Chapter 60 - The Threat

Zhao Zi Gen astonished watching his Son's with his enigmatic aura, Zhao Li Xin is far gone from the weak images he used to have, he looks healthy, strong, and charismatic even Zhao Yi Chen cannot compare with him. Deep down Zhao Zi gen regret his decision for threating him so bad all of his life if only he treated him a little bit better then he would gain support from Hei Shen Sect, how good is that but things already gone this far, it's all too late.

"This is all done by you?" Zhao Zi Gen glared at Zhao Li Xin.

"More or less…" he said with apathetic voice.

"So, it's you!!" Zhao Zi gen shouts at him furiously.

"If you smarter, none of this would happened" Zhao Li Xin straighten his back "You make my job easier…." He sneered at him.

"I want you to stop all of this in the instance!!" The emperor slammed his table loudly.

Zhao Li Xin's eyebrows furrows "Are you…..ordering me?" the air suddenly become cold, The Emperor forgot he was talking with Hei Shen sect leader, not his weakling son.

"You know, I can enter your room without your shadow guard notice, you think I couldn't kill instead" he smiles coldly.

Zhao Zi Gen knew his not throeing empty threat, his hands drenched with cold sweat "I'm still your Father" he justifies himself.

"And I'm your son but that's never stopping you or anyone to kill me....." he chuckles while looking at Zhao Zi gen with ridicule. what Prince, he was ridiculed, mocked, and beat all the time in his own Palace, The Emperor only need to raise his finger to stop all of that once for all but he never did.

The emperor doesn't know how to answer that, he does never care what happened with his Sixth Son, he knew how awful his living condition since he was a child but he never helps him the truth is he also wishes he died, having someone like him is an embarrassment he couldn't take.

"What do you want, is it the throned?" the emperor probes him, other than his throned what else Zhao Li Xin want from him.

Zhao Li Xin squinted his eyes "And become like you" he scoff with disdained "If I want it, you think you still be the Emperor now?"

Zhao Zi gen face turn red, with Hei Shen Sect power Zhao Li Xin wouldn't have a problem if he wants to snatch the throned from him, but what else he wants if not the throned then.

"Bring Royal Consort Ying over here, there something I want to ask with her" Zhao Li Xin expression become Grim.

The emperor doesn't know what he wants but he thought Zhao Li Xin wants to vent his anger to his mother and that's okay for him as long is not him he doesn't want to infuriated Zhao Li Xin more than he had, the emperor calls his eunuch to summon Royal consort Ying.

The eunuch vaguely sees a man with black robes sit on the corner but his deathly air around him makes the eunuch not dare to stare at him.

A few minutes later Royal Consort Ying arrived, even though it's late at night she still dress perfectly from top to bottom, at least in this area Zhao Li Xin admire her commitment, Ying Xi Lu bow elegantly in front of the emperor "This royal consort, greeting Your Majesty" she said with soft voice, this kinda behavior used to soften the emperor's heart but today the Emperor stood there without saying anything, Ying Xi Lu feel another presence inside the room, she shifts her gaze on her side and there he sat leisurely with lazy expression watching her with mocking eyes.

"Li Xin…." She's stunned, Zhao Li Xin not bother to greet her, her behavior anger Ying Xi Lu but when she saw his cold eyes she not dare to reprimand him.

"Your sons want to meet you," The emperor said shortly.

Ying Xi Lu thought Zhao Li Xin still wants her Motherly love, no matter what he still his mother so it would be natural for him to care for her, Ying Xi Lu already imagine herself as the mother of Hei Shen Sec Master, how enviable her position would be and with Zhao Li Xin as he backed up even Emperor wouldn't dare against her, she make smug smiles that make Zhao Li Xin cringe

'What the hell you smiling about?!'

"Xin er, mother never meant to hurt you, no matter what happened in the past mother always have best intention for you" Xing Yi Lu kind words and gentle voice-only me Zhao Li Xin feel goosebump.

"Is it poisoning me part of your best intention?" he makes sarcastic smiles.

"It's....." before she can answers Zhao Li Xin cut her off again.

"What about the beating, the starvation, the cursed, and yell, is that also your good intention?"

Ying Xi Lu face turns red, she forgot how much she wronged him in the past. The emperor also sigh deeply he also done a lot of bad thing's to him.

"Tell me, who's the one give you the cold poison for me?"