Chapter 568: Illegitimate Son

Crown Prince Zhao Jing stood in front of the East Palace, looking at the Wuji Palace, and was also thinking about the identity of the Great Yi True Person and his relationship with the current Emperor.

A kind of intuition told him that this Great Yi True Person had a close relationship with Father Emperor and had known him for a long time.

Otherwise, with Father Emperor's personality, it was impossible to be so reckless as to appoint a State Preceptor position to an unknown mountain Daoist.

But although intuition was like this, Zhao Jing could never find any evidence to prove that the Great Yi True Person and Father Emperor had known each other long ago, because Zhao Jing, as the eldest legitimate son, was born when Father Emperor was sixteen. At that time, Father Emperor was still an eight-prince who was not favored, with a shabby mansion and few guests. There were very few people he could get to know, and he had seen and known many of them, among whom there was absolutely no such Daoist.

Zhao Jing frowned and pondered, but had no clue.

"Crown Prince, that Great Yi True Person was introduced by Prince Xin at the beginning. Perhaps Crown Prince should go and ask Prince Xin," an official on the side reminded in a low voice.

Prince Xin, Zhao Rui?

Zhao Jing's expression moved slightly. Zhao Rui was his brother by a different father and mother, and he was intelligent and talented. If he were not the eldest legitimate son, it was very likely that this Crown Prince position would have fallen to him. However, Father Emperor was quite decisive after ascending the throne, either making his brothers and sisters princes or county princesses, and keeping them far away from the capital, preventing the struggle for the throne that happened in the past.

Therefore, his position as Crown Prince was also as stable as Mount Tai, unable to be shaken in the slightest.

On this point, Zhao Jing admired Father Emperor very much, directly cutting off some disputes from the root.

"I, the eldest brother, should indeed see my younger brother." Zhao Jing withdrew his gaze at this moment, no longer looking at the Wuji Palace, but immediately ordered the carriage to be arranged, preparing to go out of the palace.

Not long after.

The Crown Prince's carriage drove out of the imperial palace and arrived in front of a mansion.

When Zhao Jing walked into the mansion, he saw Prince Xin Zhao Rui in a backyard.

At this moment, Zhao Rui seemed to have known long ago that Zhao Jing would come to find him, and had prepared wine and dishes early, waiting for him in the pavilion in the backyard.

"Eldest brother, you are here." Zhao Rui smiled.

Zhao Jing said: "Fourth brother, stop selling it. Who exactly is that Great Yi True Person? Don't tell me you don't know. A mountain Daoist was suddenly appointed as State Preceptor. This matter has attracted the attention of the Yin Son of Heaven, and the incense fire gods of the world have opinions on this. Father Emperor is not the type to act arbitrarily. He did this, and there must be a deep meaning. I guess the Great Yi True Person's identity is very special, so I want to hear you say it personally."

He did not beat around the bush, but asked directly.

Because he was the Crown Prince, the future Emperor, it was just that simple. There was no need to be polite or hypocritical with Zhao Rui.

Zhao Rui said: "Eldest brother, I have only known that Great Yi True Person for two or three days. He came mysteriously and has extraordinary strength. In Xinzhou City, he killed the Mount Taiyue God, the Xinzhou City God, and the Marquis of Lord Zhongwu in one breath."

"I am not interested in these. No matter how strong the means of a Daoist practitioner are, they can never defeat the incense fire of the world and the Emperors of past dynasties," Zhao Jing said earnestly: "I only want to know the true identity of that Great Yi True Person. He has the Dragon-Tiger Qi that only the Son of Heaven has. Don't tell me you don't know this."

Zhao Rui said: "Dragon-Tiger Qi? I did hear the monsters in the mansion mention it before, but I really don't know the Great Yi True Person's true identity. However, I can confirm one point: the Great Yi True Person and Father Emperor must have known each other long ago."

"You guess so too?"

Zhao Jing's heart sank: "I also thought so before I came, but the strange thing is that as the eldest legitimate son, I have an impression of who Father Emperor has seen and known. Even if I couldn't remember things when I was young, the old people in the mansion in the past must have memories, but everything about this Great Yi True Person is a blank."

Zhao Rui smiled: "Eldest brother, have you ever thought that when Father Emperor knew the Great Yi True Person, it was even earlier than we imagined? Perhaps..."

"Perhaps what?" Zhao Jing asked.

"Perhaps neither of us was born at that time," Zhao Rui said, picking up a wine glass and slowly pouring a glass of wine, then handing it to Zhao Jing.

Zhao Jing did not take the glass of wine, but his face changed suddenly: "You mean, that Great Yi True Person might be Father Emperor's illegitimate son? No, this is impossible."

A possibility that was most likely but most shouldn't be flashed through his mind.

"It doesn't exclude this answer. After all, that Great Yi True Person is also very young, looking only in his early twenties, while Father Emperor is already thirty-eight. If you calculate the age, it can match," Zhao Rui smiled, drinking the wine by himself: "If the Great Yi True Person is Father Emperor's illegitimate son, then everything before can be explained."

"Why Father Emperor would ignore all objections to appoint the Great Yi True Person as State Preceptor, enjoying the incense fire offerings of the world, why the Great Yi True Person has Dragon-Tiger Qi, why Father Emperor would bestow the Wuji Palace to the Great Yi True Person, and also gave the Great Yi True Person an Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander, as well as a team of Golden Pupil Guards."

"Of course, I also hope this guess is fake, but if it is true, then your identity as the eldest legitimate son will no longer exist, and this Crown Prince position in the future will only..."

"Enough, fourth brother, you are sowing discord, wanting to use this Great Yi True Person as a knife to kill me? It seems you haven't given up after being made Prince Xin, and still want to compete with me." Crown Prince Zhao Jing was not a fool either. Although his heart and mind were shaken by this sentence, he absolutely did not believe Zhao Rui's one-sided words.

Zhao Rui did not speak, just drinking wine by himself: "Actually, I hope this Great Yi True Person is really Father Emperor's illegitimate son. He has an extraordinary bearing and amazing ability. Putting aside some personal factors, I still admire this Great Yi True Person. If he becomes the Emperor in the future, I have nothing to say."

After speaking, he glanced at Zhao Jing.

To be honest, he just didn't accept this Crown Prince.

Besides being born a few years earlier than himself, what else was there? He was not good at literature or martial arts, only knowing how to win over officials in the court and manage his own party forces, all of which were inferior.

What one should really do was follow Father Emperor to cultivate, enhance one's own strength, and then govern the country and fight the world together, instead of neglecting one thing for another and playing those power tricks.

Zhao Jing sneered: "Fourth brother, don't think about it. No matter if that Great Yi True Person is Father Emperor's illegitimate son, from the moment he was appointed as State Preceptor, he had no way out. He can only go all the way to the dark, either resign from the position of State Preceptor and return to the mountains and forests, or be prepared to be destroyed by the incense fire gods of the world."

"Incense fire is a forbidden area. Even Father Emperor doesn't dare to reach out and touch it. Does a mountain Daoist without power or influence deserve it?"

"That may not be so," Zhao Rui shook his head slightly: "Eldest brother, you haven't seen the Great Yi Daoist truly make a move. It is truly swallowing mountains and rivers, invincible in the world. I actually think that if he joins forces with Father Emperor, he can really do something earth-shattering. As a younger brother, I can only remind you that no matter what Father Emperor and the Great Yi True Person do, eldest brother, you should unconditionally support them."

"Support? Let that Great Yi True Person pass these ten days first. The Yin Division memorial has already been burned. Within these ten days, the Yin Son of Heaven will definitely take action," Crown Prince Zhao Jing hummed heavily. He now didn't know what Zhao Rui's thoughts were.

Was he really wanting to sow discord, or did he have a deeper meaning?

However, at this moment, the time had unknowingly reached late at night.

Above the Wuji Palace, a ray of red mist light was still rushing into the sky, and at the same time, a brilliant golden light shone down. The incense fire Qi filling the sky, carrying countless heaven and earth spiritual energy, gathered toward this place.

Such a grand way of cultivation made the incense fire gods in all parts of the capital feel terrified.

"Is that the Great Yi True Person who was appointed as State Preceptor? What is he doing? He can cast such spells even in the palace? And this momentum has lasted for a day and a night."

"The northern Guardian God General Wang Wang Qijun was killed by this person? A Daoist who can kill a Guardian God General has appeared in the world. Is the world about to be in chaos?"

"If this person sits firmly in the position of State Preceptor, he will definitely be the nightmare of all incense fire gods."

They discussed one after another, but without exception, they all felt a strong threat from Li Yi. Such a monster, if not eradicated as soon as possible, would definitely be a great enemy of the incense fire gods of the world in the future.

Immediately, these incense fire gods took action. They couldn't wait for a certain night ten days later; they had to find a way to deal with this Great Yi True Person as soon as possible.

At the very least, strip this person of his position as State Preceptor and not let him enjoy the incense fire of the world.

Living people enjoying incense fire, since ancient times, only the Emperor could do it.

But the Emperor was difficult to cultivate. Although he would become a Yin Son of Heaven after death, he could generally accept it. But if a Daoist could also enjoy the incense fire of ten thousand people and use this to cultivate, wouldn't that be digging the roots of the incense fire gods? This was something no one could tolerate.

However, these incense fire gods still underestimated Li Yi's cultivation speed.

Just the first night.

Li Yi's twelve meridians were filled.

Second layer of the Five Qi Realm, done.

Feeling the surging magic power in his body, as well as the increasingly powerful Dragon-Tiger strength, Li Yi's heroic spirit rose. He felt that he was several times stronger than before. With the help of incense fire power, plus the magic power of twenty-four meridians, he could completely roam the world, unrivaled.

However, he was not complacent because of this.

Instead, he continued to impact the third layer of the Five Qi Realm.

Open the liver meridian, incorporate wood Qi.

If he could succeed, with the heart-fire aura borrowing the wood Qi, the power of his Wind-Calling Great Method would increase several times again. If combined with incense fire power, Li Yi's spell casting would definitely not be inferior to a Three-Flower Realm expert fighting.

Sure enough,

In the second half of the night.

A ray of green light hung down from the sky, entering the Wuji Palace again.

In an instant, the beams sprouted, and the old trees met spring, and a burst of vitality was emitted.

It was just that by the third layer of the Five Qi Realm, the cultivation speed was obviously slower.

Because there was no heart-fire to refine true gold, and no kidney-water to nourish wood Qi, so at the third layer of the Five Qi Realm, it was a bottleneck for Daoist practitioners. There was no shortcut here, only slow refinement. ===== CHAPTER 569 =====