Chapter 477: Reaching the Peak

Jinghua.

"It hurts me to death, it hurts me to death, it hurts me to death!"

In the Yangxin Hall, Xie Tianyao was deathly pale from the pain, rolling all over the bed.

"Quick, quick, quick, where are the imperial physicians, the imperial physicians!"

Grand Eunuch Zhou was sweating profusely with anxiety.

"Cover it, cover it for me, cover it!"

Xie Tianyao roared in anger.

Grand Eunuch Zhou, his face full of sorrow, fiercely pressed a quilt over Xie Tianyao's mouth; only then did Xie Tianyao's miserable screams not carry outside the hall.

It was unknown how much time had passed.

Xie Tianyao's miserable screams finally slowly ceased.

"Kill!"

His gaze turned cold, and he barked an order.

"Yes!"

A group of Secret Guards had already stepped out, finishing off the young eunuchs and palace maids who had been serving in the Yangxin Hall one by one.

"Your Majesty..."

Grand Eunuch Zhou sighed, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Xie Tianyao looked at him coldly and barked: "What, even you, Lao Zhou, want to make Me confirm an heir? Hmm?"

"No, no, no, I dare not..."

Grand Eunuch Zhou was so frightened he knelt on the ground, but after hesitating for a moment, he continued: "It is just that, Your Majesty, the vast Longyan Dynasty cannot go a single day without a ruler... Jinghua is currently in an uproar, saying that you have still, still not..."

Since ancient times.

This Longyan Dynasty has had a tradition of heirs trampling upon one another. Xie Tianyao himself ascended the throne that way back then. And that was even with a legal heir in place... What if there were none? The Crown Prince, Xie Fang, was once cast into the cold palace by Xie Tianyao for committing a fault, and at this moment, he has not yet fully restored his status as the master of the Eastern Palace...

This has also caused many people to have other ideas.

Among those who are emperors, not one wants to die.

Xie Tianyao is the same.

However, the necessary designation of a legal heir is also the foundation of a dynasty's stability.

How long has it been...

Xie Tianyao has not restored the Crown Prince's status in the Eastern Palace, nor has he made any other indication; how could Jinghua not be in chaos?

"How much longer can I hold on, how much longer can I hold on?"

Xie Tianyao also gave a self-deprecating laugh; at this moment, his complexion had finally recovered a bit of vitality. He looked around before asking softly: "How is Chan'er?"

Grand Eunuch Zhou trembled all over: "Your Majesty, once Prefect Liu returns, she should be able to set out."

"Good, good, good... truly good..."

Xie Tianyao laughed heartily.

In this life, he has had several daughters, but not one of them tugs at his heartstrings like Xie Chan.

Afterwards, he gave a cold laugh: "Prefect Liu?"

"Let's first see if he can get past Wang Chao this time!"

"Quick, bring Me a chessboard..."

The Imperial Palace.

In Empress Zheng Fu's hall.

Zheng Fu looked at the letter from her son and fell into deep, terrifying thought.

"Xie Chan..."

"Xie Chan..."

Empress Zheng Fu is able to serve as the mother of the world because she, too, has gone through all kinds of palace intrigue, having been in precarious and shaky situations several times. Regarding necessary information, she naturally understands it better than anyone else. Which concubine's power in this inner palace, the maternal relatives, the military, the Scholar-officials, the Nobles...

She can sort them out better than anyone.

"Xie Xuan, Xie Chan, Zhai Qing'er..."

Her slender fingers tapped lightly on the table.

She was calculating the time.

Calculating the time...

Twenty years of age...

Zhai Qing'er was abducted from the hunting grounds...

Suddenly, her delicate body trembled, and an look of disbelief flashed in her eyes.

Something is wrong!

It really is wrong!

If this Xie Chan is truly twenty years old this year, she is definitely not Xie Xuan's daughter! Could it be... Suddenly, she thought of this terrifying conjecture!

Is she Xie Tianyao's daughter?

Her head swam, and she almost couldn't stand steady.

Zhai Qing'er... this woman was once the greatest love of Xie Tianyao's life; her abduction also became the greatest shame of Xie Tianyao's life. After she was abducted by Xie Xuan, Xie Tianyao almost never touched another woman...

Regarding this, how could Empress Zheng Fu not have an opinion?

At this time, Zhai Qing'er's daughter has actually appeared!

And, it is very likely that she is Xie Tianyao's daughter!

Now, the matter was serious.

Truly serious!

She knew the status Zhai Qing'er held in the heart of Xie Tianyao.

Although Xie Chan was a daughter, in the history of the Longyan Dynasty, there had once been a Female Emperor! At this current stage, with the situation so complex, Xie Tianyao had never designated an heir; could it be related to this Xie Chan?

And furthermore...

This Xie Chan, and the relationship with that Prefect Liu?

Zheng Fu felt her whole body tremble, a hair-raising sensation rising from the soles of her feet and then spreading throughout her entire body!

"Quick, quick, bring a pen!"

"Yes!"

Third Senior Brother had been defeated!

The entire Wangbei Academy was in an uproar.

Especially that Zhang Yang, who looked completely devastated.

How could this be!

How could this be possible!

In his eyes, Third Senior Brother was a genius among geniuses!

He had even cheered for Liu Zheng!

Then this...

Then who else could stop this Prefect Liu on the remaining steps?

Wang Chao also glanced at Mo Chen beside him.

Yes.

The conversation just now had taken place directly between Mo Chen at the mountaintop and Prefect Liu. Because he truly could not help himself, the "source power" mentioned by Prefect Liu had kept his mind occupied all day in deep contemplation...

As a successor of the Mohist School, he had already reached a level in the field of Mechanism Art that no one could match.

But he knew that the Mohist School had been passed down for thousands of years, and although they had always been at the peak, no one could surpass them.

However, they had also always been at the peak, unable to break through.

Clearly, this time...

This Prefect Liu had brought him too much shock.

Source power, source power...

Change...

There was always that little bit, just about to break through, and then to break through, but he could not grasp it.

The Third Senior Brother of this Academy was also looking down at the steps, and he too began to look forward to the arrival of this Prefect Liu.

Mo Chen's question had discouraged quite a few people on either side of the steps.

The people of the inner academy had all been defeated by Prefect Liu.

Let alone those of them who hadn't even entered the inner academy?

One thousand five hundred.

Two thousand...

The path was clear, and no one dared to question him again.

The record was being broken by Liu Zheng just like that.

Not a sound was heard.

You could hear a pin drop.

Finally.

These people of Wangbei were already numb.

Three thousand three hundred and thirty-three steps.

It took Liu Zheng only three hours to walk up.

At the end, he took a sip of water.

He stepped over the final step.

When Liu Zheng and his party stood at the peak of this sacred mountain, a group of people was already waiting on the white marble Square.

Wang Chao, leading a group of people, set up a welcoming formation.

Liu Zheng, leading his own team with gongs and drums blaring, was full of joy.

Pei Yanran, who was behind him, had a flushed face at this moment.

Yes.

This time, it was Prefect Liu who had come to propose marriage on behalf of his brother Qin Zhangfeng.

No matter what had happened at Liangshan, no matter how many monsters and demons this Prefect Liu had wiped out along the way...

After all the twists and turns.

The purpose was still to propose marriage.

She, the junior sister of this Academy, was still going to be married off.