EBE Chapter 380: Xu Jia was implicated by his son, and both father and son died in the Shadow Gate
Chapter 380: Xu Jia was implicated by his son, and both father and son died in the Shadow Gate
"Master, Xu Jia is here."
In Yuzhou, in the eastern border of Xiyue Country, in a quiet side hall in the front yard of the medicine shop, Youmei, the head of the Shadow Sect, was preparing the secret medicine Gu Xin alone. At this time, a black shadow appeared outside the hall, gently knocked on the closed door, and reported.
Youmei put down the scale vigilantly, then put away the prescription at hand, then turned around and opened the door.
"He actually found the pharmacy?" Seeing the shadow man still waiting outside the door, Youmei asked.
"Yes, I don't know how he knew this place?" The shadow man bowed respectfully and replied.
"Take him to the backyard first, I will be there soon." Youmei sneered, gave the order and turned back into the room.
Youmei was somewhat touched by the father's perseverance for his son, but it was fleeting and he soon became indifferent.
The dark hall in the backyard of the medicine shop was as lifeless as a ghost. Only the swaying bonfires in two corners and the crackling sounds added a bit of vitality.
Xu Jia stood alone in the center of the hall. It had only been less than half a month since Liunan's fall, but this former Minister of War had already aged beyond recognition. Not only did his face look haggard, but his black hair had also turned mostly white. He stared at the wall behind the throne on the high level that was covered with strange facial masks, his brows furrowed, and he could not help but sigh.
For the sake of his son who was bewitched by beauty and had an affair with the Shadow Clan, he did not hesitate to betray his friends, betray his country and his king. Now he has completely become a treacherous villain who even he despises.
"Why is Lord Xu sighing?"
At this time, Youmei, who had arrived late, heard Xu Jia's wailing and asked with pretended concern.
"Xu is just a commoner now, and is unworthy of being addressed as sir." By the time Xu Jia responded, the tall black shadow had already sat on the throne, but just like before, he could not see the face clearly.
"Oh, I'm really sorry. I got used to shouting that and for a moment I forgot that Liunan Kingdom is dead." Youmei then said in a belated but sarcastic tone.
"Since the Lord Chief already knows about it, he should fulfill his previous promise and release my son." Xu Jia ignored the other party's ridicule, just raised his hands slightly, saluted neither humbly nor arrogantly, and said in a calm voice.
"I have promised you that as long as you can get Guzhuxun to surrender to Xiyue voluntarily, Yingmen will persuade your son to come back. But after the success, it's not that I am unwilling to let your son go. But Young Master Xu Huan is so deeply in love that he doesn't want to listen to my advice at all! Now he insists on staying in my Yingmen and won't leave." Youmei looked down on Xu Jia, who was of a lower rank, and sighed in embarrassment.
"I want to see him." Xu Jia was furious when he heard this. He clenched his hands in his sleeves into fists, but he tried to control his emotions. After all, the Yingmen killed people without blinking an eye. He would not hesitate to die, but he had to rescue his only son first.
Half a month ago, when Liu Nan's army was fighting desperately on the front line, Xu Jia's good-for-nothing son Xu Huan eloped with a woman. He was shocked and angry, and couldn't understand why. His son was the only child of the Xu family, and was very much doted on by the elders in the family. If he liked a girl, the Xu family would certainly not break up the couple even if her status was not worthy of her. So why would this child elope without saying a word?
Although Xu Jia was full of suspicion, he still hurriedly sent people out to look for him. However, just as the guards went out to look for him, Youmei, the head of Shadow Sect, came to Xu Mansion in person. Xu Jia then learned that his son was abducted by people from Shadow Sect, and the condition of the exchange from Shadow Sect was that he had to persuade Emperor Liu Nan to surrender to Xiyue voluntarily.
Although Yingmen is an assassination organization in the underworld on the surface, it has infiltrated various countries. In addition, it is becoming increasingly arrogant and is moving silently on this continent like an invisible net, which naturally gradually aroused the vigilance of other countries. Now all countries know that the backer behind Yingmen is the current Xiyue Emperor Yan Qiao, and Yan Qiao has a stable foundation and does not need to pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger, and there is no need to hide it anymore.
It was only a matter of time before the Xiyue Army broke through the Liunan National Gate, but Yan Qiao asked the Yingmen to use despicable means to threaten Xu Jia to make the Guzhu Dynasty surrender voluntarily. This was clearly a humiliation to the character of the Guzhu Dynasty and a heart-breaking move.
The Xu family has only one son, and Minister Xu has only this one son who is extremely loved by his old mother. Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial. Liunan Kingdom can no longer be saved, and he cannot watch his son and mother get into trouble again, and the Xu family cannot be cut off.
Xu Jia could only disappoint his good friend Zheng Yu's request to defend the capital, and used the military power in his hands to try his best to stop Emperor Liu Nan from continuing to fight to the death. Under his soft and hard persuasion, Emperor Liu Nan had to tearfully order the city to be opened and surrender.
Liunan surrendered to Xiyue, and Liunan's emperor Guzhuxun was also taken to Shangjing, the capital of Xiyue. Xu Jia was filled with grief and anger, but he had not waited for Yingmen to send his son back. He was anxious and could not bear to see his old mother crying all day, so he had to come to Xiyue in person to find Yingmen.
"Don't worry, I have already asked someone to inform Nu Luo to bring your son here." Youmei smiled disapprovingly.
Not long after, a pretty female photographer brought Xu Huan into the hall. The two held hands and were inseparable. Xu Huan had a jade-like and golden appearance, but he did not look masculine at all. His eyes were full of love and affection.
"Father!" The two men came in front of Xu Jia, and Xu Huan's eyes moved away from the female photographer's face. He was shocked to see his father.
Snapped!
Half a month later, seeing his son so infatuated, Xu Jia couldn't help but burst out in anger. When he saw that his son still recognized him as his father, he became even more furious. With a gloomy face, he slapped his son without saying a word.
Xu Huan was caught off guard and was hit so hard that he fell to the ground with stars in his eyes. Blood oozed from the corner of his mouth and a large area of his fair face was red and swollen.
However, the shadow girl Nu Luo, who usually plays harmonious music with Xu Huan and is very affectionate with her, is now standing aside and watching with cold eyes, as if she is enjoying the show.
"You rebellious son, at a time when your country is destroyed and your family is ruined, you still have the mind to hide here and enjoy yourself. You...are you still my, Xu Jia's, son?" Xu Jia was still shaking with anger, his eyes red, pointing at his son who was slumped on the ground, and cursed with gritted teeth.
"Father, why...why has your hair turned all white?" Xu Huan was also beaten until his eyes were filled with tears. He stood up feeling aggrieved and was about to explode when he noticed his father's white hair. He hurriedly asked with tears in his eyes.
Seeing that his son still cared about him, Xu Jia felt a little comforted. He said nothing more, raised his hand, pulled Xu Huan and walked out of the hall.
"Father, wait!" But Xu Huan tried his best to break free from Xu Jia's hand, and returned to Nvluo and continued to say seriously: "Father, Nvluo is my wife now, you have to agree to let Nvluo enter the Xu family first."
"Wife?" Xu Jia sneered, then pointed at the female shadow master and said, "How could I, Xu Jia, give birth to such a fool like you? You treat her as your wife, but does she treat you as her husband? She is a shadow master of the Shadow Sect, and seducing you is just her mission..."
bang...
With the sound of a sword being unsheathed, before Xu Jia could finish his words, his throat had been cut open by Nu Luo, and blood spurted out immediately.
"Father!" When Xu Huan reacted, he saw his father lying in a pool of blood. He rushed forward and cried out in grief.
"Since you are so sad, why not just accompany your father on the journey." The woman raised the blood sword in her hand again and said coldly.
“You are not Nu Luo…” Xu Huan looked up at the woman with whom he once loved deeply with an incredible look on his face. Until his death, he firmly believed that this ruthless killer must not be his wife Nu Luo.
Seeing the Xu family father and son both die under Nvluo's sword, Youmei, who had been silent all this time, clapped his hands, stood up, walked to the high level and said: "You completed the task well this time."
"Thank you for the praise, Master!" Nu Luo, who had been kneeling on the steps for a long time, lowered her head and said respectfully.