Chapter 390 You don’t really think you have a chance?

Chapter 390 You don’t really think you have a chance?

Gao Yao just sneered contemptuously and said slowly: "Humph, I told you that everything that happened in the southern border, do you really think you can hide it from me? It's not easy for you to have a child at your age. Even if you deliberately concealed this matter, I know it clearly in my heart. But, after all, this is an insignificant matter, so I am too lazy to expose it. Do you really think that as long as you secretly send the concubine in the mansion to give birth outside the city, you can do it without anyone noticing? In fact, I have known all this for a long time, but considering our old friendship, I don't want to embarrass you too much, so I have been pretending not to know."

As Gao Yao's cold and threatening words slowly fell, at this moment, Lu Gong's face, which had been calm, suddenly became more gloomy and ugly. He stared at Gao Yao in disbelief, thinking to himself: How did Gao Yao know about this? And he knew it so clearly!

In fact, the so-called "woman" was not a concubine at all, she was just a maid in the mansion. Although Lu Gong was old, given his current physical condition, it would not be a shameful thing if he could have another child. But deep down in his heart, Lu Gong did not want this matter to be known to the outside world.

Lu Gong knew very well that a fierce war would break out between the southern border and the imperial court sooner or later. The outcome of this war was unpredictable. Even if Gao Yao was powerful and ruthless, he might not be able to win the final victory. With such a complicated mentality, Lu Gong decided to hide the unborn child quietly.

After learning that the maid was pregnant, Lü Gong did not hesitate to use his power to quickly transfer the doctor in charge of the diagnosis to the distant Zhentuo area and strictly forbade him to leak any information about the matter. Not only that, in order to ensure that everything was foolproof, Lü Gong even went to the extent of secretly executing two maids who knew about the matter. Afterwards, he arranged for the maid to leave the county city with a large sum of money and settle down in a quiet village nearby. Since then, Lü Gong himself rarely visited the mother and child, as if they had never existed.

But he didn't expect that Gao Yao could still know everything clearly even though he hid it so deeply. At this time, Lu Gong began to understand how terrible Gao Yao's control over the southern border was.

In the next moment, an unexpected scene happened - Lü Gong actually knelt on his knees without hesitation, and knelt straight in front of Gao Yao! His face was full of fear and regret, and he said in a trembling voice: "Gao Yao, all the mistakes are my fault for being confused and bewildered! The child is innocent, please be magnanimous and let the child go!" At this moment, facing the serious threat to the child's life, Lü Gong finally put aside all his self-esteem and pride, and begged Gao Yao desperately.

Back then, one of the important reasons why Lu Gong was easily persuaded was that the imperial army, which was approaching like a mountain, was already at the gates of the city. In Lu Gong's eyes, the chances of failure in this battle between Gaoyao and the imperial court, where the strength gap was huge, were obviously much higher than the chances of victory.

He was filled with worry and fear about the uncertain future, fearing that he would be doomed if he lost the war. Another key factor was his concern for his beloved son. If he was lucky enough to ascend the throne of Yue, his son would legitimately become a noble prince; and the Lu family might also be able to be crowned king and marquis with such an honor.

In contrast, the nature of Lu Zhi's only gaining Gao Yao's favor and her child's hope of inheriting Gao Yao's position in the future is completely different. Before this, such a good thing was as far away as a mirage for the Lu family, but now it is really in front of them, allowing Lu Gong to see a glimmer of hope. Therefore, in order to win a brilliant future for his newly born child, Lu Gong decided to give it a try, which led to this incident.

"Alas, Lu Gong!" Gao Yao sighed, with a trace of regret on his face. "I have given you a great opportunity before. As long as you can explain everything honestly, perhaps the situation can be turned around. But you are so stubborn and refuse to tell the truth. Now, it may be as difficult as climbing to the sky to keep this child!" After saying that, he shook his head slightly and waved behind him.

A personal soldier quickly stepped forward, holding a pair of glittering silver needles in his hand. Then, two other strong personal soldiers rushed forward like tigers pouncing on their prey, effortlessly pinning Lü Gong to the ground. Lü Gong was terrified and shouted, "What...what on earth do you want to do?" At this moment, his heart was filled with unprecedented fear, and his body could not help but struggle desperately.

Unfortunately, how could Lu Gong, who was over 60 years old and gentle, resist those two strong and sturdy personal soldiers? Although he used all his strength, it was in vain in the end. He was still pressed firmly on the cold and hard ground, unable to move at all.

On the other side, Gao Yao slowly pulled out a thin silver needle from the needle box, the tip of the needle flashing with a chilling light. He approached Lü Gong step by step, and every step he took seemed to step on Lü Gong's heart. Lü Gong watched Gao Yao approach him gradually, and the creepy feeling became stronger and stronger, making him feel cold all over. But at the moment, except for staring with wide eyes and anxious, he had no other choice.

The magical medical skill bestowed by the system is far more effective than just saving lives. If you think about it in reverse, those exquisite acupuncture techniques that could be used to treat the wounded and bring the dead back to life can also become terrible weapons that kill people with a little change.

Half an hour later, when Gao Yao slowly walked out of the dark and damp cell, he saw Lü Gong lying quietly on the cold ground. There was no obvious sign of injury on his body except for a few slightly messy marks that seemed to show that he had struggled and resisted. But at this moment, Lü Gong's eyes had completely lost focus, becoming empty and lifeless, and saliva was flowing uncontrollably from the corners of his mouth.

"Send Lu Gong back to his own mansion, and assign a few more maids to take good care of him. Remember, you just need to make sure he is still alive, and don't let him live too comfortably, understand?" Gao Yao, who had just stepped out of the cell, wiped his hands gently with a snow-white handkerchief with an expressionless face, and gave orders to his personal soldiers in a cold tone.

"Yes" a crisp response rang out, and soon several well-trained soldiers quickly walked into the cell. They skillfully and roughly picked up Lu Gong, who had no power to resist, and led him out of the cell filled with the breath of death.

Gao Yao's attack was so ruthless that he caused Lü Gong to suffer from hemiplegia. In other words, at this moment, Lü Gong was unable to move from head to toe, and even lost the most basic ability to move and take care of himself. However, his consciousness was clear, he could hear and see, but he could not speak or write.

For Gao Yao, what he wanted in his heart was not just to kill Lü Gong to vent his hatred. If he killed Lü Gong directly, it would be too easy to let go of this person whom he hated so much. Moreover, although on the surface, the matter involving Lü Gong seemed to be limited to a specific scope, in fact, there were probably many people who knew about this matter, heard and witnessed the relevant situation, and had some understanding of it.

If Lü Gong died in such an unclear manner, those who did not know the details would inevitably have many negative views on Gao Yao. They would probably accuse Gao Yao of being cruel, tyrannical and unrestrained. In this way, Gao Yao's hard-earned reputation would be greatly damaged. Especially considering that there was a father-in-law and son-in-law relationship between Lü Gong and Gao Yao, this kinship relationship would undoubtedly bring more serious adverse effects to Gao Yao's reputation if Lü Gong died directly.

Gao Yao suddenly asked, "Where are the Qingyi Guards?" As soon as he finished speaking, several men in long robes appeared beside Gao Yao like ghosts.

These people's movements were in unison, and they were obviously well-trained. The leader was even more eye-catching, with an extremely handsome face, one could even describe it as radiant. But don't be fooled by his outstanding appearance, he was actually a ruthless, ruthless, and top assassin carefully cultivated by Gao Yao himself.

He just bowed to Gao Yao respectfully and said, "My lord, please give me your orders!" There was a chilling murderous intent in his words.

"Go ahead and kill all those who are involved in this matter. Lu Gong's affairs cannot be leaked out, especially those who can't control their mouths. Do you understand?" Gao Yao said coldly.

"Yes." Hearing Gao Yao's words, the visitor immediately responded, and then left with the few people behind him. The Qingyi Guard was a very important chess piece in Gao Yao's hand. He had trained it for many years, but Gao Yao would never use this assassin organization easily under normal circumstances.

These people usually have normal identities. Some are students, some are even officials, and they are distributed in various industries. Many of them are even scholars who have spent their whole lives studying classics. Once someone really threatens Gao Yao, these people will ruthlessly assassinate the other party. Of course, the Qingyi Guards are now mainly concentrated in the southern border and Xianyang area. In addition to Gao Yao, even Gao Yao's personal soldiers are not aware of the existence of the Qingyi Guards, not to mention Lu Zhi and others.