Chapter 463 The Grand Finale (Part 1)

The bright yellow dragon robe was removed, revealing a white silk undergarment. What else could her curvaceous figure be but a woman?

Xiao Ye and the others all awkwardly turned their faces away. Now they didn't even need to go down to check if there were any signs of disguise on 'Emperor Wenjian's' face to confirm that he was a fake.

The group left the palace quietly.

You said it was a woman?

The Crown Prince's Residence.

Su Liluo exclaimed in surprise after hearing what Xiao Ye and the others had said.

Then, she frowned and thought for a moment before making a bold guess.

"Could this woman be Zi Xing?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye's eyes lit up instantly. "It must be her, otherwise who else would have such great abilities!"

"If the emperor in the palace is a fake, then where is the real emperor?"

Su Liluo then offered another guess.

If they want to completely bring down Prince Xiao, they will inevitably need to find the real emperor or find evidence that Prince Xiao is plotting against the emperor.

"There's no doubt about it; he was most likely hidden by Prince Xiao. I just don't know if Father is still alive or..."

Xiao Ye's brows furrowed with worry.

Although his relationship with Emperor Wenjian was not deep, he was still his father by blood.

"Husband, shall I go with you to Prince Xiao's residence to search again?"

Su Liluo saw the worry in Xiao Ye's eyes and said seriously.

She knew that if the Emperor was indeed at Prince Xiao's residence, then Prince Xiao's residence was probably even more heavily guarded than the Imperial Palace. Without the help of the spatial dimension, it would definitely not be easy for them to bring the Emperor out.

“Of course we will find Father. I estimate that Prince Xiao will use this fake emperor to make a move against us in the next few days. He can’t keep up the act for long. After all, if it goes on for too long, others will notice that something is wrong with the emperor.”

Xiao Ye nodded; he did not reject Su Liluo's suggestion.

"You should go tomorrow while Prince Xiao is at the palace handling state affairs. I will disguise myself as the Crown Prince and enter the palace in his place."

At this moment, Gao Yuanbin, who was standing to the side, made a suggestion.

"Oh, right, I have an even better idea!"

Upon hearing Gao Yuanbin's words, Su Liluo suddenly had another good idea in her mind.

*

The next day.

Gao Yuanbin disguised himself as Xiao Ye and entered the palace in his place to handle state affairs with Prince Xiao.

Because his physique and temperament were somewhat similar to Xiao Ye's, and his taciturn attitude did not arouse Xiao Wang's suspicion at all.

Meanwhile, Su Liluo and Xiao Ye sneaked into the Xiao Prince's Mansion.

As they expected, the Xiao Prince's Mansion was indeed as impregnable as a fortress, with many additional guards, all of whom were highly skilled in martial arts.

Su Liluo even discovered Xinglan's people in the Xiao Prince's mansion.

They searched Xiao Wang's mansion for a long time, and finally found something strange at the place guarded by Xinglan's group of disciples.

"This damn emperor is already a prisoner, but he still acts like an emperor. He even complains that the food we send him is too coarse and refuses to eat it."

A female disciple of Xinglan carried food out of a secluded house, complaining as she did so.

"If he doesn't want to eat, that's fine. The master said not to let him die for now. He shouldn't die even if he's starving for a few days. When he's starving enough, he'll naturally be able to eat anything."

"Come on, let's forget about him and sit down for a game of chess!"

Another woman echoed in agreement.

They didn't think the now powerless emperor could escape, so they didn't pay much attention to him.

Anyway, they weren't going anywhere else; they were just playing chess right here at the entrance. If someone managed to break in, they would know.

What they didn't know was that Su Liluo brought Xiao Ye into the space, and then, using the teleportation space, quietly entered the house.

The house was empty, with nothing there. After searching for a while, they discovered the underground passage.

The dimly lit dungeon was illuminated by two candles, each only a third burned.

I don't know if it's because they eat, drink, and relieve themselves all in one place, but there's a faint, slight odor.

After Su Liluo and the others came down, they first walked forward along the path.

The dungeon wasn't large, just two or three cells.

When they reached the innermost part, they finally saw Emperor Wenjian being imprisoned.

By this time he was able to speak, and they could hear him cursing King Xiao from afar.

"My lord, the emperor is conscious, so it's probably not appropriate for us to take him out here."

Su Liluo glanced at Xiao Ye and said.

She could tell Xiao Ye the secret of her space, but she must never let the Emperor know.

"Let's sneak over and knock him out first."

Xiao Ye exchanged a glance with her and said.

So the two of them entered the space again, moved in front of Emperor Wenjian using the space, and lit a sleeping potion from behind him to knock him unconscious.

Then, Emperor Wenjian was put into the space, and then a person with the same appearance and build as Emperor Wenjian was brought out from the space.

After doing all this, they left the Xiao Prince's Mansion quietly.

When Xiao Wang returned in the afternoon after finishing his work and went to see Emperor Wenjian, he did not find any problems.

“Father, don’t worry. In two more days, you will be able to leave here. You are my father, and I will never kill you.”

King Xiao looked at the 'Emperor Wenjian' who was hanging his head and seemed delirious, and said in a low voice.

He had already planned with Zi Xing that they would completely eliminate the Crown Prince tomorrow. At that time, Zi Xing would only want Su Liluo and his father, and would not need him to bestow any other rewards such as gold, silver, wealth, or status.

He once quietly asked what Zi Xing wanted them to do.

She didn't want to leave behind her father as a potential threat, but Zi Xing said she wanted to take them back to refine medicine.

This answer pleased him greatly, as it would both free him from the divine retribution for patricide and resolve any future troubles he might face.

"Hmm..."

Emperor Wenjian struggled a few times, seemingly trying to resist.

"Hahaha! Father, you can't blame me for all of this. Who told me to work so hard, yet you still have no intention of passing the throne to me?"

Seeing Emperor Wenjian's collapse, King Xiao was very pleased. He laughed a few times and then left the dungeon.

*

The next day.

Xiao Ye then received an imperial decree from Emperor Wenjian, who summoned him to the palace.

The astute among them naturally sensed the crisis, so after making all the necessary arrangements, he entered the palace as promised.

"Your Highness, you don't need to stay so far away from me. Come and help me up. I have something to say to you."

Emperor Wenjian looked at Xiao Ye, who was standing in the distance, and waved to him.

Xiao Ye lowered his head, glanced at Xiao Wang who was already standing to the side, a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips, and calmly walked forward.

"Your Highness, what are you doing!"

As Xiao Ye approached Emperor Wenjian, he saw the emperor pull out a dagger from somewhere and stab himself in the abdomen.

"Crown Prince! You actually attempted to assassinate the Emperor! Guards, save the Emperor!"

At the same time, Xiao Wang, who was already prepared, shouted loudly towards the door.