My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 412 - 277: Dual Breakthrough【Together】
Ministry of Justice.
Within the Death Prison.
A Ministry of Justice official walked in and said, "Sir, Wang Yue has been executed."
Several Grandmasters from the Wang family were still kneeling on the ground; upon hearing the news, their bodies trembled, their faces turning deathly pale.
Was that not the martial prodigy of the Wang family, their next hope to reach the Sixth Realm, just killed like that?
Was he truly unafraid of the Wang family's revenge?
The five Grandmasters truly sensed the scent of death.
Li Xuanjing took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and threw it to the ground, calmly saying, "There are a few pills in the bottle, either take them or die."
The Grandmasters didn't hesitate in the slightest, almost fighting over the bottle, pouring out several pills.
They had been in arduous cultivation for decades, finally becoming Grandmasters, and no one wished to end like this.
Although they didn't know what kind of pills those were, any pill was better than being immediately beheaded like Wang Yue.
However, there were five of them, but only four pills came out of the bottle.
"Mine!"
"I saw it first!"
"Don't steal my pill!"
"You're looking for death!"
Over the four pills, the five Grandmasters, with their cultivation sealed, fought like thugs right there on the spot.
In the end, the four who got the pills swallowed them without hesitation.
Only one was left sitting on the ground, his face filled with despair.
Then, Li Xuanjing took out another small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and threw a pill to him, sweeping his gaze over everyone and indifferently saying, "There's no need to fight over it... there's still one left."
The elder swallowed the pill as soon as he got it.
Though their True Qi was sealed within them, they could clearly feel that as the pills entered their bodies, something rather sinister had been added.
One of the elders tentatively asked, "Sir, what kind of pills have you given us?"
Li Xuanjing did not explain, merely standing and waiting.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
After several breaths, the complexions of the five Grandmasters changed, one after another they kneeled, veins beneath their skin bulging as if alive, violently writhing; they fell to the ground, clutching their bodies and moaning in pain.
The path of Martial Cultivation is extremely painful, but the pain of cultivation pales in comparison to the pain they were experiencing at that moment.
It was as if someone was flaying their flesh bit by bit with a knife.
In a brief moment, their bodies were drenched in sweat.
Even the ground had become damp with their perspiration.
After the severe pain passed, they lay on the ground unable to muster the strength to move.
Li Xuanjing looked down upon them and said, "The next time the poison acts up will be ten days from now. This poison will strike every ten days, each time lasting longer and more painful than the last. Whether you get the antidote will depend on your behavior over these ten days..."
The five exchanged looks, all sighing lightly in their hearts.
Although they were extremely unwilling, things had come to this point, and they had no other choice but to comply.
One figure struggled to stand up from the ground and, kneeling, said, "We are willing to serve you, Sir!"
The others followed suit, kneeling in front of Li Xuanjing, respectfully saying, "We are willing to serve you, Sir!"
...
The cells of the Ministry of Justice were overflowing with people.
Outside the Ministry of Justice, Chang'an was also in complete uproar.
With all eyes watching, King You led the full array of nobles, various officials, and even incited countless scholars, with the pretext of cleansing the emperor's side, to Li Xuanjing's home, clearly aiming for Li Xuanjing's life.
Who could imagine that despite King You's grand spectacle, it resulted in him and King Han being sent to the Ministry of Justice instead?
It wasn't just he and King Han, but King Xin, King Xuan, King Ji, and all the courtiers and nobles involved in this incident were now detained in the Ministry of Justice's cells.
Given Li Xuanjing's disposition and methods, one could imagine what kind of end awaited them after falling into his hands.
There were only eight Prince Regents in the Royal family.
Five were now detained in the Ministry of Justice.
King Han and King You had already been demoted to commoners, the fate of the other three Princes was still unknown.
Commoners flocked to the streets, all discussing this matter.
There were many speculations among the populace regarding this incident.
The most convincing speculation was that King You and King Han had learned that the Minister of Justice was investigating a case involving the Eastern Palace from years ago and wanted to use the pretext of cleansing the emperor's side to silence him. Little did they expect that they would end up delivering themselves into the trap...
King Rui Mansion.
When King Rui received this news, he was so shocked that the book in his hand dropped.
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"What? The Crown Prince's death was a conspiracy between King Han and King You?"
"The Father Emperor showed up at Li Xuanjing's house and demoted the two of them to commoners, and King Xin, King Xuan, King Ji, and all those involved today have been arrested?"
"Is this information reliable?"
...
Confirming the news from his subordinates, he was startled and speechless for a long time.
With King Han and King You being demoted, two major competitors for the throne were gone, yet he felt no joy.
Instead, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Had he agreed to King You's request back then and joined them against Li Xuanjing, he would probably be spending time in the Ministry of Justice's prison instead of reading in King Rui Mansion.
To be honest, he was really tempted at the time.
He had suffered countless losses at Li Xuanjing's hands, to say he didn't hate him would be impossible.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had come across the concept of checks and balances in a book that very day and realized that without Li Xuanjing, King Han and King You would have no more rivals, the situation would have become even more unfavorable for him, he really might have agreed...
