Travel through the heavens

"Yes, it is Zhuoqing."

Ji Xue nodded and said, "In terms of martial arts, Zhuo Qing is not even inferior to the leader of the Demon Cult, Ye Ding. He quietly left the imperial mausoleum that night and participated in the ambush on you. Although my father saved you in the end, both of you were injured by his Xu Huai Gong. You were hit by a palm and became what you were later."

Xiao Se frowned slightly, recalling the unspeakable pain at that time.

"And my father was hit by sixteen palms in total." Ji Xue continued.

Xiao Se couldn't help but gasp. He was injured so seriously after only one palm strike. It was a miracle that Ji Ruofeng was still alive after being struck by sixteen palm strikes.

Ji Xue sighed softly: "My father really cares about you. Before you left Xueluo Villa, he went to inquire about your news in person. Now that you are back, he asked me to come and help you quickly."

Xiao Se's expression revealed a feeling of being touched. He looked at Fang Muye with a glimmer of hope in his eyes: "Senior Fang, can my master's condition still be cured?"

Ji Xue knew that Xiao Se's injury was cured by Fang Muye. Upon hearing this, she immediately looked over, but saw Fang Muye gently shaking his head.

Xiao Se and Ji Xue couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, but then they heard Fang Muye slowly say, "I haven't seen him, so I don't know. Miss Ji, if possible, please ask your father to come and meet me."

"Okay, Mr. Fang, I will arrange for someone to notify my father and ask him to come to Tianqi as soon as possible." Ji Xue responded respectfully.

Sikong Qianluo saw Xiao Se was lost in thought and couldn't help asking, "Xiao Se, what are you thinking about?"

"I was wondering why Zhuoqing wanted to kill me?" Xiao Se said slowly.

Ji Xue snorted coldly: "Do you think those old guys in the imperial mausoleum don't want to come out? It's just because they are not strong enough that no one has dared to challenge the rules in all these years. But Zhuo Qing is strong enough, and he has the skills, the ruthlessness, and the things that can decide the situation in the court."

"Things that decide the political situation?" Xiao Se murmured, "Are you talking about that scroll?"

"Yes, it's that scroll." Ji Xue nodded.

Lei Wujie was confused and asked, "Which scroll?"

Fang Muye smiled slightly: "They are talking about the Dragon Sealing Scroll."

"Dragon Sealing Scroll?" Lei Wujie scratched his head: "What is that?"

Fang Muye said slowly, "It is said that when Beili left the country, two successive crown princes died suddenly for unknown reasons. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they were deliberately murdered, so Beili later had a court rule that no crown prince would be appointed. The emperor of the day would write the name of the crown prince in a scroll, and after he passed away, the scroll would be opened. The name written on the scroll would be the successor emperor. The scroll was sealed with a dragon seal and contained the name of the future true dragon, so it was called the Dragon Seal Scroll. On the day of the annual sacrifice ceremony, one copy of the scroll was handed over to the Five Great Supervisors for safekeeping, known as the Emperor's Order, and the other copy was handed over to the Imperial Observatory for sealing, known as the Will of Heaven."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Fang Muye continued, "Twenty years ago, Emperor Tai'an suddenly became seriously ill, and the Eight Princes Rebellion broke out in Tianqi City. Xiao Ruofeng and several friends he made in the martial arts world protected Xiao Ruojin and went straight to the outside of Pingqing Palace, suppressing the other princes so much that they dared not come forward. The five eunuchs at that time came out holding the Dragon Seal Scroll that conveyed the emperor's order, but they did not issue an imperial decree, and they even hesitated to speak."

Seeing Fang Muye paused, Lei Wujie hurriedly asked, "What happened next?"

"Later, it was said that it was Xiao Ruofeng who broke the deadlock. He took the scroll, took a look at it, and then tore it to pieces in front of everyone. He said that Emperor Tai'an had ordered that the throne be passed to the third prince Xiao Ruojin. The next day, Xiao Ruojin ascended the throne." Fang Muye told the story.

Lei Wujie suddenly clapped his hands and shouted, "I know. What the Langya King tore up was the Dragon Seal Scroll that conveyed the Emperor's will. There was also a scroll that should have been sent to the Imperial Observatory to convey the will of heaven. The scroll that Xiao Se and Miss Ji were talking about was this one."

Ji Xue nodded: "That's right. The scroll was missing back then. It must have been secretly hidden by Eunuch Zhuoqing."

Sikong Qianluo was a little puzzled: "But, what is the use of this scroll?"

Ye Ruoyi thought for a moment and said slowly: "Perhaps, this scroll can allow King Langya to ascend to the throne."

Sikong Qianluo frowned: "What do you mean?"

Ye Ruoyi did not answer, but looked at Xiao Se: "Xiao Se, you guessed it too."

Xiao Se nodded: "The name of the Langya Prince Uncle was written on the Dragon Seal Scroll of the previous emperor, so he tore up the scroll. And Zhuo Qing must have known about this a long time ago. At that time, the Langya Prince Uncle tore up the scroll to show his will, and even the Five Great Supervisors could not stop him. Zhuo Qing hid the scroll, probably to wait for an opportunity."

Ji Xue took over and said, "Back then, the King of Langya put down the Nanjue Rebellion and saved the entire Beili in times of crisis. Wherever he went, the people of Beili knelt down and kowtowed, and shouted long live the King. All officials in the court and the public were convinced by him. Honest officials admired him, and corrupt officials feared him. Although Emperor Mingde could barely be considered a wise ruler, compared with the military exploits of the King of Langya, almost no one could see the achievements of Emperor Mingde. At that time, everyone in the court and the public had one thought, that is, why didn't the King of Langya become the emperor directly?"

Xiao Se sighed and said firmly: "Uncle Langya has never thought of becoming an emperor!"

"Yes, but the people of the world want him to be the emperor, and all the civil and military officials want him to be the emperor. He doesn't want to do it, but everyone forces him to do it." Ji Xue looked at Xiao Se, with an inexplicable brilliance in her eyes: "Just like you once, you also wanted to spend the rest of your life in that inn, but there will always be something that appears, pushing you forward and making a decision."

Xiao Se lowered his head and said nothing.

Ji Xue continued, "King Langya has made many military achievements and has the support of the people. Even if he doesn't want to be the emperor, more and more people in the army, the court, and the people are forcing him to be the emperor. Zhuo Qing hid the scroll and waited for that moment. He wanted to use this scroll to stir up a quarrel between his brothers and achieve his ambition, but he didn't expect it to end up like that."

"Emperor Mingde immediately convicted Prince Langya. The Censorate did not even conduct a trial and directly sentenced Prince Langya to death. Prince Langya died on the execution ground before Zhuoqing's scroll was even shown."

Xiao Se asked in a deep voice: "Did it really come to this? If Uncle Langya hadn't died, the world would have been in chaos?"

"Yes. The Beili army was at its peak that day. General Lei Mengsha, the pillar of the country, had died. General Jinjia became the first person in the army under King Langya. All the generals under him were subordinates of King Langya. If King Langya had not suppressed them, they would have wanted to rebel and push King Langya to be the emperor. If the Dragon Seal Scroll was released, they would have been unable to suppress it. According to the situation at the time, even if Ye Xiaoying led the Yezi Camp to break into the palace and chop off the head of Emperor Mingde, and then the entire army committed suicide to apologize and force King Langya to take the throne, it would not be impossible."

Ji Xue paused for a moment and continued, "Prince Langya himself never thought that his good military management and contributions to the country would overshadow his master. But he didn't mind that his contributions overshadowed his master. Emperor Mingde didn't mind, but that doesn't mean that people all over the world didn't notice."

Fang Muye smiled and said meaningfully: "How could Emperor Mingde really not mind? Once a person sits in that position, he will become different. Prince Langya is too outstanding. In history, those who have been more powerful than their masters will not have a good ending."