The Double-Chapter 758 - 225 Immorality_5

Even with her powerful abilities, she’s just a woman in the harem; Jih Heng is no ordinary man. To kill him is not easy. At least the Empress Dowager tried for many years yet never succeeded.

"I actually don’t want to kill him," Yin Zhan said, "but he already knows. His intention is to kill me, and if I don’t kill him, he will harm Zhili. Roujia, I can’t let that happen. The son born to Brother Jih is nothing like Brother Jih. Brother Jih was honorable and straightforward, bold and generous, but his son is unscrupulous and deep in schemes, very much like his mother."

The body of the Empress Dowager couldn’t help but tremble again.

Yu Hongye, that name, had once been her nightmare for a long time. She wouldn’t deliberately think of this person, but this person always seemed to intrude into her mind uninvited.

Her intelligence, her cunning, her audacity, and also her anger and despair, her curses, and disbelief.

The Empress Dowager suddenly closed her eyes.

"Roujia, don’t be afraid, I’m back to deal with this. Jih Heng has been planning this for a long time, from the moment he began supporting Prince Cheng, it was to force me to return. Even if I didn’t show myself, he would have started with you," Yin Zhan said, "Roujia, we have no other choice. Are you afraid or not?"

He stared at the Empress Dowager.

A smile appeared on the Empress Dowager’s face, one with a touch of disdain, a bit of mockery, finally showing some of the Empress Dowager’s shadow. She said, "From the day I was born, I’ve never had choices. You ask me if I am afraid. I understood many years ago, what use is there in being afraid? Go on." She lowered her head, "I’ve always known this day would come. Go and kill all those people. The world will be yours, and so will I. If you die, I will die with you."

Yin Zhan smiled, "I won’t die."

The Empress Dowager looked at his face and said, "Remember your words."

After Yin Zhan kissed the Empress Dowager, she stood stiffly, waiting until Yin Zhan left; Mei Xiang pushed the door and entered, seeing the Empress Dowager collapse into her chair, her face pale.

"Empress Dowager." Mei Xiang quickly went to support her, but before she could reach the Empress Dowager’s side, the Empress Dowager gestured with her hand for her not to come closer.

She covered her chest, where her heart was beating fast.

She answered Yin Zhan that she wasn’t afraid—how could she possibly not be afraid? They were like cornered, desperate rats, lurky, despicable, waiting to strike. Years ago, the joy that led to their downfall had planted the seeds of disaster, and after so many years of silence, it was now time for them to erupt.

No one knew what the outcome would be.

...

Yin Zhan left Cining Palace. He took a detour and didn’t notice that he’d entered the palace to see the emperor today, actually to see Lin Roujia, but he couldn’t yet be so upfront about it. He couldn’t cause trouble for Lin Roujia.

As he circled the palace corridors, heading towards the exit, someone came face to face with him, blocking his way.

This person was dressed in red, with the edges of his clothing embroidered with black butterflies, black boots with silver belts, strikingly demonic in appearance. He held a folding fan in his hand, and even in winter, he wouldn’t part with it. His captivating eyes, smiling yet not smiling, stared at Yin Zhan, saying, "Prince of Xia County."

"Duke Su," Yin Zhan stopped in his tracks.

He examined Jih Heng, noting that Jih Minghan was once renowned for his handsomeness in Northern Yan, and Jih Heng’s mother was a famously supreme beauty, truly fitting the term ’demoness.’ Now, it appeared that not only did Jih Heng’s temperament strikingly resemble Yu Hongye’s, but even in features, he inherited Yu Hongye’s stunning allure. As for resemblance to Jih Minghan, there was not much to say.

He said, "You really don’t look much like your father."

"But I do resemble my mother," Jih Heng replied, smiling, "Yin Zhili and his mother, on the other hand, don’t bear much resemblance."

Yin Zhan laughed heartily, "One’s appearance isn’t something that can be easily classified by resemblance."

"Prince of Xia County speaks true," Jih Heng said lightly, "Prince of Xia County’s understanding of my parents is not surprising, given that you were friends back then."

Yin Zhan felt complicated; he and Jih Minghan truly had been as close as brothers and had admired each other once. When Yu Hongye encountered trouble in the brothel, knowing Jih Minghan’s feelings, Yin Zhan had helped her out of a few tight spots. He and Jih Heng’s parents had indeed been friends—and sincerely so. If not for the unfortunate events that followed, Jih Heng should have called him uncle, and he should have addressed Jih Heng as his nephew.

But now, Jih Heng spoke to him with a flippant, equal, even somewhat disdainful tone. Jih Heng had the upper hand, and Yin Zhan’s emotions were complex.

"Indeed," Yin Zhan smiled, "If your parents were still alive to see you now, they would be very pleased."

"Not everyone has the fortune of the Crown Prince," Jih Heng said with a smile in his voice.

Yin Zhan’s expression shifted. On the surface, Yin Zhili’s birth mother had passed away, yet Jih Heng insisted on speaking like this... He truly did know.

Even though he had been prepared inside, Yin Zhan still involuntarily felt his heart skip a beat when he heard Jih Heng say it aloud.

"General Zhaode needn’t be nervous." Jih Heng leisurely looked at him, speaking calmly, "Paying back debts is heaven’s law and earth’s principle, and it’s the same for killing as repayment. No one, not a single person, will escape. Right?"

The tail end of his words cut through the air, his smile was so cruel it sent a chill down the spine.

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