Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Next, Liang Wan'er discussed the content of her conversation with her father and took out the True Dragon Jade Seal to show Jun Wuxie.

“Taking this opportunity to obtain the True Dragon Jade Seal is indeed a good outcome.

Previously, you hadn't mentioned the Jade Seal, and I wasn't aware that your royal ancestors had established such rules.”

“Wan'er considered the difficulties she might face after ascending the throne, as she is, after all, a woman.

Of course, Lord Jun can certainly resolve these issues, but Wan'er doesn't want to trouble Lord Jun with everything. It's better for Wan'er to do what she can herself, and not always cause you trouble.”

“What's wrong with being a woman? Who says a woman can't sit on the throne?

In this world, one's position and height are irrelevant to gender or even species. It only depends on ability and skill. The capable should lead.

Not all men are stronger than women. Throughout history, there have been many exceptionally talented women who have reached great heights.

Humans, men and women, are meant to cooperate, not to be in opposition. We shouldn't dictate what men can do and what women cannot.

Also, there's naturally no problem with you completing the things you can yourself, and I support that.

But if it's very dangerous, you don't need to do it personally.

Perhaps what requires a huge price for you to achieve is merely a simple task for me.

We are not ordinary people. We have responsibilities and missions, and we bear the fate of many others.

Therefore, when we do things, we should consider everything more comprehensively and strive for the greatest results with the least sacrifice.”

“Wan'er understands.”

Liang Wan'er was very touched and felt a hint of sweetness in her heart.

Lord Jun doesn't want her to take risks; he's concerned about her.

At this moment, Liang Wan'er overlooked the other content of Jun Wuxie's words.

It's true that he cares about her safety, but only because they are like-minded individuals, walking the same path, and sailing in the same boat.

“Lord Jun, I promised my father that the funds must be transferred to Liang Buqun's private treasury by noon tomorrow.

How is the auction schedule arranged at Immortal Treasure Pavilion?”

“Don't worry, Immortal Treasure Pavilion will auction the celestial treasure that can heal King Qin's Dao injuries before your agreed deadline arrives.

When the time comes, I'll have Immortal Treasure Pavilion temporarily rearrange the auction order.

With your trillions of Heavenly Dao Coins as backing, Liang Buqun will certainly have no worries when bidding for the breakthrough Primordial pills.

This time, I'm going to make him bleed heavily.

“Wan'er, what is your relationship with your nephews?”

“It's naturally not good. Those princes all want to become the heir to the throne. Given my relationship with Liang Buqun, they would naturally not be close to me.

Not only that, but they have also secretly opposed me in order to please Liang Buqun.”

“Did the Sixth Prince ever harass Keqing?”

“Harassment is not the right word, after all, no one dares to do anything to the Qin King's Mansion openly. Even Liang Buqun has to show some respect.

At most, they would do some disgusting things in secret to annoy the Qin King's Mansion.

The Sixth Prince pursued Keqing for a while, although he was always rejected.

In public, Keqing has never given him a good look, but he never tired of it.

Not only the Sixth Prince, but the other princes are also the same.

They all know Liang Buqun's will and want to please Liang Buqun, while also trying to gain bargaining chips for themselves.

If anyone can marry the Anping Princess, they will have the opportunity to become an important member of the Qin Family Army and take over the Qin Family Army after overthrowing King Qin.

In this way, the future battle for the throne will have the most solid foundation and backing, leaving other competitors far behind.

These princes have inherited Liang Buqun's ambition and ruthlessness. None of them have good intentions. Their pursuit of Keqing is primarily for profit; lust is only secondary.

However, apart from the Sixth Prince, the other princes do not have Liang Buqun's intelligence and scheming.

In addition, the Sixth Prince's cultivation talent is also the strongest among the princes, so Liang Buqun loves him the most.”

“Since that's the case, then let's make good use of these princes.

I still have matters to attend to and need to return to the Qin King's Mansion. I won't stay here any longer.”

“Alright.”

Liang Wan'er watched him leave, watching his figure gradually fade away, disappearing before her eyes.

Then, her sexy lips gradually curled upward, and a smile appeared on her face.

“Lord Jun is such a man…”

Liang Wan'er murmured, her slender hand touching the void, where Jun Wuxie had disappeared.

“Your Highness, are you feeling better?”

A concerned voice came from the maid outside the door.

Liang Wan'er suddenly came back to her senses, abruptly retracting her hand, her right hand unconsciously pinching the fingers of her left hand in front of her.

She calmed herself, trying to maintain a normal expression, and said, “I'm fine. Come in.”

The maids outside the door couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

It seemed that the Princess had adjusted her mood.

They had never seen the Princess like that before and were all frightened.

They didn't know what the Supreme Emperor had said to the Princess to make her like that.

Anyway, the Supreme Emperor's visits never brought anything good.

It had always been like this. After each departure, the Princess's mood would be very down and very bad.

But they had never seen the Princess in such a state, emotionally collapsing and with tears streaming down her face.

… …

At the same time, Jun Wuxie and Jinse left the Qin King's Mansion.

Although they weren't swaggering, they didn't hide their tracks either.

The two of them left the imperial city just like that.

Eyes watching them in the dark followed from afar, followed for a long time, and finally discovered that the direction they were heading might be the border.

So, these eyes immediately sent the message back to the imperial palace.

Inside the imperial palace, in a palace, a young man was leaning back in a chair, tapping the table rhythmically with his fingers.

Before him was a woman in black, with a graceful figure, full curves, and a relatively beautiful appearance.

“Sixth Prince, you said that Yuan Chu just returned from the Eastern Border, and now he's suddenly leaving. Could it be that he's going to the border to meet with King Qin?”

“Hmm, continue.”

The Sixth Prince's fingers continued to tap the table, the rhythm unchanged.

“If he's going to the border to meet with King Qin, then could it be related to tomorrow's auction?

After all, King Qin is injured, and tomorrow's auction at Immortal Treasure Pavilion just so happens to have a rare celestial treasure that matches King Qin's realm and can repair his Dao injuries.

In the past, King Qin's bids for celestial treasures have always ended in failure.

In recent years, the Qin King's Mansion has never participated in auctions again, seemingly having given up.

But it's impossible for King Qin to truly give up the opportunity to heal his Dao injuries.

Previously, he lost in the battle of wealth, but now he has the help of Yuan Chu, a direct disciple of the Jinyun Immortal Sect.

Perhaps Yuan Chu can provide financial support to King Qin.

Furthermore, didn't King Qin ask His Majesty for a military salary some time ago?

That's not a small amount…”

Speaking to this point, the woman in black suddenly stopped, not continuing with the rest of her words.

“Are you trying to say that the Third Prince is incompetent, and even if he personally goes to supervise the use of the military salary, he still can't guarantee that King Qin will use all of it for the army, and it's very likely that he'll keep some of it to use as bidding funds at tomorrow's auction?”

“This subordinate dares not presume to comment on the princes. If this subordinate has offended you, please punish me, Sixth Prince!”

The woman said this, but her expression was neither humble nor arrogant.

“This prince likes your personality.

The Third Brother is this prince's competitor, and you are this prince's subordinate. Analyzing the Third Brother for this prince is serving this prince. What's wrong with that?

Besides, the Third Brother is indeed not that great, at least compared to King Qin, he's far inferior.

Don't think that King Qin is loyal to the dynasty and doesn't compete for anything, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have scheming.

He's just more principled, so he's bound by various rules and regulations.

But if he were to play tricks, ten Third Brothers wouldn't be a match for him.

Besides, that border is King Qin's territory, and the entire Qin Family Army is loyal to King Qin.”

“Yes, so this subordinate thinks it's possible that King Qin will use the military salary as bidding funds.”

“Heh, King Qin's actions in the past were not of this style.

In this prince's view, King Qin asked for the military salary mostly because Yuan Chu blew the wind.

I don't know how he managed to change King Qin's mind.

This Yuan Chu is not simple, whether it's his identity, status, martial arts talent, or his temperament and mind.

No wonder His Majesty regards him as a major threat, and the urgency to eliminate him is even greater than that of King Qin.”

“Ah? Isn't Yuan Chu now emotionally entangled with the Princess?

As long as he marries the Princess in the future, he will also be considered a member of the royal family.

He wouldn't just side with King Qin and oppose the royal family, would he?”

“Remember, a strategist should completely control the situation in their own hands, and not place their hopes on others.

It would be too naive to expect Yuan Chu not to harm the interests of the royal family for the sake of the Qin King's Mansion.

It's like placing oneself in front of a cliff, with Yuan Chu standing behind the cliff.

Whether you fall into the abyss depends entirely on whether he will reach out and push.

If it were you, would you be willing to let yourself get to that point?”

“What the Sixth Prince says is absolutely true. This subordinate was thinking too idealistically.

This subordinate still has doubts.

If Yuan Chu is going to the border to meet with King Qin, why not better conceal his tracks?

With his abilities, he should definitely be able to avoid our eyes and ears.”

The Sixth Prince was silent for a moment upon hearing this, and the rhythm of his fingers tapping the table slowed down slightly.

After a while, he said, “Perhaps he deliberately let us know that he went to the border.

In recent days, Father Emperor met with Yuan Chu in the palace, after which Yuan Chu went to his aunt's Yaohua Palace and stayed for many days.

That day, Yuan Chu must have reached some agreement with Father Emperor.

With his status and position as a direct disciple of the Jinyun Immortal Sect, his visit to the frontier to meet Prince Qin today suggests...

That his purpose is to tell Father Emperor that he wants to heal Prince Qin's Dao injury and participate in tomorrow's auction.

Currently, Yuan Chu and Father Emperor maintain a tacit understanding, even though they know each other's thoughts, they don't want to directly fall out.

Therefore, in Yuan Chu's view, by conveying this information to the royal family, the royal family would, out of consideration for his reputation, give way to Prince Qin at tomorrow's auction.

"I see."

"Your Highness, what do you think His Majesty will choose? Will he really give way to Prince Qin?"

"Of course not. I know Father Emperor's nature too well."

"Prince Qin is a serious threat."

"Father Emperor has put in so much effort to bring down Prince Qin, causing him to suffer a Dao injury that is difficult to heal."

"How could he possibly let Prince Qin recover just because of Yuan Chu?"

Just then, the void in a certain part of the room suddenly rippled slightly.

The void presented a small vortex, and a ray of light broke through the air, drawing a brilliant trajectory and landing on the table in front of the Sixth Prince.

The Sixth Prince looked down, and the light on the talisman flowed, revealing lines of writing.

"Interesting, it seems they don't have absolute certainty."

The Sixth Prince casually wiped it away, and the talisman turned into a rain of light, disappearing without a trace.

"Your Highness, what happened?"

"You don't need to know this. Step back."

"Yes."

The woman in black bowed and retreated a few steps, then turned and left, disappearing before the Sixth Prince.

"Someone come."

"Your Highness, what are your orders!"

A shadow appeared.

"Quickly use secret methods to inquire with our informants along the route from the imperial city to the frontier, as well as the informants at the frontier, to confirm whether Yuan Chu has gone to the frontier."

"Yes!"

The shadow disappeared again.

"Hmm."

The Sixth Prince gently tapped the edge of the table, a thoughtful look on his face.

Princess Anping is secretly hosting a banquet for the ministers of the court.

The list of invitees was on the talisman just now.

"My good aunt, it seems you are drifting further and further away from our royal family. Why do you always side with outsiders?"

"If you continue like this, your future is worrying."

A cold look appeared on the Sixth Prince's face.

The list of people Princess Anping invited on the talisman were all ministers who supported his aunt, the Eldest Princess Liang Wan'er.

Tomorrow is the Immortal Treasure Pavilion's auction, and Princess Anping's secret invitation to them at this time is very obvious.

She is probably seeking financial support.

This shows that the financial support given by Yuan Chu is not much, at least not enough to make them feel confident of winning.

Although Yuan Chu deliberately passed information to the royal family, they still made two preparations, worried that the royal family would not give way.

"I have to say, the older ginger is spicier."

"Father Emperor was too thorough in this regard."

"Before he designed Prince Qin's injury, he secretly monitored the channels of my aunt's financial flow through certain means."

"As a result, my aunt cannot directly provide financial support to Prince Qin's manor."

"I wonder what those ministers will choose?"

"In recent years, my aunt's influence in the court has not been as great as it once was."

"Are those ministers who once supported her still so firm?"

"If Liang Wan'er seeks financial support, will those ministers dare to lend it to her at risk?"

Thinking of this, the Sixth Prince picked up his tea and took a sip, "In any case, I still have to go there to ensure that they don't dare to lend."

"Otherwise, my royal family will have to pay a lot more Heavenly Dao Coins tomorrow."

"Although my royal family is not short of money, money is not wasted like this."

… …

An hour later, it was already dusk.

The shadow appeared, bringing news to the Sixth Prince.

Their informants in the Eastern Frontier confirmed that they had personally seen Yuan Chu and the woman beside him arrive in the Eastern Frontier and go to the military camp.

"Since it's not a trap, then I have to spoil the fun."

The Sixth Prince's lips curled up, he put down the teacup in his hand, straightened his robes, called two guards, and left.

At the same time, similar scenes were playing out in the residences of the other princes.

They also received this news and were all preparing to bring people to spoil the situation.

They couldn't let the other princes steal the credit and then curry favor with Father Emperor.

Only the Third Prince, who was stationed at the frontier, was not in the imperial city and did not participate.