Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

While Liu Heng was teaching Qi Mingcheng martial arts, the capital was already in an uproar.

The fourth prince obtained evidence that the third prince was keeping a private army, and the emperor, in a fit of rage, decided to deal with the third prince.

The emperor summoned his trusted confidants and indicated that he intended to deal with the third prince.

He was unaware that one of his trusted confidants had already been bribed by the Third Prince.

After leaving the palace, Liu Shicheng immediately contacted the Third Prince.

The Third Prince had already anticipated the situation after someone stole his private messages with his private soldiers. He had already taken action, transferring his private soldiers to the capital and having them disguise themselves and infiltrate the city.

—The person who stole the private messages was Xu Ruofeng.

The emperor's men sent to capture the third prince failed to find him; his residence was deserted.

That very night, the third prince launched a rebellion.

Although the emperor made arrangements, it was too hasty, and the third prince still managed to storm the palace.

The third prince led his troops to attack the palace, and sent some men to the residences of the other princes, where they captured them all.

The third prince threw the other princes in front of the emperor and said smugly, "Father, write the edict of succession."

How could an emperor willingly relinquish the throne?

Seeing that the emperor did not make a move, the third prince flicked his wrist and swung his sword, killing the first prince instantly.

"You, you beast..."

The emperor berated the third prince, who snorted coldly and then raised his hand to kill the second prince as well.

The Third Prince said, "Father, keep cursing. For every curse you make, I'll kill one of my brothers."

The emperor was so angry he could hardly breathe, but dared not curse any further.

Third Prince: "Father, hurry up."

The emperor, his hand trembling, picked up the pen and began to write the edict of succession.

The third prince smirked triumphantly, and with a few swift movements of his right hand, he killed the remaining two princes.

The emperor pointed at the third prince, so angry he couldn't speak.

The third prince smiled and said, "Father, you only have me as your son now. If you don't pass the throne to me, who will you pass it to?"

Indeed, the throne can only be passed to the third prince.

But the emperor was still unwilling to accept it.

Overwhelmed with grief over the tragic deaths of his other sons, the emperor's eyes rolled back and he fainted.

The Third Prince: "What are you all standing there for? Quickly send Father back to his palace."

The emperor's personal eunuch rushed forward and helped the emperor up.

The third prince was full of pride and laughed heartily.

This world belongs to him.

Just then, an arrow flew over and pierced the Third Prince's neck.

The Third Prince's smile froze on his face, and blood spurting from his neck splattered three feet deep.

The third prince stared wide-eyed as he fell to the ground, his eyes wide open in death.

Everyone was stunned!

Both the emperor's men and the third prince's men were in a panic.

The Third Prince is dead?!

What should they do then?
The Duke of Qi was the first to react and, together with the Marquis of Zhenyuan, subdued the traitor Liu Shicheng.

"Capture the rebels and deal with them after the Emperor regains his senses."

Oh right, the emperor is still alive!

This greatly boosted the morale of the emperor's side, while the third prince's side was devastated and utterly dejected.

Their master is dead, what are they still resisting for?
Soon, all of the Third Prince's men were captured.

When the emperor regained consciousness and heard that the third prince had been killed by a stray arrow, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

But he cannot die; the subsequent matters still need to be handled by him, the emperor.

The emperor forced himself to resume his duties. He was deeply disgusted by Liu Shicheng's betrayal and ordered the Cen family mansion to be searched and the entire Liu family imprisoned.

At this time, the daughter-in-law of the Duke of Qi heard the news about the Liu family and burst into laughter before collapsing. She died within two days.

Her husband, Qi Mingcheng, submitted a memorial on her behalf, revealing a secret of the Liu family.

It turns out that the former Duke Cen was killed by Liu Shicheng.

All for the title of Duke of Cen, Liu Shicheng also wanted to cause Lady Bai to miscarry.

He feared that if Lady Bai gave birth to a son, the rightful heir to the title.

Despite being subjected to many schemes, Ms. Bai finally gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.

However, in order to save her son's life, Ms. Bai claimed to the public that she had given birth to two daughters.

In fact, both children were harmed while they were in Ms. Bai's womb.

But the boy was lucky; the damage was absorbed by his sister who protected him.

Bai's daughter appeared to be healthy, but she was internally weak and would not live past twenty.

Back then, when Liu married Qi Mingcheng, she made her physical condition clear to him. Therefore, the two were husband and wife in name only, without any actual marriage.

Because Liu's body could not withstand too intense sexual activity.

After learning about Liu Shicheng's affair, Lady Liu became too emotional and her body could no longer support her, so she passed away.

Before she left, she only hoped that her younger brother, Liu Heng, could regain his identity as a man and appear in front of others openly and honestly.

—The above is the result of discussions between Liu Tong, Liu Heng, Qi Mingcheng, and the Bai family.

He couldn't let the emperor know that he had arranged marriages for two men; that would be the real crime of deceiving the emperor.

Liu Tong stated that he didn't care about restoring his identity; he was not the heir of the Liu family and had no intention of entering the imperial court in the future, only wanting to travel around.

Liu Heng and Bai Shi were distressed for a long time, but under Liu Dong's insistence, they agreed to the above statement.

When the emperor saw that the three members of the Bai family were victims, he felt a sense of sympathy for them—they had all been harmed by Liu Shicheng.

The emperor allowed Liu Heng to resume his male identity and attend court, and then bestowed upon him the title of Duke of Cen.

Liu Heng helped Bai Shi enter through the main gate of the Duke Cen's mansion.

Liu Dong supported Bai Shi on the other side. He was dressed up as Bai Shi's maid.

Only one servant remained in the Cen State Duke's mansion, all of whom were Bai's men.

The rest of the servants had already been arrested and sold by the government.

Liu Shicheng's family and those Liu family members who depended on him were exiled to the border.

Those people wanted to ask Liu Heng and Bai Shi for help, but the two refused.

When the Bai family fell into misfortune, these people didn't help them at all; instead, they took advantage of their misfortune.

Don't expect the Bai family to help them now.

Liu Shicheng was sentenced to immediate execution, but Liu Heng, out of consideration for their shared bloodline, allowed his servants to collect his body.

Liu Tong did not wear women's clothing all the time. Later, he reverted to men's clothing, made some changes to his face, and then moved into the Cen State Duke's Mansion under the guise of being a distant nephew of the Bai family who came to visit relatives.

Zhao Wentian, Xu Ruofeng, and the Cheng brothers came to the Liu family to offer their congratulations. Liu Heng and Liu Dong received the four of them.

None of the four recognized Liu Dong.

Before leaving, Zhao Wentian left an invitation for Liu Heng to meet at Wangjiang Pavilion.

Liu Heng: "Can I bring my cousin along?"

Zhao Wentian looked at Liu Tong.

He had discovered from their previous interactions that Liu Dong was quite talented and a remarkable person.

Zhao Wentian nodded: "Okay!"

The following day, Liu Heng, accompanied by Liu Dong and Qi Mingcheng, arrived at Wangjiang Pavilion and were invited into a private VIP room.

Zhao Wentian and Xu Ruofeng were already waiting there.

Only then did the three realize that the owner of Wangjiang Pavilion was actually Zhao Wentian. (End of Chapter)