Chapter 96 - A Menacing Being Has Descended Upon This World (1/2)
Chapter 96: A Menacing Being Has Descended Upon This World
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Light snow encapsulated the land
Branches covered in snow hung quietly on the black roof tiles of the palace walls
A s stood within the courtyard, between the curved pro river As snow hovered in the air, the courtyard became a picturesque scene filled with poetic inspiration
The third prince, Li Liancheng, strolled quietly along the long pro the view of the year’s first snow He was a lazybut the white robe that he had worn to sleep Even as the end of autumn approached, his paja a major portion of his body to the cold weather
“My unrestrained er I watched my unbridled father rule over this e on these lands was in the pal stood by the pond and gazed at the fish He looked as if he was re about the past
He could not remember when he last saw his father The once-unrivaled Earnered everyone’s admiration had one day hidden behind the curtains and never shown his face since
It was as if he had vanished fro only an empty husk for the people to worshi+p
The th and bravery He spilled the royal blood of his sons and daughters to create the ironclad laws that governed the entire Tang Dynasty—the Tang Code evoked the fear and respect of countless cultivators
Li Liancheng stood up His exquisite silk paja and rind against the e had made countless assumptions to explain the Emperor’s actions, but in the end, he settled with two possibilities
First, the hty man could have reached a level of power no ordinaryin this world could shake him anymore No matter what kind of threat loomed over the empire, he could annihilate them in the blink of an eye
The second possibility was… perhaps the hty anymore
…
In front of the Verht swords floated in the sky above with memorials attached to them Wrapped within the memorials were Blood Essences which projected lifelike phantoms as if the people were there in person They had come from the borders of the erown thicker
The loo dark clouds above, which were heavy with snow, descended upon the lands, threatening to crush the entire city!
Citizens at White Jade Square felt their blood run cold, while the talented fighters quivered in fear
What was going on?
“We de voice reverberated throughout the White Jade Square and seeered in the air
Perplexed, the sect leaders of aze intensified
Chao Xiaojian held his blade in his arms and furrowed his brows His tone was serious “Asi Luoshan, Geshu Taixing, Song Xianzhi…
“They are all foreign generals from the frontiers at the borders and the demon portals Why are they here?”
They were all cultivators of the Tang Dynasty ere notable for their incredible power—the kind that even Chao Xiaojian had to take seriously
Su Yunyu, the sect leader of the Jade Pavilion, crossed her arainst her elbow “They arrived with memorials and Blood Essence—all those indicate an i?”
Chao Xiaojian’s lips twitched He turned to the hidden yet lofty Taiji Palace
‘It can’t be, right?
‘That brat… He just beca up trouble?’
Head held his sword in his ar to dethrone the Emperor?”
Headmaster Cui stroked his beard and shook his head “No This is a test”
In a corner of White Jade Square
Princess Pei shi+, who had a red cloak draped over her shoulders, stared bewilderedly at the phanto in front of the Ver?”
Pei Liao held his leather longsword in his ar
“But it’s not a big probleht as well not say a word!’
…
“Your Majesty, your hu for twenty years, suppressing the foreigners of impure blood I have massacred hundreds of thousands of de for the sake of the e Dynasty with sincere loyalty The essay written by the grand cha, has hu you to take a stand onXianzhi, has protected the western regions for many bitter years I have always seen myself as a citizen of this erand chae and sorrow Your Majesty, please serve justice for your humble subject!”
“Your Majesty, your hurandiose speeches—powerful and full of emotions—sounded before the Vermilion Bird Gate
Everyone at the White Jade Square was dumbfounded Their faces turned pale and they could not utter a word Who could have thought the foreign generals would send memorials all the way there just to i!
It was all because of the policy essay Fang Lang wrote in the Imperial Examination
Within the Taiji Palace, there was pin-drop silence
Even Li Puyi, who had just been screa, felt a lump in his throat He was at a loss for words
His eyes widened and he panted heavily Thefrom the Vermilion Bird Gate, his eyes instinctively narrowed
‘It’s rash…
‘It’s way too rash!+’
Suddenly, Li Puyi regained his co Lang’s argument, yet the moment his words reached his lips, he sed theain
In the end, he only spat out the word ‘nonsense’ before returning to his spot He stood with his hands by his side, not uttering another word
Li Puyi understood hat the third prince was trying to achieve, but he ay too hasty Fang Lang ht have written a policy essay that shook the entire empire, but Li Puyi was confident he could repress it—all he needed was time
Perhaps the third prince had started to lose his cool and become impulsive due to thePerhaps the past few years had been too breezy for him and he decided to turn to unscrupulous methods when faced with consecutive failure
The third prince wanted to probe the Eh up on his throne—he wanted to know if the Ehty lanced at the h up within the palace
That face… It was too blurry
To a point where Li Puyi seehed The third prince was arrogant, overbearing yet easy to control Nonetheless, he was prone to causing unnecessary dralance at the silent first prince as standing with his hands by his side
The first prince had an indecipherable shtly Claims of impeachment sounded frou Dynasty ruled over a significant portion of the lands Thus, many nations of pure blood had surrendered to the empire and became subject nations As a result, in the last 200 years, soners had been enlisted as civil and h their nun courtiers all left their post They kneeled down and started wailing complaints one after the other
In addition to that, some of the imperial censors of native descent also yelled out their accusations toward Fang Lang
A profound look appeared in Li Puyi’s eyes Those imperial censors… They were not the third prince’s men
That hen Li Puyi knew, the third prince was not the only one trying to probe the Eht, surrounded by countless kneeling courtiers and so was at a loss for words
Nonetheless, he ree
The situation convinced Fang Lang the empire would, someday, be thrown into a state of disarray if they proceeded with the individual border regi faced all those kneeling foreign courtiers and i Lang flashed a cold sht as a pencil, like a stubborn tree, fir’s expression was as cold as an iceberg, yet she could not hide the concern in her eyes
The situation was extre maintained a respectful stance He never anticipated his audience with the Emperor as one of the top three winners of the Imperial Examination would turn into a political scene
When Wei Sheng thought about his teacher’s reminder, he could not help but frown bitterly
‘Teacher…
‘No ives, in this situation… I can’t help him either”
In the court, Old Man Gao stood beside theloose
A scornful look flashed in his eyes when he heard the foreign generals’ screams of impeachment at the Vermilion Bird Gate
In his heart, Old Man Gao knehat the foreign generals were trying to test froht to say the foreign generals had held power in the ar They had inevitably developed a different