Chapter 453: Shocking Dying Declaration

Chapter 453: Shocking Dying Declaration

In the dim light, Su Youyue did not move as she gazed at Prince Rong.

She was trying to discern the truth in Prince Rong's words.

Naturally, she hoped it was all false.

If, in her previous life, after her and Xie Yuan's death, Prince Rong had conquered Great Shen and taken the throne, she couldn’t imagine how hellish the situation in Great Shen would have been.

Seeing that Su Youyue said nothing, Prince Rong laughed wildly, “I don’t have the leisure to deceive you. Let me think, after so many years, I couldn’t take revenge on your biased grandmother and father for Qian'er. As soon as I ascended the throne, I ordered someone to dig up their graves.

But Qian'er was too kind, so I carried it out without her knowledge. Those who bullied Qian'er certainly deserved to die, and even after death, they deserve to die twice!

Oh, and Xie Yuan, after he died, he climbed into your coffin, wanting to die with you. But I separated you two.”

As her nails slowly dug into her palm, she thought of her grandmother and father, who could not rest in peace, their graves dug up by Prince Rong.

Xie Yuan, before his death, climbed into her coffin, wanting to die with her.

But Prince Rong cruelly separated the two.

Her eyes gradually filled with murderous intent as she gazed at the crazed Prince Rong.

"Unfortunately, you were never meant to be an emperor. Those who stand by justice gain many supporters; those who stand by injustice gain few supporters. An emperor who treats his people like nothing, who is tyrannical and indulgent, can never last long."

"That’s why you were reborn."

Both she and Lu Wen were reborn after their deaths, and Prince Rong likely was too.

And it hadn’t been long since then.

Although it was just her speculation, after she finished speaking, she saw Prince Rong’s expression stiffen, clearly reminded of something unpleasant.

Just as Su Youyue was on the verge of smiling, Prince Rong laughed maniacally again, “Yes, I died, and those wicked Dongrong people, despite our agreement that they wouldn’t invade Shen for ten years, they betrayed the deal and attacked!

If not for that, I would have had the chance to make Great Shen stronger and turn it into the most powerful nation!”

Her nails dug deeper, the pain in her palm reaching to her heart.

So, in the previous life, Prince Rong had betrayed Great Shen to the enemy!

Even though Prince Rong’s description didn’t mention Great Shen’s people, she knew without a doubt that the Dongrong people never saw the people of Great Shen as human. After the defeat, all the people of Great Shen would have been reduced to slaves of Dongrong, at the mercy of Dongrong!

She couldn’t have imagined that Great Shen in the previous life had fallen to such a state...

Her palms were bleeding now, and she suddenly snapped back to reality, looking at the crazed Prince Rong beneath her with bone-deep hatred in her voice.

"Do you think the reason Great Shen became strong enough to resist Dongrong in the previous life was because of you? It was because the Emperor and Xie Yuan exhausted themselves over ten years to lay the foundation. What did you do? You became a vassal of a fallen nation less than a year after ascending the throne!

Bai Rongge, you are nothing but an incompetent fool, the sinner of Great Shen for all generations, a disgrace to the Bai family for eternity. Whether in the previous life or this one, you will die a miserable death. For thousands of years, future generations will spit on your grave and be ashamed of you!”

Prince Rong was so enraged his teeth clattered, "I am not! Su Youyue, you are the one who deserves death the most, a wicked woman and a treacherous minister! Xie Yuan thought he was loyal to Bai Li Hongxuan, but he wasn’t!

He wasn’t even from Great Shen. He has Dongrong blood in him. He just doesn’t know it yet, which is why he’s been loyal to Great Shen. Hahaha, now that I’ve fallen to this state, I won’t let him have it easy. I’ve already ordered the world to know that Xie Yuan is a lapdog planted by Dongrong in Great Shen for many years. Let’s see if the people of Great Shen will still hail this spy as a hero who saved the world!"

Su Youyue’s brows furrowed deeply. She could somewhat believe the earlier part of what Prince Rong said, but the latter was complete nonsense. Xie Yuan had devoted himself to Great Shen in the previous life, going through fire and water, pouring out his heart for the country. How could he possibly be a Dongrong person? Prince Rong was probably so afraid of death that he had started spewing madness.

Prince Rong glared at her with a sinister look from one eye. "Poisonous woman, I know you don't believe me, but I've already had the message released to the world. The people will soon discover that Xie Yuan's late biological mother is still in Dongrong, living a life of luxury and honored as Princess Pingyang! Even his dead elder brothers are subjects of Dongrong."

"The Xie family has always been a family of treacherous ministers. The entire family were spies themselves. In this life, the people of the world are still deceived into thinking they were loyal subjects—how ridiculous! The emperor was right to execute them back then! When Xie Yuan's mother and elder brothers appear, how could Xie Yuan not immediately become a lackey of Dongrong?"

Prince Rong became more and more agitated, his entire face twisting in a terrifying manner, his wounds appearing to writhe.

The more Su Youyue listened, the more she wanted to kill Prince Rong right then, rather than let this madman continue spreading these absurd lies.

If Xie Yuan's mother and two elder brothers were really still in Dongrong, and were indeed spies for Dongrong, why hadn't they come for Xie Yuan in the past ten years of the previous lifetime?

"Bitch, you will pay for Qian'er's life!"

Prince Rong cursed angrily and suddenly reached into a wound, pulling out a slender blade that shot across the wire mesh towards Su Youyue.

Su Youyue was taken by surprise and was about to be struck in the chest by the hidden weapon when an arm suddenly reached out and pulled her into an embrace.

"Xie Yuan!"

She hadn't expected Prince Rong to go so far as to hide a weapon in his wound. As she regained her composure, her heart raced in fear. She quickly examined Xie Yuan's arm.

A bloody wound had been inflicted on his strong arm by the diamond-shaped blade.

Su Youyue's heart ached with worry, fearing the weapon might be poisoned. "Let me examine it quickly; there might be poison on the blade."

Xie Yuan shook his head. "Naturally, it isn't poisoned. Don't worry."

Su Youyue let out a small sigh of relief but still felt pained. Thinking of the culprit, Prince Rong, her anger surged even more.

"Let's kill this menace right away before he harms anyone else!"

Xie Yuan pressed his wound to slow the bleeding and replied softly, "Before departing, the Emperor already gave the order. Once we capture Prince Rong, he is to be executed immediately. Tomorrow, we will settle everything with Prince Rong and the spies in the army."

Relieved that Prince Rong would be killed the next day, Su Youyue immediately added, "Poison him so he can't speak, so he can't spout any more crazy lies to slander you later."

After all, while she thought some of what Prince Rong said earlier was somewhat credible, the rest was complete nonsense.

"Alright," Xie Yuan assented softly, his gaze dark and unfathomable as he looked down at the defeated Prince Rong.