Catching Monsters

Chapter 137 The Last Three Years

Jiang Yun looked at the scene in front of him, with corpses everywhere, and frowned slightly. He was now weak and could only stand with the support of Xu Xiaogang.

Soon, he saw Linglong being escorted by many Jinyiwei. Under Feng Yu's order, Linglong was taken towards the palace.

Feng Yu personally accompanied Linglong. Just as she was about to pass by Jiang Yun, Linglong stopped, turned her head and said to Feng Yu, "I want to talk to him."

Feng Yu was slightly startled, glanced at Jiang Yun, and then nodded in agreement.

Soon, Linglong was brought in front of Jiang Yun.

Xu Xiaogang, who was standing next to him, also changed his expression. He had never expected that the leader of the Red Lotus Sect was actually the maidservant beside Jiang Yun.

"You, you are the leader of the Red Lotus Cult?" Xu Xiaogang said in disbelief with his eyes wide open.

Jiang Yun took a deep breath and whispered, "Sorry."

Linglong looked at Jiang Yun deeply, not knowing what she was thinking, her lips moving slightly.

Soon, a voice that only Jiang Yun could hear sounded in his ears.

"That's great. At least not all the Red Lotus members are dead."

Afterwards, watching Linglong being escorted away, Jiang Yun couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

"Come on, brother-in-law, I'll take you back to the inn to rest first." Xu Xiaogang said after taking a deep breath.

……

Fourteen years ago, Linglong, who was only seven years old, only remembered that she had a serious illness, her body was very weak, and many of her memories were blurred.

Fortunately, I have parents and a brother who love me at home.

Although the family worked hard on the farm and could only survive with difficulty, with one meal hungry and one meal full, they still lived a happy life. After farming, his father would always take some wild flowers that he liked.

When my mother couldn't sleep at night, she would hum nursery rhymes to help herself fall asleep.

My brother would also fight with other kids until he was bruised and battered when they bullied him.

But suddenly one day, an official from the government office came to the house and asked his father to pay a tax of twenty taels of silver, otherwise his brother, who was only twelve years old, would be taken to the frontier to work as a laborer to repay the tax.

During the dispute, the father pushed the official down in excitement, and the official left with his men.

But that night, a huge fire suddenly broke out in the house. Linglong only vaguely remembered that she was carried out of the house by her brother who was burned beyond recognition.

My brother and parents all died in the fire.

The next day, the villagers were talking about the fire, and everyone claimed that it was probably done by the official from yesterday.

Then there is poor Linglong, who lost her family at a young age. Although people say it is a pity, no one is willing to take in this little girl.

Life is not easy, and no one wants to have another mouth to feed at home.

Linglong, who was only seven years old, could only beg in the nearby county town for a living. Sometimes she would meet kind-hearted people who would give her a copper coin, which she could use to buy a steamed bun.

More often than not, when he could not bear the hunger anymore, he would go to the kitchen of the inn and steal some leftover slop from the other guests. When the weather got cold, he would find some dry weeds and pile them on his body like other beggar children and fall asleep in hunger and cold.

She often cried at night because she missed her parents and brother. There were often little beggars starving to death or freezing to death around her.

Sometimes she thought that she might die like this.

But one day, she met a kind old man who called himself Qingbo. He took her back to a mansion, provided her with food and clothing, and thick clothes. Then, he suddenly brought many inexplicable strangers with him.

Qing Bo loudly announced: This is the reincarnation of the Daoist Master! We have hope! The Red Lotus has descended! The Red Lotus has descended!
Everyone was kneeling down to her madly. Linglong didn't understand why, but she was very happy as she had enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear every day.

A group of people will be nice to you, but unfortunately this kind of life does not last long.

Suddenly, a group of Jinyiwei appeared. They killed many people and claimed that they and Qingbo were traitors.

Qingbo took her away and they kept wandering around. She also followed Qingbo to practice evil arts.

As she grew up, her experiences in childhood and the continuous hunting made her heart full of hatred towards the court.

Gradually, some like-minded companions appeared around her, who firmly believed that as long as the dog emperor was killed, the world would become better.

Finally, when she was fifteen years old, the Red Lotus Sect, led by her, organized an operation to assassinate the emperor.

But when they sneaked into the palace, they were ambushed, as if the court had already anticipated everything.

All the companions were captured, including Linglong.

She and a dozen of her surviving companions were all taken to the gallows.

As the guillotines fell one after another, the companions all had firm eyes and showed no fear at all.

Finally it was her turn. Linglong closed her eyes, waiting for death to come, but she was saved by the eunuch Feng Yu who was supervising the execution.

Then she was imprisoned in a dungeon, where she learned everything...

Everything is fake.

The story of parents being burned alive when they were young is fake.

She is the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty!

When she was seven years old, Xiao Yuzheng invited a great scholar from the academy to seal her memory and send her out of the capital, causing her to gradually hate the court. He then secretly fanned the flames and wiped out all anti-bandit organizations.

Only the Red Lotus Sect was left, and it was allowed to slowly grow and become stronger.

Just for this day.

In order to allow her, a royal princess, to take control of all the rebel organizations in the world.

Then, gathering these rebels together and bringing them to the capital to die would be much more convenient than the imperial court investigating and killing them one by one. …

In the Imperial Palace, there is a special dungeon under the pond in the Imperial Garden, where Linglong is imprisoned.

Her hands were tied with chains and she leaned against the wall, her eyes filled with despair.

The only light in the dim dungeon was provided by the candles burning in the corridor.

In the corridor, there were more than ten Jinyiwei guards closely guarding, leaving no chance for the leader of the Red Lotus Sect to escape.

Soon, footsteps were heard from above, and Feng Yu, dressed in eunuch's clothes, walked down with a serious expression.

"Eunuch Feng." Many Jinyiwei hurriedly saluted.

Feng Yu waved his hand and looked at Linglong: "You all should go out first. I want to interrogate the leader of the Red Lotus Sect."

"Yes."

The many Jinyiwei present nodded without hesitation and quickly left the dungeon.

After everyone left, Feng Yu hurriedly opened the prison door, walked in, and knelt on the ground: "Old servant Feng Yu, kowtow to Her Royal Highness the Princess, Her Royal Highness has been wronged."

"Your Majesty is going to pay respect to the ancestors. After that, he will come to see you first."

Linglong leaned against the wall, turning a deaf ear to Feng Yu's words, and said calmly: "Eunuch Feng, kill me. This is the third time."

She slowly turned her gaze towards Feng Yu and said in a deep voice, "Those who died in front of me were all my subordinates who trusted me immensely. Do you understand?"

"I don't want to go on like this anymore. If I continue like this, I'm going to go crazy."

Feng Yu, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head and said respectfully, "Your Highness, please calm down. These people are traitors who want to overthrow our Great Zhou Dynasty."

"It is not a pity for these people to die. You cannot say this in front of His Majesty, or His Majesty will be angry."

"Your Highness, the Princess, have any instructions, and I will do them."

Linglong looked at the wall with a dead look in her eyes: "Kill me."

"This won't work."

"Let me regain my status as a princess. I don't want to do this anymore."

Feng Yu coughed and said, "His Majesty said that after this time, Princess, please go out and gather a group of rebels to kill them, and you can restore your status and reputation."

At that time, there were many rebels in various places who plotted to overthrow Your Majesty. Then Your Majesty discussed with Feng Yu and decided to select an absolutely reliable person to train as the leader of the rebels.

This person must be a member of the royal family. Only in this way can he be absolutely loyal and not overthrow the Zhou Dynasty by pretending to be someone real.

Nor can it be male...

When Xiao Linglong was seven years old, she was chosen because she had the greatest talent for cultivation among Xiao Yuzheng's daughters.

Xiao Linglong said slowly: "Then help me kill the dog emperor."

Feng Yu's heart trembled when he heard this, and he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, why are you saying such nonsense again..."

Xiao Linglong looked at Feng Yu fiercely: "I can hardly tell who I am anymore."

"Is it Princess Xiao Linglong of the Great Zhou Dynasty, or Linglong, the leader of the Red Lotus Sect?"

"If this continues, I'm afraid one day I won't be able to resist and rebel."

"My subordinates are not the traitors you claim. They are flesh and blood. It's just that the court and the various injustices have forced them to become like that."

"If the imperial court had done a little better, they wouldn't have resorted to the desperate act of rebellion that would have cost them their lives."

Feng Yu said respectfully, "Everything will have to wait until His Majesty returns. Your Highness, please have a good rest first."

After saying that, Feng Yu left the room.

Xiao Linglong closed her eyes unwillingly and just sat quietly in the prison. She didn't know how long it had passed before footsteps were finally heard outside the prison again.

Xiao Yuzheng, accompanied by Feng Yu, came to the prison.

Obviously, on the way, Feng Yu had already reported Xiao Linglong's attitude to Xiao Yuzheng.

Xiao Yuzheng smiled, opened the cell and walked forward quickly, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, my dear daughter. We have wiped out the Red Lotus Sect this time. I'm afraid that the Red Lotus Sect will not be able to make any more waves in the short term."

"Feng Yu, clean up my Qianxun Villa and let Linglong have a good rest for two months."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Feng Yu nodded slightly.

Xiao Linglong raised her head, looked at Xiao Yuzheng, and said, "I don't want to be the leader anymore. I want to restore my status."

Xiao Yuzheng frowned and said in a deep voice: "It's not easy for you to have such influence in the outside world. As long as your flag as the leader of the Red Lotus Cult is still there, the rebels will gather around you."

"Well, I promise you, for the last time, okay?"

"The last three years."

"If you recruit another group of rebels to the capital and kill them, your father will restore your status."

Xiao Linglong remained silent and did not answer.

Xiao Yuzheng laughed and said, "Feng Yu, arrange for the princess to leave the city."

Xiao Linglong said: "No need to arrange anything, I will leave by myself."

(End of this chapter)