Chapter 419: Killing time has arrived

Could it be that in this abandoned palace, besides them and the man in black, there is a fourth person?

Perhaps the real terrible thing is not the killer man in black, but the fourth person who came and went without a trace! Although Queen Le didn't see it with her own eyes, her feeling became stronger and stronger! An hour later, the mysterious man in black was going to kill. Why did he have to wait until midnight to take action? Queen Le didn't understand, and she didn't have time to think too much!

Zhao Xuan suddenly screamed again: "Mom! Look..."

Queen Le was shocked. She thought the man in black was catching up again. Following the direction of Zhao Xuan's finger, Queen Le did not see the man in black, but saw a cylindrical bulge.

This cylindrical bulge is hidden in the corner of the wall, covered with a thick layer of dust. If you don’t look at it, it will be difficult for ordinary people to see it, but Zhao Xuan unexpectedly appears.

Queen Le walked over carefully and gently pulled away the dust covered on it.

The cylindrical bulge is earth-gray, which is extremely similar to the color of dust on the floor.

Queen Le handed the torch in her hand to Zhao Xuan and used both hands to pull the cylinder.

Suddenly, with a "click", the cylindrical bulge cracked from the middle, and it was empty inside.

This sudden sound scared Queen Le and Zhao Xuan. In the bright firelight, Queen Le clearly saw wisps of red smoke floating out of the broken cylinder. In just a blink of an eye, the red smoke filled the entire small room.

Queen Le suddenly felt that her body was no longer under control. She was surprised to find that her body was slowly floating up.

The same is true for Zhao Xuan!

Queen Le wanted to reach out to pull Zhao Xuan, but she couldn't use any strength. She wanted to speak, but she didn't make any sound.

Queen Le and Zhao Xuan kept floating upwards.

The ceiling melted and disappeared in the red smoke.

The second floor of the palace!

The red smoke disappeared at some point.

Queen Le climbed up from the ground, and she was stunned by the scene in front of her.

The second and first floors of this palace are simply different worlds! The carved chairs of nanmu, the tabletop covered with gold foil, the colorful walls, the shiny floor, and a bright red carpet was laid over, spreading straight to the feet of Queen Le and Zhao Xuan. A pretty little maid had long kneeled on the ground: "I would like to pay tribute to the emperor and the empress dowager!"

Queen Le and Zhao Xuan stood in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.

This is not a dream, this is a living reality!

Queen Le trembled and helped the little maid up: "Where is this...?"

The little maid smiled and showed a small white teeth: "This is the Hall of Anle. The emperor and the great-looking man will enjoy health and happiness forever!" The little maid's mouth was so sweet, as if she had applied half a pound of honey!

Queen Le breathed a sigh of relief. No matter where this place was, it was at least much better than the dirty and terrifying first floor! She led Zhao Xuan, walked along the red carpet, and sat down at a table covered with gold foil. It was very comfortable to sit on the nanmu carved chair.

Zhao Xuan sat next to Queen Le, staring with his eyes wide and looking around.

Suddenly, a smell of food wafted over.

When Queen Le looked back, she saw a group of palace maids walking over with red paint on their hands. In a moment, the delicacies filled the entire table. The food was still steaming, and it was obviously just out of the pot!

Zhao Xuan stood up, his eyes wide open. He hadn't seen so many delicious foods in many years.

Queen Le was about to ask a few questions, but all the palace maids who served the food suddenly left. Even the pretty little maid just now left at some point.

In such a huge hall, only Queen Le and Zhao Xuan are left!

The muscles in the corners of Queen Le's eyes beat violently, and she didn't know what was going on!

Zhao Xuan looked at Queen Le and asked weakly: "Mom! Can the dishes on the table be eaten?"

Queen Le smiled and said, "Of course I can eat it! Eat... eat it quickly..." She said, but she felt uneasy. "Can this food be poisonous?" Queen Le thought about this, but suddenly saw her son Zhao Xuan pick up a pheasant and stuffed it into her mouth. "Wait a minute!" Queen Le suddenly reached out and knocked off the chopsticks in Zhao Xuan's hand.

A pair of carefully carved ebony chopsticks fell to the ground with a "clang" sound, and the piece of pheasant meat I just picked up was beaten to fly more than three feet away!

Zhao Xuan looked at his mother in surprise: "Mom..."

Queen Le was stunned for a moment and suddenly said, "I'm hungry, so eat a few pieces to fill my stomach!"

Zhao Xuan looked at the table with delicacies and suddenly asked, "Are you afraid that the food will be poisonous?"

Queen Le didn't say anything and picked up a piece of pheasant meat with her chopsticks.

Zhao Xuan rushed over, hugged Queen Le's arm, and said in panic: "Mom, I won't eat anymore... I'm not hungry..."

The chopsticks in Queen Le's hand slid weakly onto the table. She trembled her hands, tears rolling in her eyes.

"This food is indeed poisonous. Eating it is death. If you don't eat it, you can't escape death!" A cold voice came from behind.

Queen Le looked back in shock.

The man in black wearing a bronze mask stood behind him at some point.

Queen Le didn't run away, she knew that running was useless.

Midnight, midnight!

The man in black sighed and slowly raised the ghost-headed sword in his hand. He wanted to kill the orphan and widowed mother in front of him without any effort!

Queen Le suddenly sternly said, "Wait a minute!"

The man in black said coldly: "What else do you have to say?"

Queen Le looked at the twinkling eyes behind the bronze mask and suddenly said, "If I was not wrong, we have met before. Although you defected to Zhao Xian, you are the old minister of the former emperor!"

The man in black trembled, and his lightning-bright eyes suddenly dimmed. Although he did not speak, his performance was equivalent to admitting.

Queen Le sighed and said, "I know you came on order, but... If the Emperor treated you well before his death, how could you bear to kill his wife and children?"

The man in black hid behind the bronze mask and no longer dared to look at Queen Le and Zhao Xuan, but the ghost-headed sword in his hand was still tightly held.

Queen Le protected Zhao Xuan tightly behind her, and she didn't say anything else. She knew that it would be useless to say more. If this man in black had received the favor of the late emperor, he might have let them go. If he was not appreciated by the late emperor and was hit, then he would never leave room for action today!

The hall on the second floor became as silent as death, and Queen Le and the killer man in black confronted each other without moving. Once this silent situation was broken, the life and death of Queen Le and Zhao Xuan would be clear!

At this moment, a rhythmic sound of footsteps suddenly sounded in the silent hall.
Chapter completed!