He had been in seclusion for twenty years, relying on controlling the statue through projection to deal with important matters that no one else could decide.
But his statues are all majestic and powerful, enough to gather the power of faith of the masses, but he himself is very weak.
A tattered coarse cloth robe with countless scattered wounds and holes on it, some of which were traces left by the original battle, and some were the effects of decay over the past twenty years.
In other words, he has been wearing this tattered robe for a full twenty years!
Even a high-level cultivator like him was unkempt and looked sloppy.
His long, messy hair hadn't been trimmed for twenty years and was still half gray and half white, with no luster at all.
You know, with his level of cultivation and age, it is absolutely impossible for him to age prematurely.
"I just worry too much and am too lazy to sort it out."
Emperor Jiuyan was actually a little embarrassed when he found Li Xiao staring at him blankly. He coughed lightly and gave a weak explanation.
"You haven't taken care of your appearance in twenty years, but you've had a lot of children!"
The corners of Li Xiao's mouth twitched. He was not a person who was too mean, but he had many doubts and dissatisfactions towards the emperor in his heart, so he couldn't help but say it out loud.
"Come in and talk!"
Emperor Jiuyan was stunned. He didn't expect that he would be scolded by his own son in such a tone.
But at this moment, he showed no sign of the majesty of a dynasty emperor. Instead, he was like a loving father who doted on his child without any bottom line, and invited Li Xiao in.
Li Xiao stepped in and suddenly found himself in a closed space isolated from the outside world. Everyone else, even the Ninth Princess, was blocked outside.
"You are the only child in my life!"
Emperor Jiuyan looked at Li Xiao with a complicated expression, but what he said made him stunned, and he even suspected that he had heard it wrongly.
How is this possible?
"Twenty years ago, your mother was ambushed and killed by the Sword Sect while she was pregnant with you. No trace of her remains has ever been found. I thought you were dead!"
"So, in order to continue the existence of the Jiuyan Royal Family, I found a substitute."
"That's your uncle. He will handle state affairs on my behalf and help the royal family continue its lineage."
"By the way, the dynasty's true successor, your eldest cousin, has already gone to a mysterious forbidden area with his biological father. He needs an opportunity to break through his limits so that he can return to take charge of the dynasty."
"Your second cousin's father died when he was very young, so I kept him with me."
"And your third cousin, Li Sheng, is his father's most outstanding child. His father is now the regent of the Jiuyan Dynasty, and all his children are his."
Emperor Jiuyan told Li Xiao everything, and Li Xiao was so confused that he couldn't think straight.
Wow, not only did you find someone to help you have a baby, you found not just one or two, but three, right?
Obviously, if something happened to Li Sheng’s biological father, Emperor Jiuyan would have to continue looking for someone to help him have a child!
These children are all registered under his name, which means they are helping him to have children, there is no doubt about that!
"Then, the Ninth Princess is also the Regent's child?"
Li Xiao frowned slightly. If that was the case, then he wouldn't feel that close to Li Qingqing.
After all, he killed Li Sheng with his own hands!
Maybe Li Qingqing herself doesn’t care, but Li Xiao does!
He really couldn't understand the kind of thing that involves killing one's father and brother and marrying someone else's wife and daughter.
Aren’t you afraid of being stabbed when you sleep in the middle of the night?
"That's not the case! Qingqing is my adopted child. She originally had the chance to become the next generation Saint of the Nine Nether Holy Land, but I sent someone to snatch her away early."
"Her talent is indeed extraordinary. As for whether she is a chess piece placed by the Nine Nether Holy Land next to me, I don't care."
Emperor Jiuyan revealed another big news, and Li Xiao was speechless.
He had long discovered that Li Qingqing had a special feeling of closeness to Emperor Jiuyan, as if she particularly admired her as her father.
But since she is not his biological daughter, it is either because she is too insecure, or the Jiuyou Holy Land has done something to her brain.
Before she recovered her memory, she was instinctively close to the Emperor Jiuyan. Once she recovered her memory, she would turn her heart to the Jiuyou Holy Land, or regard the Emperor Jiuyan as an enemy.
"This matter is simple! Leave it to me!"
"As the saying goes, a girl cannot be kept at home when she grows up. No matter what the Nine Nether Holy Land wants to do, I am sure that I will not let Qingqing go astray."
Li Xiao spoke directly and took the heavy bag.
She is the girl of super destiny, he has been eyeing her luck value for a long time!
"Okay! Be careful. The most terrifying thing is that her memory is sealed. She is the reincarnation of an ancient powerful being."
Emperor Jiuyan looked at Li Xiao in surprise, then he nodded indifferently.
In fact, he was still handsome and youthful at this time, but because he was unkempt, his face was full of stubble and his hair was messy.
"Then, how should I deal with my Aunt Lan's matter?"
Li Xiao looked at Emperor Jiuyan, and he actually felt relieved. It turned out that he and Li Sheng and the others were not brothers and sisters. This was really good news.
"What do you say? You are my only child. Whatever you say, I will do it."
Emperor Jiuyan shrugged indifferently. He didn't care at all about Jun Ruolan's life or death!
He was born an extremely cold-hearted person, otherwise he wouldn't have only one woman and one child.
"I will naturally deal with the Demonic Path's affairs slowly. It's unrealistic to ask you to destroy the Demonic Path."
"It is said that the Sword Sect's headquarters is too far away from our Nine Flame Dynasty. Now we can only go to the Nine Nether Holy Land."
Li Xiao shrugged his shoulders. This matter must be explained, otherwise he would not be able to live with it!
Even though neither they, father nor son, had deep feelings for Jun Ruolan, this matter still crossed their bottom line.
After hearing what Li Xiao said about our Jiuyan Dynasty, Emperor Jiuyan immediately smiled.
In the past, he was truly heartbroken and didn't care about anything else. He just wanted to hand over the Jiuyan Dynasty to others.
But now, his own son is back, and the entire Jiuyan Dynasty naturally belongs to Li Xiao!
"Okay! I'll take you to the Nine Nether Holy Land!"
Emperor Jiuyan had a light smile on his face, looking nonchalant, as if his trip to the Jiuyou Holy Land was as simple as taking his young son out of the palace for a snack.
"Let's go!"
Without waiting for Li Xiao to urge him, Emperor Jiuyan was about to leave.
"Just the two of us, going over there?"
Li Xiao was a little bit unbelievable. What kind of emperor was this? He was too casual in doing things.
"Why, are you scared?"
Emperor Jiuyan looked at Li Xiao with a smile, but he actually planned that the father and son would go to the door and ask for debt collection!
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