King Yu stared at Gu Ruobai in disbelief. He had been planning this game for a long time. Many of his informants had been planted years ago, but Gu Ruobai had managed to uncover them all in just a few days.
Gu Ruobai raised an eyebrow, his gaze cold and sharp. "There are many things about me that you don't know."
With that, Gu Ruobai took out an envelope from his bosom. There were secret messages written on it. He simply tossed it to King Yu. "Take a look."
King Yu nervously picked up the envelope on the ground. When he saw clearly what was inside, he slumped to the ground all of a sudden.
His eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his forehead bulged violently. He looked like a cornered wild beast. "These are my letters to Wu Yurou's brother. How did you get them!"
Gu Ruobai raised an eyebrow. "Noon is not a good time, but it's when the emperor takes his afternoon nap."
Hearing what Gu Ruobai said, the letter in King Yu's hand suddenly dropped to the ground. He pointed at Gu Ruobai, his finger trembling slightly. "The one who corresponded with me was you!"
Gu Ruobai waved his left hand. "How about it? My handwriting with my left hand looks quite decent, doesn't it?"
By this moment, King Yu was completely limp. He never thought that he would be outmaneuvered by Gu Ruobai without even realizing it.
Gu Ruobai let out a cold snort. He grabbed King Yu by the collar and pulled him up. Then he dragged King Yu to the edge of the tall building and looked down. There was a large circle of people with pistols surrounding the building. The defense was so tight that not even a fly could get in.
King Yu's eyes widened in shock. "How did you get so many troops and so many pistols!"
"Pistols?" Gu Ruobai raised an eyebrow. "So you already knew about my secret arms factory?"
"What!" King Yu stared at him in disbelief. "You actually have an arms factory! How could the emperor possibly allow it? His secret guards are not to be trifled with."
"Right, the emperor's secret guards are not to be trifled with." Gu Ruobai squinted his eyes. "So you should understand that the only reason my arms factory was able to be established was because I got the emperor's approval."
"Impossible!" King Yu refused to believe it without thinking. "The emperor is naturally suspicious. Do you think he would allow you to secretly build an arms factory in the capital? Gu Ruobai, even if you really want to defeat me, there's no need to tell such a lie."
Gu Ruobai ignored him. He took out a pistol from his bosom and pointed it at King Yu's head. "You should have seen the power of this thing, right?"
King Yu looked cold. "So what if I have?"
Gu Ruobai sneered. "Such a powerful weapon. Do you think the emperor doesn't want to have it? If he wants to have it, there must be someone to make it for him. Don't you think the person who makes it is extremely important?"
"You made this pistol all by yourself?" King Yu suddenly realized. He still couldn't quite believe it. "How could you possibly have such skills! You're just a reckless warrior who leads troops into battle!"
"I've led troops for nearly ten years and won countless battles. Do you really think I was just eating and drinking in the border areas?" Gu Ruobai looked at King Yu coldly. "I have a lot of things, and there are still many things you don't know."
King Yu looked into Gu Ruobai's cold and proud eyes, then at Su Mingyu behind Gu Ruobai. A venomous look flashed across his eyes. "Hehe... heh..."
He sneered as he got up from the ground. Then he raised an eyebrow and looked at Su Mingyu mockingly. "Su Mingyu, do you still remember that ever since you came to my mansion, you always used a silver needle to test everything you ate?"
Su Mingyu looked at King Yu, and a not-so-good premonition flashed across her eyes. "What do you want to say?"
King Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Actually, it's nothing. I just want to tell you, do you think that if the silver needle can't detect it, it's not poisonous? Su Mingyu, look at me."
With that, King Yu mouthed silently, "Su Mingyu, look at me, look at me."
Su Mingyu originally didn't want to look at him, but for some reason, her eyes always couldn't help but look in his direction.
When she saw King Yu's dark and cold eyes clearly, she felt as if she was being sucked in. Then her vision blurred and she couldn't see anything clearly. The only thing in her mind was King Yu's voice.
Seeing that he had succeeded, King Yu raised an eyebrow. Under Gu Ruobai's shocked and horrified gaze, he said lightly, "Jump from here."
Su Mingyu felt as if her feet weren't her own anymore. She slowly walked towards the railing of the tall building. Seeing that her hand had already grabbed the railing and was about to climb over and jump down, Gu Ruobai quickly hugged her back.
He looked at King Yu coldly. "What on earth do you want to do!"
King Yu raised an eyebrow and snorted. "It seems that the poison of the Glazed Light Fantasy Flower is quite effective!"
Hearing King Yu's nonchalant words, Gu Ruobai was so angry that he wanted to go up and teach him a lesson. But for some reason, Su Mingyu was much stronger than usual. If he didn't hold her tightly, she would directly climb over and jump down.
So this made Gu Ruobai not dare to relax his hold on Su Mingyu at all, which also made him just glare at King Yu helplessly.
Seeing this, King Yu couldn't help but burst out laughing. "I never thought! You, Gu Ruobai, would also have today! You're the God of War, but you're being restricted because of a woman. It's simply a joke!"
Just as Gu Ruobai was about to say something, a figure in a purple robe slowly walked up from downstairs.
When Gu Ruobai and King Yu saw that person, they couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then a respectful look naturally appeared in their eyes.
The emperor looked down at King Yu haughtily. King Yu immediately regained some clarity. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at the emperor's face. "Fa... Father... Emperor..."
The emperor let out a cold snort, his tone full of authority without even raising his voice. "You still know that I'm your father?"
King Yu lowered his head even more. "Son..."
Before he could finish his sentence, the emperor stepped forward and slapped King Yu across the face. "I don't have an unfilial son like you! You actually colluded with a neighboring country to usurp the throne! You really have a nerve!"
This slap landed solidly. King Yu was completely dazed. Before he could react, the emperor raised his hand and slapped him again. "Hurry up and detoxify your sister-in-law!"
Originally, King Yu's mind had become a bit clearer, but when the emperor said this, he cast his gaze at the two people hugging tightly on one side. In an instant, the fire of jealousy in King Yu burned, burning away the last bit of his rationality.