Chapter 322 Friend, Please Stay (1/2)

The Crown Prince Zhao Xiang looked up the sky and sighed. He threw the precious sword in his hand to the floor and said, ”Sir, I knew you before father did. Why do you do this?”

From the sound of dropped weapons, Zhao Xiang knew it was the end of his uprising.

Shen Lian lamented - if not because of him, there was no reason why Zhao Xiang would not succeed. At this point, the purple Qi of Zhao Xiang turned into a real dragon. While others could not see it, the dragon was baring its fangs and teeth towards him.

Shen Lian remained steady as he allowed the purple Qi to blast his body. He did not move an inch and the Qi dispersed.

Zhao Xiang felt something deep in his heart as the purple Qi dispersed. He looked like he was in a slump, like he lost something extremely important to him. He felt lost and he did not know what to do.

When Shen Lian saw it, he just shook his head slightly. This only happened because his personality did not stand strong. He took out an imperial seal from his sleeve, and suddenly there was the glitter of gold. It carried a heavy sense of authority.

Zhao Xun felt the imperial seal was unfamiliar but familiar at the same time. He felt like he had an unknown connection with the imperial seal.

The imperial seal flew off his hand and landed on Zhao Xun's palm. At that moment, a warm stream entered Zhao Xun's body. He felt energetic like he had an infinite amount of energy reserve. Zhao Xiang too observed that his old father suddenly became younger by ten plus years. His white hair had all turned to black.

Zhao Xiang carried a complicated look in his eyes as he saw his father regained youth. He felt even more depressed, as even if father did not kill him, he would be old by the time his father passed away.

Zhao Xun looked at Shen Lian and spoke with a deep voice, ”Mister Shen, thank you.” His gratitude towards Shen Lian was sincere, and just like what Zhao Xiang said, in the beginning, he was surprised at how soon Shen Lian turned up. When Shen Lian answered later, he then knew Shen Lian had already predicted what the Crown Prince would do previously.

If he did not use the jade, perhaps Shen Lian would not appear. Ultimately, he decided to remain as the emperor. Shen Lian smiled, ”Your Majesty, I've got all the insurgents under control. Your subordinates will be here soon. I shall say goodbye now.”

He wanted to leave as he was now done with his business. He did not intend to have any association with the royal family again.

In the royal family, the father and the son had doubts about each other, and it was hard to say who was right or wrong. It reminded him of a poem from his previous life, he read it out.

”The morals of three emperors and five kings, their fame were ranked Xia, then Shang and Zhou.

The five heroes had a battle, and Qin and Han exchanged their glory.

There were only several names that were recorded in history, but there were countless empty graveyards in the north.

To pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger, such is the way of a fight.”

The recital rang through the palace, and it described a bleak but dignified situation. Zhao Xun did not know the content of what Shen Lian had just said, but the words hit on his chest. It made him sad.

A white cloud was formed underneath Shen Lian's feet. He flew to the sky by himself and he went quite a distance within the blink of an eye. He could not help but to feel envy.

His eyes fell on Zhao Xiang, the phrase 'to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger' rang through his mind. It turned into a sigh, and there was a painful groan.

In the blink of an eye, the Crown Price Zhao Xiang had picked up the precious sword from the floor and committed suicide.

The coup d'etat within Dawei Dynasty was quickly pacified by the current emperor. Since then, Zhao Xun managed the country with intense focus. One should not mention that the imperial seal had caused another crisis. It was an after-story.

Shen Lian had not gone far enough with his cloud ride, and hence he knew about Zhao Xiang's suicide, but he felt nothing.

The mortals could only live once, and the plants only through to autumn. Despite having the success of a king, people would just end up being dried up skeletons. He was able to not get too caught up with many things ever since he achieved Dao's immortality.

It was not because he had cut out emotions and desires entirely, but that at this stage, even the same landscape would look different to him compared to the past.