Chapter 1642

Then he was resurrected again.

Although there was not a single wound on his body now, the memory was still vivid—so vivid that even a hundred or a thousand years could not erase it.

"Raise your head!"

"Cowering like that—what manner of bearing is this!"

Li Xian hurriedly raised his head, and saw a youth younger than himself seated on the dragon throne. He could not help but be stunned.

"Sun Er greets the Ancestor!"

Li Shimin nodded: "Rise."

With a wave of his hand, a volume of Tang history fell into his grasp.

At Li Shimin's signal, Li Xian opened the history book.

At first he paid it no heed, but the moment he turned to the passage about himself, he was so frightened his soul nearly flew from his body.

He had employed treacherous ministers, thrown the imperial court into utter chaos, and in the end died at the hands of his own daughter and the Empress.

No wonder the Old Ancestor was angry.

During his own reign, he had truly made a complete mess of things.

"Someone, escort Li Xian into the inner treasury to choose cultivation methods, elixirs…"

"Many thanks, Old Ancestor!"

"Go. Remember today's lesson, and do not repeat it."

Li Xian hastily pledged: "Old Ancestor may rest assured—your grandson will certainly keep it firmly in mind."

The Great Song world.

In an instant Zhao Guangyi's hair turned white, and he became a frail old man on his last legs.

"What has happened to me? Have I incurred heavenly punishment?"

Having lost his memories of the chat group, he had no idea at all what had occurred.

He glanced toward the imperial desk and saw a small pile of gold laid out upon it.

"Who has carried gold to this place? The people of the palace are growing more and more outrageous—they should be put to death!"

The sudden aging made killing intent blaze within Zhao Guangyi, nearly transforming him into a wild beast ready to devour any man it met.

"Your Majesty, disaster!"

Just then, a eunuch came to report.

Zhao Guangyi's gaze was icy as he looked toward the newcomer: "What matter is so flustering?"

"Your Majesty, there is someone in the sky!"

Zhao Guangyi sprang to his feet in a flash, snatched up the gold from the desk, and hurled it at the eunuch.

"Impudence!"

"I have not yet grown so dim-eyed that you dare to fool me?"

Bang!

The gold from the Shangcheng came in one-catty pieces and was not heavy; even though Zhao Guangyi had aged in an instant, he still accurately struck the eunuch's head with it, producing a dull thud before the piece fell to the ground.

The eunuch was struck on the spot until blood streamed down, his head buzzing, his body trembling like sifted chaff, terror in his heart reaching its absolute peak.

"Your Majesty, spare me! This humble one speaks the truth!"

"Everyone outside saw it!"

Zhao Guangyi gave a cold snort: "Everyone saw it?"

Does this eunuch think I've grown senile?

Or could it really be that someone is in the sky?

How could that be possible?

Just as he was thinking, a clamor of voices came from outside.

"When has the imperial palace ever been so noisy?"

Zhao Guangyi's gaze grew colder still, his killing intent fully revealed.

Just then, the sound of orderly footsteps rang out; a squad of soldiers approached from afar and entered the great hall.

The soldiers' uniforms were also of the Great Song's standard issue—they should be Great Song troops.

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Yet this batch of men had an even more unusual air, hardened to the extreme, as if they were not beings of the mortal world; even in the presence of an emperor, they held their heads high and chests out, showing not the slightest deference.

"Who are you people? You see me before you—why do you not kneel?"

"We are the Dragon Guards under His Majesty the Grand Progenitor. Why should we kneel to you, a mortal emperor?"

The leading soldier gave a cold laugh. "Besides, since the Grand Progenitor has returned, your reign as emperor has naturally reached its end. Men, escort His Majesty out of the palace. From now on, this palace belongs to His Majesty the Grand Progenitor."

"Impudence!"

Zhao Guangyi was furious. He rose to his feet and glared at the crowd like a wounded fierce tiger.

"Heh heh…"

Just then, a light laugh rang out.

A youth in a dragon robe strode forward with great steps. The soldiers, who had been so defiant moments before, immediately fell into orderly ranks and bowed, their manner exceedingly respectful—utterly unlike the men they had been a moment ago.

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"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Kuangyin's gaze fell upon Zhao Guangyi and sharpened slightly, then suddenly looked toward the sky.

"You are quite the clever one, to have taken it upon yourself to strip away ninety-nine percent of his lifespan. Men, escort him out of the palace and arrange a place for him to stay temporarily. He doesn't have many days left to live."

Since the Dao Lord did not take his life, Zhao Kuangyin naturally would not make extra trouble by killing Zhao Guangyi.

Zhao Guangyi roared, "You're the one who wants to seize my Jiangshan?"

"It's not that I want to seize your Jiangshan." Zhao Kuangyin shook his head, "It's that this Jiangshan was always mine to begin with."

Striding up the high platform, he walked toward the dragon throne.

A Heavenly Dragon Guard stepped forward, waved a hand, true qi took form and bound Zhao Guangyi, then lifted him into the air, and like an illusion, carried him out of the imperial palace.

"No!"

"Those are mine!"

"You can't steal my throne!"

Though Zhao Guangyi shouted loudly, no one paid him any attention.

Chat group.

Zhao Kuangyin: "【Video】 The matter has been dealt with!"

Su Xiaoxiao: "Huh, Zhao Guangyi is that old already?"

Zhao Kuangyin: "That's the heavens shaving off his lifespan."

Xiaomai: "The heavens shaved it off?"

Zhao Kuangyin: "That's right. Although the Dao Sovereign only sealed his memories, the heavens felt he had offended the Dao Sovereign and wanted him to die as soon as possible. Otherwise, the world is a little afraid!"

Su Xiaoxiao: "The heavens are starting to suck up again."

Xiaomai: "Can't be helped. Not to mention that right now it's an affiliated world of the Taixuan Realm—even before, it wouldn't dare provoke an existence that surpassed Hunyuan." Yu.