I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 508 Tell me, what's the reason behind this? (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Albert shook his head: "Prince Chet may have a motive, but given his current situation as a wanted man, I'm afraid he can't command experts at the Saint Realm level."

He paused, then continued his analysis, "According to the intelligence from Tian Ce, the attackers used Tian Ce's native techniques and even left behind talismans as evidence, but their methods were clumsy, more like a deliberate disguise."

"Framed?" Charles narrowed his eyes.

Albert nodded: "Exactly, someone wants to start a war between the two countries."

Charles snorted. "Looks like some people are getting restless."

He turned to look out the window. "As long as Uncle is alright. I hope he can get things done in the capital of Tian Ce this time."

Albert hesitated for a moment, then finally whispered, "Your Majesty, if Prince Maurice really reaches an agreement with Tian Ce and introduces their cultivation system, I'm afraid we'll be inviting trouble."

As a chief political judge of the same rank as Tian Ce Zai, Albert naturally considered things very deeply.

It wouldn't be good if, by then, the problems with the Vatican weren't resolved and more dangers arose.

“You’re afraid of chaos, aren’t you? That’s exactly what I want,” Charles interrupted, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes.

If Li Chen agrees, then the days of the Holy See monopolizing the path of cultivation will come to an end.

The way of an emperor is to learn to maintain a balance of power. Without other forces to restrain the Papacy, the Papacy would become too powerful, which is not what Charles wants.

He preferred a more chaotic situation, where each side would support and suppress the other, gradually eroding the Papacy.

At the same time, in the northbound train compartment, Maurice's conversation with Venerable Yinyue was progressing smoothly.

Here's the ingenious part: Morris wanted to introduce the Tian Ce cultivation system to counterbalance the Papacy.

The Holy Lord was unwilling to cooperate, after all, his intention was to step out of the mountains and promote it nationwide.

To put it bluntly, he had no interest in developing his career abroad, nor did he want to provoke the Vatican.

But Venerable Yinyue was different. Before Li Chen appeared, the sect leaders of these hidden sects all thought they were the best in the world.

They now respect Li Chen only because he is the emperor of this country, and no matter what, he is one of their own.

But the Hidden Moon Venerable is not afraid of the Pope.

As long as the conditions you, Morris, offer are high enough, I wouldn't mind personally going to the Eternal Day Empire to meet the Pope.

Just as Maurice and Venerable Hidden Moon were having a pleasant private conversation, there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the door of the private room.

Han Shuang's tense voice came from outside the door: "Master, there seems to be a problem on the train!"

Venerable Yinyue frowned. He saw several constables rushing past in the corridor, holding communication jade slips in their hands and scanning each private room with wary eyes.

"What's going on?" Morris immediately stood up, his expression turning serious.

He subconsciously touched the sword at his waist, the thought of being attacked flashing through his mind.

Because of this matter, the Vice Minister of Rites had spoken to him, which is why he asked Lord Li to protect him.

Saying it was a chance encounter was just an excuse; anyone with eyes could see that.

Lord Li frowned as well: "Could it be that those people have followed us here?"

Venerable Yinyue frowned, noticing the tense expressions on the faces of Maurice and Lord Li. After inquiring whether something was wrong, Venerable Yinyue learned from Maurice that someone was planning to attack him and create chaos between the two countries.

Venerable Hidden Moon snorted coldly, his wide sleeves fluttering even without wind: "You two need not be alarmed. I'd like to see who dares to cause trouble here!"

As a Saint Realm expert, he naturally had the confidence to back it up.

The door to the private room was pushed open again, and Han Shuang strode in: "Master, it seems the officers are searching for some dangerous person."

Before the words were finished, the train suddenly jolted violently, followed by hurried footsteps and shouts: "Stop! Don't run!"

A cold glint flashed in Venerable Hidden Moon's eyes: "There's definitely a problem!"

He swayed and rushed out of the private room.

Morris and Lord Li exchanged a glance, choosing not to follow, but instead to stay put and observe the situation. Because of Venerable Yin Yue's strength, they had nothing to worry about.

Meanwhile, in first class, Li Chen was leisurely sipping tea.

Xuanji walked in and said, "Your Majesty, there seems to be a commotion outside, like someone is catching a thief."

"Hmm?" Li Chen put down his teacup, not expecting such a thing to happen on his own turf.

However, he believed that the officer would be able to handle it well.

Just then, the door to the private room was suddenly kicked open, and a thin man rushed in.

He was taken aback when he saw Li Chen and the others, then pleaded, "There's a reason for this, can I find a place to hide?"

Without waiting for Li Chen and the others to agree, she tried to slip behind Li Chen.

"How dare you!" Fairy Yunya shouted coldly, raising her jade hand slightly.

The thief reacted extremely quickly, twisting his body strangely to evade Fairy Yunya's capture.

His footwork was peculiar, and his whole body was as slippery as an eel, clearly indicating that he had practiced some kind of special movement technique.

"Huh?" Li Chen became interested and casually waved his hand, sending an invisible force enveloping the thief.

In the blink of an eye, Venerable Yinyue arrived.

Because he could sense an unusually strong fluctuation here.

The moment he saw Li Chen make his move, he mistakenly thought it was the assassin who was hostile to Morris, and immediately shouted, "Stop!"

Before he could finish speaking, Venerable Yinyue had already unleashed his full power, sending a terrifying force hurtling towards Li Chen.

Those whose strength is below that of Venerable Yinyue will definitely be instantly imprisoned.

But who is Li Chen? Can he tolerate this injustice?

He immediately broke free of the restraints imposed on Venerable Yinyue.

Venerable Yinyue was even more surprised. The fact that the opponent could break free from his restraints at will meant that he was definitely a top-tier Saint Realm expert. He could not be careless.

Just as he activated his arterial technique, preparing to use a higher-level spell, a figure appeared swiftly.

"Fellow Daoist Yinyue, wait!" came the terrified voice of Saint Lord Li from behind.

He swiftly stepped between the two, his silver ornaments jingling: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Fellow Daoist Yinyue did not recognize you!"

The fact that Venerable Yinyue does not recognize Li Chen does not mean that Saint Lord Li does not recognize him.

When Li Chen exuded his intimidating aura, Lord Li immediately reacted and stopped the farce.

"Your Majesty?" Venerable Yinyue abruptly withdrew his hand, looking at the extraordinary young man before him with surprise and uncertainty.

The entire car fell silent in an instant.

The thief tried to slip away, but Xuanji froze him in place with a single glance, rendering him unable to move.

Li Chen dusted off his sleeves and looked at Venerable Yinyue with a half-smile: "Venerable Yinyue of the Ten Netherworld Palace? I've heard of you."

Only then did Venerable Yinyue realize what had happened, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty! I was blind and offended Your Majesty; I deserve to die!"

Morris arrived at this moment and was speechless with surprise upon seeing the scene.

He never expected to meet Emperor Tian Ce in such a setting.

Lord Li also tried his best to explain that Venerable Yinyue was trying to prevent Prince Yongzhou from being attacked and to eliminate the danger, and did not intend to offend His Majesty.

Li Chen waved his hand: "Ignorance is no excuse."

He turned his gaze to the frozen thief and said, "This little thief's movements are quite interesting. Kid, tell me, what's the reason behind this?"

(End of this chapter)