Sister-in-law: I’m really not a fool anymore

"Your Majesty, Ye Fan is indeed too strong! Right now, no one in the entire Eastern Kingdom is his match... Even the General's Mansion, which invited powerful experts from Penglai Immortal Island, was completely wiped out... What should we do now?"

Inside the main hall, the royal guard captain looked utterly dejected in the face of this situation!
Lord Murano Yamaguchi paced dejectedly around the room for a while before finally speaking with resignation, "Issue my decree... If I unfortunately perish, the throne of Japan shall be succeeded by Murano Ichiro... All of you present here shall bear witness..."

At this moment, the main hall was filled not only with the chief guard, but also with several other members of the Japanese imperial family, as well as other high-ranking officials from Japan! These high-ranking officials had also learned of the changes in the Japanese capital and the collapse of the general's mansion, so they naturally came to the imperial family to discuss countermeasures with the king!

“Ah… Murano Ichiro… this, but the First Prince…”

Some people at the scene were not supporters of the First Prince; many were willing to support the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, and others!

The king of the kingdom, didn't he always dislike the eldest prince?

How could the position of the eldest prince be suddenly confirmed at this critical juncture?
"Your Majesty, you should reconsider! The Third Prince is clearly more outstanding... What are you doing..."

One of the elders, who was very close to the king, was completely baffled as to why the king was doing this, and he anxiously reminded the king!

Seeing that more and more people were going to support the Third Prince, Murano Yamaguchi snorted coldly to his few direct subordinates and said in a deep voice, "Foolish... Now that Ye Fan has crippled the Black Clothes Society and wiped out the General's Mansion, he will definitely not let go of the opportunity to suppress the royal family next... Use your brains and imagine, if I fall, will Ye Fan take action against the Crown Prince or an ordinary prince?"

what?
Murano Yamaguchi's words left everyone present stunned for a few seconds, but a few quick-witted ones had already understood!

Damn it!
Turns out, this old geezer is really wicked!

Deep down, this guy still didn't like the eldest prince who was the dancer. Back then, it was only because of the order of seniority, and since he had no other children at the time, he was forced to make the eldest prince his successor.

Although Murano Yamaguchi has announced the eldest prince as the heir apparent, he doesn't actually want to put Murano Ichiro on the throne; he just wants to use Murano Ichiro as a shield.

If Ye Fan kills the king and then the crown prince, then the true successor... will no longer be threatened.

How vicious!
How ruthless!
The few people closest to the king were the first to react, then quickly exchanged glances...

"My mind is made up. The eldest prince is the only choice to be the ruler of the country. Do you have any further objections?"

Murano Yamaguchi asked again!
"Ah...no...no objection! We are loyal to the royal family, and the king must have his reasons for making this arrangement..."

"Alas! What a pity for the Third Prince!"

"And the Fourth Prince!"

These old scoundrels even pretended to be quite regretful!
"Support the King!"

"The eldest prince is the chosen successor!"

Those who support the Third and Fourth Princes no longer object, so naturally, the other high-ranking officials who originally supported the First Prince will also not object.

A consensus was quickly reached on the spot... All the senior executives of all departments agreed to draft all the documents and clauses and immediately broadcast them to the whole country on television.

After doing all this, Lord Murano Yamaguchi sighed deeply and said, "Alas! Given the current situation, that's the only way forward..."

"I'm a little tired. I need to rest for a while. You can all leave now. You're responsible for strengthening the royal defenses fivefold!"

Murano Yamaguchi muttered a rebuke, then quickly headed towards a room in the back courtyard of the main hall! ...

Upon entering Murano Yamaguchi's residence, he dismissed all his guards and bodyguards, closed his room, and locked it!

After doing all this, Murano Yamaguchi took out a stack of talismans from the drawer and quickly set up a talisman array in the room... Then he picked up a battle sword and stabbed it into his heart.

"Murano Yamaguchi invites Mr. Xie Chong..."

puff!

As a mouthful of blood gushed from Murano Yamaguchi's mouth, the surrounding array began to emit a magnificent golden light, enveloping Murano Yamaguchi in the center.

Kaka!

The next moment, Murano Yamaguchi's body made some strange noises... Then Murano Yamaguchi's body began to deform, his limbs twisted at an illogical angle, and his height increased by several feet, and his face became like a skeleton!
"Heh heh... So you've finally woken up again?"

The body that originally belonged to Murano Yamaguchi was now emitting a strange, unfamiliar sound, as if it were coming from underground.

“This villager, Yamaguchi, is quite a good servant! Considering how many souls you’ve fed, I’ll spare your life… I’ll use this body for now, and return it to you when I find a more suitable one…”

The mutated body spoke while a thick black mist emanated from its body, flashing with an evil light.

The black mist spread from the body to the ground, then spread to the outer perimeter of the imperial palace and the entire capital, quietly transforming into countless black threads that connected with the martial arts masters and ordinary people of Japan.

At the other end, it extends underground along the ground!

Boom!

The floorboards of the palace in the mountain pass opened, revealing a dark tunnel beneath. Emerging from within was an ancient, ferocious beast, along with a broken array...

The source of the black mist was that it emanated from that ancient ferocious beast.

Therefore... the creature contained within this black mist is none other than the King-level evil spirit sealed underground by the Japanese Imperial Family!

However, what the outside world does not know is that the Japanese imperial family discovered the underground formation many years ago. They then used the imperial family's own secret methods to secretly unseal the formation. Successive emperors sacrificed their own bodies to bear the evil spirit and absorb the soul power of the Japanese people to nurture it!

"Hmph! Just a little more. After absorbing another 100,000 souls, I can completely get rid of the ferocious beast skeleton and the restrictions of the formation! At that time, I will have surpassed the Nascent Soul realm in strength. Who in the mortal world can be my match?"

As the body of this king-level evil spirit gradually returned to normal, its voice also returned to that of a villager from the mountains.

The guards outside the door, hearing the commotion inside, asked with some confusion, "Your Majesty, are you alright? I heard a stranger's voice just now?"

"You heard wrong!"

The evil spirit inside answered again, its voice now normal, and the black mist that had been floating on the ground had all disappeared beneath the surface... However, the faint, eerie feeling still lingered in the surrounding air...

"This is a bit strange!" (End of Chapter)