Yantian City is the capital of the Yantian Empire, and it is also the largest and most prosperous city in the Yantian Empire. Its permanent population has reached an astonishing 30 million, which shows its huge size.
And the imperial palace is right in the center of Yantian City.
A group of people fell into an open space in the palace on a flying bird. Ling Changfeng, who had already received the news, came with an army to respond. Yan Ting jumped off the flying bird, and Ling Changfeng immediately stepped forward.
Come, lean slightly, make a greeting gesture with both hands, smile and say: "Yan Ting, you are here.
"Chang Feng." Yan Ting greeted Ling Changfeng warmly.
Afterwards, Mo Xuanzhang and Buyunya also jumped off the flying birds and landed steadily on the ground.
"Xuanzhang, Yunya, you are here too." Ling Changfeng looked very happy. These people were all the people who sat at the same table with him when he attended the birthday banquet last time. They had a great chat that time, so they are all familiar with each other.
Got connected.
"Chang Feng."
"Senior Brother Ling!"
Both of them also responded.
Ling Changfeng looked at the three people who got off the bird first and was filled with joy. However, he did not hesitate and immediately walked to the bird to greet the twelve people who came down. He knew that these twelve people were here to protect them.
The strong man of his father.
"Chang Feng hereby respectfully invites Yu Xiao and the other twelve senior brothers!" Ling Changfeng bowed and said respectfully.
"There's no need to be polite, Chang Feng. As a disciple of Zhulu's inner courtyard, if you need help, it's our duty as senior brothers to help you. What's more, the third elder has given an order. Just tell us directly what to do." Yu Xiao
Smiled.
"In this case, I won't say any more polite words to Chang Feng. All senior brothers have come from afar. Please come with Chang Feng. Chang Feng has prepared the room and banquet. You all will have a short rest. After lunch, we will meet again.
Let’s discuss other things.” Ling Changfeng raised his hand, clearly a gesture of invitation, without any airs of a prince.
Ling Changfeng's humility also made everyone feel comfortable. They were originally super strong people in the Yuan Dao realm. Naturally, they felt dissatisfied because a Tianyuan realm came to perform a protection mission. However, Ling Changfeng's humble behavior made everyone feel comfortable.
They felt that most of their dissatisfaction dissipated immediately.
Following Ling Changfeng through the endless houses and corridors, they finally came to their respective rooms where they were dining. Yan Ting and Buyunya stared at the huge and vast palace with their eyes wide open.
Yan Ting can be regarded as the young head of a family, but this is indeed the first time he has set foot in this palace. The magnificent buildings under the sunlight dazzled Yan Ting, and it took him a long time to recover.
The imperial guards here have three steps to one post and five steps to one sentry. Their cultivation level is above Tianyuan Realm. There is also a Yuanluo Realm strongman in every hundred people in the team. It is conceivable that the royal family of Yantian Empire
How huge is the background? This is only what Yan Ting has seen. What he cannot see is even more terrifying.
Lunch was held in a closed room. Looking at the delicacies on the table, Buyunya drooled, but he closed his mouth tightly and tried not to let his saliva spill out.
"You're welcome, just treat this place as your own home. Come on, brothers and sisters, let me toast you all." Ling Changfeng picked up the wine glass, stood up, and toasted to everyone.
After drinking a glass of wine, Yu Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and asked: "But the peach pulp wine collected by the Xia Tian royal family?"
Ling Changfeng smiled and said: "Senior Brother Yu has good eyesight. Yes, this is the peach pulp wine made from only twenty jars in ten years. My father gave me a jar, but I kept it without drinking it. Now take it out and share it with me."
Brothers and sisters, please share!"
Everyone smiled and nodded, savoring the pure breath that had just entered their mouths.
"Chang Feng, tell me what we need to do." Yu Xiao didn't waste any words. Being able to set the banquet in such an environment, Ling Changfeng probably planned to take this opportunity to tell them.
Ling Changfeng smiled lightly: "Then Changfeng will tell you bluntly, brothers, I need you to stay by my father's side and protect his safety twelve hours a day."
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"We already know this, but how to protect it?" Yu Xiao asked.
"I will give you a guard status. When the time comes, you will go with me to meet my father. This status will also need to be recognized by his jade seal. In this way, you can legitimately stay by my father's side. As long as
It will take a month, and after one month, my father will issue an edict to pass on the throne to me."
"Um?"
"What?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was frightened.
Yu Xiao frowned slightly: "As far as I know, Lord Yantian is only over sixty years old this year. As a master of the Yuandao realm, he has a life span of two hundred years. Why did he give up the throne so early?
Pass it down?"
Ling Changfeng said solemnly: "I don't know why my father is so anxious to pass on the throne, but my father's health has been deteriorating recently and he often coughs up blood. Even the doctors can't find out what disease he has. Maybe he himself
I had a premonition, so I wanted to prepare for a rainy day." When he said this, his hands began to tremble suddenly.
"Chang Feng, you are the seventh prince, which means there are six brothers above you. Your father called you back half a year ago. Did you have this idea a long time ago? What have you been doing here in the past six months?
?" Yan Ting asked.
Ling Changfeng responded with a wry smile: "My father recalled me half a year ago. At that time, he had already shown signs of coughing up blood. He asked me to try to supervise the country and handed over some state affairs to me. In the past six months, I have
I have been handling the affairs of the country, big and small, and have become very familiar with it. As for why my father has such thoughts, I don’t know. I only found out a few days ago when my father told me that he wanted to pass the throne to me."
"Then don't your six brothers have any objections?" Mo Xuanzang asked doubtfully.
"Yes, and it is very big." Ling Changfeng said calmly: "My father has eight sons and one daughter. Except for the youngest son who has no intention of competing for the throne, the seven of us have been involved in this dispute.
, my six royal brothers nominally expressed an indifferent attitude towards my supervision of the country, but in fact they obstructed me in every possible way. They always believed that I was the biggest obstacle to their struggle for the throne. Now they should have united and prepared to put pressure on me.
.”
"Several of my imperial uncles and some important ministers have moved closer to them. Apart from the support of my father, I only have a few loyal ministers accompanying me. Moreover, I have been assassinated several times in the past six months!"
"Assassination?" Yan Ting looked shocked.
He remembered what Xiao Chengfan said, it is not surprising for brothers to kill each other, or father and son to kill each other for the sake of the throne.
"Did they do it?" Mo Xuanzang asked.
"It doesn't matter if it doesn't matter. The killer committed suicide after failing in the assassination. He didn't leave any clues. I can't make any guesses." Ling Changfeng sighed quietly: "I have no intention of fighting for this throne, but this
Over the past six months, I have discovered that not only me, but also my father is in a precarious situation. Several times I found traces of someone moving in my father's palace, and once when I was accompanying my father, I noticed that someone was watching us."
"Due to physical problems, my father's spiritual sense has declined severely. A strong man in the Yuandao realm cannot hear footsteps fifty steps away. I am increasingly worried that my royal brothers are going to start
I have taken action, so I have to ask Zhulu Academy for help and ask for someone to be sent to protect my father. When he passes the throne to me in a month, his danger will be eliminated." Ling Changfeng's face was solemn, and his words
There was deep concern among them.
Yan Ting put her hand on his shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry, with these eleven senior brothers here, your father will be safe."
"Well, thank you all." Ling Changfeng nodded.
"But..." Mo Xuanzhang stood up and asked a question: "Have you ever checked why your father's body is getting weaker and weaker, to the point of coughing up blood?"
"Those imperial doctors can't find anything, what can I do?" Ling Changfeng said helplessly.
"Imperial doctor?" Yan Ting read softly
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Speaking of these two words, Lu Zhexi told his story before he died. He was killed after knowing that the king's leader was poisoned.
"It's poison. Your father is probably poisoned." Yan Ting suddenly shouted.
"Poisoned? How could it be poisoned? Every food is checked by an imperial doctor. It has to be tested with a silver needle and personally tested by the guards before it can be served to my father. There is no chance of poisoning the food." Ling Changfeng was confused.
road.
"There are many poisons that cannot be detected by silver needles. It is very likely to be a chronic poison." Yan Ting said: "Only chronic poisons will not cause any abnormalities when the guard eats them. The guard who tested the poison at your house
Aren’t they all the same person?”
"No, they are my father's personal guards. They will take turns to test the poison." Ling Changfeng was already breathing slightly when he spoke. This thought planted a seed in his mind. If this was really the case,
,That……
"Yes, because the guards took turns testing the poison and only ate a small portion, the toxin accumulated in their bodies very slowly. Even if a few years passed, there might not be any harm. But your father is different. The toxin is in his body.
It has accumulated in the body over time and reached the current point. I think it is very likely to be the case, but other risks cannot be completely ruled out."
Ling Changfeng staggered and sat down on the chair, unable to recover for a long time.
Yan Ting sighed. He based this guess on Lu Zhexi's story. If what Lu Zhexi said was true, then this possibility was the greatest.
Yu Xiao stood up and said: "In any case, we will be responsible for all the food and daily life this month. In addition, Chang Feng, please tell us the list of people who deliver food to your father, as well as the food ingredients and process.
I will send these back to Zhulu Academy and let Baigu Medical Sage take a look at it to see if there are any problems, and then determine whether he should take action!"
"Well, now it seems that maybe this is the only way. Chang Feng, Bai Gu Medical Sage's medical skills are far superior to those of the royal doctors. If he sees something, he can come here to treat your father in half a day. Don't worry.
." Yan Ting patted his shoulder and said.
"Okay." Ling Changfeng showed a slight smile as if he was relieved.
"But there is one more thing, I need your help..."
…
In another room of the palace, several young men in colorful clothes were sitting together, discussing something.
"Lao San, have you sent the invitation letter to Lao Seven?" the young man sitting in the middle said expressionlessly.
"Sent it over, but brother, will the seventh brother come?" the third prince hesitated.
"Why don't you come? Although he is now a supervisor of the country, he still has to give me the face of his eldest brother. My father called him back to supervise the country half a year ago. Everyone knows what he is up to.
I don’t want to beat around the bush with you anymore. Now the four major families headed by the Ye family support me. Even the three imperial uncles and ministers are on my side. Everyone can see who is strong and who is weak. As long as you stand on
On my side, when I sit on the throne, I will definitely not treat you badly." The eldest prince said with a sneer.
"The seventh brother is not qualified to compete with the eldest brother for the throne. It is because of father's favoritism. In terms of strength and influence, there is no way he can compare with the eldest brother." The second prince agreed.
"Seventh brother has been practicing well in Zhulu Academy. He must have some ambitions when he comes back this time. I couldn't kill him the previous few times. As long as he dares to take over the throne, we must get rid of him. "
…
"Well, I have invited the geniuses of the four major families and the sects as well as the ministers. Tomorrow night I will see how embarrassed the seventh brother will be in front of people's wishes, hahaha..."
The eldest prince laughed ferociously, and the other five princes looked at him, not daring to take a breath.
They knew that this throne was completely out of their reach, and now it was up to them to see who would get it, the crown prince or the seventh prince.