dognovel Chapter 571 The Young Swordsman's Tale: Underworld Chapter 17
Chapter 571 The Young Swordsman's Tale: Underworld Chapter 17
Xiao Ruofeng was deeply distressed by Xiao Ruojin's injury.
Feeling guilty for his own lack of strength, unable to help his brother at crucial moments, leaving his brother to face everything alone.
It's a pity that my brother's injuries haven't fully healed yet, and he has to continue to devote himself to the busy affairs of the court, worrying about the attack on Nanjue.
He is already utterly incompetent for not being able to face the demons from heaven and earth with his brother. Can't he at least share his brother's burden in the matter of attacking Nanjue?
Xiao Ruofeng secretly vowed to defeat Nan Jue as quickly as possible to alleviate the pressure on his elder brother.
Therefore, he took the initiative to undertake all the preparatory work for the attack on Nanjue.
As soon as Xiao Ruojin emerged from seclusion, he couldn't wait to throw himself into the pre-battle preparations. He discussed tactics with his generals every day, working himself to the bone, almost to the point of neglecting to eat or sleep.
Soon, the plan to attack Nanjue gradually took shape. Since there were still a few things that needed Xiao Ruojin's approval, Xiao Ruofeng led Lei Mengsha, Ye Dingzhi, Ye Xiaoying and other generals to the Pingqing Palace to meet the emperor.
Upon seeing that it was the Prince of Langya, Li Ruiyin, the Grand Eunuch guarding the palace, dared not be negligent and hurriedly ran over to greet him, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Xiao Ruofeng nodded slightly, signaling him to go in and report.
Unexpectedly, Li Ruiyin looked troubled: "Your Highness, His Majesty just issued an imperial edict saying that no one should be seen now."
"Anyone? Including me?" Xiao Ruofeng asked in surprise.
Li Ruiyin remained silent, tacitly agreeing to the matter.
Xiao Ruofeng was immediately startled.
Although his elder brother has now ascended the throne, their brotherly bond has never changed.
In fact, if Lei Mengsha and others hadn't been following him, he could have entered the hall without being announced.
This was the first time he had ever been turned away.
Xiao Ruofeng didn't think that Xiao Ruojin was distancing herself from him; he was just filled with anxiety, wondering if something had happened to his brother. Could something have happened in heaven again? Otherwise, why would he not see him?
Lei Mengsha, Ye Dingzhi, Ye Xiaoying and the others exchanged glances, feeling somewhat puzzled.
However, this was not the place to talk, so they could only suppress their doubts.
Seeing that Xiao Ruofeng was still standing there and showed no intention of leaving, Lei Mengsha advised, "Seventh Prince... Your Highness, His Majesty may have important matters to attend to at the moment and may not be able to see us. Why don't we come back tomorrow?"
Xiao Ruofeng hesitated slightly, about to speak, when a heart-wrenching cry suddenly came from behind the tightly closed doors of Pingqing Palace: "How can there be such a heartless father in this world? How could you bear to abandon your own son?"
The cries were extremely shrill and filled with deep resentment.
However, the voice was very familiar to everyone present, and they immediately guessed that the person in the hall was the eldest prince, Xiao Yong.
Inside the Pingqing Palace, Xiao Yong knelt on the ground, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Xiao Ruojin: "Father, I am your own son. Do you really have no regard for our father-son relationship and insist on demoting your son to a commoner?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruojin retorted sarcastically, "When you and that sorcerer plotted against me and the Prince of Langya, did you consider even the slightest bit of father-son or uncle-nephew affection?"
That's right!
Since that celestial demon descended to the mortal realm five years ago, he has been relentlessly collecting fortune from all corners of the world, trying every means to tear open the celestial curtain so that those in heaven can come directly to the mortal realm without being protected by the four directions.
Unfortunately, after five years of secret planning, there was no progress whatsoever.
Seeing that Bei Li was about to raise an army and unify the world, at which time the fate of the world would fall entirely on Xiao Ruojin, the human emperor, he began to get anxious.
Ignoring the possibility of being discovered by Xiao Ruojin, he used magic to become invisible and arrived in Tianqi City.
As fate would have it, he encountered the indignant Xiao Yong as soon as he entered the city.
Xiao Yong is already fifteen years old this year. At this age, the princes of Beili are already allowed to attend court and participate in politics.
Unfortunately, seeing his limited abilities, Xiao Ruojin only gave him a sinecure to gain experience first.
Xiao Yong was very indignant about this, thinking that Xiao Ruojin was deliberately suppressing him.
In fact, Xiao Ruojin now treats all the princes equally, even the sixth prince Xiao Chuhe, born to the Empress, is treated the same as the other princes.
Before an heir is determined, Xiao Ruojin cannot afford to show excessive favoritism to any particular prince.
However, Xiao Yong, relying on his status as the eldest son of the emperor, felt that he was entitled to preferential treatment.
The fact that he didn't get it now is because his father, Xiao Ruojin, is biased and deliberately suppressing him in order to pave the way for his only legitimate son, Xiao Chuhe.
However, Xiao Yong did not dare to hate Xiao Ruojin, but instead regarded the six-year-old Xiao Chuhe as his imaginary enemy.
Whenever he saw Xiao Chuhe entering and leaving the Langya Prince's Mansion, he felt extremely jealous.
Now, Langya Wang Guan has been appointed as a Grand Pillar of State, holds a royal title, and also controls military power, making him even more powerful than the Prime Minister.
When he tried to curry favor with this uncle before, the uncle always looked down on him. Now, however, he greets Xiao Chuhe with a smile and cares for him in every way. Why is that?
Is it just because Xiao Chuhe was born to the Empress?
As a result, Xiao Yong also came to hate Xiao Ruofeng.
The sorcerer saw through Xiao Yong's thoughts and began to bewitch him with words.
Xiao Yongcai is only fifteen years old and not a very smart person. He was quickly tricked into cooperating by that sorcerer.
He told the sorcerer everything he knew, and the sorcerer quickly devised a plan to sow discord.
In order for the plan to proceed smoothly, the sorcerer personally met with Xiao Ruofeng and then used his own magic to conceal the secrets of heaven, so that it would be more convenient for Xiao Yong to act.
However, in the end, all their efforts were in vain, as Xiao Ruojin discovered the clues in time and swiftly eliminated the sorcerer.
With the sorcerer no longer concealing the secrets of heaven, Xiao Yong's actions became quite conspicuous.
After a brief guess, Xiao Ruojin focused her mental energy on Xiao Yong and found evidence in less than a day.
Xiao Ruojin was furious about this.
He fought tooth and nail, racking his brains to unify the world, but he never expected that bastard Xiao Yong would dare to sabotage him in the dark.
For Xiao Ruojin, no matter which world he transmigrates to, he is always living by borrowing the original owner's identity.
The children born were all of the original owner's bloodline and had no relation to him whatsoever.
Therefore, he could both treat these princes well and calmly deal with them all.
As is his consistent principle: whoever is useful, he uses; whoever makes him uneasy, he eliminates.
Therefore, when Xiao Ruojin learned that Xiao Yong had actually colluded with that sorcerer and plotted against her and Xiao Ruofeng, she did not hesitate to demote Xiao Yong to a commoner.
He believed that he had been lenient enough; if it weren't for the original owner of this body, he would have wanted to kill Xiao Yong outright.
No one can stop his great undertaking of unifying the world.