Turmoil in the Court, Second Layer of the Heavenly Prison
"Royal princess, this humble servant will at most give you the time for one incense stick to burn.”
Outside the prison, the commander of the Imperial Army said seriously," The deposed Crown Prince has committed the crime of treason and has been imprisoned by His Majesty. No one is allowed to visit him. I've already made an exception by letting you in privately.”
Opposite the commander of the Imperial Army stood a princess. She had delicate features like a painting, but her eyes were cold, and she had a cold temperament that kept people at a thousand miles away.
The royal princess raised her snow-white chin and nodded slightly in response to the commander's warning.
He didn't return the greeting and walked straight into the prison.
"Qing-er? Why are you here?"
After Zhao Zheng heard the commotion, he stared at the Heavenly Prison passageway. Finally, he saw an unexpected person appear.
The woman who had entered the Heavenly Prison was Zhao Zheng's sister from the same father and mother, Princess Zhen Guo, Zhao Qing.
As a prince, Zhao Zheng didn't have any father-son relationship with Emperor Shiyuan.
He also didn't have any brotherhood with his royal brothers. It was already a good thing that he didn't scheme against each other.
However, he had a deep relationship with his sister since she was young.
After he became a prisoner, there was probably no one else in the Imperial City who would be willing to come and visit him. It was probably only this imperial sister.
"Royal brother, I heard that you were thrown into the Heavenly Prison, so I came to save you.”
Zhao Qing looked at Zhao Zheng, who was wearing a prisoner's uniform and looked somewhat miserable. His heart ached slightly as he hurriedly said.
Save me?
Zhao Zheng was stunned. He quickly refused." It was my father's idea to throw me into the Heavenly Prison. How can you save me?"”
"If we forcefully break into this prison, we won't be able to find a place to stay even if we leave this Heaven Prison.”
Of course, there was one last reason that he did not mention.
This was the best place for his cultivation.
Not to mention breaking out of prison, even if his father issued an imperial edict and invited him out of prison, he might not be willing to leave.
"But…I can't just watch Imperial Brother stay in this prison forever, right?”
Zhao Qing did not know what he was thinking at the moment and said,""Besides... Since Imperial Father has already imprisoned you, I'm afraid he has the intention to kill you.”
He coveted the power of the emperor and tried to rebel.
Since Emperor Shi Yuan had given him such a crime, he would never spare his life.
After all, there had been several princes who had been sentenced to death by the Emperor because of this crime.
"Kill me?" Zhao Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly.
If it was before he awakened the check-in system, Zhao Zheng would still be in a constant state of panic.
But now, as long as he signed in for a few years and completely grew up, it was still uncertain who would kill who!
"Qing-er need not worry about my matters. Imperial Older Brother has his own plans.”
Zhao Zheng spent some time persuading Zhao Qing to give up on the idea of breaking into the prison.
"Right, after I was thrown into the Heavenly Prison, what is the situation in the royal court now?”
"Imperial brother was imprisoned, and the court was in an uproar.”
" The Third Prince has been visiting the officials frequently recently," Zhao Qing said." He stayed overnight at Prime Minister Xun Wang's house. He seems to be planning something."”
As expected!
This Third Prince really couldn't hold his temper.
Zhao Zheng was not surprised when he heard this.
Everyone knew that the Third Prince had the intention to fight for the throne.
As a prince born from a concubine, although his martial talent was average, he was good at forming cliques and had a good relationship with the officials. The civil officials also supported him.
The Third Prince was probably shocked that he was imprisoned as the Crown Prince.
Zhao Zheng estimated that the Third Prince might seize the throne before Emperor Shiyuan came out of seclusion.
He didn't want to be like him, imprisoned by an imperial edict and never able to make a comeback.
but... How could it be so easy to seize the throne?
Although Emperor Shiyuan was in seclusion, the Great Eunuch Liu Jin, a Coagulate Spirit Realm expert, was enough to be a huge mountain in front of him.
Even if Tyger Zhao had the support of others, it would be difficult for him to do anything.
"In addition to the Third Prince, there has been news recently that the First Prince intends to lead his army back to the capital.”
The First Prince, who was guarding the border, was coming back?
"It's really going to rain." Zhao Gan thought for a moment and then asked,"Where's the emperor's teacher?" Have you heard of any moves from the Imperial Teacher?”
"No news." Zhao Qing shook his head." The Emperor's teacher has always been elusive. Although the matters of the court affect the entire Imperial City, I'm afraid it's difficult for him to take notice."”
It was normal.
Zhao Zheng nodded.
Emperor Teacher Li Yu was an envoy from a high sect, he was in charge of the Imperial City and had an extraordinary status.
No matter who became the Emperor, they had to respect him like a god. He naturally did not care about the actions of the court.
Speaking of which, Emperor Shiyuan had decided to cultivate in seclusion because he was afraid of this emperor teacher. He wanted to break through to the Heaven Pass Realm and obtain the strength to compete with the emperor teacher so that he would not be restricted by the immortal sects behind him.
"If Imperial Brother wants to escape, this is the best opportunity.”
Zhao Qing still did not give up on the idea of breaking out of prison."Otherwise, once the situation stabilizes, it will be even more difficult to escape.”
"You can't escape from prison." Zhao Zheng shook his head,"Qing 'er, if you have time in the future, you can come and visit me more often."”
? Seeing him like this, Zhao Qing found it difficult to persuade him. In the end, under Zhao Zheng's persuasion, he left unwillingly.
After she left, Zhao Zheng looked at the Heaven Prison Corridor and muttered,"The Imperial City is in chaos."
"I wonder how many people will die in this bloody storm.”
Thinking about it, he smiled again." The matters of the outside world have nothing to do with me. Even if I kill until blood flows like a river, I can hide here and enjoy peace.”
At this moment, Zhao Zheng's only task was to sign in in the Heavenly Prison, accumulate his strength, and wait for the right opportunity.
As long as he had enough strength, no matter how the Great King's Flag changed outside, he would be able to remain calm.
"It's time to go to the second level."
? After sending Zhao Qing off, Zhao Zheng stood up and went to the Heavenly Prison passageway.
"Buzz!"
He pressed his palm against the heavy stone door and exerted force.
The stone door let out a buzzing sound as it was pushed open.
At the same time, countless terrifying auras came from the second level of the Heavenly Prison.
"This kind of pressure, if a martial artist who has just entered the Yuan Cultivation Stage comes close, he will be suppressed and unable to move.”
Zhao Zheng slowly walked into the second level of the Heavenly Prison, secretly clicking his tongue in his heart.
There were a total of twenty cells in the second level of the Heavenly Prison. They were clearly separated from all the demons and criminals.
Each cell was made of Millennium Coldsteel. Not only could it prevent prisoners from escaping, but it could also prevent their Soul Consciousness from prying.
Even so, the moment he stepped into the second level, many of the prisoners sensed that a living person had arrived.
"A living person. I haven't smelled flesh for a long time."
"Let me out!"
This level of the Heavenly Prison was usually filled with endless pressure.
However, because of Zhao Zheng's intrusion, it was as if a small stone had been thrown into a calm lake, stirring up endless ripples.
Terrifying auras rose and fell one after another, and long roars sounded endlessly.
The devils who had been imprisoned here for countless years began to become restless.
Zhao Zheng held his breath and ignored this.
He pushed the Gang Qi in his body to the limit to resist the pressure from the devils in the Heavenly Prison.
[Current location: Heavenly Mandate Dynasty, at the end of the corridor on the second level of the Heavenly Prison. Detected that this place contains Taoist Connotation. Do you want to sign in immediately?]」
He stepped forward step by step and finally heard the system's voice.
[Sign in!]
As he chanted in his heart, the next moment, the system buzzed.
[Congratulations to the host for signing in at the end of the corridor on the second level of the Heavenly Prison and obtaining the True Dragon Emperor's Code.」
"True Dragon Emperor Codex?"
Zhao Zheng's heart skipped a beat. From the description of the name, it seemed to be an internal cultivation technique!
After successfully signing in, his body moved like lightning, quickly exiting the second level and returning.
The pressure of the second level was too heavy. Even though his cultivation had advanced rapidly, it was difficult for him to stay long.
"Phew, I'm finally out."
After returning to the first level of the Heavenly Prison, Zhao Zheng felt the pressure on his body decrease.
The terrifying pressure that was like a mountain on his body previously dissipated without a trace.
"Unfortunately, although I can enter the second level, it is difficult for me to go deeper."
He had clearly sensed that there was more than one Taoist Connotation on the second level, and he could sign in repeatedly.
The end of the corridor that he had just signed in was the weakest place.
The best place to sign in was in the middle of the second level. There was a painting of mountains and rivers. The Taoist Connotation was more than twice as strong as the corridor.
"The closer we get to the center, the stronger the power of the devils imprisoned there.
If I want to successfully arrive at the center to sign in, I need to at least have the strength of the peak of the Elemental Cultivation Stage!”
Zhao Zheng estimated in his heart.
"It won't be long. With the sign-in system, I'll be able to reach this level in at most one or two months.
Now, let's take a look at the quality of the True Dragon Emperor's Code.”
He was looking forward to what kind of surprise the check-in system would give him.
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