Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 8 When will Your Excellency agree to my request?

Chapter 8 When will Your Excellency agree to my request?
After Wu Wanrong left the Wanshou Hall, Emperor Zhou's voice was heard again in the hall, "In your opinion, Your Excellency, can I take that step?"

After Emperor Zhou's voice fell, a woman's voice was heard in the Wanshou Hall. The woman's voice was crisp and soft. Just hearing this voice would calm even the most restless heart.

"I cannot see into the secrets of heaven."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhou said, "It seems Your Excellency does not think highly of me."

Emperor Zhou then continued, "King Xiaoyao can do it with that half-dragon energy, so why can't I? When Lu Ming's dragon energy returns to me, I will definitely be able to take that step and stand at the pinnacle of martial arts!"

Emperor Zhou's tone was full of confidence, as if all this was bound to happen.

The woman said nothing more at this time.

Emperor Zhou then asked, "When will Your Excellency agree to my request?"

The woman said, "Before you take that step, practicing dual cultivation with me is tantamount to courting your own destruction."

Hearing this, Emperor Zhou chuckled, "If I have already taken that step, why would I need to practice dual cultivation with the Venerable?"

The woman said, "Does Your Majesty believe that if you take that step, you will be immortal?"

"Even King Xiaoyao, who took that step, only lived for less than three hundred years."

After the woman finished speaking, Emperor Zhou fell silent and did not speak again.

……

A certain restaurant.

From the window on the third floor, a man in brocade clothes with a white jade hanging from his waist was looking across the street. Behind him stood a middle-aged man in a gray gown.

Ji Wenjie said at this time: "Prince Xiaoyao has not left the Xiaoyao Palace for a long time. It seems that he is really not doing well."

Hearing this, the man behind Ji Wenjie said: "Your Highness, this may be an opportunity for you."

Ji Wenjie chuckled, "Opportunity? What opportunity?"

Li Cheng uttered two words respectfully, "Dragon Qi."

Hearing these two words, Ji Wenjie's expression instantly became extremely serious, with a hint of murderous intent between his brows.

Ji Wenjie looked at Li Cheng and said coldly: "Do you know what you are talking about?"

Li Cheng said, "I know."

Li Cheng showed no fear at all. He continued, "Your Majesty once said that among the princes, whoever can first cultivate a trace of dragon energy can become the crown prince."

"The court is currently occupied by the First and Second Princes' followers. Although Your Highness has a lot of influence, these forces combined cannot play a big role and cannot help Your Highness cultivate dragon energy."

"If you continue like this, Your Highness will probably miss out on that position. Is Your Highness really willing to accept this?"

After hearing Li Cheng's words, Ji Wenjie fell into deep thought.

Indeed, among the three princes, he is the weakest. Dragon Qi is a mysterious thing. It is rumored that only when a prince has great power and other princes cannot threaten his position, can that prince cultivate a trace of dragon Qi.

Dragon Qi has many functions. The first one is that it can ensure that the owner of Dragon Qi is difficult to be directly assassinated in the capital. Dragon Qi can protect the body.

Of course, this was the weakest effect of dragon energy; its true purpose was to symbolize imperial authority. Once a prince developed a hint of dragon energy, nearly all the ministers would immediately switch sides and side with the prince who had developed it.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, no matter how fierce the initial fight for the throne was, how many people died, or how bloody and cruel it was, once a prince cultivated dragon energy, it meant that everything was over.

Dragon Qi is also known as the imperial Qi.

Although dragon energy can determine which prince will be the crown prince, not every prince can cultivate it.

There are many emperors who have not cultivated dragon energy until they ascended the throne, and the dragon energy in their bodies is inherited from the previous emperor.

For a prince, the biggest trouble in cultivating dragon energy is not the other princes, but their father.

Dragon Qi is the Qi of the emperor. If the emperor is in his prime, the imperial Qi on his body will suppress them at all times. It is almost impossible for those princes to cultivate dragon Qi.

It just so happens that the current Emperor Zhou is in the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period. He is not only young and strong, but most importantly, he is also practicing Taoism. It is rumored that his strength has reached the master level, and he may even enter the grand master level.

It would be even more difficult to cultivate a trace of dragon energy under his pressure. This is why Ji Wenjie has not been in a hurry. He does not think that his other two brothers can cultivate dragon energy under such circumstances.

Ji Wenjie said, "My father is in his prime. It's a foolish dream for the two of them to cultivate dragon energy."

"Li Cheng, please don't exaggerate in front of me."

Hearing Ji Wenjie's words, Li Cheng smiled and said, "They may not be able to cultivate dragon energy. Has Your Highness never considered that those two will use other means to fight for the position of Crown Prince?"

"You must know that His Majesty only has three princes."

"And King Xiaoyao is about to die. Does Your Highness think those two won't be moved at all?"

Ji Wenjie frowned. Indeed, for the current prince, Lu Ming was a piece of cake.

To be precise, the dragon energy in his body is like a delicious bun. Even if they did not obtain all the dragon energy in Lu Ming, as long as they obtained a little bit, even a tiny bit, it would mean that the fight for the throne was over.

Of course, the fight for dragon energy is another matter. Now the influence of the eldest prince and the second prince is spread throughout the court and the world.

If they come with words, at most they will just fight for the dragon's energy. If they come with force, there will be bloodshed.

Their father had few descendants, only three of them. As long as the other two died, the other one would be able to inherit the throne even if he had not cultivated dragon energy.

The most important thing is that there is a precedent. In order to ascend to that position, their father slaughtered all his brothers, and finally he succeeded in ascending to that position.

If there is a first time, there will be a second time. No one can guarantee that his other two brothers will not follow their father's example.

If he doesn't quickly obtain dragon energy and get the support of more ministers or more forces, once those two brothers really take action, he probably won't live long.

Thinking of this, Ji Wenjie said: "What you said makes sense."

"However, obtaining dragon energy from King Xiaoyao may not be an easy task."

Li Cheng said, "King Xiaoyao is just a weak and incompetent person. As long as Your Highness uses some tricks, you may be able to persuade King Xiaoyao to willingly hand over the dragon energy to Your Highness."

Ji Wenjie thought about it and felt that what Li Cheng said made sense. Lu Ming was just an uneducated playboy. He probably feared death the most now. If he could find a way to prolong his life, perhaps Lu Ming would willingly give him the dragon energy.

Just as Li Cheng was thinking this, a guard in casual clothes suddenly entered the restaurant's private room, "Your Highness, there is news from the palace."

(End of this chapter)

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