Poison Genius Consort - Chapter 580

Chapter 580: Feigning, real or pretend? 

"Someone come, there's assassins!" Empress Xue screamed. All of the monks and real servants raised successive cries of alarm as the scene descended into chaos.

"That's Tianning's Duke of Qin! He wants to destroy the thousand-year ginkgo tree!"

"Heavens, Tianning's Duke of Qin slipped in here incognito!"

"Tianning's Duke of Qin is collaborating with the assassins. Guards, hurry and call for the guards!"

Chu Yunyi snatched Empress Xue from the old mama's grip and threatened, "None of you move, or else I'll kill the empress!"

Empress Xue was so frightened out of her wits that she didn't even dare to scream. She never thought this would happen, while the rest of the crowd had been cowed into silence by Chu Yunyi's aggressive air. Only then did they focus on Chu Yunyi diguised as a guard. Soon, someone recognized his face.

"That's the Chu Clan's old elder!"

"What…? Heavens, that's General Chu's older brother and Eldest Young Master Chu's uncle. I've seen him once in the palace! It's definitely him!"

"That's General Chu's brother! The Chu Clan's allied themselves with the Duke of Qin! They're going to rebel!"

As everyone started shouting, Chu Yunyi simply stared at them coldly until they all shut up. Meanwhile, the tall, whiskered guard he'd pushed out was still wearing his full beard. If Chu Yunyi hadn't called him His Highness Duke of Qin, nobody would have recognized him now. Despite being shoved into the spotlight, he hadn't made any move. By his side was the court lady who had been standing next to Chu Yunyi.

"This is your so-called 'disturbance?' Nether Clan Head, how unexpected of you," the tall guard laughed coldly.

As he spoke, reinforcements arrived to surround them at the same time all of the archers in disguise formed a protective circle around Chu Yunyi's group. Truthfully speaking, the guards who'd rushed onto the scene saw it was hopeless as soon as they spotted the empress being held hostage. Despite their shock, they hemmed in the offenders and remained on alert. A few of them had already quietly slipped away to report the news to Emperor Kang Cheng. Chu Yunyi didn't stop them because he didn't care about Emperor Kang Cheng finding out anyways!

"Duke of Qin, the Chu Clan cannot stay in Western Zhou any longer. Kidnapping the empress is the best choice. If you want the Wood of Ten-Thousand Poisons, hurry and grab it! With Empress Xue in our hands, the monks on guard won't dare to try anything against you. Once you've gotten the poison in your hands, this old man is leaving!" Chu Yunyi declared.

"Alright!" the tall guard grabbed the court lady by his side and turned to fly towards the thousand ginkgo tree.

Meanwhile, Chu Yunyi turned to the man behind him and said coldly, "Beiyue, kill them."

Yes! It was Gu Beiyue in disguise as the think and weak looking guard behind Chu Yunyi. He looked towards the two figures heading for the ginkgo tree and didn't move, but muttered back, "What's the rush? The monks guarding the tree haven't even shown themselves yet."

"Heheh, fine! We won't rush." Chu Yunyi smiled craftily.

Although the entire area had been surrounded, Chu Yunyi could still afford to wait. What did he have to fear with Empress Xue in his hands? Even if guards went off to call for reinforcements, he was still unmoved. Long before coming to Thousand Buddha Cave, he had already made arrangements. There was no one left at the Chu Estate now and Emperor Kang Cheng would be facing imminent mutiny from his soldiers. He would have no time to focus on what was happening here.  Today, he had steeled his heart to kill Long Feiye and Han Yunxi before leaving with the Wood of Ten-Thousand Poisons himself.

Soon enough, the three monks in charge of guarding the ginkgo tree flew out from all directions to block Long Feiye's way. All of them looked like savage fiends with their fierce eyebrows and massive killing intent. Despite being monks, they bore down menacingly against Long Feiye and launched an assault. Long Feiye shielded Han Yunxi with one hand as he wielded his sword with the other, weaving and twisting amongst the monks like a slippery fish. Gu Beiyue watched with a complex expression, finding something slightly off about it all. But he couldn't see what was wrong.