Warhammer: I, the Wizard of a Thousand Sons, Reorganize the Legion

Chapter 97 Successfully Deceived

"Father, how are you?"

After his two brothers took turns persuading him, Guilliman, whose expression was complicated, finally calmed down and stood not far from the bed, whispering.

The Emperor slowly opened his eyes, struggled to raise his head, and weakly said, "Guilliman, my offspring, I am fine, there is no need to worry."

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As soon as he finished speaking, the "Emperor" coughed violently again, spitting out a mouthful of bright golden blood.

"Father!"

"Father!"

Horus, whose expression was already serious, immediately grabbed Guilliman's arm and said sternly, "Father, everything was fine until you had to come and disturb us. Get out now!"

Before Horus could finish speaking, he shoved Guilliman out the door and slammed it shut.

Not knowing how to explain and filled with guilt, Guilliman could only be passively pushed out. Just as the golden bedroom door was about to close, he saw the anxious Magnus casting a vibrant life-energy spell, tightly enveloping the Emperor's severely injured body.

He finally realized his mistake; it was his distrust and suspicion that had caused the emperor to be hurt even more severely.

As for why the emperor insisted on pretending to be normal, which led to his injuries becoming more severe.

Guilliman found it perfectly normal; he believed that it was perfectly normal for his father, the Emperor, to act in this way.

He had already realized during his joint operations with other Primarchs that very few of his brothers, the Emperor's offspring, were normal people.

He could understand the emperor's stubborn nature. After all, like father, like son. It is said that sons resemble their fathers, and it is normal for fathers to resemble their sons as well. Given his brother's eccentric behavior, it was perfectly normal to have such a father.

Aside from Horus, who is loyal and devoted, Magnus, who is treating the emperor inside the gate, and himself, these three sons of the emperor are the most normal among all the emperor's sons.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have received the Emperor's summons to participate in the Battle of Ulanno, which would determine the fate of humanity, and wouldn't have accepted the most arduous, exhausting, and utterly undignified task of outer defense without complaint.

He believed that his two most normal brothers would not forcibly take away his achievements, nor would they frame him innocently with a bad idea that came to mind on a whim.

Just as Guilliman was filled with self-reproach, Macardo, who had been waiting outside the Emperor's lounge, slowly stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Primarch Guilliman, the Emperor's injuries are truly severe. His Majesty must return to Terra immediately to receive treatment from the most advanced medical capabilities in the human heartland in order to save the Emperor."

Having calmed down, Guilliman felt somewhat relieved upon hearing Makado's arrangement and quickly said, "Uncle Makado, I will also accompany my father back to Terra."

As soon as he finished speaking, Makado, who was standing in front of Guilliman, shook his head. Under Guilliman's puzzled gaze, he said in a deep voice, "No, the battle of Ulanor is not over yet. The strength of the Orc Dynasty has been worn down to almost nothing by the Empire, but the Orc leader is not dead, the main force of the Orcs has not been eliminated, and there are still Orcs on the surrounding planets that have not been wiped out. Now, this heavy responsibility can only be entrusted to you."

He paused, then added solemnly, "This is the Emperor's decree, and there is no room for doubt."

"Fine..." Guilliman, who still wanted to argue, suppressed all his doubts upon hearing that it was the Emperor's decree and gritted his teeth to accept the arrangement. He was filled with guilt, feeling that he had hurt the Emperor.

Having accepted everything, Guilliman first took a deep look at the closed gate, then walked up to the still angry Horus and said sincerely, "My brother, Horus, I was wrong. I apologize to you again. I was reckless and hurt Father. I will atone for my sins and completely conquer the Orc Dynasty, living up to Father's expectations."

"Hmph..." Hearing Guilliman say this, Horus, who secretly breathed a sigh of relief and knew that he had successfully deceived Guilliman, immediately relaxed. However, he still showed his dissatisfaction and snorted coldly, "Since that's the case, then you should completely eliminate the orc dynasty and not disappoint your father's expectations."

Horus then added, "Don't tell anyone about the Emperor's injury. You should know why: the Emperor is the core of the Empire. No one can know that Father is injured."

Horus’s tone was extremely cold and impatient, but to Guilliman, who was determined to atone for his sins, it sounded like heavenly music, and he quickly nodded in agreement.

"Brother Horus, I will certainly not reveal the news of Father's injury. As for the Orcish dynasty, I will slaughter them all to avenge the Emperor!"

Guilliman's tone was filled with determination and murderous intent.

Finally, he glanced reluctantly at the door of the closed lounge, then turned and left with a heavy heart.

"Let's go, Archmage. There's no need to use the life energy of the Bright Feather School."

Relieved, Levi noticed that Guilliman's presence had faded away and spoke.

"Hmm..." Upon hearing this, Magnus also stopped what he was doing, withdrew his hand, and became silent.

The next instant, the tightly closed door was opened, and Horus, looking relaxed, and Macado, who had been looking solemn, walked in one after the other. Horus, who was at the back, then casually closed the door behind him.

Li Wei also got up from the bed and then gently brushed his face with his hand. Suddenly, his appearance changed from that of an emperor to his original appearance with blue eyes and a much shorter stature.

Next, the four most powerful and influential figures who had received the Emperor's final instructions before his slumber convened an emergency meeting.

The purpose of this meeting is to identify a heir who is absolutely loyal to the Emperor, as a test of the reactions of all parties when they return to Terra.

Although Li Wei thought it was ridiculous, they hadn't even returned to Terra, completely occupied the core of the empire, firmly controlled the various core departments of the empire, and taken control of the empire's power yet, so why think so much?

However, making arrangements in advance is not a problem. After all, the galaxy is too big. If they don't make arrangements now and wait until our group returns to Terra to send out the message, it will be too late and will waste too much time.

Time is of the essence now, they must plan ahead, and from the very beginning they have ruled out Guilliman, the first imperial offspring who could be summoned back to Terra.

It's not that they don't trust Guilliman's loyalty to the Emperor, but rather that they've already deceived Guilliman. If they were to bring Guilliman back to be the first to recall Terra, they would be insane.

After all, if you can lie once, you can lie twice. Nobody knows what Guilliman, who has already been deceived, will think.

Therefore, they cannot take any risk; they must find a trustworthy imperial heir to assist them.