"However... we didn't manage to capture that little girl," the black - clothed man replied in a low voice.
Hearing this, Su Jin immediately flew into a rage. "How is that possible? How could that wretched girl have escaped? She was clearly in this mansion. Why couldn't you even find a trace of her?"
The black - clothed man lowered his head and said carefully, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Your subordinates have sent out many people, but we still haven't found anything."
"Useless wretches!" Su Jin cursed.
He had long anticipated this. He had already dispatched many experts to hunt down that little slut, but still couldn't find her trace. This made him extremely angry.
He had thought that if he could capture one of Tang Youyou's maids, he would surely have a chance to catch Tang Youyou, that slut! But unexpectedly, he had failed again this time.
Su Jin angrily clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. "Useless! You're all useless! You can't even handle a little girl properly!"
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger," the black - clothed man knelt on the ground.
Su Jin was so angry that his chest heaved violently, and his eyes flashed a blood - thirsty look.
He said coldly, "Since you failed to capture that little slut Tang Youyou, I'll kill all you useless wretches!"
"Kill... Kill to cover up the evidence," the black - clothed man looked at Su Jin in horror.
Although they were all ruthless killers, they couldn't help but tremble all over in the face of such a terrifying threat.
"Humph, since you can't do it, then all of you should die!" Su Jin's sinister words fell, and then he waved his palm at the black - clothed man kneeling on the ground.
Bang!
The black - clothed man was sent flying several steps back until he hit the wall and stopped.
The black - clothed man spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face turned as pale as paper.
There was a strange fluctuation in his body, like a huge rock crashing into a lake, stirring up layers of waves.
Plop!
He fell directly to the ground.
"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your subordinate still knows something," the other black - clothed men beside him pleaded for mercy when they saw this.
But there was still a murderous look in Su Jin's eyes.
"Speak. Let's hear what else you have to say," he said coldly.
The black - clothed man wiped the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, lowered his head and was silent for a moment, then finally slowly opened his mouth.
"Your subordinates ended up like this because we met that woman named Tang Youyou... There were also two other teenagers beside her."
"However, their abilities were really terrifying. That's why your subordinates returned without success. Moreover, we also failed to retrieve the Qilin Pendant."
Hearing this, Su Jin tightly clenched his fists. He turned his back and looked out of the window at the pouring rain, speaking coldly.
"So, the Empress Dowager has returned."
"Yes, your subordinate has received the news that the Empress Dowager has returned to the capital. Moreover, your subordinates have already ordered to seal off the entire city. Anyone related to this case will be beheaded in public."
Hearing the black - clothed man's words, Su Jin suddenly turned around. His gaze was gloomy and terrifying, and the look in his eyes seemed as if he could tear the man apart alive.
"Good! Very good!"
He gritted his teeth and said, "Then let her, along with those two men, completely disappear from this world!"
His voice was full of anger, as if it could burn everything.
He had been forced to this point and had no way back. He could only kill to cover up the evidence or kill all of Tang Youyou and her people! He had no other choice!
...
In the Empress Dowager's Mansion, Tang Youyou squatted in the courtyard, looking at Yi Ran with blood all over her chest and Qing Yu, who had already stopped breathing. Her face was full of shock and anger.
Only to hear Yi Ran whisper:
"Empress Dowager, you're finally back?"
"Yes, I'm back. I'm late," Tang Youyou looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, feeling a little cold in her heart.
"Your Ladyship, you don't need to blame yourself," Yi Ran sighed softly and comforted.
Tang Youyou shook her head and said with a bitter smile, "It's not self - blame... I'm just thinking that if I could have come earlier, you might not have died."
Yi Ran lowered her head and didn't dare to speak.
"Yi Ran, I've done my best," Tang Youyou took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress the grief in her heart.
She stood up, glanced at Yi Ran beside her, and said, "You can rest in peace. I'll avenge each of you for the rest."
After saying that, she turned around and left, walking towards the room.
Tang Youyou entered the room. Looking at the medicine box placed on the table, she walked over, took out a bottle of medicinal powder from the medicine box, and poured it into a bowl.
She handed the bowl of medicinal juice to Yi Ran and ordered, "Yi Ran, drink the medicine."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager," for her, this was the best way to be relieved.
She held the bowl, tilted her head back, and drank the medicinal juice in the bowl.
Tang Youyou placed the bowl aside, looked at Yi Ran, and said softly, "Yi Ran, I hope you'll always forget what happened today."
Yi Ran nodded. "This servant understands."
Tang Youyou smiled slightly. "Okay."
Then she turned around and left.
...
Night fell.
The night wind blew the leaves, making a rustling sound. The leaves rubbing against the branches made a series of harsh noises.
Tang Youyou was sitting in front of the desk, holding a military strategy book in her hand.
At this time, the door opened, and a tall and straight figure quietly walked in and stood in front of the desk.
"It's so late and you still haven't slept?" Tang Youyou closed the military strategy book and looked up at Su Bai standing in front of the desk.
Su Bai smiled faintly. "I can't sleep, so I thought I'd come and chat with you."
Tang Youyou nodded indifferently. "Sit down."
Su Bai sat on the chair. He looked at Tang Youyou and said, "The entire family in the Empress Dowager's Mansion was annihilated by the Emperor today. So, your real identity is actually the current Empress Dowager, right?"
Before Tang Youyou could speak, this man continued, "So, Empress Dowager, would you like to try to accept the Blood Clan now?"
"I don't need it!" Tang Youyou refused without even thinking. "I'll avenge my own grievances myself."
Su Bai was slightly stunned when he heard her words.
He didn't expect Tang Youyou to refuse so straightforwardly.
But after thinking about it, he continued, "I think the Empress Dowager is a smart person."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou raised her eyebrows and snorted. "I'm not a smart person. Running away blindly only makes one seem cowardly."
"Fine," Su Bai stood up and looked down at Tang Youyou. "Then let me teach you how to take over the entire imperial city!"
Tang Youyou narrowed her eyes. "I'll make Su Jin live a life worse than death!"
...
Early the next morning.
Tang Youyou and her entourage had just walked out of the door.
"The Empress Dowager is coming!" the eunuch's shrill voice spread all around.
Hearing this, Tang Youyou immediately turned around.
The queen, wearing a gorgeous red dress, quickly stepped forward and respectfully saluted. "Your son - in - law pays respects to Mother."
"Get up."