CH 482

Li Huowang, standing on the periphery, watched the strange scene in the coffin and couldn't help but feel a little scared. It seemed that he had seen something he shouldn't have seen.

"Could the Da Liang Royal Family kill me to protect their secret?" Li Huowang, who had experienced various hardships, couldn't help but think in the worst direction.

He began to be more vigilant in his heart, constantly thinking and preparing for any possible events that might happen next.

Zhuge Yuan beside him comforted him, saying, "Brother Li, don't panic. It is well known that the royal family has the Dragon Vein. I just didn't expect that the Dragon Vein of Da Liang would be like this. Perhaps this is also the reason why the false Da Liang was able to surpass Da Qi in the past."

No matter what Li Huowang was thinking at this moment, the entire golden and solemn imperial temple in front of him showed no abnormalities.

The only change was the urgent shouts of the Da Liang Emperor. "Are you all deaf? Hurry up and save my father! I am the emperor now! Do you still want to defy my orders?"

However, in the face of his command, those old eunuchs just trembled on the ground and did nothing.

"Cough, Lin'er..." A voice filled with pain and exhaustion made the tearful Da Liang Emperor look towards the top of the "Dragon Vein", where his father was.

"Lin'er, don't make things difficult for them. It was me who told them to do this, cough cough..."

It was only at this moment that Li Huowang realized the name of this young Da Liang Emperor. The royal family of Da Liang had the surname Ji, and his name was Ji Lin.

When Li Huowang sent the previous Da Liang Emperor to the execution ground, he remembered that the man had cursed the emperor on the Dragon Vein. His name was Ji Song.

"But, Father, why is this happening? You are clearly still alive!" Ji Lin looked at the chains that were embedded in his father's flesh and blood, as if he could feel the pain himself, tears rolling in his eyes.

Ji Song's voice gradually became smaller, as if there were things he didn't want others to know. However, Li Huowang's keen hearing could hear clearly what they were saying.

"You don't understand that in order to preserve the fortune of our Da Liang Dynasty, this is the only way. This is our destiny. You will understand when you reach my age."

"Father, but... " Ji Lin, the young man, was a bit at a loss at this moment. He wanted to say something, but didn't know how to express it.

"I actually died a long time ago. I was just forcibly revived by this Dragon Qi. You can only ascend to the throne after I die. You should be happy about it."

As he spoke, Ji Song, in the shape of a big character, forcefully pulled the chains beside him, bringing the remaining stack of emperors towards the coffin.

He stretched out his dragon claw hand covered in scales and forcefully pulled Ji Lin to his side, his voice becoming stern. "Do you know why, before I died, I passed the throne to you instead of the rightful Crown Prince?"

"Son doesn't know," Ji Lin choked out in response.

"Because you are cunning enough! In order to compete for favor, at the age of six, you dared to give your own brother a chin bean! The other princes can't compare! But you are not enough. If it were me, I would have a red crane on my head!"

At this point, his tone suddenly became exceptionally cold. "Lin'er, after you go back, kill all your brothers."

"What?!" Ji Lin's face instantly turned pale. If it weren't for his father pulling him by the collar, he might have collapsed on the ground.

"Of course, you can choose not to do it, but don't blame others for attacking you first. They have arranged people to assist them, even though you are the emperor, the enthronement ceremony has not been held yet, everything is uncertain. Remember, those who want to achieve great things can also kill their closest kin!"

Li Huowang frowned as he heard this. It seemed that the Da Liang Emperor intended to use his own sons for alchemy.

Whoever was the strongest and most poisonous would become the next Da Liang Emperor. But would the person chosen in this way truly be a wise ruler?

"Remember, Lin'er, I am a lonely person. If you want to be the emperor, don't trust anyone except yourself, including your mother."

As Ji Song let go of Ji Lin's imperial robe, the heavy golden coffin slowly closed with a booming sound.

For a while, the huge tomb became quiet, with only the rapid gasping of Ji Ling remaining. Even though it was cold here, the cold sweat on his forehead continued to drip.

"Welcome the gods~ Withdraw the offerings~!" One of the eunuchs sang, and the eunuchs who had been like wooden puppets began to move. They performed complex and intricate mourning rituals in front of the Nine Dragon Coffin. At this time, Li Huowang silently watched everything in front of him like a spectator.

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After a while, when the mourning ceremony was over, the eunuchs lined up in rows and silently left, without waiting for the emperor on the ground to get up.Standing to one side, Li Huowang glanced at Ji Lin, who was slumped on the ground, and then followed the eunuch out.

He believed that facing such a life-altering decision, the new emperor would likely be busy for a while and wouldn't have time to deal with him, a minor character he had only met once.

When he walked from the cold, oppressive tomb to the warm imperial temple lit with hanging candles, Li Huowang suddenly felt as if he had moved from the underworld to the world of the living.

Just as he was about to walk towards Lian Zhibei, who was waiting at the entrance, a majestic voice came from behind. "Ji Zai!"

"Ji Zai?" Li Huowang was slightly taken aback. When he saw Zhuge Yuan standing nearby, he immediately realized that this was the name the other party had given him. "He's calling me."

"Don't panic, Brother Li," Zhuge Yuan said. "The national teacher of Da Liang can't see through my methods. He doesn't know your real name, so naturally, he can't figure out what you've done in the past."

After giving Zhuge Yuan a grateful look, Li Huowang turned and walked towards the national teacher of Da Liang, who was standing there with his hands behind his back.

"Ji Zai pays his respects to the national teacher!" Li Huowang bowed very seriously to the other's back.

"Since you are a Geng Qi of the Skywatch Bureau, there are some things you should know. What should be said and what should not be said, right?" The national teacher raised his wrinkled hand and kept calculating.

"I understand." Li Huowang stood there, observing his nose and his heart, not surprised at all that the other party wanted to test him.

On the contrary, if the other party didn't say anything at this time, Li Huowang would feel uneasy.

"Ji Zai, since you are a follower of mine, why did you join the Skywatch Bureau? I remember that you ignorant people always forget about the mundane world and daydream about becoming immortals, don't you?"

After thinking seriously, Li Huowang still gave the same answer as before.

However, facing this person, Li Huowang didn't even plan to lie. Instead, he wholeheartedly believed that he was Ji Zai, who sought revenge on the Taoist sects that deceive beings for the deceased elder.

(End of the chapter)