The Imperial Palace, the royal study.
"Imperial Father, this matter was definitely not your son's doing.”
Hong Ye kneeled in front of a dignified old man in a golden dragon robe and said in a heavy voice.
This old man was naturally the Emperor of the Great Yan Empire, Hong Xi, who had been the Emperor for 38 years.
At this moment, Hong Xi's face was filled with a hint of anger. Under the influence of his emotions, the entire royal study seemed to be covered by dark clouds, filled with a stifling and murderous aura.
After Hong Ye finished speaking, he snorted and said,""Zhen hopes that it was you, but do you have the ability to do so?”
Hongxi didn't feel sad about Hongzhen's death. The fight for the throne was cruel, and the death of one or two princes was nothing. Furthermore, Hongzhen was the Crown Prince's whetstone. Even if he didn't die now, he would die at the Crown Prince's hands sooner or later.
He was furious because the Third Prince had died in the hands of someone other than the Crown Prince! Not only did this ruin his plan to train the Crown Prince, but it was also a great provocation to the Imperial Family and a contempt for his dignity!
There was another important reason. It was a half-step Saint.
This was not only challenging the dignity of the royal family, but also challenging the rules and prohibitions that Great Yan had set for hundreds of years that strictly prohibited existences above the grandmaster level from attacking!
Hong Ye didn't dare to speak. Now that the Third Prince was dead, there was no suspense in the battle for the throne. He definitely couldn't say something he shouldn't at this time and make a mistake he shouldn't make.
"Crown Prince, do you know why I am angry?”
Hong Xi looked at Hong Ye with a deep gaze and asked.
"Father, is it because of that Half-Saint of Sword Principle?”
Hong Ye replied after a moment of silence. The reason why Hongxi asked him this question was most likely not because of Hongzhen, or else he wouldn't have asked. It could only be because of the Half-Saint who killed Hongzhen.
"Then do you know why I am angry because of him?”
"This person ignored my father's authority and killed my third brother. He is extremely arrogant. Such a heinous act is simply infuriating. As the emperor, how can my father not be angry?”
Hearing Hong Ye's answer, Hong Xi shook his head and didn't continue the topic. Instead, he asked,""Have you investigated this person's identity?"
"Your son already has a guess, but I'm not completely sure.”
"Who is it?"
"Shen Wansan sent a sword expert to protect Su Chun's family, Lin Ji!”
Hong Ye said and then repeated Xun Huo's speculation to Hong Xi.
"Shen Wansan…"
Hong Xi called out Shen Wansan's name and his eyes gleamed sharply."This person is really not to be underestimated. In just ten years, his wings have grown to this extent. If he is given another ten years, wouldn't he overturn our Great Yan's empire?”
Hong Ye hesitated and said carefully,""Father, Shen Wansan's background is unknown and his power is unfathomable. He has a Half-Saint of Sword Principle by his side. I'm afraid he's not easy to deal with.”
"What, Shen Wansan scared you?”
Hong Xi glanced at Hong Ye.
"Imperial Father, please calm down. I am not a coward, but that Half-Saint of the Sword Path is a great threat, so I have to be careful.”
Hong Ye quickly said.
"Alas, a mere Half-Saint is enough to make you so afraid. How can I be at ease to hand over this country to you?”
Hong Xi sighed and slowly stood up. He walked to Hong Ye's side with his hands behind his back and said,""Crown Prince, do you know the other reason for this one's anger?”
Hong Ye frowned and thought for a moment. He shook his head and said,""Your son does not know."
"Then do you know why in the territory of Great Yan, there are almost no existences above the Grandmaster level?”
" This…Father, forgive me for my stupidity. I only know that there was a shocking change in this world, which caused the cultivation environment of warriors to gradually deteriorate. Eventually, the path to becoming a Saint was cut off. Today, it's as difficult as ascending to the heavens to become a Half-step Saint. That's why it's difficult to find any existence above Grandmaster.”
"No."
Hong Xi's eyes flashed with a mysterious light as he said slowly,"" The Holy Road has indeed been cut off because of an earth-shattering change, but it hasn't deteriorated to the point where it's impossible to become a Half-step Saint. In fact, during my reign, Great Yan has gained no less than ten Half-step Saints. If we add the previous ones, there are more than fifty Half-step Saints left in the world!”
"More than fifty people?"
Hong Ye's face was filled with disbelief when he heard that. He asked in puzzlement,"Father, why haven't I seen a single Half-step Saint?”
Ever since he became the Crown Prince, he had been looking for a Half-step Saint. He wanted to get the support of a Half-step Saint. However, after so many years, he had never found a Half-step Saint. He hadn't even heard of one. However, now he knew that there were more than 50 Half-step Saints in the world. How could he believe it?
"This is about a ban set by our Great Yan ancestors hundreds of years ago, the Saint Restriction Order. This ban states that no existence above the grandmaster level is allowed to appear in the world, and no one is allowed to attack at will. Otherwise, they will be judged by the imperial law enforcement team.”
" The reason why you haven't seen a Half-Saint is because all the warriors who are expected to become Half-Saints are warned by the Royal Law Enforcement Team in advance. After these people become Half-Saints, they go to a secret place, so there is almost no trace of a Half-Saint in the world.”
Hong Xi spoke tirelessly. What he said involved the world's top secret, and even he could not casually reveal it. It was only because the candidate for the new Emperor had basically been confirmed that he would not tell Hong Ye this secret.
"A Saint-Limiting Order? Father, why have I never heard of this ban?”
The more Hong Ye listened, the more doubtful he became. He had never come into contact with this before.
"This is Great Yan's top secret. Even I only learned about it when I took over the throne. You naturally have no way of knowing.”
Hong Xi said and lowered his head to look at Hong Ye."However, now that your succession is imminent, it's time for you to know this secret.”
"These few days, this one has made arrangements to bring you to that top secret place and tell you this secret. But before that, you have to handle the matter of the third brother properly. This is the last test this one will give you.”
Hong Xi clapped his hands and three masked men in black robes walked out.
"The three of them will lend you a hand. With their help, Shen Wansan and the Half-Saint of Sword Principle will be nothing.”
"The foundation of my Great Yan cannot be shaken by anyone. You must remove this scourge from the roots and not disappoint Us.”
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