novellaaa Chapter 71: Entrusting His Daughter to His Son on His Deathbed?
Chapter 71: Entrusting His Daughter to His Son on His Deathbed?
"you?!"
Lin Chenyan stared wide-eyed at the woman in front of her, whom she had once regarded as an ant and could crush at will, who now dared to point at her nose and curse her. She was so angry that she trembled all over.
My eyes rolled back, and I felt dizzy and almost fainted on the spot.
"It's completely reversed! It's totally reversed!"
"How dare a lowly maidservant be so insolent before me?!"
"Guards! Slap her! Tear her mouth apart!"
However, the imperial guards and eunuchs around her looked at her as if she were a fool, and no one moved.
"Slap! Slap!"
Just then, several eunuchs dressed in gray robes suddenly rushed out from the shadows.
Without saying a word, he grabbed Lin Chenyan and slapped her twice across the face!
"You audacious madwoman! How dare you offend His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Get back to Kunning Palace right now!"
The two slaps were extremely hard, and Lin Chenyan's face swelled up instantly, blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, and she was completely stunned.
She covered her face, staring blankly at the eunuchs who usually wouldn't even dare to look her in the eye.
"You...you dare hit me?!"
"I am the Empress! I am..."
"take away!"
The head eunuch ignored her nonsense and with a wave of his hand, several men dragged Lin Chenyan back like a dead dog.
"Let me go! Let me go!"
"Lu Xuan! You'll die a horrible death! I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"
Lin Chenyan's screams faded into the distance, eventually disappearing deep within the palace walls.
Lu Xuan remained silent throughout, observing everything with a cold eye.
This is the imperial palace.
The most ruthless imperial family.
When you are in power, you will be fawned upon by thousands.
When you lose power, even a dog can trample on you.
"Let's go."
Lu Xuan patted Lin Wan'er on the shoulder, then turned and stepped into the East Palace gate.
"From today onwards, this will be my... temporary home."
……
Night had fallen, but the newly established imperial study was still brightly lit.
Lu Tianxing leaned back on the large dragon throne, his face looking even paler than during the day.
Not only that, but he also occasionally let out deliberately suppressed coughs.
Lu Xuan sat quietly to the side, his gaze fixed on the emperor before him, who was nearing the end of his life and was in his twilight years.
After catching his breath, Lu Tianxing spoke softly to the shadowy corner of the imperial study.
"Shadow One, come out and meet the Crown Prince."
The words had barely left his lips when the previously empty shadow twisted eerily.
Immediately afterwards, a figure dressed in a black robe and wearing a bronze mask slowly emerged from it.
He stood there, not revealing the slightest aura about him; if one did not see him with their own eyes, they would not even be able to sense his presence.
However, the moment he raised his head, a terrifying, suffocating pressure instantly filled the entire imperial study!
Peak of the Heavenly Origin Realm!
This is the last trump card that the Great Yan royal family has kept hidden: the leader of the Shadow Guard... Shadow One!
"Your subordinate, Yingyi, greets Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Yingyi knelt on one knee to pay his respects, his voice sounding icy cold and devoid of any emotion.
Lu Xuan nodded slightly, his gaze lingering on Ying Yi for a moment, but he couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.
After all, Shadow One's strength is probably several levels stronger than Wang Ji's!
Just now.
"Cough cough..."
Lu Tianxing suddenly coughed violently, and then spat a mouthful of black blood onto the handkerchief.
"Father!"
Upon seeing this, Lu Xuan quickly stepped forward, intending to channel his spiritual energy to heal him, but was immediately stopped by Lu Tianxing's wave of his hand.
"it's useless."
Lu Tianxing casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a bitter smile appearing on his face.
"I know my own body perfectly well."
"This last breath of his might soon dissipate."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Ying Yi and Wei Jiuqian, who had been standing by his side.
"From this day forward, the Crown Prince's orders are my orders."
"You two must wholeheartedly assist the Crown Prince and protect the Great Yan Empire!"
"This old servant obeys the decree!"
Wei Jiuqian and Ying responded in unison, their expressions solemn.
Both of them understood that His Majesty was about to entrust his son to someone else!
Lu Tianxing then looked at Lu Xuan and said earnestly, "Third brother, now that the Lin family has been destroyed, the only person you need to be careful of in the court, besides these two, is General Wang Ji."
"Although Wang Ji was extremely loyal, he held considerable military power and was also of an upright character."
"His loyalty is to the Great Yan Dynasty, not to the royal family or any particular person."
"Therefore, as long as you do not do anything to harm the Great Yan, he will be the sharp sword in your hand."
"But if there are disagreements, you need to compromise appropriately and never confront them head-on."
"Wang Ji is not the kind of person who doesn't know when to advance or retreat. As long as you can grasp the right measure, he will naturally be of use to you."
Lu Xuan nodded, keeping these words firmly in mind.
"besides……"
Lu Tianxing paused, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes.
"Three months from now, you should go to the Ziyang Sect to become an apprentice."
"However, remember one thing."
"After becoming an apprentice, you must return to the capital within one month!"
"Ascend the throne!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan's body trembled violently, his eyes filled with shock.
"Father, you..."
"Return within a month after becoming an apprentice?"
"Could it be that your body...?"
Although he knew that Lu Tianxing didn't have much time left, he didn't expect it to happen so quickly!
Can't even last six months?
Seeing Lu Xuan's shocked expression, Lu Tianxing smiled instead.
His laughter was both carefree and somewhat helpless.
Are you surprised?
"Actually, I'm already lucky to have lived this long."
"Back then, in order to suppress Lin Ruofu and to preserve my throne, I had no choice but to take that desperate path."
"Three months!"
"I broke through from the Spirit Sea Realm to the Soul Platform Realm in just three months!"
"It took another three years to break through from the Soul Platform Realm to the Heavenly Origin Realm!"
"Later, I spent ten years cultivating relentlessly, forcing myself to advance from the first level of the Heavenly Origin Realm to the ninth level!"
"My goal is to completely suppress the Lin family during my lifetime!"
"Now that the Lin family is destroyed, my wish has been fulfilled."
"Once this breath was released, the backlash that had been suppressed for many years naturally erupted."
At this point, Lu Tianxing sighed deeply, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.
"I have been overdrawing my entire life."
"It's already exhausted."
……
Lu Xuan refused to believe it and placed his fingers on Lu Tianxing's wrist, his brows furrowing more and more tightly.
The spiritual energy probed along the meridians, leaving behind only barren wasteland wherever it passed.
The meridians atrophy, the dantian is shattered, life force is cut off, and deathly energy pervades.
The internal organs are like rocks weathered over many years; they will crumble into dust at the slightest touch.
This body was already riddled with holes, and was only being held together by a single breath of Heavenly Origin Realm spiritual energy.
"It's no use, third brother."
Seeing Lu Xuan's solemn expression, Lu Tianxing, on the other hand, took it in stride and chuckled.
He gently patted Lu Xuan's hand, his eyes filled with relief.
"I am well aware of my own ailments."
"Looking back on my life, I feel it has been worthwhile."