Chapter 39: Taser Pranks the Emperor

Oh no, discovered!

Xie Zhizhi’s eyes lingered on the phoenix-patterned carpet beneath the emperor’s feet. It looked to be about four meters by five meters—probably quite valuable. The emperor was standing right on it. What was the best way to collect this?

Outside the space…

The emperor swallowed hard, attempting to ease his tension and fear. He no longer had murder in his heart, but he couldn’t tear his eyes away from the strange gaps where treasures once stood. Quietly, he asked Hong Ji, “Did the servants remove everything from your palace?”

Hong Ji, even more terrified than the emperor, recalled the panic from that day, still fresh in his mind. The valuables in his palace had started to mysteriously vanish, which meant that the mysterious figure was still watching them.

Hong Ji didn’t answer the emperor’s question. Instead, he suddenly jumped off the bed, and with a loud thud, knelt on the floor, speaking with the utmost sincerity and a trembling voice. “Sir! Great Immortal! If you like anything, take it! I have no complaints—please, don’t hold back!”

Hong Ji lowered his head, thinking to himself. That night when the Zhao Yang Hall caught fire, there had been nothing left in the imperial chambers. Perhaps it was the immortal who caused the fire after angering the emperor and empress, setting a secret blaze.

The thought made Hong Ji even more cautious. The person came and went without leaving a trace, and no amount of soldiers could stop them.

The emperor stood dumbfounded. His older brother, who once carried himself with so much pride and arrogance, had now fallen to his knees in fear.

Was the immortal truly that powerful? The emperor didn’t want to appear weak, so he steeled himself, shouting, “Who’s behind all this nonsense? Come out now!”

His hands were poised to strike at any moment.

Xie Zhizhi, hidden in the space, almost couldn’t suppress her laughter. The former crown prince was so cowardly, while the emperor, despite trembling, still had the audacity to shout at her.

She didn’t speak, only continued her work in silence, gradually removing everything from the palace, big and small—the furniture, the ornaments, until there was nothing left.

Before either man could process what was happening, the entire once-lavish palace was completely empty, except for the bed where Hong Ji had been lying and the carpet they stood on.

As the emperor was still in shock, Hong Ji had quickly stepped off the carpet. He had learned from experience that this mysterious figure only spared the bed—everything else had to go.

Hong Ji completely forgot the harsh words he’d once uttered when he saw the empress’s palace emptied.

Xie Zhizhi, satisfied with his compliance, paid no attention to the still-shouting emperor. With a thought, she manipulated the space to pull the carpet out from under their feet.

Before the emperor could react, he suddenly fell flat on his face, crashing to the ground with a sickening thud. His face hit the floor, leaving a trail of blood as he let out an enraged scream. “Who! Who is it?! Come out now!”

Xie Zhizhi was just about to play a little more with the emperor when she saw a pile of items stacked in the space warehouse. She grabbed a taser.

With a zap, she threw the taser into the space, and it materialized on the emperor’s back.

“Ah—” The emperor screamed like a pig being slaughtered, and the palace guards, who had been waiting outside, rushed in in a panic.

They found their emperor writhing on the ground, convulsing uncontrollably, with a black taser stuck to his back.

Hong Ji stared, utterly dumbstruck and rendered powerless. He was relieved that he had made the right choice first.

The guards attempted to pull the emperor up, but the moment they touched him, they too would convulse and lose control of their bodies. No one dared to get too close.

It didn’t take long before the palace began to echo with the chaotic, panicked cries and screams. The Eastern Palace was in complete disarray.

As Xie Zhizhi left, she casually returned the taser to her space.