Chapter 146: Blood Spilt in the Yuanyang Teahouse (3)

The red wall and precious stone tiles were on both sides with leftover snow on the ground.

Cheng Shizhao glanced at the road he took every day and recalled his childhood memory. “Guo, you had been by my side for at least a decade, right?”

Guo Suren slightly bowed and said, “This servant was fortunately chosen to serve by Your Highness’ side when I was fifteen years old. It has been twenty years already.”

Cheng Shizhao laughed and said, “Back then, mother had died due to sickness and I was still ignorant and young. Aunt had carefully chosen from a handful of people before choosing you to be my guard amongst the tribal people. However, I looked down upon your status and caused all sorts of trouble for you.”

Guo Suren sighed with feelings. “Back then, Your Highness was still a little child like the size of a snowman. I frequently walked down this road with Your Highness.”

He was suddenly on alert and stopped. “This road isn’t right! Where are you guys taking Your Highness?”

The eunuch leading was a familiar face. He bent down and said in a soft voice, “The Crown Prince has a few words to say to Prince Yan, so he wants this eunuch to bring Your Highness over to him first.”

Cheng Shizhao reprimanded, “Nonsense. His Majesty summoned me to meet him at the banquet first. How can you guys delay me? Quickly head back.”

The eunuch’s smile vanished instantly. He waved his hands and the eunuchs carrying the palanquin placed it down and left.

Cheng Shizhao and Guo Suren knew that this was a bad omen. They turned around and wanted to leave when the palace door behind them was closed. Someone locked it from the outside.

There was a long corridor and tall palace walls surrounded their two sides. The geography was anything but assuring for them.

Cheng Shizhao’s heart felt heavy. The Crown Prince was being brazen and presumptuous, clearly planning a rebellion!

He didn’t know how his emperor father was doing.

He looked up to see dozens of arches on the palace wall. Without another word, they aimed their arrows at him.

The two entered the palace for the banquet. They didn’t bring any weapons or wear armors; there was no place for them to hide either.

Guo Suren pounced to the wall and pushed Cheng Shizhao behind him.

Chen Shizhao was squeezed between the bloody red wall and Gu Suren’s body. He heard countless sharp arrows hitting the latter’s body and his groans.

“Guo.” He softly called out, but he knew well that he had completely lost his personal guard that had accompanied him at a young age.

“Your Highness, walk ahead. There’s…a door there…”

Cheng Shizhao bent over and supported Gu Suren. They ran ahead while their bodies were against the wall. He heard Gu Suren’s voice from time to time.

“Your Highness, don’t be scared. I’ve done this frequently when Your Highness was young. I had carried Your Highness and walked around here…who knew…I still…have a chance right now…”

His voice gradually dimmed and he stopped talking.

Cheng Shizhao gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot. He rushed to the only door by the side of the palace wall and kicked it open. He rolled down, expecting there to be an ambush.

However, he didn’t expect there to be a huge fish net behind the door.

But no matter how agile and quick he tried to dodge it, the huge net had fallen and trapped him in the end.

The net was full of dazzling knives and Cheng Shizhao felt his body undergoing excruciating pain. He was immediately badly mutilated and hung in the sky.

He watched as two people stood on the balcony on the second floor of a pavilion. One of them clapped and laughed out loud. “Sixth brother, ah, sixth brother. I bet you didn’t think this would happen one day.”

It was the Crown Prince, Cheng Shijue, and Lin Family’s only detested survivor, Lin Bingren.

Cheng Shizhao cursed, “Cheng Shijue! As the Crown Prince of the country, you actually colluded with Lin Bingren who betrayed the country! In this palace, you dare to rebel and take over the throne!”