Looking back, it was all like a fairyland.

"Your Majesty! Are you alright?"

The old eunuch's words brought the emperor back to reality.

The emperor rubbed his temples and said, "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

The old eunuch nodded and replaced the emperor's teacup with a fresh one: "Your Majesty, please take care of your health."

The emperor glanced at the old eunuch and said nothing, continuing to review the memorials. It was like a moment of distraction, and no one took it seriously. The old eunuch didn't notice anything unusual and slowly stepped aside.

The emperor, however, couldn't seem to get enough of these memorials. Feeling a little irritated, he took a sip of tea to calm his irritation. But he couldn't help but wonder, could that elixir of immortality really exist? Perhaps it did?

Thoughts popped up in my mind one after another and I couldn't get rid of them.

Finally, he sighed, put down his brush, and said to the old eunuch, "The Demon Slayer Division has already left?"

The old eunuch paused for a moment, unsure why the emperor asked such a question, but quickly replied, "The Demon-Slaying Division has already left."

The emperor nodded, his gaze drifting towards the outside of the hall, seemingly lost in thought. Suddenly, he said, "Do you think Prince Cheng was truly replaced by a demon?"

"This...this servant doesn't know," the old eunuch replied cautiously.

However, the emperor chuckled: "You old fool, don't you know?"

The old eunuch was immediately startled and knelt on the ground: "This servant truly did not know."

"Get up, it's not like we're going to do anything to you. Didn't those people who wanted to go north really say anything to you?" The emperor knew that this old eunuch was loyal, otherwise he wouldn't have kept him by his side, and he also knew what to say and what not to say.

"This servant truly knows nothing. Those officials merely wanted to probe me for information. They themselves didn't know whether what happened in the north was true or false; they simply assumed it was..."

"Just what?"

They simply assumed His Majesty had found an excuse to target Prince Cheng. Whether Prince Cheng was real or not, he was going to die anyway, so they didn't care or want to know. They only wanted to get a share of the spoils in the north.

The emperor shook his head.

"Get up."

"Yes." The old eunuch trembled with fear. Serving the emperor was like serving a tiger; he dared not answer even a casual question from the emperor.

In reality, the emperor had no idea what had happened in the north, or what had happened to Prince Cheng. But since the rumor had reached Kyoto, it couldn't be completely false.

Don't believe rumors completely.

But he still knew that Prince Cheng was collecting rare treasures. He had originally thought it was just normal, but now he saw that there might be some unspeakable conspiracy behind it.

He didn't know what King Cheng was going to do, but he understood his fear of death. In fact, if you think about it carefully, his actions are not unfounded, and there are traces of everything.

Longevity...ah.

The emperor sighed. Wasn't he just like Prince Cheng? He couldn't help but have thoughts about immortality. Just like the words that had appeared earlier, his mind told him this might be a trap, with ill intentions. But even with that knowledge, he was still moved.

Therefore, he was not one to compromise himself. He was the emperor, and he could do whatever he wanted with just a word. So he did it.

"Summon the exorcists."

A secret guard immediately went to do it. The old eunuch looked at the emperor. He didn't know why the emperor summoned the demon exorcist so late at night. Lately, the emperor's thoughts have become increasingly difficult to guess.

The demon-slayers came to the palace overnight.

The old eunuch didn't know what the emperor had said to the exorcists. He only knew that after that night, the exorcists rushed to the northwest overnight, as if they were looking for something.

The instigator looked at all this with a smile on his face.

As expected, the human emperors’ desire for immortality made them still hold on to a glimmer of hope even when they knew something was wrong.

Does the Northwest have Kunlun? Yes, it does. As for whether what was brought back was an elixir of immortality, it was absolutely genuine. Using an elixir of immortality to kill an emperor would be quite worthwhile. An elixir of immortality is rather useless to primordial deities, but it remains precious. And yet, she came from Kunlun.

Kunlun is fake, but the elixir of immortality is real.

Anyone can take the elixir of immortality, but not the emperor, who is favored by humanity. This conflicts with the rules set by humanity.

The emperor possessed both humane and dragon-like auras, so even if he considered taking action, he would have to think twice. But the emperor had done all of this himself. Dying from the very elixir he sought—that would be truly fascinating. The emperor's death was bound to bring unrest to the Yan Dynasty.

It's all caused by greed.

He was just pushing her from behind. It was nothing, it was all her own fault.

He was eager to see the expression on this ambitious emperor's face before his death. Would it be regret for his overconfidence, a painful realization of his luck, or the resentment of not being able to complete the great cause he had in mind?

Either way, it's interesting enough.

What could she say about this emperor? In her opinion, he truly was a wise monarch. It was just that his life had been too smooth. Perhaps the previous emperor's excessive indulgence had made this one confident he could control everything. But the truth was, he couldn't even control his own life. How tragic.

The bad nature of human beings, hahahaha.

This move is the beginning of all the chaos. Then, the drought demon can be awakened, and the situation will depend on the outcome. As for the King Cheng in the north, consider it the prelude to the grand drama.

He smoothed out the wounds on his body and hid his own marks. He had just delivered the message to the other party with the power of humanity and dragon energy, but he still suffered some minor injuries. The emperor of mankind was indeed blessed by nature.

She is even more ruthless and unscrupulous than Kaimingmon. And unlike Kaimingmon who can see into the future, she is better at guessing people's minds.

The Emperor of the Yan Dynasty heard the news that the Exorcists had left Kyoto, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. This unease seemed to remind him that the consequences of doing so would be disastrous.

But the order had already been issued. In his heart, he even hoped that his exorcism efforts would be unsuccessful, so that he could use reality to sober himself up. But what he didn't know was that this was impossible.

The Demon Exorcist will live up to everyone's expectations and bring back the elixir of immortality.

And it was the true elixir of immortality. Then, he would face a real choice. Should he follow his inner unease, or choose the longed-for immortality? This decision would completely change Yan Chao's fate.

This will also be a crucial turning point in history. Will the Yan Dynasty decline from prosperity, or usher in a truly prosperous era that will last for a century? Nothing is certain. Everything depends on a single thought. The torrent of history is about to unfold, and everyone is a chess piece on the chessboard. How to move? How to act.