Eternal Sword

Chapter 261 Shocking Change
Chen Tang had thought about going north and returning to the Three Thousand Snow Ridge to hide.

But he has been targeted by the Xuantian Sect, and the journey north is long and there are too many variables.

Even if we can return to the snowy mountains, it will probably bring endless troubles to Emperor Wu!
Recalling Emperor Wu’s pale face, perhaps the battle that year left him with an incurable trauma.

The Xuantian Sect did not know that Emperor Wu was still alive.

Once they know about this, I'm afraid they will mobilize all their forces to go to the snowy mountains to surround and kill Emperor Wu!

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and a horse was galloping from a distance.

"Pursuers?"

Tan Wujiu felt a little dizzy and frowned.

"Probably not."

Chen Tang shook his head.

The pursuers wouldn't come so quickly, and their direction wouldn't be right.

One of the riders looked like he was coming from the direction of the capital.

Chen Tang helped Tan Wujiu onto the horse, and he also rode on Hu Leibao.

If the situation is not right, escape on horseback immediately.

The people are getting closer.

Chen Tang took a closer look and breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

The person who came was actually Chang Sun Ming.

Soon, a sense of uneasiness suddenly arose in Chen Tang's heart.

When Chang Sun Ming came closer and saw Chang Sun Ming's face, Chen Tang's feeling of uneasiness became stronger!
"Why, are you coming to see me off?"

Chen Tang didn't know what he was avoiding and asked with a smile.

"Yes."

Chang Sun Ming also forced a smile and said, "I'm here to see you off. My family has arranged a boat by the river that can take you across the river."

Chen Tang asked again: "How did you find me?"

It was really amazing that Chang Sun Ming came from the direction of the capital, but he found him accurately in the vast Qingzhou.

"My father had business dealings with the Wusun Kingdom, and the king there once gave him a goshawk."

Chang Sun Ming pointed above his head.

Chen Tang looked up.

He saw a small black dot hovering above his head, shuttling between the white clouds, appearing and disappearing. If he didn't look up, he wouldn't notice it at all.

Both of them fell silent for a moment.

After a while, Chen Tang slowly asked, "Something happened in the capital?"

Chang Sun Ming pursed his lips and nodded.

Chen Tang took a deep breath and asked, "Tell me, what's going on."

Chang Sun Ming was silent for a moment, then he said with difficulty: "The emperor burned himself on the altar to appease the wrath of heaven..."

When Tan Wujiu heard this, he was greatly shocked.

Chen Tang had no expression on his face, but he tightened his grip on the knife!
Yuan Qingshan still couldn't hold on.

In the end, he couldn't get over his conscience.

Yuan Qingshan had long known that the so-called Qingzhou flood was the work of the Xuantian Sect.

However, the inherent idea that solar eclipses are ominous has long been deeply rooted in people's minds.

Not many people believed him at all.

If we continue to hold on, more and more people will die.

The Xuantian Sect will never hold back!

Chang Sunming said: "The emperor was finally ready to abdicate, and wanted to use this as an exchange to make Xuantian Sect stop, but the leader of Xuantian Sect did not even meet him. The emperor stood outside Xuantian Temple for a whole day and night..."

Tan Wujiu sighed and said, "The Xuantian Cult is really vicious. They used the solar eclipse to cause the Qingzhou flood and killed countless people in order to force the emperor to death! In this way, they don't have to bear the infamy of regicide."

Chang Sunming said: "The Xuantian Sect is doing this because they see the emperor's kindness."

Chen Tang was silent.

Even if Yuan Qingshan held on, the situation was hopeless, and Xuantian Sect had countless ways to deal with him. From the moment he chose to oppose Xuantian Sect, the outcome was doomed.

"Where's the queen?"

Chen Tang asked.

Chang Sun Ming whispered, "When His Majesty set himself on fire, the Queen also rushed over and died along with Him."

Chen Tang opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but it was as if something was stuck in his chest and he couldn't utter a word.

In his mind, he couldn't help but recall the scenes that happened in Xiping Temple.

Every conversation and every word he had with his senior brother.

The clothes he was wearing now were sewn for him by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Du.

"Sister-in-law didn't bring you any gifts when she came up the mountain. Try this dress on and see if it fits you. If there's anything uncomfortable, I'll make some changes for you..."

"Junior brother, you practice so hard every day, eat more."

The scene of his sister-in-law serving him rice and dishes seemed to have happened just yesterday.

Du was the queen.

But whether he was treating Chen Tang or others, he was never arrogant.

Yuan Qingshan and Du met each other when they were humble, and they lived together outside for more than ten years, going through countless hardships.

Later, Yuan Qingshan came to the capital and inherited the throne. He never let Du down and insisted on making her the queen.

Unexpectedly, the two of them ended up like this.

Chang Sun Ming looked at Chen Tang.

Chen Tang looked much calmer than he had imagined, and did not seem to be greatly affected.

Chang Sun Ming felt relieved for the time being.

Before coming, he was afraid that this news would bring too much of a shock to Chen Tang.

If Yuan Qingmu were here, he would definitely realize that Chen Tang was abnormal.

The calmer he is, the more likely he is to do something surprising!
Last time, in front of everyone, he used his eighth-grade cultivation to kill Song Mu, the master of Xuantian Temple!
The last time, the seemingly calm Chen Tang started with the two white servants, then killed Cui Yong and Cui Zhao, and eventually turned the entire Changze County government office upside down!

Chen Tang asked again: "Who is the emperor of Qian Kingdom now?"

Yuan Qingshan burned himself to death, and the capital was bound to fall into chaos in the fight for the throne.

Chang Sun Ming said: "After the death of the emperor, the capital was in chaos. Yuan Qinghe was released by someone unknown. He gathered a lot of forces and wanted to inherit the throne with the support of the Grand Commandant Yuwen Mao."

"However, among the four major clans, except for the Yuwen family, the other three families all stand on the side of the emperor's son Yuan Taiping."

Chen Tang nodded.

At the beginning, although Yuan Qingshan refused to make a woman from the Dugu clan his queen, he chose a girl from the Dugu clan for Yuan Taiping to marry.

If Yuan Taiping ascends the throne, this Dugu will be the new queen.

Therefore, the Dugu clan would support Yuan Taiping.

However, the final ownership of the throne still depends on Xuantian Temple.

Chang Sun Ming continued, "All the forces in the capital are involved, not only the four major clans, but also the three dukes, four officials and nine ministers, almost all of them have taken sides. Several elders of Xuantian Temple have expressed their support for Yuan Qinghe."

"In the end, it was the Left Protector who stepped forward to support Yuan Taiping's enthronement, thus breaking the balance of power between the two parties."

Left protector, Lu Li.

Chen Tang had had a conversation with him when he was in the palace.

Lu Li is the prince's tutor and nominally Yuan Taiping's master.

Perhaps because of this identity, Lu Li chose to support Yuan Taiping.

Chang Sun Ming said: "Yuan Taiping ascended the throne and killed Yuan Qinghe's family that night."

Given Chen Tang's understanding of Yuan Taiping, this was not surprising.

"How about the black dog?"

Chen Tang asked.

Chang Sun Ming said, "Hei Gou is fine, but he was unable to protect His Majesty, and he blames himself. The chaos in the capital has just subsided, and he is unable to leave, so he asked me to come find you and tell you the news from the capital."

(End of this chapter)