He wasn't even sure he could protect Li Sheng!
What's more, although he has cut off his obsession with Li Sheng's mother, he doesn't want her to die!
"Forget it! After all, this is still an internal matter of your Nine Flames Royal Family. I don't care about it anymore."
Duanmu Rui hesitated for a moment. He still didn't have the courage to take the gamble that Li Xiao was a good man with a conscience.
If he had completely detonated the Nine Flames Divine Fire at the moment before his death, the consequences would have been horrific.
This is actually very strange. Maybe quantity can really change nature.
A person who disregards life becomes wary because of the huge number of casualties.
Perhaps, killing one person is not the same as killing countless people?
"Hurry up and save them!"
As Duanmu Rui took a step back, people from the Dynasty Imperial Hospital rushed over frantically to treat Li Xiao and the emperor and empress.
"Li Sheng, you handled today's matter inappropriately!"
"If this emperor had not arrived in time, the billions of lives in the entire imperial city would have been in danger of life and death because of your willfulness."
"This is not what a descendant of the royal family of the Jiuyan Dynasty should do!"
"From today on, your title as the Third Prince will be stripped and you will be demoted to the rank of Prince."
The projection of the emperor said a few words slowly, and Li Sheng did not dare to argue, but accepted it obediently.
Then he looked at Li Xiao, wanting to know how the emperor would deal with Li Xiao.
No matter what, Li Sheng’s guilt can’t be greater than Li Xiao’s, right?
He killed the people of the Yang family in public, killed the fourth princess, and even killed the eighth prince, the fifth prince, and Concubine Chen!
If the emperor fails to impose appropriate punishment for each of these incidents, his prestige as the emperor of the Jiuyan Dynasty will inevitably be undermined!
"As for you..."
There was clearly nothing solid in the sky, but Li Xiao still felt his whole body tense up. He instinctively felt that there was a pair of eyes like the abyss, staring at him quietly.
"Now that you have gained the recognition of the Nine Flames Divine Fire, you must assume the responsibility of being the guardian of your dynasty."
"According to the tradition of our Nine Flames Dynasty, the moment you gain the recognition of the Nine Flames Divine Fire, your status is equal to that of the Sword God of the Nation and the ancestor of the dynasty."
Emperor Jiuyan spoke slowly, but everyone was stunned by what he said.
What is going on?
Li Xiao was about to cause chaos in Tiandu, and yet he was completely innocent? In fact, the Nine Flames Emperor directly placed him on par with Duanmu Rui?
Duanmu Rui's face suddenly turned gloomy. His intuition told him that what Li Sheng had done before had made the emperor extremely dissatisfied.
As a great emperor, he actually gave up one son and chose to push another son up because of jealousy of Duanmu Rui. Isn't this deliberately disgusting himself?
"Emperor! The Seventh Prince has indeed gained the recognition of the Nine Flames Divine Fire! However, he has killed..."
Li Sheng could not accept it even more. He knelt down to plead for himself and denounced Li Xiao's numerous crimes.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Our Nine Flame Dynasty can exist not because we don't kill people, but because we kill people! What, you, Li Sheng, have never killed anyone?"
"In the Nine Flames Dynasty, there isn't just one ancestor. Many ancestors have already decided. Whoever can gain the recognition of the Nine Flames Divine Fire will have a status equal to theirs!"
"You, Li Sheng, are dissatisfied?"
Emperor Jiuyan disdained to speak. His words were naturally not meant to suppress Li Sheng, but to warn Duanmu Rui.
"Really? Then please, Great Emperor, make some arrangements. I, Duanmu Rui, have just advanced too far, and my realm is unstable now. I want to find someone to verify my cultivation!"
Duanmu Rui suddenly spoke coldly, with a serious look in his eyes.
Before this, even with his respected status, he only knew that the Jiuyan Dynasty possessed an old antique, which was the ancestor of the dynasty announced to the public.
But now, as his strength has skyrocketed and his heart knot has been untied, the Jiuyan Dynasty has actually said such words to many ancestors in order to suppress him.
"Don't worry! With your strength at the sixth level of the Holy Realm, we in the Nine Flames Dynasty can still help you stabilize your realm and continue to improve!"
Emperor Jiuyan spoke lightly, and Duanmu Rui got a satisfactory answer, and he immediately stepped aside.
As I said, he was an outsider of the royal family after all, and it was impossible for him to say too much on behalf of Li Sheng.
However, everyone could see that the Great Emperor Jiuyan was extremely biased towards Li Xiao.
Could it be that this is just because Li Xiao has gained the recognition of the Nine Flames Divine Fire?
"This matter is over, let's all go!"
"From now on, do not casually set up any space barriers in this imperial city!"
Emperor Jiuyan snorted coldly and even criticized Duanmu Rui on purpose.
Before this, he would never speak to Duanmu Rui in this manner, but would protect him everywhere and try to please him carefully.
But now, Duanmu Rui's strength has skyrocketed, and he has to change his attitude and try hard to suppress him so that he can calm down quickly.
Duanmu Rui frowned and watched. Before sparring with those dynasty ancestors, he naturally didn't rush to attack.
However, Li Sheng's face was pale, and he was about to lose his mind again.
"Empress! Seventh Prince! Please follow me to see the Emperor!"
Ignoring the panic and shock of others, a figure with a humble smile on his face quietly came to Li Xiao's side.
After receiving extensive treatment from imperial physicians, Li Xiao stood up with a rosy face.
Before, the imperial doctors had given him too many healing elixirs, causing him to have excess energy and blood.
"Who are you? Who are you?"
Li Xiao showed an innocent expression and questioned this person and the emperor and empress at the same time.
"Let me tell you! Twenty years ago, I was the Saint of the Nine Nether Holy Land. Alone and ignorant, I wanted to exterminate the demonic path and save the world."
"It's a pity that countless years have passed, and the people of the world are still the same. How could it be just because of a demon?"
"In short, we went through a lot back then, and I became sworn sisters with your mother. Later, I was considered a traitor by the Nine Nether Holy Land, and even had a bounty on my head, but I don't regret it."
"As for him, this is the Second Prince, Li Chun! This child has always had a simple and honest personality and is not competitive. My brother-in-law and I are worried that he might be bullied, so we have always kept him by our side. Outsiders find him extremely mysterious."
"Ah! By the way, my name is Jun Ruolan, you can just call me Aunt Lan. Those so-called emperors and empresses are all lies to outsiders."
The woman held Li Xiao's hand. She was obviously very excited and her speech was a little incoherent.
"Aunt Lan! Why has the Emperor been so reluctant to see me? The house I live in was left to me by my mother, right? Why would he let me live there? Is there some treasure hidden there that I need to trigger?"
Li Xiao frowned. Although he was named the guardian of the dynasty and his status was extremely respected, he really had no good feelings towards his adoptive father.
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