kingnovel Chapter 480 The Road to the Future
Chapter 480 The Road to the Future
"You haven't given up revenge yet, are you going to kill all of An?" Ji Anni asked softly. Ji Anni had never experienced the hatred of Hua Rong's extermination of her clan, so naturally she couldn't understand that kind of hatred. Besides, revenge had long been the driving force that supported Hua Rong to survive, so how could it be easily given up?
Hua Rong said righteously, "They deserved it. We are just enforcing justice." In this cell where the fox demon was imprisoned and no one dared to approach, Hua Rong did not have to hide from anyone. Every word she said seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, which made people feel terrified.
Ji Anni felt heavy and bitter in her heart. Hua Rong was right. Corrupt officials must be removed. If they are not removed, it will be a shame to the people. However, Hua Rong's cold voice made Ji Anni feel that she had been swallowed by hatred and lost herself. She wanted to persuade him but didn't know how to start. In the end, she could only stare at the ground blankly and wait for Hua Rong to continue.
Hua Rong said, "This is clearly a godsend opportunity, but the torrential rain that has been falling for three days has kept everyone inside and outside the palace busy with flood control and rescue work, leaving no time to investigate the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. So, Madam, the most urgent task now is to stop the torrential rain. You don't want to see the common people left homeless and dead all over the ground in the torrential rain. If the rain doesn't stop, even the food and cloth stored by the people for the winter will be soaked."
In a winter without food or clothes, how many more starving people and frozen corpses would there be? Without Hua Rong's detailed explanation, Ji Anni could imagine it herself. After all, the reason why Hua Rong came to the prison to see her was to ask her to stop the rain. In a big way, it was to save the common people; in a small way, it was to give her a chance to seek revenge on An. In the end, Ji Anni was just a pawn in Hua Rong's revenge, and seemed far from the identity of a friend.
After sighing softly, Ji Anni asked Hua Rong: "Huarong, I can probably guess the reason for this heavy rain. Do you know the Ghost King? It must be the Ghost King's grief over the loss of Xue Lan that caused this disaster. If we want to stop the rain, it is not up to me. It all depends on the Ghost King's wishes... Since I am the descendant of Xue Lan, I am afraid he should have some interest in me. It would be more effective for me to persuade him than for others to persuade him... But whether he can listen to me, I don't know..."
"It is indeed the Ghost King. Recently, the sky has been covered with dark clouds, and demonic dragons are flying around. Everyone says that the Ghost King has awakened and is going to bring disaster to the world..." Hua Rong muttered to herself. It sounded like not only her, but also the people outside knew that this rainstorm was not a natural disaster, but a punishment from heaven.
"Your Majesty, do you have any solutions?" Ji Anni continued to ask in a weak voice.
Hua Rong said, "What countermeasures can the emperor have? He lies in bed every day, and Concubine Su serves him inside and outside. The court is already in chaos. If they were enemies with humans, they still have countermeasures; but this time they are enemies with monsters. Everyone is scratching their heads and can't think of any solution. In the end, they can only sigh at the heavy rain, complaining that the sky is going to kill people and there is no way out for them."
"Hua Rong, can you find a way to let me see the emperor?" Ji Anni was responsible for more than 80% of the flood. Xue Lan had already warned her when she asked Xue Lan to revive her. Xue Lan's resurrection was the resurrection of the Ghost King. After the resurrection, what kind of revenge the Ghost King would launch against the human world and the Tianyou Holy Dynasty was still unpredictable. But Ji Anni said that she was willing to bear all the consequences, and she believed that she could communicate with the Ghost King.
A ghost king who can seal himself and sleep for a hundred years for the sake of his beloved woman, Ji Anni believes that there is still a pure land of kindness in his heart.
Seeing Ji Anni finally recover from her half-dead state, Hua Rong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She told the truth: "My queen, my ability is limited. I can't help you see the emperor, but I can let you see the general. After all, my father is an old friend of the general, and the Xi and Kang families have a deep relationship. I can ask him for help."
"General..." After repeating these three words, Ji Anni subconsciously felt a little afraid, and a chill ran through her body. After all, she almost died at the hands of the general, and she still felt a lingering fear when she thought about it. And just as Hua Rong said, the Xi and Kang families have a deep relationship. Hua Rong once asked the general to cancel the engagement between Kang Xiaorong and Princess Tianning, and she did not hesitate to hand Ji Anni over to him for disposal. Who can guarantee that this is not another trap?
"Your Majesty, the Emperor's condition is getting worse and worse. He no longer has the energy to care about state affairs. I'm afraid he has already decided to abdicate. If the Queen Mother were still alive, she would have taken charge of the state affairs. But now the Queen Mother has passed away. The court is now divided into two factions: Prime Minister An Zhonghuan and General Kang Qingyuan. If you don't want to see the general, can you still go to see Prime Minister An? If you really want to see him, please forgive me for not being able to help you."
Hua Rong is worthy of being Hua Rong. With just one sentence, she blocked Ji Anni's way out, leaving her with only a long-prepared route. Never mind. Ji Anni has already died once, so what is there to be afraid of? Besides, she has absorbed Xue Lan's fox bead, and who knows what power is hidden in her body. The one who should be afraid is probably the general.
"Okay, Huarong, tell the general for me that if we want to stop the rain, we have to ask the Ghost King for help. If we want to ask the Ghost King for help... let me meet the Ghost King." During these three days in prison, Ji Anni not only drank away her grief, but also sorted out her thoughts. There are more important missions waiting for her in the future, and she can't fall down like this.
She really wanted to see the Ghost King who was resurrected in Yun Zhen's body. She couldn't tell which one was more important, the Ghost King or Yun Zhen. She still remembered Yun Zhen's advice before his death. Yun Zhen told her so solemnly and seriously: Never dream of resurrecting the dead, or resurrecting Yun Zhen.
Even if I can still see Yun Zhen in this world, he is just a shell and the soul inside has long since disappeared and no longer exists.
"My Lady..." Hua Rong's voice suddenly sounded, bringing Ji Anni back to reality. "Have you ever thought about your future?" The clear voice echoed in the cold cell, seeming even deeper. Just like the question itself, it was bottomless, like a dark pool.
"The future..." Ji Anni raised her eyes slightly and looked at the small four-cornered space. It's not that she hadn't thought about it, but it was useless to think about it.
"My queen, ever since I knew you were a fox demon, I have imagined your future. Truth will come out one day. When everyone in the world knows you are a fox demon, how will you survive in this palace? How can you escape the fate of being burned alive by the fox demon queen? In fact, I have suggested this to the imperial teacher before, but he may not have conveyed my words to you. If you want to survive, you only need to prove two things: one is that you are harmless to others; the other is that you are beneficial to others."
As expected of Hua Rong, every word she said was as charming as before. Ji Anni was a little envious of her as she spoke eloquently and logically. If she could recognize the current situation and think about countermeasures like her, she might not be in this situation now. Hua Rong was very realistic and every step could be implemented, which was completely different from Ji Anni's vague dream of building a new world.
Hua Rong couldn't see Ji Anni's empty eyes on the other side of the wall, and continued to speak: "It is harmless to others. As long as you don't hurt or harm others, it's enough. This is not difficult for you, Your Majesty; but it must be beneficial to others... I thought about it for a long time, and finally figured it out. As long as you use your magic power to kill an enemy that everyone fears, and let everyone know that your power will not only not hurt people, but also protect people, they will gradually accept you. Even if they don't accept you, they will not take your life, but will find ways to use you. Then the key issue is this crucial enemy. I think the most realistic and feasible one now is-Yuan Rong."
Finally, when the two words "Yuan Rong" were uttered loudly, there was silence in the prison for a long time.
Hua Rong was waiting for Ji Anni's reaction, but Ji Anni's mind was confused, with countless memories crisscrossing in her mind and she couldn't make sense of it.
"Hua Rong, you probably don't know yet... Yuan Rong can't be killed now..." Ji Anni shook her head palely and continued, "Yuan Rong is attached to Prince Ming, and Prince Ming has been fatally injured. If Yuan Rong is not eliminated, I'm afraid Prince Ming's life will be in danger."
"Empress, do you know the whereabouts of Prince Ming?" Hua Rong always thought that Prince Ming had been thrown out of the palace by Liu Guang.
"I only know that he and Yuan Rong were taken away by Xue Lan, but I don't know their exact location..."
"Since Xue Lan took her away, there is only one place for her - the Demon Suppression Temple." Otherwise, even if the palace is so big, there is still no place for Xue Lan to stay. "My queen, isn't this perfect? Yuan Rong possesses Prince Ming, you must save Prince Ming. Use this opportunity to establish your prestige in the palace and gain a foothold for yourself. Not as a concubine, but as a powerful demon descendant who can compete with the Ghost King. In this way, you can hold your head up high and be a demon with dignity."
"Is this my future?" Ji Anni laughed softly. Being a monster is not a shameful thing, but it always makes me sad. "Hua Rong, I don't care whether I am a human or a monster. I only have one wish... I hope I can be stronger, so that I can protect everyone around me... and not let others sacrifice for me..."
Baogui Fei, Xiaoxue, Yun Zhen... Familiar people are leaving one by one. Who will be the next? Ji Anni is tired of living in such fear every day. "All those who do bad things must be punished, whether they kill people or demons, they must be punished..."