Chapter 402

The Emperor and the old man Fei Lian scolded him very bluntly.

It was as if poisoning was something that could absolutely never happen to an Emperor.

Heng Xian was surprised: "There is not only a sour smell in the air, but also a faint, imperceptible fishy odor. Judging by Your Majesty's aura, although it is very weak, it is still sharp and profound. I fear you are at least at the late stage of the Primordial Dan Realm, right?

Moreover, Your Majesty's Primordial Dan is still intact and not damaged, yet you are inexplicably emaciated, and it doesn't look like blocked meridians!

So, what reason could cause a master at the late stage of the Primordial Dan Realm to become like this? It can only be poisoning!"

"Shut up!"

The Emperor pointed his finger, and because he used too much force, he coughed violently, but the fear in his eyes could not be hidden.

Fei Lian beside him was also stunned.

The Emperor had suddenly fallen ill ten years ago, and given his status, he had naturally summoned the most famous physicians in the entire Great Zhou!

However, all the physicians had the same diagnosis: Your Majesty's illness was caused by blocked meridians and a cycle of five-organ failure, possibly related to over-cultivation.

Over time, the Emperor and those around him had come to believe that he was indeed ill! After all, who in the world would dare to poison the Emperor?

If someone really had poisoned him, it would be easy to guess who it was!

Someone wanted the Emperor dead!

The world was about to change!

Originally, the Emperor wanted to see Heng Xian not only to meet his son-in-law but also because he had cured Eunuch Jia a few days ago, and Eunuch Jia's illness was similar to the Emperor's!

He hadn't expected Heng Xian to point out the poisoning so bluntly!!

"Could it be that Your Majesty really hasn't noticed?"

If it were any other emperor, Heng Xian would never have wasted his breath, but since it concerned his father-in-law, Ji Yaoyue's father, he had to be more cautious.

"Leave!"

The Emperor waved his hand heavily.

Fei Lian sighed and looked at Heng Xian: "You should go back first!"

Heng Xian glanced at the Emperor, bowed, and retreated.

Just as he reached outside the hall, Eunuch Jia hurriedly chased after him and whispered: "Your Majesty's current condition must not be told to anyone, including Princess Taiping!"

Heng Xian said: "Do you think this matter can really be hidden from others?"

A trace of panic appeared in Eunuch Jia's eyes: "Hiding it for a moment is better than nothing; at least they don't know!"

Heng Xian couldn't be bothered to ask who "they" were.

He walked out with long strides.

Eunuch Jia followed closely again and used sound transmission to say: "If—and I mean if—you were asked to treat His Majesty, how much confidence would you have?"

Heng Xian paused: "The toxins have been in the body for too long. If you want to treat it, you need quiet recuperation! But from now on, you must fundamentally stop the intake of that toxin. Do you understand what I mean?"

Eunuch Jia's face turned pale: "I understand!"

Heng Xian walked away with long strides.

After leaving the imperial city, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky, feeling chilly on his body.

Heng Xian looked back at the deep and gloomy royal palace and cursed inwardly: What kind of nonsense is it to have a car pick you up but not drop you off?

Just then, a palace servant from afar walked over quickly and bowed respectfully: "Young Master Heng, Princess Taiping asked me to bring you a message. The Princess said that if there is anything difficult, you must send someone to tell her!"

Heng Xian nodded and smiled: "There isn't! Tell her to rest assured."

The palace servant bowed and retreated.

Heng Xian looked at the sky and walked forward with long strides.

Just as he left the imperial city area and hadn't yet reached the main street in front of the palace, he heard the "thunder" roar. Nearly a hundred cavalrymen came galloping from afar, their horses neighing and armor clashing, looking very majestic.

The commoners on the street immediately scattered to both sides.

Heng Xian also stood on the side of the road, but the cavalry stopped directly in front of him, splashing water everywhere.

Heng Xian dodged a bit and looked at the group in surprise.

The horses were golden-horned fierce horses!

The people were all martial cultivators at the initial stage of the Qi Sea Realm, and they all carried a thick murderous aura, clearly cavalrymen who had killed before.

"Shī Shèng?"

The cavalry suddenly parted in the middle, and a burly figure riding a golden-horned black tiger beast approached, his cape fluttering and his long spear sharp.

Very well, an acquaintance, Ji Yaoyue's childhood sweetheart, Ye Xingruo!

Heng Xian smiled: "So it is General Ye. The General is too kind with his praise!"

"It is not too kind!"

Ye Xingruo didn't dismount, but looked up at the sky slightly, appearing somewhat arrogant: "My family's scribes have analyzed your poems, and you indeed have some skills, but..."

"But what?" Heng Xian cooperated very well.

Ye Xingruo looked down from above, his face cold under his battle helmet: "But it's just the tricks of a scholar who moans without being ill. Have you heard a saying?"

"A scholar is useless?" Heng Xian continued to cooperate.

"Exactly!" Ye Xingruo chuckled, "That's the saying. Your cultivation is not yet apparent, and you don't know the heights. Even if you have some cultivation, you have no soldiers in your hands. What do you expect to achieve? And what do you expect to rely on to marry Princess Taiping?"

Heng Xian rubbed his nose: "But... Emperor Father-in-law just met with me, and he was very satisfied!"

Ye Xingruo's face changed: "So what! Do you know about the 1,800-year-old Ye family?"

"What does that have to do with the Ye family?" Heng Xian blinked.

Ye Xingruo said coldly: "The Ye family is a military family of 1,800 years, even longer than the existence of Great Zhou! His Majesty relies on my Ye family for many things!"

Heng Xian sighed: "But Ji Yaoyue still chose me, and His Majesty is also very satisfied with me. I concede!"

Ye Xingruo's breathing became heavy: "So what? You will never be able to marry! His Majesty must compromise if he wants to use my Ye family!"

Heng Xian couldn't be bothered to talk more and turned to leave.

"Clang—"

Ye Xingruo's long spear blocked Heng Xian's path.

Heng Xian glanced at him. Although the other party had a monstrous aura and was at the middle stage of the Primordial Dan Realm, it wouldn't be difficult to kill him at such a close distance.

Who knew that Ye Xingruo had no intention of making a move, but his eyes turned red: "I entered the palace at the age of five to study with the Crown Prince, and that was when I met Princess Taiping! She was a student, and so was I!"

"We studied together under the great scholar Kuang Ming Gu, played together, she called me Brother Xingruo, I called her Yueyue, and we played games of being husband and wife together!"

"From childhood to adulthood, I have never doubted my determination to marry her! You don't understand!"

"At five years old, I decided she was my wife, and no one could take her away! No one!"

Heng Xian rubbed his nose: "However, she didn't choose you, she chose me!"

Ye Xingruo said angrily: "She was just blinded by you for a moment!"

Heng Xian spread his hands in a very annoying way: "I didn't do anything, what was she blinded by?"

Ye Xingruo said in a deep voice: "Blinded by your poetic talent, blinded by your looks!"

Heng Xian smiled: "Thanks for the compliment!"

Ye Xingruo had nothing to say and still stared at him fixedly!

The surrounding pedestrians gathered more and more.

Heng Xian said: "Soon, the news of the Emperor's personal guard, the Xiaoqi Guard Zhong Lang Jiang Ye Xingruo, blocking the Princess Taiping's husband in front of the imperial city will spread. Have you thought about how your elders and His Majesty will handle it then?"

Ye Xingruo's face changed again. He slowly retracted his spear and gave him a cold look: "Ji Yaoyue is mine! Remember that!"

After saying this, he turned the tiger's head and left with his men.

Watching the group of cavalrymen running away with a "rumble," Heng Xian turned and walked in another direction. After walking a dozen steps, he suddenly whistled strangely.

Almost the moment the whistle started, the mounts under Ye Xingruo and the cavalrymen all knelt on their front hooves at the same time!

The incident was too sudden!

All the cavalrymen fell flat on their faces, and even if they managed to scramble up, they were in a sorry state.

Ye Xingruo reacted the fastest and stood in mid-air immediately, but his face turned the color of a pig's liver: "Who is it?"

No one paid any attention, and the surrounding commoners ran far away.

Heng Xian waved his sleeves and walked away with long strides.

The "Yu Ling Miao Dao" is indeed powerful. As long as you make some atavistic gestures toward spirit beasts and wild beasts, and then use sound to disguise them as orders from their ancestors, they will naturally obey.

(End of chapter)