Chapter 259: Dark Clouds over Imperial City
Baidi City.
The supreme ruthless sword intent of Han Jing was taken away by an unidentified person with a single sword, and a certain treasure was taken away from him. As a result, the news that the ancestors of the three super sword sects, Cangtian Sword Sect, Huangtian Sword Sect, and Hongtian Sword Sect, appeared together had already spread.
First, an ancient cultivator in Meizhou revived and boldly attacked the cultivator Dayu, destroying the golden elixirs of more than a dozen people, several of whom are still missing. Then, the supreme and ruthless sword intent was broken, and many people began to discuss the four big words outspokenly.
The great era is coming!
Naturally, there were endless debates in the court, but the dragon throne, shrouded in the purple-gold mist, was extremely silent.
Emperor Yu's silence made Leng Shanhe a little worried.
He had always scoffed at the rumor that there was something wrong with Emperor Yu. This rumor was too uncreative, and the princes and princesses looked down on people who used such means.
Seeing Emperor Yu's current performance, Leng Shanhe was somewhat shaken.
The cold realm itself is not important, but the sword pillar fragments in the cold realm are no joke. They are things that can shake Dayu's foundation!
Although the court was arguing non-stop, everyone noticed the unusual attitude of Emperor Yu, who had been trying to probe the matter of the sword pillar fragments in a roundabout way.
Leng Shanhe took a deep breath and said loudly.
"Your Majesty - what should we do about the sword pillar fragments?!"
The group of people who were racking their brains to think of how to bring up the matter of the sword pillar fragments fell silent at this time, and all bowed and waited for Emperor Yu's answer.
A moment later, a voice came from the mist.
"Dayu has me."
Leng Shanhe's heart sank, and just as he was about to speak, the purple-gold mist appeared, and a figure in it stood up. The strong pressure made everyone's breathing stagnate. The unquestionable voice sounded again.
"At the end of the year, we will go on an expedition to eliminate the demons. We will first destroy the seven small states, and then the four states."
After saying this, Emperor Yu turned and left, leaving only the cold dragon throne facing his ministers.
The Eighth Prince’s Mansion.
Ji Fa, who had just returned from slaying a demon, had not even had time to catch his breath when he learned about the court affairs through the fourth princess Ji Ling'er who came to visit him. He could not help but frown, "What happened to my father?"
Ji Ling'er also frowned, "I'm not sure, but with my father's cultivation, maybe..."
Although Ji Ling'er didn't finish her words, Ji Fa had already realized what Ji Ling'er was referring to. His expression suddenly changed, "How is this possible?! Father..."
At this time, a purple-gold light fell. Ji Ling'er and Ji Fa felt a chill on their backs at the same time. They immediately knelt down on their knees and bowed to the falling light properly.
"Your Majesty."
A cold voice sounded from the light.
"You two will stay in the palace from today onwards, and then leave for Meizhou on the day of the expedition to eliminate the demons."
"As you wish."
Ji Ling'er and Ji Fa had cold sweat on their foreheads.
The same scene also happened in other princes' palaces.
The news that the princes and princesses who had worked hard for the position of crown prince in the past eight years, killed countless monsters, and promoted the power of Yu the Great and were deeply loved by the people, was soon spread by the order of Emperor Yu to be placed under house arrest in the palace.
Some sects that were already ready to make a move seemed to have smelled a rotten crow, and the rumor that there was something wrong with Emperor Yu spread once again.
The world is big, and to the common people, Emperor Yu is just a title. The fact that Emperor Yu is different has no reality to them, and is far less frightening than the fact that the prefect is different.
But for the commoner marquis who was already in conflict with the noble marquis, this was undoubtedly bad news that made the situation worse.
If something really happened to Emperor Yu, the first ones to suffer would be these commoner marquises. Many of these commoner marquises' first reaction would be to distance themselves from Marquis Bahuang, and then secretly send people to convey a message to Marquis Bahuang who was far away in Bahuang, hoping that Marquis Bahuang could stand up and unite with the commoner marquises.
It was a pity that all those letters fell into oblivion and received no response from Marquis Bahuang. Instead, Marquis Bahuang's wife was summoned into the palace by an imperial decree.
For a time, the Li family was shrouded in dark clouds, and everyone from top to bottom felt insecure.
The princes who entered the mine mansion with Li Lin secretly ran to Li's house without telling their families, wanting to comfort Li Lin. But Li Lin was not at Li's house, and they were all stunned after finding out.
Ever since the wife of Marquis Bahuang, Li Lin's mother, was summoned into the palace, Li Lin has been spending all day in Huanghua Tower drinking and having fun, and is having an extremely good time.
And when they found Li Lin, although Li Lin was not there drinking and having fun, he did look happy. He even had the leisure to write poetry, as if he was trying to win a smile from Shangguan Mei, the pearl of Huanghua Tower, with his literary talent.
The princes were not angry, and even felt very sympathetic towards Li Lin.
Don't they know what kind of person Li Lin is? This reaction must be because his mother was summoned to the palace.
Emperor Yu had a problem with Marquis Bahuang, and he ordered the wife of Marquis Bahuang to be summoned into the palace, mostly to warn Marquis Bahuang and other commoner marquises. And Li Lin's behavior of seeking wine and having fun at this moment, as if he was enjoying himself so much, must be to tell others that the Li family posed no threat to the kingship of Emperor Yu.
Li Lin noticed the arrival of the princes. Seeing them clenching their fists, sometimes with sympathy, sometimes with indignation, he was stunned at first, but then he reacted and waved to them with a helpless smile.
"What's with that look on your face? Don't ruin other people's mood. Sit down quickly."
After a while of pushing and shoving, several princes sat down, and one of them lowered his voice, "Brother Li, Zhou Fangbo has been put in solitary confinement."
Li Lin's eyes moved, "Marquis Zhenyun is a loyal man, and has always stayed away from the struggle between noble marquises and commoner marquises. It's not surprising that he didn't want his son to be involved in the struggle when he had a son in his old age."
Li Lin's eyes moved, and he looked at the others. "Before we go on the expedition to eliminate the demons, you should keep a distance from me. A harmonious family brings prosperity. Don't cause unhappiness with your family members."
"Brother Li, don't carry it all by yourself."
Everyone present wanted to give it a try, but they became discouraged when they thought of their families.
"One person?" Li Lin had a strange look on his face, and he smiled and shook his head, "One should do his job and fulfill his responsibilities. My position is too insignificant, so please don't stay out there for too long."
Everyone present understood Li Lin's meaning and stood up and left.
Li Lin leisurely picked up the teacup and raised his hand to signal the waiter beside him to hand over the written calligraphy and painting.
Soon, a pleasant laughter came from behind the veil.
The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and the graceful figure finally stood up. The guests in Huanghua Building all cast surprised glances at Li Lin.
Li Lin was neither arrogant nor impatient. He continued to shake the teacup in his hand and watched the tea in the cup shake.
Soon, a fragrant breeze blew, and a woman with a pair of charming peach blossom eyes, wearing a pink tulle skirt and a little teardrop mole at the corner of her eye came in front of Li Lin.
The woman covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes sparkling as if she had seen her ideal man. She said in a delicate voice, "Sir, you have great literary talent."
As if she felt that the gaze of other guests was a little irritating, the woman raised her hand and waved, and the veil flew out to close the door of the private room, cutting off the sight of others.
The woman's smile gradually faded.
"Sir, who did you copy this poem from?"
(End of this chapter)
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