Southern Zhou Dynasty.
The emperor's bedroom.
As soon as Nie Zheng stepped inside, he closed the door, and then he heard a coughing sound.
Upon entering the inner room, Emperor Zhou Jingyan of the Southern Zhou Dynasty lay on his bed, with the eunuch Tian Gui supporting his back.
Tian Guichao waved to his left and right, and the eunuchs and palace maids all withdrew.
Nie Zheng did not stop him, but just watched quietly, his hands still behind his back, as if at this moment, he was the one in a high position here.
"Even Brother Nie has come."
Zhou Jingyan coughed and continued, "It's quite lively here today. Even the Southern Zhou Grandmaster, who is rarely seen, has arrived."
Nie Zheng continued walking forward, and Tian Gui subconsciously blocked Zhou Jingyan's path.
“You can’t stop him. Help me up.” Zhou Jingyan patted Tian Gui’s wrist.
Nie Zheng stopped five steps in front of Zhou Jinghuan and said, "If the Southern Zhou Grandmaster were willing to stand with the court, there would still be a chance for Southern Zhou to unify the world. But it is precisely because of His Majesty that this opportunity has become impossible."
Zhou Jingyan said with a somewhat weary tone, "More than twenty years have passed, and you still hold grudges about what happened back then?"
Nie Zhengdao said, "No matter how many years pass, the people of the world and the history books will remember what Your Majesty has done."
Zhou Jingyan said, "High positions should be held by the capable. Whether it was the late emperor or my elder brother, the crown prince, could you guarantee that they could govern this country better than I could? I have created a decade of prosperity!"
Nie Zheng said disdainfully, "What if it's a decade of prosperity or a century of prosperity? Killing your brother and imprisoning your father will make it impossible for you to win the hearts of the people! Of the three grandmasters of the Southern Three Kingdoms, the only one who can help you is Ming Yingluo... no, Ming Yingluo isn't helping you, she's helping Zhou Jinghuan."
Why would she help Zhou Jinghuan?
Nie Zheng revealed a smug smile and said, "Because she thinks Zhou Jinghuan is better than you, and because she doesn't want the Southern Zhou dynasty to fall into the hands of someone like you!"
"Nie Zheng, how dare you!" Tian Gui pointed at Nie Zheng, looking completely fearless.
Nie Zheng sneered, "Tian Gui, if I remember correctly, when you were still a little eunuch, the Crown Prince treated you well, didn't he? On the day of the palace coup, the Crown Prince trusted you and entrusted you with the most important intelligence to deliver to the late Emperor. But he never expected that you would become someone else's lackey."
Tian Gui exclaimed shrilly, "The late emperor is old and senile, the crown prince is weak, only Your Majesty is the wise ruler!"
"A sage ruler?"
Nie Zheng burst into laughter and said, "What a sage ruler who killed his brother and imprisoned his father!"
“He doesn’t understand the principle of creating a prosperous era through extraordinary means. Tian Gui, you don’t need to explain it to him.”
Zhou Jingyan rested one arm on the armrest, looked at Nie Zheng and said, "You have no connection with my elder brother, so there's no need for you to spout such lofty words in front of me. Speak, what do you want?"
Nie Zheng paced back and forth a few steps with his hands behind his back, then suddenly stopped, raised his hands, and said, "Although I, Nie Zheng, am a recluse, my disciples from Baili Meilin are devoted to the world and are all capable of assisting a king. From now on, the Southern Zhou Dynasty will be led by them to assist the Holy Ruler and create a prosperous era!"
"cough!"
Zhou Jingyan coughed for a while, then laughed and said, "So that's how it is... You, Nie Zheng, are nothing more than a power-hungry and profit-seeking person."
Nie Zheng said in a deep voice, "Unless you go into seclusion and emerge into the world, you must become famous throughout the land!"
"So, you want to take my life and bear the same crime of regicide as Wen Hu?" Zhou Jingyan asked.
"You are not a ruler in my eyes, so what if I kill you?"
Nie Zheng's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he suddenly slashed at Zhou Jingyan with a palm.
Zhou Jingyan simply raised his left arm and exchanged a palm strike with Nie Zheng, who was forced back several steps by the impact.
Nie Zheng was shocked and stared at Zhou Jingyan, saying, "You're not sick??"
Immediately afterward, Nie Zheng looked at his palm and said, "You're actually a Grandmaster?!"
Zhou Jingyan slowly stood up from the dragon bed. As soon as he stood up, all his weakness disappeared, and he was full of energy and spirit. His aura completely overwhelmed Nie Zheng.
The Southern Zhou emperor shook his sleeves and said arrogantly, "All these years I have been feigning illness in order to see my brothers and sons clearly, so that I can choose a wise ruler for the empire who is more capable than me. I never expected that I would actually lure out all of you small fry."
"Zhou Jingyan, you're so cunning!" Nie Zheng pointed at Zhou Jingyan and cursed.
Afterwards, Nie Zheng's emotions gradually calmed down, and he realized that what he said was actually unnecessary.
The emperor in front of us was the one who pretended to be young to deceive his father and elder brother and seize the throne through a coup. What is a fake illness to him?
If he weren't cunning, how could he have seized the throne?
Unexpectedly, this pretense lasted for ten years!
Thinking about all this, Nie Zheng began to feel some sympathy for Zhou Jinghuan and Zhou Mobai.
In Zhou Jingyan's eyes, all of you are clowns!
And now, the clown is himself...
Nie Zheng grew angrier and angrier, and threw another punch at Zhou Jingyan.
"Overlord Body Technique, Symbiotic Fist," Zhou Jingyan said softly, exchanging blows head-on with Nie Zheng, and shouted, "How about this punch from me?!"
When their fists collided, Nie Zheng's Symbiotic Fist caused self-injury, while Zhou Jingyan's arm was enveloped in a golden aura.
This golden aura was almost tangible, resembling a golden dragon coiled around Zhou Jingyan's arm.
Nie Zheng's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed in shock, "Rising Dragon Strike! How is this possible?!"
Why not?
Zhou Jingyan said sternly, "The Rising Dragon Overlord was created by the Zhou family after they seized half of the country's fortune. Only a true emperor of each generation can master it. My elder brother didn't master it, but I did? What does this mean? It means that you are wrong, Nie Zheng! From the very beginning, I was the true Son of Heaven!"
After speaking, Zhou Jingyan's whole body shone with golden light, and the golden dragon that was wrapped around his arm grew larger and larger. It even spiraled upwards along Zhou Jingyan's body, flew up above his head, and opened its mouth to let out a dragon roar at Nie Zheng!
Roar!!!
The dragon's roar pierced through the palace and reached the outside, causing everyone except a few people to prostrate themselves in fear.
Bang!!!
The door to the palace shattered, and Nie Zheng's body flew out, collapsing to the ground and vomiting blood.
"Master!"
"Master!!"
Merlin's disciples rushed towards Nie Zheng, allowing the Wonderful Sound Immortal Group to catch their breath.
On the other side, Ming Yingluo defeated the combined forces of Xiao and Cui Wuming with a single sword strike and retreated to the front of the destroyed palace.
No one knew what had happened, and they all stared blankly at the palace gate.
Zhou Jinghuan and Zhou Mobai stood even closer, their expressions complex.
A moment later, Zhou Jingyan and Tian Gui slowly walked out from inside.
Seeing Zhou Jingyan's expression, Zhou Jinghuan and Zhou Mobai's complex expressions became somewhat uneasy.
Imperial brother...
Father Emperor...
Are you cured?
Zhou Jingyan didn't look at his own people, but stared at Su Sheng and Feng Jing, and said, "Tian Gui."
"Yes," Tian Gui replied.
"This show should end now, let's send the signal."
"yes."
Then, everyone watched with bated breath as Tian Gui took a tube out of his sleeve and pulled it sharply into the air.
It was nearly dusk.
Fireworks filled the sky!
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