*Whoosh! Whoosh!
* The frost-covered blade, cold as snow, flashed like a dancing swan.
"Fortunately, I had pestered the old headmaster's senior brother to teach me in my past life, otherwise it would have been quite troublesome."
The old headmaster who had raised Lin Yu was a Wudang Taoist priest. Years ago, due to the devastation of the land, he descended the mountain to subdue demons and monsters, and then stayed behind, never returning to Wudang.
It wasn't until he encountered Lin Yu, who had a congenital illness, that the old headmaster took him to Wudang Mountain. Unfortunately, all the junior brothers the old headmaster knew from back then were gone.
Afterwards, Lin Yu stayed for several years. Despite his congenital illness, he was a genius, a true genius in both medicine and martial arts.
In the words of the Wudang sect leader, if it weren't for his illness, he might have been able to take over Wudang after his death.
Unfortunately, even after years of recuperation at Wudang, he still didn't survive. He died shortly after graduating from university and starting work.
"I wonder how my 'dear' boss is doing?"
Lin Yu sheathed his Frost Sword and casually wiped the fine beads of sweat from his face. Although he wasn't entirely sure, he remembered that his sect was supposedly not easy to mess with!
Nothing much, he could only pray that his business continued...
A day passed, and the people in Xue Haicang's residence finally learned of Xue Haicang's death.
For the sake of stability, a minister of the Heavenly Dou Empire who had long since pledged allegiance to Xue Haicang decided to only inform Xue Ye, the emperor of the Heavenly Dou Empire,
about Xue Haicang's death for the time being. Although Xue Haicang was dead, it would take time for his forces to break away from him.
This required time, which was the ulterior motive of the minister who served as Xue Haicang's advisor, as he represented the interests of many nobles.
However, he never expected that the instigator of this matter had already begun spreading the news throughout the entire Heavenly Dou City.
Having just learned of his third son's death, the once-powerful Emperor Xueye seemed to have aged several years. "What happened to Zang'er? How did he die?"
"This... the Third Prince seems to have been poisoned, but it also seems like he died suddenly."
"What happened?!"
With a thud, Emperor Xueye, without a word, threw an exquisite jade ornament at the man, causing him to bleed profusely from the head.
Only Xuexing, sitting calmly beside Emperor Xueye, suddenly stood up and said with some trepidation to his elder brother, "Brother, now is not the time to be angry. We should find out the truth as soon as possible. I can ask His Majesty Bilin to investigate who caused the death of that child, Haizang."
Hearing this, a hint of relief flashed in Emperor Xueye's eyes. "Very well, this matter is entrusted to you, brother. If Bilin Douluo has any requests, please grant them as much as possible."
As the only prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xuexing accepted the order and left.
As Xue Xing departed, a cold glint flashed in Xue Ye's eyes. "I remember Luo Chuan was quite fiercely fighting Hai Zang not long ago. Tell him to come see me immediately!"
Because his maternal clan was a noble family of the Heavenly Dou Empire, Xue Luo Chuan had consistently held the upper hand in his struggle against Xue Hai Zang, whose maternal clan was the Star Luo royal family. There were even whispers in the Heavenly Dou Empire's court advocating for Xue Luo Chuan to be made crown prince.
Given this situation, Emperor Xue Ye simply couldn't understand why Xue Luo Chuan would attack Xue Hai Zang.
But in an instant, he recalled Xue Luo Chuan's unusual physical condition over the past two years.
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In that instant, Xue Ye seemed to understand something, her heart filled with bitterness. "Haicang, your birth determined that you would have a hard time inheriting the throne of the Heavenly Dou Empire. So why did you do it?"
While Xue Ye was suffering in anguish, Xue Luochuan, who had been staying in the mansion and had already heard of Xue Haicang's death, felt a surge of excitement, but quickly calmed down.
"I hadn't even made a move, and he was already dead? This is clearly a frame-up!"
It was a simple setup, but because he and Xue Haicang had fought to the death before, it was now impossible to explain.
The most crucial thing was that people from the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace arrived, which made Xue Luochuan realize that he couldn't avoid this hurdle no matter what.
He was already facing death anyway, so why bother hiding? Led by the people from the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, he quickly arrived before Xue Ye.
The night was eerily quiet. Xue Ye, engrossed in reviewing memorials at his desk, wrote furiously. Xue Luochuan stood silently before him, watching him work.
After an unknown amount of time, Xue Ye, feeling discomfort in his neck, casually stretched and remarked, "Has Luochuan arrived?"
"Yes, Father!"
Like the calm before a storm, Xue Luochuan already anticipated Xue Ye's furious outburst and his subsequent interrogation.
This wasn't due to his attempt to fathom the emperor's mind, but rather the understanding a son has of his father's character.
Sure enough, just as Xue Ye had done when Xue Haicang died, he once again threw a delicate jade object from the desk.
This time, however, his aim was off, and it missed Xue Luochuan's head. After all, why would Xue Ye actually harm his own son?
But this still terrified Xue Luochuan, who now thought Xue Ye was truly about to attack him.
Seeing Xue Luochuan, who was terrified and emaciated, Xue Ye's slightly deep voice rang out, "Chuan'er, let me ask you something. Are you and Zang'er brothers?"
"Father, I am indeed brothers with Haicang, but please accept my condolences regarding Haicang's passing!"
Upon hearing this, Xue Ye's gaze suddenly turned cold. "What exactly happened? How did you know that Zang'er had met with misfortune!"
This also made Xue Luochuan's heart skip a beat. "This... hadn't it already spread throughout Tiandou City? I only heard about it on the way here." The fact that
Xue Haicang's death had not been concealed was something that made Xue Ye extremely angry.
Forcibly suppressing his inner rage, Xue Ye looked at the extremely restrained Xue Luochuan and spoke a startling question: "Since you've succeeded, then Zang'er's matter will be treated as a sudden death. Your father won't allow you to leave any stain on my record before I pass away.
Of course, if you want to inherit the throne now, that's fine too. I'll have the palace guards withdrawn; whether you succeed or not depends on your methods."
Xue Ye's tone was calm, but his words struck Xue Luochuan like a thunderbolt, startling him greatly. "Father, you must believe me! How could I have any ulterior motives? I didn't even know about my third brother's matter!"
Xue Ye had seen through Xue Luochuan's behavior, but ultimately, one cannot see into another's heart, and even Xue Ye couldn't quite understand Xue Luochuan.
After "comforting" him for a while, Xue Ye sighed, "I hope there's good news from my brother's side. A Title Douluo—it's truly enviable yet frightening!"
(End of Chapter)