Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 385: A Promise That Cannot Be Made
"Ah? You...you mean..." Shen Xingran stepped back in confusion, unable to believe it.
"Brother Shen," Xu Zun asked, "when the delegation was attacked, did you know about the lemon toxin? Did you know that the sea monsters you encountered were all fake?"
"No... I don't know, I don't know anything," Shen Xingran said, "The prince didn't tell us anything about Luomeng. He just told us about the plan and that we would be attacked, but we don't know what kind of attack it would be. How... How could this happen? Why didn't I think of it?"
"How could it be such a coincidence," Xu Zun revealed the secret, "Kong Zhen already knew how to control the lemon toxin, but he still let you go to Gufeng Island?
"Don't they know that Gufeng Island is the birthplace of almonds?"
"You mean," Shen Xingran said tremblingly, "Kong Zhen did that on purpose. She wanted us all to die on Gufeng Island?"
"It's the prince, wake up, Brother Shen!" Xu Zun shook his head and sighed, "The prince's plan is not to let you wait for the opportunity, but to use Ancient Wind Island to kill you all!"
"No...how...how could this happen?" Shen Xingran was trembling all over and his face was pale.
"Because you know too much," Xu Zun said, "regardless of whether the heavenly tribulation succeeds or fails, you will become a stumbling block for him!"
"He..." Shen Xingran was stunned, "He even... "
"The Crown Princess is the Queen Mother's person," Xu Zun said, "From the beginning to the end, the Crown Prince did not want her to live.
"However, he didn't expect that there would be someone on Gufeng Island! If Wang Dian hadn't set up the ring there, and if we hadn't happened to go to Gufeng Island, you would never have been able to get out!"
"It's actually...it's actually like this...The prince..." Shen Xingran clenched his fists, his fear turning into indignation.
He finally saw the true face of the prince. He never thought that the prince was so vicious. Not only was he kept in the dark, but he was even working for the prince until the last moment...
"Brother Shen," Xu Zun asked, "how did you get the news out?"
"A message in a bottle," Shen Xingran said, "When I first came to the Banshee Kingdom, I threw a message in a bottle into the sea when no one was watching. There were also gold coins in the bottle, and anyone who picked it up would be sent to the Banshee Palace."
"So," Xu Zun asked, not surprised, "you already knew that the crown prince and Kong Zhen were in collusion, and that the crown prince was in the palace of the Banshee Kingdom?"
Shen Xingran nodded.
"You are indeed the prince's top confidant!" Xu Zun exclaimed.
"A high-ranking confidant, haha..." Shen Xingran smiled bitterly, "A high-ranking confidant doesn't even know about the lemon toxin, what a huge joke! Haha..."
Looking at Shen Xingran's bitter smile, Xu Zun felt very uncomfortable.
He knew very well that there were many people with higher official ranks than Shen Xingran on the Tianfu ship, and among them there must be the prince's men.
But now, Shen Xingran obviously wants to take all the blame on himself and doesn't want to drag more people into it.
"That was the first time," Shen Xingran said, "I reported the situation on Gufeng Island and the situation on the ship.
"So, Kong Zhen already knew about our plan to capture Hei Boyu at Niwan Beach."
"What about the second time?" Xu Zun asked again, "It was a few hours ago, right?"
"Yes," Shen Xingran replied, "Before the ship docked, I threw the message in the bottle overboard and told him how you had figured out the Siren's tricks, defeated Hei Boyu, and how I was going to have warriors disguised as wounded soldiers and sneak into the palace."
"Oh..." Xu Zun nodded, "Kong Zhen knew we were coming, so he must have had spies all around our ship, so he would have discovered the secret letter quickly."
"Wait..." Shen Xingran realized something again and asked excitedly, "Ji Ying, did you know that there was something wrong with me a long time ago? Otherwise, how could you..."
"Yes," Xu Zun nodded, "Although I was very reluctant, I still ordered someone to tell you the false news. Those soldiers were actually pirates and bandits captured by us."
"Okay, awesome, awesome..." Shen Xingran nodded first, then raised his head and asked, "Jiying, let me ask one last question, how did the prince die?"
At this point, Xu Zun naturally had no need to hide anything, so he told Shen Xingran about the prince's murder.
When Shen Xingran learned that the prince's entire plan had been fully grasped by Xu Zun, his expression became even more gloomy and solemn.
"Blood Evil Palm..." Shen Xingran frowned and shook his head, then thought of something, "Could it be... the Queen Mother's people?"
Faced with Shen Xingran's question, Xu Zun did not answer, nor could he answer. He just looked at Shen Xingran with a complicated expression.
"I understand! It doesn't matter to me who killed the prince!" Shen Xingran closed his eyes, "Okay, Jiying, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, I..."
Unexpectedly, before Shen Xingran could finish his words, he heard the sound of hinges. When he opened his eyes and looked again, he found that Xu Zun had actually used the sword in his hand to cut the rope and lowered the lifeboat.
"Brother Shen," Xu Zun said with difficulty, "Jump down and get on the boat. My people won't stop you!"
"You?" Shen Xingran couldn't believe his eyes. He first leaned over the railing to take a look at the boat, then turned around and asked, "Are you really going to let me go?"
Xu Zun nodded affirmatively: "The Shen family has been very kind to me. Now that Mr. Shen is gone, how can I lose my elder brother as well?"
"This..." Shen Xingran widened his eyes, thought for a moment, and then pressed Xu Zun's shoulder and said, "Good brother! You will always be my good brother!"
"Let's go!" Xu Zun said, "Take care of yourself. Maybe we brothers will have a chance to meet again someday."
"Okay!" Shen Xingran nodded resolutely. He had already turned around, but then he thought of something and stretched out his hand and said, "Ji Ying, I have nothing. Why don't you give me your sword?"
"Okay!" Xu Zun didn't think much about it and directly handed the sword to Shen Xingran. At the same time, he wanted to take out a few gold ingots and give them to him.
However, he never expected that as soon as Shen Xingran took the sword, he gripped the hilt with both hands and stabbed the tip of the sword into his chest!
"Ah!?" Xu Zun was shocked and rushed forward to stop it, but it all happened too suddenly and it was too late.
Shen Xingran thrust the sword hard into his body, but in the end only the tip of the sword reached the hilt.
“Brother Shen! Brother Shen!” Xu Zun supported Shen Xingran, who was about to fall, and asked loudly, “Why are you doing this?!”
"Ji...Jiying..." Shen Xingran grabbed Xu Zun's arm tightly and used his last bit of strength to express his intention, "If I don't die, you can't escape the blame. If I die, you will be successful!
"Only if you have the power... can you... protect my brothers and sisters. Promise me... to take good care of my brothers and sisters... Promise... Promise..."
He could no longer His chest rose and fell slower and slower, and his pupils gradually dilated.
At this time, Xu Zun felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. He wanted to readily agree to Shen Xingran's last request.
However, when he thought of the scene where Lord Shen was murdered in the Xinye County Office, and the tragic death of Crown Prince Li Xun at the hands of the bloody evil, he could not help but fall into grief, so that until Shen Xingran died with his eyes open , he just stayed there woodenly without making any promises...
