Chapter 186 - Chapter 186: I’m sorry I’m powerless to help (1/2)
Chapter 186: I’m sorry I’m powerless to help
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In the rear hall of the Taiji Palace, a sudden bout of violent coughing emerged.
“Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon health.”
In the hall, several eunuchs knelt on the ground, almost pleadingly said.
The one lying on the dragon bed was the owner of this colossal empire, the Supreme Emperor.
At this moment, he was merely a middle-aged man sick in bed. Upon hearing the news of his sister’s danger, he became agitated, coughing violently.
As the cough persisted, it led to coughing up blood.
The eunuch caring for him at the side was horrified and yelled out, “Call for the imperial doctor immediately.”
Suddenly, the Emperor grabbed his wrist, panting heavily said, “Summon … summon Lord of the State immediately!”
“Your Majesty….”
“Go.”
“Yes!”
On the other side, inside the Qi Feng Pavilion.
A dignified figure sat at the table, holding a brush, reviewing memoranda.
“My Lady, Commander Lai has arrived.” Outside the bead curtain, a servant reported in a low voice.
“Tell him to come in.”
In a short while, Lai Baocheng, the commander of the Imperial Guard, entered. He performed a formal bow through the bead curtain, saying, “My Lady, it’s been confirmed that the sponsor in the Duke’s mansion left Divine City a month ago and his whereabouts are unknown.”
The woman behind the bead curtain didn’t lift her head, asking, “What about the Lord of the State?”
“According to the report, his internal injuries flared up half a month ago, and he has been resting ever since.”
The woman scoffed, “So you’re saying, such a massive event took place, and there wasn’t any reaction from the entire Duke’s mansion, merely a coincidence?”
Lai Baocheng knelt on the ground, “I have failed in my duties, and put you in danger, please punish me, my lady.”
As the leader of the Imperial Guard, such a major event occurred right under his watch, he was undoubtedly responsible.
The woman said calmly, “Draft a decree, the Imperial Guard Commander Lai Baocheng performed duties ineffectively, reducing his rank and dismissing his titles, penalize three years’ salary, demote him to Deputy Commander, and he will have the chance to make up for his errors.”
Lai Baocheng bowed his head, “Thank you for your grace, my Lady.”
“Within three days, remove all the Red Venerate spies in Divine City.”
“Yes.”
After Lai Baocheng finished speaking, he exited.
Once he left Qi Feng Pavilion, his whole person was filled with an aura of killing intent, ready to cause trouble for the Red Venerate.
For him, this was entirely an unexpected disaster.
In Divine City, with such a presence from the academy, as well as the Lord of the State, no one would have thought that the new leader of the Red Venerate would dare to cause trouble in Divine City and successfully pull off such a massive coup.
Two powerhouses of the Celestial Being realm, Gao Weisong from the Gao family, Zhou Zongye from the academy, the Princess Chang, along with fourteen practitioners of the Divine Power realm, all trapped in an unknown secret realm.
Both golden bodies in the palace trying to protect the queen, also died tragically on the spot.
Thinking about this, Lai Baocheng was still somewhat terrified.
Two beings from the mana realm!
The new leader of the Red Venerate is cruel in his methods, deep in his plans, daring in his actions – it’s unimaginable.
This is the Divine City, home to a Celestial Being, and a Sword Saint.
However, thinking about it, the one from the academy has been holed up there for decades, some say he is challenging a higher realm.
Others say he has been severely injured and is in recovery.
No matter the case, it’s a fact that this Celestial Being has not shown his hand in decades.
As for the Lord of the State, he was injured during a battle with the Red Venerate years ago. Periodically his injury flares up, necessitating recuperation.
Under these two, the number of powerhouses in the mana realm in Divine City is small.
Zhou Zongye of the academy is one, there is also a mysterious sponsor in the Duke’s mansion.
Aside from these, there are some in the palace, but those powerhouses in the palace’s mana realm have never left the palace.
As for the mana realm powerhouses who tried to chase and kill the Red Sun that day, he didn’t even know they existed beforehand.
Regarding the various families in Divine City, it is not that none of them are in the mana realm, just that they are not in Divine City.
Powerhouses in the mana realm do not input mana into the Divine City. This has been an unwritten rule for a long time.
This is related to a great change in the Divine City two hundred years ago.
Only establishments as powerful as the academy, and people such as the Lord of the State granted special privilege by The Emperor, are exceptions.
Unexpectedly, this allowed the Red Venerate to exploit a loophole.
Inside the Qi Feng Pavilion, the Empress of the Great Zhou was still reviewing her memoranda.
Suddenly, a line of words appeared on the bronze mirror on the table, “Emperor summons Lord of the State to the palace.”
After a glance, the Empress ignored it.
The Lord of the State was such a scaredy-cat, he definitely would not dare come into the palace, at most he would send his son.