A shocking piece of news spread to Qiandu. The martial army stationed at the Fire Worship Sect's mountain gate was massacred overnight, and no one survived.
After Emperor Qian received the news, he was furious and ordered the various departments to investigate.
The originally good situation of eliminating the demons and devils was suddenly overshadowed by this matter.
Taihe Palace.
The old Emperor Qian sat on the throne while Crown Prince Ying Qi sat beside him.
Usually, during court meetings, even if Emperor Qian was present, he wouldn't speak. It was always Ying Qi who presided.
"How's the investigation going?"
Emperor Qian asked Xuan Yi.
"Your Majesty, forgive my incompetence. I haven't found much valuable information for the time being. According to our restoration of the scene, the person who attacked must be a Martial Half-Saint. There are traces left by a total of twelve people. We suspect... They were all Half-Saints, but they had nothing to do with demons.”
Xuan Yi quickly said.
"What?"
Emperor Qian's face revealed a look of shock.
The others present were also shocked.
Twelve Martial Half-Saints?
Where did he come from?
All the Demonized Half-Saints in the Fire Worship Sect had been killed by the mysterious powerhouse.
As for the other four transcendental forces, the imperial government had already sent people to keep an eye on them to prevent the Fire Worship Sect from happening again.
Where did these 12 suspected Martial Half-Saints come from?
Could it be that they came from outside the Central Plains?
It was very possible.
After all, the Central Plains wasn't completely sealed off. It was still connected to the outside world, especially the countries of the Western Regions.
"No matter what, we have to find these twelve people. They dared to kill our Da Qian martial artists, so they are enemies, not friends.”
Emperor Qian said in a deep voice.
This kind of terrifying expert hiding in the dark was too much of a threat to Da Qian.
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In the blink of an eye, more than a year had passed.
It was already the twenty-fifth year of Taikang.
Emperor Qian's body was deteriorating rapidly and he could no longer get out of bed.
However, the current situation in Great Gan was stable and Crown Prince Ying Qi had already shown great talent in governance.
During this year, Ying Wei didn't go out again. She either stayed in the library to cultivate or accompanied Emperor Qian.
On this day, Ye Cheng was sitting on a chair reading a book.
The weather was a little gloomy.
Little Jiang was still practicing martial arts at the side. He had already successfully advanced to Xiantian first grade.
The reason why his cultivation speed wasn't as fast as Ying Wei's was because Ye City only provided him with basic cultivation resources, unlike Ying Wei, who had the royal family backing her, so she didn't lack cultivation resources at all.
Ye Cheng did this mainly because he was worried that Little Jiang would cultivate too fast and his foundation would be unstable.
It was okay to slow down.
In any case, cultivating in the library pavilion was not lacking in time.
"Sigh, a generation of emperors is finally coming to an end.”
Ye Cheng put down the book in his hand, looked up in the direction of Yangxin Palace Hall, and sighed.
He stood up and walked into the library pavilion. He tidied up his clothes and then returned to the door.
At this moment, an old eunuch tiptoed over." Young eunuch, His Majesty wants to see you. Come with me quickly."”
Ye Cheng didn't say anything and followed the old eunuch to Taihe Palace.
The old eunuch walked faster and faster, but Ye Cheng didn't seem to be in a hurry or slow, but he didn't fall behind at all.
At this moment, the old eunuch realized that the seemingly ordinary eunuch was actually a hidden martial arts expert.
He was even stronger than him.
He didn't dare to be negligent anymore.
Although he didn't know why the young eunuch would rather be a sweeping eunuch and stay in a place like the library pavilion for the rest of his life?
When they arrived at Taihe Palace, there were people everywhere. Other than eunuchs, palace maids, and imperial physicians, there were also people from the royal family and ministers. It was obvious that Emperor Qian was dying, so he had gathered everyone here in advance to give his last words.
Ye Cheng didn't wait and went straight in.
Many people present were curious.
Because they had never seen Ye City before.
How could a grey-robed eunuch of the lowest rank in the inner palace be qualified to enter such an occasion?
To be able to receive Emperor Qian's final meeting, one had to be the person closest to him or the important general he relied on the most.
After entering the inner hall, Ye Cheng saw Ying Wei who was wiping her tears, Ying Qi whose face was pale, and the Empress Ye Cheng whose face was full of grief. They all looked over.
"Little Eunuch, my Imperial Father!"
Ying Wei walked up, tears rolling down her face like pearls.
"Eunuch."
Ying Qi also nodded at Ye Cheng.
Over the years, because he had to learn how to deal with government affairs, Ying Qi did not come to the library pavilion many times. He still showed respect to this little eunuch Ye Cheng.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Princess.”
Ye Cheng bowed slightly.
"His Majesty wants to see you. Hurry up and go in.”
the Empress said softly.
Ye Cheng nodded and walked into the inner room. There was no one inside.
After all, he was meeting them one by one. Emperor Qian would definitely have to say some heartfelt words and not let others hear it.
On the dragon bed, Emperor Qian was lying down quietly with his eyes closed. His hair was white and he looked extremely old, as if he would die at any moment.
"Your Majesty."
Ye Cheng came to the bedside and called out softly.
"Little Eunuch, you're here."
Emperor Qian opened his eyes and turned his head slightly. His turbid eyes looked at Ye City as if he was reading.
Ye Cheng didn't say anything and looked at Emperor Qian.
"Help me remove the poison, extend my life, save my Great Qian Dynasty, save my daughter, and destroy the Fire Worship Sect…It should be you, young eunuch."
After a long while, Emperor Qian's weak voice sounded again.
Ye Cheng didn't say anything.
"Eunuch, you don't have to say anything, nor do you have to deny or admit it.”
Emperor Qian continued," Back then, my father had Eunuch Wang Lin Xi. He reigned for 43 years, and the court was stable. The country was peaceful and the people were at peace. I reigned for 25 years, and although there were many twists and turns, I still made it through. All of this is because of you, my Great Gan is blessed.”
He panted and his voice became softer." I can't take it anymore. I can only leave the rest to Qi 'er. His personality looks like mine, but I know that he is too arrogant. With me suppressing him, he might not take the wrong path. However, once I leave, he is like a horse that has lost its reins. No one can predict what kind of situation he will bring Da Qian to.”
"Eunuch, I have one last request. If he goes in the wrong direction, please help me pull him.”
Emperor Qian opened his mouth as if he wanted to breathe in fresh air. His weak voice became even more urgent.
"This, this is the first and also the last imperial edict I will give you.”
His bony hand grabbed a bright yellow scroll and raised it.
He widened his eyes as if he wanted to see Ye City clearly. He was filled with endless anticipation.
As expected, Emperor Qian had really seen through it, but he had never mentioned it.
"Your Majesty, I accept your decree."
Ye Cheng looked deeply at Emperor Qian and sighed in his heart before accepting the imperial edict.
A smile finally appeared on Emperor Qian's aged face. Then, his hand fell down weakly.
He died with a smile.
Looking at the passing Emperor Qian, Ye Cheng felt the weight of the imperial edict in his hand.
Even though he did not open it, he already knew the contents of the imperial edict.
" I hereby announce that Eunuch Ye Cheng has made great contributions to the Great Qian Dynasty. I hereby confer him the title of Eunuch King. With this imperial edict, he has the right to supervise the new emperor. If the new emperor does anything that the heavens resent or the people are angry with, he can be reprimanded, whipped, or abolished…"
Ye Cheng smiled calmly. This Emperor Qian really dared to trust him.
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