The celebration banquet was spent in the joy of most people. But there are also some people who sense the deeper meaning.
After the celebration banquet, Lu Yuanxi placed the army in Sanshan City. He only brought more than ten thousand guards, most of whom were close friends of Wu Zhan. He and some important generals followed his eldest brother Lu Manxi to the imperial city. With the speed of these people, they arrived at the imperial city very quickly.
The imperial city is called Zhongzhou City. It is the heart of the entire empire, and all important institutions are located in the imperial city. Therefore, the imperial city covers a larger area than other cities.
Before reaching the city gate, I saw a huge crowd of people waiting in front of the city gate. Lu Manxi led everyone to the door.
It was just a routine of polite greetings. He said some non-nutritious remarks. Then he went into the city to meet you.
Everyone is looking forward to seeing what kind of person the emperor is. Almost all the people here have never seen the emperor, and they all want to see what the emperor looks like.
But Wu Zhan hesitated, and everyone knew why he hesitated to attend. Just when he decided to go to the imperial city, something abnormal appeared in Wu Zhan. Because the place he went to was the place where he was born, and it was also the place that left her with indelible pain. It is the place where he misses and the place where he is sad.
Over the years, he has not missed this place for a moment, and he has not wanted to come back here to wash away the unfair grievances of the Wu family and restore the glory of the Wu family.
But now the imperial city is right in front of you, and you can enter it at any time. But he hesitated, felt heartbroken, and became angry. There are negative emotions in my heart. And the king he was about to meet was an elder he had respected since he was a child, and he was his uncle. And he may also be the culprit of his family's tragedy.
Where to go, how should he face it. The strong man was also confused.
Lu Yuanxi saw it and hurried forward.
"Brother Zhan, I know how you feel. But you have to face it. When you meet my father, you will know the truth. Brother Zhan, don't you want to know what the situation was like in those years?"
Wu Zhan said nothing and looked at Lu Yuanxi. What Lu Yuanxi said was what he cared about most. After so many years, how could he not want to know what happened back then. But when he really had to face it, he really didn't know how to face it.
The main characters such as Xunfan, Situ You, Leng Wushuang, Guan Piaoran and Lin Jingfeng all came behind Wu Zhan. Use their actions to show that they will stand for military warfare.
Lu Yuanxi was facing Wu Zhan. He grabbed his shoulders and said, "Brother Zhan, no matter what, Xiaoyuan will always be with you."
Wu Zhan looked at the people around him and was very moved. Being able to have so many friends standing by his side is a reflection of his personality charm, and it is also the prestige that the Wu family has accumulated in people's hearts for countless years.
"Okay, you have to face what you have to face. And I also have too many things to talk to uncle." Wu Zhan strode into the city without hesitation. And went straight to the palace. He knew where the palace was. Before anything happened to his Wu family, the palace was just like his family. He could enter whenever he wanted.
The large army also followed Wu Zhan, Lu Yuanxi, and Lu Manxi, and soon arrived at the palace.
The palace is magnificent, definitely the most luxurious palace Xunfan has ever seen.
After the army was settled, Lu Manxi led everyone into the palace. Someone had already reported it to the emperor, and soon after, word came over that the emperor was waiting in the main hall.
Everyone went straight to the main hall and entered the main hall. People who have never been here are stunned by the palace architecture in front of them. It's really huge, with carved beams and painted pillars and red carpet on the floor.
And there are many people waiting here in the main hall. They are all important ministers of the country.
And lying on the throne was a skinny old man. His hair is snow-white and his eyes are sunken. He is obviously pathological and has weak vitality. Leaning on the back of the dragon chair weakly, he opened his eyes slightly and looked at the people who came in.
Lu Yuanxi stepped forward quickly and bowed to salute.
"Father, I have fulfilled my mission. The war in the Southern Region has stopped. In this war..."
The person sitting on the dragon throne is undoubtedly the king of the country. Zhuan stretched out his hand slightly and weakly interrupted Lu Yuanxi's words.
"Yuan'er, I don't want to hear this. Didn't you say that Zhan is here too? I want to see him, but why can't I see him?"
The war in the southern region is the biggest event at the moment, but the emperor doesn't want to hear it at all, he just wants to see a military battle.
Wu Zhan heard this and took a step forward. But he didn't speak, he didn't know what to say. Should I call this man emperor or uncle? Neither is very suitable. I can only stand here.
When the emperor saw the black man coming out of the queue, he tried his best to sit up and struggled to stand up. But his weak body was not able to support his body.
Lu Yuanxi stepped forward and helped his father up. Half-armed and half-armed, the old man Feng Zhu helped Wu Zhan.
Looking at the dark-faced man in front of him, he had a short stubble on his cheeks. It doesn't look like a martial arts battle. "Are you Mr. Zhan?" He still spoke weakly.
"Yes." Wu Zhan also said with a vibrato. The old man in front of me was one of the people I respected the most when I was a child. Although he has aged like this now, his general outline is still there. Seeing this old man, I had mixed feelings in my heart.
"You have the aura of Zhan boy, but your appearance is too different." The old man's eyes have not left his side since Wu Zhan came out.
Wu Zhan reached out and grabbed his face, and a mask was taken off his face. A completely different face emerged. This face is pale, which may be caused by wearing a mask all year round. But on this pale face, there is a resolute and unyielding look. Powerful yet approachable.
See this face in front of you. The old man Fengzhu's eyes were blurred.
"Brother Zheng, is that you?" The person in front of him looked so much like Wu Zheng. Just like a person, that look, that look, that momentum. Nothing is different.
"I am Wu Zhan." Wu Zhan emphasized his identity. He knew that he looked exactly like his father, and the old man must have regarded him as his father.
"Ah, yes, you are Wu Zhan. I finally see you, it's great." He stretched out his hand, his thin and skinny hands, and tremblingly touched the young and resolute face in front of him.
"I've finally waited for you. It's been twenty-two years, five months and three days since I was poisoned. I should have been dead for many years, but I didn't dare to die. I was afraid of seeing Brother Zheng and the ancestors of the Lu family. The ancestors are afraid of meeting the ancestors of the Wu family. If the Wu family has such an experience, how will I explain it to them when I see them. Ahem..."
There was a violent cough, "When I heard that you survived that incident, I didn't dare to die. I want to give you an explanation. My uncle has been waiting for you for twenty-two years, five months and three days. Finally met you."
"The Wu family is innocent,..." At this point, he could no longer hold on. One had trouble breathing and fainted.
Lu Yuanxi and Wu Zhan reached out to support the paralyzed old man at the same time. He helped the old man to sit on the dragon chair.
"Come here." Lu Yuanxi yelled slightly angrily and anxiously.
Wu Zhan was also very anxious. This person used to be one of the people he respected the most. Although this person was an emperor and the most powerful person in the world, his emotions with this person were so harmonious. Although it may be this person who caused the destruction of his Wu family.
However, he couldn't be sure now. And what this person said just now, "I don't dare to die." touched him deeply. He could feel that it was a true expression, not artificial at all.
And he was in such close contact with the emperor, and his cultivation was so strong that he could sense that the physical condition of the old man in front of him was so bad. He may even die at any time. He gradually came to the idea that the destruction of the Wu family had nothing to do with the emperor.
During this period, Lu Manxi kept watching, not stepping forward, and showing no signs of anxiety. The fainted man was his father, but he still stood there with a calm expression, motionless.
Everyone present saw this and had a bad opinion of the eldest prince in their hearts. Especially these strong men who came with Lu Yuanxi. The slight affection he originally had for Lu Manxi gradually weakened, and he was so indifferent to his biological father that he was not a good friend. Cold-blooded and ruthless.
Several imperial doctors rushed over and were busy for a while. It’s massage and medicine. After working for a long time, the fainted emperor finally woke up. He opened his dim eyes and kept staring at Wu Zhan, never leaving for a moment. This was his expression from the moment Wu Zhan appeared. It seems that Wu Zhan will disappear as soon as his eyes leave Wu Zhan. But because he was too weak, he could not speak yet, but there was a deep smile in his eyes.
From the emperor's complexion and current condition, Xunfan could clearly sense that the emperor was extremely poisoned and had penetrated deep into his bones. I heard that the emperor was poisoned before the Wu family was wiped out. I really don’t know how he survived. It actually lasted for such a long time of twenty-two years.
"He dare not die" may be this belief that supports his stubborn life, for the persistent belief in his heart.
No wonder Lu Yuanxi said that after meeting the emperor, Wu Zhan would believe that the destruction of the Wu family was not the fault of the royal family. It seems that the culprit of the Wu family tragedy is someone else. Not only Xunfan, almost everyone has such an idea.
Xunfan stepped forward, walked to Lu Yuanxi, and said softly: "Can you let me take a look?" Xunfan was a herbalist and was very familiar with medical science. Especially after being able to practice, his medical skills have become much more exquisite.
Lu Yuanxi also knew Xunfan's background and nodded.
Xunfan put his hand on the emperor's chest, and powerful perception penetrated into his body. With powerful soul power, he can see inside the emperor's body.
It’s okay if you don’t look at it, but you’ll be shocked when you look at it. The condition inside this emperor's body was terrible. It could be said that almost none of his internal organs were perfect. It was so rotten that the internal organs were all black and inky.
It was obvious that he had been poisoned by an extremely powerful poison, and the poison's properties had spread to every corner of his body. Without a super elixir, it would be impossible to cure the emperor's condition. Even with the elixir, the chance of cure is probably not more than half.
Xunfan was even more shocked. How could an ordinary person like him survive such an injury? This is not a short period of suffering, this is more than 20 years.
Xunfan looked inside the emperor's body, and he could clearly see the situation inside the emperor's body. The emperor showed no signs of cultivation. What kind of perseverance does this ordinary person have that can persist for such a long time without dying? With such a physical condition, even a strong practitioner cannot persist for such a long time.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, he carefully felt the poison the emperor had received. Slowly it was determined that the poison the emperor had been poisoned by was the Soul-Eating Thousand Suns.
This is the venom secreted by a soul-eating millipede. The toxicity of this venom is not strong, but its long-lasting effect can cause sudden coma after poisoning. However, as time goes by, its medicinal properties will slowly weaken, but it will penetrate throughout the body. It will slowly erode the functions of the human body, and one will die after a thousand days of poisoning.
If it can be discovered after poisoning, it is not difficult to break this poison. There are many drugs that can resolve this poison. However, this kind of poison is generally difficult to detect because the attack is not severe. This makes it extremely difficult to detect and treat poisoning in time. Once discovered, the best opportunity for treatment will be missed.
It is a miracle that the emperor has not died after being poisoned for more than 20 years. But it also makes it extremely difficult to cure.
Xunfan's consciousness exited the old man's body and told him everything he knew about the situation.
"Sir, what you said is correct. Someone has diagnosed and treated it a long time ago. There is no effective method." Lu Yuanxi said quietly.
