Chapter 129: The Future Emperor Is About to Die (2/2)

The person that he was most concerned about was his comatose elder sister. After finding out about Ji Ru'Er's plan, he was even more looking forward to her awakening.

Now that his elder sister had awakened, Ji Chengxue was so happy that he did not even know what to say.

Suddenly, Ji Chengxue was startled. He looked up and saw that the entire sky was filled with swirling snow but not a single snowflake was falling. It was as if there was a glass cloche around him that was isolating him from the snow.

”What's going on?” Ji Chengxue thought as he suddenly felt an ominous feeling. As his gaze slowly lowered, he discovered that there was actually a figure slowly approaching from afar.

Golden rays of light that felt harmonious and warm circulated around Zhao Musheng with every step he took. Each ray of light was as dazzling as a golden lotus blooming.

Ji Chengxue's pupils suddenly constricted. He felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand and he could not even breathe.

The soft chant of a sutra was resounding in his ears and his field of vision was filled with bright rays of light, as if Buddhist aura was bathing and enveloping Ji Chengxue.

”Zhao Musheng!” Ji Chengxue suddenly bit the tip of his tongue and the metallic taste of blood spread in his mouth. The pain caused him to sober up and see clearly the appearance of the person that was slowly approaching.

Zhao Musheng's amiable-looking face was filled with harmony like a Buddha. A smile was on his lips as he serenely looked at Ji Chengxue.

”Did the crown prince send you here to kill me?” Ji Chengxue eerily asked.

Zhao Musheng was someone belonging on the side of the crown prince and yet he appeared here at this very moment. The only explanation was that the crown prince had the same objective as King Yu.

A single posthumous edict triggered killing intent from both of his biological brothers. Ji Chengxue felt a surge of anger rise from the bottom of his heart and almost rush out from the top of his head.

Zhao Musheng shook his head and his gaze was still serene as he said, ”His Majesty was very intelligent and kept a close eye on me. I thought His Majesty would chose King Yu but you were chosen instead. Nevertheless, it doesn't matter who is chosen… The one who will ascend the throne in the end can only be the crown prince.”

”You really are loyal! You're cultivating with methods from the Mahayana Island and yet you're worrying for the empire, don't you feel tired?” Ji Chengxue asked with a sneer.

Zhao Musheng indifferently looked at the sneering Ji Chengxue. He slowly raised his hand and true energy immediately gushed out, forming a golden Buddha statue that emanated a gentle aura in front of him.

Zhao Musheng gently formed a mudra with his hand and then pushed his hand forward. That golden Buddha statue suddenly flew into the sky before slowly descending and enveloped Ji Chengxue.

”Loyalty? If he was ambitious like King Yu, I wouldn't be helping him. I am supporting him exactly because he's weak. Do you… understand?” Zhao Musheng said with a smile.

”I only need an obedient puppet...”

Plop!

After Ji Chengxue heard those words, his body that was enveloped within the Buddha statue suddenly shuddered. He collapsed onto the ground with blood leaking out from his nostrils and mouth and was at death's doorstep.

Zhao Musheng slowly walked toward Ji Chengxue while letting out a sigh filled with compassion.

Suddenly, a feminine shout came from the sky above, and a jade talisman that was radiating bright rays of light came crashing down toward Zhao Musheng.

Buzz!

Zhao Musheng's pupils constricted as he formed a mudra before deftly pushing his hand out and blocked the jade talisman. The jade talisman vibrated for a moment and then released bright flashes of light, forming a simplistic magic array. A dreadful amount of true energy burst out from the magic array and forced Zhao Musheng to take several steps backward.

”The Celestial Arcanum Sect's… Divination Spirit's Array!” Zhao Musheng muttered as his eyes narrowed.

A figure wrapped within a loose robe landed next to Ji Chengxue. With a wave of her fair and slender hand, cracks immediately appeared all over the Buddha statue before shattering it to pieces. Thereafter, she picked up Ji Chengxue with one hand.

”Old man, it's not good to be so ruthless...” After she finished speaking, Ni Yan gave Zhao Musheng a smile before her figure shot out and disappeared.

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Fang Fang's Little Store.

Bu Fang was curled up on his chair and lightly sipping from a cup of hot water in his hand. Suddenly, a figure dashed into the store. Ni Yan appeared in front of him and at the same time, threw a bloodied figure onto the floor.

”Owner Bu, this fellow is the future emperor of the Light Wind Empire. However, he's about to die, hurry up and save him.”