Chapter 846

"This, this, this…"

Wu Zetian could not help but fall into utter disarray.

"Enough, enough! Meiniang, this is not important. What matters is that we must confirm clearly whether Lin Qing'er is truly a descendant of Nüwa.

If she is, and she has already begun the reincarnation of her divine soul, we should find Yuan Shoucheng and others to divine the location of her reincarnation.

At any cost, we must ferry this reincarnated body into our Great Tang!"

Lin Qing'er was not only of extraordinary birth, but her cultivation was also remarkable.

Late-stage Supreme Mythical Realm!

In the current era where the broken ones no longer emerged, this was almost the top-tier combat power of every major faction!

"Mm, do as you see fit!"

Wu Zetian's mind was elsewhere, and she casually said a line.

"Uh! That Lin Qing'er also united with the ruler of Nanzhao, so perhaps she also left descendants.

Therefore I suggest this point must also be investigated clearly."

Shangguan Wan'er had no choice but to continue offering suggestions.

"Enough, enough! None of this is important."

Wu Zetian, however, waved her hand—what Nüwa, what Nüwa's descendants, she cared nothing for any of it.

"My mind is made up. This time, I must go to Qinglong Peak once!"

"How did we get back to this again…"

Shangguan Wan'er still wanted to dissuade her.

"Enough, you need not persuade me further.

For this trip to Qinglong Peak, you shall be the chief envoy, and I shall disguise myself as your maidservant and go along.

If any problem arises, I have my own means of leaving."

Wu Zetian had originally wanted to go to Qinglong Peak, and now hearing of a Nüwa descendant appearing in the world, her obsession with Qinglong Peak deepened even further.

She truly wished to see the Great Dragon Head with her own eyes.

To see whether Ximen Wudi was stronger, or the legendary Nüwa was stronger.

"This is not my private whim; it is truly that I must personally observe the true details of the Qinglong Society.

After all, with a Nüwa descendant appearing in the world, there may well be other great gods appearing as well.

The Great Tang's national policy going forward urgently requires me to personally observe the true details of the Qinglong Society, so that adjustments and optimizations may be made."

Since the Qinglong Society once bloodily purged the Great Tang's bureaucracy, the Great Tang's policy toward the Qinglong Society had become one of awe, even cooperation to a certain degree.

But now, a greater shift in the situation had indeed appeared!

"Very well! What Your Majesty says is most reasonable."

Shangguan Wan'er had originally wished to remonstrate, but after thinking it through, she found Wu Zetian's words reasonable, and could only agree.

The Great Yuan, Imperial Court.

Since the Qinglong Society had struck fiercely, slaying the Huang Tian Great Buddha and forcing the previous Great Khan Tie Muzhen to his death—

several days had already passed by the time this new edition of the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking appeared in the world.

Now Wokuotai had become the new Great Khan, and using the authority of the Great Khan, he had long since replaced the key positions throughout Great Yuan with his own trusted men.

Therefore, although the time was short, Wokuotai's position had already stabilized somewhat.

"Great Khan! It seems this Hundred Thousand Great Mountains will require sending someone!"

Yelu Chucai, during the transition between old and new, had not only not been demoted, but had instead been enfeoffed by Wokuotai with one of the Three Dukes' posts, that of Grand Tutor.

Therefore, after reading the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking, Yelu Chucai immediately offered his counsel to Wokuotai upon the Long Yi.

"Mm! Nüwa's descendants, Shushan, demon beasts, Lin Ruer, and so on—the information revealed by this Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking is indeed worth our sending people to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains."

Wokuotai had originally been handling the matter of Shuchi and Prince Tuo Lei.

As for Chahetai, after Wokuotai ascended the throne, he had already ordered him, in accordance with the Qinglong Society's demands, to depart for Qinglong Peak.

Having read the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking now, he too felt Yelu Chucai's words were reasonable.

Only…

"Report… Great Khan…"

At that very moment, Aodu suddenly burst in, drenched in sweat, into this temporary council hall.

"What is it?"

Wokuotai saw Aodu so flustered and knew something must have happened.

"Prince Tuo Lei has disappeared…"

Aodu paused, not daring to meet Wokuotai's eyes.

Prince Tuo Lei was the son Tie Muzhen loved most dearly.

Therefore, after Wokuotai succeeded as the new Great Khan, his very first act was to elevate Prince Tuo Lei to Prince of the Blood.

Then, using the pretext that Prince Tuo Lei was unfilial, he ordered Aodu to move him out of Ming Wang Temple and place him in Prince Tuo Lei's own residence, under strict surveillance.

Who would have thought that now Aodu would say Prince Tuo Lei had disappeared…

One must know that although Wokuotai's position as Great Khan was personally conferred by Tie Muzhen on his deathbed,

and personally certified by the two Prime Ministers Yelu Chucai and Boyan,

all of this did not conform to the traditional procedures of Great Yuan.

For the Great Yuan Great Khan required not only the designation of the previous Great Khan, but also the deliberation and confirmation of the Kurultai assembly composed of Great Yuan's nobles!

In this Kurultai assembly, Prince Tuo Lei, Shuchi, and Chahetai had no small number of supporters, and their voice carried no little weight.

Therefore, Prince Tuo Lei's disappearance at this moment was truly an annoyance for Wokuotai.

"How could this happen? Wasn't he in a coma the whole time?"

Wokuotai could no longer spare any thought for the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking and roared the question at Aodu.

At this moment Wokuotai actually remembered that his own younger brother had been in a coma all along!

Aodu had long known that Prince Tuo Lei was lost, and that he would inevitably catch a scolding for it.

He drooped his head at once and offered an explanation,

"I dispatched men of the Chen Sect to keep watch day and night in rotating shifts.

Who would have thought that at the shift change this morning, Prince Tuo Lei simply vanished…"

Yelu Chu was rendered rather speechless by Aodu's words.

After all, on the surface Wokuotai had been caring for his brother, placing him in the manor to recuperate properly.

How could this fool Aodu blurt out such an ugly truth in front of everyone?

For a moment, Aodu's words caused an uproar among the newly appointed ministers of the Great Yuan.

Even though Yelu Chu had no intention of getting drawn into this fraternal strife, at this point he could only step forward and offer counsel,

"Great Khan! Prince Tuo Lei is the late Khan's legitimate son, one of the Thirteen Wings, and moreover the Great Khan's own brother.

This disappearance is clearly the work of someone with ulterior motives, intending to seize Prince Tuo Lei and use him to threaten the Great Khan!"

These words, oddly enough, brought Wokuotai back to his senses.

Although he wished he could have Prince Tuo Lei dead on the spot, so that his Khan's seat would be free of any worries from behind,

such a matter simply could not be brought up on the dais!

Especially now, when the ministers in this hall were almost all newly appointed, a time when the people's hearts were already in turmoil.

If they learned that their new Great Khan was so callous, who knew what these newly appointed ministers would think, and what they would do!

"Exactly! Aodu, what nonsense are you spouting? This Khan ordered you to look after Prince Tuo Lei; not only did you lose him, you now babble wild words in public.

Come! Drag this fellow away and give him thirty heavy Ning Zhongze with the military staff."

Wokuotai immediately changed his face and directly ordered men to drag Aodu away.

Only then did Aodu realize he had spoken out of turn.

Hearing that he was to receive thirty heavy Ning Zhongze with the military staff, his face went white in an instant.

But he also understood that, both publicly and privately, he could not escape punishment this time.

At once, the keshik guards ascended the hall and dragged Aodu away.

"Great Khan! The disappearance of Prince Tuo Lei is truly a matter of grave importance.

In any case, we must give priority to discussing this matter.