Chapter 355: Queen Mother of Qing passed away.

"Be bold!"

The old lady at the side shouted loudly, angrily criticizing the restraint in Li Ang's words.

She is an old lady in the palace and has served the Queen Mother all her life. The fact that she has not retired from the stage at this age shows her ability and loyalty.

Most importantly, she has impressive martial arts skills.

Unfortunately, Li An was not in a good mood today, and he responded to the opponent with just a sword!
The old lady slowly fell to the ground. When she lost her breath, the blood line on her neck gradually expanded due to the pressure, allowing the blood inside to spread.

Soon, the whole room was filled with the smell of blood.
"Why are you doing this?"

The Queen Mother had a smile on her face, as if she was blaming Li An for wasting his energy, which also added a sense of meaning to the room. "After I leave, this loyal person will naturally follow me. Why bother Master Li to take action?"

"Sorry, it's unnecessary just to vent."

Ang Lee just wanted the conversation to be a little quieter without a third voice in the room.

"I am the one who should apologize. You are the national teacher of a country. Now that you have entered the palace of Qing Kingdom, but you have not offered any tea or water to you, it seems that our country has not been hospitable enough."

"No need. After all, I am only here to kill someone. I am an unwelcome guest. And there is no such thing as entertaining unwelcome guests."

Just watching the empress dowager, whose face was covered with age spots, nodding in agreement, Li An gradually fell silent.

The two of them knew what was going on with each other, but they still started to play witty tricks.

"It seems that the Queen Mother is not surprised by my arrival?"

"What's so surprising?"

The Queen Mother smiled faintly and said, "Now I have only one question, I hope the Imperial Master will be willing to tell me."

"explain."

"Has my grandson Fan Xian died to accompany his poor mother?"

Li An was silent, with an inexplicable evil fire rising in his heart. He just felt that the coldness of the person in front of him made him feel uncomfortable and nauseous.

"After losing an arm, he was rescued by Si Gu Jian."

Although it was not said directly, the answer was given.

"Is Si Gu Jian here too?" the Queen Mother murmured, and then she had a new question: "From what I know, the Imperial Master came here together with your country's Master Ku He. Sir, the two Grand Masters were unable to kill Fan Xian?"

She immediately thought of the blind boy who was with Ye Qingmei back then, and after a moment, she also fell silent.

"Did you originally intend to die at Fan Xian's hands?"

The magic sword in Li Ang's hand was not stained with blood at this time, which should be able to give some respect to the old man on the bed.

"Since the Imperial Master has seen through my original intention, what are you waiting for?" It was obvious that the old man was ready to die.

The Queen Mother wants to use her own death to tarnish Fan Xian's reputation!

Make sure they have no place to stand in Qing Kingdom!
But she didn't know that Fan Xian had never intended to take that position. Besides, he was one of the culprits who killed Emperor Qing, so it's better not to mention this name. He killed the king and his father, and now he killed his own grandmother. If the news spreads a little, then, whether it's the Supervisory Council or the civil and military officials in the court, they will regard Fan Xian as an alien. Not to mention providing him with any help, alienation is the least of the consequences, and most people will kill him as soon as possible!
After all, no one wants the person who will control the government in the future, or their monarch, to be such a cold-blooded and ruthless villain.

Is it really worth it to risk one's own life and force one's grandson into a desperate situation just to ensure a smooth transition of power in Qing Kingdom?
Li An just found it interesting.

"This was exactly what I had planned." Li An said the truth.

In fact, his purpose in entering the palace, besides wanting to find Concubine Ning, was to kill the Queen Mother, thus creating what Fan Xian called the illusion. The two of them seemed to have the same idea.

The queen mother's dim eyes lit up, and behind her cheerful smile was a sense of satisfaction. She said bluntly, "In this case, we can still cooperate once more at this time."

There is no need for Li An to spread the news in Hanguang Palace tonight.

I guess the Queen Mother has already arranged everything.

Even if he hadn't arranged it well, Li Chengqian would have blamed Fan Xian for everything when he returned to the palace after the crisis was over.
"You are so cruel for asking the last question."

"Where was Ning Cairen transferred to?"

"Master Li." The Queen Mother was very happy at this moment. Even the cough that had troubled her for many years was much better now. She did not get sick for a long time. "I respect you. On the contrary, please respect me too."

Both of them are smart people. How can Li An find out the whereabouts of Ning Cairen from the other party?

What's more, Ning Cairen's case concerns the eldest prince Li Chengzong who is in charge of the imperial guards, and is related to the power change in the Kingdom of Qing. How can she tell all this to the national teacher of the enemy country?
As for forcing a confession by words and deeds
There is still time now, but the Queen Mother is about to die, so why should she be afraid of torture?
The situation seemed to be at a dead end for a moment.

"You know I have a way." Finding Ning Cairen would only speed up the fall of the dynasty, but it was not necessary. Li An would not be disappointed except that it would be a little troublesome. "Perhaps, when I bring the queen's head here first, it will remind you of something."

The Queen Mother remained unmoved. What a foolish man, he would die if he died.

"It seems that these are outsiders after all, you don't have to care. It just so happens that you are old, and maybe you will go to the underworld more slowly. You can wait for a moment, I will bring the heads of all those surnamed Li here, so that you will not be alone on the road to the underworld! What do you think of this first one, Prince Jing?"

Finally, the Queen Mother changed her expression!
Her face was full of resentment. She stared at Li An's face, gritting her teeth, and she wished she could eat Li An alive.

Even though Li An is now a rare grandmaster in the world, looking at this ghost-like face, his heart was beating fast. After all, the Queen Mother's appearance was indeed a bit too advanced.
"If one Prince Jing is not enough, we can only add the third prince Li Chengping."

Li An sighed, "But if this happens, Concubine Ning will be worthless. I will have no choice but to deal with Li Chengqian and Li Chengze head-on. If I use too much force and fail to leave a complete body, please don't blame me, Queen Mother."

"You little bastard!"

"I curse you!"

"When you first appeared in Qing Kingdom and showed your strange behavior, I should have killed you regardless of the consequences! Now that you have become powerful, I have no more power over you. But I will curse you with the greatest malice, causing your soul to go into the netherworld and never be reborn, and you will not be able to have children..."

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, Li An slapped the empress dowager in the face.

If Li An hadn't controlled the strength, the Queen Mother wouldn't have been able to just get rid of the redness and swelling on her face.
Today, because of the appearance of Si Gu Jian, Li An was already furious because Wu Zhu escaped. How could he have the energy to tolerate the Queen Mother's wild behavior?
"Answer my question. If you don't have an answer after three breaths, I will go to Prince Jing's Mansion first!"

At this time, Li An's patience was exhausted. Seeing that the Queen Mother looked dazed, he gave the final blow: "I believe that the Princess also knows where Concubine Ning is. Guess, will she tell me?"

"you"

The Queen Mother's body softened and she gradually fell down. The light in her eyes slowly disappeared, leaving only her last words floating in the room, proving that she had once been in this world:
“Royal Villa.”

(End of this chapter)