Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

That night, the imperial palace was not peaceful.

Emperor Liang was filled with anticipation for the auction tomorrow.

He had obtained the support of several hundred billion Heaven Dao Coins from his imperial sister through his father.

He was determined to win and full of confidence.

Not only could he bid for the fifth-grade rare immortal pill he needed, but he also had enough financial resources to prevent Prince Qin from bidding for the immortal treasure that could heal his Dao injuries.

Without any worries, he returned to his bedroom early, embracing his favorite concubine.

Taking advantage of his high spirits today, he prepared to gallop on his beloved concubine.

But as soon as he took off his pants, he received news that several princes were seriously injured, and their condition was very critical.

Emperor Liang's heart skipped a beat, and suddenly all his interest vanished. He had been full of fighting spirit just now, but at this moment, he was instantly discouraged.

The concubine saw Emperor Liang's listless appearance, and a hint of contempt flashed deep in her eyes, but she didn't dare to show it.

"Your Majesty, the princes' matter is no small matter. Your Majesty should quickly deal with the princes' affairs. This concubine will serve Your Majesty well another day."

The concubine hurriedly got up to help Emperor Liang change his clothes.

"My beloved concubine, I am sorry for you today.

But there are priorities, and I must rush over to see the princes immediately."

Although Emperor Liang was furious, he forcibly maintained his composure.

"Your Majesty, who do you think has eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, daring to injure several princes in the imperial city at the same time.

This concubine thinks that in our Great Liang Imperial City, the one with such courage should be…"

*Slap!*

Emperor Liang also looked at her, his eyes very cold.

The concubine was frightened and hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was this concubine who was being talkative. This concubine will never dare to do it again!"

"Beloved concubine, you must remember that you enjoy fine clothes and sumptuous food, enjoy wealth and glory, and enjoy a certain amount of power. All of these are given to you by me.

What you have to do is to be a well-behaved plaything in front of me. Do not interfere with things that you should not talk about, and do not interfere with things that you should not be involved in.

There are many people in the palace with mixed eyes, and it is hard to guarantee that there will be no talkative people.

If your words are heard by others and spread out of the palace, then the face will be completely torn apart.

That would ruin my grand plan!"

"Your Majesty, this concubine has remembered."

The concubine hurriedly responded.

"Well, that's it. I allow you to stay in my bedroom and rest well. I'm leaving."

The emperor straightened his dragon robe and left in a hurry.

Outside the bedroom, the palace guard commander was waiting respectfully. Seeing Emperor Liang come out, he was about to step forward to salute.

"Spare the formalities."

Emperor Liang's face was gloomy as he walked and asked, "What exactly is going on? Where are my princes now?"

"Your Majesty, the five princes are now all at the Sixth Prince's place.

As for what happened, this subordinate does not yet know. I only learned that the princes were seriously injured and was anxious, so I hurriedly came to report to Your Majesty.

However, the person who dares to attack five princes at the same time in the imperial city, the most likely possibility should be…"

"It's enough to know in your heart, no need to say it!"

Emperor Liang interrupted the guard commander.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this subordinate understands."

The guard commander's heart skipped a beat, and he understood Emperor Liang's meaning.

It seems that even if it was really done by that person, His Majesty has decided to endure it for the time being.

There's no way, who told the other party's backer to be so powerful, that even stomping their feet could make Yu Province tremble three times.

"Has the pharmacist been notified?"

"Your Majesty, we have already notified them. Presumably, the pharmacists are already in the Sixth Prince's palace."

… …

As they spoke, they soon arrived in front of the Sixth Prince's palace.

At this time, a talisman flew through the air and landed in the guard commander's hand.

He looked down and frowned.

"What's wrong? Haven't you found out yet?"

Seeing the guard commander's appearance, Emperor Liang couldn't help but say coldly.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. It is this subordinate and others who are incompetent.

We have only found out that the princes each brought two guards into the most luxurious restaurant in the imperial city, which belongs to the Eldest Princess's property."

Hearing this, Emperor Liang narrowed his eyes, and two cold rays flashed in his pupils.

"Mystic Cloud Residence?"

His face was extremely gloomy, "What are the princes doing at Mystic Cloud Residence, and all five of them went at the same time.

There must be something fishy about this.

If you can't find out, it seems that I can only ask them in person!"

After Emperor Liang finished speaking, he quickly walked into the Sixth Prince's palace.

As soon as he entered, he heard cries of pain coming from inside.

When he saw the princes, a surge of angry blood rushed to the top of his head, and his entire gloomy face instantly turned red.

No wonder the princes' screams were so weak.

He couldn't feel any fluctuations of magic power on the princes' bodies!

It was as if they were mortals without cultivation.

"This humble subject greets Your Majesty!"

The pharmacists who were treating the five princes hurriedly knelt down.

"Rise. How are the princes? What is the situation now?"

"Your Majesty, the princes… the princes…"

The pharmacists hesitated to speak.

"Speak!"

"Your Majesty, the princes' blessed lands are damaged, the star seas are cracked, and the wheels of life also have cracks. They were all forcibly penetrated by external forces, leading to the origin Dao injuries.

This subject and others are incompetent. Without corresponding rare treasures, this subject and others are at a loss for the origin Dao injuries and cannot repair them…"

"So that's how it is…"

Emperor Liang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly opened them.

At this time, his face was terrifyingly gloomy.

When he came in and saw the princes, he had already seen that the princes' cultivation should be gone, otherwise how could he not feel the fluctuations of magic power?

Although he had already prepared himself mentally, he still couldn't accept it when he actually heard the pharmacist say it, and he almost went berserk on the spot!

"If the immortal treasures in the imperial palace's treasury are used, coupled with your medical skills and pharmacist attainments, can they be slowly repaired?"

"Your Majesty, this old subject and others have limited abilities. For this kind of origin Dao injury, without corresponding rare immortal treasures, there is no possibility of any repair with the current immortal treasures in the imperial palace.

This subject and others will do our best to ensure that the origin Dao injuries of the princes will not continue to deteriorate within three days at most."

Emperor Liang slowly clenched his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice: "What is the result of the deterioration?"

"Your Majesty, although the deterioration will not be fatal, it will completely cut off the princes' path of cultivation. The star sea blessed land and the wheel of life will lose their last hope of recovery.

By then, even if there are corresponding rare immortal treasures, they will not be able to restore them to their original state.

Now, the only source of various rare treasures is Immortal Treasure Pavilion, which is the richest and most complete.

But recently, we have not heard that Immortal Treasure Pavilion has such immortal treasures for sale."

"Father Emperor…"

The eldest prince's weak voice reached Emperor Liang's ears.

Emperor Liang looked over and glanced at him. Just as he was about to comfort him, he saw that the other princes had also woken up.

Emperor Liang subconsciously rushed directly to the Sixth Prince, holding his hand and saying with heartache: "Sixth, how do you feel?"

Seeing this, the other princes' lips trembled. Following the physical damage given by that Yuan Chu, they also suffered a mental blow.

They felt aggrieved and angry.

Father Emperor only has Sixth in his eyes. Everything is Sixth, and it's always Sixth!

Five sons are here, all suffering from origin Dao injuries, but Father Emperor ignores them and only cares about Sixth!

"Father Emperor, this son is fine. The other imperial brothers are also seriously injured…"

The Sixth Prince's voice was very weak and listless.

Although he was injured like this, Father Emperor's performance at this time made him know that Father Emperor had lost his composure, and his concern was chaotic.

This kind of concern is Father Emperor's exclusive favor for him, but it made his heart sink.

At this moment, the imperial brothers are all in their most fragile state of mind.

Father Emperor's actions will inevitably make the jealousy in the imperial brothers' hearts burn fiercely, and they may do something crazy in the future.

Although he doesn't take these imperial brothers seriously.

With their intelligence, they can't fight against him on their own.

But after all, they are imperial brothers. If they target him all the time, it will still cause a lot of trouble and distract him.

This is what the Sixth Prince doesn't want to see.

Emperor Liang's heart was startled. Sixth's words made him come back to his senses and immediately understand Sixth's meaning.

He was indeed a little out of control. He cared too much about Sixth, so he ignored the feelings of the other princes.

With their fragile state of mind at this time, they are probably already very jealous and will also harbor resentment towards him, this Father Emperor.

"Take good care of yourself. Father Emperor will go see your imperial brothers."

Emperor Liang patted the back of the Sixth Prince's hand, got up, and walked towards the eldest prince and the others.

He cared for them one by one, asked them one by one, and tried his best to make them feel the warmth of fatherly love.

This was to ensure that these princes would not completely lose their balance and go to extremes because of this.

"Father Emperor, you must stand up for this son!"

Tears welled up in the Fifth Prince's eyes as he looked down at his body, feeling extremely desperate, his eyes empty.

"This son is ruined, completely ruined. Even Sixth Imperial Brother didn't escape this calamity. That…"

Emperor Liang made a gesture to silence him.

The Fifth Prince immediately closed his mouth.

Emperor Liang turned to look at the pharmacists and said, "You go outside and wait first. Without my summons, you are not allowed to come in."

"Yes."

Several pharmacists hurriedly withdrew from the room with their medicine boxes.

Immediately, Emperor Liang waved his hand and drew in the void, and a magic barrier covered the room.

"Tell me, how did you provoke that Yuan Chu?"

"Father Emperor, we were fooled. It was that Yuan Chu who deliberately lured us into being fooled. It's not that we wanted to provoke him…"

Emperor Liang gave the Fifth Prince a cold look, then looked at the Sixth Prince, "Sixth, you tell me."

The Sixth Prince immediately told the detailed process of the matter, one by one.

The other princes cast dissatisfied glances at him.

They thought, 'How could you say that? Shouldn't you embellish the story in front of Father Emperor?'

The Sixth Prince knew what they were thinking, and while he wore a bitter expression on the surface, he secretly cursed his brothers for being fools.

“Father Emperor, the course of events is exactly as I described.

The truth is, we barged into the top floor of the Xuanxiao Residence, and at that time, Yuan Chu and Anping County Princess were resting in bed.

He used this as a reason to cripple our cultivation.”

“Hmph, regardless of the reason, Yuan Chu shouldn't have done that!

We are princes of Great Liang! Where does he place our Great Liang royal family? Where does he place Father Emperor?”

The First Prince was extremely angry, his face contorted, and his body filled with hostility.

Perhaps he was too agitated, aggravating his injuries, and he cried out in pain, becoming quiet and not daring to move again.

“Fool!”

Emperor Liang scolded angrily, raising his palm, almost slapping the First Prince in the face, scaring the latter into shrinking his neck.

In the end, Emperor Liang still didn't slap him, his hand stopping in mid-air.

“You have been spoiled and pampered, and you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!

Who is that Yuan Chu? The Chief Disciple of the Supreme Honorary Elder of the Jinyun Immortal Sect!

He is also a peerless King among Sixteenth Grade prodigies, deeply favored by the Jinyun Sect's leadership!

He indeed doesn't place our royal family in his eyes; with his status and position, he has the capital to do so!

And you, presuming yourselves to be princes of Great Liang, are nothing more than ants that can be crushed at will in his eyes, do you not understand?”

“Father Emperor… is that Yuan Chu really that terrifying? It sounds like even you…”

“Shut up!”

Emperor Liang was so angry that he wanted to kick someone.

“If he were easy to deal with, would I need to deal with him insincerely?

You went and offered yourselves up, giving him an excuse to attack you!”

Emperor Liang took a deep breath, the anger and hostility in his heart churning simultaneously.

“But Father Emperor, are we just going to let our grudge go like this?

What about the prestige of our Great Liang royal family?”

“Prestige? In Great Liang, our royal family has prestige, but in front of the Jinyun Immortal Sect, Great Liang is nothing!

Do you really have no brains, unable to recognize your own limitations, or are you pretending to be fools in front of me?

Don't even mention you; even if he were to cripple my cultivation, I could only swallow this anger!

You want revenge? What do you have to take revenge with?

The strongest in our Great Liang is only at the Primordial Chaos Realm, while the Jinyun Immortal Sect has countless experts at the Primordial Chaos Realm.

There are plenty of Origin Realm and Primordial Beginning Realm experts, not to mention their hidden powerhouses!”

Hearing Emperor Liang say this, the princes' faces turned ashen, filled with unwillingness, yet utterly helpless.

“Remember, this matter ends here. I forbid any of you from mentioning Yuan Chu's name when discussing this matter.

Maintaining superficial harmony is the wise thing to do.

If we tear off the facade, the price is not something we can bear!”

“Yes.”

The princes were unwilling and reluctant.

“Have you remembered!

If you put the royal family in danger, don't blame me for disregarding our father-son relationship!”

Emperor Liang's words were very heavy.

The princes trembled, frightened, and hurriedly agreed.

“Well, rest assured, Father Emperor will definitely find rare immortal treasures to repair your Dao injuries.

You don't need to worry, just focus on recuperating.

Someone, move the First Prince, Second Prince, Fourth Prince, and Fifth Prince to other places to recuperate and take good care of them.”

Immediately, eunuchs and palace maids came in and carried the princes away.

Only Emperor Liang and the Sixth Prince were left here.

“Sixth, what are your thoughts on Father Emperor's attitude just now?”

“Your son dares not. Any decision Father Emperor makes is certainly made after careful consideration. Your son supports Father Emperor's choice.”

“Alright, it's just the two of us, father and son. Don't give me that act.

Tell the truth; tell me what you really think.”

The Sixth Prince pondered slightly upon hearing this, and then said, “Your son believes that the words Father Emperor spoke just now were only meant for the princes to hear.”

“Oh? Why?”

A smile appeared on Emperor Liang's face.

“Because the princes cannot recognize their own limitations and are easily impulsive. Father Emperor cannot give them the feeling that they have someone to rely on, otherwise, it might cause even bigger problems. At that time, their lives might not be spared, and the royal family would be even more passive.

In reality, Father Emperor did not intend to swallow this anger.

Or rather, enduring is only a temporary act of forbearance forced by the current situation.”

The smile on Emperor Liang's face deepened. “Then tell me, Yuan Chu's background is so powerful; why does Father Emperor still want to deal with such a powerful enemy?”

“Because of the heart of an emperor, the ambition of an emperor, and the might of an emperor!

How could an emperor be willing to be subordinate to others!

Furthermore, Yuan Chu's existence is always an uncertain factor.

We cannot place our hopes on others; we must control the initiative in our own hands, so that we will not be controlled by others!”

“Good, well said!”

Emperor Liang looked at the Sixth Prince with great satisfaction. “Among all my children, you are the most beloved because, in many ways, you are the most like me!

You have talent and strategy, see things deeply, and think things through more thoroughly and thoughtfully, far surpassing your brothers.

Among so many princes, only you are capable of shouldering great responsibilities in the future!”

Speaking of this, Emperor Liang's expression darkened slightly, and he said, “But Sixth, you also have shortcomings.

Perhaps it is because you are still young and it is still difficult to be sufficiently calm.

Take today's matter, for example; with your intelligence, you would actually fall for Yuan Chu's trick.

This is because you were not calm enough.

Of course, Yuan Chu is a meticulous and terrifying person.

If he really set up this scheme, then he can be said to have calculated your psychology to the extreme.

It just so happened that it was the night before the Immortal Treasure Pavilion auction.

When this news reached your ears, there was no time to make other preparations, and there was no room for choice, unless you ignored it.

But because the matter was important, he was certain that in order to cut off the hopes of Prince Qin's mansion, you would definitely not ignore it.

The facts prove that he won.

In this confrontation, he won completely, and you suffered a crushing defeat, paying the price of losing your cultivation and suffering Dao injuries.

Our royal family cannot even mention this matter because he has sufficient reasons.

We can only suffer in silence, swallowing our anger!”

“Father Emperor, we were wrong this time. There is one more point that Father Emperor didn't say, wanting to save face for your son.

In fact, your sons and others all had the mentality of wanting to claim credit.

That Yuan Chu is really good at calculations; the time he chose was particularly good, and the incident he chose to lure us into the trap was also particularly accurate.

He also has accomplices in this city; otherwise, there is no way to explain how he gave your son's informants the wrong impression, thus reporting the wrong information to us.”

“Isn't it normal for him to have accomplices?

After all, he is a personally transmitted disciple of Jinyun!”

“Father Emperor, what do you think Yuan Chu is really thinking?

On the one hand, he reached an agreement with you, maintaining superficial harmony, and even agreed to your matchmaking him with Aunt.

Now, Aunt has lost her chastity to him, but he continues to help Prince Qin's mansion, and may even oppose us in the future.

This time, did we suffer a loss…”

The Sixth Prince actually wanted to say that they lost both the princess and the troops.

But he didn't dare to say it so bluntly.

After all, that matter was led by Father Emperor, and saying that would make Father Emperor feel disgraced.

“It doesn't matter; your aunt is just one of Father Emperor's chess pieces.

The most important thing is that your aunt's entry into the game has bought us buffer time.

It is quite normal for that Yuan Chu to want to heal Prince Qin.

He once stated in front of me that he wanted to help Prince Qin's mansion.

As for the future, it is still difficult to determine whether he will target our royal family.

In any case, Father Emperor will never give up the initiative!

One cannot place hope on others; for a strategist, everyone else can be used as a chess piece except for oneself.

Of course, Sixth, you are an exception.

You are the most important person in Father Emperor's heart, the successor to Father Emperor's throne in the future.

In the future, you don't need to compete with your brothers for merit.

With their intelligence and talent, Father Emperor will never hand over the throne to them; you are the only choice.”

“Father Emperor, your son has remembered.”

The Sixth Prince was very satisfied and pleasantly surprised.

He had always known that Father Emperor loved him the most, and that the future throne would most likely be his.

But Father Emperor had never explicitly told him this in his presence.

He never expected that today, Father Emperor would actually tell him in such a certain tone that he was the future Great Liang Emperor!