Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 248 Waiting for a long time

Normally, all emperors of Daxia would be buried in the imperial mausoleum after their death, but Su Chengqian's case was special, so he was placed in the Panlong Tower under the imperial palace.

Very few people knew about this matter. Even the imperial physician who had treated Su Chengqian at the time was killed by a general after he overheard a few words, and the general also committed suicide afterwards.

The people who persecuted the old emperor had unknown origins. If he knew that Su Chengqian was not dead at all and might wake up, he would definitely kill him again.

Led by Su Qing, Yun Yi walked to the coffin and found that Su Chengqian's face in the coffin looked normal, except for a black aura of death lingering between his eyebrows.

The deathly aura resembled a viper, its fangs piercing the flesh and producing fine red threads that spread throughout the jade coffin like a living thing.

Yun Yi made a brief attempt to probe with his mind, and suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, with the sounds of countless resentful souls exploding in his ears. He reacted immediately, silently reciting the Small Soul Sutra and concentrating on the Fu Hu Dao technique in his right arm. Only then did he suppress the resentment with his Zen magical powers.

Su Qing beside him also used his spiritual energy to help and said, "I was negligent and forgot to remind you in advance."

"What poison was the old emperor poisoned with?"

"This poison has no name and is not recorded in books."

"It must be the work of someone in the Hedao realm, otherwise I wouldn't be completely powerless to fight back."

"I think so too." Su Qing's fingertips brushed the edge of the coffin, careful not to touch the red threads. "According to the prescription left by the immortal master, all we need now is the 'Immortal Fountain' to save my father."

Unfortunately, Yun Yi had no information about the "Immortal Fountain" in his memories of both lives, so he could only helplessly say, "This kind of legendary treasure is harder to find than climbing to the sky."

Su Qing: "I think so too. The possibility of my father waking up is too low. I must find another way to prolong Da Xia's life."

Yun Yi: "Are you planning to kill Helian Ran directly?"

"Originally, the enemy was in the dark and I was in the light, but now it's the enemy in the light and I'm in the dark. Why can't I kill him?"

"I'm afraid even if you kill him it won't help."

Su Qing frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Why is this?"

Yun Yi explained: "Helian Ran is just the Crown Prince of Dayan. Even if he dies, there will be someone else to take his place."

"But I've investigated and found that the other princes are incompetent. If they were to take control of government, it would be like Su Xin or Su Cen ascending the throne. Not only would they be unable to expand abroad, but they would also only mess up their country."

"I'm worried about more than just this. The current situation of the Great Yan Emperor is unclear. If his condition becomes serious and Crown Prince Helian Ran dies in Great Xia, I'm afraid Great Yan will fall into the hands of those with ulterior motives."

In fact, after meeting Lu Ziwei, Yun Yi had already confirmed this guess, but he couldn't tell Su Qing rashly at the moment.

Da Yan and Da Xia faced the same problem, that is, once there was no one who could take on the responsibility of being the pillar of the dynasty, the entire dynasty would be usurped.

After thousands of years of development, it ended up being a waste of time for others.

Su Qing noticed the hidden meaning and asked softly, "Do you have any speculation about the person behind this?"

Yun Yi nodded: "It's just a guess, I can't be sure yet."

"Then I'll do as you say. I'll hold my ground for now and wait and see what the prisoners from Dayan are planning."

"Don't worry, they should have met with Su Cen by now. After meeting that useless prince, I'm afraid Helian Ran will be more anxious than you."

……

Facts proved that Yun Yi's prediction was completely correct.

After leaving the palace today, Su Cen immediately disguised himself and went to a very remote place in the city.

Helian Ran had been waiting there for a long time. After exchanging information, the two of them confirmed that it was Prince Xian Su Xin who had joined forces with the Buried Sword Valley to destroy the Tiancan Sect, and from this they obtained information about the "crucification" plan.

The question is what to do next?
Su Cen suffered a great blow and was unable to cheer up for a while. He decided to follow the eldest princess's arrangement and travel around Daxia first.

Helian Ran saw that this man had no fighting spirit, so he gave up the idea of ​​cooperating with him and let him go.

However, right after Su Cen left, the prisoners immediately moved to another place to live and set up a unique formation to isolate and search them.

On the other side, after finishing his discussion with Su Qing, Yun Yi also leisurely left the palace.

According to the agreement he had made with Prime Minister Qin, he got into the luxurious carriage and ordered the coachman to go directly to the Prime Minister's residence.

In stark contrast to the extremely luxurious Prince Xian's Mansion, the Prime Minister's Mansion is just an inconspicuous small house. Perhaps the plaque inscribed by the old emperor himself is the most valuable thing here.

Such a dilapidated house would be considered the most shabby one in Dong'an City, not to mention that it is surrounded by wealthy families on both sides.

Yun Yi did not expect that the Prime Minister's Mansion would be such a place. For a moment, he thought he had come to the wrong place.

However, now that he was carrying the identity of King Xian Su Xin, he could not ask about this matter. He could only bite the bullet and walk to the door of the house and knock on the broken door.

The door made a grinding sound, as if it was about to go on strike at any moment.

No one answered.

It was obvious that the prime minister's mansion had no money to hire servants, and no one would come to open the door for the guests after hearing the noise.

So Yun Yi pushed open the broken door and walked in with a creaking sound. Looking up, he saw that the yard was even more dilapidated. There was an old tree that looked who knows how many years old, and an old servant was sweeping the fallen leaves under it.

Yun Yi said, "Do you want me to send someone to fix the door?"

Without even looking up, the old servant said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, my distinguished guest. It just so happens that my master has a question for you regarding this door, and he wants me to pass it on to His Royal Highness Prince Xian."

"what is the problem?"

"Why do I have to use a fan to break down the door?"

Yun Yi smiled after hearing this, turned around and looked at the shaky wooden door again, making sure there was no mystery on it.

After the old servant finished speaking, he stood up with the broom in his hand, obviously waiting for the king's answer. If the king's answer was not correct, he would be kicked out.

Yun Yi naturally saw that the old servant's cultivation was not low. Even though he was absolutely sure that he could defeat the other party, he was not in a hurry to take action at this time.

He thought for a moment and replied, "Prime Minister Qin is fed up with the petty officials in the court. They come to visit either to pry for information or to ask for favors. The louder the noise this broken door makes when it opens, the more guilty they'll feel, and gradually they'll be too lazy to come to this humble abode and face any setbacks."

The old servant was surprised when he heard this, then he grinned. It turned out that he still had a gap in tooth.

He shouted, "Master, a guest is coming!"

Yun Yi thought that he should have passed this level, so he ran to the only house in the courtyard. He saw that Qin Dingfeng had already brewed tea, set up the seats, and there was a chessboard in front of him. It was obvious that he had been waiting for a long time.

He sat down opposite Qin and asked, "Do you really trust me to come in?"

Qin Dingfeng stroked his beard and said calmly, "I'm not waiting for you on purpose. I drink tea like this all the time."

"I will not be polite with Prime Minister Qin. Let's just talk it out."

"That's exactly what I meant."

(End of this chapter)