jdhmnovel Chapter 165 Who are you?
Chapter 165 Who are you?
That night, the darkness was as dark as ink, but the huge palace was illuminated by lights as bright as day.
The glazed tiles gleamed coldly under the light, and the palace's eaves and brackets looked like dormant giant beasts, quietly gazing at everything. The palace maids and eunuchs serving in every corner all had solemn expressions, not daring to breathe.
Their eyes were filled with fear and anxiety. They lowered their heads and didn't even dare to look around, for fear that an inadvertent action would offend some important person and cost them their lives.
At that moment, within the great hall, the emperor sat on the dragon throne, adorned with carved dragons and painted phoenixes, resting with his eyes closed. His brows furrowed slightly, and even while resting, his face retained that innate solemnity. His majestic aura filled the entire hall with an oppressive atmosphere.
Eunuch Wu was dressed in a formal eunuch's uniform, with his hands folded in front of him, waiting respectfully outside the door.
He stared at the emperor's every move in the hall without blinking, his face focused, not missing any subtle changes. He took every breath carefully, for fear of disturbing the emperor.
At this moment, a young eunuch was walking towards this side in a hurry with a panicked look in the distance.
His forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, gleaming in the light. In his hands, he held a delicate tray, piled high like a small hill, covered with a layer of bright red silk, which fluttered gently in the breeze, adding a touch of mystery.
The young eunuch hurried to Eunuch Wu, bowed slightly, panting heavily, with a nervous look on his face, and said in a low voice, "Eunuch Wu, this is what the Empress asked me to bring. Please count it."
As he spoke, a hint of vigilance appeared in his eyes, as if he was waiting for Eunuch Wu's response.
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Wu was slightly stunned, then his eyes lit up and he immediately understood that this must be the charity money that the Queen had raised earlier.
A relieved smile appeared on his face, and he quickly waved his hand, saying with a bit of trust in his tone, "No need to check. The Queen has personally counted the items, so why should I worry? The Queen has always been rigorous and meticulous in her work, and I am well aware of this."
After hearing what Eunuch Wu said, the young eunuch breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't say anything else, but bowed respectfully to Eunuch Wu, then turned around and left in a hurry.
His steps were still hurried, and soon he disappeared into the darkness.
Eunuch Wu took the tray with both hands, but sneered in his heart. These things were probably paid for by the Queen herself. At the beginning, the Queen returned all the things to those noble ladies after being blocked by Yan Wanwan. Feeling the heavy weight, he was afraid that she had lost a lot of money.
He had just raised his foot to step into the hall when the candlelight in front of him suddenly flickered violently without any warning. A gust of cold wind blew by, making his back feel a chill.
Immediately afterwards, a black shadow appeared in front of the dragon table like a ghost.
The black shadow was so agile and quick in his movements that it left people no time to react.
When Eunuch Wu saw this, his pupils suddenly shrank, his eyes widened, and the expression on his face instantly became terrified.
His heart was beating wildly in his chest, and he subconsciously cried out: "Your Majesty, be careful!"
The shout echoed in the silent hall, breaking the original tranquility.
The emperor suddenly opened his eyes, and fear exploded in his eyes in an instant. Before he could let out a shrill cry from his wide-open mouth, the man in black raised his hand lightly like a ghost. The movement seemed casual, but it seemed as if he controlled the switch of life and death.
In an instant, an invisible force, like an ice-cold iron clamp, tightly gripped the emperor's throat. His voice was abruptly cut off in his throat, leaving only broken sobs echoing in his throat.
At the same time, the leg that Eunuch Wu had just raised and was about to take a step forward seemed to be frozen in an instant by a mysterious and powerful force, and was frozen in mid-air. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not move at all.
The air around seemed to freeze at this moment, and the candlelight trembled violently in this strange atmosphere, making a "sizzling" sound, as if wailing for the impending tragedy.
Every breath of air in the bedroom was filled with the breath of death, and time seemed to have been paused by an invisible hand, which was creepy.
The man in black slowly moved towards the throne, wrapped in a black robe. The corners of his robe fluttered slightly with his steps, like a silent undercurrent in the dark night.
When he got closer, the man in black bent his body slightly, his posture like a cheetah ready to pounce, steady yet full of tension.
He slowly raised his head and met the eyes of the emperor sitting high on the throne. At that moment, the emperor's breathing suddenly stopped, and his eyes met the eyes of the man in black - those were an extremely rare pair of double pupils.
There was a cunning look in his eyes, his pupils sometimes contracted sharply, and sometimes expanded slowly. In the deep black vortex, there was a hint of greed and cruelty as if from an ancient ferocious beast. It was like a monster that had been dormant for a long time, looking down at the prey in front of it, examining every breath and every subtle reaction of the other party.
Instantly, cold sweat poured out, soaking the emperor's robes. His heart tightened, and intense fear spread wildly within him.
The emperor gritted his teeth, screaming in his heart: Where are those secret guards?! Are they blind and unable to see such a living person? Why haven't they shown up to protect me?!
But he had no idea that those secret guards who were usually well-trained and hidden in the dark were now frozen in place, unable to move, as if they were under a spell.
They could only stare with eyes wide open, faces full of horror and helplessness, watching the ghostly man in black approaching their supreme ruler step by step.
"Are you the leader of this world?" The hoarse voice of the man in black sounded, low and cold, as if it came from the Nine Nether Hell.
The emperor's heart suddenly shrank, as if it was tightly grasped by an invisible hand and raised to his throat.
He widened his eyes in horror, his lips trembled and opened and closed several times, but his throat seemed to be blocked and he couldn't make a sound.
Seeing this, the man in black curled up the corner of his mouth into a mocking sneer, and his laughter was full of contempt and disdain.
"Huh, with such courage, are you worthy of sitting in this supreme position as a leader?"
After saying this, he flashed up like a ghost and approached the emperor, then raised his hand and lightly touched the emperor's shoulder.
The emperor only felt a numbness in his shoulder and a sudden itch in his throat, as if an invisible shackle had been released and he finally regained the ability to speak.
"Be bold!"
His eyes widened in anger, and he roared these two words with all his strength, but before he could finish his words, a biting chill instantly spread from his neck, as if the scythe of the god of death was already hanging over his head.
The man in black sneered and asked, "What did you say?"
"who are you?"