usatvline Chapter 529 Joy of Life 85
Chapter 529 Joy of Life 85
Li Chengqian decisively set fire to the Eastern Palace, thinking that this would not only allow him to silently send a message to the Empress Dowager for help, but also use the fire to cover up the false impression that Emperor Qing had ordered the massacre of palace staff.
Most importantly, the fire at the Eastern Palace will certainly attract widespread attention from the court officials, and Li Chengqian, as the Crown Prince, will become the focus of everyone's attention.
Therefore, in Li Chengqian's plan, if he could get the Empress Dowager to intercede on his behalf, he could not only save his life, but also keep his position as Crown Prince.
However, he really underestimated this Empress Dowager.
Emperor Qing married the Empress solely for the sake of the power behind her.
To him, the empress was merely a tool to consolidate his imperial power; he had no feelings for her whatsoever.
However, the Empress was completely infatuated with Emperor Qing, and after she noticed that Emperor Qing had a special affection for Ye Qingmei, she became extremely jealous.
By the time the Crown Prince was born, Emperor Qing's fear of Ye Qingmei had reached its peak.
So he secretly transferred away everyone around Ye Qingmei, used the Empress's jealousy to kill Ye Qingmei, and then used Chen Pingping to eliminate the Empress's maternal family.
This move truly kills two birds with one stone!
He not only eliminated Ye Qingmei, his biggest threat, but also got rid of the Crown Prince's maternal family, preventing interference from the maternal relatives in politics and further stabilizing the Li family's imperial power.
The Empress Dowager was fully aware of all this, but she did not stop the Empress, nor did she stop her family.
The Empress Dowager pretended to be ignorant, but in reality, she was just as decisive and ruthless as Emperor Qing.
She understood how assertive her son was and how much he valued power.
So he made the drastic decision to cut his own arm, coldly ignoring the destruction of his family, and stood with his son, becoming a community of shared interests.
The Empress Dowager and Emperor Qing were completely aligned; she would not stand against her son for any person or event.
Even if she doesn't know why Emperor Qing wants to depose the crown prince, she will still raise her hand to agree with Emperor Qing's actions.
So when Li Chengqian and the Empress knelt before her and begged, the Empress Dowager was unmoved and even drove them out of her palace.
Li Chengqian cursed the Empress Dowager inwardly for being too cruel. Then, seeing the Empress's panicked expression, he realized that even his mother couldn't help him, so he simply sent her back.
The Empress could see that her son was complaining, but she was powerless to do anything about the current predicament.
She wasn't very smart to begin with, otherwise she wouldn't have been taken advantage of by Emperor Qing back then.
Therefore, she could offer Li Chengqian no help whatsoever, neither in terms of power nor intelligence. All she could do now was remain silent and try her best not to cause Li Chengqian any worry.
After the Empress returned to the palace, Li Chengqian looked at the wet road outside and was momentarily lost, unsure of where to go...
Li Chengze looked at the sky, which was beginning to clear up, with some regret. He felt from the bottom of his heart that Emperor Qing's emotional control was so powerful that it was terrifying.
She was clearly furious, but she only lost control when she saw Li Chengqian and Li Yunrui.
The extraordinary phenomenon he could summon only lasted for about half an hour; it ended before he could draw upon much of the power of heaven and earth.
Li Chengze felt a mix of emotions.
Last time, because Emperor Qing lost control of his emotions, he directly drew upon the power of heaven and earth to improve his physical condition, and the same thing happened this time.
He acquired his martial arts skills differently from others in this world; he practiced them step by step from a young age, and the internal energy he accumulated helped him fight his enemies.
However, Li Chengze is already over twenty years old and physically weak, so it's too late for him to practice martial arts. Even if he forces himself to practice, he won't be able to develop very high-level skills.
Therefore, he could only continuously strengthen his body and then draw power from this world.
However, to avoid being discovered, he could only do it secretly when Emperor Qing was in a state of emotional distress.
Otherwise, given Emperor Qing's strength as a Grandmaster, he would definitely be discovered as soon as he made a move.
Moreover, if no one triggers the phenomenon first, allowing him to sense the heavens and earth, he simply cannot break through the surrounding nuclear radiation or draw upon the power of heaven and earth.
Li Chengze didn't know just how powerful Emperor Qing was, but based on his previous experience fighting the temple envoy, he was now no match for Emperor Qing.
With the effort he put in, Emperor Qing could probably kill him ten times over.
'When will Emperor Qing perform a grand ceremony, allowing me to fully establish a connection with this world? That way, I won't need to rely on others to perceive the universe anymore, and I can freely unleash its power.'
'The power of heaven and earth is inexhaustible; at that time, I will no longer need to fear wolves in front and tigers behind.'
Li Chengze stood tall and elegant, gazing at the gradually dissipating dark clouds in the sky, and took a sip of tea with a touch of emotion.
He had been standing at the door for a long time, and the tea in his hand should have been cold by now, but it was still at the perfect drinking temperature.
Xie Bi'an noticed this detail, his eyes flashed, and he silently made a guess in his mind.
The tea hadn't cooled down after all this time, which meant the prince had been keeping it warm using his internal energy.
My lord is truly a man of few words, always appearing as a weak and scholarly figure, yet his martial arts skills are actually so high.
Xie Bi'an recalled the mysterious assassin who had come to kill him last time, and a sense of crisis immediately rose in his heart.
The purpose of the Eight Generals was to protect the prince's safety.
If the prince has to do everything himself, what is the point of their existence?
What happened last time must never be repeated.
Upon realizing this, Xie Bi'an's mind went blank for a moment. His eyes were fixed on the longsword in his hand, and for a moment, he felt that the world around him was clearer than ever before.
The raindrops dripping from the eaves, the rustling of the grass and trees in the breeze, the subtle vibrations of insects' wings...
The longsword in his eyes grew closer and clearer.
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Xie Bi'an thrust his long sword out horizontally, without the slightest hint of killing intent, yet it seemed to merge into the entire world.
At that moment, he seemed to understand something, but he couldn't put it into words. The pressure in his heart grew stronger and stronger, until finally, an urgent urge to wield a sword surged up from the bottom of his heart.
In fact, that's exactly what he did.
As the longsword danced, its aura spread outwards, causing the grass and leaves to fall gracefully, only to be lifted high again by the surge of its energy.
The ornate and complex sword techniques gradually returned to simplicity.
Xie Bi'an felt that he had entered a very mysterious state.
At that moment, he completely forgot all the sword techniques he had learned before, and even forgot that he was an eighth-rank martial artist.
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