Chapter 244: Farce

The Little Emperor in front and Su Xiao behind, the two walked in the Imperial Palace at a leisurely pace.

A metal wire as thin as a hair was tied to the Little Emperor's neck. This feeling of having one's life in the hands of others made the Little Emperor's face look not very good.

"Your expression is too stiff."

Su Xiao said in a low voice. The Little Emperor took a deep breath, trying to remain calm.

Looking at the Little Emperor walking in front, Su Xiao felt relieved in his heart. This boy was inexperienced and didn't understand the complexity of the human heart.

Su Xiao held a ten-centimeter-long test tube in his hand, filled with pale yellow medicinal liquid. This was left by the Prime Minister to the Little Emperor earlier and was taken away by him by the way.

【Imperial Secret Medicine】

Quality: Blue

Type: Recovery Item

Effect 1: After drinking, restore 80% health.

Effect 2: After drinking, within five minutes, Strength +3, Agility +2, Stamina +10, and slightly restore physical function damage.

Rating: 62 (Note: Blue items have a rating of 31 to 70; the higher the rating, the more precious the item.)

Introduction: A secret medicine unique to the imperial family, the formula is only mastered by the imperial family.

After seeing the attributes of the 【Imperial Secret Medicine】, Su Xiao was a bit speechless. The Little Emperor might drink this kind of powerful medicine every day, and it was just for recovery...

Sighing at the waste, Su Xiao urged the Little Emperor to walk faster.

"You approached General Esdeath with other purposes, right? Could it be that you took a fancy to Esdeath's beauty? Not to mention, you two are a perfect match."

The Little Emperor passed the initial tension and fear and actually began to probe Su Xiao's purpose.

"Who knows."

There were no guards nearby, and Su Xiao also wanted to probe if the Little Emperor had other intentions.

"How much further?"

"We'll be there soon. There are many guards there, and even if you get the activation key for the Supreme Teigu, it's useless. Only I can activate the Supreme Teigu. If you want me to help you activate the Supreme Teigu, then kill me. I won't do that."

Su Xiao chuckled.

"No need, I just need that key to finish the job. Give me the key, and I'll let you go. Neither side loses anything."

The Little Emperor turned to look at Su Xiao, seemingly thinking of something.

"So you are a member of the Revolutionary Army, wanting to hinder me from using the Supreme Teigu? So that's it."

The Little Emperor was completely relieved this time. The Prime Minister had told him before that Esdeath could block the Revolutionary Army, so there was no need to activate the Supreme Teigu for now.

The Little Emperor quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Giving it to you is nothing, just a key. Compared to my life and the Prime Minister's life, that's nothing."

The Little Emperor's pace obviously quickened.

"Earlier you killed the assassin in the hall; I admire that heroic behavior. Why don't you join the Empire? I'll appoint you as the leader of the Empire's Anbu. How about it? This has much more future than being in the Revolutionary Army."

Su Xiao looked at the Little Emperor with interest. This kid actually wanted to turn him.

"Is it the hall in front?"

A hall that wasn't very tall but heavily guarded appeared in front. There were at least several hundred guards around the hall.

"It seems you refused. What a pity. It's here."

The Little Emperor walked toward the hall with a calm pace. The guards in front of the hall quickly greeted him and all knelt on the ground.

"Welcome, Your Majesty."

The guards' voices were uniform, and their shouts were loud.

"Hmm, open the ancestral hall."

This hall was the ancestral hall of the Imperial Palace, where the spirit tablets of the previous emperors were worshipped.

"This... Your Highness, does the Prime Minister know about this?"

The captain of the guards in front of the ancestral hall looked troubled.

What a ridiculous thing this was: the Emperor wanted to enter the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors, yet he needed the Prime Minister's consent.

"Hmm, I told the Prime Minister before, but it was too late, so he went to sleep."

The Little Emperor's lie wasn't very clever.

"Your Highness... I'm afraid..."

The captain of the guards wasn't prepared to let him pass.

"Who gave you the guts? His Highness misses the late Emperor, cannot sleep at night, and wants to go to the ancestral hall to worship the late Emperor's spirit tablet. You actually dare to block him."

Su Xiao spoke. He couldn't let the Little Emperor, this idiot, continue talking; the captain of the guards wasn't stupid.

"Who are you?"

The captain of the guards, dressed in red armor, had an unfriendly tone, but didn't immediately flare up. There were too many nobles in the Imperial Palace.

"Jaegers."

Su Xiao showed his Jaegers identification.

The captain of the guards was shocked, with some panic in his eyes.

"So it's General Esdeath's direct subordinate. One family, one family."

The captain of the guards began to wink at Su Xiao.

"Move aside. For your behavior today, I could completely execute you."

Su Xiao's voice was cold, and 【Zhan Long Shan】 slowly unsheathed.

"Friend from the Anbu, don't be excited. That's not what I meant. Of course, Your Highness can enter the ancestral hall, but every time it's with the Prime Minister. I'm afraid Your Highness might have some mishap in the ancestral hall."

The captain of the guards had a fawning smile on his face, but he was already cursing in his heart.

The Little Emperor was simple, that was true, but he wasn't stupid. He already vaguely felt something was wrong. He couldn't even enter the ancestral hall where his ancestors were worshipped without the Prime Minister? He was the Emperor!

The Little Emperor thought the more he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong. For some reason, a thought suddenly appeared in his heart: if there were no Prime Minister, would no one listen to him?

"Get out!!"

The Little Emperor suddenly roared, which scared the captain of the guards half to death.

Let alone the captain of the guards, even Su Xiao was startled.

"Someone, take him down."

The Little Emperor's face was cold. The muscles in Su Xiao's left arm tightened, ready to cut off the Little Emperor's head at any time.

The Little Emperor wasn't asking people to take Su Xiao down; the person he was pointing at was the captain of the guards.

The surrounding guards knelt on the ground motionless.

"Are you deaf? Take him down and press him into the prison."

Still, no one moved. The area in front of the ancestral hall at night fell into an eerie silence.

The captain of the guards kneeling on the ground was already covered in cold sweat. He realized something was wrong, very wrong. The Little Emperor was angry, but his subordinates didn't move. This might make the Little Emperor realize that his power had been hollowed out.

The captain of the guards whispered to the deputy captain beside him: "Idiot, capture me."

The deputy captain beside him was stunned, and immediately thought of something.

"Your Highness? Do you want to take down Captain Mark? Just now, the subordinate was a bit panicked and didn't hear Your Highness's order clearly for a moment. The subordinate deserves to die."

The deputy captain looked up at the Little Emperor.

"Yes, take him down."

The Little Emperor felt joy in his heart.

"As you command, Your Highness."

The deputy captain stood up, and the other guards also reacted to what was going on, capturing the captain of the guards in a flurry.

"Your Highness, it was the subordinate who was muddled. Spare my life, spare my life. The subordinate was really too worried about Your Highness's safety. Spare my life, Your Highness."

The captain of the guards immediately begged for mercy.

"Wait, is what you said true?"

"Absolutely true, Your Highness. Your Highness, do you still remember? Five years ago, I helped you guard the sleeping quarters. Once you almost fell, and it was the subordinate who supported Your Highness."

The captain of the guards was tearful, his face full of regret.

Su Xiao saw this scene and sighed that this brother had good acting skills.

"Uh~, did that happen?"

The Little Emperor was a bit embarrassed.

"Then... then forget it. No next time."

No next time? Was this what an Emperor should say?

The captain of the guards was stunned, the deputy captain was stunned, and even Su Xiao was stunned. What kind of Emperor was this? If this kind of Emperor didn't lose his country, he would be sorry for his title of muddled monarch.

"Thank... Thank you, Your Highness."

The captain of the guards, with snot and tears, wiped his nose, and after lowering his head, a look of disdain flashed in his eyes. ===== CHAPTER 245 =====