BXBX NOVEL Chapter 50 - Life Is Unpredictable
Chapter 50: Life Is Unpredictable
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Lin Ran roughly explained what happened in the Cloud Prayer Palace.
Seeing that the empress was confused, Lin Ran said helplessly, “I don’t think I can explain it clearly. You should go take a look yourself.”
“You want me to go?”
The empress frowned slightly. “Logically speaking, I indeed should go, but I don’t have the ability to travel in the form of water like you! Now that the servants think that I’m in the Cloud Prayer Palace, how can I explain myself if I show up outside the door?”
“That’s a problem…”
Lin Ran rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought. He accidentally saw the scrolls stacked on the desk and suddenly had an idea.
“Your Majesty.”
Lin Ran smiled evilly. “I just thought of a brilliant idea!”
…
Outside the Cloud Prayer Palace.
Li Tianyi looked at the pouring rain worriedly, afraid that this sound would disturb the emperor.
Li Tianyi’s expression changed drastically when he saw water seeping into the door. He quickly called the young eunuch over and whispered, “Hurry up and fill up the crack! If His Majesty is disturbed, your head will not be on your body!”
A few eunuchs nodded. Some ran to get the tools, while others were afraid that it would be too late. They actually lay on the ground at the door and used their bodies to block the rainwater from seeping in.
Unexpectedly, the rain came and went quickly. Before the eunuch who went to get the tools returned, the rain had already stopped.
Li Tianyi heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this. Just as he was about to return to the rattan chair to rest, he saw a figure carrying a lantern pass through the door and walk over.
“Hey! How dare you come near this place!”
Li Tianyi shouted and immediately went to confront the figure. Only then did he see that it was the commander of the imperial guards, Lin Ran.
Seeing Lin Ran, Li Tianyi’s face darkened. He had been angered by this guy in the imperial garden during the day. He was just worrying about how to deal with this blockhead when he came.
Li Tianyi stopped in front of Lin Ran and asked with a faint smile, “Lord Lin, why are you in such a hurry?”
“An urgent report from the border. I have to send it to His Majesty as soon as possible. Please make way!”
Lin Ran raised a scroll and wanted to move forward, but he realized that Li Tianyi had no intention of making way for him.
“Lord Lin, you came at the wrong time. His Majesty is already resting.”
Li Tianyi smiled faintly. “His Majesty has been busy with state affairs for the past few days. He’s really tired. Now that the war in the north is stable, I don’t think there’s anything important to be reported. Lord Lin, come back tomorrow morning.”
Lin Ran narrowed his eyes and exuded a faint aura of an emperor. “It’s not up to you to decide if there’s anything urgent in the north.”
Intimidated by the regal aura, in a daze, Li Tianyi seemed to have seen the emperor standing in front of him. He was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground!
Lin Ran snorted and walked past him. Only then did Li Tianyi react and quickly get up from the ground.
Thinking that he had been frightened by Lin Ran and embarrassed himself in public, Li Tianyi couldn’t help but burn with anger. His face darkened as he turned around and shouted, “Stop him! Don’t let him disturb His Majesty!”
The eunuchs hurriedly went forward, but before they could touch Lin Ran, Lin Ran knocked on the door without hesitation.
“Your Majesty! An urgent report from the border!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was opened from the inside. The empress stood in the door in a yellow robe. “Oh, it’s Lord Lin. Come in and talk.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty!”
Lin Ran walked in and then closed the door.
Li Tianyi looked at this scene and had a hard time processing it. After all, this was Consort Rong’s bedroom!
According to the rules of the palace, other than the eunuchs serving the consorts, even he, the head of eunuchs, was not allowed to enter. Otherwise, it would be a crime punishable by death.
Li Tianyi was puzzled outside the hall. In the Cloud Prayer Palace, “Lin Ran”, who had just entered, raised his hand to touch his face, revealing a handsome face. “Lord Lin, let me see that assassin.”
The two of them walked up to the corpse. In no time, the empress understood the whole story. She frowned and asked softly, “So today, in the imperial garden, you realized that Consort Rong’s gaze was strange. It’s not that she recognized you, but she heard that I sent you here to patrol and was worried that you would get in her way? When did she sneak into the palace?”
“I’m not sure, but it should have been a long time.” Lin Ran replied seriously, “Consort Rong said that she can always hear strange sounds in the middle of the night and asked you to come to the Cloud Prayer Palace tonight. From the looks of it, this is also part of the assassin’s plan. Think about it carefully. When did she say it the first time?”
The empress recalled for a moment before shaking her head. “I didn’t pay much attention to it. However, since this person can disguise as Consort Rong, she must have a collaborator in the palace. Could they be with King Zhao too?”
“Impossible.”
Lin Ran immediately shook his head. “You killed King Zhao and the men in his mansion. The women were all sent to the border. Even if his subordinates don’t want to give up, it’s useless even if they kill you now.”
“You are right… Is she a martial artist then?”
“That’s impossible too.”
Lin Ran shook his head again and pointed at the corpse on the ground with his chin. “This face is not a disguise, but plastic surgery. It will take at least a few years to prepare before the plastic surgery can be done so flawlessly. Those mob martial artists can’t be so far-sighted.”
The empress’s face immediately turned pale. Both her guesses were rejected. She really had no clue.
At this moment, Lin Ran suddenly thought of something. “By the way, when she tried to assassinate me, the weapon she used was very special. Perhaps it can give us some clues!”
The empress’s eyes lit up. “Quick, show it to me!”
“This… I accidentally broke the weapon…”
Lin Ran replied awkwardly. Actually, he wasn’t careless. He just felt that he could get some clues from the assassin, so he didn’t care about the short saber.
However, he did not expect the assassin to be so decisive. She took the poison immediately after the assassination failed without any hesitation!
However, this was not a problem. Lin Ran found a brush and ink and sketched out the short saber with a few strokes. Although the lines were a little simple, with his supreme comprehension of sword intent, he managed to draw a pretty identical saber.
The empress took the paper and her expression changed. “It’s actually him!”