Chapter 914

Although the Zhengton Emperor did not attend the grand court assembly, the cabinet ministers and high-ranking officials saw him at the small court assembly later. His face was a bit pale, and the eunuch guard beside him had been replaced. He came up with the excuse of "peeping into the forbidden palace" and said he wanted to depose the Crown Prince...

The Zhengton Emperor was a true autocratic monarch, especially when it involved the foundation of the country, no minister dared to come forward. Of course, whatever the Zhengton Emperor said was what it was. As for other matters, they could be discussed later. Everyone knew that the Zhengton Emperor was assassinated last night, so even if there were different opinions about deposing the Crown Prince, it was better not to speak up now.

So everyone convinced themselves that deposing the Crown Prince was the Emperor's family affair, and they didn't say a word, letting the Zhengton Emperor vent.

"He's really putting on that Tartar play," Bai Lang sighed when he heard about this. It had nothing to do with him anyway—he thought the Zhengton Emperor wouldn't be so dark-hearted as to use him, this "short-lived ghost," right? Others still thought he was a short-lived ghost; Bai Lang hadn't exposed himself yet.

After achieving the Heavenly Human status, Bai Lang didn't specifically continue to practice harder. One month after the Zhengton Emperor was assassinated, Bai Lang had already converted all the true Qi in his body into Innate true Qi and had made up for his own deficiencies. Now he was no longer a short-lived ghost who wouldn't live past twenty-five. Optimistically estimated, his lifespan could be over three hundred years.

With his assistance, the martial arts progress of the two wives was also very fast, and they were on the verge of opening the twelve regular meridians to achieve Grandmaster status—unlike Bai Lang, they couldn't learn to perfectly hide their own aura, so they were Bai Lang's biggest loophole. Eunuch Xu couldn't see Bai Lang's martial arts realm, but he could see the martial arts level of the two wives. The difference between when they first entered the door and now was like heaven and earth.

This made Eunuch Xu start to suspect Bai Lang, and he did indeed report the martial arts progress of the two wives and his suspicion of the Fifth Prince, Bai Lang, to the Zhengton Emperor at the first opportunity. So not long after, a eunuch came from the palace to summon the Prince of Hejian, Bai Lang, to an audience. Bai Lang went to the Ming Dynasty Palace openly like this.

In the past, he lived in the Ten Princes' Mansion in the corner of the palace, and during the grand court assembly, he was mainly in the front hall. This time, he truly stepped into the center of the empire's power—the small circle of palace buildings headed by the Imperial Study and the Wenyuan Pavilion where the cabinet ministers were on duty. Before entering the Imperial Study, Bai Lang had already sensed the aura of multiple expert guards, and among them, besides the Zhengton Emperor, who was a Grandmaster, there was another Grandmaster-level aura, which should be the guard eunuch.

"These big eunuchs of the Ritual Office are all experts," Bai Lang muttered, and under the guidance of a little eunuch, he entered the Imperial Study. Sitting on top was the Zhengton Emperor, and standing beside him was the eunuch in charge of the pen, Eunuch Wei. When Bai Lang came in, the first thing he looked at was the Imperial Study—this place was much more grounded than the three big halls outside. The caisson ceiling was exquisitely decorated, and there were night-luminescent pearls everywhere for lighting.

This thing was not some radioactive mineral; this world had real night-luminescent pearls. They absorbed sunlight during the day and released it at night. In Bai Lang's view, the brightness here was about the same as a slightly dim day, "Night-luminescent pearls are good things. Looking at this color temperature, it's almost equivalent to natural light, which is good for the eyes."

The height of the room was at least ten meters, with two floors of bookshelves surrounding it, which could be accessed by stairs on both sides. In the middle was a huge map of the Great Sea, and in front was the throne and a large desk, where the Zhengton Emperor sat. "You haven't come to pay your respects for a long time. Your brothers wish they could come every day," the Zhengton Emperor's words were very flat.

Bai Lang just smiled and didn't answer. "What step have you practiced your martial arts to? I can't tell," he said very gently. Bai Lang also answered quite kindly, "It's just achieving Grandmaster. Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning." The Zhengton Emperor's movements paused slightly, and a look of surprise swept over Bai Lang. The old eunuch beside him didn't change his expression.

Bai Lang didn't say he had achieved the Heavenly Human status; this was giving the Zhengton Emperor face, "Without achieving the Heavenly Human status, I can't make up for the deficiency. My life probably still won't pass twenty-five." This was a lie, but Bai Lang's expression showed that he was very confident in achieving the Innate state—fully embodying the confidence of a martial arts genius.

It was originally like this. The Zhengton Emperor knew very clearly that five years ago, Bai Lang didn't have any martial arts, and he had investigated the information before. Bai Lang didn't seem to have taken any martial arts from the court's arsenal, and he had practiced to Grandmaster entirely by his own unknown cultivation method—calling him a martial arts genius was an insult to Bai Lang.

The divine skills in his hands were also covetous, but were there few divine skills in the world? Not to mention whether a divine skill is divine or not depends on the person. There are many martial arts in this world that are picky about practitioners. It is common for those with good compatibility to advance by leaps and bounds.

Practicing from a commoner to a Grandmaster in five years, such a heaven-sent talent is not rare in thousands of years—the current Heavenly Ranking, yes, the Great Wu world still has Heaven, Earth, and Human rankings. The Heavenly Ranking is naturally all Heavenly Human and above experts. Among the martial arts experts headed by Mr. He on the Heavenly Ranking, 70% are such heaven-sent talents.

Such a heaven-sent talent appearing in the imperial family is really a good thing—the Zhengton Emperor thought so at first, thinking from the perspective of the Great Wu Emperor, it is a good thing, but from his own perspective in this position, "Fortunately, Little Five won't live past twenty-five!" is the thought of this power animal.

No matter how heaven-sent the talent is, no one has been able to break through the big barrier and achieve the Heavenly Human status before the age of twenty-five—this point is the same for the Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian sects. Heaven-sent talents advance very quickly, but breaking through the barrier requires accumulation and even a chance for sudden enlightenment. However, how would the Zhengton Emperor know that Bai Lang was actually a super expert above the Heavenly Human realm, just practicing again here.

Hearing that Bai Lang was a Grandmaster, the Zhengton Emperor immediately had hundreds of thoughts in his mind, but at the moment he just smiled, "Sure enough, it is my family's Qilin son!" After speaking, he picked up a yellow silk book on the table and handed it to Eunuch Wei beside him. "This is the imperial edict enfeoffing you as the Prince of Hejian. Go home and arrange it," the Zhengton Emperor said with a smile.

When Bai Lang left, he sneered in his heart. This Zhengton Emperor had taken a fancy to him and wanted to use him as a whetstone for suppression. It looked like it was used to suppress the other princes, and he wouldn't live long on the surface, which was simply the best to use—he wouldn't let him be the Crown Prince, otherwise the intention would be too obvious and cause backlash. At that time, if this Prince of Hejian messed around, it wouldn't be a good thing. ===== CHAPTER 915 =====