Prince Rong should gamble. The retired emperor tried to persuade him to no avail, so he secretly sent a message to Fu Qianshi, the head of the Fu family, to set a trap for Zheng Ya.
The winter night was bitterly cold. Fu Qianshi, carrying a Zen wooden crutch, walked forward with two maids supporting her on either side and said, "Fu Ya, as a member of the Fu family, your words and actions represent the face of the Fu clan."
How could you disregard the safety of your people and openly defy your superiors...?
“Old man, if you’re not senile, you should know how your clan leader and his servants have mistreated me.”
They resorted to all sorts of extreme measures, including bullying, oppression, framing, and seizing family property.
"You have done such a despicable thing, how dare you talk to me about our clan ethics and preach about disobedience and insubordination? Do you even deserve to do this?" Zheng Ya's puppet calmly retorted without holding back.
This performance was carried out entirely according to Zheng Ya's will.
Zheng Ya sensed the changes in the puppet's emotions and physique, which were remarkably calm and composed. It was a living puppet, unaffected by anything external, and would carry out Zheng Ya's will even in the face of death.
This is probably the only weakness of the substitute puppet.
The substitute puppet was influenced by the will and spirit patterns of the master, forming an array within its body that gave it complete control over the body's functions.
It is important to understand that the development of consciousness in the ordinary human body is not something that can be achieved through what is commonly referred to as willpower. It relies entirely on the persistence of consciousness, which is what we call willpower.
However, willpower is the divine consciousness of cultivators and the intention of those with supernatural abilities; collectively referred to as willpower, it objectively exists in the perception and application of cultivators.
In other words, the substitute puppet is completely formed by the array of will spirit patterns, giving rise to a special existence that controls all the functions of the body. With just the full control of the body, it surpasses the physical abilities of an ordinary person by hundreds of times.
Furthermore, with the materialized spirit runes guiding the operation, its strength increases a hundredfold.
The puppet's calm and composed demeanor gave Zheng Ya a completely new understanding of the Puppet Pill.
On the contrary, the Emperor Emeritus and some people whose cultivation had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment or above noticed the abnormality of Zheng Ya's substitute puppet and secretly communicated with each other: "Master, it is normal for Fu Ya to act unpredictably, but it is abnormal for him to remain calm in the face of death!"
"Your Majesty, I also find it strange. This was a sudden attack by Your Majesty, forcing him to the brink of death and using someone else to do your dirty work."
No fewer than three hundred experts from various factions gathered, almost driving Fu Ya to his death.
After all, even though Fu Ya was a disciple of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, if he couldn't find an immortal master who could intimidate more than three hundred experts, he would probably be doomed.
This is precisely His Majesty's strategy of using someone else to kill, waiting for the right opportunity, and pacifying the internal and external. No matter how much Fu Ya jumps around, he will not die. How could he not know the danger and remain calm? "Master Tianyuan also suspected that Zheng Ya's substitute puppet was a puppet, but he sensed nothing unusual about the puppet. It was strange.
The Emperor Emeritus wasn't focused on that, so he changed the subject telepathically: "Master, do you think that Seventh Prince will activate his trump card after losing the bet with Fu Ya?"
"Your Majesty, this is very likely."
After all, Prince Rong had already fallen into a trap set by others, becoming deeply mired in it and a sharp knife used to slander His Majesty's imperial power.
This made it easier for them to secretly plot and usurp the throne.
This includes the Seventh Princess, Wu Wei, who might very well be a dagger used by the Prince of Donglin in his plot to usurp the throne.
His Majesty has now taken the high-grade spiritual root repair liquid provided by Fu Ya, and his hidden injuries have been healed. His cultivation has greatly increased, which is why he ambitiously set up this scheme to kill someone with a borrowed knife and to pacify the country from within and resist external threats.
"Once Prince Rong makes a move, he will inevitably be forced to reveal his trump card, which may result in a large number of casualties. Your Majesty must prepare in advance!" Master Tianyuan warned anxiously via telepathy.
They were implying that Zheng Ya was as good as dead.
The Emperor Emeritus calmly replied via telepathy: "I received ten bottles of high-grade spiritual root repair fluid from Fu Ya's sect, and with the low- and mid-grade spiritual root repair fluids I traded with Fu Ya these past few days, I have saved a total of sixteen royal family members who are his direct descendants."
This strength is something that all the major powers have already clearly discerned.
So, who does the Master think would dare to defy the world and openly force the emperor to abdicate, inviting condemnation from all under heaven? Would the Seventh Prince dare?
"Haha, to be honest, the Seventh Prince Rong really doesn't dare to openly force the emperor to abdicate and usurp the throne, thus losing the reputation of benevolence and righteousness he has cultivated over the years."
His aim was to kill Fu Ya, restore his reputation for benevolence and righteousness, and enhance his prestige in order to gain the loyalty of more people in the court.
He might inadvertently facilitate others' usurpation of the throne, seize opportunities to quell rebellions, and try to seize the imperial throne if given the chance, but will not pursue it if not.
Prince Rong won't be in a hurry, after all, Prince Donglin and Princess Wuwei are the best daggers to usurp the throne! Master Tianyuan seized the opportunity to flatter the retired emperor's great talent and strategy.
Deep down, they couldn't help but despise the retired emperor for his shamelessness and despicable behavior.
One moment he received ten bottles of high-grade spiritual root repair fluid from Zheng Ya, and the next he set a trap for Zheng Ya, launching a surprise attack and trying to destroy him.
However, it must be said that the retired emperor's use of imperial power tactics was precise and ruthless, a complete strategist who secured his throne.
The retired emperor was secretly pleased, feeling wonderful and comfortable all over, as if the cold winter wind had been dispelled. Then he saw Fu Qianshi retort to Zheng Ya: "Fu Ya, I sympathize with your plight, but you have wronged me."
The setbacks you experienced were all because Fu Zhen was too eager to make a name for himself, which led to others using this as leverage to exterminate his clan, forcing him to obey orders and frame you.
Strictly speaking, you suffered for the Fu family, but Fu Zhen's faction acted in secret, without outsiders knowing.
Now that things have come to this, all I can say is that Fu Zhen fled to escape punishment, and his fate awaits him—a thousand cuts and being burned alive. As for you, suffering and toil, can't you abandon the Fu family and do whatever you want?"
"Oh, really?"
"So, according to you, you're just shifting all the blame onto Fu Zhen, then bestowing upon me a 'you've suffered' comment, and that's it?" The substitute puppet sensed Zheng Ya's change in will and emotion and laughed in anger.
This change undoubtedly dispelled the suspicions of Tianyuan Shangren and others that he was a substitute puppet. The change in facial expression once again demonstrated the charm of the puppet pill developed by Zheng Ya, which far exceeded the original puppet pill's medicinal properties and abilities.
The number of people in the venue grew from over 40,000 to over 70,000, who braved the cold wind to gather in the streets and alleys near Guiyuan Street in Xicheng District. Under the glow of torches and lanterns like stars, a spectacular scene of a starry sky was revealed.
Zheng Ya, hidden in the void, looked down at the entire panorama, only to be met with Fu Qianshi's rebuttal: "Fu Ya, as the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor."
You can't hate the entire Fu family just because the Fu family leader has been all-powerful and caused you harm. Wouldn't that be a low-class act and make you seem narrow-minded?
With your magnanimity, how could you possibly win the favor of a celestial master?
"Haha, that's exactly what you're thinking. You're willing to be used as a pawn, thinking that doing so will allow the Fu family to stay out of trouble. Don't you think that's too naive?" Zheng Ya retorted without batting an eye.
Arguing about who's right and wrong is useless; exposing someone's weaknesses is the key to victory.
Fu Qianshi immediately lost her composure and roared at the top of her lungs: "Fu Ya, you illegitimate son, you are spouting nonsense and making a fool of yourself, deliberately making the Fu family a laughing stock in the eyes of the world."
What are you up to?
"It's not like I'm inviting a master from the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect. I want to ask the master, what right do you, a disobedient, unfilial, rebellious, and wicked person, have to enter the immortal sect?"
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