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Chapter 274 This Prime Minister Must Want to Hold the Emperor Hostage!
Chapter 274 This Prime Minister must want to hold the Emperor hostage!
"Tell me...what would happen if I knocked them away?"
Leng Ningshuang was eager to try, but was eventually suppressed by Li Yanmo.
In her external personality, Leng Ningshuang fell seriously ill eight years ago and became a frail and sickly young lady.
So Leng Ningshuang had to speak in a soft tone.
"You guys suddenly blocked my way. Is there something urgent?"
When the people who stopped the carriage heard Leng Ningshuang's voice, which seemed steady but lacked strength, their expressions changed slightly, and they thought of some rumors they had heard recently.
The leader replied, "Princess Leng, I am Chu Lan, an inner disciple of the first-class righteous Haoqi Sect. These are all my junior brothers."
"Haoqi Sect? You... want to get involved in this expedition to eliminate demons? Ahem... ahem—"
Because the concave part was a bit uncomfortable, Leng Ningshuang couldn't catch her breath and coughed uncontrollably a few times. In the eyes of Chu Lan and others, these coughs were signs of Leng Ningshuang's physical weakness.
"Exactly. To be honest with you, Princess Leng, we've gathered some information. Many ancient cultivators have recently revived. Considering the recent attack on Constable Dayu by ancient cultivators, they might be using Meizhou's natural illusion array to plot something terrifying! Therefore, my fellow apprentices and I have come to Meizhou specifically to observe in secret, searching for the whereabouts of these ancient traces."
Chu Lan spoke with great righteousness, but Li Yanmo and Leng Ningshuang both knew that it was just a groundless excuse.
Even if Li Yanmo had not disguised himself as an ancient cultivator and attacked Constable Dayu, Chu Lan and his men could still act recklessly in Meizhou using the excuse that an ancient cultivator had resurrected and they had come to Meizhou specifically to help with the investigation.
Dayu could naturally guess the Taoist tricks, but he would not point them out. This was an unspoken rule to maintain the continuity.
Only by allowing the opponent to make a move can you avoid the chessboard being overturned.
"Oh? Then why did you come to me?"
"I wonder...whether Princess Leng is willing to cooperate with us to capture those ancient cultivators who are endangering the peace of the universe?"
Leng Ningshuang raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a smile, "That's an interesting thing to say. If I don't agree, won't people accuse me of allowing ancient cultivators to do whatever they want in Dayu's territory?"
"Princess Leng, you're joking. Prime Minister Leng has worked tirelessly for the people of Dayu, and everyone knows it. How could anyone doubt that you would allow ancient cultivators to wreak havoc on the land of Dayu?"
Chu Lan was extremely respectful and kept his head bowed throughout the whole process, but the most powerful threat in the world is flattery.
Give a lot of compliments, and then say I just didn’t expect xxx to do this or that.
"You've said it to this extent, is there any reason for me to ignore you?" Leng Ningshuang sneered, "Well, where is the ancient monk you mentioned? I'll go with you."
"Thank you, Princess Leng—"
Seeing Leng Ningshuang suppressing him, Chu Lan felt happy.
If Leng Ningshuang were to accompany them, it would be like they had received a warrant and they wouldn't have to worry about getting into trouble.
If something happens, they can even use it to sow discord between Leng Shanhe and Emperor Yu.
Of course, even if Leng Ningshuang refused, they could still go out and say that Leng Ningshuang, the daughter of the prime minister, knew that there were ancient cultivators doing evil things but still let it go. Her father Leng Shanhe is despicable, and they could still sow discord between Leng Shanhe and Emperor Yu.
They weren't lying anyway.
"Don't be so quick to thank me. Tell me what you know about the ancient monks."
"Hahahaha——Princess Leng, don't worry, please follow us."
Under the leadership of Chu Lan, Li Yanmo and others came to an island in Meizhou. This island was none other than Qiaomu Island.
"I wonder... could Princess Leng come down to see me?"
"No." Seeing Leng Ningshuang's decisive refusal, Chu Lan was not surprised. Instead, he pretended to be concerned. "It's rumored that Princess Leng has fallen seriously ill. Is there anything we can do to help?"
"It has nothing to do with you."
"I overstepped."
The tougher Leng Ningshuang acted, the more certain Chu Lan became of his own thoughts.
There have long been rumors that the Dayu court has actually been eroded by certain sects. The identities of those princes and princesses are not very clean, and they have inextricable ties with those ancient sects.
As prime minister and head of the oldest family in Dayu, Leng Shanhe was extremely power-hungry. He approached Emperor Yu on the day he ascended the throne. Taking advantage of the moment when Emperor Yu had just killed his own brother and his power was at its most unstable, he used coercion and bribery to gain the position of prime minister.
Since then, he has been issuing orders in the court. It seems that he is helping Emperor Yu to share the pressure, but in fact, there are signs that he is using the emperor to control the princes.
If it weren't for the unfathomable cultivation of the contemporary Emperor Yu, I'm afraid that Emperor Yu would have changed the dynasty long ago under the manipulation of Leng Shanhe.
Therefore, the open and covert struggles between Emperor Yu and the prime minister never stopped.
It was no secret that Leng Shanhe sent his daughter out of Baidi City, but no one knew where his daughter was sent.
Eight years ago, he suddenly returned to Baidi City and claimed that he was seriously ill and could not see anyone.
The higher the level of cultivation, the harder it is to have offspring. Leng Shanhe only has one daughter, Leng Ningshuang. If something happens to Leng Ningshuang, the Leng family will be extinct. It is unknown how long it will take to train another heir.
Therefore, many people suspected that this was done by Emperor Yu.
Now Leng Ningshuang's attendance at this demon-slaying expedition despite being seriously ill also reveals another message.
Leng Shanhe was at a disadvantage in this power struggle and had to express his stance to prove his loyalty.
"Princess Leng, according to the intelligence we have, there will be a secret gathering of demonic cultivators on Qiaomu Island today. Ancient cultivators are hiding among them, and their only goal is to obtain the blood essence of the ferocious beast hidden in the Nine Yin Land!"
Chu Lan's words made perfect sense, but the three people in the carriage had strange expressions.
The essence and blood of ferocious beasts are indeed precious, but it is far from the point of causing a big fight. The inner disciples of first-rate sects basically look down on the essence and blood of ferocious beasts, and super sects even directly raise ferocious beasts.
However, the essence and blood of ferocious beasts are fatally tempting to foundation-building cultivators who lack resources for cultivation.
If one has the help of the essence and blood of a ferocious beast, one can use the beast's energy to form a golden elixir. If one can successfully form an elixir, it will at least be a top-grade golden elixir.
If one can completely refine the essence and blood of the ferocious beast, there is even a chance to produce a top-grade ferocious beast golden elixir.
Although it has significant side effects, for foundation-building cultivators who lack cultivation resources and urgently need to become stronger, the essence and blood of ferocious beasts are a must-have treasure.
It is even enough to cause all the cultivators in Meizhou to scramble for it.
Chu Lan's purpose is probably to use the information about the ferocious beast's blood essence to lure the demon cultivators in Meizhou to gather in the Jiuyin Land.
There will definitely be a fight and countless casualties.
Once a battle breaks out between monks, it is very normal for all the monks to die without a complete body. The monks' bodies themselves are also good materials. Sometimes after a chaotic battle, not even a body can be found on the ground.
Therefore, Dayu's expeditionary force would not and had no way to count the bodies, nor could they know who had used the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art.
For the monks of the sect who are unsure who the expedition to eliminate demons will target, using the information about the blood of ferocious beasts to cause unrest is the simplest and most effective operation.
But compared with what Li Yanmo prepared, the blood of the beast was just a spit on the roadside.
(End of this chapter)
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