Exile opening: I won with the Universal Maker

Chapter 344 shudder
In the middle of the night, Xiao Beiheng ran wildly all the way through, and slowed down his mount at the gate of the capital.

From the Anzhou hunting ground to here, panic and fear gripped his heart tightly, making his face distorted, unable to breathe, and even unable to see everything in front of him.He didn't regain consciousness until he saw the majestic outline of the capital.

It is absolutely impossible to go back in such a state of embarrassment. If everyone sees him, they will definitely ask him what he did.

He jumped off the horse and came to a pond. He hastily combed his loose long hair. The hairpin fell somewhere, so he took out a silk handkerchief to tie it.Then squatted down, using water to wash the mud from the hem of the robe.

The water washed away the mud, revealing dots of crimson, the blood that splashed on him when he pulled the sword out of his father's body.

Seeing the blood, his hands trembled violently again.

When he was extremely afraid, his hands would tremble.He trembled when he shot Beidi's child before.When Yan Que was going to kill Xiao Zhuoqian, he did the same, but he didn't tremble as much as this time.

With shaking hands, he dipped the robe into the icy water and scrubbed vigorously, trying to wash away the blood.The more he washed, the bigger the blood stains became, dyeing the hem deep red, and the pungent smell of blood became stronger and stronger, making him want to vomit.Unable to bear it, he pulled out the Yanque sword with his backhand, cut off the blood-stained part with one sword, and threw it into the water.

Standing up, he took two deep breaths, feeling better.

Emperor Qi Ming really didn't treat him well enough, always praising Xiao Zhuo and belittling his own son in front of him.Even if he made a contribution to pacify the two states, his father didn't show anything special.On the contrary, after knowing Xiao Zhuo's identity, he actually gave Xiao Zhuo the same treatment as him.It's really funny, according to the laws of Dayan, Xiao Zhuo's mother is neither his father's concubine nor a slave, it is appropriate to say that he is a wild species.Why should a bastard stand side by side with a noble man?

He endured all these, and on Qixi Festival, he even went to spend the festival with Xiao Zhuo.Although there was an element of testing Xiao Zhuo's motives in it, he could also be called magnanimous, calling Xiao Zhuo his elder brother and Shen Yuexi his sister-in-law.He is justifiably the king without a doubt, isn't it enough to respect a bastard?
He has done enough, Emperor Qi Ming still wants to hand over the crown prince to Xiao Zhuo.Not only did he have to hand it over to Xiao Zhuo, but he also had to humiliate him constantly, pointing out all the wrong things he had done.Why is this so? Could it be that a son who has been raised by himself for 20 years is not as close as a wild species?
If you don't think of the love between father and son, don't blame him for being cruel.

After thinking about this, Xiao Beiheng calmed down a lot, put Yan Que back into the scabbard, and jumped on the horse.

In the middle of the night, the four gates of the capital city were closed tightly. The soldiers patrolling the city wall recognized King Ping and opened the city gate for him. He galloped all the way into the palace, passed through the empty square, passed the Jinluan Hall, and came to the Star Picking Tower.

The Zhaixing Building is a tall wooden building, shaped like a pagoda, nine stories high, with wind chimes hanging on the corners of the eaves and surrounded by white jade railings.At night, standing on the top of the building and looking out from the railing, the wind chimes jingle around, giving people the illusion of picking stars with their hands, hence the name.

Song Zhen is in charge of guarding the Zhaixing Building, and his residence is in the side yard next to the Zhaixing Building.A guard reported that King Ping had returned from the hunting ground. He got up and dressed quickly, and led the crowd out to welcome him.

The sergeant lit the torch, and Song Zhen couldn't help being surprised when he saw Xiao Beiheng's disheveled hair and sunken eye sockets.Especially Xiao Beiheng's gorgeous robe was wrinkled and dirty, with grass stalks, leaves, and unknown stains on it.The hem of the robe was missing a large piece, as if cut by a sharp weapon.It looks like the whole person is rolling on the ground, and it is a bit weird to come here late at night.

Song Zhen didn't dare to ask Xiao Beiheng why he looked like this, so he put the feather fan behind his back, bowed and said, "I've seen King Ping."

Xiao Beiheng waved his hands and said coldly: "I want to go in."

Song Zhen didn't dare to ask Xiao Beiheng why he looked like this, he bowed and said, "Prince Ping, His Majesty has a decree that no one is allowed to enter the Zhaixing Tower."

Xiao Beiheng stared and said: "You also know that I am King Ping and His Majesty's son, you dare to stop me if I want to go in?"

Song Zhen maintained the smile on his face, and bowed again and again: "Prince Ping, His Majesty's will is enshrined in the Tower of Stars..."

Xiao Beiheng took a step forward, drew out half of his sword, and said, "Song Zhen, don't forget how you got your identity today."

The bright sword light startled Song Zhen, and he couldn't help but take two steps back.Even the soldiers of the Forbidden Army behind him were shocked by Xiao Beiheng's fierce expression.At this moment, Xiao Beiheng seemed to turn into a vicious python that would choose and devour people, shrinking back timidly whoever he saw with his eyes.

Song Zhen saw that many soldiers were shrinking, and knew that everyone was afraid of Xiao Beiheng.But he was born as a counselor anyway, coughed dryly and said:

"Prince Ping, if you want to go upstairs to enjoy the scenery... Hehe, that's fine too. As long as you don't touch His Majesty's imperial decree, otherwise I won't be able to explain to Your Majesty."

The sky is so dark now that there are no stars to be seen.But he also had to bite the bullet and find a step for Xiao Beiheng.

"Okay, I'll go up to enjoy the scenery." Xiao Beiheng's expression softened slightly, he put the Yan Que Sword back into its scabbard, and strode towards the door of the Star Picking Tower.

Seeing Xiao Beiheng approaching, the imperial guards guarding the door didn't want to stop him. They just looked at Song Zhen.Song Zhen clenched his fist and coughed a few times around his mouth, and waved his hand to signal everyone to get out of the way.

Xiao Beiheng walked into the building and walked up the wooden stairs.His goal is the imperial decree of Emperor Qi Ming, which is enshrined in the cage on the ninth floor.

The Zhaixing Building is made of pure wood, and there are no lights in the building.Holding on to the cold and smooth guardrail, he stepped up the stairs step by step, with a soft creaking sound under his feet.Dim light came in from the window lattice at the corner of the platform, illuminating half of the stairs and guardrails, and half of the floor of the platform. The whole building seemed to be gray and depressing.

After going up to the fourth floor, Xiao Beiheng felt that his legs seemed to be getting heavy.He didn't understand why he was like this, and after walking up another floor forcibly, his legs felt as if they were filled with lead. Every step he took took great effort, and even his breathing became short of breath.

Stopping in his tracks, he looked down at his hands in the dim light, and found that they trembled again at some point.Looking up again, I finally figured out that this invisible pressure came from above.

He was afraid of seeing that decree, and he was afraid of seeing Xiao Zhuo being the crown prince written in the decree.It's like a mysterious box that contains all the evil.Once opened, these evils will rush out, engulfing him like a quagmire, and he can only struggle desperately, watching his mouth and nose gradually sink into the quagmire, unable to breathe, and no one knows, dying without a trace sound.

It is not a physical death, but a psychological one.

Fear intensified, and he felt that his legs were starting to go weak, and he no longer had the strength to move upward.But he didn't want to give up halfway, so he hugged the guardrail with both hands and dragged himself up a few stairs until his legs could no longer support his body.

He fell to his knees on the stairs and sobbed with his head in his hands.

Mother was right, he was too timid to face this.

He turned around and ran downstairs almost as if fleeing for his life. On the way, he fell down and rolled over a whole floor. His face was burning, as if scratched, and hot things dripped down his cheeks.He ignored it, and rushed out of the Star Picking Tower, staggering away under the suspicious eyes of everyone.

Song Zhen stood downstairs, and heard the sound from inside the building clearly, and then hurried footsteps came from inside the building, Xiao Beiheng rushed out in a panic, with nothing in his hand.

"Respectfully send King Ping off." He saluted Xiao Beiheng's back.

He knew that Xiao Beiheng didn't go to the top floor to get the imperial decree, that's enough.He didn't want to offend Xiao Beiheng, and he couldn't violate Emperor Qi Ming's will. Although Xiao Beiheng violated the regulations and entered the Zhaixing Tower, it was in the middle of the night, and it was just him and the soldiers guarding him. People will know about it.

After Xiao Beiheng's figure completely disappeared, he said to his subordinate sergeant: "You all watch carefully, I'm going to rest."

He returned to his residence, yawned, and was about to take off his clothes when suddenly a red light lit up outside the dark window.He stopped his undressing hand, and was about to call for someone to inquire, when a sergeant hurried in and shouted: "Song Shilang, the Zhaixing Tower is on fire!"

Song Zhen was taken aback, and said, "How could it catch fire?"

"A rocket flew out of nowhere..."

Song Zhen didn't wait for the sergeant to finish speaking, and ran out of the door, rushing towards the Zhaixing Tower.

Under the night sky as black as the bottom of a pot, a bright flame ignited on the roof of the Star Picking Tower, and it was ringing loudly.Many imperial guards downstairs panicked. Although there were buckets and other fire extinguishing tools, the location of the fire was too high, and everyone dared not enter the building in violation of the regulations, so they could only stand downstairs and watch.

Song Zhen was worried about the imperial decree, and shouted: "Put out the fire, put out the fire!" After speaking, he rushed into the building and ran to the top of the building desperately.

"Song Shilang, come back quickly," a soldier in the crowd who understood looked at the flames on the roof and shouted, "The fire is big, come back quickly."

The wind was strong at high altitude, the fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind boosted the power of the fire. A large ball of flames had been burned on the top floor of the Zhaixing Building, like a huge torch lit in the dark night, which could be seen in the entire imperial city.

Xiao Beiheng stood in the dark looking at the burning Star-picking Tower, put down the bow in his hand, the corners of his mouth twitched, and let out a shriveled laugh.

As long as everything is burned clean, there will be no troubles, out of sight, out of mind.

It's just this laughter that made him shudder when he heard it.

(End of this chapter)