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

Chapter 1673 Three Families Struggle for Hegemony 20
Liu Tong and Liu Yong saw the imperial edict.

Liu Tong looked at Liu Yong.

Liu Yong frowned and said to Liu Tong, "I'll go alone."

He can risk his life, but he can't let his younger brother risk his life too.

Liu Dong laughed and said, "Brother, don't you believe in my abilities?"

Liu Yong: "I believe you. But how can you, alone, fight against an army of thousands?"

Liu Tong: "Although I can't stop a thousand troops, I can safely bring you out of the palace."

Liu Yong couldn't do anything about Liu Tong.

Liu Tong said that if Liu Yong didn't take him, he would go in by himself.

Liu Yong could only keep the person by his side.

The two arrived at the palace gate.

The guard was someone he knew before. He recognized Liu Yong and Liu Dong and hurriedly reported to Liu Chen.

When Liu Chen heard that Liu Dong had also come, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

"No wonder we're brothers."

One pretended to be sick, the other pretended to be dead.

Liu Yong and Liu Dong arrived at Liu Chen's bedside and sighed as they looked at the once spirited man who was now emaciated.

Liu Chen said, "Perhaps there really is such a thing as destiny. My painstaking efforts to achieve today's results have ultimately benefited you."

Liu Yong stared at Liu Chen in shock.

These words...

Is that what he meant?

Liu Tong raised an eyebrow.

Liu Chen is quite an interesting person.

Liu Chen: "After I die, I hope you will treat my sons well. Don't give them any real power; just let them be idle princes."

Liu Yong calmed himself down and replied, "Don't worry, I will treat your lineage well. If any of your descendants are as talented as you, I will pass the throne to them."

This time it was Liu Chen's turn to be surprised: "Not passing it on to your own children and grandchildren?"

Liu Yong: "I will never have a son in my life."

Liu Yong: "Do you remember what happened when I was six years old?"

Liu Chen: "You mean the former Crown Prince threw you into the icy lake in the dead of winter and wouldn't let anyone rescue you?"

Liu Yong nodded.

That winter was very cold, and it was even colder in the lake.

He desperately tried to save himself in the lake, learned to swim, and saved his life.

However, this could not prevent the cold air from invading his body.

That time, he was so sick he almost died.

The late emperor ordered the imperial physicians to do their utmost to treat him, which saved his life, but his body was still damaged.

He damaged his kidney essence, making it difficult for him to conceive in the future.

The imperial physician who treated him was a cousin of Consort Jing's maternal family. Therefore, the physician did not tell the late emperor about this matter, but only revealed it to Liu Yong.

Therefore, Liu Yong has not sought out women all these years.

He practiced Taoist techniques like the Longevity Formula, and was naturally pure of heart and detached from worldly desires, showing no interest in matters of men and women.

Knowing that having sex with a woman wouldn't result in having a child, he became even less interested in finding a woman.

Liu Yong also discovered that the Longevity Manual was no simple technique.

It has the effect of achieving enlightenment through martial arts.

He has already developed the idea of ​​practicing Taoism.

Liu Chen looked at Liu Dong: You also have a younger brother.

Liu Tong: "Don't look at me, I don't want to get married. I want to cultivate Taoism."

Liu Chen: "??"

Liu Chen summoned the high-ranking officials and his sons, and in front of everyone, passed the throne to Liu Yong. Facing the princes, whose faces were grim, Liu Chen said, "I will not marry, nor will I have children. I will choose my successor from among your descendants."

These words effectively appeased the princes.

Looking at the frail-looking Liu Yong, they thought that this imperial uncle had always been in poor health and would not live long.

How many years can he be emperor?

Since they have no children, won't the throne just return to their hands?
These princes abandoned any thoughts of opposition.

Of course, even if they object, Liu Chen won't listen to them.

The court officials were relatively satisfied with Liu Chen's decision.

The main problem is that none of Liu Chen's princes are truly capable of shouldering great responsibilities.

The officials in the court today are not the mediocre ones who just got by during the time of the late emperor and the late crown prince; each and every one of them is capable and ambitious.

After annexing half of the Wu Kingdom, their ambitions soared even higher.

They wanted to follow Liu Chen, a ruler of great talent and ambition, to annex the Wei Kingdom as well. They wanted to unify the world with their ruler and achieve great feats.

However, the monarch they followed was about to depart.

None of the monarch's sons were capable; they were not like those who assisted a monarch like the former crown prince.

Liu Chen handed the throne to Liu Yong. They were puzzled but supported him, thinking it was better than handing it over to an incompetent prince.

I heard that this Prince Zhongying was very intelligent from a young age and was highly favored by the late emperor.

Now that Liu Chen has entrusted him with such an important task, it's likely that this person is truly capable.

Thus, with no one objecting, Liu Yong became the new emperor of Shu.

When the news reached the State of Wei, Ying Feng was stunned.

He filled a cup with wine and raised it towards the direction of Shu: "Congratulations!"

After saying that, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

At this moment, a palace maid rushed over and reported, "Your Majesty, the Empress has awakened."

Ying Feng stood up in surprise: "She's awake?"

Ying Feng rushed to Fengyi Palace and saw Feng Yao sitting on the edge of the bed.

As expected of a woman chosen by fate, even after being in a coma for more than a year, she did not suffer from the emaciated and sickly appearance of someone who has been ill for a long time. She remained beautiful and charming, and even more pitiful.

The imperial physicians who treated her were all moved by her beauty.

Ying Feng was momentarily stunned upon seeing this scene.

"Ying Feng—" Feng Yao greeted Ying Feng happily upon seeing him, "Great! I've finally met people I know. By the way, where is this place? Who are they all? Why are they calling me Your Majesty the Empress?"

Ying Feng looked at the imperial physician.

The imperial physician hurriedly said, "Her Majesty has lost part of her memory."

Ying Feng frowned and asked the palace servants of Fengyi Palace, "What happened before the Empress woke up?"

The palace maids reported, "We heard a noise in the room and ran in to find Her Highness awake, but we didn't find anything else."

Ying Feng, however, felt that it wasn't that simple. If there hadn't been some kind of stimulus, Feng Yao wouldn't have woken up so calmly.

His gaze swept around the room, and he discovered traces of residual magic.

Ying Feng then asked Feng Yao, "Feng Yao, who did you see earlier?"

Feng Yao shook her head: "No."

But she added, "However, I can sense the lingering presence of Elder Yun."

Ying Feng knew Elder Yun, who was the third elder of Qifeng Valley. She was a strict and serious person, which made the younger generation of Qifeng Valley very afraid of her.

Ying Feng: "Besides Elder Yun's aura, are there any other people's?"

Feng Yao carefully examined them and said, "It seems there is also Feng Xi's aura, but it doesn't quite resemble Feng Xi's."

Ying Feng thought of the woman who was determined to compete with Feng Yao and had even seduced her, and he had some guesses about what happened today.

It's very likely that Feng Xi wanted to do something while Feng Yao was unconscious, but was stopped by the Third Elder, who then took Feng Xi away.

And the facts were indeed much as Yingfeng had guessed.

(End of this chapter)