The shrill shouts instantly echoed through the entire imperial study room.
Chu Xiaoao's expression suddenly changed, he stood up abruptly, and said in surprise: "Changtian?"
The person coming is none other than the eldest prince, Chu Changtian!
But at this moment, he was covered in blood, his clothes were ragged, and his body was covered in bruises. On his exposed back, there was a ferocious knife mark from his tailbone to the back of his head.
It seemed that the injuries on his body were so serious that he could not even stand up. He could only lie on the ground, straining his neck and looking up at Chu Xiaoao; his unkempt face was covered with blood, and he looked like
Extremely miserable.
"Father...save...save me..."
Chu Changtian raised his right hand towards Chu Xiaoao with great effort, as if he wanted his father to give him a hand.
"Escort!"
"Protect Your Majesty!"
At the same time, countless armored imperial soldiers rushed in quickly.
"Get out!"
Chu Xiaoao shouted loudly and drove away the imperial army; then he walked down the steps and quickly came to Chu Changtian: "What's going on? Why are you hurt so badly?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he hurriedly grabbed Chu Changtian's right hand, his spiritual energy overflowing, wanting to help his son heal.
But as soon as the spiritual energy entered his body, his expression changed dramatically again.
Chu Changtian's body was in a complete mess at the moment; his meridians were blocked, his bones were broken, and even his internal organs were damaged to varying degrees, which couldn't be treated with spiritual energy!
"Who did this? Who did this?"
Chu Xiaoao's eyes instantly turned red, he grabbed Chu Changtian's hand tightly and roared fiercely.
Of the seven sons he had, the eldest son was the one he was most satisfied with; even if Ye Wushuang hadn't helped Chu Yuntian open the fish-gut dagger, he would have conferred the title of crown prince to Chu Changtian.
Even so, he was also thinking about how to take the opportunity to depose Chu Yuntian and pass his throne to Chu Changtian.
Because the eldest prince, Chu Changtian, has always been the best candidate in his mind to inherit the throne!
But at this moment, the son he was most satisfied with, the son he was most proud of, was beaten half to death, and his cultivation was almost destroyed. He deserved death!
"Yes...it's Ye Wushuang..."
Chu Changtian's face was pale and he was as angry as gossamer as he explained: "As soon as he returned to the imperial capital, he rushed directly into my mansion and wanted to kill my son. If my guards hadn't saved him desperately, they would have won for me."
There is only a glimmer of hope, I am afraid that I will never see my father again in this life!"
"Ye Wushuang?"
Chu Xiaoao was stunned for a moment, and his whole head was a little confused.
Recently, he did have the idea of taking action against Ye Wushuang to eliminate this hidden danger, but nothing has been put into action yet; even though Gongsun Huai, the fourth prince of the Tianyuan Shangguo, kept sending letters of credence to put pressure on him, asking him to deal with Ye Wushuang and against Ye Wushuang.
When the Ye family took action, he chose silence and suppressed it forcefully.
Not only that, he also gave many orders to warn the descendants not to rely on their royal status to bully others or provoke Ye Wushuang. During this period, the Chu royal family, as the master of the Cangyun Empire, was very restrained.
Under such circumstances, why did Ye Wushuang suddenly want to kill Chu Changtian?
"What did you do again?"
Chu Xiaoao reacted instantly, and looked at Chu Changtian with eyes that were no longer loving and caring, but rather angry, and shouted: "Didn't I warn you not to provoke Ye Wushuang?"
"Father, I...I didn't provoke him..."
Chu Changtian cried weakly: "It was him, the Ye family, who did something extremely evil, and his subordinates found out about it; that's why Ye Wushuang wanted to kill and silence him!"
"What did the Ye family do?"
"The Ye family massacred the entire Qingyun City!"
As soon as these words came out, Chu Xiaoao froze for an instant, dumbfounded, and said in disbelief: "You...what did you say?"
"Father, the Ye family massacred the entire population of more than 600,000 people in Qingyun City!"
Chu Changtian seemed to have regained some strength, and his speech was no longer hesitant, but became coherent, and explained: "Ever since your father, you canonized Ye Qingtian as Qingyun Hou, the Ye family has become arrogant and domineering, directly in Qingyun City.
He and the surrounding cities ran rampant, committed all kinds of evil, acted wantonly, and directly became a local emperor."
"As the saying goes, the tyranny of the Ye family quickly aroused the dissatisfaction of the entire Qingyun people. They wanted to write to the court many times to expose and report; but they never thought that this would completely anger Ye Qingtian, and he actually ordered
The Ye family directly... directly massacred all the more than 600,000 people in Qingyun City!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaoao clenched his fists instantly, his eyebrows raised and his eyes raised, filled with anger.
More than 600,000 people, that’s more than 600,000 people!
As the Emperor of Cangyun, although he has great ambitions, hides the world in his belly, and has the ambition to swallow clouds, he has never forgotten that he is a king and the king of tens of millions of people in the entire Cangyun Empire.
Even if he treats these people with indifference, even if he sincerely looks down on these unqualified mortals, there are 600,000 living beings in one city, and even he, the emperor, does not dare to kill at will.
Just kill them if you say so!
Ye family, how dare you?
Simply lawless!
"Not only that, in order to conceal the news, the Ye family also captured Jizhou City, killed the Jizhou County Sheriff in public, threatened the people not to leak the secret, and tried to hide it. Fortunately, there was an official in the Erchen Mansion who was from Jizhou. He returned a few days ago
When I came to visit my relatives, I discovered such a terrible incident, so I panicked and fled back to the imperial capital, and informed my son and ministers of the matter."
"Unexpectedly, the traces of my staff were leaked and Ye Wushuang knew about it, so he hurriedly returned to the imperial capital and went directly to Changtian Palace to kill his ministers; otherwise, how could he dare to kill Tianyuan again?
How dare you return to Cangyun when you are the Sixth Prince of the Kingdom of China? Do you dare to return to the Imperial Capital?"
Chu Changtian burst into tears and cried miserably: "Father, he is doing this to silence his son, to conceal the Qingyun tragedy, and to deal with the aftermath of the Ye family, Father!"
"Shuzi shall be punished!"
Chu Xiaoao suddenly stood up, furious.
He had known for a long time that Ye Wushuang valued the Ye family, relatives and friends very much; and since the Ye family had done such treacherous and cruel things, Ye Wushuang definitely had reason to help the Ye family, eradicate the roots and conceal the news!
Moreover, this can also explain why Ye Wushuang did not take the opportunity to escape after killing the sixth prince Gongsun Qi, but still returned to the imperial capital.
Just as Chu Changtian said, he is here to silence and deal with the consequences!
"Damn it!"
Chu Xiaoao cursed angrily and immediately asked: "Where is Ye Wushuang now?"
"He is right behind him and will enter the palace in a matter of seconds!"
Chu Changtian said without hesitation: "Father, that Ye Wushuang has entered the Beginning Realm, and has become red-eyed, and I am afraid it will be extremely difficult to resist now. The son came here risking his life to inform his father to leave the palace as soon as possible.
Hide from evil thieves..."
How long has it been since Ye Wushuang started practicing?
In just half a year, he has already entered the Beginning Realm and can be called a martial arts wizard!
Chu Xiaoao was slightly shocked in his heart, but he snorted coldly, interrupted Chu Changtian directly, and shouted: "Hide? I am the leader of a country, Emperor Cangyun, how can I act like a rat and run away in danger?"
"Don't worry, although our Chu royal family has been in decline for a hundred years, we will not be scared by a mere Beginning Realm warrior!"
"What's more, have you forgotten that your father, I, am also a warrior of the Beginning Realm, and I also have the peak cultivation level of the Beginning Realm!"
Before he finished speaking, a majestic power suddenly surged from Chu Xiaoao's body.
Hearing this, Chu Changtian's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, but there was still a worried look on his face, and he said in panic: "Father, you must not do this!"
"My son once fought against Ye Wushuang. Although this son has just entered the Beginning Realm, his cultivation level is extremely weird. At full strength, it is comparable to the Xuan Realm. It may be dangerous for my father to take action!"
"Comparable to the Xuan Realm?"
As soon as these words came out, Chu Xiaoao frowned slightly, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.
Ye Wushuang does have a lot of weird things about that kid. Now, with his cultivation in the Beginning Realm, it is not surprising that he is able to display the strength of the Xuan Realm.
However, in this case, if you want to stop or kill this son, he and the Ouchi guards alone may have no chance of winning!
"Father, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood!"
Seeing Chu Xiaoao's hesitation, Chu Changtian hurriedly persuaded him again: "Now that Cangyun has fallen, the strength of our Chu royal family is not as good as before. Facing such evil thieves, the only best option is to avoid the edge temporarily.
"
"I know that my father is a ninety-five-year-old man. If he runs away without fighting, he may lose his identity; but I also ask that my father can think about the Chu royal family and Cangyun's thousand-year-old foundation and avoid it temporarily."
Speaking of this, Chu Changtian seemed to sigh unintentionally, and said regretfully: "It's a pity that Sword Master Lin Tao is not in the palace, otherwise why would he need to be afraid of a mere Ye Wushuang?"
Lin Tao Sword Master?
Hearing this, Chu Xiaoao's eyes suddenly lit up, his originally tangled brows relaxed slightly, the corners of his mouth quietly raised, revealing a smile, and said confidently: "Who said Sword Master Lin Tao is not in the palace?"
Before he finished speaking, Chu Xiaoao turned around and looked at the bookshelf on the side of the imperial study room. He waved his right palm and shot out a stream of spiritual energy, which instantly hit an ancient book on the bookshelf.
Crunch...
As soon as the words fell, a loud voice suddenly arose; the bookshelf on that side moved slowly, revealing a dark corridor.
"Master, please come out!"
Looking at the dark corridor, Chu Xiaoao put his hands behind his back and shouted in a deep voice.
Ta da...
Before he finished speaking, crisp footsteps came from the corridor.
Slowly, a white-haired middle-aged man wearing a black robe and carrying a sword slowly walked out at this moment, gradually revealing his true appearance.
"Sword Master, Lin Tao!"
When he saw the person coming clearly, the companion suddenly exclaimed with a surprised expression.
In the past, Cangyun Empire once had three powerful martial arts masters, all of whom were terrifying existences that surpassed the Beginning Realm. They were also the foundation for Cangyun Empire to dominate the Eastern Wilderness and look down upon the other four empires.
This sword master, Lin Tao, is one of Cangyun's three great martial arts masters.
It is said that although he is not as good as the No. 1 Black and White Venerable Pu Ruozhi, he still has the cultivation of Xuan Realm. He is also very proficient in swordsmanship. He once destroyed thousands of armies with one sword and achieved the reputation of Sword Master!
A hundred years have passed, and everyone thought that the former Cangyun's number one swordsman had long since died and turned into a handful of loess; but they did not expect that he had been hiding in the Ouchi Palace!
It turns out that my father hid Pu Ruozhi here...
Although Chu Changtian also showed a surprised expression, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of cunning flashed away.
He had long known that Sword Master Lin Tao was hidden in the palace by his father and was responsible for guarding and interrogating Pu Ruozhi. However, his father was extremely secretive in his work. Even though he kept trying and secretly investigating, he was never able to find the location of the secret room.
But he didn’t expect that he would be in the imperial study room!
"His Majesty!"
Lin Tao stopped in front of the corridor and bowed slightly towards Chu Xiaoao.
"Um!"
Chu Xiaoao nodded slightly and said immediately: "Did you hear the conversation I had with Chang Tian just now?"
"I heard it!"
"Are you sure?"
"A mere post-Confucian person is not worth mentioning!"
Lin Tao said confidently: "As long as His Majesty gives the order, I can take his head in an instant!"
"Yeah?"
At this moment, an indifferent sneer suddenly came.