Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

The atmosphere in the Crown Prince's palace was eerily quiet. Kong Deming wanted to say something in rebuttal, but when the words reached his lips, he felt utterly powerless.

Seeing that Kong Deming remained silent, Ye Xishui looked directly at Jin Tianming and said, "Little guy, for Yang Yue's sake, I can make you a weapon that is even more powerful than the space blade in that old man's hand."

Upon hearing this, Jin Tianming looked at Kong Deming, who remained silent and even clenched his fists.

He learned from Sheng Yangyue's memories that Ye Xishui had an exceptional talent for soul tools; the soul tools she could casually create could surpass the life's work of most soul masters.

The Yangshui Moonlit Blade that she meticulously crafted for Sheng Yangyue back then surpassed the Space Blade, becoming the only terrifying close-combat soul tool on the continent at that time that could evolve as the soul master's level increased.

When this news reached Old Chen's ears, he was quite alarmed.

Old Chen even brought Sheng Yangyue and Ye Xishui over, and asked Sheng Yangyue in front of Ye Xishui which one she preferred.

Perhaps this was the first time the old man had lost his composure like this, actually asking Sheng Yangyue in such a way.

And Sheng Yangyue's answer seemed to be...

"Senior Ye Xishui, Elder Kong, like Senior Yangyue, I am a rather greedy person, so may I have it all?" Jin Tianming answered, imitating Sheng Yangyue's tone.

This answer surprised both Kong Deming and Ye Xishui.

Ye Xishui looked at Jin Tianming, and for a moment she seemed to see Sheng Yangyue standing in front of her. Finally, she helplessly scratched her head and said, "I didn't expect you to be just like him, a greedy dog."

"Hmph, you two talk it out yourselves!"

As Ye Xishui spoke, her voice grew increasingly hoarse, and she left the hall, leaving only Kong Deming and Jin Tianming behind.

At this moment, Kong Deming came to his senses and burst into laughter: "Hahahaha... It's been a long time since I've heard him say that."

After laughing for a while, Kong Deming glanced at Xu Tianran, who was sitting in a wheelchair and had been dead for who knows how long, before looking at Jin Tianming: "You're even bolder than him!"

"Master Kong, this is not my fault. He's the one who wanted to cause me trouble," Jin Tianming explained.

He originally intended to have Du Busi give Xu Tianran a good beating, but unexpectedly Ye Xishui appeared along the way.

After that, this Crown Prince continued to court death. Did he think he could die again?
He absolutely would not allow such a thing, otherwise his status among the clones would definitely drop again and again!
Moreover, that damned Mo Yan will definitely bring this up to laugh at himself every day!

Kong Deming could naturally guess that Xu Tianran, the crown prince, was indeed shrewd, but too arrogant and disregarded everyone, which ultimately led to his death.

"I don't know what you're planning, but for Yang Yue's sake, the next emperor must be surnamed Xu!"

There was absolutely no room for negotiation in those words.

Kong Deming was indeed loyal to the Sun Moon Royal Family, provided that the Sun Moon Empire was about to be destroyed.
No. So as long as the Emperor of the Sun and Moon has the surname Xu and can sit on that throne, then he is the Emperor of the Sun and Moon.

Upon hearing this, Jin Tianming immediately nodded in agreement and then joked, "Old Kong, how about naming the next emperor Xu Yangyue?"

Kong Deming: ...

No, if you name him like that, wouldn't his deceased nephew be so angry that he'd come back to life?

"As long as you're happy, that's fine, as long as your surname is Xu."

After handing the box containing the spatial blade to Jin Tianming, Kong Deming immediately turned and left, as he still needed to report what had happened here to the Sun and Moon Emperor.

The reason he is here today is because the Emperor of the Sun and Moon invited him, so naturally he has to inform the emperor.

Holding the box, Jin Tianming watched Kong Deming leave, then said to Ye Xishui, who was standing against the wall behind him, "Senior Ye Xishui, you may come out now."

Ye Xishui didn't actually leave. She was afraid that Kong Deming would suddenly change his mind and kill Jin Tianming, so she could stop him in time and cripple the old man.

But she hadn't expected that this old man not only didn't make a move, but even said something like, "The next emperor must be surnamed Xu." If the Sun and Moon Emperor heard this, wouldn't he explode on the spot?
The meaning is quite clear: he can turn a blind eye to Jin Tianming's "switching the prince" for the sake of Sheng Yangyue, but the bottom line is that the Sun and Moon Emperor must be surnamed Xu.

This is simple. Jin Tianming can just change his surname to Xu Tianming.

"It seems this old man still has some conscience," Ye Xishui finally couldn't help but remark.

Jin Tianming nodded. In the original story, the Empress Ju Zi used the trick of "switching the prince with a cat," and Kong Deming chose to turn a blind eye and directly took Huo Yuhao's son as his disciple, thus completely severing the royal lineage of Xu Tianran.

However, now, Jin Tianming looked at Xu Tianran sitting in a wheelchair. In this life, Xu Tianran's lineage died out even earlier!
Unfortunately, the emperor who had finally succeeded in usurping the throne ended up benefiting him instead.

"Give me that soul tool."

"senior?"

"I'll upgrade this soul tool, so that I can repay the favor I owe Elder Chen, and it can also be considered as creating a new melee soul tool for you," Ye Xishui explained.

"what?"

Looking at Jin Tianming, who was completely bewildered, Ye Xishui raised an eyebrow: "What, do you want me to make you a brand new one?"

"I thought……"

"Are you worthy?"

Aside from crafting soul tools for Sheng Yangyue, Ye Xishui spent almost all her life crafting them for herself, never crafting them for anyone else.

Inside the palace...

Kong Deming walked straight in, and the guards outside the palace did not dare to stop this most senior and powerful retainer of the Sun and Moon Kingdom.

"Cough cough cough..."

The Sun and Moon Emperor, who was sitting on the dragon throne coughing violently but still writing something, saw Kong Deming enter and tried to get up, but his body was already in bad shape and he could not move at all. He could only say to Kong Deming, "Old Kong, please sit down. My health is getting worse day by day."

Hearing this, Kong Deming glanced at the office documents again. He wanted to say, "You don't need to work so hard. Your lineage is practically dying anyway."

"It's alright." Kong Deming waved his hand and continued, "His Highness the Crown Prince has not been replaced."

The Emperor Sun and Moon only asked him to check whether the Crown Prince had been replaced. The death of the Crown Prince and being replaced are two different things, so there is nothing wrong with Kong Deming saying that the Crown Prince was not replaced!
"Then I am relieved."

Emperor Sun and Moon nodded. "Master Kong, you should go and rest. Thank you for making this trip."

Kong Lao nodded, pondered for a moment, and then advised, "Your Majesty, your days are numbered. You must take good care of your health and try to hold on for at least another two or three years."

"I understand, but we must leave something for the Crown Prince."

Kong Deming: ...

In the end, Kong Deming said nothing and turned to leave.

When the emperor arrives in the afterlife and sees that Xu Tianran arrived before him, will he be furious?

As for whether what he did constitutes disloyalty?
The Hall of Worship was created to prevent the destruction of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Therefore, as long as the Sun Moon Empire still exists, his actions can be considered as following the rules, and naturally, they cannot be considered disloyal!

...(End of chapter)