Chapter 47

Because Li Ran was blind, there were no lights lit in the room, and it was pitch black.

Perhaps because palace maids and eunuchs cleaned occasionally, it wasn't very dirty inside.

The two of them chatted seriously for a while, and then Li Ran told Li Chen.

If you want to be the emperor, you can't do it without strength and subordinates.

As for subordinates, Li Ran certainly couldn't help with that; he was now a cripple, his mother had passed away, and his mother's forces had mostly been wiped out or had defected to other factions.

The only way Li Ran could help Li Chen now was by providing him with a large amount of resources.

As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse; the rare treasures collected by Li Ran's mother during her lifetime were hidden in a mysterious place.

Only Li Ran's mother and he knew about this place.

Li Chen could use these resources to improve his own strength and cultivate his own subordinates; if possible, bring some to the palace for Li Ran.

"If you cooperate with me, I can tell you where this location is. Sigh, actually I'm not qualified to cooperate with you; I'm basically begging you to help me now."

Li Ran had already lowered his posture, using an attitude of begging.

He knew that if Li Chen went back on his word after getting the resources, he would have no way to stop him.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. I am the emperor now, and I am in the Sage Realm. I just passed by and sensed someone practicing an evil technique here, so I came over to take a look."

Li Chen said it very lightly, but these words were a bolt from the blue for Li Ran.

What the hell? Do you want to see what you're saying?

Just now, we two brothers were still chatting about how to make a comeback.

As a result, you damn tell me you've already reached a realm I can't even dream of?

It's like two miserable beggars discussing whose doorstep to beg for food at for the next meal.

As a result, one beggar suddenly stands up and says he's not pretending anymore, he's showing his cards, he's a billionaire.

The other one expresses extreme shock.

Li Ran was currently feeling this sensation of being shown up.

So it turns out I just poured my heart out to you, and you brat were just treating me as a joke.

The main thing was that Li Chen had just slightly released his aura; Li Ran didn't know if Li Chen was specifically in the Sage Realm, but that terrifying feeling that made people fearful proved that Li Chen wasn't lying, and at the very least, he was a hundred times higher than him.

At this moment, Li Ran hung his mouth open, and only after a long time did he say: "Then why did you talk to me for so long."

Li Chen shrugged and replied: "I was bored."

"You"

Li Ran really wanted to say a dirty word at this moment, but his upbringing since childhood told him he couldn't say such things.

"Are you really the emperor?"

"Why would I lie to you? The Crown Prince died suddenly a while ago, and the other imperial princes are all hiding far away outside. A few days ago, His Majesty also had problems and passed away so quickly. The Empress Dowager said something like 'the country cannot go a day without a ruler' and insisted on making me the emperor. I thought to myself, I'm already in the Sage Realm, what am I afraid of, so I agreed."

"And then? They didn't make things difficult for you?"

"On my first day at court, the Second Prince caused trouble in the court hall..."

Li Chen briefly explained it once.

"Hahaha, you're killing me with laughter. Those guys never dreamed that you were actually in the Sage Realm. No wonder you can sit so steadily. It's just a pity I'm blind and can't see their ugly faces."

Li Ran felt that Li Chen doing this was truly satisfying; this gang who always liked to scheme and lay out plans suddenly encountering an immeasurable existence, how interesting that was.

After pondering for a while, Li Ran asked suspiciously: "Since you know I'm practicing an evil technique, you don't plan to deal with me? You are the emperor after all."

Li Chen indicated: "You're practicing an evil technique just to get revenge; it's not like I'm the one who harmed you, so why would I care about you."

Li Chen had deliberately said he wanted to be the emperor just now to see if Li Ran was honest or not.

Li Ran's attitude was okay, so Li Chen couldn't be bothered to deal with him.

Moreover, the evil technique Li Ran practiced only utilized his own negative energy and didn't harm anyone. There were many evil techniques in the world that were ambiguous, such as the "Blood Burning Technique," which would cause damage to oneself, sacrificing one's own lifespan to increase cultivation.

If Li Ran was really relying on that kind of murderous way to cultivate, Li Chen wouldn't have given him a chance to speak.

"Fine, you're the emperor now, and I'm even less qualified to negotiate any conditions with you. You know my talent, brother; get me some resources, and later when I reach the Sage Realm, how about I be your henchman?"

Li Ran knew this sentence was just a pipe dream, but he only had his talent as his sole advantage.

Who wouldn't want a Sage Realm henchman? Which Sage Realm expert would willingly be someone else's henchman?

If Li Chen could help him at this time, he would indeed willingly be Li Chen's henchman.

"Brother Kunba, you're being too formal saying things like that. Go wherever you want; it's not a big problem."

Li Chen's sentence was a bit vulgar, but Li Ran was deeply moved inside.

Imperial family members were mostly enemies from birth; he didn't ask Li Chen to help him, and Li Chen not harming him was already the greatest help to him.

Since Li Chen had said so, Li Ran guaranteed with certainty: "I know you don't like troublesome things. In the future, I will solve all your troubles. That Second Prince, Third Prince, and the Empress Dowager—you're the emperor and it's not convenient for you to make a move, as you'll bear a bad reputation; leave it all to me."

Li Chen coughed and said: "Forget about the Empress Dowager; I don't have any conflict with her for the time being."

!

Hearing this, the corners of Li Ran's mouth curled into a smile, with an "I understand you" look.

He immediately said: "I understand. I will help you clear out the Empress Dowager's forces; I'll leave her for you to enjoy yourself."

Li Chen was slightly stunned, his expression seeming to say: You don't understand a damn thing, but this suggestion of yours is also okay.

Not hearing Li Chen's reply, Li Ran said again: "Don't underestimate the Empress Dowager. When my mother was fighting with her, she investigated her; she seems to be related to the remnants of the previous dynasty, but we just couldn't find any evidence. You should know how the previous dynasty was destroyed, right."

Li Chen replied: "I don't know."

Li Ran: "..."

Being able to answer "I don't know," Li Ran was indeed surprised; wasn't this part of the "compulsory education" curriculum for imperial princes?

Considering that Li Chen had cultivated to the Sage Realm without anyone caring, perhaps the late emperor really didn't care about him.

Li Ran briefly explained that the powerful figures of the previous dynasty, in order to increase their lifespan and improve their cultivation, would use living people to practice; they would use special methods to absorb the essence and blood from living people.

It was because of the exposure of this incident that the whole country was shaken, and the people were in a state of panic.

"Are you saying the late emperor's death might be related to the Empress Dowager?" Li Chen asked.

"Not necessarily; there are quite a few remnants of the previous dynasty mixed into the inner palace." Li Ran replied.

"Why did the late emperor leave so many remnants of the previous dynasty in the inner palace? Looking for excitement?"

"Don't forget, the so-called noble families are many of them powerful families from the previous dynasty. They rebelled against the previous dynasty's imperial family and defected to our Li family, which allowed our Li family to succeed in rebelling—no, succeeding in the uprising.

Even our Li family had a certain status in the previous dynasty."

Now Li Chen finally understood; the inner palace was actually so complicated, and it was a good thing he hadn't made a move.

Li Ran told him many things his mother had investigated in the past tonight. After the Li family captured the imperial palace that year, the people of the previous dynasty set a great fire.

Many key things in the library might have been burned, or they might have been moved away in advance.

The Ancestor Emperor prohibited the practice of evil techniques according to the agreement, with beheading for violators, and then through slow development, the May Tian Ce Dynasty possessed its current glory.

Li Ran knew a great deal of intelligence, which couldn't be finished in a single night.

Li Chen asked: "In other words, any woman related to the previous dynasty cannot be touched?"

Li Ran smiled slightly and replied: "Not necessarily. As long as you find those five volumes of the 'Imperial Dragon Holy Scripture' from the previous dynasty, you can restrain these evil techniques, and it can also strengthen the physique. With your ability, let alone three thousand in the inner palace, thirty thousand wouldn't be a problem."

Li Ran could no longer perform as a man, but he knew what men liked.

After chatting for a long time, he knew Li Chen liked this, so he naturally found a way to please Li Chen.

Hearing this, Li Chen patted Li Ran on the shoulder and said: "Brother, I'll leave this matter to you!"

As long as you can handle it, the two of us will be brothers for life!

(End of this chapter)