Chapter 172 - Regardless of Life and Death (II)

“Mhmm.” Shi responded coldly. “No hurry. It’ll be her turn sooner or later.”

Doctor Liu looked at Shi and shrugged. “All right. It’s up to you.”

The last place was the mansion of a fifth-ranking official. After entering the mansion, Shi and Doctor Liu stood at the top of the roof. Both of them were dressed in black with veils and hats, so no one would recognize them.

The Shadow Guardians were killing in the yard according to the list determined by Shi.

After all of the four people were killed, Shi and the others left the place.

Shi returned to the palace just before dinner as he had promised Long.

Then, Long let all the ministers go.

When Long returned to Qiankun Palace and saw Shi, he felt relieved.

“You’re back...” Long exhaled and walked to Shi.

Shi nodded. “Yes, I’m back.”

Long rolled his eyes. “I thought you wouldn’t come back.”

Shi smiled. “Many ministers have reported it to you, right?”

“Why did you do that?” Asked Long.

“To draw the snake out of its hole,” Shi said gently.

Long frowned. “Why didn’t you consult with me?”

Because there was not so much time... Shi thought.

He wanted to eliminate more than half of the suspicious people in the imperial city in this month.

He wanted to drive those people crazy and force them to take action.

In that case, if the poisonous insect in his body couldn’t be removed and he planned to leave a month later, those people would surely follow him, rather than trying to kill the emperor!

He wanted to be the target for all his enemies!

However, Shi couldn’t tell these words to Long.

So, Shi smiled. “There’s no need. Xiaoyuan, you only need to deal with the affairs in the palace.”

Long thought that Shi was a bit rash, so he said, “Qingzhou, I know you want to get rid of those people, but they have been staying in our nation for decades. It’s impossible to kill all of them in a short time. Besides, the people you have killed are just some nobodies. The real influential ones are still hiding somewhere and we are even not sure who they are.”

“Yes.” Shi nodded. “Just because I’m not sure, I can’t just sit by.”

If there was not a poisonous insect in his body, he could do it slowly.

However, the poisonous insect was closely related to his emotions. When he could still control himself, he should do more. Otherwise...

Shi was too careless. He wanted to find out if there was any problem in Tianji Sect, so he went to meet Wu Xiangyuan. He underestimated her because he thought that Wu was just a woman.

With Doctor Liu in the palace, he was not afraid of any poison. Shi thought that it wouldn’t be a big problem as long as he wasn’t poisoned to death on the spot.

He didn’t touch anything there. Nor did he eat the snacks there.

He didn’t expect that that woman was so vicious.

He fell into that woman’s trap. A poisonous insect got into his body and even Doctor Liu didn’t know how to deal with it.

Shi didn’t know whether he would die or not. He didn’t know how he would end up.

Therefore, when he was still alive, he wanted to eliminate all his enemies, so that Long, the person he deeply loved, could live in peace and safety!

To achieve this, Shi was willing to sacrifice everything!

He would never allow those people to hurt Long!

He was not rash. He was just trying to eliminate all the potential enemies of Long before he left this world!

He still had a lot to do in this month. This day was just the first day!

The massacre, which had started in the imperial city, would last for a whole month!

“Qingzhou...” Shi’s answer worried Long. “It’s not your style...”

“I’m just annoyed and impatient,” Shi said calmly.

Long fell silent.

“Don’t worry.” Shi held Long’s hand. “I know what I’m doing.”

Since Shi had said that, Long had no reason to stop him. So, he said, “Okay, but you have to tell me about your plan.”

Shi didn’t hide it from Long, but he didn’t say it in detail.

Shi only said a few words. “Starting from the imperial city, I plan to kill all the suspicious people on the list!”

After the bloody killing, Long would have a clean and peaceful nation!

From the moment those people decided to collude with other countries, they had committed treason and they must face the death penalty!

Not all their clans were killed, because too many people were involved and the original emperor was fatuous.

However, the present emperor was not fatuous and that was the man Shi loved. If those people still refused to repent, then they deserved to die!

According to the intelligence given by Zou Qingyuan of Tianji Sect, the intelligence gathered by Shi’s men, and the investigation by Shadow Guardians, Shi had already made a list.

The killings just started on this day.

Feeling the coldness in Shi’s words, Long took a deep breath. “What about the palace?”

“Kill everyone we’ve found,” Shi said coldly.

Seeing that Shi was determined, Long finally nodded. “All right, I understand what you mean. You want to be in charge of this, don’t you?”

“Yes.” Shi nodded. “The imperial city will be cleaned up in three days, and then I will leave with the Shadow Guardians.”

“What if the Shadow Guardians are no match for those killers?” Long was worried.

“I will take a hundred Shadow Guardians. In addition, Doctor Liu will come with me.”

“He agreed?” Long was a little shocked.

“Yes, I’ve convinced him,” Shi said calmly.

Hearing this, Long smiled bitterly. “Qingzhou, it seems that you have thought it over and made up your mind.”

After a short silence, Shi said, “Yes.”

Long took a deep breath and then held Shi in his arms. “Qingzhou, I don’t want to stop you, but... please remember this. You must protect yourself. You’re living not only for yourself, but also for me. If you’re dead, I won’t care about the nation or anything else. I will just go with you, do you understand? Regardless of life and death, I’ll be with you.”

Those words stunned Shi.

Long took Shi’s hand and put it on his chest. “Do you feel my heart beating? If you want it to beat all the time, you must take good care of yourself.”

At this moment, Shi suddenly felt that Long might have known why he acted so strangely.

But what Shi didn’t expect was that Long would say those words to him.

Before that poisonous insect got into his body, Shi would think that those words were so romantic, but at this moment, Shi felt worried.

He wanted to give Long a peaceful nation. Even if he died, he hoped that Long could live a good life. He didn’t want Long to die with him!

Shi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he suddenly felt that something was stuck in his throat and he couldn’t speak.

Long smiled. “Qingzhou, I won’t stop you from doing anything, but you must remember my words. I will do what I said.”

Finally, Shi was able to say something in a hoarse voice. “No, you’re the emperor. You don’t have the right to do that.”

Long looked at Shi calmly. “I told you just now. Don’t talk about responsibility or something like that with me. I only know that I am a person. I am an ordinary person. If the man I like is dead, I don’t think my life will be meaningful. If living is painful, why can’t I die? Qingzhou, you don’t want me to die. You’re being selfish, you know?”

“I...” Long continued, “What’s more, you can just live longer than me, can’t you?”

Sadness choked Shi’s words again.

Long gently touched Shi’s cheek. “Qingzhou, I don’t know why you are so anxious. I won’t force you to tell me, but you can’t change my decision, either.”

Shi closed his eyes and finally said, “Okay, I know.”

Long smiled. “Mhmm.”

At night, Long was lying on the bed and Shi was beside him.

Although Shi kept his eyes closed, he couldn’t sleep at all. At midnight, Shi hit Long’s acupoints again.

Then, Shi left for Liu Suifeng’s place.

Doctor Liu was really annoyed.

“Didn’t you say we wouldn’t act at night? Why are you here again?”

Shi said calmly, “Do you have some medicine that can make a person lose his memory?”

“Huh?” Doctor Liu was stunned.

“Yes or no?” Shi said coldly.

Doctor Liu’s lips twitched. After a pause, he said, “Yes.”

After getting the answer, Shi left directly.

Doctor Liu curled his lips and finished his words.

“But the efficacy of the medicine depends on the man’s will. If he’s strong-willed, he’ll regain his memory soon.”