After the Skyfall

Chapter 558 Emperor
The imperial palace in the capital city of three hundred miles.

The aura of the emperor is strongest here, and the power of incense and faith is the strongest.

However, at this time when it was still dark.

Prince Xin, who had previously ridden a horse to the Imperial Road and was received into the palace by two teams of royal guards, was now tense all over. He knelt in front of a luxurious palace. He raised his head slightly and took a look, but saw nothing but layers of white marble steps.

There were so many steps that he couldn't even count them.

Even though he was the King of Faith, he could only stop here and could not go any further.

Because at the end of this staircase is the current emperor's bedroom, Yongchang Hall. Anyone who approaches Yongchang Hall without the emperor's permission will be regarded as a rebel. The lighter punishment will be directly captured and thrown into prison, while the heavier punishment will be shot on the spot, even if Prince Xin is a prince.

"Prince Xin, why did you enter the capital without the emperor's order?"

At some point, a woman suddenly appeared at the end of the stairs. She was a female official with a pretty face and bright eyes, which were faintly golden in color. She looked like a dragon girl serving a real dragon, and was tainted with some dragon aura, which was frightening.

"It's the Golden Eyed Guard." Prince Xin was startled.

He knew that his father hated eunuchs, so he personally trained a group of women, called the Golden Eyed Guards, who were responsible for daily life and issuing government orders. Although their positions were not high, they represented the emperor, and anyone who saw the Golden Eyed Guards would be respectful.

"There is a Taoist named Taiyi. He has a letter that concerns the fate of the country. I feel that this matter is of great importance, so I risked my life to ask to see my father." Prince Xin forced himself to calm down and spoke.

The golden-eyed guard spoke again: "Where is the letter?"

"Here?" Prince Xin was holding the letter written by Li Yi in his hand and raising it above his head.

"If this matter is exaggerated, does Prince Xin know the consequences?" The Golden Eyed Guard walked down the steps, she took the letter in her own hands, and then asked calmly.

If the emperor's rest was disturbed at this time, unless it was a major matter, even the prince would be punished. If he was an ordinary official, he would probably be dismissed from office.

Prince Xin took a deep breath and said, "I am willing to accept the law of the country."

The Golden Eye Guard nodded slightly: "Wait here."

Everything you say and do here will be recorded. She won't ask the reason, she is only responsible for passing on the order.

As she spoke, she turned and left holding the letter. Although she was a woman, she disappeared from King Xin's sight after taking a few steps. It was obvious that her strength was extraordinary, even surpassing the spiritual perception realm, and began to accept the power of incense and faith.

When Prince Xin saw the letter being taken away, he suddenly felt relieved for some reason.

He has done everything he can.

The rest is up to fate.

"No matter what, I will probably die." Prince Xin looked up at the sky, with a look of relief in his eyes.

soon.

The guard with golden pupils came to the Yongchang Palace with the letter in his hand. At this time, two guards with golden pupils stopped him at the door. After asking him the reason, they opened the palace door and let him pass.

Inside the Yongchang Hall, the lights were on brightly, the incense was burning and the faith was condensed, and the sounds of dragons and tigers roaring could be heard faintly.

The golden-eyed guard was holding the letter in her hands at this moment, feeling her heart pounding with fear. The closer she got to the emperor, the more she could feel the unfathomable imperial power. Just being close made her tremble all over and could not calm down. She felt in her heart that she was not serving an emperor, but a god.

"Who is coming?"

Suddenly, another woman's voice was heard, and a mature woman walked out from a corner of the hall. She was wearing a palace dress, dignified and elegant. Her skirt fell to the ground. She walked slowly and floated in the air several inches above the ground.

"Golden Eye Guard, Wang Ning greets Concubine De." The Golden Eye Guard immediately knelt down and held up the letter: "Prince Xin has important matters to ask to see Your Majesty."

The woman named Defei read the letter and said, "Just to deliver a letter, Prince Xin disobeyed the emperor's order, left his fiefdom, and broke into the palace? Your Majesty was right at the beginning. Prince Xin is frivolous and cannot rule the world. After all, it is Prince Xin himself. No matter how frivolous he is, he should know his limits. Maybe there is something important. If we delay important things, neither you nor I can bear the consequences. Please follow me."

As he spoke, he slowly turned around and led the golden-eyed guard into the inner hall.

In the inner hall.

Spiritual energy condenses, dragons and tigers appear, and there are countless auras.

There was no bed or berth inside, only a square magic stone. The magic stone was permeated with purple air and was extraordinary. There were eight characters engraved on it: "Ordered by Heaven, Long Live and Prosper". On this magic stone, there was a tall and burly man wearing a black and gold dragon robe, with a luxurious figure. The man seemed to be half asleep, like a real dragon lying down. The aura he exuded was enough to make people breathless.

This man is the one who rules over all directions, sits in the capital, and is the current emperor, with the reign title of Tianwu.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." The woman named Defei did not come closer, but knelt down from a distance, extremely respectful.

Everyone knew that this emperor usually devoted himself to cultivation and did not like to be disturbed by strangers. Only a handful of people were allowed to get close to him.

The inner hall was silent.

The emperor did not respond and seemed to be fast asleep.

But Concubine De continued, holding the letter in her hand: "Prince Xin went to the capital secretly in violation of the imperial order, saying that he had something important to tell you. I hope Your Majesty will understand."

The surroundings are still quiet.

But Concubine De did not dare to say anything more. If the emperor did not respond after waiting for a while, she would have to step down and postpone the matter to avoid displeasing the emperor.

Another moment passed.

suddenly.

The emperor on the sacred stone seemed to wake up, and a voice came: "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine De and the golden-eyed guards behind her slowly stood up.

Immediately afterwards, a gentle force appeared out of nowhere, and the letter in Concubine De's hand slowly floated up and flew towards the emperor.

Seeing this, Concubine De and the golden-eyed guards beside her bowed their heads in silence. The fact that the emperor could practice cultivation and had a cultivation level close to that of a god was a matter of national destiny and could not be leaked. Otherwise, the whole world would be shaken and many incense gods would have second thoughts, because being able to practice cultivation meant that the emperor could live forever, and an immortal emperor would sooner or later drain all the incense in the world.

This is equivalent to cutting off the livelihood of other incense gods.

Even the emperor of the time might not be able to subdue the world.

"This letter." Suddenly, the emperor lying on his side was stunned when he took the letter.

This paper was very familiar and evoked the emperor's long-forgotten memories.

Because this is not paper from this world at all.

The world's technological level is not enough to produce paper of this style.

Concubine De and the golden-eyed guard named Wang Ning trembled slightly.

Is it really a big deal?

The emperor was no longer lying on his side. He sat up with a serious look on his face. He opened the letter and the first thing that caught his eye was a line of familiar yet unfamiliar simplified Chinese characters. Even without reading the rest of the letter, he realized what had happened.

"Have the boundary crossers on Earth finally found this world?"

He was not surprised by this because he had left too many traces in this world, whether it was some policies for governing the world, the establishment of the Jinyiwei, the teaching of the evolution method, or the chanting of some poems and songs in his daily life. As long as anyone could catch a little bit of information, they would immediately know his identity.

"Pass on my order." The emperor subconsciously wanted to call on the god of national protection to go and kill the cross-border person.

If it were in another world, he would be willing to invite them to a gathering.

But this world can't do that.

This is a world where people become gods through worshipping incense, and as the current emperor, his faith in incense cannot collapse, otherwise something terrible will happen. So, holding on to the principle of rather killing someone by mistake than letting him go, he will not tolerate the emergence of a second cross-border person, and no matter who it is, he must die here.

But soon.

The emperor suddenly stopped talking.

The hand holding the letter began to tremble slightly.

The above content is actually very simple: Li Yi from Tianchang City crosses the border to find his father.

A familiar city, a familiar name, and an unforgettable past
This content was like a bolt from the blue to him. Even though he was already an emperor and held the power of life and death over the people of the world, he was still shocked by these light words and almost lost control.

"This is impossible, he can't be alive." The emperor stared at the words intently and couldn't help muttering to himself. The powerful aura in his body could no longer be suppressed and burst out.

Inside the Yongchang Palace.

The roars of dragons and tigers were deafening, and the aura of an emperor rose into the sky.

There was a strong wind blowing all around.

Defei and Golden Eye Guard Wang Ning in the palace suddenly felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down on them. They couldn't help but tremble all over and fell limply to their knees on the ground.

And outside the hall.

This aura of an emperor stirred up the situation in all directions. For a moment, the sky around him changed drastically, and the momentum was extremely huge.

Prince Xin was kneeling on the steps, looking up at the sky. He looked terrified and understood in his heart that it must be because of the letter, otherwise such a change would not have happened.

But does this change also prove that what Taiyi Taoist said is true: he is not from this world.

In this case, isn't it also the case that the emperor
At this moment, Prince Xin was sweating profusely. He clenched his fists, his face expression changing constantly, his heart was filled with mixed emotions, and all kinds of events from the past emerged in his mind.

He was so outstanding, but why was he met with the words from his father: You have a frivolous personality and are not fit to rule the country? From then on, he was named Prince Xin and was sent away from the capital.

Why is it that after my father ascended the throne, his various tactics are so hard to understand?

I originally thought that it was because my father was hiding his strength before ascending the throne, but now it seems that this may not be the reason at all.

at the same time.

Inside the Yongchang Palace.

The emperor who was responsible for the destiny of the dynasty and was the center of support from the people had stood up. He held the letter tightly and turned around. His pair of golden vertical pupils stared at Concubine De and the golden-eyed guard like dragon eyes.

"Where is Prince Xin?"

Golden Eye Guard Wang Ning hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness Prince Xin is waiting outside the door."

"Bring him in." The emperor said coldly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Golden-eyed Guard Wang Ning immediately took the order and left.

Then the emperor shouted again: "Come here, hold my jade tablet and dispatch the Jinyiwei to wait outside the Yongchang Palace to listen to my orders. In addition, convey my decree to suspend court for three days, and all civil and military officials are to recuperate at home and are not allowed to leave the capital without my imperial decree."

After saying that, he waved his hand casually.

A white jade token flew out from a nearby jade box.

Another golden-eyed guard came hurriedly, took the jade token, responded, and left quickly.

The Defei who was kneeling on the ground trembled slightly at this moment. She had sensed from the emperor's actions that something big was really going to happen.

(End of this chapter)