Chapter 143: It

It was still early, and Li Chen was resting in the courtyard of the sleeping palace, thinking about how to solve the problem of the Zi Xiao Tiangong.

According to Lady Youlan's information, the Supreme Master had always been handling external aspects.

And this fellow didn't tell others about many things, only he himself knew.

The conflict between the Nine Abyss Holy Domain and the Zi Xiao Tiangong was very large, and the Supreme Master had always been mediating; perhaps he knew something.

Li Chen wanted to go and ask for some information.

But just at this time, the Empress Dowager, dressed in a wide-sleeved phoenix robe and looking graceful and luxurious, walked over.

Her slender waist swayed with her steps, and every twist made people intoxicated.

Li Chen felt more and more that she deserved to be the head of the harem.

Recently, the two of them had become more and more familiar, and all kinds of cliché etiquette had even been exempted.

The Empress Dowager walked over, let the nearby eunuchs and palace maids retreat, pulled Li Chen directly into the room, and then closed the door.

This made Li Chen unable to figure it out; usually, it was how I did things, why did you also reverse the heavens today?

After the Empress Dowager came over, Li Chen asked: "Is there anything?"

He knew that the Empress Dowager doing this must have something she wanted to say, and she didn't want others to know about this matter.

The Empress Dowager casually picked up the tea in the room and took a sip, then said: "This time, ten thousand nations come to pay tribute, you must pay attention to a little..."

As a woman who had managed the harem for many years, she understood this kind of thing very well.

She didn't beat around the bush and told Li Chen directly that every time there was such a grand ceremony, those who came to pay tribute would offer treasures to the Emperor.

These treasures not only included heavenly materials and earthly treasures, but also women.

There were many women in the harem that the Empress Dowager didn't know the origin of. Her purpose for coming this time was to tell Li Chen not to keep these women because of greed for beauty, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Regarding the death of the late emperor, the Empress Dowager also had some guesses, mostly because of those women.

But there was nothing abnormal about those concubines.

And these concubines of the late emperor were mostly offered by others; there were actually few that the late emperor took the initiative to find, like Concubine Yi.

Yesterday, Huyan Lan of the Ice Bear Royal Court also offered two women. Li Chen had the Head Palace Maid hand those two women over to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager remembered this point, so she came to tell Li Chen.

Li Chen understood after listening for a while; yesterday he had the Head Palace Maid hand those two women over to the Empress Dowager, actually just wanting the Empress Dowager to keep them under house arrest.

The Empress Dowager thought Li Chen wanted to favor those two women, so she told Li Chen these words today.

It could be seen that the Empress Dowager really didn't want to see anything happen to Li Chen.

Li Chen also expressed that you misunderstood, I am not that kind of person.

The Empress Dowager didn't quite believe this sentence; after all, the types of women Li Chen had favored recently were mostly of this kind.

When the Empress Dowager was preparing to leave, she added: "I have checked those two women, but you should take state affairs as the priority now and don't touch them for the time being. If you really like this type, I will find a way."

When she said this, it was just polite; who knew Li Chen said: "Then I will trouble you, bring more."

Hearing Li Chen really agree, the Empress Dowager really wanted to give herself a big slap.

I should have just talked about things properly just now and shouldn't have said this extra sentence.

I almost forgot that Li Chen had this personality; what should I do? Where can I find this kind of woman for Li Chen?

And she seemed to have forgotten that she herself was this kind of woman.

Perhaps Li Chen didn't value reputation, but that didn't mean the Empress Dowager didn't value it.

It was the Empress Dowager's duty to introduce concubines to Li Chen normally.

But to arrange these mature women for Li Chen abnormally, the Empress Dowager felt that she had become a pimp.

Li Chen also didn't expect that he just said it casually, and the Empress Dowager was really thinking of a way!

On the other side of the Imperial Palace, the Khan's mother and the beloved wife of the Ice Bear Tribe leader had already woken up last night.

Being captured here and having a physical examination, they both seemed to know their fate.

At that time, the beloved wife of the Ice Bear tribe leader had resisted fiercely, but after being taught a lesson by the head palace maid for an entire night, she had already been brought to heel.

The Khan's mother looked at it more openly and prepared to endure it silently, which saved her a lesson.

According to the procedure, they should be favored by the Emperor of the Tian Ce Dynasty today; even if they were unwilling, they were prepared.

But let alone today, for a long time, they hadn't seen the Emperor of the Tian Ce Dynasty, which made them puzzled: was the Emperor of the Tian Ce Dynasty not fond of beauty, or did they have no charm?

Royal Forbidden Area, in the Heavenly Prison.

Seeing Li Chen appear, the Supreme Master had a bad premonition.

Because the last time Li Chen spoke to him, it was to tell him about recovering the Nine Abyss Holy Domain.

How he hoped that the sect cultivators of the Nine Abyss Holy Domain would have harder bones, resist Li Chen to the death, and make Li Chen's throne unstable.

But now, judging from the smile on Li Chen's face, there was mostly no such trouble.

Damn it, this bunch of useless fellows really didn't resist! They really lost the face of our sect cultivators!

The Supreme Master was cursing angrily in his heart.

However, there were many other cultivators in the Nine Abyss Holy Domain who cursed him; if he hadn't provoked Li Chen, would Li Chen have come to clean them up in a justified manner?

"If I'm not mistaken, the Tian Yan Tianyan Shen Zong has already surrendered to you, right?" The Supreme Master said.

Even if he was unwilling, once his Taoist companion really helped Li Chen, the Tian Yan Tianyan Shen Zong was indeed easy to control.

"That's right, not only that, they also took the initiative to go to the northern front to fight." Li Chen's answer was also within the Supreme Master's expectations.

Sect forces, to put it bluntly, rely on the strength of the Sect Master to ride above the world.

When encountering a more powerful existence, they can only compromise.

"Then what is your purpose for finding me today?"

The Supreme Master felt that Li Chen was not the kind of person who would come to show off because of this little thing.

"After cleaning up the Nine Abyss Holy Domain, I naturally have to prepare to clean up the Purple Heaven Palace and the Ethereal Immortal Alliance. You can try to say some information I want to hear; maybe if I'm in a good mood, I can reward you with something to eat."

Li Chen said very casually; he just wanted to see if he could save some trouble, which didn't mean he really needed the Supreme Master's help.

Hearing this, the Supreme Master also felt that Li Chen really didn't know how to speak; is this the attitude of asking for information? If I didn't know, I would think I was your subordinate.

But facing Li Chen's posture of "if you don't say it, I'll leave," the Supreme Master simply spoke directly.

He knew he wasn't qualified to negotiate with Li Chen, and he couldn't get out here anyway, so it was better to say some information to exchange for some food.

Having been in the Heavenly Prison for so many days, the food sent by the guards only ensured he wouldn't die; there was nothing more.

The Supreme Master was still waiting for Li Xian to make a comeback; he had this thought in his heart, so he slowly began to endure.

Under Li Chen's instruction, the guards sent a pot of wine and a roasted chicken.

Even if it was just this little bit, for the Supreme Master, it could already be considered a good meal.

No one would have thought that a well-known powerhouse of the Tian Ce Dynasty would bow his head for this little thing.

The Supreme Master actually still had some backbone; if Li Chen asked about the Nine Abyss Holy Domain, he really wouldn't say it.

But Li Chen asked about his enemy, so he sold it, and there was nothing polite about it.

While eating, the Supreme Master spoke about the information on the Purple Heaven Palace and the Ethereal Immortal Alliance.

The Ethereal Immortal Alliance was a relatively ancient cultivator; it was said that they were supported by hidden sects. Whether it was true or not, the Supreme Master didn't know, but he had seen the leader of the Ethereal Immortal Alliance, and he indeed had the ability to reach the sky and penetrate the earth.

The Supreme Master said confidently: "However, that fellow's strength is not good; his cultivation base is completely piled up by pills and spiritual treasures, and he can't even beat me. If it weren't for his trump card, I would have destroyed him long ago."

Li Chen nodded and said: "Indeed, even you can't beat him, so he's not much."

The Supreme Master: "."

Let's just say, we were chatting properly, why are you showing off again.

Forget it, anyway, I can't beat you, say whatever you want.

Next was the news about the Zi Xiao Tiangong, which the Supreme Master had to emphasize.

The leader of the Zi Xiao Tiangong was very strange; he never showed his face, and no one knew if he was a man or a woman. The voice he spoke with was very blurry, as if it came from the void.

And his subordinates were also very evil, different from the orthodox cultivators of the Tian Ce Dynasty.

The Supreme Master had never fought with him, and his specific strength was unknown.

But there was one point the Supreme Master could be sure of: there must be remnants of the previous dynasty hidden in the Zi Xiao Tiangong.

The reason he said this was to incite Li Chen to destroy the Zi Xiao Tiangong.

Of course, the Supreme Master didn't lie about this sentence, because only the remnants of the previous dynasty would practice those evil cultivation techniques.

How the remnants of the previous dynasty developed over the years might all be hidden in the sects.

Only sects were places that the Tian Ce Dynasty couldn't investigate. In the Supreme Master's view, Li Chen was the Emperor of the Tian Ce Dynasty; how could he tolerate the remnants of the previous dynasty developing under his nose? Plus, he originally planned to clean up the sect forces, so this was just the right opportunity.

Don't look at the Supreme Master being here, but he was also planning some things.

According to the Supreme Master's way of thinking, after this attack on Li Chen failed, if Li Xian wasn't captured, he would mostly find a way to return to the sect to develop.

But what he didn't expect was that Lady Youlan sold everyone out, and Li Xian certainly wouldn't dare to go back after hearing the news.

Then Li Xian could only defect to other places.

As Li Xian's master, even if he didn't teach him much, the Supreme Master still had some understanding of Li Xian.

With Li Xian's arrogance, he certainly wouldn't join the Purple Dawn Heavenly Palace, so he would mostly defect to the Ethereal Immortal Alliance.

The Supreme Master incited Li Chen to destroy the Purple Dawn Heavenly Palace; the Ethereal Immortal Alliance would also be worried. After all, of the three major sect forces in the Tian Ce Dynasty, one was taken, one was destroyed, and the next one must be them.

By then, Li Xian could take the opportunity to incite the Ethereal Immortal Alliance to oppose the imperial court and help him obtain the throne.

But don't forget, behind the Ethereal Immortal Alliance, there might really be the existence of hidden sects.

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The people inside were not ordinary people; perhaps they could clean up Li Chen.

Here, the Supreme Master also felt it was just "perhaps"; he indeed knew Li Chen's strength and had experienced it personally.

But this was all he could do; as long as Li Xian could succeed, he still had a glimmer of hope.

I have to say, the Supreme Master guessed it right.

After Li Xian failed, he took people far away from the Imperial Capital, preparing to hide for a period of time before returning to the sect.

Next, it was the same as the Supreme Master; knowing that he couldn't go back, Li Xian went to defect to the Ethereal Immortal Alliance.

In Li Xian's view, his master's wife must have just been compromising to let the Heaven Flame Divine Sect listen to Li Chen's orders; when he made a name for himself in the Ethereal Immortal Alliance, he would then call out, and his master's wife, who pampered him the most, would certainly come to support him.

But he didn't know that Li Chen recovering the Nine Abyss Holy Domain was actually helped by his master's wife.

The relationship between Li Chen and his master's wife was much closer than his.

The Supreme Master was hidden very deeply, and Li Xian didn't even know there was such a thing as a Soul-Controlling Needle.

The most important thing was that at this time, his master's wife was still on the way to the Imperial Capital to serve in bed.

Lady Yuehua next to her was also urging Lady Youlan to hurry, so as not to make the Emperor dissatisfied.

Lady Youlan was speechless; I think you are the one who is truly unsatisfied.

Li Chen roughly understood the situation of the leaders of other alliances and left the Heavenly Prison.

As for the small sects in other alliances, Li Chen didn't care; he was only responsible for cleaning up the powerful large sects, and the others would naturally be obedient.

Returning to the Imperial Palace, Eunuch Cui brought a piece of good news, which was that the second "Imperial Dragon Holy Scripture" was found by Li Ran; now that he had two, he still needed three more to unlock the taboo.

Li Chen also let Eunuch Cui tell Li Ran that if he had any needs, just say it, and he would try his best to help him.

Eunuch Cui was just a person responsible for passing messages, and left after hearing the instructions.

Imperial Capital Government Office, the lights were still on at night.

Lin Yue'e would go to Shanghe City to serve as the City Supervisor in a while, so she had to finish her work first, strive not to leave trouble for the next successor, and do a good job of handover.

So she was busy working overtime, making people in the government office feel that she was really too hard-working.

With such a hard-working person, even if she was promoted, others wouldn't have too many opinions.

If you say Lin Yue'e got the Emperor's waist token, it's true that she has certain privileges, but she really does things.

After Xiao Ming of the Ministry of Justice got off work, he went directly to the neighbor to find his goddess.

But as soon as he arrived, he saw the pretty boy Zou Yi wandering around Lin Yue'e again, like a fly.

Zou Yi learned that Lin Yue'e was going to Shanghe City to take office, so he naturally came to curry favor with Lin Yue'e.

He, a child who often mixed among the powerful, knew that Lin Yue'e was a person trusted by the Emperor, just going down to experience, and would be a big official after returning.

If he could curry favor with Lin Yue'e at this time, then his future success would be just around the corner.

In any case, the Ninth Princess was still young, and he was not in a hurry; he had to make certain achievements.

According to him, Shanghe City was in the west of the Tian Ce Dynasty, and there were many territories of the Zou family in the west, and there were also people from the Zou family in Shanghe City; when Lin Yue'e took office, he would greet those people and let them cooperate with Lin Yue'e's work.

This way, it would avoid Lin Yue'e having conflicts with local people because of the problem of authority when she arrived, allowing Lin Yue'e to better manage Shanghe City.

Zou Yi had no bad intentions, and Lin Yue'e expressed her gratitude for his kindness.

In Lin Yue'e's view, Zou Yi was different from other powerful children; he was very motivated and wanted to help the Emperor overthrow the Prince of Zhennan by collecting Xu Zifeng's crimes. Even if he was for promotion, as long as the starting point was to help Li Chen share his worries, then in Lin Yue'e's eyes, it was good!

Zou Yi had analyzed that Xu Zifeng would certainly not be so honest when going north this time, so he would just wait for him to make a mistake.

Zou Yi came to the government office this time, also wanting to invite Lin Yue'e to dinner to increase their friendship.

At this time, Xiao Ming walked over and said that he had important matters to discuss with Lin Yue'e.

Lin Yue'e naturally refused Zou Yi's request.

Seeing Zou Yi leave made Xiao Ming very proud for a while.

Kid, you fight with me? You're far behind.

As long as it comes to public business, Lin Yue'e certainly won't care about you; this is my advantage!

Xiao Ming was as proud as a rooster that won a fight.

He also felt deeply in his heart that for so many years, this was the first time he had defeated a love rival; that feeling was really cool!

Zou Yi perhaps didn't know that Xiao Ming had so many inner dramas.

"Are there any clues? There's no one here, so you can say it."

Lin Yue'e only had public business in her eyes; this point is true.

The case of the Second Prince's rebellion had been investigated clearly, and next was the Crown Prince's case.

It was also the biggest and most complicated case in the Imperial Capital in the past half year.

Lin Yue'e indeed didn't receive this case, but the problem was, she had the authority to enter and investigate.

Lin Yue'e doing this was just to not live up to Li Chen's expectations of her.

Xiao Ming, this kid, was carried away by success and told about the investigation of the Ministry of Justice.

This kind of thing belonged to confidential information; he actually shouldn't have said it, but in front of the goddess, he still couldn't control his mouth.

But it was also okay; Xiao Ming didn't say his guess that the Crown Prince wanted to harm the late emperor, just said the situation of Fan Kuai, and the son of the Prince of Jing'an, Li Yang.

Hearing the Prince of Jing'an, Lin Yue'e frowned; this was not an ordinary prince; if she wanted to move him, she really couldn't move him just by relying on the waist token in her hand.

She had to find conclusive evidence and inform the Emperor.

Without the Emperor's permission, there were really few people who dared to move the Prince of Jing'an's people, let alone his son.

Regarding Xiao Ming's ability to solve cases, Lin Yue'e was still quite impressed; she didn't know how he found out.

Hearing the goddess's praise, Xiao Ming felt light-headed; if the Sage's remnant soul hadn't stopped him, this kid would have almost said the rest of his guesses.

Seeing Lin Yue'e still working, Xiao Ming said goodbye and left the government office, preparing to clean up Zou Yi and let this kid learn a lesson.

Arriving on the street, Xiao Ming remembered one thing, which was that Zou Yi seemed to be hiding a coffin in the inn; he didn't have time to check it last time, but now it seemed he had time.

He was a person who did it as soon as he thought of it.

The Sage's remnant soul didn't know the significance of him doing this, but didn't stop him either.

This kid could always find some strange things inadvertently.

Arriving at the inn, Xiao Ming first checked whether Zou Yi had returned.

With his status as a government runner, it was indeed very easy to investigate; he just needed to let the shopkeeper and the waiter cooperate with the work.

Learning that Zou Yi hadn't returned, Xiao Ming sneaked into the room where Zou Yi stored things and checked the white jade coffin in the room.

"Master, how do you open this thing?"

Xiao Ming tried for a while, but couldn't open it, so he could only ask.

The Sage's remnant soul also tried to check it and then told Xiao Ming.

This living coffin should be a treasure refined by a powerhouse, and there were seals all around; unless you knew the way to open it, only the Sage Realm could forcibly open it.

The Sage's remnant soul also told Xiao Ming that there shouldn't be any ordinary person inside; if you can't deal with it after opening it, it's better to put this matter aside for now.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 144 =====