Mysterious mirror hanging high

"They discovered that Ying Wuyi had imprisoned and tortured Concubine Duan..."

Jing Yu's heart sank, and he looked a little dazed: "Concubine Duan is dead?"

It is not known whether it was the sequelae of the dream catcher used to strip away memories during his death, but the sudden death of Concubine Duan did disrupt Jing Yu's plan completely, and it was quite unexpected. However, Jing Yu was not too worried. After all, he could use the secret realm token to teleport away at any time. This token was a means of the Taoist Lord, and a mere cave that was isolated from the real world could not stop him.

"Your Majesty?"

The Yuanying eunuch's call brought Jing Yu back to his senses. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you going to do?"

One of the eunuchs said, "Your Highness, don't worry... His Majesty was deeply saddened when he heard that Concubine Duan's spirit lamp had gone out... He gathered all the royal family members and court officials in Yujing City in the middle of the night, apparently to vindicate Your Highness's mother's family!"

"If the prince follows us into the palace, he should be able to receive some rewards..."

"Oh?" Jing Yu didn't believe the eunuch's lies at all, but he was skilled and courageous, and he was not afraid to enter the palace to see the emperor, so he said bluntly:

"Then what are you waiting for? Take me into the palace."

The two eunuchs exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Highness is straightforward. There's no need to make things difficult for us."

Jing Yu followed them into the palace, but Ying Wuyi's slightly sad voice came from his sea of ​​consciousness:

"Thief...Brother Xuan Jing, your good fortune is coming."

"With the death of that bitch, the Gongsun family's bloodline is extinct. Ying Wuxin doesn't want to wait even a moment longer. He is determined to complete his mission of redressing the injustice done to his loyal minister and strengthen the power of the Immortal Emperor... He will definitely reward this king."

"This is the karma I sowed... Brother Dao, please remember where you came from."

"Brother Dao, please give me a chance to switch to the ghost path..."

Jing Yu sneered inwardly, "Gongsun isn't a loyal minister...this trip might not even bring any rewards!"

But he spoke in his sea of ​​consciousness: "Oh? Your torture of your biological mother has been exposed. The Divine Cauldron Immortal Emperor is lucky enough not to charge you with the crime of rebellion and unfilial piety. What other rewards do you want?"

"That's not what I meant." Ying Wuyi laughed, "It's true that I tortured that bitch, but the chains and dragon-locking nails that sealed my cultivation were treasures bestowed by my father. Could my little trick of concealing it be hidden from the God-Transforming Heavenly Monarch?"

"This torture day and night was actually condoned by my father. How can it be considered my fault?"

"It's better to say that this is exactly what Father had in mind, but because of his status, he couldn't do it. Isn't it only natural for a son like me to do the work and share his worries?"

Jing Yu shook his head. Ying Wuyi was truly hopeless.

----

In front of the Golden Throne Hall, a large group of people were already standing. Judging from their cultivation levels, they were all above the Golden Core Realm and were all wearing court robes. It was obvious that they were courtiers from the Shending Immortal Dynasty who were allowed to enter the hall.

The court officials in front of the hall were obviously divided into three factions. The smallest faction was the Shending clan. King Ningyuan [Ying Wujiu] and Princess [Nangong Yao] were among them. Nangong Yao was holding the less than six-year-old Prince Ningyuan [Ying Changsu] in her arms. Even Zhao Yuanxi followed behind them.

The largest group of people was a group of rather young ministers, most of whom were at the Golden Core Realm. There were a few Yuanying Zhenjuns, and they all held a seal in their hands. It was obvious that they were cultivators who achieved rapid success through the power of incense and vows. Many of them even had their cultivation levels borrowed from the Immortal Dynasty.

But in the aisle in the middle of the hall, there stood a group of ministers whose court robes were slightly different from those of the Shending Xian Dynasty, looking quite out of place.

The leaders of this group of ministers were the six Yuanying True Lords, who were the direct descendants of the six major families residing in Shendingtian, in addition to the Nangong family and the Gongsun family.

At this time, the six True Lords used secret methods to set up a soundproof formation in front of the Golden Throne Hall, and began to converse openly in it.

"Traitors..." Several young officials from the largest group of courtiers looked indignant and gritted their teeth, saying, "The six great families are truly becoming more and more arrogant. They casually set up a soundproofing formation in front of the palace. I wonder what they are plotting. Can this formation really stop the prying eyes of the God Transformation Heavenly Monarch? They are relying on their family background and are no longer pretending!"

"Stop complaining." Another person tugged at the young official's sleeve and whispered:

"Although these six True Lords are direct descendants of the six great families, they are basically all low-level Nascent Souls. Their potential in the Dao has been exhausted. Otherwise, they would not have been sent to our Divine Cauldron Heaven... They are now like meat on the chopping block. Even if Your Majesty executes them all, what's the point? They are just a few low-level True Lords whose Dao has been severed. For the six great families, their foundation has not been damaged in the slightest... Instead, it will give them excuses and a handle to break up with them."

"Perhaps the six great families are hoping that these people will die in Shending Heaven so that they can find an excuse to completely cut ties with the Immortal Dynasty."

At this time, the six True Lords in the soundproof formation were just as the ministers had thought. Most of what they talked about were extremely treasonous and outrageous, as if they were truly fearless.

"Everyone, with the death of Concubine Duan, His Majesty must be planning to exonerate the Gongsun family and consolidate the Immortal Emperor's authority... We must not let them have it easy. We must put some obstacles in their way."

The one who spoke was Liu Yan, the True Lord of the Liu Clan. He looked like a white-haired old man. Although he looked old, he was full of energy.

"Master Liu is quite right." Cao Zhenjun [Cao Wangzhen] said slowly:

"I don't think today's matter will be so simple. Your Majesty wants to redress the Gongsun family, and it will ultimately fall on Prince Liquan Ying Wuyi. But I think Ying Wuyi... hehe, he's also a man with ulterior motives. Your Majesty dislikes him and may not let him gain any advantage."

"If a conflict arises between the two, and His Majesty takes action personally, perhaps we can use this opportunity to test the remaining power of the Jade Seal and see if the Immortal Emperor's authority is already shaky..."

Another armored woman frowned and said, "Ying Wuyi is just a Jindan cultivator. Why does Your Majesty need to personally take action? There are already a group of loyal guards rushing to the scene... Even those loyal servants of the Nangong Clan wouldn't miss this opportunity to show off."

"Besides, Ying Wuxin is a kind-hearted person with a dark heart. He is a real character. Although his cultivation aptitude is average, he has mastered the mindset of an emperor. He is definitely not the kind of person who acts on impulse."

This person is none other than Yuwen Baozhan, the direct descendant of the Yuwen clan. Although he is of the same generation as Yuwen Baoge, he is actually several hundred years younger than Yuwen Baoge.

The woman's eyes were full of worry at this moment, and no one knew what she was worried about.

"That's fine. We can then make some moves and, under the guise of protecting the emperor, secretly stop those guards." Cao Wangzhen smiled, turned to look at another person, and asked:

"Sima Xuanzhao, what do you think?"