Chapter 17 — Two Fathers

The Emperor softened his voice: "Tham Khanh, I also saved a few old friends to help you." "Those who die in battle in the north may not all be buried in the north." The blue veins on the back of my father's hand holding the knife appeared. Thuong Thuong's eyes turned red. “Dog emperor.” Tham Hac Tranh did not scold him. He just walked forward step by step, the tip of the knife dragging on the ground made a shrill sound. "You used my brothers to refine yourself into a medicine man." “If I let you out alive today, my Tham will be written backwards.” Chaos immediately broke out. Blades of light, white bones, iron chains, green lights, bells, all crowded into the cold stone room. I was bumped and backed away. His back touched the black wooden coffin again. The sword in his hand suddenly cut his palm. Blood dripped down the blade. A drop fell on the red gold token. The command card lights up. Not dim light. But like a sleeping golden dragon suddenly opened its eyes. The Emperor suddenly looked at me. The Queen Mother also looked at me. Ta Vo Cuu and my father turned around at the same time. Before I could even throw the token away, the stone floor under my feet cracked a golden pattern. The pattern went around everyone, wrapping straight up my ankle. Deep in the cold river came a deep roar like a roaring dragon. 17 When the golden veins wrapped around my ankles, I thought I would be pulled underground. But it doesn't. It was like a hot chain, crawling from the ankle to the wrist, then into the red and yellow card. The dragon pattern on the card comes to life. I see a small golden dragon spinning in the palm of my hand. It didn't bite me. It just pressed its forehead against my bleeding wound. Immediately afterwards, all eyes lit up. Cold rivers are no longer black. At the bottom of the water, countless golden lines emerged, like an underground vein finally being lit. The emperor's eyes flared with crazy joy. “It's done.” “Bring it back here.” The man in black and yellow mask immediately rushed towards me. My father swung a knife horizontally to block it. Usually follow closely behind. Co Chieu stopped the army of druggists, the old armor was torn, the sound of bones and flesh breaking kept resounding. Ta Vo Cuu wanted to rush to my side, but was hugged tightly by the druggist with the same face. The pharmacist opened his mouth and bit into the old wound on that person's shoulder. Ta Vo Cuu snorted softly, his face as white as paper. “Ta Wu Cuu!” I call that person. That person raised his eyes to look at me, the corner of his lips still curled a little. “Don't be afraid.” He always told me not to be afraid. But how can we not be afraid? I'm afraid my father will fall down. Afraid that Ta Vo Cuu will die. I'm afraid that the Crown Prince in the cold river will never be able to get ashore. Even more afraid because just one drop of my blood this group of crazy people achieved their goal. Crown Prince Tien suddenly raised his hand, used his wrist that had been worn by an iron chain to expose the bones, and pointed to the secret compartment at the bottom of the coffin. “A Dien.” “Put the order back.” I turned around to look. In the secret compartment, in addition to silk letters and black jade plaques, there is also a round cavity. The size is just right to place red gold card orders. The emperor's expression suddenly changed. “Stop it!” The Queen Mother also screamed shrilly. “Not booked!” They all rushed towards us. I held the order card and rushed to the bottom of the coffin. The yellow veins under my feet suddenly tightened, as if trying to pull me back into the middle of the battle. I fell to the ground, my knees hitting numbly. Father wanted to help me, but was surrounded by three soldiers wearing old Tran Bac armor. On the side of a pharmacist still hangs half a familiar wooden card. I realize. That's what Uncle Thuong once told me about when I was a child. Deputy General Han Due blows the old lake best in the North. My father also noticed. That's why the knife was half an inch slow. The pharmacist punched him in the chest. Tham Hac Tranh spit out a mouthful of blood, still gritting his teeth and rushing towards me. “A Dien, crawl!” We really crawl forward. The stone floor is very cold. The blood in the palm of his hand turned into a red streak. Just as I was about to reach the secret compartment, a hand pressed down on the red yellow card. Is the emperor. I don't know when he bypassed the melee and stood in front of me. He still had a smile on his face. But that smile is colder than a glacier. “A Dien, you should call me royal uncle.” “Listen to your uncle.” “Give me the command token.” I raised my head to look at him. “You are dead.

our whole family.” The Emperor said softly: "I can also give you a new family." I spit a mouthful at him. The smile on the emperor's face finally disappeared. He raised his hand to strangle me, carrying me off the ground. "Like your father, you don't know anything." I can't breathe. But the sword is still in hand. I used all my strength to stab him in the wrist. The tip of the sword pierced the dragon's robe. The Emperor painfully let go. The red gold token flew out of his hand and rolled towards the secret compartment. But there's still an inch missing. A blood-stained hand was one step faster than mine, grasping the token. It's Ta Vo Cuu. I don't know when that person escaped from the drug, kneeling on one knee in front of the coffin. The red shirt on his body was torn, blood flowing all the way. That person turned his head to look at me. Those eyes were very gentle. So gentle that it makes me panic. “A Dien.” “If there is an afterlife, don't encounter a mother like me again.” Our mind is empty. “What do you want to do?” That person did not answer.