Chapter 122 - Royal Mess

Inside the throned Hall the emperor resides in his golden chair, he slammed his armchair loudly the tensed in the room increases, the official who attend morning court kneel on the floor with paled face while General Fu as the bearing of bad news remains unfazed.

"He dies…Huang Zi Feng is dead, how?" The Emperor vein on his forehead bulged.

General Fu sneered inwardly, the Emperor didn't ask about his owned Daughter but asked other people Son's first, it shows disparity position between Huang Zi Feng and Ming Ru Yi in the emperor's heart, it confirms the relationship between the Emperor and Huang Zi Feng.

"Master Huang infuriated the Lord of Hei Shen Sect, it's inevitable…"General Fu pretends to be sorry.

The Emperor sat limply on his chair, his expression become somber not because of losing his son, but because he has no healthy male heir except Huang Zi Feng.

part of agreement with Heavenly jade pavilion he would not raise another male heir except Huang Zi Feng, The leader of Heavenly jade Pavilion is a meticulous man he never believe him completely that's why he makes him do this and his wife Huang Yi Yi who didn't live at his palace to hide their relationship it's a very jealous and cruel woman.

Whenever she knows he slightly fond with his concubines soon after that concubines would be death for illness or accident, The Emperor, of course, can't control her since he dependent solely to Heavenly Jade pavilion power to carry out his plan at the end the Emperor is nothing more than puppet king for Heavenly Jade Pavilion.

"And the sacred tree…." Emperor hissed.

"The Ancient tomb collapses, the tree is gone" General Fu looks down to pretend to be remorse.

The Emperor makes indescribable looks he leans his back tiredly on his chair, His heir is dead and the tree is gone, what is happening why everything goes downward spiral, the first official face who have their Son's follow the third prince looks anxious they want to ask their son's wellbeing but looking at the emperor grim face they not dare to utter any words.

Suddenly the young eunuch rushing to the emperor personal eunuch with distressed expression the he whisper something to the old old eunuch, the old eunuch face from red to white the experienced eunuch who used to be calmed no matter what news his received now look like a sheep in the slaughterhouse, his hand slightly trembles inside his sleeve.

he officials feel something really bad is happening, they wish today they would absent from the morning court. The old eunuch moves slowly toward the emperor he lean closely to the emperor's ear, the Emperor face suddenly change he looks stupefied then anger rush in "WHAT!!" he roar, his abrupt moves push the old eunuch away, he rolled down from the throned stairs the eunuch is so terrified he did not even dare to groan.

"Find the first Princess, NOW!!" the emperor screams, The eunuch is scrambled around in haste, the emperor pinch his temple, all the officials are flabbergasted they do not know what had happened, the emperor looks distraught both of his fish clenched tightly he gritted his teeth.

"General Fu, this…Hei Shen Sect dare to hurt Heavenly Jade Pavilion honorable Son's why don't you do anything?" the Emperor vent his anger to general Fu.

"Your majesty my job is protecting the royal family of Liangzu, why should I protecting Heavenly Jade Pavilion, not to mention all of them have high cultivation didn't need this humble servant to protect them" General Fu feign innocent but there's nothing wrong with his words, he is the general of the Liangzu Kingdom other than protecting Royalty and the Liangzu Kingdom who else he needs to protect? The official sees nothing wrong with General Fu's argument.

"That....." The Emperor forgot no one knew Huang Zi Feng real identity, General Fu innocent words almost trap him he almost blurted out the truth, he clenched his jaws swallowing the truth back within him.

"How about my daughter Ming Ru Yi?" The emperor still insists to blame General Fu.

General Fu expression remain unperturbed "The same reason like Huang Zi Feng and his sister, she irked the 'Demon Lord', Long Ming"

"Why can't you stop him, didn't your job protecting the Royal family as you said?" The emperor said sarcastically.

"I did your majesty, I beg Lord Long Ming to let the princess go if not she would be burned to ashes just like Huang Zi Feng or got her limbs cut and become the feast of the beast inside the tomb like Huang Ni Yang" General Fu words stunned everyone in the room, how stronger Huang Zi Feng is everyone knows.

Huang Zi Feng is one of the most talented young men in his aged to die like that it's really a pitty while Huang Ni Yang is known for her peerless beauty, she had many admire every man in the continent fought to be her husband but long ming cut her limbs and feed her to the beast, that was…..unbelievable.

"What can irk Long Ming that far?" The emperor can't help to be curious.

"They harmed Long Ming fiancée…" General Fu said bluntly.

Everyone shocked, Long Ming is known as a cruel, cold and indifferent man he never close to any woman before some woman who brave enough to seduce him never ends well since when he has a fiancée?

The emperor still want to question General Fu but a soldier enters the hall in haste, he kneels on the floor then cupped his fist "The emissary of Heavenly jade pavilion has come for an audience, your majesty"

The emperor rub closed his eyes tiredly, he knew more problem knocked on his door but what can he do?

"Let them in!" he sighs.

"Yes, your majesty!" The soldier raised from the floor, he leaves immediately not long after five men with white robes enter the room their pace is strong, their face is smug and arrogant it's plain to see they not respect anyone in here including the Emperor.

"My name is Zu Gong, Sect master of Huang Si Yun order me to come to asked about young master and young miss we want to know what happened?" Zu Gong carelessly cupped his fist, he is one of the few people who knew the cooperation between the emperor and heavenly jade pavilion for him the emperor is nothing more his sect master lackey he had zero respect for him.

Even though the emperor hated Zu gong overbearing attitude but he did not dare to say anything, Zu Gong is one of the young elders of the heavenly jade pavilion, he only forty but already King level at peak stage he is the third strongest in his sect, the Emperor didn't dare to provoke him.

"General Fu, tell master Zu what happened, you were there…..you know what happened," the emperor secretly sift the responsibility to general Fu.

General Fu smirk the Emperor not only shameless but he also a coward, he wonders why he never realizes this before, he's so different with the previous Emperor but that's no surprise since they are not related, he rises from the floor he stands tall in front of Zu Gong without showing any fear

"Long Ming kill them," he said without an ounce of sympathy.

"WHAT!" Zu Gong bewildered "Long Ming is here, we didn't hear anything about him in Liangzu!" he couldn't believe it.

General Fu stifles "Where's Long Ming come from or where have his been, did any of us ever know" he mocked Zu Gong.

"You…, are you sure he is the real Long Ming?" he wants to blame the Liangzu Kingdom or at least General Fu for the death of Huang Zi Feng and Huang Ni Yang because he doesn't want provoked Hei Shen Sect.

"Who is dare pretending to be Long Ming in this world" General Fu snickered, this Zu Gong act big but turns out he also a coward "Believe it or not it's up to you, but your young miss try to kill Long Ming fiancée, soon or later Hei Shen Sect will knock on your door then you know if its true or not"

"General Fu!!" The emperor chides him.

"Did you threatening me! And since when Long Ming has a fiancée?" Zu Gong enraged by General Fu rudeness but mostly his afraid if what General Fu said is true, he knew exactly Huang Ni Yang's temperament, this is not the first time he kills other women to snatch their man.

"This general didn't dare..." General Fu bows his head politely but his face is not polite at all "I just state the obvious, Long Ming have fiancée or not how would we know? but we all know how bad is Long Ming temperament is…he's not just killing Huang Zi Feng and Huang Ni Yang he also hurt the third princess"

"What!! This is not right, we can't let this Hei Shen Sect doing rampage like this, we can report this to other sect and make Hei Shen sect to accountable their mistakes!" Zu Gong said righteously but behind his words are, he didn't dare against Hei Shen sect alone so he would drag other Sect to gang up Hei Shen sect, General Fu holds his urged to clapped his hand for Zu Gong cunningness.

"Sure, how? We don't know where is Hei Shen sect headquarter is, we don't know where is the Hei Shen King palace is, we don't know where Long Ming is, we don't know anything about him?" General Fu mocked Zu Gong, are all Heavenly jade pavilion only increased their cultivation but not their brain, how can they all be stupid? it's very disappointing.

"That….." Zu Gong's face turns red he feels embarrassed but he refuses to give in "The rumor said Long Ming real identity is Zhao Li Xin, Jiang Wei Kingdom sixth prince, we can demand the Jiang Wei Kingdom to held responsibility!" Zu gong face lit up as if he found a great idea.

General Fu stifles, he shakes his head tiredly why no one told him Heavenly Jade pavilion didn't just lack the brain but lacked the information too.

"Did you not hear what happened in the Jiang Wei Kingdom martial art tournament Banquet? Long Ming people kill the general and all the soldier inside the palace, the bloodstain from that day still can't completely erase, then Long Ming also make the Kingdom bankrupt, till this day that Kingdom still not recover from their financial trouble"

Everyone inside the hall including Zu Gong and his people hears about the rumor but because the rumor is too spectacular they don't completely believe it, what kinda man can solely bring one country to its knees? If the rumor it's real how indomitable Long Ming is.