Chapter 160: High and mighty sects, only Li Chen can step them under his feet

At this moment, standing in front of Xiao Ming was a beautiful alchemist.

Whether it was temperament, appearance, figure, etc., they were all excellent.

To use an exaggerated sentence, Xiao Ming rarely saw a woman who could compare to Chu Ruoyan, and this one could undoubtedly do it.

After coming to the capital for so many years, except for Chu Ruoyan, this was the first time Xiao Ming saw such a beautiful woman.

This made him petrified in place instantly.

The Sage remnant soul saw his pig-brother look and knew that this kid was essentially unable to walk when seeing a beauty.

Still thought you were deeply affectionate to Lin Yue'e; in fact, it was just a young man's lust.

Now seeing a beauty again, the old problem naturally acted up.

At this stage, the Sage remnant soul didn't speak; he felt he might have underestimated Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming had experienced so many trials and should know which woman was suitable for him.

But Xiao Ming's next move made the Sage remnant soul feel he was hopeless.

Xiao Ming saw the beautiful alchemist, and his brain thought of a way to chat, nothing more than using his identity and the conditions for obtaining the exotic fire to ask this beautiful alchemist.

Under Xiao Ming's active chatting, he learned that the beautiful alchemist was named Xia Qing, a teacher of alchemy courses here, a wind-fire dual-attribute cultivator.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but be moved.

There was a feeling of "this woman is a perfect match for me."

If the Sage remnant soul knew, he would certainly say: Which beauty do you see that you don't feel this way?

As long as she is beautiful, you will find points on this woman that are suitable for yourself.

Just like this Xia Qing, the Sage remnant soul didn't need to think to guess that Xiao Ming must feel Xia Qing was an alchemist, and he was also an alchemist—how compatible!

The facts were just as the Sage remnant soul expected; Xiao Ming really thought so.

However, Xia Qing didn't seem interested in Xiao Ming and just chatted about some formal topics.

When it was time to get off work, Xia Qing said goodbye and left.

When she left, Xia Qing felt uncomfortable all over, because the person named Xiao Ming was still staring at her.

In her view, other teachers at the Xinghuo Combat Academy were all very good, enthusiastic and friendly, and their eyes were very pure.

Just this guy Xiao Ming made her feel like returning to the sect, facing those hostile sect disciples in the secret realm, while the other side was disrespectful, their eyes were also looking at her like this.

Anyway, after the first contact, Xia Qing not only had no good impression of Xiao Ming but didn't even want to contact Xiao Ming.

But the problem was, her disdainful eyes and distant attitude made Xiao Ming, who was a lick-dog, awaken again.

For a lick-dog, what you can't get is the most precious.

He believed that one day, when he showed unparalleled talent, Xia Qing would certainly look at him with admiration.

Thinking of this, the energy in his body exploded again, and he forgot what he was here for.

Under the reminder of the Sage remnant soul, he then reacted that he was here to receive the exotic fire.

As Xiao Ming's master, the Sage remnant soul still reminded: "Don't you like that Lin Yue'e, and there is also Chu Ruoyan; what is going on?"

Xiao Ming replied solemnly: "Master, ever since the Chu Ruoyan incident, I have hit a wall several times, so I summarized a truth: the goal cannot be too single. Chu Ruoyan can't come out in the palace, Lin Yue'e is about to go to Shanghe City, can't Xia Qing become my goal?"

The Sage remnant soul nodded; he finally understood now that his apprentice didn't feel comfortable if he wasn't a lick-dog for a day.

On the other side, the Imperial Study of the palace.

There was no morning court today, so Li Chen got up very late.

After finishing lunch, Li Chen worked in the Imperial Study.

At this time, Eunuch Cui walked into the room slowly, saying the Third Prince's envoy requested an audience.

Hearing this name, Li Chen was somewhat surprised, but still let people in.

The person who came was the Third Prince's advisor, who had a high status in the Third Prince's camp.

The advisor came in and standardly kowtowed, his posture was called respectful.

Perhaps his master and Li Chen's relationship was not very good, but the problem was he couldn't offend Li Chen.

"What's the matter, just say it directly." Li Chen didn't like listening to nonsense and was too lazy to let him stand up.

Whatever you have to say, just kneel and tell me.

The advisor didn't feel there was anything wrong with kneeling; after all, this was the Emperor, and his master had the intention of rebelling; it was not bad to be able to see the Emperor.

The advisor said the rhetoric he had prepared.

Even if the Third Prince told him to be tough, how could he be tough at this time? This was a Sage Realm Emperor; people could kill me without blinking; why don't you try?

In the advisor's rhetoric, the Third Prince Li Yu felt pain and thought, expressing the Third Prince's respect for Emperor Li Chen, and also stated the Third Prince's reflection.

The Third Prince felt that the Prince of Zhennan had the heart of usurpation, and the things offered for tribute were all junk, which was enough to show that he didn't respect the Emperor.

The Emperor and the Third Prince were brothers, and the Third Prince was also loyal, willing to solve this trouble of the Prince of Zhennan for the Emperor, and then replace the Prince of Zhennan to help the May Tian Ce Dynasty suppress the southern countries.

Then this world would still be the Li family's, and it could be stable.

As for whether the Third Prince was loyal, no one knew, but the advisor knew that only by saying this would Li Chen listen seriously.

Because he had analyzed that this new Emperor Li Chen was very strong, ate soft but not hard; kneeling and begging him might have a chance.

Seeing Li Chen in deep thought, the advisor continued: "Your Majesty, the southern countries have many beauties, and the Prince of Zhennan has collected countless beauties without offering them to Your Majesty; this is embezzlement, this is great disrespect. The Third Prince indicated that once he becomes the Prince of Zhennan, he will offer beauties every year; the Emperor knows the Third Prince's personality."

Hearing this, Li Chen showed a satisfied smile.

That's right; dogs need to know what the master wants to prove that you have the idea of being a dog.

Regardless of whether it was sincere or not, at least he had understood the master.

Besides, no matter how Li Chen thought about this matter, he didn't feel he would lose.

In his view, it was impossible for Li Yu to cooperate with the Prince of Zhennan.

Li Yu mostly didn't want to be beaten, or had a conflict with the Prince of Zhennan, so he simply retreated to the second best, planning to be a Prince of Zhennan, so Li

"Fine, you tell the Third Prince that as long as he suppresses the Prince of Zhennan, he shall be the Prince of Zhennan by My imperial decree."

Li Chen's words were the imperial decree.

Upon hearing this, the advisor was overjoyed.

He hurriedly kowtowed to thank Li Chen, inwardly feeling fortunate that he had done his homework before coming; otherwise, following the Third Prince's rhetoric, the next person to get a beating would likely have been the Third Prince himself.

In truth, the Third Prince hadn't said much, simply stating plainly: "Go tell Li Chen, if he lets me be the Prince of Zhennan, I will head south; if he won't let me, then forget it."

How could the advisor dare to say such things? Wouldn't that be a provocation in front of Li Chen?

Returning to the Third Prince's camp, the advisor would certainly say that he had followed the Third Prince's words, and that Li Chen, after pondering it repeatedly and considering their fraternal bond, had agreed.

In any case, the advisor was just the "translator" in the middle, making the words sound better so that these two surnamed Li wouldn't end up fighting.

As an advisor, he certainly knew that fighting the Prince of Zhennan was more cost-effective than fighting the Emperor, which is why he only picked the good things to say.

If one were to ask how strong the national power of the May Tian Ce Dynasty is.

Let's put it this way: the May Tian Ce Dynasty is fighting the Northern Royal Court on one side and daring to have a civil war at home; that aside, Li Chen has even declared war on the neighboring Sassan Dynasty.

Even after fighting to this extent, there is still hidden strength that hasn't been revealed, and the court officials aren't even panicking—this is what a superpower is.

Li Chen's personality is also guessed by many; how could such a powerful Sage Realm expert still show weakness? That is all about absolute power.

Either you are all beaten into submission by me, or we all die together!

Anyone who pays attention to Li Chen knows this point.

Li Chen had many matters to attend to today as well; after the Third Prince's messenger left, Pang Jin walked in.

Pang Jin had just been thinking for a long time at the Ministry of Justice; he found investigating these people to be a massive headache.

Moreover, these people are scattered in various places; the moment one is touched, the others will immediately shrink back, making future investigations difficult.

The most important thing is that there is no evidence whatsoever; it is all Xiao Ming's investigation.

Yet it is impossible for Xiao Ming to deceive him, and what he said was very logical; it really could connect all the unknown secrets in the Crown Prince's case.

Finally, Pang Jin thought of a method, and this method was exactly the same as Xiao Ming's.

If he couldn't handle it himself, he could just report it upward, let the people above think of a strategy, and he would just follow orders; then he wouldn't be the only one with a headache.

It was precisely because he thought of this that Pang Jin entered the palace to see the Emperor, organized the information he had obtained, and told Li Chen everything exactly as it was.

Now that Li Chen knows, it is Li Chen who should be doing the thinking, and he will just listen to Li Chen's dispatch.

But Pang Jin thought too much; Li Chen's way of thinking is more direct.

After Pang Jin left, Li Chen began his classic "buck-passing" method.

He didn't feel that such troublesome matters required his own thinking.

After all, the people to be dealt with didn't seem to have much to do with Li Chen, and he wasn't very familiar with them.

Then he would just find someone who was related and let her think about it.

This person also had a certain amount of authority, and that would certainly be the Empress Dowager.

After finishing his official duties, Li Chen left the Imperial Study and came to the Empress Dowager's bedchamber.

For some reason, whenever Li Chen came to this place, the palace maids in the Empress Dowager's bedchamber would consciously withdraw, which made both him and the Empress Dowager feel puzzled.

If you act like this, word will get out and people will think the two of us have some unspeakable secret. Then again, we really do need them to avoid us this time.

"Is there something the matter?" At this hour, the Empress Dowager is basically always practicing her exercises.

Li Chen has seen it more than once, and he doesn't allow her to change her clothes, so she is too lazy to avoid him now.

"You go ahead and dance, I'm not in a hurry." Li Chen sat down by the table to taste tea, familiar with the routine, wanting to appreciate this elegant and alluring figure.

But with him here, how could the Empress Dowager have the nerve to continue dancing? She always felt something was wrong, as if she were deliberately seducing Li Chen.

She simply performed a closing move, ending today's practice.

Coming to the table and seeing Li Chen wearing the new clothes she had made, the Empress Dowager was very satisfied.

This kind of clothing must be worn on Li Chen to show its true value.

She helped Li Chen tidy up his clothes, then sat in the seat beside him and asked what Li Chen had come for.

You couldn't have come to watch me dance just because you had nothing to do.

!

Li Chen took a sip of tea and recounted the matters Pang Jin had investigated.

In any case, it has already been traced to your Zou family; you can decide what to do about it yourself.

This is what you asked to be investigated, so let it be your headache.

In fact, the fact that Li Chen could tell her such news let her know that Li Chen and she were indeed on the same side.

Since there was no one else here but the two of them, the Empress Dowager simply spoke directly.

"I really don't know about the Crown Prince's affair, but I know a thing or two about the late Emperor's affair."

As for exactly how much she knew, the Empress Dowager also stated it directly.

Back then, her cousin married a descendant of the Bai clan—one could also call her an outsider disciple—named Lan Yuchen.

This woman was proficient in medical skills, so her cousin begged her to arrange for Lan Yuchen to enter the Imperial Hospital.

At that time, the Empress Dowager didn't know that Lan Yuchen was a remnant of the previous dynasty; she thought it was just someone being stuffed into the palace, and since she had met Lan Yuchen, she was indeed highly skilled in medicine.

The Empress Dowager thought that if Lan Yuchen entered the Imperial Hospital, she could become her helper, thereby understanding the situation of other imperial consorts, so she helped Lan Yuchen enter the Imperial Hospital.

The days that followed didn't have any major problems.

Lan Yuchen was always earnestly treating the various consorts, and even helped palace maids for free; her reputation in the imperial palace was excellent.

The Empress Dowager herself also learned about many situations through Lan Yuchen.

But just a few years ago, Lan Yuchen suddenly died of illness; the reason given was that she accidentally died in the process of testing poison.

As someone highly skilled in medicine, one often likes to taste unknown drugs and then detoxify oneself; in this process, one judges the effect of the drug through the body's reaction.

This is the fearless spirit of a healer; at the time, everyone felt it was a pity, and even His Majesty issued many pension funds.

The Empress Dowager admired Lan Yuchen very much at the time, feeling that such a person was truly selfless.

She even comforted her cousin, telling him not to be overly sad.

Later, the incident of the Crown Prince being assassinated occurred.

During this stage, the Empress Dowager really didn't know what had happened, nor did she know who had done it.

This matter had nothing to do with Lan Yuchen.

Later still, the Emperor died suddenly for no apparent reason; imperial physicians and Li clan experts had checked, but found no toxins.

A Li clan expert analyzed that it might have been a restriction placed by remnants of the previous dynasty.

At that time, the Empress Dowager hadn't even thought of Lan Yuchen, because Lan Yuchen had been dead for more than a year.

But the Empress Dowager always had certain informants, and she was certainly very concerned about her own family.

Once, a trusted palace maid came to report that the Empress Dowager's cousin had actually had Lan Yuchen's coffin dug up and sent to the Bai clan in the Imperial Capital.

The Empress Dowager was curious, so she sent people to investigate.

The result was that Lan Yuchen was actually a remnant of the previous dynasty, whose real name was Yuan Kexin.

The imperial family of the previous dynasty was the Yuan clan.

"I only found out about this news a while ago."

Speaking of this, Li Chen could see a flash of ruthless expression in the Empress Dowager's eyes.

It was different from the gentleness and elegance Li Chen had always seen.

Perhaps this was the true, fierce Empress Dowager, the existence that everyone in the harem feared.

The reason Li Chen wasn't afraid was simply because his strength was too great, exceeding the definition of a normal person.

Li Sining used to tremble all over when she saw the Empress Dowager.

"And then?" Li Chen asked casually.

"Then I told my nephew to hurry up and send that woman back; if it were discovered, I would be implicated too. As it turns out, you found it out for no reason."

The Empress Dowager could naturally guess that the Emperor's sudden death had a certain connection with the imperial physician Lan Yuchen, or rather, the remnant of the previous dynasty, Yuan Kexin.

But she really didn't know much about the Crown Prince's affair, which is why she answered that she didn't know when Li Chen asked last time.

The Empress Dowager hadn't expected that letting Li Chen investigate how the Crown Prince died could also uncover the late Emperor's affair.

She was very curious about who had investigated this and how.

I'm afraid the Empress Dowager still doesn't know the power of the Son of Luck; such seemingly unrelated matters could be investigated clearly by Xiao Ming.

It could also explain the cause of death of the Crown Prince and the late Emperor.

"Then, Your Majesty, what do you think should be done?"

The Empress Dowager secretly glanced at Li Chen and found that Li Chen was also looking at her.

"You know I'm too lazy to manage such things; you consider it."

Li Chen just didn't want to manage it, which is why he threw the problem to the Empress Dowager; why did you throw it back?

In fact, this matter is complex if you say it's complex, and simple if you say it's simple.

It just depends on the attitude of the current Emperor.

Just like someone shouting about treason; if the Emperor wants to pursue it, it's the execution of the nine clans; if the Emperor is too lazy to care, he can pretend he didn't see it.

Many things regarding the imperial family have no written regulations.

Hearing Li Chen say this, the Empress Dowager felt much more at ease.

After pondering for a moment, she said: "Since the Wang family is already involved, we must let the Ministry of Justice investigate strictly. The death of the Crown Prince must be accounted for to satisfy the public. The Prince of Jing'an is a mediocre person, but his son is not that simple. As long as it is confirmed that he has the intention of treason, eliminate him directly; there is nothing to hesitate about. Our Zou family is also involved in it; you know that I was not aware of it, but I will also give you a satisfactory explanation. As for the remnants of the previous dynasty, it is also time to purge them!"

It can be seen that the Empress Dowager was also very angry when she realized she had been played.

Don't look at her as just a gentle woman in front of Li Chen; that's only in front of Li Chen. How many people are qualified to talk to her like that?

If no one had noticed, the Empress Dowager wouldn't have wanted to make too much of a scene. Now, if she doesn't give her cousin a bloody lesson, her cousin won't know who is the one in power in this family.

At the beginning, Zou Yi's father clearly stated that he was also unaware and was being used, which is why the Empress Dowager didn't intend to deal with him.

Now, Li Chen's subordinates have found out that this guy has known all along; can the Empress Dowager not be angry?

Being backstabbed by someone close to you is something a person in power cannot tolerate.

Even if it is a blood relative, one must give a bloody lesson.

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager's chest was heaving.

Then she turned to look at Li Chen and asked: "Your Majesty, how is this?"

Li Chen said: "Just do as you say."

By saying this, he decided the direction of this matter.

Li Chen really doesn't like to enter into these conspiracies and tricks.

If you encounter something you can't solve, such as Heavenly Abyss Realm or Sage Realm experts, I can take action directly.

For me, killing someone is not troublesome.

Whether it's the Snow Eagle Royal Court or the Sassan Dynasty, I fight whenever I say I will; I really don't indulge anyone.

At worst, I'll take action myself and fight them to the death; I'm really not afraid!

Li Chen feels that he cultivated this ability not to play power struggles with them in the dark.

If you can solve it, find a way to solve it yourself; if you can't solve it, I'll come and solve it.

My solution is to kill them all.

When I take action, don't cry injustice; I don't care about that.

This is the approach Li Chen can choose as a Sage Realm expert—simple and brutal.

The next day, Li Chen headed to Shanghe City to investigate the situation of the two major sects of the Purple Firmament Heavenly Palace; this is something his subordinates couldn't investigate.

High and mighty sects—only Li Chen can trample them under his feet.

And Xiao Ming, the Son of Luck, under Pang Jin's instruction, began to investigate the Wang family and the remnants of the previous dynasty hiding in the Imperial Capital.

The moment he investigates it, the entire Imperial Capital will flow with blood.

(End of chapter)