12dz Chapter 107 is actually a variable?
Chapter 107 is actually a variable?
"What dares to touch my inner guards?" A deep and fierce roar echoed.
The kick left Zhao Kun unable to get up, lying on the ground groaning.
Lu He quickly stepped aside and, taking advantage of the conflict between the Imperial Guards and the Imperial City Guard, ran to Chao Huaiyuan's side and untied him from the ropes.
"Lord He, what's going on..." Han Ji looked at He Xiu and the inner guards who had surrounded him, and knew that there was trouble: "Lord He, we all work for His Majesty, what's going on..." The commander of the inner guards was one rank higher than the Imperial City Envoy, which made things difficult for him, but the task assigned by His Highness the Third Prince could not be failed.
"On behalf of the Emperor?" He Xiu sneered, pointing at Bai Yu on the rack: "Then why did Lord Han arrest the imperial guards who were investigating cases for the Emperor?"
"This...this man killed Han Biao. Han Biao was the commander of the Imperial Guard's Thousand Oxen Guard. He can't have died without a clear explanation, can he? It's thanks to our people arriving in time that the murderer didn't escape. And even if your Imperial Guard investigates on its own, there has to be a result; it can't just be left unresolved...Why don't you let the Imperial City Guard handle it for us..."
"Han Biao resisted arrest and was killed by Commander Bai. Is there a problem with that?" He Xiu was unconvinced and treated Han Ji's enthusiastic attitude with indifference.
He Xiu suddenly drew his scimitar, stepped forward, and pinned Han Ji down with a single move.
"What is Lord He doing?" Han Ji panicked when he saw the other party approaching aggressively.
"A decree from the Crown Prince: Arrest Han Ji for abusing his power for personal gain and for protecting Han Biao in his murderous acts!" The imperial guards behind him presented the Crown Prince's decree to Han Ji, who was being held down.
"Han Ji! Do you know your crime?" He Xiu asked.
Seeing that the imperial envoy had been subdued and the other guards stood by helplessly, Chao Huaiyuan, at Lu He's prompting, seized the opportunity to snatch the key from the guard, unlock Bai Yu's shackles, and rescue him.
Lu He immediately stuffed the official seal and token into Bai Yu's arms.
"I know nothing about Han Biao's matter!" Han Ji stubbornly insisted, "Han Biao is one of your Imperial Guards. If you're talking about protecting someone, it's more accurate to say that you, Lord He, are protecting your subordinate Bai Yu for murder!" Even in this situation, Han Ji still wanted to turn the tables: "I want to see the Emperor! I want to see the Emperor!"
"You can keep it and talk to the Imperial Guard! The Emperor won't see you." He Xiu pushed Han Ji to the Imperial Guards behind him, and several curved swords simultaneously blocked Han Ji.
"Han Biao is a habitual abductor of women. The investigation has revealed he has seven lives on his hands, two of whom were women from high-ranking officials' families. Do you think the Imperial Guard has no right to execute him?" He Xiu completely extinguished Han Ji's hopes. The evidence the Crown Prince had sent to the Imperial Guard was too complete: "Han Biao's house was found to contain his spoils—hairpins of the victims. How could an unmarried man have so many hairpins in his home? Furthermore, the identities of the female victims were all traced back to the Imperial City Guard. It's either finding a scapegoat or closing the case as an accident or suicide. Is it really that much of a coincidence?"
Han Ji was speechless.
Lu He was shocked. It seemed that this evidence and information was the wooden box sent by the Princess. Bai Yu had only been arrested for less than a day, yet she had already investigated Han Biao thoroughly? No, she must have found out a lot of things a long time ago, but she just wouldn't easily take them out until she needed them.
It is probably this evidence that might be able to severely damage Han Ji, which would also be a blow to the Third Prince, which is why the Crown Prince was willing to take action.
He Xiu, the commander of the Imperial Guards, glanced at Chao Huaiyuan, who was supporting Bai Yu, with a meaningful look in his eyes... The Golden Guards? Are they also getting involved in this mess? Then he looked at Lu He. With his experience, he immediately saw through Chao Huaiyuan's feelings for Lu He.
"Lord Bai, please go back and recover from your injuries." He made way for them, indicating that they should take Bai Yu away quickly.
Lu He and Chao Huaiyuan exchanged a glance and immediately helped Bai Yu escape from this dangerous place. The two of them had noticed earlier that Bai Yu's injuries could not be delayed any longer.
Suddenly, a ding-dong sound rang in Lu He's mind, reminding him of the system's notification.
"Note that your return to the correct role is about to be brought forward."
"What do you mean?" This sudden prompt gave Lu He a bad feeling for some reason: "What happened to Li Cen?"
"Li Cen will die soon, and then you can return to your correct role." The system stated succinctly.
"I'm going to die? What do you mean? Didn't you say you were fixing bugs? How did it turn into 'I'm going to die'?" Lu He asked, bewildered.
"I've added supplementary code to fix the vulnerability, but it's no longer possible to directly transfer your consciousness into Li Cen's body, because that's not the conventional way; it's a detour to fix the problem. Now, the only way to get you back control of your body is through Li Cen's death."
"No!" Lu He said firmly. She couldn't bear to watch Li Cen die.
"Think it through carefully. If you can't return to the normal path of the level, you may not be able to complete the mission!"
Lu He pursed her lips: "Let me think about it... when will it be..."
"When the eight-nation delegation arrives in the capital next month, the Crown Prince will make his move and kill Li Cen at the hunting grounds."
"Why would the Crown Prince suddenly want to kill her? This doesn't make sense."
"Because this time, in order to help you, she gave the Crown Prince too much information, including Han Biao's crimes and Han Ji's protection, as well as the Third Prince's plan to use torture to extract a confession from Bai Yupan about the Inner Guard Commander He Xiu's factionalism."
So that's how it is! No wonder the Crown Prince immediately... If he hadn't intervened, the Imperial Guards would have been the ones severely injured this time!
"Moreover, as soon as the Crown Prince rejected you, she immediately sent you this information, which is tantamount to exposing herself to the Crown Prince. She has been monitoring the Eastern Palace and the Third Prince all along..."
"How could this have happened..." Lu He couldn't understand how someone as composed as Li Cen could make such a basic mistake.