The Upstairs Tea House in the West Gate of the Imperial Palace.
Two elders disguised as commoners, one tall and solemn, the other wrinkled and cunning.
"I wonder if Jiu Xiao will succeed."
"Rest assured, with Jiu Xiao's skills, even the imperial guards of the previous dynasty couldn't stop him."
"Alas, all these years, we've trained nearly a hundred children, but only Jiu Xiao qualified. The rest perished. This time, we must succeed!"
"No problem. Ten days ago, I gave Jiu Xiao final instructions on how to proceed. Tonight, we wait for the news."
The two elders flashed worried looks, but soon became determined and resolute.
Recalling the inhumane training process, many children couldn't endure until the end. Only Jiu Xiao persisted.
Jiu Xiao could endure what ordinary people couldn't.
He was the chosen assassin!
"Yes, we wait. Tonight, we'll surely receive news of the death of Xiao Yunzhou, the Emperor of Jing Country."
The elders clinked their teacups filled with tea.
The Earth and Moon Sect, no, their imperial clan would soon rise again.
Just wait...
Wait until the moon rises above the willow branches, wait until the tea house customers leave, wait until the curfew bell echoes in the streets...
The two elders had drained three pots of tea!
Glancing at each other, they were getting anxious, yet there was no news of chaos in the palace, the city gates opening, or soldiers surrounding the palace walls as expected!
"What's going on? Hasn't the Lantern Festival banquet ended yet?"
"It shouldn't be."
"Perhaps the deed is done, but the news is suppressed."
"Makes sense, let's keep waiting! It must be soon!"
Wait some more...
The two elders took turns visiting the outhouse and drank the fourth pot of tea.
Even the tea house was about to close—
Finally, they saw armored soldiers rushing out from the palace, and they were surrounded.
"Drinking tea and whispering late at night, you two come with us."
"???"
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"Please reconsider, Your Majesty."
The Lantern Festival banquet had ended inside the palace.
The Minister of War, the Commander of the Imperial Guards, the Minister of Justice, and the Minister of Justice were all in Xiao Yunzhou's study.
"Arresting people without evidence, and the targets were just two elderly tea drinkers. Isn't that unfair?" Zhang Wei, the Minister of Justice, always acted by the law and disapproved of the Ministry of War's actions today, mobilizing troops to arrest two civilians at a tea house without reason.
"Your Majesty, do you have any evidence of their crimes?" Zhang Wei glared at the Minister of War.
Ever since the Emperor introduced down jackets and instant noodles, following the advice of the Minister of War, who was close like wearing the same pants as the Duke of Dingguo, Zhang Wei felt the Emperor was being unreasonable.
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