Catching Monsters

Chapter 473 I Will Exterminate Your Entire Family! (Bonus Chapter)

Xiao Yuzheng took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on Xiao Jingfu: "You unfilial son, you unfilial son!"

Xiao Jingfu's mind was blank at this moment, and he couldn't help but look at the white figure that had suddenly appeared in the palace.

His plan was actually quite complete, but what he never expected was that a white shadow would appear as an unexpected turn of events.

"Do you think that just because you've become the Crown Prince, you know everything?" Xiao Yuzheng took a deep breath and slowly stepped forward: "I haven't told you many of the secrets of the Zhou Kingdom yet, not even about the situation of the Sacred Tomb."

"Under such circumstances, even if you were to kill me, do you think you could control the court?"

"You murdered your father for the throne, a heinous crime that has won you no popular support. Even if you kill me, do you think you can then seize control of the court?"

Xiao Yuzheng's voice was filled with boundless anger.

He was extremely lenient and kind to his children. Even when the sixth prince colluded with the Hu people, he did not punish him and did not even strip him of his title.

They simply imprisoned him.

However, Xiao Jingfu's behavior had completely exceeded his limit of tolerance.

Hearing his father's words, Xiao Jingfu understood that he was unlikely to survive this time either. So he mustered his courage and said loudly, "What right do you have to criticize me?"

"You accuse me of murdering my father for the throne, but what about you? Are you any cleaner?"

"You know better than anyone how you got your throne; you still seized it from your brother."

"If you can do it, then of course I can do it too!"

"You unfilial son!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuzheng was enraged and kicked Xiao Jingfu hard in the chest. Then he raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Bai Ying, bring the things here."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ying produced a black iron whip and handed it to Xiao Yuzheng.

"Father..."

Just then, outside the palace door, Xiao Jingqing struggled to rush in, knelt on the ground, and saw the scene before him.

"Father, perhaps Fourth Brother was just confused for a moment. Please don't be angry and let him go." Xiao Jingqing pleaded, clinging tightly to Xiao Yuzheng's leg.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuzheng's heart softened slightly. Jingqing was still kind-hearted; even at this point, he was still pleading for Xiao Jingfu.

Xiao Jingfu, who had been observing coldly, said indifferently, "Eighth Brother, stop pretending. You've already achieved your goal."

"Shut up." Xiao Yuzheng kicked Xiao Jingfu. "Do you think everyone is as heartless and ungrateful as you?"

After saying that, he lashed out with a whip, striking Xiao Jingfu hard. The blow sent Xiao Jingfu sprawling on the ground, his skin torn and bleeding.

The pain caused Xiao Jingfu to break out in a sweat, grimacing and gasping for breath.

Snapped!
One lash after another echoed through the palace, the stench of blood slowly spreading.

Xiao Yuzheng was also furious, staring at Xiao Jingfu with disappointment and said, "You have been blinded by power and lost your true self."

Back then, when Xiao Jingfu was young, he was an extremely outstanding prince. He was polite, kind, and never had any conflicts with anyone.

Even in the imperial court at the time, many civil officials believed that the fourth prince was the most polite and benevolent of all the princes.

Xiao Yuzheng still remembers holding Xiao Jingfu, who was thirteen or fourteen years old, in his arms. Xiao Yuzheng once jokingly asked, "Little Jingfu, you've grown up now. How about I let you sit on my throne?"

Unexpectedly, the young Xiao Jingfu said without any interest, "Father, I don't want to be the emperor. The throne belongs to my elder brother. I want to be a carefree prince..."

"Don't you want to compete with your older brother?"

Young Xiao Jingfu: "Now that my elder brother is the emperor, how could he possibly mistreat me?"

"When I grow up, I'll become a great general and help my older brother lead troops into battle..."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuzheng was overjoyed. Because he had gained his position illegitimately, he was even more unwilling to see the things he had done happen to his children.

“I haven’t lost my way; it’s you, Father, who’s been blinded by power.” Xiao Jingfu said through gritted teeth, his eyes red. “If you were to die peacefully like this, would I be unable to be a diligent emperor like you?”

"Can you guarantee that your older brother will do better than me?" "For the past four months, I've worked hard and haven't dared to slack off in the slightest!"

"But you, you found a magic elixir to prolong your life."

Xiao Yuzheng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Even if Father Emperor survives, you will still be the Crown Prince. What's the rush?"

Xiao Jingfu snorted coldly and said, "If you take this elixir, you will live for another thirty or fifty years."

"Can I really be the crown prince for another thirty or fifty years?"

"Is there such a crown prince?"

Most importantly, in these four months, Xiao Jingfu has tasted the power of authority and can control the affairs of the world through memorials to the emperor.

Everything required his approval.

Everyone revered him as their leader.

This taste is simply irresistible.

"Rebel!"

With red eyes, Xiao Yuzheng lashed Xiao Jingfu's body with the whip again and again.

At first, Xiao Jingfu struggled and shouted, but later, his whole body trembled slightly, and he was about to give up.

Seeing this, Bai Ying quickly stepped forward, took Xiao Yuzheng's hand, and whispered, "Your Majesty."

"enough."

"I'm almost dead."

Xiao Jingfu's body twitched slightly. His face was covered in blood, revealing a ferocious expression. His eyes were fixed on Xiao Yuzheng's eyes: "You killed your brother to seize the throne, and now you've personally murdered your son..."

He spat out a mouthful of blood: "A person like you will ultimately only be remembered in history as a foolish and tyrannical ruler who brought about the downfall of his country!"

"Hahaha, it's a pity that you've worked diligently for thirty years, hoping to gain a good reputation to cover up your fratricide and usurpation of the throne. But can you really cover it up?"

After saying this, Xiao Jingfu was already on his deathbed. Xiao Jingqing, with tears in his eyes, ran forward and said, "Fourth brother, stop talking, stop talking. Please apologize to Father Emperor. I'll go find the imperial physician right away."

With his last bit of strength, Xiao Jingfu brought his mouth close to Xiao Jingqing's ear and whispered in a voice only the Eighth Prince could hear, "Stop pretending, Eighth Prince."

"Although you are young, you are more cunning than my older brother and me."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingqing panicked and looked bewildered.

With a thud, after being whipped like that, Xiao Jingfu finally breathed his last.

Xiao Yuzheng trembled as he looked at the blood-stained iron whip in his hand and at Xiao Jingfu lying on the ground.

Unable to suppress her emotions any longer, she gritted her teeth and stepped forward to embrace Xiao Jingfu's body: "Jingfu, you were so foolish!"

“Zhang Yao!” Xiao Yuzheng slowly raised his head and looked at Zhang Yao.

Zhang Yao was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

"You have wreaked havoc in the palace and plotted to harm me..."

“They even arbitrarily altered imperial edicts and mobilized the imperial guards.”

"After the Fourth Prince discovered this, he was cruelly murdered by you in an attempt to protect my life!"

There was no way around it; Xiao Jingfu's death definitely needed to be addressed. As the saying goes, even tigers don't eat their cubs, but if the emperor killed his own son, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, the only person who could have killed Xiao Jingfu was Zhang Yao.

Xiao Yuzheng stared intently at Zhang Yao: "I will exterminate your entire family!"

(End of this chapter)