Evil of all ages

Chapter 205 The Last Edict
Xu Yunxue was overjoyed. Li Tianwu said he was going into seclusion, but like Ye Wuji, he didn't want to get involved in what was to come.

However, both Ye Wuji and Li Tianwu heard His Majesty's last words, even though they were only two words long.

Happy
But these two words can be either large or small.

Even though she knew that a Grandmaster would not stoop to lying, she was still afraid that Ye Wuji and Li Tianwu would run off to find the Carefree King after leaving the palace.

Leaving them behind was impossible; she could only send people to follow Ye Wuji and Li Tianwu, to see them return to their respective residences.

She only felt at ease when she stayed behind closed doors and didn't concern herself with external affairs.

Scanning the hall, one could see many eunuchs and palace maids kneeling there, trembling with fear.

These people also heard His Majesty's last words.

"kill"

Xu Yunxue is a decisive person. She can't touch Ye Wuji and the other two, but the people here must die.

Upon hearing the order, two female innate powerhouses appeared and killed all the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall.

This includes Imperial Physician Yang, who took His Majesty's pulse.

Before his death, the imperial physician was filled with resentment. He vowed that if there was an afterlife, he would never be an imperial physician again.

"Grandma Lotus"

Smelling the strong stench of blood in the hall, Xu Yunxue suddenly sensed that slightly aggressive gaze again and instinctively called out Granny Lian.

"Women have a strong sixth sense."

Huang Taichu muttered to himself, "He just has the spirit of Cao Cao," but remembering that he was there to watch the show, he restrained himself.

Lu Yilian appeared instantly beside Xu Yunxue. She wondered what the Palace Master wanted from her.
"Are there any outsiders in this hall besides our people?"

Xu Yunxue raised her senses to the highest level and looked around the hall, especially at the location of Huang Taichu, which she glanced at several times.

Upon hearing the Palace Master's suspicion that there were outsiders hiding inside the palace, Lu Yilian immediately raised her perception to the highest level to investigate everything inside the palace.

"Palace Master, apart from us, there are no other heartbeats or breathing sounds in the hall."

Lu Yilian replied.

"Could it be a Grandmaster-level expert? No..."

When Xu Yunxue heard Granny Lian say no, she first suspected that Granny Lian, who was a Grandmaster-level expert and only half a Grandmaster, could not detect it.

But the next second, she rejected the guess.

This is the imperial palace. The Grandmasters of the Li imperial family are not allowed to appear in the imperial palace outside the court.

It's even more impossible that the person spying on her from the shadows was a Grandmaster of the Li royal family.

This slightly intrusive gaze only appeared today.

If there were any disrespectful elders among the Grandmasters of the Li royal family, this observation would have been made long ago, not just today.

"Perhaps it's because my nerves are more tense at times like this that I'm hallucinating."

Xu Yunxue offered herself an explanation.

"Go and summon the commander of the Imperial Guards."

With the emperor's death, Xu Yunxue knew there were many things to handle properly and she couldn't afford to be distracted.

He then put aside his distracting thoughts and asked Zhu Duo'er to call Nie Yang in from outside.

Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Nie Yang saw Ye Wuji and the other person leave. Immediately afterward, a strong smell of blood wafted from inside the hall, which made his expression change.

The Empress is cleaning up the people in the palace; perhaps His Majesty will pass away before he can designate a prince to inherit the throne.

Or perhaps His Majesty's choice of the heir to the throne displeased the Empress, leading to the purging of those in the know and the support of another prince.

But Ye Wuji and the other man's attitude left him confused. What did it mean that they left so peacefully? He couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

Just as he was struggling with this decision, Zhu Duo'er came over and said that the Empress wanted to see him.

This made him uneasy, but he still followed Zhu Duo'er inside.

May Your Majesty the Empress be blessed.

Upon entering the hall, Nie Yang did not look around. He knelt down on one knee in front of the Empress.

"His Majesty has passed away. This is His Majesty's last edict."

Xu Yunxue stopped pretending because she knew Nie Yang was a smart man, seeing that so many eunuchs and palace maids, including the imperial physician, had died in the palace.

They didn't understand anything; they were just dumbfounded.

Calmly announce that His Majesty has passed away, and show him the prepared edict.

Nie Yang picked up the will and his eyes narrowed as he looked at it; it was just as he had guessed.

Neither the eldest prince nor the third prince succeeded to the throne.

He is the unknown seventeenth prince. The seventeenth prince, Li Xuanqing, is twelve years old this year. His mother is Consort Cai, who used to be a palace maid.

She is young and has no family members on her mother's side.

It means it's easy to control.

"Commander Nie, the new ruler is young and may not be able to win over the people. My abilities are limited. Would you be willing to help me?"

Xu Yunxue asked.

The words were made so obvious, how could Nie Yang not understand?

But he had no choice.

If he didn't agree, the half-step Grandmaster beside the Empress would kill him on the spot. He had no choice but to pledge his loyalty to the Empress.

Seeing that Nie Yang had submitted, Xu Yunxue could not simply let him go. She had Zhu Duo'er give Nie Yang a poison pill, claiming it was a medicine to strengthen his body.

Nie Yang knew everything; it was just a method to control him, so he immediately swallowed the poison pill.

Seeing that Nie Yang agreed so readily, Xu Yunxue felt relieved.

She said that every three months she would have Zhu Duo'er bring him "strengthening and health-preserving" pills, and that he should remember to take them. She then arranged for him to go down and guard the palace gate.

No one shall be allowed into the palace without her order.

Immediately afterwards, she summoned Fan Hongyan, the Right Deputy Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Before Li Tianwu made a breakthrough, he delegated power to the left and right deputy commanders.

Now that he has successfully broken through and emerged from seclusion, for some unknown reason, he has not taken back all the powers that were delegated.

As a result, the Embroidered Uniform Guard is now jointly controlled by Fan Hongyan and Cui Dongping.

Where is Cui Dongping?

Xu Yunxue asked Fan Hongyan, who was kneeling in front of her.

See if there's an opportunity to win over Cui Dongping and take control of the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"When the Commander left the palace, he went with him."

Fan Hongyan lowered his head and answered.

When Xu Yunxue heard that Cui Dongping had left the palace with Li Tianwu, she felt it was a pity.

She waved for Fan Hongyan to leave, and waited for her elder brother to enter the palace.

The Grand Prince's Residence

When Li Wukong learned the news, his father had fainted at the entrance of the southern prison.

He became excited.

I have a feeling that my father won't make it through the night.

While gathering his troops, he patiently awaited news, only taking action after confirming his father's death.

He received the news that the palace gates were closed immediately after Ye Wuji and Li Tianwu left the palace.

Ye Wuji and Li Tianwu did not go anywhere; they returned to their respective residences and remained inside.

He knew that his father, the emperor, had passed away.

He excitedly scanned the densely packed people in the mansion.

府兵
Three thousand retainers
Wind Blade Sect

Broken Blade Sect

……

These are his strengths.

"My friends, the time has come. Once I sit on that throne, I will keep my promise to you."

"Set off"

Li Wukong led his men out.

The Third Prince's Residence

Because the White Lotus Sect's plan was exposed, the gates of the capital city remain closed.

This angered the Third Prince, Li Yanliang, because he was from the maternal family and was powerful.

The four major camps guarding the capital
Azure Dragon Camp, White Tiger Camp, Vermilion Bird Camp...

His maternal family controlled half of the Xuanwu Camp's forces.

Besides this, the guerrilla soldiers and bandits kept outside were all unable to enter because the city gates were closed.

(End of this chapter)