The Great Zhou Emperor woke up slowly and learned that Zhou Yulong had surrendered. Although he was unwilling, he could only sigh helplessly when he saw that the people around him who served him had been replaced by Zhou Tiance's men.

The next day, an imperial edict was quickly sent out of the palace.

The eldest prince Zhou Tianhong was deposed from the position of crown prince, and the eighteenth prince Zhou Tiance was made crown prince!

At the same time, in the library, Li Siyuan heard a reminder that the task was completed in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest, and you will be rewarded with 500 points!"

Even though he was mentally prepared, Li Siyuan still couldn't help but feel happy when he heard the prompt that the task was completed.

Breaking through to the Martial Saint level consumed too many of his points, and the 500 points reward for completing the mission came at the right time.

Li Siyuan was not in a hurry to look at the attribute panel. He was waiting for the system's follow-up tasks!

Sure enough, the system's task reminder sounded.

"Ding! Triggering the side quest, assist Zhou Tiance in successfully ascending the throne! Success will reward you with 1500 points, failure will reward you with 500 points!"

It has come to this.

There was no need for Li Siyuan to refuse.

But then he frowned and thought, "For assisting Zhou Tiance in becoming the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, the system reward was only 500 points. Now that the overall situation has been decided, it is only a matter of time before Zhou Tiance ascends the throne and becomes emperor. However, the reward given by the system is so generous that it is disturbing."

"It seems that the overall situation is settled, but there are many hidden dangers hidden in the dark?"

"Is the Great Zhou Emperor unwilling to give in? Is Zhou Yulong resentful and seeking revenge? Or is it another prince's counterattack?"

His fingertips tapped the table, making a rhythmic sound. Amidst this rhythm, Li Siyuan began to unravel the mystery. "The people around the Great Zhou Emperor have been replaced by my people. They are dying. Even if they are unwilling to accept it, they can't cause much trouble."

"Although Zhou Yulong is a Martial Saint and has great combat power, his arms are broken and his combat power is only one tenth of what it was. He wants to retaliate against me, but he lacks the strength..."

"As for the counterattacks from the other princes, we need to be wary of this. The eldest, second, third, and eighth princes, who are strong contenders for the throne, have already reached adulthood and have established their own residences outside the palace..."

"And yesterday, after hearing about the dramatic changes in the palace, these four princes left the imperial city overnight and their whereabouts are unknown!"

"As expected, these princes are the biggest troublemakers. It's a pity that we didn't seize the opportunity to eliminate them in one fell swoop that day..."

Li Siyuan rubbed his brows and said confidently, "If the enemy comes, we will stop him with our generals; if the water comes, we will block it with earth. Now the palace is completely under my control. The advantage is mine!"

Although Li Siyuan was extremely confident, he decided to speed up Zhou Tiance's ascension to the throne out of consideration for unexpected events.

Seven days!

Seven days later, Zhou Tiance ascended the throne and became emperor!

After seven days, even if the Emperor of Zhou is not dead, he will have to abdicate and let the wise man take over!

At this moment, Li Siyuan made up his mind.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes.

That night, a dramatic change occurred again.

The Great Zhou Emperor and Zhou Yulong died tragically together!

There is chaos in the palace!

When Li Siyuan learned the news, he was thoughtful.

The accident still happened!

The news of the tragic deaths of Emperor Zhou and Zhou Yulong spread like wildfire.

The ministers were in an uproar!

People are in panic!

The spearhead was directed at Li Siyuan and Zhou Tiance.

If the Great Zhou Emperor and Zhou Yulong were not dead, and Zhou Tiance led his men to force the palace, the ministers and the people would resist but would also be able to accept it.

Now that the Great Zhou Emperor and Zhou Yulong are both dead, the situation has changed. Zhou Tiance has killed the king and proclaimed himself emperor, and the resistance will undoubtedly be much greater.

"Master, based on the wounds on the old uncle's body, the murderer should be the helmsman of the Black Ice Platform, Yan Duo!"

Zhou Tiance whispered to Li Siyuan.

After forcing the emperor to abdicate, the three major military forces of the imperial city, the Dragon Guard, the Tiger Army, and the Black Ice Platform, the Dragon Guard became a mess and was easily controlled by Xiao Tiance.

The Tiger Army had the largest number of soldiers and the strongest overall combat capability. After entering the palace that day, Li Siyuan personally left the palace and subdued the Tiger Army leader Chu Changqing.

The Black Ice Platform has the smallest number of people, but because they are good at spying and assassination, they are no less dangerous than the Tiger Army. When Li Siyuan wanted to take over it that day, he found that the master of the Black Ice Platform had mysteriously disappeared.

Unexpectedly, the murderer who killed the Great Zhou Emperor and Zhou Yulong was Yan Duo, the master of the Black Ice Platform!

Upon hearing this, Li Siyuan nodded lightly.

Zhou Yulong's arm was broken and his combat power was only one tenth of what it was. Facing Yan Duo, who was at the peak of the ninth level of the innate realm and was good at assassination, it was not surprising that he was killed.

"Yan Duo wouldn't kill the Great Zhou Emperor and Zhou Yulong for no reason. Can we find out who ordered him to do so?"

Li Siyuan asked.

Zhou Tiance lowered his head and said, "I don't know for now."

"With the death of the Great Zhou Emperor and Zhou Yulong, the spearhead will be pointed at you and me, but the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. In seven days, you will ascend the throne and become emperor."

Li Siyuan wanted to give it a try. At this time, Zhou Yulong ascended the throne and became emperor. Would the system determine that the task was completed?

"Disciple will obey Master's orders!"

Zhou Tiance could not and did not want to go against Li Siyuan's plan.

"Master, I will follow your advice. All the ancient books accumulated by the royal family of the Great Zhou Kingdom for thousands of years have been sent to the library."

Zhou Tiance thought of this and mentioned it.

Li Siyuan was slightly delighted when he heard this. After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty was a thousand-year-old dynasty and had accumulated many classics. Although many of them were lost in the fire thirty years ago, there were still many precious books.

"very good."

Li Siyuan praised him.

Then he thought of something and said, "How many of the thirteen medicinal herbs that Master ordered you to find have you collected?"

The thirteen medicinal materials used to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill are extremely rare. It would take him decades to collect them all by himself.

So, he never thought about doing it himself from the beginning.

"Three."

Zhou Tiance spoke embarrassedly.

The thirteen kinds of medicinal herbs are so rare that each one is priceless and a precious herb that only appears once in a hundred years. After he took over the palace, he searched all the treasure houses in the palace and finally found three of them.

Li Siyuan was mentally prepared for this result and was not disappointed.

"Keep collecting, leaving no stone unturned."

After Li Siyuan gave some instructions, he couldn't wait to return. He wanted to go into the library and take a look at the martial arts books accumulated by the royal family over the past thousand years.

…

Li Siyuan hurried to the library.

The original worthless books in the library have been cleared out, and now they are filled with various martial arts books.

Stepping into the library, Li Siyuan looked up and was almost dazzled by the variety of martial arts books.

The first floor was filled with acquired martial arts books, thousands of them in total. The number was staggering, but Li Siyuan just flipped through them briefly before losing interest in them. He climbed up the stairs and entered the second floor.

The second layer is filled with innate martial arts!

Compared with the first level, the number of martial arts books on the second level is obviously much smaller, with less than a hundred volumes.

The innate martial arts also play a significant role for Li Siyuan today.

He walked to the bookshelf. ?