Fortunately, I arrived just in time, or else I would have one less lovely little wife.

In a corner, Lin Yi tenderly wiped the stains off Ying Qi's mask.

After the fierce fight, the mask on Ying Qi's face had started to come loose and blur, with sweat long seeping through the gaps.

Lin Yi felt endless pity as he turned Ying Qi's back to the Gongsun Mo and others, then gently proceeded to remove her mask.

"Is this really okay, Master Lin?" Ying Qi grabbed Lin Yi's hand, worrying that if someone saw, it would be impossible to explain.

But Lin Yi firmly looked at Ying Qi and continued to help her remove the mask.

"Don't worry, with me here, that old eunuch won't be leaving alive."

With Lin Yi's assurance, Ying Qi calmed down and quietly waited for him to take off the mask.

In just a moment, Lin Yi easily removed the mask, and upon seeing Ying Qi's face flushed from restraint, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

'My little wife really can endure hardship; tonight I must properly compensate her.'

While Lin Yi and Ying Qi were intimately affectionate on this side, the old eunuch was steadily being beaten back on the other.

It must be said, the bloodline suppression from a fellow sect brother, even after more than a decade, the old eunuch was still no match for Gongsun Mo.

"Wait, senior brother, don't forget, if you kill me, you'll never see your precious daughter in this lifetime!"

At this moment, the old eunuch still attempted to threaten Gongsun Mo with that never-before-seen baby girl.

"Ha ha ha!"

Gongsun Mo suddenly burst into a crazed laughter, flashing a sharp knife from his sleeve, directly piercing through the old eunuch's abdomen.

"Ah—"

"Senior brother, do you, do you really not care about your daughter's life?"

The old eunuch coughed out several mouthfuls of fresh blood, this thrust nearly left him powerless to counterattack.

"Heh, my good junior brother, you've done so many unkind acts in this lifetime, when you plotted to exterminate my whole clan, sparing my lowly life for your use."

"Unexpectedly, Heaven has eyes, leaving the last bloodline for my Gongsun family, my little daughter is doing well, and I'm about to become a grandfather, ha ha."

"You've done nothing but evil; meeting your end here today, not exterminating your whole clan is already letting you off easy."

Hearing this, the old eunuch shockingly shook his head in disbelief, weakly saying.

"No, it can't be, that baby girl was clearly eaten by wolves and tigers, I saw it with my own eyes."

Gongsun Mo watched as the old eunuch's right hand stealthily reached into his left sleeve, knowing he was definitely about to pull some trick, so he swiftly drew his knife, severing the old eunuch's right hand.

Ah—

With a scream of agony, items fell out from the old eunuch's left sleeve.

Looking at the familiar hidden weapons, Gongsun Mo coldly said.

"Trying to play tricks under my nose, do you think this title of senior brother is for nothing, to tell you the truth, I have already found my little daughter's whereabouts; she is today's Princess Consort Jing."

"Thinking of using these hidden weapons against His Majesty, you didn't even ask whether I agree."

"Fellow sect brother, I'll send you off now!"

Having said this, Gongsun Mo delivered another Black Sand Palm, directly shattering the old eunuch's internal organs.

Puh—

The old eunuch spat out a few more mouthfuls of blood and then fell to the ground, never to rise again.

"At last, vengeance is served!"

Gongsun Mo felt an immense satisfaction, watching the corpses scattered across the Imperial Study Room without a care, and strode straight toward Lin Yi.

"Brother Lin! Who could've imagined your new weapon to be so powerful? If on the battlefield, you alone could stand against a hundred thousand strong army!"

Lin Yi responded with a faint smile, the Laser Cutting Gun in his hand indeed formidable, but not something to be misused recklessly.

If he were really to go to war in the future, this Laser Gun must not be used to indiscriminately kill the innocent.

"Brother Gongsun, now that the great vengeance has been avenged, it's time for you to fulfill your promise."

Clearly, Lin Yi intended to send Gongsun Mo away, considering Gongsun Mo's unpredictable and explosive temperament, a prolonged association could very well end with this mad elder strangling him in a fit of rage.

But Gongsun Mo thought otherwise; he approached Ying Qi and directly knelt to perform a formal greeting.

"This old man pays his respects to Your Majesty!"

Gongsun Mo was earnest in his demeanor; he valued the proprieties between sovereign and subject.

Ying Qi, having removed her disguise, was extremely awkward, hardly daring to raise her head; though she wore the Dragon Robe, her face was no longer the same.

Noticing Ying Qi's embarrassment, Lin Yi got up and tried to pull Gongsun Mo towards the window, yet Gongsun Mo's prosthetic limb seemed glued to the floor, not budging at all.

"Brother Lin, His Majesty has not yet dismissed me, what are you doing?"

Lin Yi shot Gongsun Mo an impatient look and said coldly, "When I tell you to leave, you leave. There's no business left for you here."

Hearing these words, Gongsun Mo became incensed. "Brother Lin, I'm paying my respects to His Majesty, and His Majesty hasn't spoken yet. Are you making decisions for His Majesty? Do not think that just because you saved His Majesty, His Majesty will heed your words."

"Since ancient times, the rites between sovereign and subject must not be abandoned, the sovereign's wish for a subject's death cannot be denied," Gongsun Mo's chatter activated as if a floodgate had been opened, going on endlessly.

Lin Yi shook his head helplessly; the mad elder was at it again.

"Brother Gongsun, you must leave quickly. When you have the time, do visit Princess Consort Jing at Suqing Palace, and see your precious daughter," Lin Yi's only wish was to send the annoying old man on his way.

"But it's not every day that I get to see His Majesty; of course, I cannot leave just like that. I remember seeing His Majesty when he was still a Prince," Gongsun Mo said proudly.

The days before the calamity, spent by the late Emperor's side, were the best times of his life.

Ying Qi, with her head buried, awkwardly tugged at Lin Yi's sleeve, unsure of what to do.

This scene left Gongsun Mo dumbfounded; these hesitant gestures were much like those of an indecisive woman.

"Your Majesty? What is this?" Gongsun Mo was anxious to the extreme, unable to gain recognition from His Majesty, and it seemed His Majesty was waiting for Lin Yi's guidance.

This was utterly bewildering.

At this moment, Lin Yi found himself greatly troubled, sighing deeply.

"Lift your head."

Following Lin Yi's order, Ying Qi slowly raised her head.

"Elder, please rise," Ying Qi said awkwardly as she turned her face away, feeling the irony of her own attire.

"Ah—what?"

Gongsun Mo was also taken aback, with Ying Qi having shed her mask; she simply didn't resemble the appearance of His Majesty. He swiftly drew his long sword and placed it against Ying Qi's neck, angrily shouting, "You've got some nerve, daring to impersonate His Majesty!"

As the situation escalated, Lin Yi refused to show weakness, drawing out his Laser Cutting Gun.

'Ah, this stubborn old man, always quick to draw his sword, he's going to scare my little wife to death.'

Fortunately, Ying Qi remained composed, not intimidated by Gongsun Mo in the slightest.

Lin Yi tapped Gongsun Mo with the Laser Cutting Gun, speaking in displeasure.

"These arrangements were all made by me. Don't make it difficult for a young girl. If I had known the eunuch would act, wouldn't I have to take precautions?"

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