After the Ge Family Army entered the palace, Wei Shuxuan and Xin Zizhao had been searching for the imperial seal of the Yulong Kingdom. They first searched in the imperial study but found nothing. They originally planned to go to the Qianyu Palace, but seeing so many guards standing outside, they gave up the idea, thinking that the seal was probably not there. Now the most likely place was the Huaman Palace.
"Shall we go to the Huaman Palace?" Wei Shuxuan looked up at Xin Zizhao. Xin Zizhao was also a bit hesitant. He wasn't sure if they should go there. If they did, they would easily be discovered by Qiha'er, and he didn't know what kind of gu - arts Qiha'er would use against them. Although he had read books about gu - arts, he only had a basic understanding and didn't know how to dispel them.
Seeing Xin Zizhao's hesitant face, Wei Shuxuan looked at him doubtfully. "What are you worried about, Xin Zizhao?"
"Qiha'er is familiar with gu - arts, but we aren't. Even if Qiha'er's martial arts skills are not as good as ours, if he uses gu - arts on us, our chances of winning won't be great. And if we get hit by his gu - arts, things will get even more troublesome."
Wei Shuxuan thought for a while. Xin Zizhao's words made sense. "So we won't go?"
"Of course we'll go, but we need to use a bit of strategy..." Xin Zizhao leaned down and whispered a few words in Wei Shuxuan's ear.
"The plan of luring the tiger away from the mountain?" Wei Shuxuan turned to look at Xin Zizhao and hooked her lips at him. "However, I think we don't need this plan. Since Zian's troops have already surrounded the whole palace, there will definitely be a fight. Qiha'er will surely leave the Huaman Palace and appear on the battlefield."
"Your method is better than mine. Let's do it as you said."
Just as Xin Yeheng was about to leave the Huaman Palace with the imperial seal of the Yulong Kingdom, he heard Qiha'er's voice. "Stop right there!"
Xin Yeheng turned around and saw Qiha'er with his waist roughly bandaged with a piece of cloth. He frowned. "Qiha'er, why are you here?"
"What's that in your hand?" Qiha'er's eyes were firmly fixed on the thing in Xin Yeheng's hand.
"What do you think it is?" Xin Yeheng didn't want to tell him. He didn't expect that a single stab couldn't kill him.
"You bastard. This is the real imperial seal of the Yulong Kingdom, isn't it? The one you gave me was a fake!" Qiha'er got excited and pulled at the wound on his waist, which started to hurt.
Seeing Qiha'er's pained face, Xin Yeheng laughed. "So what if it is? I never intended to help my so - called grandfather seize the Yulong Kingdom. It has nothing to do with me. If he hadn't refused my mother's marriage proposal back then, my mother and I wouldn't have ended up begging on the streets. My mother wouldn't have died of poverty. You don't understand the pain of losing a loved one!"
"So, is this the reason you want to take revenge on the general?"
"Yes. I don't want to recognize this grandfather. So when he first asked me if I would help him invade the Yulong Kingdom, I refused without even thinking..."
This was how it happened at that time.
Si Ma Tianhai came into Si Ma Yongheng's room. Looking at his face that resembled his daughter's a bit, he said, "Heng'er, you and Baolan have had a hard time all these years. It's all your father's fault. If he had been willing to give the Yulong Kingdom to me, my daughter and my dear grandson wouldn't have ended up in this situation."
When he finished speaking, Si Ma Yongheng looked at him in disbelief. "You mean that all these are caused by my father whom I've never met, and have nothing to do with you?"
"Of course. If he wanted to marry my daughter without giving up the Yulong Kingdom, I would never agree!"
"So... that's why..." Si Ma Yongheng laughed softly. If it weren't for his greedy grandfather, he and his mother might have lived a good life long ago. They wouldn't have suffered such a hard life. It turned out that everything was because of this man who claimed to be his grandfather.
Seeing Si Ma Yongheng's heart - broken expression, Si Ma Tianhai smiled and took his hand. "Heng'er, don't worry. Now that you're home, grandfather will treat you well. But you have to be filial to grandfather, right?"
Si Ma Yongheng looked up at Si Ma Tianhai. He seemed to have heard his grandfather's desire. He sneered. "Don't tell me you want me to help you seize back the Yulong Kingdom?"
"Sure enough, you're my good grandson. That's exactly what I mean. Grandfather has already thought of a way. Don't worry. Once we get the Yulong Kingdom, you'll be the new emperor of the Yulong Kingdom. Then I'll also rule the Qiangfeng Kingdom. We'll rule the whole world together. Hahaha..."
As soon as Si Ma Yongheng heard this, he immediately stood up and angrily accused, "I won't be your puppet! You've already harmed my mother! I'll never agree to your request! You're not my grandfather! I don't have such a cruel grandfather!"
"You don't get to decide this!" Si Ma Tianhai got angry when he heard Si Ma Yongheng's words and knocked him out with a palm...
After that, Si Ma Tianhai called Qiha'er. He used the silver - needle control technique to control Si Ma Yongheng's mind. Then he spread the news in the Yulong Kingdom and bribed the court officials to tell the news to Emperor Jinzheng. As soon as Emperor Jinzheng knew that he had a son living outside, he immediately sent someone to bring him back. After a blood - relation test, it was confirmed that he was his son, and Emperor Jinzheng announced Si Ma Yongheng's real identity to the world.
Qiha'er looked at the indignant Xin Yeheng and laughed. "Sure enough, the general is so calculating that he even wants to use his own grandson. Hahaha..."
Then Qiha'er looked at Xin Yeheng, and his expression suddenly turned cold. "I won't let you hurt the general."
As soon as Xin Yeheng saw his look, he knew that Qiha'er was about to attack. Seeing Qiha'er pounce on him, he quickly dodged. A dagger slid out of his cuff and into his hand, but this small movement didn't escape Qiha'er's eyes. Qiha'er dodged and kicked the dagger out of his hand.
"Want to use the same trick? I won't give you such a chance again!"
When the dagger was kicked away, Xin Yeheng felt a pain in his tiger's mouth. He gritted his teeth. Since he couldn't defeat Qiha'er, he could only run away. Taking advantage of Qiha'er's injury, he quickly escaped from the main gate of the Huaman Palace. Qiha'er ran a few steps, but the wound on his waist started to hurt, and he couldn't run far.