readytorunbook Chapter 126 Who's About to Cry from Anger?
Chapter 126 Who's About to Cry from Anger?
Seeing that they couldn't catch up, the Thousand Machine Guards threw out their iron claw hooks, trying to grab the black "monster." Unexpectedly, with a few crisp clangs, the hooks were all bounced back, demonstrating the unimaginable hardness of the thing.
"Heh, this thing is made of bulletproof and impact-resistant material. What can you do with your few little hooks?" Seeing the Thousand Machine Guards looking defeated in the rearview mirror, Lu He smiled contemptuously and then opened the sunroof: "Blackbird, you can throw it away now." He figured that after chasing for so long, the Thousand Machine Guards were exhausted and could be relieved.
Blackbird quickly unbuckled his seatbelt, got up, climbed out of the sunroof, pulled the handle, and threw the things Lu He had taught him beforehand at the Thousand Machine Guards behind the car.
In an instant, smoke billowed out. Those people thought it was a smoke bomb and rushed in without thinking. As a result, they all staggered and fell to their knees, coughing. They couldn't even breathe properly, let alone use their internal energy or lightness skills. They couldn't chase the car at all.
"How amazing! What is this?" The Empress exclaimed as she peered out the rear window of the carriage.
"Tear gas~" Lu He replied smugly, his tail practically wagging in the air.
Modern technology is no match for ancient people.
"You're so capable, it's a good thing you never thought of killing the emperor," the empress sighed. If Lu He had killed the emperor, that would have been terrible.
“I have thought about it, but killing an emperor is easy, but supporting the eldest princess to rightfully ascend the throne is not easy.” Lu He knew that the empress was considering whether she could really plan for Li Cen: “If the emperor dies, the crown prince will directly succeed to the throne, and how can the eldest princess seize power again?”
The Empress nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this: "That's right, but the Crown Prince cannot be killed... he can only be deposed. Even if the Crown Prince is deposed, there are still Prince Hu and Prince Chang..."
"There is no longer a Prince Chang, only the hereditary Prince Chang of the County, and his treasury is probably too empty to concern himself with plotting a coup." Lu He's words were true. The jade pendant she had exchanged earlier had the character "Chang" on it. Later, she asked the system, and it turned out that Prince Chang of the County was almost bankrupted by her spending and couldn't even afford military expenses. He really couldn't afford to support his private army. (Prince Chang bursts into tears)
I'm so sorry, poor Prince Chang, I might have to keep spending money~
"Oh? But this Prince Hu is no pushover either, he's been keeping a close eye on everything that's happening in the capital." The Empress knew these people well; they were all just like that old dog Emperor, no good at all.
“Just now, when I told you I wanted to help the Princess become emperor, you didn’t show any surprise. Have you always thought that a woman could be emperor?” Lu He had been observing the Empress’s every expression in the rearview mirror.
"Of course, I should have killed that old dog long ago and become emperor myself!" The Empress's eyes flashed with a shrewd yet cold light. Back then, if it weren't for the Bai family, the late emperor wouldn't have been able to conquer the country; it was entirely thanks to the Bai family's army that the country was secured. The late emperor had promised to treat the Bai family well, but after this treacherous emperor ascended the throne, he constantly sought to suppress the Duke of Dingguo. To this end, he even supported the Chao family as prime minister and the Duke of Zhenguo.
Now that they've shaken off their pursuers, the emperor will probably find out soon that the empress has escaped. He'll certainly anticipate that they'll first reclaim the elite guards and the sentries, and the first thing he'll likely do is send the Thousand Machine Guards to guard the elite guards and wait for them to come to them.
"Let's go straight to the Jingbing Hall now. Hanshui Temple isn't far from the capital, and our carriage can get there in the time it takes to make a cup of tea," Lu He suggested. If they could strike first before the emperor found out and took precautions, they could reclaim the Jingbing Hall.
"The Elite Troops Hall isn't in the capital. Let me sit in the front, and I'll show you the way!" The Empress agreed with Lu He's idea.
The Thousand Machine Guards lost their target and, clinging to a sliver of hope, returned to Hanshui Temple. Upon confirming that the Empress had escaped, they immediately sent a message to the palace via carrier pigeon.
The emperor only received the news at night.
The sound of things being smashed came from the imperial study.
"Useless! All of you are useless!" The emperor was so angry that he almost fainted. "What monster? What cannibalism? You're trying to fool me with such nonsense!" He cursed and threw a vase, which hit the kneeling commander of the Thousand Machine Guard.
“But Her Majesty the Empress has indeed disappeared…” the commander of the Thousand Machine Guards replied, kneeling on the ground.
"Bah! Does she even deserve the position of Empress? Bai Li is an ungrateful wretch!" Another inkstone was smashed on the head of the Thousand Machine Guard Commander.
He didn't flinch, letting the blood trickle down his ear and neck. "Your Majesty, what shall we do next?"
"What's next? Do you have any useful information to report to me? I don't even know if she's dead or alive. All you talk about is some black monster, but I haven't seen a single person. Who saved her? What's their identity? What the hell do you know!" The emperor was still angry after thinking about it, and kicked him: "Useless!"
The commander of the Thousand Machine Guard remained kneeling steadily, but when the emperor kicked him, he fell down and grimaced in pain, clutching his foot.
After sitting on the ground for a long time to catch his breath, the emperor suddenly realized something and finally reacted: "This is bad! Regardless of whether Bai Li is dead or alive, quickly take men to the Elite Army Hall! And also to the hidden sentries!"