sect learn his every move and demeanor. When my family visit was over, I quietly replaced Nelun when I returned to Beijing. "To be honest, I have to thank you Tartars. If it weren't for the conflict between Soetu and Mingzhu, who could buy an official position, Nelun would probably still be at the fifth rank, and I wouldn't even be able to enter the Forbidden City."
Kangxi hadn't expected so many things to happen. He expressed deep sympathy for the murder of Nerun's family, but was also deeply angry at Mingzhu and Suo'etu for their daring to disrupt the officials' positions for the sake of power. After this incident was over, he had to curb their power. If this continued, would he, the emperor, still have the final say in the court of the Qing Dynasty?
Kangxi thought about all this in just a moment. He then asked about today's events: "How many strongholds do you have in the capital, and where are they?"
The Saint struggled internally for a moment, then shrank back unconsciously when she saw An Yi go to the wall and pick up the torture instruments. She quickly replied, "There's a blacksmith shop called the Liu family in the West Quarter, a teahouse in the East Quarter, and a medicine shop in the East Quarter. That's all I know."
Seeing that the saint was so tactful, Kangxi looked at An Yi, and An Yi understood and put the torture instruments back on the shelf.
Kangxi: "Is that woman in Lao Wu's house one of yours? Who else do you have in the palace as accomplices this time? Do you know the list?"
If there is one, there will be two. Some things have been explained, that is betrayal. A little betrayal is betrayal, and more betrayal is still betrayal. In order to make herself suffer less and get out earlier, the saint said everything she knew and the list of people involved.
Kangxi nodded at An, and An understood that when they got out, all the people who had confessed would be arrested and interrogated.
At this moment, Kangxi thought of the Crown Prince and curiously asked the Saint, "According to your plan, it should have been foolproof, but why did you want to slander the Crown Prince's reputation? You know, even if the Crown Prince really is promiscuous, as long as I give an order, his reputation will not spread. Wouldn't your plan then fail?"
The Saint hadn't expected that at this moment, after she'd already explained almost everything, the bastard emperor would still consider the failed assassination attempt. Hearing this, knowing there was nothing left to hide, she spoke frankly, "Originally, our plan didn't involve discrediting the bastard Crown Prince. It was added on the spur of the moment. Li Rulin said that if we could ruin the Crown Prince's reputation, ideally making it known to everyone and causing a rift between you and your father, he could then place our men in the Zhi Beile Mansion. Then, Zhi Beile would have a chance to claim the throne, and our chances of successfully restoring our nation would be even greater."
Thinking of the relationship between Li Rulin and the prince that had been investigated, and thinking of the women who had been stuffed directly into the prince's backyard before, Kangxi touched his nose awkwardly. Well, it seemed that the reason why the prince suffered these unprovoked disasters was ultimately due to his own fault.
If he hadn't insisted on testing the Crown Prince, and if he hadn't rewarded so many women even though he knew he wasn't interested in women, there wouldn't have been such a big circle of things involved. Thinking of this, Kangxi decided that when he saw the Crown Prince later, he would definitely deal with the women in the backyard of Yuqing Palace on his behalf, so as not to embarrass his son who had been implicated by him again.
Now that the matter had been clarified, Kangxi prepared to leave. As for the saint in front of him, since she was no longer of any use, there was no need for her to exist.
Seeing that Kangxi was not going to honor his promise to release her, the Saint Girl became anxious: "You bastard emperor, what do you mean? Didn't you promise me that as long as I confessed everything, you would let me go? Why are you going back on your word now?"
Kangxi turned around and smiled at the Saint. "I agreed before, but now I have decided not to let you go. The two times are different, so there is no such thing as going back on one's word."
The Saint vomited blood: "You!!!"
At this moment, a shadow flashed by at the top air vent, and then a crossbow arrow shot directly into the saint's chest, and the saint fell to the ground on the spot.
She stretched out her hand: "Save me, save me... I can tell you where my father is, save me..."