Chapter 8 — Pawn Shop Changes Destiny

14 The next day, the decree was given. The 10th prince was ordained as Crown Prince. The emperor is still in his prime. Choosing a prince who has no foreign power behind him as his successor will make him feel more secure, not having to worry about someone spying on his country. That is also the reason why he chose the Ten Princes. And Co Minh thought he could support the Tenth Prince into a puppet emperor. At that time, he will become the god of authority standing above ten thousand people. But he did not know that he had chosen a wild wolf full of ambition. Later, that wolf would take his life. In order for the 10th Prince to soon succeed, Co Minh took advantage of the emperor's distraction to find a way to live forever, secretly bribing all the people next to him. He gave the emperor a slow-acting poison. That poison made his illness more and more serious, eventually leaving him with no chance of recovery. The longevity that the emperor had earned with great difficulty was buried in each pill offered by Co Minh. ## 15 News of the emperor's death has just reached the Prime Minister's mansion. Before Co Minh could be happy, another decree was brought. The new emperor ordered him to be executed for treason and murdering the king. Co Minh was frightened, not daring to believe his ears. He grabbed the eunuch's collar to announce the decree.

“Gong Cong, is this really the new emperor's will?”

“I am a god!”

“Your Highness can't cross the bridge, pull out the plank, squeeze the lemon and remove the peel!”

Co Minh fiercely glared at the eunuch. Now that he has been charged with murdering the king, the eunuch is naturally no longer as polite as before. The eunuch raised his foot and kicked Co Minh away.

“The new emperor's will is not your turn to doubt.”

Co Minh was kicked to the ground. Next door, Khuong Thanh Nguyet's cries were heard. The panic in her eyes still hadn't dissipated, her hands tightly grasped Co Minh's wrists.

“Not anymore.”

“Master, everything is gone.”

“Didn't you say everything was perfectly arranged?”

“Didn't you say that today, the Prime Minister's Palace will enter its most glorious period?”

"If I had known that earlier, I wouldn't have needed any more glory or power!"

Being shaken hard by her, Co Minh's eyes completely darkened. His whole body resembled a rotten tree trunk. He crawled in front of the eunuch.

“My lord, please take me to the palace.”

“Or help me convey the word to His Majesty.”

“I have a shocking secret, I can use it to exchange for a way to live.”

“No need.”

I coldly interrupted.

“His Majesty has no interest in your secrets.”

I walked next to Co Minh, bent down and leaned close to his ear.

“Not everyone is like you and your former master.”

“For the sake of eternal life, he did all the dirty things and massacred countless living beings in the world.”

"Co Minh, do you regret hiding my identity and not exposing me in front of the emperor?"

“He thought he had everything, plotted and controlled the entire situation.”

“You think that if the emperor dies, you will take action against me.”

“From then on, immortality is yours, power is also yours.”

“But you were wrong.”

“You think you are controlling the whole chess board, but you don't know that the person actually holding the pieces is me.”

“Co Minh, you're real stupid.”

I smiled softly, continuing to give him the final blow.

“There is more good news.”

“His Majesty told me to thank you on his behalf.”

“If it weren't for you, he would still be stuck in death.”

“After you die, he will send people to whip your grave every day.”

“Use him to remind himself that people like him absolutely cannot be used in the court.”

Co Minh rolled his eyes at me. His eyes were filled with malicious intent.

“You…”

“It turns out you know everything.”

“Did you also teach the Tenth Prince what happened that day?”

I stood up straight, using a scornful smile to answer everything. Co Minh was not willing to lose at my hands, but was stabbed straight in the heart by my words. Angry and righteous, he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

"But about Medicine Linh Coc, how did you know that person that year was me?"

"That day I was fully prepared, leaving no loopholes."

“You have no reason to recognize me!”

He seemed crazy, both crying and laughing. I grabbed his collar, my eyes filled with hatred.

“Didn't my mother ever tell you?”

“She was born with five extremely sharp senses.”

"I am the next generation spirit girl, of course inheriting all of her abilities."

“No matter how you disguised yourself that day, I could still recognize you based on the disgusting stench on your body.”

“Co Minh, you think the Tao is one meter tall.”

"But I didn't expect the demon to be one foot tall."

“Go down to the golden stream and atone for your sins against my mother and the tens of thousands of souls of Medicine Linh Coc!”

I waved my sleeve, turned and left. Three days later, Co Minh was beheaded. He died with the crime of slaughtering living beings and murdering kings. The day Co Minh was beheaded, a heavy rain fell in the sky of Duoc Linh Coc. The rain lasted for a long time, showing no signs of stopping. ## 16 One month later, the new emperor held a grand coronation ceremony. Also on that day, I and Thien Linh pawn shop disappeared from the human world at the same time. From then on, I never appeared before mortals again. Complete.