"Your Majesty, what is going on? What happened?" Concubine De shrank her body with a look of fear on her face.
At this moment, she did not look as dignified as she had at the emperor's birthday banquet. Her gorgeous clothes were stained with dirt and her hair was disheveled.
Anyone who is quietly doing something and everything around them suddenly starts to shake and collapse will end up in the mess they are in now.
After all, most of the people in the palace were mortals who had never seen any monsters or demons. They couldn't understand how someone in the world could fight and destroy a palace!
The emperor had a dark face and was pacing back and forth.
Hearing De Fei's question, he swung his long sleeves and said harshly, "You ask me, who should I ask? I still want to know what happened!"
When the palace began to shake, the emperor was in the imperial study reviewing memorials, so he had no idea what was going on.
What he could be sure of now was that the turmoil in the palace was not a natural disaster, but the result of human intervention.
Two powerful monks were fighting, and the aftermath of the battle spread and destroyed the entire palace. One of the parties... was the emperor's reliance, Master Hu!
No one was more anxious than the emperor.
In the past, he had seen Master Hu cast spells, and even borrowed Master Hu's power to experience the spell casting himself.
But those were just small spells like lighting and cleaning.
The emperor knew that Master Hu was very strong, but it was not until today that the emperor intuitively felt what the word "strong" actually meant.
The battle between Master Hu and the unknown enemy took place a thousand meters above the imperial palace. It was completely invisible when viewed from below.
Some people were unfortunate enough to see it, but only after someone was shot down from the sky did they get a glimpse.
At a distance of a thousand meters, the aftermath of the war was able to destroy the imperial palace that had been reinforced by successive emperors... The emperor had no idea how powerful the direct force was.
Looking up at the sky that had returned to calm, the emperor was still unable to let go of the tension in his heart.
After making a deal with Master Hu, the two of them became tied to the same rope.
If Master Hu is defeated, all the emperor's plans will become empty talk, and he will have to worry about whether Master Hu's enemies will take advantage of the opportunity to destroy him, the mortal emperor!
Yunlian, who had not been seen for a long time, quickly came over and bowed, "Your Majesty."
The emperor hurried over, helped him up, and asked nervously, "How's the battle going? Did you see Master Hu? Did you see him clearly?"
After hesitating for a moment, Yunlian shook her head.
The emperor's face darkened instantly, and he kicked Yunlian in the stomach. "What use is there for you? You can't even find out the situation clearly. I support you in your cultivation, and this is how you repay me?!"
The emperor asked three questions, and Yunlian shook her head once.
So the emperor simply ignored the second question and focused on finding out the news about the war situation based on Yunlian's denial.
He deliberately ignored the result that he didn't want to know.
Yunlian was kicked, but she was not angry. She lowered her eyes and remained silent for a moment, then spoke, interrupting the emperor's escape.
"Your Majesty, I didn't get to see Master Hu, but I did see..."
Before Yunlian could finish her words, a dragon roar resounded in the palace. Then, a red dragon rushed into the sky and rolled wildly among the clouds.
At that moment, the emperor knew that he was finished.
…
After sending Song away, Long Fei flew directly to the center of the palace, above the underground palace where his body had been trapped, and saw a scene that was unexpected but also reasonable.
"Ninth brother." Liangqiu Yuzhe was dressed in luxurious prince's clothes, standing quietly with his back straight.
It was in stark contrast to the him in Long Fei's memory before.
Behind him were the emperor, concubines, and some princes who were lucky enough to survive the disaster, surrounded by many guards.
The crown prince was not there, and neither was the third prince. Perhaps because they were too unlucky, they were affected by the battle between Yu Nuan and Hu Jiuyan and died unfortunately.
It could also be that... he luckily escaped the aftermath of the battle between powerful monks, but could not escape the trap that had been set long ago for the struggle for the throne.
Long Fei looked past Liangqiu Yuzhe and towards the pale-faced emperor. He really wanted to ask him if he had ever imagined that this scene would happen before.
He thought he was outside the game and was in control of it, but in fact, he had already entered the game without realizing it and became a player in it.
Of course, he was just a pawn and had no right to talk about the emperor.
Originally, the purpose of his coming was to ask the emperor what exactly Hu Jiuyan had promised him that could make him willingly perform such a good show that lasted for more than ten years?
But now, looking at the emperor's frightened eyes, Long Fei suddenly lost the idea of asking further.
In the end, it's just some promises that can extend mortals' lifespan and control magic. At most... it's just a promise of immortality.
The moment he withdrew his gaze, Long Fei obviously noticed that the emperor suddenly relaxed his body.
Yes, colluding with Hu Jiuyan and doing such a big thing, how could he not be panicked? Knowing that he was plotting against a dragon, how could he not be afraid?
But at that time, under the temptation of the conditions offered by the powerful monk, he still chose to cooperate.
Ultimately, it's just greed that's at work.
He had built a kingdom and served as emperor for many years. Now that he was old and unable to do things, how could he be willing to give up everything?
Forget it, considering that the emperor has never made him feel bad materially over the years, he will not do anything to him today.
As for what Liangqiu Yuzhe, the prince who had been disliked since childhood, would do to the emperor after today, it had nothing to do with him, Long Fei.
Looking at Liangqiu Yuzhe, Long Fei curled her lips and smiled, "Shall we go for a walk and chat?"
"Okay!" Liangqiu Yuzhe nodded, and if it was the same as every time before, he would agree to Long Fei's request.
But both of them understood that some things were no longer the same.
The palace at this time was in ruins everywhere, but the two of them didn't care and walked around casually.
Long Fei was considering how to ask when Liangqiu Yuzhe spoke first.
"I know what you want to know, and I can tell you."
Pursing his lips and smiling, Liangqiu Yuzhe said, "My mother is a monk. To avoid her enemies, she crossed the sea and came to Daliang."
"Because my enemies kept sending people to search for me, I didn't even dare to cast any spells. By chance, I entered the palace and became a maid, and then..."
Liangqiu Yuzhe curled his lips, "She fell in love with a mortal guard."
Long Fei: “(′⊙ω⊙`)”
Whether he was a monk or not was unimportant. What was important was…did the emperor’s hair color change? Did he even know about it?
"After I was born, in order to continue to hide her identity, my mother framed the emperor to make my birth seem legitimate, hiding it from everyone in the palace, including her enemies."
"Using her identity as a palace concubine as a cover, mother practiced non-stop, hoping to find an opportunity to return to the world of cultivators, until... the year you arrived!"
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