The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 49 Going Down the Mountain
There was silence in the courtyard, and the few imperial doctors did not talk at the moment, they had a heart to stay out of it.

Although I already have guesses in my mind, these people in the yard are still suspected of committing crimes.

These people brought from the capital, even though concubine Duan was there to guard them, they might still be planted as hidden stakes.

"Huo An..."

"The servant is here!"

"Let Wang Zong send a team of guards over to interrogate all the slaves and maidservants serving in this courtyard!"

"As ordered!"

Xu Hong's continuous inefficiency in handling affairs made Zhao Yanxun no longer trust him, so he asked Wang Zong to handle the matter.

Following Zhao Yanxun's order, nearly twenty maids and eunuchs in the courtyard were all guarded by guards.

The circles under his eyes were in a mess, but Zhao Yanxun didn't have time to be bored, he had to comfort Huang Rongrong first.

As the sun set to the west, Wang Zong's interrogation of the maids and eunuchs ended, but nothing was found in the end.

It can be said that all the clues of the assassin's case are all broken at this point, and there is no possibility of further investigation.

In fact, in Zhao Yanxun's eyes, there are only a few people who can instruct the murderer behind the scenes.

Both the prince and the queen are likely, and even those civil officials who hate the concubine Duan's interference in politics may also be murderous.

As night fell, all the hustle and bustle returned to silence, and many people in the palace couldn't sleep.

Especially those guards who saw Zhao Yanxun killing zombies during the day, as long as they closed their eyes, the bloody and tragic scene would appear in their minds.

Fortunately, the night passed quickly, and when the sun rose again, a brand new day came again.

Zhao Yanxun just got up and finished washing, when Lin Quan told him outside that Shi Zhou Chengping, head of the royal family, had come.

No need to meet anyone, Zhao Yanxun knew the purpose of Zhou Chengping's visit, this guy was definitely here to persuade him to go down the mountain.

Zhao Yanxun walked out the door, Zhou Chengping was waiting in the courtyard, wearing a dignified official uniform.

"Meet Your Highness!"

After signaling to Zhou Chengping that he would be exempt from the ceremony, Zhao Yanxun asked, "Zhou Changshi, why are you here?"

"Your Highness, you have been on the mountain for two days, it's time to go down to Yuanyang!"

In fact, there was no need for Zhou Chengping to specially invite him, Zhao Yanxun already had the idea of ​​going down the mountain, after all, he had stayed enough at Wolong Temple.

"Well, what you said makes sense!" After saying that, Zhao Yanxun said to Lin Quan beside him: "Go and send the order, we will go down the mountain in an hour!"

"Obey!" After Lin Quan replied, he sent the order immediately.

Seeing Zhao Yanxun's straightforwardness, Zhou Chengping was a little taken aback.

"Zhou Changshi, before going down the mountain, I want you to see something!" Zhao Yanxun said with a smile.

I don't know what medicine Zhao Yanxun sells in the gourd, but as long as Zhao Yanxun is willing to go down the mountain with him, Zhou Chengping is willing to play with him.

"My lord, what are you looking at?"

"You'll know in a while!" Zhao Yanxun laughed.

Immediately, he recruited a guard, and after whispering to the other party, the guard left.

Afterwards, no matter how Zhou Chengping insinuated, he couldn't pry a word out of Zhao Yanxun's mouth.

The two chatted for a while in the yard, Zhao Yanxun was calm and relaxed, but Zhou Chengping couldn't help being distracted.

About half an hour later, the guards who had just left rushed over.

"My lord, it's ready!" The guard knelt on one knee and said.

Zhao Yanxun nodded, and then said to Zhou Chengping in front of him, "Let's go...Zhou Changshi!"

Following behind Zhao Yanxun, Zhou Chengping always felt a little flustered.

Soon they came to a small courtyard, where double sentry posts were arranged, and the defense strength was stronger than that of Zhao Yanxun's residence.

"Your Highness, this is..."

"Zhou Changshi, go ahead!" Zhao Yanxun raised his hand, signaling Zhou Chengping to go ahead.

Seeing Zhou Chengping showing hesitation, Zhao Yanxun said with a more kind expression: "Please!"

After a few breaths of silence, Zhou Chengping stepped into the courtyard.

Just after entering the gate, I saw more than 20 guards standing inside. There was a square object in the center of the yard covered with a huge black cloth.

Stopping in his tracks, Zhou Chengping asked, "Your Highness, do you want me to read this?"

"That's right, let's go!" Zhao Yanxun said with a smile.

Seeing this smile, Zhou Chengping became more and more uncertain, but he still turned around and faced the thing covered by the black cloth.

The surrounding guards were expressionless, and Zhou Chengping couldn't find any usable information.

Under Zhao Yanxun's gaze, he could only approach the black cloth step by step. At this moment, he could vaguely hear a low roar coming from the black cloth.

Beast?But what's so good about the beast?

When Zhou Chengping turned his head, Zhao Yanxun signaled him to turn his head away.

But when Zhou Chengping turned his head, the black cloth in front of him was instantly pulled away, and a wooden cage appeared in front of him.

At this moment, he was only half a step away from the cage, and Zhou Chengping could clearly see that there was only one person locked inside.

To be precise, it is a monk, but this person's face is covered with blood, and his body is also covered with blood...

Before Zhou Chengping could take a closer look, under the sunlight outside, the monk in the cage suddenly raised his head and let out an extremely ear-piercing roar.

"Roar……"

The smell of blood rushed towards his face, and the monk rushed towards Zhou Chengping with all his strength, trying to peel him alive with his outstretched claws.

After all, Zhou Chengping was a civil servant, so he had seen such battles, and out of instinctive reaction after being frightened, he took several steps back in a row.

Panting heavily, Zhou Chengping was in a panic, and the horror in his eyes couldn't be added.

In fact, Zhou Chengping didn't sit slumped on the ground, and for a scholar like him, he was considered to have extraordinary courage.

The zombie in the cage was still thumping, but the cage made by the guards was extremely strong, and it was absolutely impossible for him to escape.

Walking to Zhou Chengping's side slowly, Zhao Yanxun asked with a smile: "Zhou Changshi, are you okay?"

No matter how well-trained Zhou Chengping was, he couldn't help cursing at the bottom of his heart at this moment, but on the surface he didn't explode.

"Your Highness...Your Highness, what's going on??"

Zhao Yanxun didn't answer, but pointed to the zombie in the cage and said, "Zhou Changshi...have you ever seen this kind of monster?"

"Monster? How could this be a monster? This is obviously a monk!"

Zhao Yanxun didn't explain, but walked slowly to the front of the cage, and took out the saber from the waist of the guard beside him.

Turning around with the knife in hand, Zhao Yanxun said with a smile: "You are right, he was a monk half a month ago, and he was in charge of taking care of the forbidden area behind the mountain..."

"But now, he has become a monster that loses the sense of pain, has no soul, and wants to eat human flesh..."

As the time went on, the smile on Zhao Yanxun's face gradually disappeared, and his expression became cold.

The crazy and bloodthirsty monk, the indifferent guards around, and the murderous Zhao Yanxun... everything looks so terrifying.

Zhou Chengping was terrified for a moment, he saw Zhao Yanxun slowly raised the edge of the knife, and slowly stabbed the mad monk in the cage.

The point of the knife approached, but the monk had no intention of avoiding it, he just kept roaring, baring his teeth and claws to escape from the cage.

Just like that, Zhou Chengping watched helplessly, the point of the knife pierced into the monk's chest, and a stream of blackened blood overflowed.

What shocked Zhou Chengping even more was that the monk who was stabbed by the knife was completely normal at the moment, still showing bloodthirsty eyes, wanting to choose and devour someone.

Quickly drawing the knife, Zhao Yanxun handed the knife to the guard, and then walked slowly to Zhou Chengping.

But Zhou Chengping didn't look at Zhao Yanxun, his eyes fixed on the enveloping monk, who was still alive and kicking at the moment.

(End of this chapter)