Su Mingyu nodded. "It seems your men aren't that stupid after all. They've actually managed to dig this up."
King Yu's face turned ashen. "Gu Ruobai actually gave you something like this?"
As he spoke, a glimmer of delight suddenly flashed across King Yu's eyes. He gave a look to one of the guards beside him. The guard immediately rushed forward to grab Su Mingyu's hand, but before he could reach her, Su Mingyu raised her pistol and shot him dead.
Everyone was stunned by her speed. The guard was dead before he could even reach Su Mingyu.
While others were shocked, Su Mingyu was filled with doubts and unease.
She only had a few bullets left in her pistol, but there were at least a dozen people here. If they kept coming at her one by one, she would soon run out of ammunition.
Su Mingyu lowered her eyes, her face looking a bit grim.
King Yu felt Su Mingyu's grip on his hand tighten. He raised his eyebrows and smiled. "What's wrong? Is this weapon of yours not meant for long - term use?"
Surprised that he had seen through her so quickly, Su Mingyu's face darkened. She stared at King Yu with a scowl. "What do you want?"
King Yu smiled faintly. He turned around in front of Su Mingyu, casually grabbed the barrel of the pistol, and sneered as he looked at her. "This pistol is about seventy - five inches long. It can kill someone instantly with its bullets, but it has a flaw. Without the bullets, it's useless. You only have ten bullets, right? You've already used two. You might be able to take down three or four of my men with your skills, but after that, I still have more than ten left. Do you think you can get out of here alive?"
King Yu's words were well - reasoned and hit exactly what Su Mingyu was worried about.
Seeing the grim look on Su Mingyu's face, he knew he had hit the mark. He raised his eyebrows and looked at her. "So, let's have a good talk now."
"There's nothing to talk about." Although Su Mingyu said this, she still put down her pistol and walked over to Wu Yurou. "King Yu, I can stay here, but let her go."
"You'll stay?" King Yu squinted his eyes. "Do you think you can still leave?"
As he spoke, he stepped forward and stood in front of Wu Yurou and Su Mingyu. Looking at the two of them, there was a smile in his eyes. "Oh, I have a little gift for you. Once you see it, you probably won't want to leave."
King Yu whispered something in the ear of a guard beside him. Soon, the guard came in, dragging an old man.
When Su Mingyu saw him, she almost fainted from shock. She never expected King Yu to have captured Ye Weiguang!
"What on earth do you want to do!"
Su Mingyu's face was extremely pale. If it weren't for Wu Yurou holding her up, she might have fainted.
Ye Weiguang looked at Su Mingyu, whose belly was quite swollen, and his eyes lit up. "Mingyu?"
Su Mingyu's face darkened. "I'll do as you say! Don't hurt him!"
With just this one sentence, Ye Weiguang instantly understood what was going on.
He turned to look at King Yu, his face ashen. "You brute! She's your sister - in - law!"
Without even looking at him, King Yu walked over to Su Mingyu and took her hand. "From now on, she's my wife."
Saying this, King Yu gave Su Mingyu a smile. "Come on, I'll take you to meet my ministers."
Although Su Mingyu's face was extremely grim, she still followed King Yu out. Just as they reached the door, Ye Weiguang blocked their way. "No! You can't go. King Yu, do you really think that just because you've taken control of the palace, you can get the throne?"
"All these ministers and the common people will never submit to you!"
Hearing Ye Weiguang's words, King Yu seemed to think of something. He gave a look to the person behind Ye Weiguang. "Tie him up."
Su Mingyu panicked. "I've already agreed to go with you. What else do you want?"
"Don't be impatient. I just want Lord Ye to see with his own eyes how I'll make those ministers submit." Saying this, King Yu took Su Mingyu's hand and walked outside.
In the side hall, Su Mingyu saw the court officials imprisoned by King Yu.
When they saw King Yu, some of them clearly showed joy on their faces, while others looked solemn. Su Mingyu silently memorized them. She looked around with a sharp eye and obediently followed behind King Yu.
King Yu glanced at the crowd, then took Su Mingyu and swaggered into the middle of the group. He looked down at them haughtily. "You've all been meritorious officials of our dynasty. Now that the emperor is old and no longer capable of handling state affairs, as his son, it's only right for me to share the state affairs with him. Am I right?"
One of the officials immediately stood up. "For the future of the country, a young emperor is of course better. Your servant is willing to follow the new king and start a new chapter."
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him in surprise. No one expected someone to be willing to follow King Yu so quickly.
Su Mingyu wasn't surprised at all. This person had clearly shown his expectations for King Yu earlier. He must have played a big part in this rebellion.
Of course, some agreed while others disagreed.
An old court official stood up and looked at King Yu defiantly. "Do you think you can just claim the throne as yours?"
"Do you really think we old officials are blind? Even without King Ruixian, there are other princes in the court. Your Highness King Yu, aren't you being a bit too presumptuous?"
King Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at him, not getting angry. "So, Minister Sun means you don't support me?"
Minister Sun held his head high, looking extremely stubborn.
Seeing this, King Yu gave a look to the person beside Minister Sun. That person immediately understood and stabbed Minister Sun to death.
Su Mingyu never expected King Yu to be so ruthless. He killed a three - dynasty veteran just like that?
Everyone was stunned by this. Some of the old officials who couldn't take it finally spoke up. "We are all important officials in the court. If we all disagree, are you going to kill us all?"
His words immediately resonated with many. Many court officials stood up. Seeing this, King Yu seemed to have expected it. He wasn't angry at all. Instead, he curled his lips into a smile. "Of course not. It's just..."
King Yu looked at the old official and sneered sinisterly. "If I remember correctly, your grandson is not even ten years old yet. It would be such a pity for a child of that age to lose his life because of you."
Then King Yu looked at another person who opposed him. "Your wife is really nice. Everyone in the neighborhood praises her for being beautiful and intelligent. It's a pity that after so many years of marriage, she still doesn't have a child."