Chapter 220 - Chapter 220: 220 Strange Ending (Third Release Looking for Monthly Ticket) (1/2)
Chapter 220: 220 Strange Ending (Third Release Looking for Monthly Ticket)
Translator: 549690339
Inside the Chengtian Palace, Liu Hongyu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, woke up mysteriously, opening his eyes dazedly. Realizing suddenly what had just happened, he bolted up.
The assassin?!
As he turned to look, he saw a body laying on the ground, causing his heart to shudder.
His legs went weak, and he almost fell to his knees.
The Emperor… is dead!
It was then that a familiar voice rang out, “The Emperor passed away because of an uncontrollable illness. The second, third and fifth princes are overwhelmed with grief. Some other senior officials couldn’t bear the shock and followed the Emperor to the afterlife…”
Is this…the Empress?
Startled, Liu Hongyu looked up, and saw the Empress standing next to the throne, very much alive and only in different clothes.
What’s going on?
He was dumbfounded.
Just now, he had witnessed the Empress committing suicide.
Not just him, everyone in the court had seen it.
Yet now, she had come back from the dead.
The contents of her words were even more terrifying.
Wasn’t there an assassin just now?
Gu Yang, and another man attempted to kill the Emperor.
And yet, they said the Emperor died of illness?
The princes too, they have passed away?
What on earth happened while he was unconscious?
Liu Hongyu turned around, noticing how many of his colleagues held looks of horror as well.
“…Which of the princes do you think should succeed to the throne?”
The entire Chengtian Palace fell silent.
No one dared to speak. The atmosphere had become oppressively tense.
The happenings of today were too strange. One wrong word in such a setting could lead to irreversible consequences.
After a moment, the Empress called out, “Minister Liu, you speak.”
Liu Yicheng, the head of the cabinet, was the first to pledge loyalty to the Empress.
He stepped forward, bowing his head, and cautiously said, “In my opinion, the Eighth Prince is young and intelligent, generous and kind. He is fit for the position.”
“Minister Sun.”
The Empress then named another person, who happened to be the junior minister.
“I second that.”
“Minister Wang?”
“I second that!”
Amidst the chorus of agreements, the Great Zhou dynasty welcomed its sixteenth Emperor, the thirteen-year-old Eighth Prince.
The present Empress was promoted to Empress Dowager and began to rule from behind a curtain.
As for the matter of the Empress resurrecting from death, of Gu Yang’s attempted assassination and all such peculiarity, it was all ignored by everyone.
All the officials chose to believe it all was just an illusion.
“Oh right, Senior Wen.”
As soon as Gu Yang left the palace gate, he finally remembered Wen Jue, the Head of the Dao Sect. He wondered how she was doing.
Suddenly, a figure appeared next to him. It was Wen Jue, her aura somewhat dim.
He asked, “Senior, are you okay?”
Wen Jue’s voice was icy cold, “If it hadn’t been within the palace, they couldn’t have blocked my five swords with their combined forces.”
He understood. She must have had a hard time against the two in the Unleaking Realm.
He changed the subject, “I have successfully destroyed the power of the Heavenly Extreme Taoist, as ordered.”
Wen Jue looked at him, her eyes softening a bit, “You did well.”
Gu Yang really wanted to say, could you give me something substantial? What’s the use of just praising me?
Suddenly, he remembered something, “Senior, do you know Wu Lingling?”
Wen Jue’s eyes shifted, “What happened to her?”
“She has mastered the ‘Extreme Yang True Gang.’”
“She did well.”
Couldn’t she find another way to praise someone?
Gu Yang couldn’t help but grumble internally.
“You should leave Divine City.” Suddenly, Wen Jue said.
“Why?”
“You could be said to be responsible for the death of the Emperor, the Sword of the State will not let you go.”
The Sword of the State?
Gu Yang noticed that what she said was the Sword of the State, not the Sword Saint of the State.
“The Sword of the State is an exceptionally special artifact.”