My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

Purple-blue lightning crackled wildly in Li Chen's palm.

The destructive and violent aura pressed directly against the tip of the Tang Emperor's nose.

A pungent, burnt smell instantly filled the air; it was the smell of air being dispersed by high-temperature electricity.

"Old Deng, repeat what you just said?" Li Chen's eyes were red, and his back teeth were grinding together.

Li Shimin squinted for a moment at the blinding lightning, and instinctively shrank his neck back half an inch.

But he was an emperor who could act on his own. After a brief moment of unease, he not only did not back down, but instead stretched his big head forward and shamelessly approached the ball of lightning.

"Come on! Chop it here!"

Li Shimin pointed to his forehead, looking like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, his two eyebrows twitching mischievously.

"Chop it in front of the prince and your mother! If you don't, you're my son!"

Li Chen was so angry that he trembled all over, and the veins on his forehead bulged out one by one.

"What's so great about it!"

Li Chen crushed the lightning bolt in his hand and pointed at Li Shimin, cursing him loudly.

"You old man who'll be forced to abdicate by the Crown Prince in a future rebellion! What are you doing acting so arrogantly towards me!"

Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Li Chengqian, who had just walked to the side with a cup of tea, slipped and nearly knelt down on the spot.

"You can argue all you want, but don't drag me into it!" Li Chengqian said helplessly.

Li Shimin was not angry at all when he heard this.

He crossed his arms and grinned at Li Chen: "Say what you want, anyway, your talent is trash, not as good as Chang Le's!"

These words struck Li Chen like a devastating blow. His anger flared instantly, his reason snapped, and he blurted out, "What are you so smug about! You rose to power by killing your brothers and rebelling in the Xuanwu Gate!"

Silence. The temperature in the courtyard instantly dropped to freezing.

Empress Zhangsun's expression changed drastically, and Li Chengqian and Li Tai were so frightened that they covered their mouths. No one dared to breathe loudly, for fear that these words would touch the sore spot of the Tang emperor and cause some terrible disaster.

As it turned out, Li Shimin's shamelessness far exceeded everyone's expectations.

He shrugged nonchalantly and sneered, "So what about the Xuanwu Gate? That proves I have the ruthlessness and the ability to ascend the throne! As for you, your talent is trash, not as good as Chang Le's!"

Li Chen's chest heaved with anger as he roared, "If you're so capable, then stop repeating that phrase!"

"Fine! I won't say that."

Li Shimin readily changed his words, then took a half step closer, his expression becoming even more irritating, and said in a drawn-out, lewd tone:

"Chang Le has a top-grade ice spirit root! Tsk tsk tsk!"

Li Chen's rationality completely collapsed at this moment.

Fine, fine! So you want to hurt each other, huh?

Li Chen, enraged, laughed coldly, staring intently at Li Shimin's smug face, and bluntly uttered a shocking prophecy that could shake the entire Tang Dynasty:

"Don't be too happy yet! You'll be cuckolded by your own son in the future! The Tang Dynasty you conquered will be usurped by the woman who cuckolded you, who will then change the dynasty name to Zhou!"

"She was the only female emperor in history!"

A deathly silence fell. These words stunned everyone present, leaving them speechless and utterly dumbfounded.

Li Shimin's smug expression froze instantly, his face turning from red to white, and then from white to ashen.

His blood seemed to rush to his head in that instant, and his eyes blazed with unprecedented horror and rage.

"What did you say?!" Li Shimin roared, his voice cracking like a lion whose tail had been stepped on.

Seeing Li Shimin's furious and devastated state, Li Chen let out a long sigh of relief, instantly feeling much better.

"Ah, my Dao heart is finally at ease."

Li Chen stroked his chin, his face completely calm and composed.

"I didn't say anything, I just said that your son cheated on you and a woman usurped your throne. It's no big deal, nothing serious."

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

Only the rustling of leaves in the wind could be heard in the courtyard.

Princess Chang Le's ice-type manual fell to the ground with a "thud".

Empress Zhangsun was deathly pale and swayed precariously.

Little Sizi held up half a piece of osmanthus cake, looked at his father and then at his sixteenth brother, completely unable to understand what the adults were arguing about.

Li Chengqian and Li Tai, who were behind the gatepost, had their eyes almost bulging out of their sockets. They covered their mouths tightly, afraid of making the slightest sound.

The smug smile on Li Shimin's face froze instantly.

His face went from red to white, then from white to ashen. It was as if all the blood in his body rushed to his head in that instant, his scalp tingled, and his eyes blazed with an unprecedented horror and ferocious killing intent.

"Who is it! Who is that beast?!"

Li Shimin's eyes were bloodshot. He suddenly turned his head, his murderous gaze sweeping towards Li Chengqian, who was standing by the moon gate, like a sharp sword.

Li Chengqian felt a chill run down his spine from that gaze, and his legs went weak, almost causing him to kneel down.

"Father! Don't look at your son!" Li Chengqian cried out anxiously.

"Your Majesty, I did rebel, and the rebellion was ultimately suppressed! How could I possibly have had the opportunity to do such a thing!"

Li Chengqian was secretly overjoyed that he was destined to rebel. Rebellion was good! Rebellion was wonderful!

Li Shimin was taken aback, but then realized it made sense.

His gaze shifted and fixed on the fat man, Li Tai, standing beside him.

Li Tai was so frightened that his whole body trembled with fat, and he frantically waved his two fat hands.

"Father, please understand! It wasn't me! I asked my sixteenth brother in private, and he said that I never became emperor, I didn't even touch the throne, how could I possibly do such a treasonous thing!"

The two older princes were cleared of suspicion.

Li Shimin slowly turned his head, his eyes, which seemed to spit fire, fixed intently on Li Chen in front of him.

Li Chen felt a chill run down his spine from his gaze and quickly took two steps back.

"Hey hey hey... You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

Li Chen rolled his eyes and protested loudly.

"You can doubt my good looks, but you absolutely cannot doubt my noble character! I'm a cultivator who has transcended vulgar interests; don't try to smear me, or I'll sue you for defamation!"

"Tell me! Who is it?!"

Li Shimin had completely lost his mind. He pounced on Li Chen like a madman, determined to pry that name out of Li Chen's mouth.

That was an utter disgrace!

A disgrace that is even more unbearable than losing the throne!