Emperor Rui suddenly looked up and laughed. He laughed for a long time, and the meaning of his laughter was unclear.
After a long while, he stopped laughing, lowered his head and looked around the hall, his expression somewhat desolate, and said, "It's quite lively today. Are you all here for the Imperial Seal?"
"But..." Emperor Rui spread his hands and laughed strangely, "I don't know where the Imperial Seal is, I don't even know if the Imperial Seal even exists. You all ask me for the seal, isn't that ridiculous?!"
Everyone in the hall was moved. Li Molin stepped forward and asked in a deep voice, "Everyone says that Emperor Shengyan obtained the Imperial Seal during the chaos of the Nine Kingdoms and unified the world. Since you have succeeded to the throne, how come you did not obtain the Imperial Seal?"
Emperor Rui chuckled strangely, a hint of satisfaction in his heart, and said leisurely, "Back then... back then, I only waited for Father's death so that I could smoothly ascend the throne, but..."
Emperor Rui turned his gaze to Yuanjue and the others, his eyes turning cold, and said in a chilling voice: "But when Father Emperor was old and seriously ill, an old monk from your Jinyuan Temple came to the palace to see me and told Father Emperor that I had a violent appearance and was probably not suitable to take over the throne."
"My father had already drafted the imperial edict of succession, and naturally he would have informed me of the location of the Imperial Seal."
"But because of that old monk, Father suddenly changed his mind. I heard from his attendants that Father has decided to bring us princes before the Imperial Seal of the State so that it can choose its owner and select the successor to the throne."
“I absolutely will not allow such a thing to happen. So I came to my father’s bedside under the pretext of attending to his illness. But no matter how I pressed him, my father refused to tell me the location of the Imperial Seal! He never gave me the Imperial Seal until his death!”
"All of this is because of that old monk! Now you monks are asking me for the Imperial Seal of the State, how ridiculous!"
Yuanjue and Shi Ning looked at each other in bewilderment. Shi Ning looked at Yuanjue with a questioning gaze, and Yuanjue gently shook his head.
Yu Ke whispered in Li Molin's ear, "Emperor Rui really doesn't know the location of the Imperial Seal. Young Master, what should we do now?"
As Li Molin was pondering this, a shout of battle rang out. Everyone in the hall turned to look out through the wide-open doors and saw a large number of soldiers rushing towards them. It must be the rebel army that had stormed into the palace, but they didn't know which side they were from.
Emperor Rui took out a blood-red pill from a hidden pouch at his waist and gently placed it into a wine cup filled with wine. The pill dissolved in the wine, soon turning it red. Emperor Rui raised the cup, grinned wickedly, and looked around at everyone in the hall, laughing loudly, "What a pity! What a pity I can't witness you all fighting over the Imperial Seal, to see you dogs biting each other!"
After saying this, Emperor Rui drank the wine in his cup in one gulp. Soon after, a torrent of blood flowed from his mouth, and his body slumped weakly onto the large dragon throne.
Liang Yihan watched in silence as Emperor Rui drank poison and committed suicide. He then turned his gaze to Jiang Tao'er, who nodded, lifted her skirt, and descended the steps to stand before him. She lowered her voice and said, "Young Master Liang, I am incompetent. I have only discovered a few clues about the location of the Imperial Seal and cannot confirm it."
Liang Yihan asked in a low voice, "Where do you think the Imperial Seal of the State is?"
Jiang Tao'er replied, "Actually, Emperor Rui has been searching for the whereabouts of the Imperial Seal for many years. Once, I overheard him talking to Eunuch Xue about Lingxiao Peak. They said that Lingxiao Peak was the most likely place to hide the Imperial Seal, but none of the people Emperor Rui sent to Lingxiao Peak to search for it survived."
The shouts of battle outside the hall were extremely chaotic and were slowly approaching the main hall. Liang Yihan nodded and said approvingly, "You've worked hard. Someone will come to take you away in a while. I have prepared everything you need. From now on, you will surely enjoy endless wealth and honor for the rest of your life."
"Thank you very much, Young Master Liang." Jiang Tao'er's face lit up with joy, and she bowed gently.
"Haozi, let's go!" Seeing the critical situation outside, Liang Yihan had no time to shake off the other two groups and search for the jade seal on his own. So he grabbed Xuan Yuanhao's arm, and the two of them turned into a streak of azure light and rushed out of the hall, flying north.
"Keep up with them!" Li Molin shouted.
Liuli was still thinking about whether to greet Shichan when she was suddenly pulled by Li Molin and flown out of the hall. Yu Ke, Ji Jue, and Lang Yuan followed closely behind.
Yuanjue and the other monks exchanged glances, nodded to each other, and then transformed into golden rays to chase after Liang Yihan, Li Molin, and the others.
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