Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 203 I have a plan

"Based on what you've seen and heard recently, who is more suitable to be the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty?"

This question really stumped Su Qing, not because there were too many candidates and she didn't know who to choose.

But there is no suitable candidate at all.

Yun Yi said, "The current young emperor, Su Rui, has no ambitions whatsoever. He was forced to ascend the throne simply to stabilize the court. Prince Duan, Su Cen, appears to be aloof and unassuming, but he is actually secretly colluding with the Demon Sect to seize power, even at the expense of the people of Great Xia."

Su Qing said helplessly: "Now it seems that Su Xin is the most suitable one. He is greedy for power, ambitious and resourceful. It's a pity that it's too late to say these things now."

"No, I don't think Su Xin is suitable. His character can be seen from the Iron General incident alone. His ambitions are too high. The secular emperor is just a tool to help him cultivate and achieve enlightenment. If the Great Xia Dynasty really fell into his hands, he would only drain all its resources for cultivation."

"You've rejected several princes, so where else can we find someone?" Su Qing suddenly realized something. "You don't think I'm fit to be the emperor, do you?"

Yun Yi looked at his senior sister with a smile, thinking that a female emperor might not be a bad idea.

However, he still shook his head and said, "You are obsessed with alchemy. If being an emperor is about alchemy, I think you are the best choice."

Su Qing felt inexplicably relieved upon hearing this. To be honest, people had often hinted to her recently that they hoped the princess could take control of the government. With her cultivation level of the Return to Void Realm, she could naturally suppress many voices in the court.

But Su Qing was unwilling to take this path no matter what. She had no desire for human power and now she entered the court just for the stability of Daxia.

The change of the throne will not affect the people of the world.

Su Qing said: "Then there is no one else."

Yun Yi said, "Actually, there's another person... Let me ask you something. The late Emperor Su Chengqian abdicated due to a serious illness. What exactly happened?"

Su Qing pretended to be calm and asked, "Why did you suddenly mention my father?"

"I just had a guess. Senior Sister once said she needed some rare herbs, one of which was the blood from Chi Lian's heart after she transformed into a dragon. That's why you approached me and offered me so many benefits in exchange for the Dragon Fruit."

Su Qing lowered his head and said nothing.

Yun Yi continued to speculate, "The problem is that although red dragon blood is rare, it is rarely used in alchemy. The cultivation method you practice has nothing to do with dragon energy. So, the elixir you're so obsessed with refining isn't for your own use."

"But the old emperor is seriously ill, and as far as I remember, no funeral has been held, which means he's still alive. Or to be more precise, he's in a state between life and death. And Senior Sister, you've devoted yourself to studying alchemy for this very reason."

Su Qing didn't expect that Yun Yi would reveal her secret in just a few words. She said helplessly, "This is indeed the knot in my heart."

Yun Yi asked, "So... the old emperor is indeed still alive?"

"Yes."

"Then the answer to my previous question is that Su Chengqian is the most suitable person to control Daxia."

Su Qing sighed, "But my father's life is coming to an end. It is not easy to force him to stay in the world now."

"How much medicine do we need to save the old emperor?"

"Over the years, Daxia has mobilized the entire nation and has already found most of the medicinal materials. The most crucial Red Dragon Blood can only be obtained after Chi Lian transforms into a dragon."

"From what I can see, Chi Lian's head has already begun to show its true strength. If we feed it more natural treasures that can increase its spiritual power, it should be able to transform into a dragon in no time."

"Yes, but we are still missing the most important herbal ingredient, and we don't have any clues yet."

Yun Yi immediately became interested: "What medicinal herbs?"

Su Qing replied, "The Fountain of Youth."

The Fountain of Youth, one of the rarest and most precious medicinal herbs in the universe, has long since disappeared. Records of its existence are few and far between. One legend states that if the fountain is placed in a bronze vessel, its surface will reflect the drinker's lifespan; if placed in a white jade cup, it will manifest as a child in the next life; and when placed on a lotus leaf, the fountain will transform into a swimming green scale.

An immortal on the mountain once commented on it: This spring was not born from heaven and earth, but was formed from the tears of the ancient god Zhulong after he was drunk.

Yun Yi combined his experiences from two lives, but was unable to find any trace of the "Fountain of Youth" in his mind.

He said, “Is there any alternative?”

Su Qing shook his head: "Even if there is, it must be a medicinal herb of the same grade as the Fountain of Youth, and equally difficult to find."

"This really stumps me. Logically speaking, the old emperor is just a mortal, so there should be plenty of immortal medicines that can prolong his life."

"Having said that, I was too young to remember the specific details. I only remember that my father was assassinated, which is why he became what he is now."

Yun Yi asked curiously, "Who is the assassin?"

Su Qing replied: "A cultivator, a person who is at the Hedao realm who is willing to sacrifice his life for another's. Otherwise, my father has good fortune to protect him, and ordinary cultivators can't hurt him at all."

As the most powerful being in the human world, the emperor could still be protected by the Heavenly Dao even if he did not practice cultivation. The stronger the luck, the better the protection.

Therefore, although cultivators hold a high position, they will not easily interfere in the internal affairs of the human dynasty, nor will they randomly slaughter royal bloodlines. Otherwise, they will inevitably suffer backlash, and in serious cases, even attract divine punishment.

Of course, Su Xin, who was killed by Feng Mo with a casual sword, did not cause any strange phenomena, which also showed that he had no luck and was not destined to be an emperor at all.

The assassination of the old emperor happened decades ago, which is actually not that long ago from the perspective of practitioners.

Yun Yi asked, "Is there any hidden story behind this?"

Su Qing said solemnly: "It should be the work of the Great Yan Alliance Xiuxian Sect."

"Tianshuyuan?"

"Why do you think of them?"

Yun Yi snorted coldly and replied, "Tianshu Academy has always regarded the two dynasties as sharpening stones for its disciples. They often place two of their favorite disciples in Da Yan and Da Xia respectively, letting them use the secular world as a chessboard to compete with each other."

Su Qing said, "It is certainly despicable that Prince Duan Su Cen colluded with the Tiancan Sect, but I also find it difficult to accept the various actions of the Tianshu Court."

Yun Yi suddenly thought of a figure and asked, "Has there been any major developments in Dayan recently? For example, a change of prime minister or something like that?"

"There is one thing, actually. I heard they replaced the Imperial Master with a female one."

"Uh...could this person be called Lu Ziwei?"

Su Qing was surprised and asked, "Do you know her?"

Yun Yi suddenly felt a headache: "We met once."

Unexpectedly, Lu Ziwei still became the national teacher after returning. It seems that there will be a war between Daxia and Dayan sooner or later, and that will be a good opportunity for Futian Pavilion to fish in troubled waters.

The two chatted for a long time and finally decided on a plan to join forces to eliminate the Tiancan Sect and the Dique Sect.

Without his support, Prince Duan Su Cen could regain control of the court and the young emperor would be able to control the situation.

However, after this incident, Prime Minister Qin from Tianshu Academy will definitely take some action, so eliminating Tiancan Dique will only allow Su Qing to catch his breath and rest for a while.

If we really want to get out of the quagmire, it seems that the only way is to cure Su Chengqian.

(End of this chapter)