<h4>Chapter 635: Pce Rumors, Little Seven Was Bing A Demon?</h4>
Trantor: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
“I have severely underestimated him. After all, he is brought up by the Third Prince. It’s impossible that all he thinks of is food.” As the Emperor touched the blood stain on his lip, his gaze darkened while he gave an order, “Inform the others, the murderer of the pce maids has been identified.”
Eunuch Gao was stunned as he repeated, “The murderer of the pce maids?”
“That’s right.” The Emperor smirked as he said, “The Seventh Prince has revealed his demonic nature and he killed them to suppress his gluttony. He escaped just now after being exposed by me. Draft out the edict and publish it to the public at once. Get the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs to investigate immediately!”
No one should find out about his secret...
Even if it was his own son!
In fact... This was an opportunity for him.
As long as the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs diverted their suspicions onto someone else, he would be able to escape from the trouble.
To him, it was a son’s duty to carry some burden on behalf of his father.
The Seventh Prince could treat this as an opportunity to repay his many years of love and kindness.
Once the edict is announced, no one would believe whatever Little Seven says!
Eunuch Gao could see through the situation yet he was helpless as the Retired Emperor and the Third Prince was not around. He would be sentenced to death if he did not obey the orders of the Emperor, he was the man who made the decisions in the imperial pce after all!
The edict was announced on the same night.
The entire patrol battalion of the imperial guards entered the pce.
They were the Emperor’s soldiers. Whenever they were summoned, it usually meant that something serious was about to happen.
The pce maids and eunuchs murmured to one another in fear, “What is happening?”
“Haven’t you heard? Rumor has it that they are on the hunt for the Seventh Prince. The news hade from the Pce of Heavenly Purity. Apparently, all this while, it was the Seventh Prince who was killing pce maids!”
“That’s impossible!” One of them eximed, “The Seventh Prince is such a lovely child and he’s still very young. How can he murder so many pce maids?”
“I’m not sure, but there was something about him turning into a demon. Haven’t you noticed that the Seventh Prince has an appetite muchrger than everyone else? How can a child consume that much food? Yet, the Seventh Prince has never once mentioned that he feels full. Remember that incident at Eunuch Sun’s ce, where he was lectured by Eunuch Sun for running around recklessly with a goldfish in his mouth? What child would hold a living fish with their mouth? We should be more cautious in the future, especially since the Seventh Prince is still on the loose. Our blood might be sucked dry if he set his sight on us...”
“That’s enough, it’s too terrifying!”
The voices slowly faded away in the pce courtyard.
However, the current situation had changedpletely. All the pce maids would move in groups. Even if they simply wanted to go to thevatory, they would seekpany for fear of running into a terrifying encounter.
The Seventh Prince had amazing martial Qi, thus capturing him would be rather challenging.
The patrol battalion had dispatched thousands of men to conduct an extensive search within the pce grounds.
Whether it was the Eastern gate, the Western gate, the Northern gate, or the Southern gate...
Every gate was guarded by the Supreme Masters from the Elder Compound.
While it was uncertain if they could capture the Seventh Prince, he was definitely still in the pce grounds...
Snap!
The winter pine tree bent over, unable to withstand the weight of the snow buildup on its branches. It sent a flurry of snow raining down onto the little one.
The little one was curled up into a ball, his clothes werepletely soaked. He could not help but scratched himself due to thebination of the persistent itch and the biting pain his body was experiencing.
However, the painful itch did not subside. Instead, the back of his hand was now covered with multiple bloody scratch marks.
As he stared at the things that had appeared on the back of his hand, the little one furrowed his eyebrows in distress before leaning back against the tree trunk.
He initially nned to meet the Third Brother.
As he was on his way, he suddenly realized that Third Brother and Third Aunt had not been aroundtely.
Besides that, Third Brother’s ce was certainly the most dangerous location.
However, if he remained hidden in the Pce of Heavenly Purity, he was less likely to be caught right away.
The little one dragged his tired body and tried to move his legs but his entire body felt burning hot. Even his limbs had no strength in them.
After giving his tummy a rub, he took a piece of pastry from his coat pocket and popped it into his mouth, chewing twice with his little head lifted.
He had overheard the conversations between the pce maids.
Father most likely wanted to use him as a scapegoat.
Little Seven knew that he was different from Baili Jia Jue, and the realization dimmed the lights in his eyes. He pursed his quivering lips tightly, being on the verge of bursting into tears.
However, he quickly stopped himself with a few sniffles.
Third brother said that real men don’t cry.
He told himself that he was a masculine man and would not allow himself to ruin his image.
Nevertheless, he was still scared. Not for any other reasons, but because of the thing that had appeared on his hand.
The little one rubbed it vigorously, as he could not help but feel wronged.
I just really enjoy eating. Besides, I look so handsome, why would they call me a monster?
The little one thought to himself while looking up. He took another bite of cold pastry. Then, like a tiger cub, he let out a soft wail, “Third Brother, where did you go...” If he did not return soon, Little Seven might be arrested soon. He did not want to be locked in the dungeon, as the food down there would be nasty.
The little one clenched his incisors, he knew that it was pointless to keep hiding here. Hence, he decided to try his luck to stand up once more. Unfortunately, his limbs were stillpletely weak.
The Holy Worship Temple was located right outside the Western gate of the imperial pce. Perhaps he could go there and find Lie the pervert. However, he had to be very cautious as many people from the Offering Tribe were his father’s men.
The little one had never gone through anything like this before, even his steps were wobbly. He felt like a beast that was trapped, with its talons removed...
...
“Is he still not caught yet?” The Emperor’s expression turned cold in the darkness. “Have you searched the Third Prince’s royal chamber?”
An imperial guard with an iron mask sped his hands together as he responded, “Your Highness, we have searched everywhere, but there was still no sign of the Seventh Prince.
“What about the officers from the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs? Did they receive any news of the Seventh Prince wanting to share his discovery of a terrible secret with them?” the Emperor continued asking relentlessly.
The imperialmander shook his head and replied, “No officers have received such news. However, most of them do not believe that the Seventh Prince would murder the pce maids. After all, it’s absurd to im that the Seventh Prince is transforming into a demon.”
“Absurd? If they witnessed the Seventh Prince with their own eyes, they would have said otherwise. This kid could really keep at it, to have no news about him after so long...” The Emperor rubbed the bloodstain on his fingertips. After finding out something like this, a normal child would have immediately sought for help. He had ced many of his men in the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs in order to capture him, s... The Emperor clenched his hands.
The imperialmander suddenly realized something and said, “Oh right, we haven’t searched the Pce of Heavenly Purity, Your Highness.”
Upon hearing those words, his fingers froze. It sent a sh of bloodlust across his vision as hemanded, “Lock down the Pce of Heavenly Purity and inform every officer from the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs to put on their court robes and enter the pce. I want them to see for themselves, whether the Seventh Prince is a human or a demon!”